Fwd: when it rains when sun is visible....

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, "Srinath Ram" <srinath_atreya>

wrote:

Shree Abhinava Vidya theertha swamiji was a great seer of Shree Vidya

and mantra shastra. Hence it is no surprise he has said thus.

 

In the shastras, many types of "snan" (bathing) are

mentioned/explained: divya snaan, vaaruNa snaan, aagnEya snaan,

vaayavya snaan, mantra snaan, maanasa snaan, bhauma snaan, gaurava

snaan etc. The kind of snaan that Shree swamiji has mentioned is

called divya snaan.

 

Divya snaan: drenching one's body in the rain that showers when

there is bright sunlight. It is also called

as "Mahendra snaan", "aindra snaan", or "nabha snaan".

It is prescribed that the bather should face east, lift

up his both arms and reciting the "eeshaana mantra",

walk 7 steps.

 

 

aathapE vrShti sanyukthe praangmukhOh - oordhva baahukah |

eeshaanam japEnmanthram gatchEth pada sapthakam ||

 

[ajithaagama]

 

 

The "eeshaana manthra" is thus:

 

eeshaanah sarva vidhyaanaam | eeshwarah sarva bhoothaanaam |

brahmaadhipathir brahmaNODhi pathir brahmaa ShivO mE asthu sadhaa

shivOm ||

 

 

I am not able to find the explanation for its significance. But we

can figure out the same with the help of other mantras and rituals.

For example, while bathing in a river or while doing "sanDhyaavandan"

or poojaa of any deity, we invoke the "theertha devatas" (water gods)

by contemplating upon the Sun [aadithya mandalam]:

 

"brahmaandodhara theerThaani karaih sprShtaani thE ravEh |

thEna sathyEna mE dEva theerTham dhEhi divaakara ||"

 

Normally when it rains, the sky will be full of clouds and one can

hardly see the Sun. Such rains are obviously due to clouds. When

there are really no enough clouds and the Sun is shining bright and

it rains, we can imagine that it is a divine rain, the rain

originating from the Sun. Hence such a snaan is considered equivalent

to taking a dip in the Gangaa.

 

I shall be greatfull if any of the enlightened members provide a

better explanation.

 

A million salutations to u all.

 

 

, "Prasad Balasubramanian"

<besprasad@l...> wrote:

> namasthe,

>

> Shri Abhinava Vidya Theertha Swamigal of Sringeri (the previous

MaTAdhipathi/pontiff) has told that when it rains when sun is

visible, getting ourselves wet is equivalent to bathing in Holy Ganga

River.

>

> I just thought of sharing this with all. If someone can explain

the significance of this, it'd be helpful.

>

> namasthe

> Prasad

>

>

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