I have, as is usual with me,while searching for something else to write on Vaasi Yoga, I landed on information that speaks of Yoga and Sri Narayana in the same breath. Not only that it identified Narayana with Devi as Bala Tripurasundari.. To top it, all this is directly linked to Yoga!
Sri Rudra addressed to Lord Shiva elevates Yagnya to another level.
While performance of Yagnya is to be without any specific desire in mind,it is hard to do so.
So Sri Rudra dedicates Yagnya thus
I had a very interesting comment on my post on Electricity and Vedas shared in Facebook.
The comment was to the effect that the information in the Indian Texts are so allegorical and descriptive that it is very difficult to sift Data from these.
True,
My reply was that I have, with the help…
புருஷன் ,இறைவன் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான தலைகள் உடையவர் . ஆயிரக்கணக்கான கண்களை உடையவர் . ஆயிரக்கணக்கான பாதங்களை உடையவர் .அவர் பூமியை வியாபித்து 10 அங்குல அளவில் நிற்கிறார் .1 முன்பு எது இருந்ததோ ,எது இனி வரப் போகிறதோ ,இப்பொழுது எது காணப்படுகிறதோ ,எல்லாம் இறைவனே . மரணமிலாப் பேரு நிலைக்குத் தலைவராக இருப்பவரும் அவரே. ஏனெனில் , அவர் இந்த ஜட உலகைக் கடந்தவர் . 2 இங்கு காணப்படுவதெல்லாம் இறைவனின் மகிமையே . ஆனால்…
நாராயண ஸூக்தம் தைத்ரீய ஆரண்யகம் ,4.10.13. ஓம் || ஸஹஸ்ரஶீர்’ஷம் தேவம் விஶ்வாக்ஷம்’ விஶ்வஶம்’புவம் | விஶ்வம்’னாராய’ணம் தேவமக்ஷரம்’ பரமம் பதம் | ” சகஸ்ர சீர்ஷம் -ஆயிரக்கணக்கான (எண்ணற்ற )தலைகளை உடையவரும் , தேவம் –ஒளிமிகுந்த தலைவனும் , விச்வாக்ஷம் -அனைத்தையும் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருப்பவரும் , விஸ்வ சம்புவம் -அனைத்துலகும் ஏற்படக் காரணமானவரும்,,மன்கலலத்தைச் செய்பவரும் , விஸ்வம்-உலகனைத்தும் இருந்து, விரிந்து பரந்தவரும் , அக்ஷரம் -அழிவற்றவரும் , பரமம் பதம் -அனைத்திற்கும் மேற்பட்டு மேலான நிலையில் உள்ளவரும் , நாராயணம் தேவம்…
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Hinduism provides for the Worship of the Reality, Brahman, as Gods with Names and Forms. This system of worship is called Saguna Upasana,Worship of One with Attributes. Meditating on Reality as Brahman ,without Attributes is called Nirguna Upasna.One has a tendency towards certain things or people with some qualities. One may like Mother,Father, Teacher,Friend,Lover Wife….The list is as big as there are dispositions.
The Form of the Deity or God is determined by the disposition one has towards people , Mother…… The Gender of the God is also influenced by this disposition.
The Attributes that one finds appealing is attributed to the Form thus formed. And these qualities are ascribed to them.These qualities form the Kalyana Gunas of the Deity. These Gunas, Attributes are ascribed in their Purest and Infinite potential.
This is not to say that Saguna Upasana is not useful in Self Realisation. On the contrary, this aids people more. This is so ,because not all possess the ability/ disposition to meditate on a Principle, Brahman ( Beyond Attributes,that is to understand better I shall use the term ‘ without Attributes ‘though the meaning is different).
When one decides to pursue the path of Saguna Upasana, mostly, it results in Bhakthi Yoga,Path of Devotion.When extended further, it leads to total surrender,Saranagadhi.
Many Gods, Goddesses are worshipped in Bhakthi Yoga.What is needed in Bhakthi Yoga is total emotional attachment to the Deity.In this article, I shall illustrate life instance from a great Bhakti Yogi, well versed in Sanskrit and Gnana Yogi. What is striking is the total surrender to Devi.
Apppaya Dikshita was a great philosopher and Bhakti Yogi. He was an Advaitin and a follower of Siva Advaita of Srikanta.He was also a great Devotee, Upasaka of Devi.He, nearing his death ,asked his grandson ( not directly,but through his sibling) ,Nilakanta Dikshita,who later became a courtier in King Thirumalai Naicker’ s Palace. He was also a great Sadhaka of Devi Meenakshi at Madurai,Who does one approach ‘Apathi Kum Smaraneeyam?’
The child replied ‘Smaraneeyam Charana Yugalam Ambayaaha’ That dwell on the Feet of Devi.
