Guest guest Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Dear Members, I had written below in my posting reply that in Tamil and Malayalam 'Palaka' is called 'Palagai' Actually it is 'Palaga' in Malayalam and 'Palagai' in Tamil. It was a typographical oversight. It was pointed by a member in our group. I thank him for this and stand corrected. Thankyou, Shreeram Balijepalli Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " para_anuloma " <para_anuloma> wrote: > > Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " SR.Raj kumar " > <srirajarajeswari9> wrote: > > > > Dear Shreeram, > > > > Whilst the deer skins are handed over to the rishis, then it can > also be interpreted that the rishis are also incuring a sin by > accepting the skin of animals. They could have advised the hunters > in not killing the deer. So they also become a media for the hunters > to commit a sin. The hunters would also be killing the deers with a > view to handing over the skin to the rishis, probably. > > RISHIS INCUR SIN ONLY IF THEY ENCOURAGE THE KILLING OF DEER BY THE > HUNTERS FOR THEIR MEDITATION.THE GIVING OF THE DEER SKINS BY HUNTERS > THEN(IAM TALKING ABOUT TRETA AND KRITA YUGA PERIODS AND MAYBE EVEN > DWAPARA YUGA NOT KALIYUGA WHERE EVERY ACT SEEMS TO BE TAINTED WITH > SELFISHNESS)IS AN ACT OF SELFLESS LOVE WHEN THE HUNTER CHANCED TO > SEE A RISHI.TO SEE A RISHI IS NOT EASY.MANY OF THIS THINK ALL ARE > RISHIS.NO NOT ALL ARE RISHIS. THERE IS A HEIRARCHY TOO IN > SPIRITUALITY.MANY ARE YOGIS SOME ARE SIDDHAS FEW ARE MUNIS(VALMIKI > MUNI--NOT VALIMIKI MAHARISHI!) AND VERY VERY FEW ARE RISHIS AND > THERE ARE 7/8 BRAHMA RISHIS.SO SEEING A RISHIS WILL CHANGE THE > HUNTER'S TAMASIC AURA AND WILL YIELD IN AN ALTRUISTIC ACT. HE JUST > GIVES BECAYUSE HE SIMPLY HAS TO GIVE AND FEEL THE LOVE AND > SPIRITUALITY OF THE RISHI.ALSO THE HUNTERS ALSO KNOW THE RARITY OF > SEEING A RISHI AND TILL NOW IN PURANAS ONLY VERY FEW INCIDENTS > WHICH CAN BE COUNTED IN HANDS ARE THERE OF AN ORDINARY HUMANBEING > MEETING A RISHI.NOWADAYS IT HAS BECOME A FASHION TO CALL ALL > AVATARS,MAHARISHIS AND RISHIS. > > NEXTLY,RISHIS KNOW VERY EASY HOW TO REMOVE THE SIN,IF AT ALL THERE > HAS BEEN AN UNINTENTIONAL OVERSIGHT.THEY ARE UPASAKAS OF AGNI AND > SURYA. > > ''AGNIM ADITYAM CHA DAHYAMANA PRAVARANTHI THE' RISHEENAAM SARVA > PAAPEBHYAHA''.THE MYSTIC QUALITY OF FIRE AND SUN IS THUS INVOKED FOR > THIS. > > IT IS LIKE ADUMBRATING EINSTEIN 'LOOK HE HAS COMMITED A GRAMMATICAL > MISTAKE WHILE WORKING OUT EQUATIONS ON THE ROUGH PAPER'-IT IS > OUTRIGHT SILLY BECAUSE WHEN THE FINAL PRESENTATION IS TO BE MADE > BEFORE SAY THE NOBLE COMMITTEE AN EINSTEIN WILL GO THROUGH THE > RIGOURS OF ENGLISH AND SYNTAX.MAYBE EVEN EINSTEIN MIGHT DO A MISTAKE > BUT THE RISHIS TAKE CARE OF EVERY SMALL THING AND THAT IS WHY THEY > ARE THERE ON THE TOP OF SPIRITUALITY.DON'T YOU THINK THAT WHEN WE > HAVE CONSIDERED THIS WILL NOT THE RISHIS WHO KNOW BETTER AND WHO ARE > CONSTANTLY IN COMMUNE WITH THE DIVINITY INSIDE THEM NOT KNOW THIS? > > ALSO THE RISHI WILL TELL THEM THAT 'JEEVA HIMSA'(TORTURE OF ANIMALS > TO ANY KIND) IS BAD BUT NEVERTHELESS ACCEPT HIS TOKEN OF GIFT AS IT > HAS COME FROM LOVE. > > TO BE FASTIDIOUS AND ORTHODOX IS ONETHING BUT TO RECOGNIZE THE LOVE > AND SPIRITUAL SPARK IN ALL IS ANOTHER THING...A THING WHICH COMES IN > THE PERVIEW OF GOD...IN THE PERVIEW OF LOVE. > > > > Now to talk of sasya bhojanam and mamsa bhojanam. Is it right on > part of the hunters to kill and eat mamsa, when sasya