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Page : 1 Hosted by Maryland Chapter ನಮ ಶರಣರ ಆಗನದ ನ The VSNA Convention baton was transferred to MD Chapter, one of the prominent chapters in the VSNA, after a successful Convention last year by the NJ-NY team. In science, the rule of thumb is ‘without a plan, there can be no experi- ment and no publication.’ Imagination is more important than knowledge and it embraces the entire world. This con- cept was applied to our convention planning, which started nearly 15 months ago with the confirmation of our venue, Turf Valley, a beautiful golf re- sort touting a serene atmosphere. This gorgeous location has attracted so many of our members that registrations have skyrocketed beyond our expecta- tions (see page 6 for registration de- tails). Sharanas have not only taken over the entire Turf Valley resort, but are also overflowing into the two satel- lite hotels that are connected to the venue by frequent super-shuttle ser- vices running around the clock. We are sure delegates will not miss anything, as we have crafted a relaxed program schedule for both days, plus a pre- convention welcome day (see page 7 for Program details). You said it and we have heard it. A large number of people including those at the BOD meeting asked us to have a special audience with Parama Poojya Shri Sid- deshwara Swamji, of Jnana Yogashrama, Vijayapura. Thus, we have introduced a ‘preconvention day’, July 1 (Friday), to accommodate golf and a greater Wash- ington, DC youth tour followed by evening pravachana (discourse) by Swamiji. The program ends with a beautiful dance per- formance (by Smt. Uma Ettigi group) from the Basava period. The convention will be formally inaugurated on the morning of July 2 in the presence of Parama Poojya Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji, His Holiness Jagadguru Shri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji of Suttur mutt, His Holiness Shri Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga Gurukula, Shri Babasaheb Kalyani (Chairman and MD, Bharat Forge Ltd., Pune) and Dr. Shivananda Jaamdar, IAS (Former Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Karnataka). Biographic sketches of all (Continued on page 2) ಚನು VSNA 39 TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 Prologue By Conven- tion Chair Entertainment high- lights Editorial Registration Program Schedule Anubhava Goshti Food Sharana Philosophy Philanthropic activities of Shri Baba Kalyani HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 2016 ISSUE 6 Dr. G Jagadeesh Convention Chair

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Page 1: Chennudi issue 6 - June 2016

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H o s t e d b y M a r y l a n d C h a p t e r

ನಮ್ಮ ಶರಣರ ಆಗಮ್ನದ ಮುನನ

The VSNA Convention

baton was transferred

to MD Chapter, one of

the prominent chapters

in the VSNA, after a

successful Convention

last year by the NJ-NY

team. In science, the rule of thumb is

‘without a plan, there can be no experi-

ment and no publication.’ Imagination is

more important than knowledge and it

embraces the entire world. This con-

cept was applied to our convention

planning, which started nearly 15

months ago with the confirmation of our

venue, Turf Valley, a beautiful golf re-

sort touting a serene atmosphere. This

gorgeous location has attracted so

many of our members that registrations

have skyrocketed beyond our expecta-

tions (see page 6 for registration de-

tails). Sharanas have not only taken

over the entire Turf Valley resort, but

are also overflowing into the two satel-

lite hotels that are connected to the

venue by frequent super-shuttle ser-

vices running around the clock. We are

sure delegates will not miss anything,

as we have crafted a relaxed program

schedule for both days, plus a pre-

convention welcome day (see page 7 for

Program details).

