Month May 2014

Marriage Terms Before Shiva Omkareswara Madikeri

The small town has interesting locales, Raja's Seat,Old Fort , where the Government offices are houses now, Nisargadama, a wild life sanctuary, 3 km off Madikeri on the Madikeri Mysore Highway ,Dubare Forest(48 km from Madikeri) Abbi Falls(9 km),Talacauvery(the origin of River Cauvery and Bhaga Mandala(4 km)

In Madikeri the Onkareswara temple is situated.

A small shrine, more influenced by Kerala Architecture( Bhaga Mandala also has the same pattern) is in the center of the town.

The temple has no separate Sannidhi for Ambal.

What is more interesting is the fact that parents of the bride and the bride groom, on the day of betrothal, declare the terms of marriage, accompanied

by their relatives(!) state openly the terms for the marriage including the Monetary ones, before Lord Onkareswara , have the blessings of Lord Shiva.

Who Is Somaskanda, Manmatha God Of Lust

This Form of Shiva is the One that granted the boon of a Son to Lord Maha Vishnu.

While praying Shiva for a child, Vishnu did not offer due respect to Uma and was cursed to the effect that Vishnu's son, who will be born by the Grace of Shiva will be burnt to ashes by Shiva Himself.

Manmatha was burnt to ashes during Shivas tapas, to be wakened and be made Invisibl at the behest of rati, Manmathas' Wife, before Shiva's Marriage with Uma.

And as Vishnu did not offer due respect to Her because She is a Woman, Vishnu' son will be inciter of Lust towards women.

This son will be invisible without any form.

He is Manmatha, the God Lust.

Philosophically speaking in the exercise of Leela of Creation Sustenance and Destruction, attraction to women, Carnal impulse is essential.

If every one were to practice the Highest Vedanta and be come celibate the natural process of creation will not endure.

So desire is personified , that too by the Greatest Yogi, Shiva by His Grace through the Sustainer Vishnu.

Lust overrides all emotions and practices and is never really destroyed,the Invisible Driving Force.