33. shrii jananii

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>In thiruviLaiyaaDal puuraNam, a pig dies after giving birth to 8 piglets.

>Seeing their plight, Lord shiva comes as a mother pig and nourishes them.

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TiruppaN^gundram is on the six main shrines of Murugan (SubrahmaNya swami).

This temple is in the suburbs of Madhurai. As it a cave temple you have to

walk a bit to get to the sanctum. In one of the pillars in the mandapam

where the temple elephant is tied, a beautiful sculpture depicting the

incident that Ravi narrated is carved in stone. It’s not possible to

describe the intricacy and nuance of the sculpture. The compassion and

divine nature of the lord even in the form of a pig is so effectively

conveyed by the craft’s men. The lord in the form of a pig feeds the eight

piglets and looks at them with compassion. It’s worth making a trip just to

see this sculpture.

 

Aravind

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SHE is the mother of all. sahasranama praises HER as the mother of all

from the lowliest worms to the creator brahma (aabrahmakiiTajananii).

 

By this it is meant that SHE is meant that SHE is both the efficient cause

and the material cause of this jagat.

 

A mother loves her children. In fact, she loves the child who is not doing

well and knows it needs the most attention. If this is true with the

mothers of this world, then what about HER, SHE is the mother all, at all

times. SHE loves all equally. In HER view the saint and sinner are alike.

Healthy and sick are same. SHE sees the Gold within and not the mud which

covers it. HER motherly nature is not limited to human forms. In

thiruviLaiyaaDal puuraNam, a pig dies after giving birth to 8 piglets.

Seeing their plight, Lord shiva comes as a mother pig and nourishes them.

 

When problems of this world haunts the soul, it is HER lap which offers

the safety net and protection. God worshipped in the form of Mother is

most conducive one to develop the bhakti. But SHE can be worshipped as our

Father, Mother, and eternal friend.

 

Glory, glory, glory

To thee our Mother

In thy great presence

The sinners and saints

Rejoice together

The rich and the poor

The healthy and the sick

The noble and the lowly

Are alike in thy eyes

As your own Self

Thy love is for all

O Immortal bliss!

When we receive that love

It nourishes our souls

And makes us pure

We are thy Self indeed

Yet we play this duality game

To love each other

And rejoice together.

 

AUM shrii jananyai namaH

 

 

 

 

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