Dec 29, 30 2007, NJ, US - laghu Rudram and 24 hour Mahamritunjay Jaap.Atma Sakshatkara

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Atma Sakshatkara

 

Dec 29 � 30 2007 - laghu Rudram and 24 hour Mahamritunjay Jaap.

 

 

Date Dec 29 -30 10:00 Sharp

Place Community Hall (durga Mandir) Route 27, Kingston,

For more information, please call 609-936-0263.

Om Kriya Yog Foundation, Princeton Jct NJ USA 08550

 

www.omkriyayoga.org.

 

Dr. Yegnasubramanian and his ritwiks students will recite the Laghu

Rudram and Sri Venugopalji who is residential priest of Sringeri

Sadhana Center Poconos Stroudsburg, USA will perform various

elaborate rituals while reciting Rudram.

During Abhishek we will use 11 items. We will try to use them during

correct anuvaaka. After that Samba SadaShiv abhishek with Sri Lalita

Sahastranam with rose petals.

 

Then our 24 hour chanting of MahaMritunjay will start with abhishek

Three Gomukha dhara (Maa Ganga came out in Gomukha).

 

After that it is up to any devotee to bring any of the following

items and perform abhishek to seek the fruits from SadaShiv Mahadev.

This will happen along side while main three abhishek is being

offered.

 

I have been insisting for using of 11 items for abhisheka to SadaShiv

Mahadev each item for each anuvaaka.

 

The First abhishek with Sesame Oil � Apa Mrityu Haram; then with nine

different types of oils. After that

 

Cow Milk � All-round happiness; long life

Cow curds � health;

Cow ghee � financial prosperity;

Honey � Tejo Vridhi; a singer can offer honey for melodious voice

Sugar - removes enmity

Pancamrit � gives wealth

Turmeric water � Mangal pradam

Coconut water � Sarva Sampada Vridhi; gives enjoyment

Sugarcane(juice or candy) � destruction of sorrow; good health

Lemon - removes fear of death

Rice � Raajya Prapti; frees from debts

Grape Juice- Sakala Kaarya Jayam;

Dates � Kharjur juice � destruction of both internal and external

enemies;

black apples � renunciation;

Mango Juice � destruction of long ailments;

Rice powder - frees from all kind of debts

Pushpodaka � Bhoolabh;

Bilvajal �Bhagya prapti ;

Doorvodaka � Nasta Dravya Prapti;

Rudrakshodaka � Maha Iswaryam;

Gold water � destruction of Daridra;

Kasturi Water � Kingdom;

Nav Ratan Jal � Dhanya, gruha development;

Sandal wood water � Sons, prosperity; Maha Laxmi's grace

Bhasmam � destruction of great sins;

 

 

Another thing I will suggest for every one to perform is

phanchopachar pooja.

 

Now, the simplest is PANCHOPACHARA POOJA.

LUM � Pridhvi Tatva � Sandal Paste;

HUM � Aakasa Tatva � Pushpam(flower);

YAM � Vayu Tatva � Dhoopam � fragrance stick;

RUM � Agni Tatva � Deepam (the holy lamp using sesame oil);

VUM � Amruth Tatva � Nivedan( offering of food items)

 

This is the simplest of all procedures and this may at the best take

5 minutes. I believe each one of us who are surely interested in the

welfare of self, family and the Society can perform this offering. It

can be done in an orderly manner. One person at a time can go forward

and offer their own abhisheka to SadaShiv Mahadev. Param Poojya

Dadaji and Param Poojya Guruji has given ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL

SUNDAREWAR MAHADEV TO US to pray. So let us not hesitate and offer

our selves to him.

 

Om Namo Pranaya Pranaya Namah Om Om Pranaya Swaha

Om Namo Apanaya Apanaya Namah Om Om Apanaya Swaha

Om Namo Vyanaya Vyanaya Namah Om Om Vyanaya Swaha

Om Namo Udanaya Udanaya Namah Om Om Udanaya Swaha

Om Namo Samanaya Samanaya Namah Om Om Samanaya Swaha

 

prANa -- the principal breath

apAna -- responsible for excretory activity

samAna -- responsible for digestive activity

vyAna -- responsible for circulatory activity

udAna -- respiratory activity

 

This act of thanksgiving to God who through these bodily functions

sustains life is done by saying the above mantras,

 

om prANAya svAhA

om apAnAya svAhA

om vyAnAya svAhA

om udAnAya svAhA

om samAnAya svAhA

 

om brahmaNi ma AtmA-amRtatvAya

 

The last line means, " May my self be united in Brahman (the Supreme),

so that I may attain immortality. "

 

You can also recite Mahaa Mrutyunjaya Mantra for following benefits

(fruits).

