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  • Sakam Gayatri Mantras For Desires

    We have the Mother of all Mantras, The Gayatri.

     

     

    Ganesha, Hindu God
    Lord Ganesh

     

    We also have the Sakam Gayatri,.

     

    While the regular Gayatri is meant for Self realization as the primary goal, our Rishis were aware, that though the regular Gayatri Mantra shall deliver

     

     

    other benefits  as a side spin-off, ordinary Mortals require  specific desires to be fulfilled and they need a special Mantra for a specific  desire in Mind.

     

    These Gaytris are to be addressed to 24 Deities.

     

    These Gayatris also contain the twenty-four Aksharas when intoned correctly as in regular Gayatri.

     

    The Gayatri mantra and its effects
    Gayatri’s effect on Human Body.Image Credit. http://indiascanner.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/EffectofGayatriMantraonthebody_thumb.jpg

     

    1. Ganesh Gayatri: The repetition of this mantra is done for the destruction of obstacles and to succeed in difficult tasks.

    Om Eka Dandhaya Vidmahe
    Vakratundaya Dhimahi
    Tanno tantihi Prachodayat

    2. Vishnu Gayatri: To develop sustaining power, this mantra is used.

    Om Narayanaya Vidmahe
    Vasudevaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Vishunha Prachodayat

    3. Shiv Gayatri: To invoke auspiciousness, That is to have pure thoughts and high spiritual feelings, this mantra is used.

    Om Panchavaktraya Vidmahe
    Mahadevaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Rudraha Prachodayat

    4. Brahma Gayatri: To increase productiveness, that is to increase the power of creative shakti, this mantra is used.

    Om Chaturmukhaya Vidmahe
    Hansa Rudraaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Brahma Prachodayat

    5. Rama Gayatri: This mantra is used to establish proper conduct and ethical behavior.

    Om Daasharthaye Vidmahe
    Sita Vallabhaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Ramahi Prachodayat

    6. Krishna Gayatri: To bring dynamic energy into one’s lify in order to be able to do anything, intense sadhana is done for this Divine power with this mantra.

    Om Devaki Nandanaya Vidmahe
    Vasudevaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Krishna Prachodayat

    7. Indra Gayatri: To ward off any form of attack, intense sadhana is done for this Divine shakti using this mantra.

    Om Sahasranetraya Vidmahe
    Vajrahastaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Indra Prachodayat

    8. Hanuman Gayatri: When there is a lack of fulfilling one’s duty within oneself, then this mantra is used.

    Om Anjanisutaya Vidmahe
    Vayuputraya Dhimahi
    Tanno Marutih Prachodayat

    9. Surya Gayatri: Worship with this mantra is very beneficial for curing grievous diseases.

    Om Bhaskaraya Vidmahe
    Divakaraya Dhimahi
    Tanno Suryah Prachodayat

    10. Chandra Gayatri: For the removal of suffering and to get peace from dejection and worries, this mantra has been used for the worship of this Divine Shakti.

    Om Shirputraya Vidmahe
    Amrit Tatvaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Chandrah Prachodayat

    11. Yum Gayatri: This is universal prayer to gain fearlessness from death.

    Om Putryaya Vidmahe
    Mahakalaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Yumahah Prachodayat

    12. Varun Gayatri: To develop sweetness and melodiousness at all levels, in speech, action, dealing with others, etc.., this mantra is used.

    Om Jalbimbaya Vidmahe
    Neel Purshaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Varunah Prachodayat

    13. Narayana Gayatri: In order to establish discipline and make people listen to orders, one concentrates on this mantra.

    Om Narayanaya Vidmahe
    Visudevaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Narayanah Prachodayat

    14. Nrishinga Gayatri: This mantra is used in order to acquire this Divine Shakti, which has shown itself to be successful in increasing our efforts and in acquiring bravery.

    Om Ugranrishinghaye Vidmahe
    Vajrankhaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Nrishinghaha Prachodayat

    15. Durga Gayatri: This mantra is used to acquire this Divine Shakti, which is used to gain victory over enemies, attackers and obstacles.