bhojanam is > available? Mamsa bhojanam is got only after killing. so they also > get the sins. Dont tell me that the animal which is killed gets > moksha and hence this act. Give me more information. > > I NEVER SAID IT IS RIGHT FOR THE HUNTERS TO KILL THE ANIMAL AND > PARTAKE IT'S MEAT.ALL THESE TENDENCIES DEVELOP DUE TO TAMASIC > QUALITIES AND RAJASIC INTERPLAYS.HUNTERS ARE BORN IN THE WILD TO > ORDINARY PARENTS WHO TELL THEM TO HUNT AND FEED THEMSELVES. > > I DID NOT TELL THAT AN ANIMAL GETTING KILLED IN THE HANDS OF A > HUNTER GETS MOKSHA. PLEASE READ THE POSTING I GAVE CAREFULLY. TO > REACT TO ONE WORD WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THE FULL CLUSTER OF THOUGHTS > IS TO COMMIT A CARDINAL SIN IN SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING. > > I SAID THE DEER SEEING THE AURA OF A RISHI(DO NOT FORGET THAT RISHIS > CAN EVEN COMMUNICVATE WITH DEERS AND KNOW THEIR PROBLEMS AND > SUFFERINGS) MAY COME(I USE MAY BECAUSE IT MIGHT NOT ALSO,PLEASE DO > NOT QUESTION ME AGAIN WHETHER ALL DEERS COME LIKE THIS WHEN SEEING A > RISHI!) AND REQUEST THE RISHI TO TAKE IT'S LIFE AND USE IT'S > SKIN.THIS TRANSACTION IS ALSO OUT OF LOVE. ALSO THE RISHI WILL NOT > CUT THE ANIMAL WITH A KNIFE OR A WEAPON.HE JUST WILL SAY THATHASTHU > MOVED BY IT'S LOVE AND THE DEER DROPS DEAD. > > NOW YOU MAY ASK IF THE RISHI IS SO POWERFUL WHY SHOULD HE USE DEER > SKIN ATALL. TRU MANY RISHIS DO NOT MEDITATE ON EARTH AS IT IS A > GREAT SUCKING FORCE.THEY LEVITATE AND MEDITATE IN THE AIR AS IT > PURER THAN THE EARTH ELEMENT AND MORE RARER UNLIKE THE DENSER EARTH > ELEMENT.DEER SKINS ARE USED FOR THEIR DISCIPLES OR FOR SOME SPECIAL > PARIKIRYAS. > > > > So far my understanding is Tiger skin is the best and next comes > deer skin and third is Dharba. Plz throw more light. > > > > TIGER SKIN IS USED FOR TANTRIC MEDITATION AND MORE POWEFUL > MEDITATIONS.IT WILL MAKE A PERSON SLOWLY DEVELOP VAIRAAGYA AND THUS > MANY HOUSEHOLDERS IN SOUTHINDIA ATLEAST, FEAR THE USANCE OF SUCH A > SKIN.WHITE TIGER SKIN IS USED FOR HIGH PARIKRIYAS. > > DEER SKIN IS USED FOR SAATVIC AND VAIDEEKI KARMAS. > > DHARBHA IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.IT IS SHOULD NOT BE COMPARED WITH > SKINS.IT SHOULD BE PLACED UNDERNEATH EVERYTHING BE IT DEER OR TIGER > SKIN AND ONE SHOULD NOT SIT ON ANIMAL SKINS JUST LIKE THAT. > > > ALSO ONE DOES NOT SIT ON DHARBA ASANA UNLESS ONE IS A SANYASI > WITHOUT A WHITE CLOTH ON IT.IT IS USED FOR SANDHYAVANADANA AND OTHER > VAIDEEKI KARMAS > > > Also it is stated not to sleep on the floor lest the energy > shall be absorbed by the earth and to meditate in the mind as > Kaladevan draws energy from our meditation. We also know of some > saints using wooden sandals for walking. Even meditation needs an > asan. Can you throw some light on this? > > FOR SOME TANTRIC SADHANAS SLEEPING ON BARE FLOOR IS REQUIRED.THERE > ARE NO HARD AND FAST RULES ANYWHERE.MANY ARE BROKEN FOR MANY > PURPOSES.YOU SHOULD NOT JUDGE OR ACCUSE ANYONE BECAUSE THEY ARE > DOING THUS. > > OFCOURSE MEDITATING ON BARE GROUND IS NOT ADVICED AS YOU SAID. > > MEDITATION REQUIRES AN ASAN BUT MANY THINGS IT IS AN EXTERNAL ONE. > IT IS ACTUALLY THE INTERNALISATION OF THE DEITY IN THE MIND OR HEART > AND MADE TO SIT IN THE MENTAL ASAN THERE. > > HATHA YOGINS SIT IN SPECIFIC ASANAS TO ACCELERATE THE SPIRITUAL > PROGRESS. > > FOR EXAMPLE DOING PANCHADASI IN MAYUR ASANA IS SAID TO ACCELERATE > IT'S POWER IT MANY FOLD. > > > > > Wooden planks are used while doing