You said it and we have heard it. A large

number of people including those at the

BOD meeting asked us to have a special

audience with Parama Poojya Shri Sid-

deshwara Swamji, of Jnana Yogashrama,

Vijayapura. Thus, we have introduced a

‘preconvention day’, July 1 (Friday), to

accommodate golf and a greater Wash-

ington, DC youth tour followed by evening

pravachana (discourse) by Swamiji. The

program ends with a beautiful dance per-

formance (by Smt. Uma Ettigi group) from

the Basava period. The convention will be

formally inaugurated on the morning of

July 2 in the presence of Parama Poojya

Shri Siddeshwara Swamiji, His Holiness

Jagadguru Shri Shivarathri Deshikendra

Mahaswamiji of Suttur mutt, His Holiness

Shri Siddalinga Swamiji of Siddaganga

Gurukula, Shri Babasaheb Kalyani

(Chairman and MD, Bharat Forge Ltd.,

Pune) and Dr. Shivananda Jaamdar, IAS

(Former Principal Secretary to the Govt.

of Karnataka). Biographic sketches of all (Continued on page 2)

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

Prologue By Conven-tion Chair Entertainment high-

lights

Editorial

Registration

Program Schedule

Anubhava Goshti

Food

Sharana Philosophy

Philanthropic activities

of Shri Baba Kalyani

H I G H L I G H T S

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

Dr. G Jagadeesh

Convention Chair

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The second day begins with

Anubhava goshti, part 2 on the con-

tribution of Vachanas to World liter-

ature. This will be followed by or-

ganizational meetings, and a num-

ber of workshops including health,

nutrition, business and finance.

Adults are welcome to participate in

rangoli and vegetable carving com-

petitions. Youth will be doing

‘kayaka’ at the nearby JSS spiritual

mission that includes yoga, linga

pooja, speaking of sharanas and

anubhava goshti. For the evening,

we have ‘vachana anthaakshari’

followed by ‘sharana dampathigalu’

contest. The grand finale is an or-

chestra performance of Vachanas

and Kannada folk songs by award-

winning singer, Smt. M.D. Pallavi

and her group.

A convention of this size could not

have been possible without the

team efforts of dozens of people

with a variety of experience and

talents coming together, pitching in

their time and sharing their

knowledge. All committees have

pulled the Convention chariot for-

ward. As the saying goes, “it takes

a village to raise a child.” Likewise,

Basavanna said in the 12th century

that it is the collective knowledge

of individuals that enriches each

one of us and awakens us toward

societal needs and the well-being

of others.

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It’s great to have VSNA on your

side.

sharaNu sharNArthi.

G. Jagadeesh Chair,

2016 VSNA Convention

naDeyoLage nuDitumbi, nuDiyoLage naDetumbi, naDenuDi eraDu pariNámadalli tumbi, liMgava koDaballátanE sharaNa nðDA akhaMDEshwarA.

dignitaries are in the Convention

newsletter ‘chennuDi’, which is up-

loaded on the Convention website

(www.vsnaconvention.com).

This will be followed by Anubhava

goshti on the five cardinal principles

“Immaculate Body, Mind, Thoughts,

Deeds and Words.” Our actions

should mirror our words. We have

chosen this revolutionary thinking

that emanates from the treasures of

vachanas as our Convention

theme.

We will hold competitions in color-

ing, vachana recital, singing, and

dance (classical and non-classical)

for children and youth on the first

day of the Convention. A number of

workshops (Path to College, Busi-

ness, Self-management) have been

organized for the youth. Quizzes on

Veerashaiva Philosophy and

Vachana literature for youth will be

held in the evening followed by en-

tertainment. ‘Sharanu Sharanaar-

thi’, a drama portraying Basa-

vanna’s principle of equality for all,

and the price he paid to establish it,

will be the star attraction for that

night.

(Continued from page 1)

P ROLOGUE

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

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E NTERTAINME NT

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

A professional drama troupe from

Bengaluru is scheduled to enter-

tain the attendees with an historic

drama, ‘sharaNu sha-

ranArthi’ (kalyaNa krAnthi) on

another evening of the Conven-

tion (pending visa approval).

Smt. M.D. Pallavi, an

accomplished playback

singer, has consented to

stage live music orches-

tra (vachanas and folk

songs) with her group of

3 accompanists on one

of the two evenings of

the Convention.

