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, "malladimadhavi" <srims@e...> wrote:

> Namaste,my request was to know about the birth of

> mahalakshmi,mahasaraswati,mahagowri.their birth stars and tithis.like

> mahavishnu's star they say is sravana, lord shiva is arudra,kartikeya

> is krittika,lord rama is punarvasu,lord krishna is rohini, maha

> ganapathi is satabhisha,like that.

 

I think that it is very difficult to have an authoritative answer when it

pertains to the Mother since she is the embodiment of everything; you name

anything, and it is in Her and vice-versa. At this point, I would like to draw

your kind attention to a famous composition of Shree Purandara daasa in Kannada:

 

" sakala graha bala neene sarasijaaksha"

[ O! sarasijaaksha, you are the power and essence of all planets]

 

The above is from the Vedantic view point. I think your question is from the

occult view point. In Jyothish and other occult practices, the following is

widely accepted:

 

1. Raahu,Saturn - Aridra, Swati,Satabhisha - Mahaakaali

 

2. chandra, Shukra - Bharini, PoorvaPhalguni, Poorva Ashada - Mahaa Lakshmi

 

3. budha, Ketu - Aswini, Maghaa, Moola- Mahaa Saraswathi

>From the "thiThi" perspective,

 

1. ashtami, navami , chaturdashi, amaavaasyaa - Mahaakaali

2. panchami, dashami, paurnamaasya - Mahaalakshmi

3. dwitheeya, sapthami, thrayodashi - Mahaasaraswathi

 

In particular, for Mahaagowri, the "trtheeya" thithi is held most sacred. The

selection of "panchaanga" [thiThi, vaara, nakshathra, yOga, karaNa]

depends on which virtue of the Mother is to be propitiated.

I would like to inform you that whatever holds good for the Mother, holds good

for Lord Mahaaganapathy also, since he is the embodiment of both "shiva" and

"shivaa". Still, His power is fully manifested in the Ketu graha. Those who have

Ketu in their lagna [ascendent] are nothing but an "amsha" of Lord Mahaganapathy

himself. Such a native would be blessed with "brahma jnaana" and "moksha".

>and also i want to know that what

> ever i know is right or wrong.

 

for a "brahma jnaani" or for the believer of "advaitha", there is nothing like

right or wrong. Such doubts arise when a spiritual aspirant is in his/her

initial stages. It only indicates that he/she is evolving. One should seek and

surrender to a Guru in order to overcome such doubts and ignorance. What the

Guru says shall be the ultimate. In due course, the aspirant realizes a lot by

the infinite bliss of Guru and ishta devatha. A devot deciple gains knowledge

and becomes realized just by serving the holy feet of his/her Guru. There is no

need for a formal training. If one's Guru is pleased and he blesses his desciple

whole heartedly, then all knowledge praised in the Vedas transcends upon the

desciple automatically, naturally. This is called "Guru kataksha". My whole life

is not enough to explain even a fraction of this "Guru mahima"........

 

> and secondly i also wanted to know

> about navagrahas and why do they have adhidevatas and

> prathyadhidevathas and why not any body else have them like indra

> varuna etc.

 

hierarchy is there everywhere in this universe (creation). from the "dwaitha"

point of view ["shrShTi-kramam" in Shrividya] the supreme "parabrahma" or

"paranjyothi" divides itself and multiplies, creating a new matter each time.

You can think of this as a chain nuclear reaction. Hence what is there in the

macrocosm [brahmanda] is also there in the microcosm [pindaanda]. navagrahas

influence upon the human beings indicates one's past good and bad deeds.

Planet's malefic effects reflect our past bad deed or -ve karmic effects:

 

"poorva janma krtham paapam vyaadhi roopEna peeditham"

 

Planets by themselves are incapable of causing these effects. Their powers

[shakthi] is said to be "adhi - devatha" and "prathyadhi devatha". Any substance

is "brahma" - it is an inactive one. When it gains "shakthi", it becomes a

fragment of "parabrahma". I think the terms "adhi devatha" and "prathyadhi

devatha" refers to the different energy levels. Normally, it is a practice to go

upto 3 energy levels - devatha, adhi devatha and prathyadhi devatha [ just like

in "bhooh", "bhuvah" & "suvah"]. But still higher energy levels are also there.

It is said that the "bhairavas" and the "yogini"s are superior to the

navagrahas.

 

Indra, varuna etc are "dikpaala"s. they too have adhidevathas. Such devas reside

in the "suvarloka". observe " bhooh, bhuvah, suvah, mahah, jana, tapah,

sathyam". The "brahma-vishnu-maheshwara" trinity form a higher level next to the

dikpalas. The highest is the "sathya loka". Still further is "nirvikalpa

parabrahma"

 

>what are the gayathris of ashhatadikpalas i.e. indra,agni,

> and why only for satyanarayana puja we perform panchdevata,

> navagraha dikpalaka puja ,and why not in any other puja like

> varalakshmi vratam.please do not laugh at my ignorance,because if

> mother is "aakeeta brahma janani" then i am a keetaka in her

> creation.i am slowly trying to know my mother,her love towards me and

> her compassion and her beauty through your beautiful

> list.thankyou,malladi

> madhavi.

 

the gayathrys for indra, agni etc are found in the puranas and some tantric

texts. Please learn them from a scholar.

No puja is complete without pita puja, dwara puja, dik puja, aavarana puja etc.

These are the days where most of the vratas are performed by playing an audio

cassete. Even the purohiths don't have either time or patientce to go into the

details of the ritual; Often they are ignorant. So, don't go by what others do.

 

Even for gauree-ganesha vratham, every year, I use the sarvatho-bhadra mandalam,

kalasha sthaapana, navagraha, mrthyunjaya etc along with homam. None of these

have been mentioned in any of the books available. But going by the ritual's

rites, these are essential.

For gauree and varamahaalakshmi vratham we do Shri chakra puja. It depends on

"guru upadesham". you can go into all the details and worship the Mother

elaborately, to your heart's content. At the same time, it is also important to

be aware of time, place and availability of resources. Often, an inexperienced,

immature sadhak gets frustrated by such exhaustive details and gets deviated

from the main goal - the Mother - her grace. Hence "manasika puja" is the best

form of worhip. But a devotee can resort to any kind of ritual that suits his

taste and preferences. In any case, it is better to seek the guidance and

supervision of one's guru.

 

|| vandhE gurOr mandalam||

 

 

R.Srinath

 

srinath_atreya

 

 

 

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