I thought the fan was the gift, but the best present was the flow of gratitude that energized my body, transformed my attitude, and spilled over into the rest of my trip. As my energy shifted, my vibration lifted, and I was gifted!
Hara hara mahadeva shambho. kashi vishwanath gange full#
My heart was full and overflowing with so much love and appreciation. That temple there, the Vishwanath temple, is very ancient temple to a particular form of Shiva as the lord of the universe.' Krishna Das 'Once Shiva and Parvati were sitting together. Beautiful women with large nose rings who wore gorgeous jewel-toned saris joined in song. Everyone was chanting and smiling, clapping and happy. Our circle grew to three more circles around it.
There was also a time when Kali danced and Shiva had to be alerted to chill the situation. There was a time when Shiva danced and the Goddess had to be summoned to calm things down a bit. People joined in the singing, from our group and others waiting for their train too. Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambho, Kashi Vishwanatha Gange. Feeling the gentle breeze I had just prayed for a few moments prior, I felt immense gratitude wash over me. ''Kashi' is Varanasi, and 'Vishwanatha' is the form of Shiva whose temple is on the banks of the Ganga ('Gange') in Varanasi. She began to sing: Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambo, Kashi Vishwanath Gange. Suddenly out of nowhere, I was handed a little battery-operated fan with led lights flashing at me: red-blue-green-yellow-red-blue-green-yellow. I forgot about the heat and felt gratitude and joy rise in me as I continued to sing. Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambo, Kashi Vishwanath Gange. It was even hotter now, but Spirit moved me to jump up and start chanting with them. Businessmen and children all started chanting. People joined in the singing, from our group and others waiting for their train too. She began to sing: Hara Hara Mahadeva Shambo, Kashi Vishwanath Gange. A harmonium is a pump organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame.
Suddenly our leader began to play her harmonium, which she somehow managed to dig out from the mountain of luggage. Getting through this together, Paso Robles I’m sticky, thirsty, and fatigued from the sweltering heat, sitting on the edge of my suitcase, feeling like I want to go home, simultaneously praying for a breeze. Imagine all fourteen of us with our mountain of luggage in the center. My traveling companions and I formed a circle on the platform of the station while waiting. Now we were waiting on the midnight train to Agra. The loudspeaker crackled, and we heard that our train was delayed by two hours. There were also skinny cows walking through the train station as if they were also waiting for their train. I saw giant rats the size of my head, flying insects, and beetles the size of my hand crawling around. The train stations are different in India than in the United States. It must have been 100 degrees out with 80 percent humidity, so it felt like 800 degrees. You could be standing there doing nothing but breathing and would be sweating profusely.
We arrived at the train station early to catch our 10 p.m. After staying for five nights in Varanasi, it was time to travel by train to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal. Elizabeth Rowley is an independent columnist for The Atascadero News and Paso Robles Press you can email her at in 2009, I traveled to India on a spiritual journey with thirteen companions. Shiva Moola Mantra Om Namah Shivaya Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-Vardhanam Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityormukshiya Mamritat Rudra Gayatri Mantra Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe Mahadevaya Dhimahi Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat Lord Shiva Mantras that will end all of your problems Lord Shiva Aarti Om Jai Shiva Omkara is one of the most famous Aartis of Lord Shiva.Rev.