pooja. In Tamil/Malayalam it > is called Palaka. We have Ama Palaka (Tortoise shaped wooden > planks). While they say that Tortoise should not be kept in home, > how can this be justified for pooja purposes? > > TORTOISE IS CONSIDERED THE AVATAR OF VISHNU KACCHAPA AVATAR.VISHNU > HAS SAVED THE EARTH FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE COSMIC OCEAN WHEN A DEVIL > TOOK IT THERE.THIS IS UNDERSTOOD ESOTERICALLY AS THE MULADHARA > CHAKRIC ENERGY GOING DOWN AND THE 'VISHNU' WHO STAYS IN SWADHISTHANA > AND ALSO SOMETIMES DEPICTED IN KUNDALINI SHASTRA IN MANIPURA (THOUGH > BRAHMA IS SHOWN IN SOME TEXTS) BRINGS YOUR 'WORLD' OUT OF THE DARK > COSMIC OCEAN.TO SYMBOLISE THIS ASPECT SOME SAUCHA MANTRAS ARE DONE > ON A TORTOISE ASANA. > > PALAKA IS CALLED THUS IN ALL THE FOUR SOUTHINDIAN LANGUAGES. > > IN TAMIL AND MALAYALAM IT IS CALLED 'PALAGAI' > > IN TELUGU AND KANNADA IT IS CALLED 'PALAKA' > > SEE AN OLD POSTING OF MINE IN THIS CONNEXION REGARDING PALAKA IN AN > EXPLANATION ASKED BY ONE MEMBER REGARDING 'PANCHA PRETHA MANCHAADI > SHAAYINI'(LALITHA SAHASRANAMA NAME). > > TORTOISE SHOULD NOT BE KEPT AS PER VAASTHU IT IS SAID IN > TAMILNADU.TAMILS CONSIDER KEEPING A TORTOISE IN THE HOUSE AS > INAUSPICIOUS AS IT IS SAID TO RETARD THE PROGRESS OF THE HOUSE. > BUT AS PER FENGSHUI IT CAN BE PLACED. > > BUT AMA PALAGAI('AAMAI' IN TAMIL MEANS TORTOISE) IS DIFFERENT. THAT > IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE. > > AS I SAID BEFORE MANY RULES ARE THERE TO BE BROKEN.BUT FIRST KNOW > ALL OF THEM THOUROUGHLY AND DO THE FOLLOWING 3 LITMUS TESTS > > 1. IS IT APPLICABLE IN KALIYUGA > > 2. IS IT A MERE SUPERSTITION OR SOME CASTEIST RIGMAROLE OR DOES IT > HAVE A PARANORMAL OR A LOGICAL REASON TO IT? > > 3. IT IS IN DOING WITH MY KARMA AND CONCEPT OF JEEVA KARUNYA OF ALL > KIND > > ELSE,FIND AN ALTERNATIVE WAY,SHASTRAS ARE BENEVOLENT.THEY DO SHOW > REMEDIES AND PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER SHAASHTRAS AS SOME STRICT FATHER > WHO DOES SPARE THE ROD! > > THEY DO SPARE THE ROD MANY TIMES! > > AHAM DEVIPUTROSMI! > > SHREERAM BALIJEPALLI > > P.S. BIG FONTS HAVE BEEN USED TO DIFFERENTIATE THE SMALL FONTS YOU > HAVE USED.PLEASE DO NOT MISCONSTRUE THIS AS 'SHOUTING' MY ANSWER. > > > > > > Ambal Thunai > > > > > > > > para_anuloma <para_anuloma> wrote: > > Dear Rajkumar Avargale, > > > > Though it is digressing a bit away from > the > > main forum discussions I will answer the question.It can be > answered > > even by you if you think both literally and laterally. > > > > Killing of animals is sin be it a Tiger or a Deer. > > > > But Bhagavad Geetha has Krishna saying that deer skin is to be > used > > for meditation. > > > > In olden days hunters used to kill deers for meat and their > > consumption. The number of people(wordl population) was less when > > compared to what it is now. > > > > The demand for deer skin was negligible when compared to what it > is > > now.The deers were thus killed mainly for consumption by > spiritually > > unevolved hunters.These hunters used to give the skins to rishis > to > > be used for their meditation purposes out of love and affection > and > > not for money. > > > > Also many rishis like Pippalaada used to be very ahimsic and used > to > > take the dry skin of a dead deer which died due to natural death > > (which is no sin). > > > > Deer skin does send good vibrations when done this way. Sometimes > in > > rare cases as with Brahma rishis the deer themselves come in the > > Rishis aura and give up their lives(this sounds ridiculous to > > unevolved people) and beseech the rishi to use their skins and > thus > > attain merit. > > > > Deers which have died a violent death thus mark their curses as a > > taint on the skin and it will interfere with meditation. But the > > same skin if blessed by a spiritual person absorbs the curses and > > relases the deer atma to a higher plane. > > > > These are subtle things beyond the comprehension of ordinary folks > > and thus I never ask anyone to sit on a deer mat. Lest they go and > > kill some innocent deer in their pursuit of moksha. > > > > Also these days hunters(if at all they exist as a tribe) kill for > > consumption. Kaliyuga is such that they kill for profit. > > > > Deers and Tigers are also endangered animals and rampant killing > for > > spirituality will incur heavy karma from God and the race for > human > > beings. > > > > I use a dharbaasana and a white cloth placed on that. > > > > Using deer skin for brahma mudichu during upanayanam is just > > symbolic of renunciation.But here the above points are valid. > > > > The extensity of karma is also to be seen. > > > > Buddhism has three hand law > > > > 1. The hand that kills > > 2. The hand that sells > > 3.The hand that consumes > > > > The last hand gets the least karma eventhough one may argue that > he > > is the demand. If he is the 'demand' wher did the spiritual > > intelligence of the person who killed and sold go? Thus the karma > is > > heavy upon the actual killer and the actual seller.Ofcourse the > one > > who consumes has least karma. > > > > Some deerskins are got from forefathers and is a legacy from Gurus > > who have done sadhana on it.That will have heavy mantric > vibrations > > and augurs positive for spirituality of the person.Such a deer > skin > > is not a sinful item. > > > > Spiritual equations move solely by Karmic equations not by Math! > > > > May Paramamvyoman be the greater equation for you and for me! > > > > Yours Mathematically, > > > > Shreeram > > > > Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " SR.Raj kumar " > > <srirajarajeswari9> wrote: > > > > > > killing of animals is a sin. even removing the skin of dead > > animals is also not correct. . Then how is it that skins of tiger > > and deer are used for asan? but then for upanayanam deer skin is > > tied at the brahma mudichu. what is the logic behind this? > > > > > > Group Owner <para_anuloma> wrote: Dear Rajam ji, > > > > > > Jayosthu Paraamba! > > > > > > > > > > > > Iam happy to note that you are a > Srividya > > initiate. You have asked me three questions. Iam happy to help you > > out here but always ask your Gurudeva first before asking others. > > > > > > > > > > > > Srividya Sampradaya is Gurubaddha. It > > follows what a Guru initiates,teaches,practices and says. > > > > > > I also thankyou for giving me > permission > > to post my answer toyour personal query as an article of Srividya > > interest in our group.Long time since I gave a good posting on > > Srividya.I seek your continued support and patronage for our > group. > > Also please pay my respects and regards to your Guru Shree > > Gnanadeshikaananda ji.Please do share his pearls of wisdom for the > > benfit of all group members. > > > > > > Your query 1. > > > > > > How should I worship Srichakra? Should I do any Paarayana > apart > > from the normal puja? > > > > > > My answer: PLEASE FOLLOW WHATEVER YOUR GURUNATHA HAS ADVICED > YOU. > > > > > > The above answer alone is enough but since you will not be > happy > > with it. I will proffer some more. > > > > > > Generally a Srividya Initiate has to do three basic things > (this > > is as per my Gurunatha's advice and also as per Vaagdevi's > > instructions) > > > > > > > > > Gold plated Mahameru-Koorma Prasthara > > > > > > Mahameru > > > > > > 1. Perform the Srichakra/Mahameru puja-In the manner > prescribed > > by your tradition or GuruMarga(for example, we follow the > Guhananda > > Mandali Paddhathi for Avarana Puja (I have taken the permission of > > my Guru before revealing this to all)). If your Guru has not given > > you permission for Avarana Puja which requires strict discipline > > then do what ever archana or puja modology your Guru has > prescribed. > > > > > > > > > > > > This beautiful Rudraksha dress is developed using > > references from ShivPurana on wearing different number of > Rudraksha > > on different parts of the body to attain Rudrahood . > > > > > > This dress is made of > > > 3 strands of 120 Rudraksha each , to be worn across the chest > as > > Yagyopaveet . > > > One strand of 108 Rudraksha for chest > > > 11 Rudraksha each on both wrists and arms > > > 6 beads on each ear > > > 5 Rudraksha on Naval > > > 32 Rudraksha on Throat > > > 550 Rudraksha beads on Head > > > Total - 1111 Rudraksha > > > All Beads used are five faced of high grade Nepalese > > variety . The beads are strung so that the mouth of the beads is > > joined with their mouth and rear part is joined with their rear > > part in red thread with knots between each bead. > > > > > > > > > 2. Meditate daily prescribed number of rounds of the Srividya > > mantra initiated. Here too Acharya vaak is to be followed(by > > acahraya I mean srividya Guru not Shankaracharya). If your Guru > > says " Do Panchadasi for eleven rounds " Then you have to do it.Even > > when Iam in Canada I make it a point to telephone Him and consult > > Him before I undertake any sadhana.If he says " No " ...that is my > veda! > > > > > > > > > (My guru Shree Rajagopala Anandanatha popularly known as > > Nanganallur Swami, if the photo does not open please see the > second > > photo album in our group and have his holy darshan) > > > > > > But if your Guru has not given any explicit instructions for > > the same then you may wish to do 11 rounds of the holy mantra if > > time permits.Atleast do one round of it daily.This has to be done > > with Rishyaadi,Kara,anga,varna,tatwa,matruka,shodha,etc nyasas as > > prescribed by your preceptor. You have asked me to initiate you > into > > nyasa. I cannot do that for you as you have to approach your Guru > as > > even nyaasas also require initiation for it to fructify.No use > doing > > it from books or learning it from others. > > > > > > Guru Sarvam Guru Shreshtam! for Srividya Tantra--Remember this > > much and spirituslity will augur well for you. > > > > > > > > > > > > Lalithambika in Kalasha(sacred pot) > > > > > > 3. Lalitha Sahasranama chanting--Do this atleast in one > sandhya > > preferably in the morning time(This has been alluded to in the > > Sahasranama Phalashruthi itself).If you know the mudras for this > do > > it and again I repeat like an untiring parrot that this too has to > > be first ordained by your Guru.You may however just get his > > permission for this and then refer a Mudra Nighantu for the same. > > > > > > > > > > > > Apart from the above whatever you do is an extra > > > > > > You