    Om Girijayei Vidmahe
    Shiva Priyayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Durga Prachodayat

    16. Laxmi Gayatri: This is the one Shakti believed to help in acquiring wealth, status, greatness, and fame; therefore, this mantra is used to invoke this Shakti.

    Om Maha Laxmayei Vidmahe
    Vishnupriyayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Laxmi Prachodayat

    17. Radha Gayatri: This is a unique Shakti to fill the activities with the feelings of Divine Love; therefore, this mantra is used to invoke this Shakti.

    Om Vrishbhaanujayei Vidmahe
    Krihsnpriyayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Radha Prachodayat

    18. Sita Gayatri: To develop the Shakti of penance, it is very necessary to do worship with this mantra.

    Om Janak Nandiniyei Vidmahe
    Bhumijayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Sita Prachodayat

    19. Saraswati Gayatri: Learned scholars have said that the use of this mantra can help to increase the Shakti of the intellect and mental sharpness.

    Om Saraswateyei Vidmahe
    Brahmaputriye Dhimahi
    Tanno Devi Prachodayat

    20. Agni Gayatri: This is a famous mantra used to bring effulgence into the life/force of the body and in every activity of love.

    Om Mahajwalyei Vidmahe
    Agnidevaya Dhimahi
    Tanno Agnih Prachodayat

    21. Prithvi Gayatri: This mantra is considered useful in strengthening one’s Shakti to remove wavering of resolve and in bringing steadfastness.

    Om Prithvi Devayei Vidmahe
    Sahasramurtayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Prithvi Prachodayat

    22. Tulsi Gayatri: To remove selfishness, increase selflessness, and make doing selfless service the goal of one’s life, this mantra is very helpful.

    Om Tulsayei Vidmahe
    Vishnu Priyayei Dhimahi
    Tanno Vrinda Prachodayat

    23. Hansa Gayatri: To awaken discrimination, this is a very powerful mantra.

    Om Param Hansaye Vidmahe
    Mahahansaye Dhimahi
    Tanno Hansah Prachodayat

    24. Hayegriva Gayatri: When one is surrounded by fear on all four sides and is in need of courage, then this mantra is used.

    Om Vanishavaraye Vidmahe
    Hayegrivaye Dhimahi
    Tanno Hayegrivah Prachodayat.

     

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    Samput : Samput are some specific words used in the mantra. These can be used at the start, middle or end of the mantra. The samput has great shakti and should be used carefully.
    Gayatri Mantra “Om bhur bhava suha tatsa vetur vareneyam bargo devasyaha dhimi diyo yona parachodayat.” Few words can be added after Om bhur bhava swaha as samput to fulfill various desires. Some samput with their purposes are given below.

    1. Om aeeng kaleeng soo – for proficiency in words.
    2. Om shareeng hareeng shareeng – for wealth and comforts.
    3. Om aeeng hareeng kaleeng – enemies are destroyed, troubles vanish and the individual is blessed with joy and happiness.
    4. Om shareeng hareeng kaleeng – Blessed with progeny.
    5. Om hareeng – Recovery from diseases.
    6. Om aeeng hareeng kaleeng – Protection from all evil forces. Hopes and wishes are realised.

     

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  • Brahma Suktham,Hymn On Brahma Kalidasa

     

    As Lord Brahma is the Creator and  the cause of birth, which is the cause for misery,Brahma does not have many temples and the Stotras on Him are

    Limited.

     

    Lord Brahma with His wife arasvati
    Brahma and Sarasvati

     

    Listen to the Brahma Suktham.

     

    Brahma Suktham Audio

    I have not been able to get some Stotras on Lord Brahma, excepting this one from Kalidasa in Kumara Sambhavam.

