Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 plz give a brief note on rajarajeswari temple at nangainallur. i never heared about it though iam in chennai for 25 years. namasivayam --- Group Owner <para_anuloma wrote: > Dear Varahi sutas, > > Om! Varahyai Vidmahay > Rathneswarayai dheemahi. Thanno Nithya > Prachodayath! > > > > This posting concentrates on the Srividya deity > Varahi. > > If one makes a visit to Nangainallur Temple one can > see Varahi on the left and Mantrini on the left side > of the sanctumsanctorum of Rajarajeshwari Devi. > > Rajarajeshwari Devi delegates the ruling to Mantrini > and the harming power/killing enemies/trouble makers > to Varahi and sits in meditation in Veerasana. > > But at times She too comes in her form to save > devotees. > > But generally these deities look after the > deity(including Matangi devi who stays below > Rajarajeshwari devi in heirarchy) > Shri Varahi Devi > > > (Varahi Devi Idol in Devipuram,the place being run > under Sree Prahalad Shastry(Amrita) who was the > disciple of my father's Guruvugaaru Sree > Swaprakashananda Avadhutha) > > > > Goddess Varahi is one of the Saptamatrukas (Mothers) > created from the boar avatara of Lord MahaVishnu. > She is classed as the fifth among the seven > " mother-like " divinities. Except for Chamundi all > the Saptamathrukas represent the female (Shakthi) > aspects of the various Gods. Thus, Brahmani > represents Brahma, Maheshvari represents Shiva, > Kaumari represents Skanda or Muruga, Vaishnavi > represents Vishnu, Varahi represents Varaha, the > boar incarnation of Vishnu and Indrani that of Indra > and Chamundi is the annihilator of Chamunda. > > > > Varahi is the Shakthi energy of the Vishnu Avatar > Varaha. She is often associated with Goddess Kamala > (one of the Mahavidyas). She is also called the > Danda-natha or Lady Commander of the forces of the > mother-goddess, symbolizing the might of SriVidya. > Varahi is also " Vakdevi " on the snout of Varaha > avatara of Lord Vishnu. This Vak (word) is the power > of speech of Vishnu in His manifestation as " Yajna > Varaha " . > > Varahi has dominion over the intellect (Bhuddhi) and > is worshiped through dhyana yoga. > > As Varahi she destroys evil forces that obstructs > the devotees' progress, paralyses the enemies, and > leads the devotees ultimately to Sri-Vidya. > > With Kurukulla, she is accorded the parental status > to Sri-Chakra (Lalita Tripura-Sundari). > > While Kurukulla represents the full moon, Varahi > represents the new-moon. And while Varahi represents > the illumination (prakasha) aspects of the > mother-goddess, Kurukulla is the " deliberation " > (vimarsa) aspect. > > In another aspect, Varahi is also said to be one of > the Yoginis, taking the form of a boar. She is said > to lift up the earth with her tusks to confer > benefits on all creatures. > > She is imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed > lady with a face of a hog, seated under a Palmyra > tree and functioning as a trusted attendant of the > Goddess as her chief counselor. In this form, she is > known as Chaitanya-bhairavi (the devotee's > association of strength). She is being described as > a fierce (Maha-Ghora) and as Commander of the > forces, she moves about in a chariot drawn by boars. > She is said to reside in the ocean of sugar-cane > juice (ikshu), one of the four oceans that surrounds > the mother goddess, holding her court in the island > of nine-jewels and facing the mother-goddess. > One text of the Prapanchasara Tantra says that the > Parabindu divides into two parts, of which the right > is Bindu, the male, Purusha or Ham, and the left > Visarga the female, Prakriti or Sah, making the > combined Hamsah. Hamsah is the union of Prakriti and > Purusha and the universe is Hamsah > > Location of Varahi: Continuing to circumambulate > clockwise around the second layer of the wall of the > First Enclosure, turn the corner and VARAHI sits at > the next corner ahead of you(looking at a flat > yantra facing East, the would be the lower left hand > or NW corner) [ No 5, Red ]. Into VARAHI, the ten > Siddhis are absorbed, along with > brahmi,maheshwari,kaumari and Vaishnavi. And so it > shall continue till wereach Mahaalakshmi – at which > point, Mahaalakshmi will include allof the Siddhis > and the Seven Mothers. > > > > There are eight devatas guarding the second layer of > the outerenclosure wall (the Ninth Enclosure), which > is colored as the red of the rising sun. They are > the famous Seven mothers (Saptamatrka),plus one > added – Mahalaskmi. > > The fourth the Eight Mothers (and the 14th of the > Khadgamala Devis)is VARAHI, the boar-headed form of > Devi. > Varahi idol in Caurasi,Orrisa > > > > > Varahi is a bali (animal sacrifice) devata, one of > Lalita's receivers of offerings. Her four alchemical > elements (dhatus) are known as the four fires. > Kurukulla's alchemical elements are known as the > five Shaktis. The combination of these five Shaktis > (downward pointing triangles) and four fires (upward > pointing triangles), forms the complex figure in the > centre of the Shri Cakra. Varahi's four are the > twelve (three x four) sun kalas, twelve sidereal > constellations. Kurukulla's five triangles are the > fifteen (five x three) Kalas of the moon, fifteen > lunar days. The complete individual grows within > nine months to be born as a Shri Yantra or plant. > The flowering of this plant is shown by the 24 > petals of the yantra. > > > Both Varahi and Kurukulla are connected with, but > separate from the 16 Nityas (fifteen days of the > bright fortnight plus Lalita herself). > > The following chapter of the Tantrarajatantra, > translated into English for the first time, is > devoted to the practice of the Varahi mantra and > contains a number of prayogas. As with all other > prayogas, a sadhaka is only qualified (adhikari) to > perform these rites if (a) she or he is initiated, > and (b) does the daily puja of Tripurasundari. > Further, the commentary (not translated here) shows > that there is a number of elements which have to be > taken account of when performing prayogas. These > include visualisation skills and also a knowledge of > astrology (Hindu, sidereal version), before the > rites will be successful. > > > The Tantrarajatantra says that Varahi is the " father > form " , while Kurukulla is the " mother form " of the > devata. > > The myth of boar does not only confine to the Hindu > Mythology. It is in the Celtic, Japanese, Chinese, > Greek, American Indians, Egypt etc. Goddess > Ceridwin, A Celtic Mother Goddess was also called > the " old White Sow " . The Boar too is a sacred animal > of Goddess Isis ( the Egyptian equivalent of Durga ) > and her brother is a black boar ( called Seth ). > Human associations with animals have gone far back. > Hindus in particular see divinity in all things > around us including animals. They therefore plays an > important role in the hindu dharma for they not only > become vehicle, the goddess and god assume or take > the form of these animals > > > > > > If you look at the concept of Avatar which is > associated with Vishnu, the organic evolution theory > which indicates the origin of the human from an > aquatic background does make sense even though there > is still debate about the reliability of the Theory. > The boar being the third manifestation represents > the complete picture of a terresterial animal. > > These five elements that manifest in the functioning > of === message truncated === Mail for Mobile Take Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile./learn/mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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