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NAVANEETHAM

1118 / 2013 JUNE

E-MAGAZINE OF GURUVAYUR DEVOTEES


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Om Vighneshwaraya Nama:

Om Namo Narayanaya:

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Sri Gurupavanapura Divya Alaya Darsanam.

Shri. Nadukaveri Viswanathan

(Continued from last issue of Navaneetham.)

Ch3 Mohini Avataram Pillar No. 2

The devotee looks at the figure in Pillar No. 2 (also facing North) and wonders why Viswakarma has allotted a separate pillar for

depicting Sri Mohini Avataram, Which should normally be covered under Sri Koorma Avatharam.

After somethinking, his mind gets cleared of the doubt:

1. Viswakarma probably wanted all the Avatharams of Sri Maha Vishnu, starting from Sri Mathsya Avatharam till Kalki Avatharam in

one row in chronological order, but at the same time did not want to drop Sri Mohini Avatharam, as this Avatharam is very importantas far as the Kali Yuga devotees are concerned.

2. When Sriman Narayana came out of the Milky Ocean in the form of Bhagawan Sri Dhanvanthri, holding Amrutha Kalasam (Pot o

Ambrosia), the Asuras suddenly snatched it from His hands.

The main purpose of Sri Koorma Avatharam was to churn the Milky Ocean, extract the Amurutham and distribute the same among the

Devas, so that the Devas and Indra, their ruler, could become immortal and powerful. Once they became immortal, they could easily

defeat the Asuras and regain the Swargaloka or heavens. Had the Asuras not behaved they way the behaved, perhaps Sriman Narayana

would have given them, the Asuras too, a share of Amrutham! After all, He is Dharma Incarnate! Did He not as Sri Rama, allow

Ravana to take rest and come back (the next day) for the fight? He showed Mercy even to His enemy!

In order to retrieve the Amrutha Kalasam, from the Asuras, Sriman Narayana transformed Himself as Mohini, or an enchantress non-

pareil, and infatuated and enchanted all the Asuras and by His own, rather by Her own Maya or Illusive power, distributed the entire

Amrutham among the Devas, leaving nothing to the Asuras, thus punishing them for their gross misbehaviour.

One should not hastily conclude that Sriman Narayana was against all the Asuras .The devotees describe Him as Prahlada Priya.

Prahlada, son of Hiranyakasipu who was an Asura by birth, but a great devotee of Sriman Narayana, embodiment of Dharma. Again,

Vibheeshana was a Rakshasa but was blessed by Him, because he was a follower of Dharma!

Reverting, on seeing the beauty and luscious gait of Mohini, even Lord Siva was enticed and embraced Mohini. As a result, they (Lord

Siva and Mohini) begot a son, with divine brightness. He was named Shasta, whom the Kali Yuga devotees fondly address as Ayyappa


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or Dharma Sastha.

Every year, the Ayyappa devotees observe strict celibacy from the beginning of Karthika or Vrischika month (roughly 15th November)

till the beginning of Makara month that is, till they have darsan of Makara Jothi from Sabari mala, (roughly on 14 th January).

Devotees not only from various parts of India, but also from distant places such as Singapore, Kolalumpur etc., undertake this

Sabarimala yatra (pilgrimage to Sabarimala) every year. Sabarimala derives its name from that great devotee of Sri Rama, Ma Sabari!

Apart from material prosperity and good health, they get mental peace and self- control, which cannot be purchased by money. That is

the Glory of Sabarimalai Dharma Sastha! They express their gratitude and namaskarams to Lord Siva and Sri Hari, by slightlychanging Kalidasas famous sloka; thus:

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Translit : Vagarthaviva samprukthou Vagartha Prathipathaye!

Jagadapitharou Vande Partheepa- Rameswarou!

Meaning: Just as a word and its meaning are bound together and the word cannot be separated from the meaning and vice versa

Parvathipa, Lord Siva and Rameshwara, that is Sriman Narayana are bound together. Our Namaskarams to these two parents of theworld! (These two forms are together called Sri Sankara Narayana).

Now, the devotee is very clear in his mind that Sriman Narayana, by assuming the Mohini Avataram, had the interest of His Kali Yug

devotees, even at the time of the Koorma Avatharam.!

But for Mother Mohini, Kali Yuga devotees of Sri Ayyappan would have been deprived of their Sabarimala Yathra, and as a resul

deprived of their health, wealth, prosperity, self-control and above all, peace of mind!

Only those who have performed this pilgrimage, at least once in their life time,observing all the austerities can appreciate or even

realize the glory of Sabarimala pilgrimage. The devotee prays inwardly to Sri Ayyappan,thus:

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Hari Hara putraya Vidmahe! Bhoothanathaya Deemahi!! Thanno Sastha Prachodayath!!!