     

    Brahma Suktha by Kalidasa
    Brahma Suktham

     

    ”

    Salutations for You, Who has the three forms of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva, Who was the only being before the creation, Who divided (the universe) into the three qualities (guṇa), and Who became manifold thereafter.[2.4] O Brahmā, Who is the unborn One! That ever-sprouting seed which was cast by you in the midst of the waters, from that the universe — comprised of the inert and the ambulant (came into existence). You are hailed as its progenitor.[2.5]

    Bringing forth your glory by the means of your three states (of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva), You, Who is the One, become the cause of generation, protection and destruction.[2.6] The feminine and the masculine are the divisions of Your own, of One whose form was split (into two) out of a desire to sire. These two came to be known as the mother and the father of the creation forming a part of the (process of) generation.[2.7]

    The sleep and the awakening of Yours, Who has split (time) into night and day as per your own measurement of time, are the dissolution and appearance of the beings.1[2.8] You are the cause of the universe, and are yourself without a cause. You are the end of the world, and are without an end. You are the beginning of the universe and are without a beginning. You are the Lord of the universe, and without a Lord.[2.9]

    You know Yourself by Your own self; You create Yourself by Your own self; You are absorbed in Yourself only by Your own capable self.[2.10] You are fluid and You are solid; You are infinite and You are infinitesimal; You are light and You are heavy; You are manifest and You are non-manifest; and You have Your free will in the (eight) siddhi (such as aṇimā).[2.11]

    You are the cause of the speeches (hymns of the Veda), whose commencement is the ॐ, whose enunciation is by the the three rules (of udātta, anudātta and svarita), whose execution is the yajña and whose fruit is heaven.[2.12] They determine You to be the prakṛti, which incited (the beings) to the objects (of existence — dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa). And they know You only to be the observer of the prakṛti, the indifferent puruṣa.[2.13]

    You are the father of the ancestors; You are the God of the demi-gods; You are superior to (even) the most supreme, and You are the creator of the creators.[2.14] You are the offering and (also) the offerer; You are the enjoyment and (also) the enjoyer; You are the known and (also) the knower; You are the ultimate object of meditation and (also) the meditator.[2.15]

    Footnotes:

    1 A day of Brahmā is said to be made of one hundred four-yuga cycles (caturyugī). The first fifty cycles is when the universe stays and in the next 50 is is dissolved.

    2 The translator wishes to thank the commentary of Mallinātha for its invaluable insights.

    References

    Poet: Mahākavi Kālidāsa

    Book: Kumārasambhavam

    © Stutimandal 2011-05-10 Posted here in Public Interest.

    Link.

    Brahma Sthuthi

    Translator: Guruyaamya

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  • Time Recoils Earth Is 4.32 Billion Years Hindusim

    Kalpas, Manvantaras, Samvatsaras

    Kalpa.

    Calculation of Time by Hinduism
    Time The Hindu Way.

    A Kalpa is 12 hours of Brahma. 2 kalpas make a day and a night of Brahma.

     

    He lives for 100 years on this time scale.
    How many Mahayugas or Chaturyugas( Four) are there in a Kalpa?
    There are 1000 or 1008, Mahayugas in a Kalpa Mahayugas in a Kalpa.

     

    84 Chaturyugas is an hour of Brahma.

     

    There are 14 Manvantaras in a Kalpa.

     

    Check my post on this.( Link provided at the end of this post)

     

    A Manu or an Indra lives for 1 Manvantara.

     

    A Manvanatara is a 100 years of Indra.

     
    There are 72 Chaturyugas to a Manvantara.

    The cycle of Kalpas, beginning with Brähma-kalpa and ending with Pädma-kalpa, is repeated a thousand times, Cyclic,non- Linear

     

    The present kalpa is called Sveta-varäha-kalpa.
    The Bhagavatam speaks of 30 kalpa names, one for each day of his month.

     

    This list does not match the list in the Vayu Purana.

