Guest guest Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Dear All, Vidyaranya Swami This temple has a connection with the great Srividya Upasaka, Vidyaranya Swami.He had ordered vigrahas from Rajasthan for installation but the idols did not arrive on time and so he established his own vigraha beside the original ones. vyAsapura-gnAna-saraswati Peetham is one of the important spiritual nerve centres of Goddess Saraswathy.Notwithstanding, the recent controversy whether to establish an IIT near the place, it remains an area filled with the direct spiritual light from Saraswathy Loka.The place finds its rightful mention in Markandeya and Brahmanda Puranams. I, hopefully, by the grace of Goddess Vaani,plan to get the aksharAbhyAsam for my second kid there, once the appropriate age is reached.The aksharAbhyAsam done there with a particular conjurative incantation yields the maximum results by way of educational and spiritual evolvement.I'm more bothered about my child's spiritual evolvement into a flowering adult than a mere degree or two and a secure job(which is not secure these days,anyways.) The Tantreeka Shubhaga-Vidhya rituals done there, would augur the evolvement on both these counts too.However, I should point out here that such Tantreeka rituals are not performed in the temple but must be meted out at one's own effort and expense. The Godavari Punya Nadi originates from Tryambakeshwarapuri(Triambak), Maharashtra in the Sahyaadri hills and flows strangely like no other river does in the north-easternly direction and enters Basara in Adilabad district.From here, it flows further east cutting through the Eastern Ghats. Paapi Kondalu{'Paapi' means 'Dark' in sanskrit and Telugu.The word 'Paapi' to mean sinner comes from the etymological root of darkness(bereft of divine light, aurically)} At Paapikondalu, it cuts through a narrow gorge and enters the plains at Polavaram.During my childhood stay near Bhadrachalam,I remember, dolce'-nostalgically, the frequent boat trips through these Paapikondala-Godavary stretch. The Godavary valley then starts widening from Polavaram and then reaches 3.5 Kms at Rajamahendravaram('Rajamundhry' as the White-British officers used to call unable to pronounce chaste sanskrit, which we still stick on with shameless 'pride'.) and then 7kms at Dhavaleshwaram. Further down south, the Godavary flows through the deltaic region, popularly known as Konaseema and branches into seven streams giving it its local name Saptha-Godavary.The seven rivers are Vasisti, Vaisyamitri,Gautami,Bharadwaja,Atreya and Jamadagni.The tributaries are named thus because the Rishis with those names lived there with their ashramas and it is believed that they still roam in their Sookshma rupas there.The important tributaries of Godavary are Pranahitha, Manjeera,Manneru,Indravati and Sabari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Namaskar Shreeram Trust this message sees you in good health and cheer. I was reading messages with interest Pranaam Dinesh M Bharadwaj Srividya-Tantra , Group Owner <para_anuloma wrote: > > Dear All, > > > Vidyaranya Swami > > This temple has a connection with the great Srividya Upasaka, Vidyaranya Swami.He had ordered vigrahas from Rajasthan for installation but the idols did not arrive on time and so he established his own vigraha beside the original ones. > > vyAsapura-gnAna-saraswati Peetham is one of the important spiritual nerve centres of Goddess Saraswathy.Notwithstanding, the recent controversy whether to establish an IIT near the place, it remains an area filled with the direct spiritual light from Saraswathy Loka.The place finds its rightful mention in Markandeya and Brahmanda Puranams. > > I, hopefully, by the grace of Goddess Vaani,plan to get the aksharAbhyAsam for my second kid there, once the appropriate age is reached.The aksharAbhyAsam done there with a particular conjurative incantation yields the maximum results by way of educational and spiritual evolvement.I'm more bothered about my child's spiritual evolvement into a flowering adult than a mere degree or two and a secure job(which is not secure these days,anyways.) > > The Tantreeka Shubhaga-Vidhya rituals done there, would augur the evolvement on both these counts too.However, I should point out here that such Tantreeka rituals are not performed in the temple but must be meted out at one's own effort and expense. > > > The Godavari Punya Nadi originates from Tryambakeshwarapuri (Triambak), Maharashtra in the Sahyaadri hills and flows strangely like no other river does in the north-easternly direction and enters Basara in Adilabad district.From here, it flows further east cutting through the Eastern Ghats. > > > > Paapi Kondalu{'Paapi' means 'Dark' in sanskrit and Telugu.The word 'Paapi' to mean sinner comes from the etymological root of darkness(bereft of divine light, aurically)} > > At Paapikondalu, it cuts through a narrow gorge and enters the plains at Polavaram.During my childhood stay near