With tears of deep devotion and profound gratitude,the devotee bows down to and

praises Mother Mohini:

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Ya Devi saravabhootheshu mathru roopena samsthitha!

Namasthasyai! Namasthasyaii! Namasthasyai!! ! Namo Namaha!He then proceeds to pillar No.3:


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Part - 3

Ch. 4: Once again Sri Ganesha! Pillar No. 3

After worshipping Mother Mohini, the devotee moves on to the next pillar No. 3 in the South East corner of the inner praakaram and

is rather surprised to see, once again the image of Sri Ganesa thereon. He wonders: What has Sri Ganesa to do with the ten

Avatharams? We have already seen two Moorthis of Sri Ganesa, one outside and the o ther inside the temple. Why a third one, now?

Curiosity prompts him to look at the other extreme pillar on the North West corner of the inner praakaram and he finds the image of

Sri Karthikeya thereon. Now all his doubts vanish. He reasons in the following manner:

1. Sri Viswakarma would have thought The temple of Sri Guruvayurappan is built on the bank of Sri Rudra Teertham, the OriginaAbode of Devi Parvathi and Lord Parameswara. If the two pillars, one carrying the image of Sri Ganesa in one corner and the other

carrying that of Sri Karthikeya in the other corner, are positioned in the inner prakaram, their parents, nay, the Parents of this Universe

might feel happy.

2. These two, Sri Ganesa and Sri Subramania will act like two guards of all the Dasavatharam Pillars and even the temple itself

against all external negative factors, for all times to come.

3. Again, was it not due to Sri Ganesa that the Moorthi of Sri Ranganatha was installed at Srirangam, between the two rivers Kaveri

and Kollidam in Tamil Nadu? Had it not been for Him, Vibhishana, the King of Lanka would have carried the Moorthi, across the

Ocean to Lanka? Sri Ganesas Bhagawath Kainkaryam (Service to the devotees of Sriman Narayana has been unique.

Allusion:

After slaying Ravana and crowning Vibhishana as the King of Lanka, Sri Rama returned to Ayodhya with Devi Sita, Sri Lakshmana

Sri Hanuman, Vibhishana, Sugriva and others, in the Pushpaka Vimanam. Kulaguru Mahrishi Vasishta and other Rishis crowned SrRama as the king of Ayodhya. There were so many personages, who attended the colourful coronation function from far and wide

After the coronation was over, all of them stayed there at Ayodhya, in the company of Sri Rama for some days and then left one by

one, quite reluctantly for their respective capitals. Sri Rama gave each of them a suitable present. He presented Vibhishana, a beautifu

Moorthi of Sri Ranganatha, to be taken by him to Lanka, with a warning that the Moorthi should not be kept on the ground on th

way; otherwise it would stick to that place and could not be moved at all. Vibhishana accepted the present humbly and left Ayodhya

thru the aerial route for Lanka. In the evening, he reached some place very near modern Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu). He wanted to

break his journey for performing the evening Sandhya Vandanam. He looked around, here and there, for someone to hold the Moorth

till he finished the Sandhya vandanam. He saw a cow- herd at some distance. He called him and requested him to hold the Moorthi for

some time till he came back and not to keep the Moorthi on the ground.

The cow herd agreed, subject to one condition that he would call Vibhishana three times, within which Vibhishana should come back

and receive the Moorthi from him, as it was getting late for him to go home.


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The unsuspecting King Vibhishana agreed to this condition, handed over the Moorthi to the cow-herd and started his Sandhya

vandhanam in the nearby river Kaveri. When he was performing Gayathri Japam, an integral part of Sandhyavandanam, the cow-herd

called him thrice, in quick succession. Vibhishana did not and could not turn up, as he was engrossed in the chanting of Gayathri

mantram. So, the cow-herd kept the Moorthi on the ground and went away. It stuck to the ground very firmly. After finishing Sandhya

Vandanam, Vibhishana was shocked to see that the cow-herd had kept the Moorthi on the ground and gone away and that the Murth

had stuck to the ground firmly! He grew angry at the cow-boy and started chasing him to hit him. The cow-boy ran faster, climbed up

the near-by hill and sat there on the top-most rock. When Vibhishana reached him and hit the head of the cow-herd, the latter in an

instant turned himself into a beautiful stone image of Sri Ganesa! The cleft in the head of Sri Ganesa can be seen even today

Vibhishana realized Who the cow-herd was and repenting for his mistake, hit his own head with both his hands. Following his action

we too hit our head, although lightly, on the sides with both our hands, when we start praying to Sri Ganesa.

