Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hello, I came to know about a place near Tirupati (Balaji) known as Kala Hasti. This place is having a West Facing Shivalinga and is said to be the best place for Kala sarpa Yoga / Sarpa Yoga / Rahu / Ketu Nivarana. It is said that this Shiv Linga is very Dynamic and no one dares to touch it. It is said that a person touched it around 500 years back and he developed Leporesey on whole of his body and died in a miserable shape. Even the main poojari does not touches the lingam and does abhishekam from far. It is said that the Temple is about 1200/ 1300 years old. Can any one through some light on this. Regards, Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 It seems to be a Siddha Peeth It's Nature's way of saying that this is a very Pure place, and as Arjuna could only break Rama's gandiva,similiarly only the purest of the pure could touch it Atul Kolkata bk k <bk_k3 > wrote: Hello, I came to know about a place near Tirupati (Balaji) known as Kala Hasti. This place is having a West Facing Shivalinga and is said to be the best place for Kala sarpa Yoga / Sarpa Yoga / Rahu / Ketu Nivarana. It is said that this Shiv Linga is very Dynamic and no one dares to touch it. It is said that a person touched it around 500 years back and he developed Leporesey on whole of his body and died in a miserable shape. Even the main poojari does not touches the lingam and does abhishekam from far. It is said that the Temple is about 1200/ 1300 years old. Can any one through some light on this. Regards, Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail. Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near historic lows: $150,000 loan as low as $579/mo. Intro-*Terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hari OM Sri Kalahasti temple, situated 36 km away is famous for its Vayudeva temple, which is the only shrine of the god of wind in India. Constructed in the 12th century by the Chola king, Rajarajendra, Vayu is incarnated as Lord Shiva and worshipped as Kalahasteeswara. This is an important temple dedicated to Lord Siva. This temple has one of the elemental lingas, the vayu (air) linga. There is a lamp inside the inner sanctum that is constantly flickering despite the lack of air movement inside. The air-linga can be observed to move even when the pujaris close off the entrance to the main Deity room, which does not have any windows. You can see the flames on several ghee lamps flicker as if blown by moving air. The linga is white and is considered Swayambhu, or self-manifested. Kalahasti is surrounded by two sacred hills. The Durgamba temple is on the northern hill. On the south hill there is the shrine of Kannabeswara, in memory of the Sage Kannappa, who offered an eye to the Lord. When he tried to offer his other eye as well, the Lord mercifully stopped him. There is also a temple dedicated to Subramanya on one of the surrounding hills. The main linga is untouched by human hands, even by the priest. Abhisheka (bathing) is done by pouring a mixture of water, milk, camphor, and panchamrita. Sandal paste, flowers and the sacred thread are offered to the utsava-murti, not the main linga. This temple is one of the most impressive Siva temples in India. It features an enormous, ancient gopuram (tower) over the main gate. The tower is 36.5m (120 feet) high. The entire temple is carved out of the side of a huge stone hill. It was built in1516 by King Krishnadeva Raya. The temple is run by neatly dressed Saivite Brahmins, who conduct the worship of the various deities inside. Inside the temple you will find the tremendously ornate and splendid architecture that South India is famous for. Elaborately designed pillars, altars, and paraphernalia abound. As the legend goes, the town got its name because of the temple named after Sri ( spider ) Kala ( serpent ) hasti ( elephant) after the three animals, who were ardent devotees of Lord Siva. These three animals attained divinity through worshipping Lord Siva. The spider was Vishwakarma's (architect of the deva ganas) son Oornanabha. He was replicating Brahma-the creator's job and an annoyed Brahma cursed him to become a spider. The snake was once cursed by Siva himself. The elephant was a Deva (Pramadha) cursed by Siva's wife, Parvathi, when he intruded their privacy! The Siva linga at Srikalahasti is an amalgamation of the three animals. The main linga is in the shape of an elephant trunk, with tusks on each side and a figure of a spider at the bottom. If you look at the linga from the top it looks like a snake with five hoods. The spider is call "Sri," the snake "Kala," and the elephant "Hasti." The three names combine together in the name Srikalahasti. It is said that the spider wove a web above the linga to protect it from the sun and rain. The elephant would get water with its trunk and bath the linga (perform abhisheka) and the snake would also worship the Lord. One day the snake found some bilva leaves and water near the Lord. He thought that someone was trying to harm the Lord, so he surrounded the Lord to protect him. When the elephant came the next day to worship the Lord the snake through he was trying to harm the Lord so he got into his trunk. Unable to handle the pain, the elephant dashed his trunk against the linga killing both the snake and the spider. The elephant also died at this time. Lord Siva being satisfied by their devotion, gave liberation to his three devotees. Once there was a spider which was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, which expressed its devotion by spinning webs