AADAU-आदौ- IN THE BEGINING

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आदौ राम तपोवनादि गमनं हत्वा मृगं कांचनं
वैदेही हरणं जटायु मरणं सुग्रीव संभाषणम् ।
वाली निग्रहणं समुद्र तरणं लंकापुरी दाहनं
पश्चात् रावण कुंभकर्ण हननं एतध्दि रामायणम्।।

ādau rāma tapovanādi gamanaṃ hatvā mṛgaṃ kāṃcanaṃ
vaidehī haraṇaṃ jaṭāyu maraṇaṃ sugrīva saṃbhāṣaṇam .
vālī nigrahaṇaṃ samudra taraṇaṃ laṃkāpurī dāhanaṃ
paścāt rāvaṇa kuṃbhakarṇa hananaṃ etadhdi rāmāyaṇam..

Commencing with Rama’s going to the sacrificial spot, killing the golden deer, the abduction of Vaidehi, death of Jatayu, conversation with Sugriva,killing of Vaali, bridging the ocean, burning of Lanka, then the annihilation of Ravana and Kumbhakarna – this is briefly the traditional Ramayana.- (Eka sloki Ramayanam)

आदौ तु रमणीयानि मध्ये तु विरसानि च |

अन्ते वैरायमाणानि सङ्गतानि खलैः सह ||  

aadau tu ramaneeyaani  madhye to virasaani cha .

Ante vairaagyamaani sangataani khalaih saha.

Association with mean and wicked persons is initially pleasurable and in the middle stage becomes unpleasant and ultimately results  in enmity .

आदौ   नम्राः पुनर्वक्राः स्वीयकार्येषु  तत्पराः  |
कार्यान्ते च पुनर्नम्राः  काण्डवास्तु  प्राणघातकाः ||

Aadau namraah punarvakraah sveeyakaaryeshu tatparaah
Kaaryaante cha punarvakraah kaandavaastyu praanaghaatakaah.

Initially they (mean and wicked persons) are very polite,
but for fulfilling their objective they do not hesitate to become
crooked.  However, after achieving their objective they again
appear to be  polite. Such  persons are life destroying like an archer.

आदौ माता गुरोः पत्नी ब्राह्मणी राजपत्निका I

धेनुर्धात्री तथा पृत्वी सप्तैता: मातरः स्मृताः II 

Aadau maataa, guroh patni, brahmani, raja panikaa I Dhenur dhaatri, tatha pritvee, saptaitaah maataras smrutaah II

These seven women  deserve the status of mother: 1. One’s own mother 2. Wife of the guru 3.Priest’s wife  4. Wife of the king  5. Cow( Go maatha ) 6. Mid-wife (who delivered the baby) and 7.Mother earth.

आदौ कुलं परीक्षेत ततो विद्यां ततो वयः।
शीलं वनं ततो रूपम् पश्चादेव विवाहयेत्॥
ādau kulaṁ parīkṣeta tato vidyāṁ tato vayaḥ|
śīlaṁ vanaṁ tato rūpam paścādeva vivāhayet||
First the [nobility of the] family should be examined, then the learning, then age [of the bridegroom]. Then the character  of the bridegroom, followed by the region to which he belongs and then his appearance/beauty and then should the marriage alliance be made.

आदौ  रूप  विनाशनी  कृश करी  कामान्कुरच्छेदनी
पुत्रामित्र कलत्र भेदनकरी   गर्वान्कुरच्च्छेदनी  I
कामं मन्द्करी  तप : क्ष्र यकरी धर्मस्य  निर्मूल नी 
सा मां संप्रति सर्वरोग  जननी प्राणापहन्त्री क्षुधा II
Aadou roop vinaashani krishkaree kaamankuracchedani
Putraamitra kalatra bhedankari garvaankurachhedani
kamam mandkaree tapah kshyakari dharmasya nirmoolanee
saa mam samprati sarvaroag janani praanaphantree kshudha.
Excessive hunger or desire in a person results in loss of his personality, become weak and lean, destroys romantic urge, son becomes unfriendly, disturbs relationship with wife and other relatives, results in loss of pride, reduces tapas, destroys moral behaviour. This hunger is the root cause of all kinds of illness and even becomes the cause of one’s death. 

आदौ चित्ते ततः काये सतां सञ्जायते जरा ।
असतां च पुनः काये नैव चित्ते कदाचन ॥
In case of virtuous people, old age sets first in mind and later in body. On the other hand, the body of a wicked person keeps aging but his mind never matures.   

आजीवितं त्रयं सेव्यं वेदान्तो गुरुरीश्वरः ।
आदौ ज्ञानाप्तये पश्चात् कृतघ्न त्व निवृत्तयेत् ॥
You should always worship three things throughout your life- the Vedas , your Guru, and Ishwara. Initially to gain Knowledge and after gaining knowledge (Gyana prapti) to avoid ingratitude(towards them).

आदौ कर्मप्रसङ्गात्कलयति कलुषं मातृकुक्षौ स्थितं मां
विण्मूत्रामेध्यमध्ये कथयति नितरां जाठरो जातवेदाः |
यद्यद्वै तत्र दुःखं व्यथयति नितरां शक्यते केन वक्तुं
क्षन्तव्यो मेऽपराधः शिव शिव शिव भो श्री महादेव शम्भो ‖1‖
ādau karmaprasaṅgātkalayati kaluṣaṃ mātṛkukṣau sthitaṃ māṃ
viṇmūtrāmedhyamadhye kathayati nitarāṃ jāṭharo jātavedāḥ |
yadyadvai tatra duḥkhaṃ vyathayati nitarāṃ śakyate kena vaktuṃ
kṣantavyo me’parādhaḥ śiva śiva śiva bho śrī mahādeva śambho ‖1‖
Even before I saw the light of this world, my sins from previous births,
Through which I passed because of desire for the fruit of my deeds,
Punished me as I lay in my mother’s womb.
There I was boiled in the midst of filthy things:
Who can describe the pain that afflicts the child in its mother’s womb?
Therefore, O Siva! O Mahadeva! O Sambhu! Forgive me, I pray, for my transgressions. (Siva kshamapana stotram- Shankara )

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH