Bridal Mysticism or Bhakthi Yoga By  Govind Kumar

Bridal Mysticism means to incorporate 

The Absolute Self as the Lover, the Bride !
The Self reveals His secrets to the mystic,
And these revealations became the Vedas !


The Triune Meditation
Physical Meditation

Reverence of preceptors,
Propitiating them with purity physical,
Embracing none but Him,
Hurting none in thought, word and deed

Deva Dwija Guru Prajna
Poojanam shoucha marjavam
Brahmacharyam ahimsa cha
Sareeram tapa uchyathe

Using words which are sweet,
Observance of Truth,
The Study of Self and practice,
Is Verbal Meditation called !


Anudveka karam vakyam
Satyam priya hitam cha yal
Swadhyayabhyasanam chaiva
Vangmayam tapa uchyate


Contentment, meekness
Observance of Silence, Self control
Purity of Heart above all
Is Mental Meditation called !

Mana prasada soumythvam
Mounam atma vinigrahah
Bhava samsudhi ithyethat
Tapo manasam uchyate


The existential force of Life is sorrow. 
Sorrow seems to the Alpha and Omega
Life is difficult, life is suffering 
And this Sorrow is signified by Saturn.

This world is Sorrow , Sarvam Dukham ,
Everything is transient, Sarvam Kshanikam, 
Everything is Void, Sarvam Shoonyam , 
Everything is futile ( sarvam vyartham ) 

Everything is misery, sarvam duritham,
So the Guru tells the disciple 
" Thou shalt not grieve " ,
Na thvam shochithumarhasi !

It is said that the sorrow given by the Father 
Is removed by the Guru ! It is the function 
Of the Guru to impart Wisdom to the disciple. 
This will enable disciple to cross ocean of worldliness, 

A river flowing deathward, 
Macabre, and full of difficulties,
Iis this fearsome river, 
This river which is Life problematic,

And which everybody has to cross,
Then only will he become divine ,
(Yama dware maha ghore 
Thapta vaitharanee nadi ).

They live eternally
With Courage as Father
Patience as Mother
Peace as Wife !

Truth as son
Mercy as sister
And self control as Brother
They live eternally !


With the earth as their bed
And with Wisdom as food
With such a great family
The Yogis fear none!

They embrace none but Self
The Self is their all in all !
The Self is the lover, the Self is the bride
The greatest instructor of mankind !


Dhairyam yasya Pitha
Kshama hi janani
Shanti chirak medhini
Sathyam Soonu rayam
Daya hi bhagini
Bhratha mana samyama

Shayyad bhoomi thalam
dishopi vasanam
jnanamrutham bhojanam
Aithe yasya kudumbine vada sakhe
Kasmath bhayam yoginah !