in the shape of temple and Mantapams to Lord Siva, Ganesh, Kumaraswamy (Kartik) and Nandi. The morning dew drops would make the cobwebs look like pearl houses and sunrays on the dew drops would make them shine like rubies. But all this would break and crumble with the blowing of the wind. The spider would connect the broken threads and weave the web all over again. One day Siva, to test the spider's devotion, burned all the spider webs with the lamp that was shining near His shrine. The enraged spider swallowed the flame and sacrificed its life. Siva, pleased with its unswerving devotion, offered it a boon. And what did the spider ask the God ? To free it from further births! Siva merged it into Himself. One can still see the spider on the Linga! Legend of the serpent (kala) and the elephant (hasti) Once there was a serpent which used to worship the Siva Linga with precious gems. An elephant, also a devotee of Lord Siva, used to bathe in the nearby Swarnamukhi river, push away all the precious gems and worship the linga with leaves and flowers from the forest. The next day the snake, finding her precious offerings pushed away, gets enraged. It would push away the leaves and flowers and worship the Linga with the precious gems it brought from underground. Next day the elephant would push away the gems and worship it with leaves and flowers. This continued for a while. One day the snake got upset and kept a watch hiding under the leaves all night, waiting to catch the mischief maker. The elephant also lost its temper finding her offerings pushed away day after day. One day it came early and was pleased to find the flowers left undistrubted. It went and took bath in the river and brought fresh flowers and leaves for pooja (worship). While the elephant was clearing the previous day's leaves and flowers, the snake got into the elephant's head through its trunk, causing unbearable pain to the elephant. The elephant ran helter-skelter with pain and banged its head to a mountain. His head split and the elephant died. The snake was crushed to death too. Lord Siva took them into his fold. That is how all the three creatures, accursed to be born on earth, can be seen on the linga at Srikalahasti. "Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee." 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Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 1) Gandiva was Arjuna's Dhanushya / Bow. 2) Rama's was known as KODANDA. So Rama is called KodandaPani. Solve the BahuVreehi Samas and see for yourself.. 3) ShriKalaHasti is the place the Royal Family of VijayaNagar took refuge after the defeat of the VijayaNagar Emperor. 4) The Panchangas / Almanacs debunk the KalaSarpaYoga as myth which has no basis in the Indian astrology. This was created by some astrologers to earn some money under the pretext of doing Shanti of the KalaSarpa Shubham Bhavatu l Swalpasya Api Yogasya Trayatay Mahato Bhayat l Bhalchandra G. Thattey, B.Tech. ( Hons.), M.I.E., Chartered Engineer,Dipl. ISO 9000 & TQM, Qualified Yoga and Sanskrit Teacher, 166-C, Khareghat Road, Dadar, Mumbai-400014, India - Atul Shah Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:11 PM Re: Sarpa Dosha Shanti at Kala hasti It seems to be a Siddha Peeth It's Nature's way of saying that this is a very Pure place, and as Arjuna could only break Rama's gandiva,similiarly only the purest of the pure could touch it Atul Kolkata bk k <bk_k3 > wrote: Hello, I came to know about a place near Tirupati (Balaji) known as Kala Hasti. This place is having a West Facing Shivalinga and is said to be the best place for Kala sarpa Yoga / Sarpa Yoga / Rahu / Ketu Nivarana. It is said that this Shiv Linga is very Dynamic and no one dares to touch it. It is said that a person touched it around 500 years back and he developed Leporesey on whole of his body and died in a miserable shape. Even the main poojari does not touches the lingam and does abhishekam from far. It is said that the Temple is about 1200/ 1300 years old. Can any one through some light on this. Regards, ---------- Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail. Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near historic lows: $150,000 loan as low as $579/mo. Intro-*Terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Janaardhana An excellent post About KALAHASTI but forgot to mention, the main diety GNYANA PRASOONAMBIKA which is considered to be the one of 108 Shakthi Peetas, DEVI is worshiped as the Gnyana Daaieni here and it is considered that she is the GURU roopam of DEVI, and bestows knowledge on one who worships DEVI .............. Adi Shankara has established A SRICHAKRA infront of the DEVI.................and has also written GNYANA PRASOONAMBIKA ASTAKAM and NAVARATNA MALAA on devi aswell......... Regards, Sampath. a Kaaliianandaswami <baba108 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Hari OM Sri Kalahasti temple, situated 36 km away is famous for its Vayudeva temple, which is the only shrine of the god of wind in India. Constructed in the 12th century by the Chola king, Rajarajendra, Vayu is incarnated as Lord Shiva and worshipped as Kalahasteeswara. This is an important temple dedicated to Lord Siva. This temple has one of the elemental lingas, the vayu (air) linga. There is a lamp inside the inner sanctum that is constantly flickering despite the lack of air movement inside. The air-linga can be observed to move even when the pujaris close off the entrance to the main Deity room, which does not have any windows. You can see the flames on several ghee lamps flicker as if blown by