Bhadrachalam,I remember, dolce'-nostalgically, the frequent boat trips through these Paapikondala-Godavary stretch. > > The Godavary valley then starts widening from Polavaram and then reaches 3.5 Kms at Rajamahendravaram('Rajamundhry' as the White- British officers used to call unable to pronounce chaste sanskrit, which we still stick on with shameless 'pride'.) and then 7kms at Dhavaleshwaram. > > Further down south, the Godavary flows through the deltaic region, popularly known as Konaseema and branches into seven streams giving it its local name Saptha-Godavary.The seven rivers are Vasisti, Vaisyamitri,Gautami,Bharadwaja,Atreya and Jamadagni.The tributaries are named thus because the Rishis with those names lived there with their ashramas and it is believed that they still roam in their Sookshma rupas there.The important tributaries of Godavary are Pranahitha, Manjeera,Manneru,Indravati and Sabari. > > > > Vedavyasa > > After, the epic Mahabharatha was over, Seer Vedavyasa, in search of peace and sereneness, started roaming about in Dandakaranyam with his disciples and then after reaching Gautami-Godavary, He started praying Goddess Saraswathy to give Darshan and guide Him.She asked him to take a sacred Bath in Godavari and then pick up a handful of sand daily for three days and place it in 3 different directions in India.One being Kashmeera Saradapeetham,Second in the eastern territory and third in Basara.Thus these are the places where Saraswathy devi resides in full bloom.But the loacl legend says it is three fistful of sand placed there, which formed into Sarada,Lakshmi and Gauri but the earlier texts have this more expanding view of peethams themselves being installed by Him. > > > > Some 100m from the temple there is the cave, where the devout Narahari Maluka is believed to have performed rigorous penance.He belonged to the very-same village There is a four-sided monolith rock called Vedavathi, which produces different sounds on each side when struck. It is said to contain jewels of Sita Devi. > > > > Mahakali Swaroopam > > > > Veena decoration > > The presiding deity, 'Gnana Saraswathi Devi', is in a seated position with a 'Veena' in hand and bedecked with turmeric. Adjacent is the shrine of Goddess Maha Lakshmi and a little distance away, on the eastern side is the Maha Kali temple. > > " Saardhapeetha Trayavaasini'' is a name ascribed to this deity and thus this kshetra is renowned as Trishakthyaathmaka-Devathaakshetram. > > This is the area where Lord Subramanya Swamy did penance.There is also a belief that Lord Saraswathy is the original Mother of Lord Anjaneya(though Anjani devi is popularly held to be the mother) and thus there is a vigraha of Lord Hanuman there too.There is also a Mahaganapathy Alayam nearby > > > > There are eight 'Pushkarnis'(sacred self-created water bodies) also called ''Ashta-pushkarinis'' spread across the village known as 'Indra Teeratham', 'Surya Teeratham', 'Vyasa Teeratham', 'Valmiki Teeratham', 'Vishnu Teeratham', 'Ganesha Teeratham', 'Puthra Teeratham' and 'Shiva Teeratham'.I would reveal their importance next email.All this information cannot be found in websites or even the official Basara Kshetra website, so I request three members who have requested me to post information and my experiences and comments to keenly read it and be benefitted. > > As always everything flows from Kalaavaani and nothing from me, thus those who wish to plagiarise or copy these postings and put it in their sites mentioning their names are free to do so, atleast you spread our vedic culture thus, Im happy.In Tamizh, the word 'Vaaranam' means " Elephant " and thus ''Vaaranam Ayiram'' means figuratively, " With the strength of thousand elephants " (a recent film also bears the same name). But " Vaaranam " also means " a conch which heralds victory " in the same language and thus each time something is copied and spread around, it becomes a " Vaaranam Ayiram " (read to the power of fifty-score) for the original scribe,Imitation being the best form of flattery. > I have used the words " Vaaranam Ayiram " because one such 'flatterer' of mine in his blog has even copied a film review on the same name and published it along with my article, obviously to give a spicy touch to things.To be humourous is onething but to be obnoxious is totally different.My original article " Mani Mantra Mantreeka Oushadham " bears no connection with his concoted version. (Please consider this to be an official statement). > > Btw, Vaaranam also means cock and Kavacham(armour). " Vaaranam portuttha Maarbu " (means " Chest which has been fitted with an armour " ) > > I guess, I have to have one such armour reading such horrible blogposts! > *cough* > > (To be continued...) > > Yours yogically, > Shreeram Balijepalli > > > > > Hreem Rajarajeshwari Paradevatha! > Purity, Powers, Parabrahmam... > > > > Click to join Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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