Swami Ram Ji Bhagwadpad Mahraj

Swami Ramji the Parmachrya of Kashmir Shaiva Darshan/ Kahmir Shaivism, happened to be the great Master of the Shaivistic renaissance, in Kashmir during the reign of Maharaja Pratap Singh.He, through his intuitive faculty, known as Pragya Shakti mastered the Trika Shastra. Not only, he mastered this spiritual discipline, he taught this Shaivistic discipline to the people of Kashmir, who came in close touch with him. Thus the masses got inspiration through his discourses, Deeksha and spiritual grace. Swami Mahtab Kak, Swami Govind Kaul Ji Jalali, Swami Vidyadhar Ji, were his chief disciples, who were initiated into the Shaiva Yoga, some were initiated into Sadhana.

Mahatma Kashinathji, initiated by his Guru Swami Govind Kaul Ji carried forward the legacy of Param Guru (Swami Ramji Maharaj) untiringly by initiating the common mass into this highest fold of the Trika philosophy. Swami Lakshmanjoo initiated by Swami Mahtab Kak on the other hand propounded the Trika philosophy around the Globe. The great Rishi would teach, in his discourse:

तस्योपदेशः
माया स्वरूप गोपनात्मिका पारमेश्वरी इच्छा शक्तिः।
(Mayasvarüpagopanätmika paramesvari icchasakti)

The whole manifestation is the great flux of the DivineMother known as Parmeshvari. It is only the Maya tattva, being the Svatantrya Shakti of the Divine puissance/power and force together. Prakash and Vimarsha are not different.

They form a single unity. But are distinguished as the male and female aspect of the Absolute. Shiva is atributed as attribute and Shakti as substance. Shiva as naama and Shakti as Ruupa. It appears to be Maya and Mahamaya, and the tradition expresses it as the Shambhava Avastha.

sämbhavähsaktija mantramahesā mantranāyakäh

मंत्र नायकः
मंत्रा इति विशुद्धाः असि उर्मि पञ्च गणाः क्रमात
(mantra iti visuddhah syurmi pamca ganah kramat)

Shiva in essence, born within Shakti, is the Mantra
Maheshvara, Mantra Nayaka. Mantra needs to be authentic,a revealed one.

There are the five fold units of the Singular
Shaivistic appearance.
The Mantra evolves into the "Udaya Krama", which speaks of
"Anuttara - Supreme Reality,
Ananda - Bliss, Iccha-Desire,
Ishna - Sovereignity,
Unmesha - opening of the eve and Urmi - the waves".

My Pushpanjali (floral tributes) to the Swami Ji:
Sri saiva-trikacar yaya namah

Obeisance to Shaiva Trika Acharya the exlated Master of Kashmir Shaivism.

हृदयं देवदेवस्य सद्यो योग मुक्तिदं।
अस्योच्चारे कृते सम्यम मन्त्र मुद्रगणो महान। .
hradayam devadevasya sadyo yogamuktidam,
asyoccare krte samyam mantrâmudragano mahān.

He is the greatest essence of the Devadi Deva Shiva, i.e. is 'SAUH Mantra' itself, who is ever absorbed in the Yoga, and gets liberated, when bestowed with Yoga, the essnce of the Shiva consciousness manifests. Both liberation from the worldly bondages and higher emnicipation of oneness with Shiva is possible, through the Shaivistic Mantra.

Swami Ram ji Maharaj happens to be the great ocean of tranquility, associated with blissful wisdom, which is free from illusion, and is always infinite in nature. He is always in his innate nature of Shiva consciousness, who would sit on the tiger skin during his Sadhana. He is the giver of Supreme knowledge to his devotees, and is the embodiment of the 'Durvasa Rishi'. His Saumva Svarupa is that of full moon. He is the incarnation of Svayambhava Shiva, who imparts the spiritual knowledge of the Shaiva Shakti Agamas. He tastes the sweetness of Bhakti and reciprocates with the Supreme knowledge of the "Tantraloka, Samba Panchashika, Para Trimshika" and "Panchastavi etc." He is accessible to all, because of his being in the Poorna state of Shiva-consciousness.

परमार्थगुरुः दत्तः सुरारिश्रित वत्सलः।
सोमरसज्ञोरसदः सर्वसत्त्वलम्बनः।
parmärthagururdattah surirasritavatsalah,
somo rasajño rasadah sarvasattvavalambanah

He imparts the knowledge of the 36 Tattvas, related to the ascent and descent of Shiva. He is the embodiment of the Great Rishi Dattatreya, who is filled with all compassion. He is the great seer of the Shri Sharika Bhavani, the Universal Mother of "Being and Becoming", and he is Yogi par - excellence who explains all the niceties of the Shaiva Shakti Anubhavas/ realizations, within the orbit of the Pratybijnya Shastra, Spanda Shastra and Agama Shastra All the Tattvas find their abode in him, and equally he finds his Shiva Nature in all the Tattvas.

He is the embodiment of all perfection.
Om Namah Shivaaya!
Mahadevaya Maheshvaraya
Trayambhakaya Namah!

Namaskar to Lord Shiva, who is adored as the Mahadeva- Maheshvara - Trayambhaka!