    The Thirty kalpas of Brahma ,

    (1) Sveta-kalpa

    , (2) Nilalohita,

    (3) Vamadeva,

    (4) Gathantara,

    (5) Raurava,

    (6) Prana,

    (7) Brhat-kalpa,

    (8) Kandarpa,

    (9) Sadyotha,

    (10) Isana, (

    11) Dhyana,

    (12) Sarasvata,

    (13) Udana,

    (14) Garuda,

    (15) Kaurma,

    (16) Narasimha,

    (17) Samadhi,

    (18) Agneya,

    (19) Visnuja,

    (20) Saura,

    (21) Soma-kalpa,

    (22) Bhavana,

    (23) Supuma,

    (24) Vaikuntha,

    (25) Arcisa,

    (26) Vali-kalpa,

    (27) Vairaja,

    (28) Gauri-kalpa,

    (29) Mahesvara,  and

    (30) Paitr-kalpa.
    List from the Vayu Purana.
    “(1) Bhava.

    (2) Bhuva.

    (3) Tapah.

    (4) Bhava.

    (5) Rambha.

    (6) Ritu.

    (7) Kratu.

    (8) Vahni.

    (9) Havyavahana.

    (10) Savitra.

    (11) Bhuvah.

    (12) Oushika.

    (13) Kushika.

    (14) Gandharva.

    (15) Rishabha.

    (16) Shadaja.

    (17) Marjaliya.

    (18) Madhyama.

    (19) Vairaja.

    The great Vairaja Manu was born in this kalpa and his son was the great sage Dadhichi.

    (20) Nishada. The race of nishadas (hunters) were created during this period

    . (21) Panchama.

    (22) Meghavahana.

    The word megha means cloud and vahana means to bear. In this kalpa, Vishnu adopted the form of a cloud and bore Shiva on his back.

    It is thus that the Kalpa received its name.

    (23) Chintaka.

    (24) Akuti.

    (25) Vijnati.

    (26) Mana.

    (27) Bhava.

    (28) Vrihat

    . (29) Shvetalohita.

    (30) Rakta.

    (31)Pitavasa.

    (32) Sita.

    (33) Krishna

    (34) Vishvarupa.”
    Note: There are 864,00 seconds in our day.

    Thus Kalpa is a simple multiple of this figure.

    By this reckoning the earth is about 4.32 Billion Years old.

    Citation .

    Hinduism.

    https://www.facebook.com/krishnamoorthi.balasubaramanian

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  • Temple Vishnu Stands Alone Lord Ranganatha Stayed

    This is the Temple where Lord Vishnu appears alone in the sanctum.

    His Consorts are not with Him.

    Kodikulam Veda Narayana
    Vishnu Stands Alone

    This is Temple of Lord Veda Narayana who recovered the Vedas.

    No utsavar.

    Moolavar: Veda Narayana Perumal.

    No Consorts.

    Theertham:Brahma Theertham

    Location: Kodikulam(Old name Jothiskudi),Madurai District ,Tamil Nadu.

    Lord Vedanarayana graces from a small shrine alone. Mothers are not with him. Creator

    Lord Brahma appears with one head (Brahamma has four heads) as He performed penance here.

    The feet of Perumal are placed in the cave where once the feet of Srirangam Perumal adored.

    There was a saint managing the Srirangam temple named Nampillai praised by the Vaishnava world as Lokachariar.

    He had a devout disciple Vallal Vadakku Thiruveedhi Pillai who was blessed with a male child in 1205 in Aipasi (October-November) on Tiruvonam star day.

    He named the child Pillai Lokachariar remembering his Guru.  The child grew in learning and was devoted to the service of the Lord.

    Foreigners invaded Srirangam targeting the temple.  Lokachariar was 118 then.

    Despite his age, he wanted to save the procession deity Azhagia Manavalan.

    He covered the sanctum sanctorum of the presiding deity by a wall, installed some idols there and carried the real procession deities in a covered palanquin and moved towards south with his disciples.

    He came to Kodikulam enduring untold sufferings.

    He worshipped Lord Vedanarayana, hid Azhagia Manavalar and performed pujas.

    The invaders came to this place too. Lokachariar took the Perumal and reached the top of the hill.

    When he came down holding the plants and trees for support, he fell down.