The place where the Cow-herd kept the Moorthi on the ground is now known as Sri Rangam. The place where the Cow-herd vanished

and assumed the image of Sri Ganesa is now known as Uchchi Pillaiyar Temple on the top of the hill and is a part of mode rn

Tiruchirappalli town!

The Allusion is now over.

One more reason as to why Sri Karthikeyas Moorthi is sculptured on the last stone pillar in the North West corner is explained latter

when we come to it.

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Om! Tatpurushaaya vidmahe! Vakratundaaya dheemahi!! Thanno danthi prachodyath !!

Sree Haraye Namaha !

We shall move on to pillar No.4 (Mathsyavatharam)


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The school of sankhya

Dr. Saroja Ramanujam, M.A.,Ph.D

The existence of Purusha the individual spirit is confirmed because the world and its objects made of threegunas must have an experiencer or enjoyer. Th very fact that they are perceived indicates a perceiver. Theremust be something other than the three gunas whch controls them as budDhi is also a product of the gunas.

Also since the object of creation is to attain salvation there must be someone who is beyond budDhi and therest who acquiring the jnana about the prakrthi and its evuolutes strives for salvation.

Purusha is nana, various according to the body he occupies. But he is the witness self, a mere spectatordevoid of agency of action which is purely due to the three gunas.

Purusha and prakrthi are compared to the lame and the blind. Prakrthi is blind being insentient and Purusha islame , unable for action in the form of enjoyment or emancipation without the help of prakrthi. With the samebudDhi which engages him in worldly pleasures through identification with prakrthi and its evolutes, purusha isable to get the knowledge of the nature of prakrthi and its evolutes and about his own nature thus he is able todissociate himself from prakrthi and attains salvation. Then as a dancing girlceases to dance after having

exhibited herself to the spectators, the prakrthi ceases to operate after having exhibited itself to purusha.

Thus in reality purusha is never bound nor emancipated. It is the absence of discrimination of purusha beingquite different from prakrthi that creates the delusion of n bondage and liberation.The knowledge of truth aboutprakrthi and its evolutes produces the wisdom in the form I am not , nothing is mine, and not I.

The sentence I am not means that I am the spirit and not the product of three gun as of which body, mind andintellect are made of. As all actions belong to the three gunas the sentence nothing is mine denotes theabsence of agency. The sentence not I denotes that all actions and exerince belongs only to the body, mindand intellect which are the evolutes of prakrhi , tehr eal I being the Self is not these.

After this perfect knowledge all attachments and sense of agency cease but the body continues to operate till itfalls down like the potters wheel which continues to revolve forsometime even after the potter ceases to

operate.This is the sankhya philosophy propounded by sage Kapila and was handed down through sishya paramparaand IsvaraKrishna has sumerised it in his sankhya karika which is the only authentic work available in sankhyanow.


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Ratha-Yatra (Puri)

Ratha Yatra or the Car Festival is a huge festival associated with Lord Jagannath held at Puri in the state ofOdisha.

This annual festival is celebrated on Ashad Shukla Dwitiya (second day in bright fortnight of Ashad month). In 2012 it falls

on the 28th of June.

The festival commemorates Lord Jagannath's annual visit to Gundicha mata's temple via aunt's home (Mausi Maa Temple

which is near Balagandi Chaka in Puri).

As part of Rath Yatra, the idols of Lord Puri Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Subhadra are taken out in a procession to

Gundicha Temple and remain there for nine days. Then the idols or Rath Yatra returns to Puri Jagannath temple. The re-

turn journey of Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra is known as Bahuda Yatra.

The Festival

Three richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled

through the streets of Puri called Badadanda. This commemorates the annual

journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and their sister Subhadra to their

aunt's temple, theGundicha Temple which is situated at a distance of 2 km from

their temple. This is the only day when devotees who are not allowed in the

temple premises such as non-Hindus and foreigners can get their glimpse of thedeities. During the festival, devotees from all over the World go to Puri with an

earnest desire to help pull Lords' chariot with the help of other priests pulling the

chariots with ropes. They consider this a pious deed and risk their lives in the

huge crowd. The huge processions accompanying the chariots play devotional songs with drums, tambourines, trumpets

etc. Children line the streets through which the chariot will pass and add to the mass chorus. The Rath carts themselves

are some approximately 45 feet (14 m) high and are pulled by the thousands of pilgrims who turn up for the event; the

chariots are built anew each year only from a particular type of tree. Millions of devotees congregate at Puri for this annua

event from all over the country and abroad. It is also broadcast live on many Indian, foreign television channels as well as

many of the websites telecast jagannath ratha yatra live.