moving air. The linga is white and is considered Swayambhu, or self-manifested. Kalahasti is surrounded by two sacred hills. The Durgamba temple is on the northern hill. On the south hill there is the shrine of Kannabeswara, in memory of the Sage Kannappa, who offered an eye to the Lord. When he tried to offer his other eye as well, the Lord mercifully stopped him. There is also a temple dedicated to Subramanya on one of the surrounding hills. The main linga is untouched by human hands, even by the priest. Abhisheka (bathing) is done by pouring a mixture of water, milk, camphor, and panchamrita. Sandal paste, flowers and the sacred thread are offered to the utsava-murti, not the main linga. This temple is one of the most impressive Siva temples in India. It features an enormous, ancient gopuram (tower) over the main gate. The tower is 36.5m (120 feet) high. The entire temple is carved out of the side of a huge stone hill. It was built in1516 by King Krishnadeva Raya. The temple is run by neatly dressed Saivite Brahmins, who conduct the worship of the various deities inside. Inside the temple you will find the tremendously ornate and splendid architecture that South India is famous for. Elaborately designed pillars, altars, and paraphernalia abound. As the legend goes, the town got its name because of the temple named after Sri ( spider ) Kala ( serpent ) hasti ( elephant) after the three animals, who were ardent devotees of Lord Siva. These three animals attained divinity through worshipping Lord Siva. The spider was Vishwakarma's (architect of the deva ganas) son Oornanabha. He was replicating Brahma-the creator's job and an annoyed Brahma cursed him to become a spider. The snake was once cursed by Siva himself. The elephant was a Deva (Pramadha) cursed by Siva's wife, Parvathi, when he intruded their privacy! The Siva linga at Srikalahasti is an amalgamation of the three animals. The main linga is in the shape of an elephant trunk, with tusks on each side and a figure of a spider at the bottom. If you look at the linga from the top it looks like a snake with five hoods. The spider is call "Sri," the snake "Kala," and the elephant "Hasti." The three names combine together in the name Srikalahasti. It is said that the spider wove a web above the linga to protect it from the sun and rain. The elephant would get water with its trunk and bath the linga (perform abhisheka) and the snake would also worship the Lord. One day the snake found some bilva leaves and water near the Lord. He thought that someone was trying to harm the Lord, so he surrounded the Lord to protect him. When the elephant came the next day to worship the Lord the snake through he was trying to harm the Lord so he got into his trunk. Unable to handle the pain, the elephant dashed his trunk against the linga killing both the snake and the spider. The elephant also died at this time. Lord Siva being satisfied by their devotion, gave liberation to his three devotees. Once there was a spider which was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, which expressed its devotion by spinning webs in the shape of temple and Mantapams to Lord Siva, Ganesh, Kumaraswamy (Kartik) and Nandi. The morning dew drops would make the cobwebs look like pearl houses and sunrays on the dew drops would make them shine like rubies. But all this would break and crumble with the blowing of the wind. The spider would connect the broken threads and weave the web all over again. One day Siva, to test the spider's devotion, burned all the spider webs with the lamp that was shining near His shrine. The enraged spider swallowed the flame and sacrificed its life. Siva, pleased with its unswerving devotion, offered it a boon. And what did the spider ask the God ? To free it from further births! Siva merged it into Himself. One can still see the spider on the Linga! Legend of the serpent (kala) and the elephant (hasti) Once there was a serpent which used to worship the Siva Linga with precious gems. An elephant, also a devotee of Lord Siva, used to bathe in the nearby Swarnamukhi river, push away all the precious gems and worship the linga with leaves and flowers from the forest. The next day the snake, finding her precious offerings pushed away, gets enraged. It would push away the leaves and flowers and worship the Linga with the precious gems it brought from underground. Next day the elephant would push away the gems and worship it with leaves and flowers. This continued for a while. One day the snake got upset and kept a watch hiding under the leaves all night, waiting to catch the mischief maker. The elephant also lost its temper finding her offerings pushed away day after day. One day it came early and was pleased to find the flowers left undistrubted. It went and took bath in the river and brought fresh flowers and leaves for pooja (worship). While the elephant was clearing the previous day's leaves and flowers, the snake got into the elephant's head through its trunk, causing unbearable pain to the elephant. The elephant ran helter-skelter with pain and banged its head to a mountain. His head split and the elephant died. The snake was crushed to death too. Lord Siva took them into his fold. That is how all the three creatures, accursed to be born on earth, can be seen on the linga at Srikalahasti. "Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee." >From Verse 27 of Shankara's Saundaryalahari Use your PC to make calls at very low rates Check out the all-new Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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