may do > > > > > > Mantra Maatrhukaa Stavam > > > Some stotra from Saubhagya Tantra > > > Trishati > > > Ashtottaram > > > Khadgamala > > > Rashmimala(after getting up from the bed). > > > Any other Paarayana Vidhi which your Gurunatha has adviced for > > your pertinent case. > > > > > > I leave all these upto you.Here too please talk with your > > Gurunatha and consult him before you do anything.If he says ok, > > surge ahead! Do not dilly-dally. > > > > > > Your second query: > > > > > > > > > > > > Why at all Navavarna Puja if antar puja can be done? > > > > > > My Reply: > > > > > > If Bahya Puja is purely external then it is the lowest > form.But > > if done with the true consciousness it can bring the greatest > > possible completeness to the adoration by allowing the body and > the > > most external consciousness share in the spirit and act of worship. > > > > > > > > > > > > Worship is done to the Goddess in the Sri Chakra-Srichakra > > Nayaki-Shree Rajarajeshwari Devi,the spot in which all the rays of > > the Great radiance are focussed. There develops an intimate > > relationship betwen the worshipper and Srichakra,as the worship > > proceeds and the worshipper begins to feel this emblem of the > great > > Goddess as a part of himself.He looks to the Chakra for everything > > and always gets the needed response,guiding him through the > > labyrinths of his sadhanic endevours. > > > > > > Navaavarna Puja is a systematic worship of the deities > situated > > in the nine chakras of Srichakra. > > > > > > When the great Goddess Rajarajeshwari Devi transmits Herself > in > > the universe She has created this transmission taking two forms- a > > stepping up,padavikshepa and a gradual rise -Kramodaya.I know all > > these are technical, i refrain from giving technical srividya > terms > > much for the lack of familiarity with regards to most members but > > since you are in the path I do give some for better understanding. > > > > > > > > > > > > The former transmission as the name suggests is evident in the > > creation of Gods and Goddesses who are in various steps in the > > course of evolution and occupy graded positions in the heirarchy > of > > the universal scheme.While the later transmission is typal of > graded > > evolution found in rest of the beings that are created and who > > actively take part in evolution. > > > > > > > > > > > > Bhairava Yamala Tantra says > > > > > > > > > > > > 'Divine mother conjoined with Kameshwara is stationed in the > > Bindu in the form of great effulgence and from Her body emnate > > thousands,lakhs,crores and myriads of rays whic are various gods > > andgoddesses who pervade the whole universe.' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This then is the scriptural reference to the Greatness of > > Rajarajeshwari Devi and Srichakra. > > > > > > If you look at the Srichakra you find that there is the Bindu > in > > the centre and it is surrounded by 8 chakras. > > > > > > > > > > > > One has to pass through a host of Parivaara Devatas to get a > > glimpse of the Pradhana Devata in the Bindu. > > > > > > The nine chakras are thus called nine sheaths (koshas),covering > > the supreme truth,nine planes through which one has to traverse to > > reach the summit,nine steps in the staircase of existence. > > > > > > > > > > > > As one climbs from chakra to chakra,greater and greater vistas > > are opened out before one.Finally when one nears the > summit,thinking > > everything is lost,all is