E VENING E NTE RTAINME NT G ROUPS (JULY 2 AND 3, 2016)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

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E DITORIAL

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

(ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ)

(Continued on page 5)

ಶಶಿಕಲಾ ನಿಂಬಾಳ ಶಶಿಕಲಾ ನಿಂಬಾಳ

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

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E DITORIAL

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

(ಸಂಪಾದಕೀಯ)

(Continued from page 4)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ChennuDi is published monthly, starting from January 2016, by the 2016 VSNA Convention Souvenir and Newsletter committee consisting of Shashikala

Nimbal, Shashikala Chandrashekhar, Jayashree Jagadeesh, Sulochana Guggari, Mruthyunjaya Gonchigar and Uday Dessai. Vijay Guggari (Graphics design

and Web committee) designed and formatted the Newsletter.

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

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R EGISTRATION D ATA

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

R E G I S T R A T I O N U P D A T E

A S O F J U N E 5 , 2 0 1 6

Number of attendees: 630

Adults: 457

Children 1-13 : 97

Youth (14-24): 76

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

Chapter Attendees Registrations Maryland 176 52

New York 144 47

DC & Virginia 93 31

New England 43 13

Chicago 36 11

Pittsburg 36 13

Connecticut 15 6

Florida 15 6

Texas (North) 13 4

California (North) 9 3

Detroit 9 5

North Carolina 8 4

Georgia 7 3

California (South) 6 2

Tennessee 4 3

Texas (South) 4 1

Colorado 3 1

Ohio 2 1

Toronto, Canada 4 1

UK 2 1

Attendees by Chapter

Attendees by State

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P ROGRAM S CHEDULE

VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

Time Event

8:00 AM to 12:30 PM Golf @Turf Valley

1:00 PM to 9:30 PM Youth Retreat @DC (Y)

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Shri Siddeshwara Swamji Pravachana (Grand Ballroom)

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Cultural Program 1 (Grand Ballroom)

9:00 PM to 10:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood )

July 1st

Time Event

6:00 AM to 6:45 AM Yoga (Willows - Lower Level)

7:00 AM to 7:45 AM Linga Pooje (Oakdale)

7:30 AM to 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Cameo/Wedgewood )

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Poster Setup (Y) (Cooridor)

9:00 AM to 12:00 9:00 AM to 12:00 9:00 AM to 12:00 PMPMPM

Inaugural FunctionInaugural FunctionInaugural Function (Grand Ballroom)(Grand Ballroom)(Grand Ballroom)

12 PM to 1:30 PM LUNCH (Cameo/Wedgewood )

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti 1 (Amphitheater)

1:30 PM to 2:00 PM Discussion w/ Keynote Speakers (Y) (Oakdale)

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Vachana Competition (Merriweather)

2:30 PM to 3:00 PM Jeopardy Selection (Y) (Oakdale)

2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Dance (classical and non-classical) Competition (Grand Ballroom)

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Singles meet (Sangama) (Waverly)

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM BOD & BOR Meetings (Amphitheater)

July 2nd

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Path to College / Business Workshop (Y) (Oakdale)

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Singing (Nonclassical) Competition (Merriweather)

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS (Cameo/Wedgewood)

6:00 PM to 6:45 PM Jeopardy (Grand Ballroom)

6:45 PM to 8:00 PM Cultural Program 2 (Grand Ballroom)

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood)

9:00 PM to 11:30 PM Cultural Program 3 (Grand Ballroom)

Time Event

July 3rd

Time Event

6:00 AM to 6:45 AM Yoga (Willows - Lower Level)

7:00 AM to 7:45 AM Linga Pooje (Oakdale)

7:30 AM to 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Cameo/Wedgewood )

8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Seva Day (Y) @JSS Mission (offsite)

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Sharan Dampathigalu Prelim. Selection (Oakdale)

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Business & Finance (Amphitheater)

9:30 AM to 12:00 PM Cultural Program 4 (Grand Ballroom)

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Video Presentation (Oakdale)

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM LUNCH (Cameo/Wedgewood )

1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti2 (Grand Ballroom)