Appaya dikshita asked’ That smaranam Kim Kuruthe’? What shall happen if we do thus?
The child replied ‘ Brahmaaneethi Kingiri Kuruthe’ That is, Even Brahma,Vishnu and Siva ,all devatas included, would serve as Kinkaras for you.
Apppaya advised child, ‘ Then hold m Her Feet steadfastly ‘
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The process of Vaasi is difficult for people,except for those who are gifted. To solve this,Siva had advised Patanjali to simplify Vaasi and introduce a yoga practice that would elevate one to Vaasi consciousness from where Vassi Yoga will take over. Accordingly Patanjali composed Yoga Sutra ,laying emphasis on postures ,followed by Pranayama.
Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Nyasa Basics explained. This forms the first part on Nyasa from my class on Sri Lalitha Sahasranama
Sri Vidya is that which grants Knowledge and Prosperity or Knowledge of Prosperity.
As Knowledge that liberates the Soul it has no equal.
The special feature is that it grants both prosperity and Liberation n the after Life, nay, Liberates one from the cycle of births and deaths.
In two short phrases Lalitha Sahasranama describes…
The Eyes of Sati Devi fell in Kolhapur ,Maharashtra and this is where one of the Shakti Peeta is located.
Maha Saraswati is also present here.
Durga is worshiped mainly to ward off evil effects,mental disorders, for granting Courage, Success and a very positive approach to Life.
Chanting the following 108 names of Durga , selected from the Lalitha Sahasranama will ward off evils and grant one Devi’s Benevolence.
Naivedyam . Sakkarai Pongal.
One may do it every Friday
Adi Shankaracharya ascended the Sarvagna Peetha, Seat of Learning of Throne of Wisdom’
Ramanujacharya visited and contemplated before embarking upon his commentary on Brahma Sutra,.
Yet some of the best photographs of this place is by Pakistani Muslims.
I am providing the thread of discussions found in the site.
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The Devi (mother Goddess) killed Madhu and Kaidabha as Vishnu Maya (Thamasic-base), killed Mahishasura as Lakshmi (Rajashic form-materialistic) and killed Shumbha and Nishumbha in the form of Goddess Saraswathi (Sathvic-spiritual).
All the three are combined in this Stotra.
It consists of Chapters 74 to 86 (13 chapters) of the Markandeya Purana and has 700 stanzas.
It is a fact that Mahabharata took place and it is history.The persona of Mahabharata were real.It is a fact that Mahabharata took place and it is history.The persona of Mahabharata were real.This has been verified by various tests and I have written quite a few articles on this.
The important Persona in Mahabharata is Sri Krishna. Without Him directing, without being seem to do so, He guides the Lives and Fortunes of All in the Epic.This is not surprising because He was none other than Sri Vishnu, the Supporter and Conjurer of the Universe. Nothing ever takes place without His determination,Sankalpa. He, it might appear to us mortals,that He hunts with the hunter and also runs with the prey. There is a method in His Actions,we know not what.
Yet,when He deigns to descend to Earth,to Protect Dharma,The Righteous and censure the wicked,He has to undergo the trials and tribulations of Mortals, just as we have to.He undergoes the pleasures and Pains.Yet He remains unaffected by all these.This is the greatness of Indian thought that asserts that one can not escape the results of one’s Actions,even if it Be God,who had taken an Avatar.The Avatars of Vishnu is a testimony.
In Mahabharata,Sri .Krishna becomes the Charioteer of Arjuna in the Epic battle at Kurukshetra.He guides Arjuna and Pandavas to victory against their cousins,Kauravas.
Sri.ParthasarathiTemple,Thiruvallikkeni,Chennai is dedicated to Sri Krishna as the Charioteer,Sararthi. As He was the Charioteer to Partha, one of the names of Arjuna,Krishna is called Parthasarathi in this temple.
There, as usual, in Hindi temples, a Moolavar( Deity which is in the Sanctum, that is not taken out) and Utsavar ,the Deity that is taken out for festivals and other occasions.While Moolavar is either man made or in some cases self manifested, the Utsavar is manmade.
The Utsavar in Parthasarathi Temple is manmade.A sculptor,called Sthapati,who makes the Utsavar Idol with specific metals and follows laid down procedures, makes them after undergoing strict Vrata,like fasting,refraining from Alcohol,Meat and relationship with women during this period .
The sculptor who was making the Utsava Idol of Sri . Parthasarathi , found, to his consternation and dismay ,that when he attempted to sculpt the Thiruman,the Vaishnavite Mark on the Forehead, on the face of the Idol, A small mark was formed. Worried, the sculptor tried again. Again the mark, a dot formed. He tried thrice in total. The result was the same. The sculptor felt that he was not fit and qualified to complete the task, despite him following the Vrata, he informed the temple authorities that they entrust the job to someone else as he was unable to execute the job properly.