gained with grand vision of the Supreme > > Goddess Rajarajeshwari in all her glorious splendour in the Bindu > > sthana. > > > > > > This is what the Tantra describes as 'Nidhane Dhanam'-wealth > at > > the point of termination. Not many understand this perfectly as > they > > have mostly bookish erudition. > > > > > > It should be noted that these steps,padaani,stations > dhaamaani, > > or plateaus are there in one's own being and there is a close > > correspondence betwen the levels in one's own being and the levels > > in Sri Chakra.Infact, this is the rationale underlying the worship > > of Nava Avaranas. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Aavarana means an enclosure or a veil(even refers to a petal) > in > > Sanskrit. > > > > > > > > > > > > The nine chakras from Trailokya Mohana to the Sarvaanandamaya > > Chakra are the nine Aavaranas.There are nine enclosures to be > > traversed ,nine veils to be lifted before one could come face to > > face with the Truth. > > > > > > > > > > > > Many kriya yogis think one needs to cut asunder the the three > > knots but the vedic seers and the Tantric adepts are very clever! > > they do not try for such an arduous process. They just ask for the > > three knots to be slackened a bit! > > > > > > uduttam varunam paashamasmadavaadham vi madhyamam shrathaaya ! > > > > > > Athaa vayamaaditya vrathe tavaanaagaso aditaye' syaam! > > > > > > > > > > > > The seer of the veda prays to Varuna to slacken the triple > noose > > that is above ,below and in the middle,so that fixed in Varuna's > law > > he may be without blemish for Aditi,the Infinite mother (effulgent > > mother of all). > > > > > > > > > > > > He does not pray for cutting sunder the noose;he only asks for > > the slackening of the knot appropriate to the three places-high > > above,below and middle, Ut Slathya, Ava Slathaya and Vi > Slathaya.To > > get at the whole truth,the vedic seer and the Tantric adepts > affirm > > that it not necessary to destroy partial truths.This I would say > is > > great lateral thinking done by Tantrics of the Srividya marga! > > > > > > > > > > > > If the avarana's have to destroyed there will not be any puja. > > You can do a antar puja as you have reffered the Goddess in Her > > supremity.But this is not easy. > > > > > > > > > > > > The whole truth is to be realised and in the perspective of > such > > realisation,the partial truths have to be perceived.The one great > > Goddess in the Bindu does not negate the many Goddesses in the > > chakra.This has to be understood clearly. Please refer to our > > personal communication regarding Aamnaya krama where I have > repated > > a similar point. > > > > > > > > > > > > In the navarvarna puja,worship is done to the Srichakra,chakra > > by chakra. The worship proceeds from the outer to the inner,from > the > > Bhupura to the Bindu,from the Trailokya Mohana to the > > Sarvaanandamaya Chakra.There is apresiding deity,Yogini (nyasa,puja > > etal) and Mudra Devatas. For example, in the fifth avarana > > puja,worship is done in the outer ten edged figure known as > > Sarvaartha Saadhaka Chakra to the Kulottirna Yoginis like > > Sarvasiddhiprada,Sarvasampatprada,etc and the Sarvonmadini Mudra > > appropriate to this chakra is shown.The fifth avarana puja intends > > that the yoginis are stationed with their mudras and > > siddhis,weapons,shakthi,vehicles andf their retinues. > > > ('samudraaha Sasiddhayaha Saayudhaaha Savaahanaaha > > Saparivaaraaha