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Vegetable Carving / Ran-goli (Merriweather)

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Health & Nutrition (Amphitheater)

1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Coloring Competition (Cameo/Wedgewod Ball-room)

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Anubhava Goshti (Y) (Oakdale)

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Storytelling (Merriweather)

3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Discussion w/ Swamijis (Y) (Oakdale)

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Voice of Chapters & Gen-eral Body Meeting (Grand Ballroom)

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Speaking of Sharanas (Merriweather)

4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Self Management (Y) (Oakdale)

5:00 PM to 6:00 PM REFRESHMENTS (Cameo/Wedgewood )

6:00 PM to 6:30 PM Vachana Anthakshari (Grand Ballroom)

6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Sharana Dampathigalu (Grand Ballroom)

7:30 PM to 8:00 PM Cultural Program 5 (Grand Ballroom)

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM DINNER (Cameo/Wedgewood )

9:00 PM to 11:30 PM Cultural Program 6 (Grand Ballroom)

Time Event

Legend

Youth < 14 Youth 14+ Youth-All Ages

All Ages Workshops

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016

A NUBHAVA G OSHTI

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

One of the main

themes of this year’s

VSNA Convention

regards speaking

kindly and always

following through

with what you

preach. As this is a

prominent theme, we see this mes-

sage spread through multiple

vachanas including vachanas by

Guru Basavanna and Akkamahade-

vi.

The first vachana reads, “nuDidaDe muttina hAradantirabEku.

nuDidaDe mANikyada dIptiyantirabEku.

nuDidaDe sphaTikada salákeyantirabEku.

nuDidaDe linga mechi `ahudahudenabEku.

nuDi yoLagági naDeyadiddaDe,

kUDala-saMgama- devanentolivanayyá?”

In this first vachana, Guru Basavan-

na expresses that one can only re-

ceive blessings from God if one

speaks truthfully and kindly, and

always follows through with one’s

words. One’s words should be as

delicate and beautiful as “pearls

strung on a thread,” and should stand

out and shine like “sapphires.” Eve-

ry time we speak, we have two

choices: we can either speak kindly,

or we can lash out on others and

speak harshly. Basavanna was a

strong believer in kind speech and

greatly emphasized that no matter

how difficult the situation, it is im-

portant to always speak with gentle

words. Every day, we have the

chance to interact with numerous

people and when we have this in-

teraction, we can apply this simple,

yet very important, principle to en-

sure that we remember to always

speak in a way that will make us

proud in the future. Furthermore, in

this vachana, Basavanna notes that

speech is useless without the corre-

sponding actions to back up the

speech. As the saying goes,

“Actions speak louder than words.”

It is quite easy to speak about com-

pleting good deeds but if this talk is

never followed through with the

corresponding actions, the great

words are quickly put to waste. For

example, if an individual constantly

preaches about saving the environ-

ment to others, the individual will

come off as an aware and responsi-

ble person. But if the individual

does not even recycle or make at-

tempts to save electricity, the indi-

vidual is labeled as a hypocrite and

his/her great words are instantly

meaningless. Realizing this, Basa-

vanna noted that Kudalasangama

cannot care for anyone whose

deeds do not match their words.

In the next vachana, Akkamahadevi

mentions the traits that correspond

with a nearly perfect individual:

“nadeshuchi, nudishuchi, tanushuchi, ma-

nashuchi, bhávashuchi

inti panca teerthaMgaóLa-nnólakoMndu

martyadalli ninda

nimma sharaNara tOri ennanuLuhi-

koóLLaá chenna-mallikárjuná?”

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

Akkamahadevi expresses that the

five holy traits are purity in deeds,

words, body, mind, and thought.

She questions whether there is any

Sharana on the mortal Earth who

perfectly represents purity in all

five traits. This vachana again em-

phasizes our convention’s theme

that every individual must strive

for purity in body and mind. With-

out purity in mind and thoughts,

one cannot be respected.

