*Om Mrityunjayaaya Rudraaya* *Neelakandhaaya Shaambhave* *Amriteshaaya Sarvaaya Mahadevaayadhe Namaha* Meaning of the Verse: O Lord of Death, destroyer of the physical realm, he who pervades the whole universe, he whose is the source of Bliss The eternal one, sum total everything there is, Lord of Lords salutations to you Mrityunjayaya: Conqueror of Death, he who is above the bondage of body/ mind; he who is above Physical & Astral worlds Rudraaya: He who destroys the worlds at the end of time, so that the entire universe can appear from nothing again Neelakandaaya: He whose neck is blue; Shiva drank blue poison (haalaahala) to save the world; Blue is the color of omniscience, Omnipresence, Omnipotence. It is said to be the color of the Aura of the enlightened ones. Blue also represents Vastness as in Sky, Ocean Shaambhave: The very source of happiness/ Bliss Amriteshaaya: The immortal one, Amrita= Ambrosia/ Nectar Sarvaaya: Sum Total of all there is, He who is consciousness and manifests as Physical, Astral & Causal worlds. Mahadevaya: Lord of Lords; Maha=great; Deva=God/Demi-god Namaha: Salutations #sathyasai #saibhakta #ganesha #shiva #saibaba #saimaa