Sarvopachaaraihi sampoojitaaha santarpitaaha santu') > > > > > > > > > > > > the fifth avarana mantra will be Hsaim....H%^^ & ...H@####( Iam > > refraining from giving the mantra openly,please get it from your > > Deshika) and the presiding deity will be Tripura Sundari. > > > > > > > > > > > > Each avarana puja is dedicated with devotion to Rajarajeshwari > > devi who treats with motherly love those who take refuge in her > and > > the fulfilment of one's wish prayed for. > > > > > > > > > > > > Kamakala Vilasa says > > > > > > 'When this great Goddess Supreme(Rajarajeshwari Devi) evolves > in > > the form of the chakra,the evolutions of the limbs in hr body are > > all the Aavarana deities' > > > > > > > > > > > > The worship done to each avarana has an effect on the > > corresponding level in the being of the aspirant and a pauja truly > > done always lifts the aspirant towards the supreme consciousness- > > Bliss concentrated as a point in the Bindu. It is common > experience > > that a puja uplifts the spectators as well and each experiences an > > elevation and an elation according to his receptivity.Please watch > > one devotee who does Avaranapuja in Nanganallur Shree Sarvamangala > > Rajarajeshwari devi temple during pournami. He, incidentally is > my > > teacher too who teaches me mudras with the permission of my Swami. > > > > > > > > > > > > Brahmanda Purana says thus > > > > > > 'The Goddess Lalitha,she alone knows the gains that come out > of > > the worship of her chakra' > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your third query: > > > > > > How do I maintain my Mahameru? > > > > > > Reply to this too is " Please ask your Guru " > > > > > > > > > > > > One can maintain it thus(I do thus to my golden plated > > panchaloha mahameru energised by swami) > > > > > > Do daily abhisheka with various fragrant unguents(which I keep > > in a special box), and then give cermonial bath and other worship > > modolaties which include worship by flowers and then naivedya.The > > process is lengthy but there are laghu versions of it too. > > > > > > I also undertake a special cleaning to restore the Meru back > to > > it's original brightness. Sometimes when this schedule is broken > it > > makes the sadhaka ill with fever.So be careful.You start > developing > > an intimate connection with your Mahameru.I can reveal only this > > much as you know the value of secrecy in Srividya upasana(please > > refer my old postings on the subject of Secrecy in Srividya > Upasana) > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this much satisfies you my dear Srividya Bhratha! > > > > > > Your past questions show that you are highly erudite.So you > may > > express your words more boldly in the group sire. > > > I do not know why you are asking me all these questions when > you > > are so well read and have a great Srividya Guru. But it is my > Apara- > > Bhagya to help you out sir. > > > > > > ''This is the knot that ties together the stars: > > > The two who are one are the secret of all power, > > > The Two who are one are the might and right in things'' > > > ---Aurobindo:(Savitri) > > > > > > > > > > > > Paraamba Priyathaam! > > > > > > Yours yogically, > > > > > > Shreeram Balijepalli > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... > > > > > > > > > > > > Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it > > free. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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