(Ratha Jatra Festival in Puri, India. Painting by James Fergusson)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_festivalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_(city)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Indiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odishahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundicha_Templehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_carhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fergusson_(architect)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rathajatrawpuri.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Fergusson_(architect)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_carhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundicha_Templehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagannathhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odishahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Indiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puri_(city)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_festival


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From Group dicussions and knowledge sharing of Gurudevs. (Posted byregana9)

Sweetness of Srimad Bhagavatham (3.25.25)

pgn mm -iobhavanti h-k-n khj-jo pg-vartmanih i hki nkmii

m of pe eoee; pg through the association; mamaMy;

onefl iiie; i by discussion of; bhavantibecome;h o he he; k o he e; -n pleing; kh the stories; of h; jo liion; quickly; apavargaof liberation;mni on he ph; h fim fih; i ion; hki devotion;nkmii will follow in order.

In the association of pure devotees, discussion of the pastimes and activities of the Supreme Personality of

head

is very pleasing and satisfying to the ear and the heart.

By cultivating such knowledge one gradually becomes advanced on the path of liberation,

and thereafter he is freed, and his attraction becomes fixed.

Then real devotion and devotional service begin.

Bhkien VeBe m Bhgmby His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Smi Php,Fone of he Inenionl Soie fo Kihn Conione

Krishna Hare Jaya!!

(Posted by Savitri Puram)

Hey Dayasheela, compassionate one! please be pleased with me in such a way that I will be able to chant Achy-

uthaananda Govinda, VishnO, MuraarE, HarE, Nathaa, Narrayana etc (your divine names)and (continuously)

remember you with devotion.

(Posted SRIRAM SUBRAMANIAN)

Srimad Bhagavatam explains the greatness of the Mahat-sanga in the instructions of Jada Bharata to King Rahugana:

Srimad Bhagavatam Skandha 5, Adhyaya 12, Sloka 12:

rahgaaitat tapas na yti

na cejyay nirvapad ghd vna cchandas naiva jalgni-sryair

vin mahat-pda-rajo-'bhiekam

it roughly means:

The Absolute Truth cannot be attained by penances, by following the rules pertaining to Brahmacharya, Grihastha,

Vanaprastha, Sannyasa etc, by chanting of Vedic hymns, nor by worshipping the Gods of Water, Fire, Sun etc - unless

one has the opportunity to smear his entire body with the dust of the feet (pAda-raja or pAda-dhooLi) of Great Ones,

he cannot realize the Absolute Truth.
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KRishNa-Bhakti Readings -- 5:

The flute player on the Yamuna shore

Posted byDKM

yamun taa para ba vdana

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, , 1gvata gpla lla nk rga naa hai|cali r li dkhana, lyana lhu pkhana,hh suratar tara taink taa hai| 1|

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Darling GOpAla is singing. His chosen raag is "naT". Come, O girl, my friend, let us go and see that

sight - the ultimate goal of a human eye -- to see BhagavAn. He is standing under the divine tree onthe shore of Yamuna River.

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mracad cr sira, maju guj pujadhar,bani banadhtu tana h pta paahai|mural tna taramga, mh kuramgabihamga,jhai murati tribhaga nipaa nikaahai| 2|, ,|, ,

| 2|On BhagavAn's head shines the colorful peacockfeather, and on His neck are danglingKunnikku-rumAla.There arebeautiful, temporary tattoos on His body drawn with rock mineral colors. Hisbody is wrapped in yellow clothes. Attracted by the music of His flute, animals and birds are sur-rounding Him and He is standing in thetRibhan*giposture and the audience is standing very close toHimto see Him better. ,

, 3abara amaraharaata baraata phla,

snha sithilagpa gina k haahai|

tulas prabhu nihri jahm tahmbraja nri,

haghhmaga lim rt bhar ghaa hai| 3| ,

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| 3|The watching Gods are rainingsweet-smelling flowers on BhagavAn. The Gopi-s and the cows ofVRajam are allexcited by their Love for the Lord. The VRaja women were going to fill theirpots withwater from the river, but seeing KR^shNa BhagavAn they becameenchanted and their pots remainedmostly empty, and the women just stood thereas if they were under a spell!


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NAVANEETHAMMonthly Newsletter of Guruvayoor Devotees Forum

asato ma sadgamaya

tamaso ma jyotirgamaya

mrtyorma amrtam gamayaom shanti shanti shanti.

Lead me from the asat to the sat.Lead me from darkness to light.

Lead me from death to immortalityOm Peace Peace Peace.

(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad)Om Namo Narayanaya:

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