1) Navagraha Pasupata Jap - for over coming planetary adverse affects

2) Kanya Pasupata Jap - for timely marriages and in tact family life

3) Kubera Pasupata Jap - for financial Prosperity

4) Rina Vimochan Pasupat Jap - for overcoming indebtedness

The pasupat mantra is nothing but a combination of mahaa Mrutyunjay

mantra. These pasupat mantraas are giving instant results � expected

to help every one in the society suffering from different problems.

Email me if you are not clear about any of this offering or jaap.

 

 

" In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God� " Mantra is

sacred word. Heard by ancient seers in the depths of theirs

meditations, Mantra or holy word is Divine presence in the form of

sound. Chanting Mantra stills the mind, uncovers the light of the

soul, and infuses the heart with Divine intelligence.

 

One more thing the higher up the scale you move towrds the BEING, the

more you can counter balance low energies.

 

If any one wants to join us that day please forward this email to

them. Swami Vivekanandaji said you benefit more by helping some one

to pray rather than just praying yourself. 10% of his/her prayer

benefit goes to the one who assist some one in sadhana.

 

Repeatedly people ask me or tell me they want to QUIT, be spiritual,

practice meditation, have more time to study. Great saint MEERABAI's

guru Raidas made shoes all his life. How can you run from life and go

where, if the universe is HER creation then no matter where you go

SHE Is there. So listen to what SHE is saying to you. Sing HER name

in NAAD YOGA like MEERA BAI.

 

You can discover how to live more consciously and joyfully in the

midst of life's complexities, inspired by the generous and practical

advice from modern sages of the ancient tradition of Vedanta. The

study and practice of ancient methods can be of dramatic benefit,

improving one's sense of purpose, state of mind and satisfaction in

life. FRUITS OF BHAKTI Bhakti softens the heart and removes jealousy,

hatred, lust, anger, egoism, pride and arrogance. It infuses joy,

divine ecstasy, bliss, peace and knowledge. All worries and

anxieties, fears, mental torments and tribulations entirely vanish.

The devotee is freed from the Samsaric wheel of births and deaths. He

attains the immortal abode of everlasting peace, bliss and knowledge.

 

HAVE YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE.

 

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" Siva is other than I; I am other than Siva " � uproot this attitude

of differentiation. " I indeed am that Siva " � this conviction that is

non-dual, ever practice.

 

 

The One is He, the Two His Sweet Grace

In Three He stood, in all the Four witnessed,

The Five He conquered, the Six He filled,

The Seven Worlds pervades, manifests the Eight.

~Tirumantiram, Invocatory Verse 1

 

What is that One, the Two, the Three, the Four, the Five, the Six,

the Seven, and the Eight?

The One is He : The One is Shivam, the Eternal Auspiciousness, the

Absolute, One without a second.

Two His sweet Grace : The Two is the inseparability of Shiva and

Shakti - the Absolute Reality and the Pure Being of Consciousness and

Bliss (Sacchidananda). Shiva is manifest through Shakti, His very

Grace.

In Three He stood : The Three is the triplicity of conceptualized

Godhead representing the triad functions or powers of creation,

sustenance and dissolution personified as Brahm�, Vishnu and Rudra.

In all the Four witnessed : The Four are the four books, the holy

Vedas � Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda, knowing the

essence of which one knows Shiva.

The Five He conquered : The Five are the five enemies of mankind �

lust, anger, greed, ego, and attachment. He is to be found once one

overcomes or conquers the five enemies from within.

The Six He filled : The Six are the six philosophies associated with

the Vedas � Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Purva-mimamsa and

Vedanta.

The Seven Worlds pervades : The Seven are the seven higher worlds of

existence � bhuloka, bhuvarloka, svarloka, maharloka, janaloka,

tapaloka and satyaloka, associated with the seven higher chakras.