Both Basaveshwara and Akkama-

hadevi’s vachanas express that in

order to be respected by others and

God, an individual must have puri-

ty in their mind and body; they

must always speak kindly and

must always follow through with

their words. As we wake up every

day, we must remember these

vachanas to strive to accomplish

all of our goals. Only when this is

accomplished can an individual

lead a great and respected life.

We will be discussing these and

many more vachanans as part of

Anubhava goshti at the 39th Annu-

al Convention.

Megha Guggari

MD Youth Member

2016 VSNA Convention

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

Megha Guggari

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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 S AVIYIRO SAMMELANADA RUCHIYAN U

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

J U N E 2 0 1 6 I S S U E 6

* We acknowledge gratefully the original content of the lyrics from the Kannada movie ‘Oggarane’.

ಈ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್ವೆೀ ಆಹಾ ದೆೊರಕದೆ ರನಚಿಯ ಸವಿಯಲನ ಆಹಾ ಈ ಮಿಲನ್ವೆೀ ನ್ವರಸಗಳ ಉಣಬಡಿಸಲನ ಸೆುೀಹದಂದೆೊಡಗೊಡಿದ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ನ್ಳಪಾಕವಿದನ ದನಡಿವ ಜನ್ರನ ಬಿಡನವಿನ್ಲ್ಲಿ ತೆರೆವ ಬನತ್ತಿಯೀ ಬಲನ ರನಚಿ ಬೆರೆತನ ಉಂಡರೆ ಅಧಿಕವಾಗನವ ಸರಳ ಸೆುೀಹದ ವಿರಳ ರನಚಿ ಇದನ ತರಹ ತರಹದ ಚಿತಾಾನ್ು ಮ್ಮೀರಿಲಾಯಂಡುಲ್ಲಿ ಉಂಡವನೆೀ ಜಾಣ ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಬೆಣ್ೆೆ ದೆೊೀಸೆ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ತ್ತನೆೊುೀ ಆಸೆ ಉತಿರ ಕನಾಾಟಕದ ರೆೊಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾಳು ಕೆಂಪು ಚಟ್ಟು ತ್ತಂದವನೆೀ ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಳು ಎಣ್ಾಾಯಿ ಬದನೆ, ಸೆೀಂಗಾದ ಚಟ್ಟು, ಮಾಡಿವೆ ಜೆೊೀಳದ ರೆೊಟ್ಟಿಯ ಗೆಳೆತನ್ ತನಪಪದಲ್ಲ ಅದಿದ ಹೆೊೀಳಿಗೆಗಿದೆ ಮಾವಿನ್ಕಾಯಿಯ ಸೀಕರಣ್ೆ ಬೆರಳು ಚಿೀಪಿ ಉಂಡ ಮ್ನ್ಕೆ ಬದನಕನ್ಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲನ ಅಭಿರನಚಿ ಬಿಸ ಬಿಸ ಇರಲ್ಲದೆ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ನ್ಳಪಾಕ ದನ್ ದನ್ವೂ ಸಗದೀ ಮ್ೃಷ್ಾಿನ್ು ಈ ಬಿಸಯನ ಆರನವ ಮ್ನನ್ು ಎಲಿರ ಜೆೊತೆಗೊಡಿ ಹಂಚಿ ತ್ತನ್ನುವ ಅನ್ನಭವವೆೀ ನ್ಮ್ಮ ಮ್ಹಾ ಸಮ್ಮೇಳನ್

ಚಂದಾಶೆೀಖರ ನಂಬಾಳ

Program Committee

2016 VSNA Convention

ಸ ವಿ ಯಿ ರೆೊೀ ಸ ಮ್ಮೇ ಳ ನ್ ದ ರನ ಚಿ ಯ ನ್ನ

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VSNA 39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION 2016 S HARANA P HILOSOPHY

ಚೆನ್ನುಡಿ

V A C H A N O P A N I S H A T H

A Vachana from Chen-

nabasavanna:

Meanings:

Akasha:=Sky, Pata=kite, Moolasuth-

ra= controlling string for flying,

Kali=hero or warrior, kajja= duty,

Bhoomi= earth, bandi=chariot or cart,

anga=body, sanga=association.

