My experience at Amarnath in verses as हैमाष्टकम् at the link http://t.co/vUivzB83Kw
— Ramanuja DEVANATHAN (@iksusara) July 17, 2015
Acharyaji himself has translated the verses. Mr S Ganesan's notes are added too
॥ हैमाष्टकम् ॥
Eulogy on Amaranatha the Ice-Linga form of Siva
स्वयम्भू राजते शिवः धृत्वा हैमम् अलौकिकम् ।
स्वयञ्च लुप्यते यश्च स्मारयन् जीवितं क्षुद्रम् ॥१॥
Having taken the form of Ice, self-originated Shiva shines. He himself disappears having reminding us that life is momentary. Taken the form of ice Linga, Siva the self-manifested
Disappears as thin ice, reminding mortals’ life is limited.
विभूतिं दर्शयन् स्वस्य भक्तानाकर्षति स्वयम् ।पर्वते चापि पाषाणे नयत्यप्राकृतं शुभम् ॥२॥
He attracts devotees having shown his significant form and leads us through Mountains and Rocks to supernatural bliss.. Attracts & leads His devotees with divine form unique & substantial. Through rough mounts & terrain harsh towards bestowing bliss
नद्या धावितौ चरणौ तस्यामेकीभवन्मरो ।
बोधयन् मायाऽस्थिरतां जायते ह्यमरो नाथः ॥३॥
Your feet are washed by the River and you merged into that River being as though a mortal. You thus show that Maya is unsteady-myth but you become (are) immortal. Amaranatha shows thus that mortals, myth as they are, attain immortal glory.
सेव्यमानः कपोताभ्यां सुखदुःखे श्वेतनीले ।
जीवनस्य क्रमागते पक्वं करोति मानसम् ॥४॥
You are served by the two pigeons (white and black) showing the world dvandva - Make one mature to know life is a cycle of black sorrows & white happiness.
ददद् श्रान्तिं गते मार्गे शीतं करोति सन्निधौ ।
पीडां विस्मृत्य ते रूपे हैमे मज्जति मानवः ॥५॥
You make us feel tired, and yet you soothe us who are near you. All (devotees) drowned in your form of ice have forgotten their pains.On the way to the pilgrimage one feels tired but near You the coolth,Immersed in Your thoughts, one forgets the pain with the ice to soothe.
शिखरे च समासीनः सर्वं पश्यति शीतलम् ।
घर्मं करोति देहं च शीतले हिमपर्वते ॥६॥
Having sat on the mountain top one see everything cool. (Yet)Your sight makes our body warm in the cold Himalayan tops. Atop the mountain one ‘sees’ everywhere only coolness
Fervour of Your Divine Sight makes us feel warmth in Mount Himalayas!
झराणां प्रवहद्धाराऽनुकम्पारसस्य ते ।
दयाऽक्षयाऽस्तु ते पूर्णा शैवं भवतु ते वरम् ॥७॥
We see the falls on the Himalayas as the stream of your Karuna. Let that stream of Karuna be everlasting and complete and your boon be a welfare. The waterfalls there are verily the flow of Your boundless grace. May that flow unhindered and complete boon for our welfare.
कैलासे राजते नित्यं योगमुद्रां ददत्सदा ।
शीतलं चक्षुरुन्मील्य मासस्द्वौ पश्यति भृशम् ॥८॥
You shine in the Kailash forever having holding Yoga posture. Ho, it is our fortune that you see us with your cold eye at least for two months.Shining forever in your Mahayogi’s posture in KailaSa You bestow. With Your divine cool sight blossomed for us for months two.
य इदमष्टकं भक्त्या पठेत्प्रतिदिनं नरः ।
यात्रायाः फलमाप्नोति हैमो देवः प्रसीदति ॥९॥
Those who read this Astaka daily with devotion would get the Punya of Amarnath Yatra and (Lord Shiva)Ice-God would be pleased.
The explanation by @vezhamukhan S.Ganesan, is given here http://linkis.com/wordpress.com/olCQ4
