Ponderings

Talk and meditation on Shivananda Lahiri Verse 13asāre saṁsāre nija-bhajana-dūre jaḍa-dhiyābhramantaṁ mām andhaṁ parama-kṛpayā pātum ucitam ।madan-yaḥ ko dīna-stava kṛpaṇa-rakṣāti-nipuṇaḥtvad-anyaḥ ko vā me trijagati śaraṇyaḥ paśupate ॥ 13 ॥“O Paśupati (Lord Śiva)! In this insubstantial, rootless world, with my dull intellect I have wandered, blind and far away from devotion to You. It is fitting that, out of Your supreme compassion, You protect me. Where is the person more miserable than I?  Who other than You is skilled in protecting the poor, the distressed and helpless? In all the three worlds, who else but You can be my refuge?”