[Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru] need information about goddess Balasundari

February 1, 2006

Do you or anyone have any images of the Kanyakumari murti?

Thanks and Pranams,

Surya

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para_anuloma

Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 5:05 PM

[Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru] Re: need information about goddess Balasundari

Dear All and Vigneshwarji,Just have a few minutes to spare. I could help butting in here because many people have mistaken your query for Bala Sundari with Balatripurasundari. Before I tell you who Balasundari Devi is first some info.Kanyakumari is located at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent. The small temple dedicated to Kanyakumari, or the youthful form of the primeval energy Shakti (Mother Goddess) is located on the seashore, in the town known by the same name. Kanyakumari was referred to by the British as Cape Commorin.Kanyakumari represents the site where the spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda spent days in meditation upon a rock off of the coast.A memorial built in his honor is accessible via ferry. There is also a recently built memorial to Tiruvalluvar, the author of the philosophical work Tirukkural - a treatise on the Indian way of life.The Kanyakumari temple is an ancient one and has been mentioned in the Ramayana, Mahabharata, and the Sangam works Manimekalai and Puranaanooru. It is believed that the image of Kanyakumari was installed and worshipped by Parasurama, who is credited with reclaiming Kerala from the ocean, and building several shrines.Legend has it that the demon Baanaasuran wreaked havoc on the inhabitants of this world, and that Mahavishnu requested the Gods and the humans to request primeval energy Paraasakthi to vanquish the demon. Answering the prayers of the oppressed, Shakti appeared as a young virgin girl at Kanyakumari and commenced penance with the desire of marrying Shiva at Suchindram. Legend has it that the celestial Sage Narada, fixed the midnight hour as the auspicious time for the wedding. When Shiva's procession reached a site by name Vazhukkumpaarai, a rooster crowed, hearlding daybreak, and that Shiva assuming that the auspicious hour was past, returned to Suchindram. The disappointed Goddess decided to spend her life in Kanyakumari as a virgin, and that all the food prepared for the wedding was laid waste and that it turned into the colored sand seen on the southern shores of the subcontinent.The temple: The black stone image of Kanyakumari in the sanctum bearing a garland is an enchanting one. Of particular significance is the glittering nose ring that is visible from a distance. Legend has it that the light emanating from this nose ring misguided arriving ships and caused them to crash onto the rocky coast. There is a door now, to the east of the shrine which is opened only five times a year. There are also shrines to Vijayasundari and Balasundari, friends and playmates of the Goddess in her youthful form. There are a total of 11 theerthams associated with the temple in the ocean surrounding the area. The confluence of the seas, at the southern tip of the subcontinent has been held sacred for centuriesIt is the later Goddess Balasundari that our friend Vigneshwarji was referring. Hope this small posting helps you sir!Namo Bharantha Yemasi!Yours yogically,Shreeram Balijepallip.s. There is also another Balasundari Devi temple in NorthIndia which has a different presiding force.Raja Dip Prakash built the temple in 1573. It is situated at a distance of 17-kms from Nahan and 6-kms from Kala-Amb, the gateway to Nahan from Haryana. Trilokpur is a place of great religious importance. The temple of the goddess Mahamaya Bala Sundri is very famous and attracts lakhs of pilgrims from all over Northern India, especially from Haryana and Himachal . Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , "amoghavarshan" <amoghavarshan> wrote:>> sarve janaha sukhino bhavanthu!> > Dear Devotees! > > My kuldevta is BALASOWNDARI! Shrine is at Rameshwaram!> can anyone help me by sending informations about > Balasoundari/BALASUNDARI; also please send me if there is any sloka > about her greatness!> > URS > NRK Vigneshwar>