The same night, the sculptor had a vivid dream. Sri. Krishna appeared to him and said,
‘ The Marks were falling not because of your mistake.I took part in the war as a Charioteer to Arjuna in that ferocious Kurukshetra War.Many don’t know how many arrows of Bhishma and Drona,among others, I took on my body! These now appear now in the Utsavar.So, go and do your job. Don’t bother about the marks falling on the Utsavar.They will fall where I was hit and hurt. Only I know how I was Hit and Hurt’
This information was shared by the temple priest Sri.Anantha Bhattacharya ( who is now deceased) The Marks can be seen in the Utsavar even today).The information is also confirmed in the video by Sri. Veeramy Raju.
Sarvam Krishnaaropam.
According to Sanatan Dharma, Reality is a Principle to be Realised by an individual. Reality is beyond Attributes , can not be explained ,can not be reached through Mind/Intellect.Reality can not be Known. It can only be experienced,just as you experience Hunger,Pain or Pleasure.
This is the Ultimate Truth as enunciated in the Vedas.
Truth may be one thing, but our coming to terms with it, is a different proposition altogether.We, as human beings are limited by our Mind, especially the two spectacles of Space and Time,that condition Mind.So, our mind is limited. Try speaking about without reference to Space and Time.I have not deliberately used ‘Try speaking about a Thing’, because Space concept is used here to refer to something.The same Logic for Time.
Sanatan Dharma does not simply suggest something to follow as a Dogma. As the goal of Sanatan Dharma is to understand Reality and the means to Salvation,what Sanatan Dharma teaches should be followable. However, Truth need not conform to our Limitations.It exists. So the process to realise It, need not be through instrument which we think is sufficient. It is not.I refer to our Mind.
How to marry these two concepts?
Sanatan Dharma suggests, though the Reality is A Principle and can not be apprehended by cognitive processes, Sanatana Dharma offers a unique solution.
That of Worship of personal Gods.The concept of Iswara, personal God,one comes across in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra as Iswara Pranidhana. The concept of God is useful because it is easy to Focus your Mind on something which has a Name and Form And one ascribes qualities in Absuloute Terms.And also the Ascribed Qualities and Forms are those one loves .Thus was formed the Saguna Aradhana in Hinduism.Once your mind is focussed on the individual God,you become immersed in that and become one with it, emotionally.Difference between Perceiver,Perceived and The Process of Perception , disappears and Reality is experienced,shorn of Attributes.
Thus one Finds in Sri. Rama, a short cut to Realize Brahman, One Beyond Attributes.
As explained above, sixteen Attributes are attributed to Sri Rama. And these sixteen Attributes are in perfect, in Full measure, Auspicious.These are the Kalyana Gunas of Sri Rama.Valmiki in Balakanda of Ramayana had listed them. They are provided below.
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1. Virtuous: गुणवान् (Gunavan): Who is Virtuous
2. Valorous: वीर्यवान् (Viryavan): Who is Valorous
3. Knower of Dharma: धर्मज्ञ (Dharmagya): Who is the knower of Dharma
4. Doer of Good Deeds: कृतज्ञ (Krtagya): Who is the doer of Good Deeds (according to Dharma)
5. Truthful: सत्यवाक्य (Satyavakya): Who is the speaker of Truth
6. Firm in Vows: दृढव्रत (Dridhavrata): Who is firm in his Vows
7. Endowed with Character: चारित्रेण युक्त (Catritrena Yukta): Who by Character is united (with Dharma)
8. Disposed towards Welfare of all: सर्वभूतेषु हितः (Sarvabhuteshu Hitah): Who is disposed towards the Welfare of all beings
9. Learned: विद्वान् (Vidvan): Who is Learned
10. Capable of upholding Dharma: समर्थ (Samartha): Who is Capable (in upholding Dharma)
11. Graceful: प्रियदर्शन (Priyadarshana): Who has a Graceful and Pleasant appearance
12. Self-Composed: आत्मवान् (Aatmavan): Who is Self-Composed
13. Free of Anger: जितक्रोध (Jitakrodha): Who has conquered Anger
14. Effulgent: द्युतिमान् (Dyutiman): Who is Effulgent (filled with the Effulgence of Aatman)
15. Free of Envy: अनसूयक (Anasuyaka): Who is not Envious
16. Whom even Devas Fear: बिभ्यति देवाः (Bibhyati Devah): Whom even the Devas Fear
(Ref: Valmiki Ramayana – Bala Kanda – 1). https://greenmesg.org/stotras/rama/
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