Philosophy:

Spirituality is essential to all human

beings. Human beings, being the most

advanced living beings on this Earth

have the sense of communication and

understanding unlike any other living

species. These God given superior

qualities are not present in any other

living beings.

Athma (The Soul) being born as a hu-

man Being after several re-births, has

this birth as the last stage of passage

to merge with Paramathma (The Uni-

versal Soul). This human birth being

the highest in the order of evolution, is

supposed to be the last chance in the

birth and death cycle for Salvation.

Also this highest order of evolution

comes after several rebirth cycles of

84 lakh types of living beings and final-

ly to facilitate the union with the Uni-

versal Soul -Shiva (Paramathma).

As per the philosophy of Indian reli-

gions (Hinduism) the good and the bad

(Papa and Punya) done during this/

these lifetimes, Karma (fate) will dic-

tate the rebirth of the Soul as, any oth-

er living being or human. Your action

is judged in each and every action of

good and the bad deeds, that you

have done in the life, to achieve the

Salvation or Mukthi. Hinduism be-

lieves in rebirth but Veerashaivism

claims that there is no rebirth as a

Veerashaiva, but the subtle catch

mentioned in Vachana’s is that you

have to be a true Veerashaiva to es-

cape this birth-death cycle. Because

of the intellectual capacity in this

human life, the Soul has to keep a

constant touch with the Supreme

Almighty. Thus comes the necessity

for Spirituality. If this spiritual con-

nection is not kept, the Athma has

no direction to go and loses the fo-

cus which will result again into the

Birth-death cycle.

Analysis:

As per the religious and spiritual

practices of Veerashaivism and as

per one of the Panchachara princi-

ples, “Lingachara”: it dictates that

everyone should wear “Istalinga” on

the body to achieve Anga-Linga

Samyoga. The Anga-Linga Samyoga

(the union of body and Soul) is like

the relation of husband and wife. A

true couple even though separate

live and survive together.

This Vachana describes with exam-

ples how important it is to achieve

the Salvation by wearing Istalinga on

the body and achieve Anga-Linga

Samyoga. The Anga (body) and the

Linga (symbol of Shiva) exist togeth-

er and are inseparable in the path of

Salvation.

Just like A kite flying in the sky has to

have the controlling thread (Moola

suthra) to balance and fly high even

in the presence of turbulence and

drastic wind currents Anga-Linga

have to keep the connection all the

time to gain the balance. The analo-

gy is that main suthra (the main

string), if disconnected makes the

kite to crash and will travel with no

direction or focus. It is subjected in

Toto to the entire external forces and

loses the correct direction and the

Soul, loses the focus of Salvation.

Similarly, a trained warrior or a hero

has to have a duty to keep up the

trainings and refine the learning.

The warrior has to have responsibil-

ity and duty to abide to discipline his

life. If he has no duty to perform he

has no goal and the training and

life’s goal is wasted. Here comes the

principle of discipline and practice

(Sadhane).

Likewise for a cart or chariot, to roll

smoothly has to have a solid smooth

ground. The smoother the road to

roll the travel becomes a pleasure.

The cart loses control if there are

ditches and potholes. The travel to

the destination is easy on a smooth

solid ground. Here comes the princi-

ple of dedicated practice.

The Anga (body) should not be de-

void of Linga (the Universal Symbol

of Shiva) and the devotee’s goal to

Salvation is not achieved with a sep-

aration. Anga should never be in the

state of ‘Nissanga’ the state of dis-

association. For a person in the path

of Salvation, the devotee’s search

for Mukthi is in experiencing the Su-

preme. The Nissanga is not the way

of pursuit to Salvation. So the Linga

has to be on the body of a veerashai-

va all the time.

Jayaraj Kalmath

J. Kalmath

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