    Even at such a critical time, Lokachariar held Perumal closely on his chest to avoid any injury to Him and fell down with his back to the ground.

    He was seriously injured. He lived just three days then and attained salvation on Jeshta Suddha Dwadasi in the month of Aani (June-July).

    Small creatures as flies and ants that had his touch also attained salvation.

    His disciples used the garlands and the vastras on Lord for his funeral and buried him there itself.

    They stayed there for a month and completed the rituals as per rules.

    They returned to Srirangam after 48 years with the procession deity.

    Later, a separate shrine was built for Pillai Lokachariar in Kodikulam.  On Tiruvonam star days, being the birth of the saint, special pujas are performed in the shrine.  Perumal holds Mahalakshmi on His chest.  But Pillai Lokachariar held Perumal Himself on his chest.  Kodikulam (Jotishkudi) where he attained salvation is near Madurai.

    Lord Vedanarayana is in a small shrine alone without His consorts.

    Creator Brahma performed penance here as a Brahmin with one head.

    He is near Perumal.

    Contact Information.

    Temple Time: Opens at 8am… Priest can be contacted on the below number and he can open the Sannidhi for the devotees anytime during the day.
    Priest : Veera Raghava Bhattar @ 94426 22181(Check the Number).

    How to reach.
    Number of mini buses from Y. Othakadai to Kodikulam.
    One can also visit the Yoga Narasimha temple at Narasingam and take an auto from there to this Sannidhi.

    Source:

    http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=759

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  • One Legged Shiva Temple

    Lord Shiva appears as one-legged in a Temple.

    Shiva is worshiped as Ekapada Shiva.

    In one form he has one leg with the two of the other Trinity, Brahma and Vishnu forming a part of Him.

    There are three aspects of this Form.

    This form is also one of Bhairava as well.

    One legged Shiva
    Ekapada Bhairva
    Shiva with three Legs
    Tripada Shiva

    ”

    Ekapada refers to a one-footed aspect of the Hindu god Shiva. This aspect is primarily found in South India and Orissa, but also occasionally in Rajasthan and Nepal. The Ekapada is primarily represented in three iconographical forms. In the Ekapada-murti (“one-footed icon”) form, he is depicted as one-legged and four-armed. In the Ekapada-Trimurti (“one-footed Trinity”) form, he is depicted with the torsos of the deities Vishnu and Brahma, which together with Shiva form the Hindu Trinity (Trimurti) emanating from his sides, waist upwards and with one leg; however, sometimes, besides the central one leg of Shiva, two smaller legs of Vishnu and Brahma emerge from the sides. While some scriptures also call the latter configuration Ekapada-Trimurti, some refer it to as Tripada-Trimurti (“three-footed Trinity”). In Orissa, where Ekapada is considered an aspect of Bhairava—the fearsome aspect of Shiva—the iconography of Ekapada-murti becomes more fierce, with motifs of blood sacrifice. This aspect is called Ekapada Bhairava (“one-footed Bhairava” or “the one-footed fierce one”).

    The Ekapada form of Shiva originated from the Vedic deity Aja Ekapada or Ajaikapada, a name that Ekapada Bhairava still inherits. Ekapada represents the cosmic pillar of the universe and portrays Shiva as the Supreme Lord, from whom Vishnu and Brahma originate. Ekapada is often accompanied by ascetic attendants, whose presence emphasizes his connection to severe penance.

    “Ekapada Shiva is a rarity in Indian Iconography, considered to be a Lilamurthy of Shiva and found in all of two places. One is found in Chaunsath Yogini temple is Orissa where he is more commonly known as Ajaikapada Bhairava and the other is found in Someshwara temple Andhra Pradesh. In both cases He is found in close association with the Mother Goddess cult, specially Chamunda. He seems to be very closely associated with the Tantrik cult, a probable influence of the Sakta cult originating in Bengal in close association with Tantrik practices.

    Source:

    http://indiatemple.blogspot.in/2006/12/ekapada-shiva-one-legged-shiva.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekapada

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