 

Manifests the Eight : The Eight are the eight `elements' of ancient

Vedic scheme � earth, water, fire, air, sky/space, the sun, the moon

and the asterisms (nakshatras).

In this one invocatory passage, Mahasiddha Tirumular has plainly

declared that Shiva is alone is all this. It is Shiva alone that is

the various forms, the various worlds, the various manifestations. It

is from the Bliss of Shivam that we unfurl into existence; it is in

the Bliss of Shivam that we live in a temporary duality; it is in the

Bliss of Shivam that we merge back into Oneness.

Om is the Eternal Sound Supreme. Of that all other sounds are born.

Panchakshara Stotra; Namah Shivaya

Panchakshara Stotra means the Hymn of the Penta-Syllabic, and

glorifies Shiva through the Yajurvedic penta-syllabic mantra � Namah

Shivaya. Once five syllables �NA � MAH-SHI-VA-YA-- are prefixed with

the monosyllabic mantra AUM to form the Hexa-syllabic mantra � AUM

NAMAH-SHIVAYA--normally use in chanting. The Panchakshara Stotra as

well as Shadakshara Stotra glorifies the Lord with the utmost beauty.

To the One embodied in the syllable na, adorned with a serpent

garland;

To the One embodied in the syllable ma, honored with the waters of

Mand�kini

To the One embodied in the syllable shi, who, like the Sun,

To the One embodied in the syllable va, venerated by V�suki,

To the One embodied in the syllable ya, who takes the form of a

Yaksha,

That Subtle is Sivayanama

Thus is He in that Mantra,

Manifest and Subtle.

 

Five, one element each: Ether, air, fire, water and earth. The sixth

element represents the Spirit that bestows LIFE to the beings formed

by the five elements. NAMH SIVAYA, It is a call for enlightenment

benefit on three level, mental, emotional and astral level, He

Permeates, Sustains and Nourishes our Physical, Casual and Subtle.

 

Shadakshara Stotra ; Aum Namah Shivaya.

Shadakshara Stotra means the Hymn of the Hexa-Syllabic, and is a

magnificent hymn glorifying Shiva through the universal Shiv six-

syllable mantra - Aum Namah Shivaya. The Hymn of the Hexa-Syllabic

comes to us from the celebrated and volumious text, Rudra-Yamala

Tantra. The Rudra-Yamala Tantra that exists today is thought to be a

fragment of the original text, yet it contains hundreds of prayers to

Shiva and Shakti, including its own version of Thousand names of

Shiva -Shiva Sahasranama - and Thousand Names of Bhavani -Bhavani

Sahasranama.

Unto the aum in union with bindu,

Hosts of beings, men and Devas, embodied in the syllable na, Forever

be our salutations.

To the great Effulgent Being, embodied in the syllable ma, that

transcendent Self,

To the all-Auspicious, all-powerful Lord of the Universe, embodied in

the syllable shi,

Unto Him garlanded with the serpent V�suki, embodied in the syllable

va,

To the all-pervading Great Lord, embodied in the syllable ya,

Jyotirlingam Shrines

The Aum is time, the Aum is space,

The Aum is the Jyotirlingams twelve,

The Aum is verily Shiva Himself.

Aum Namah Shivaya.

Hymn of the Twelve Jyotirlingas

Somanatha in Saurashtra, Mallikarjuna in Srisailam;

Mahakala in Ujjain, Omkara in Mamaleshvara;

Vaidyanatha in Parali, Bhimashankara in Dakini;

Ramesha in Setubandha, Nagesha in Darukavana;

Vishvesha in Varanasi, Trayambaka on the banks of Gautami;

Kedara in the Himalayas, and Ghushmesha in Shivalaya.

He who remembers these Jyotirlingas morning and evening,

Shall wash away the sins of seven births.

~by Adi Shankaracharya

The twelve Jyotirlingam Shrines of India, exist on holy sites where

the ancients discovered svayambhu (self-manifest) Shivalingams. The

first mention of the twelve Jyotirlingams can be found in the Shiva

Purana, Shatarudra Samhita Kotirudra Samhita. Let look at twelve

Jyotirlingam Shrines and ask two poignant questions: (1) Why exactly

are there twelve shrines? (2) What is the basis of the geographical

positioning of the twelve Jyotirlingams?

TIME and SPACE ---Let us first consider the number twelve. Twelve

represents, esoterically, both space as well as time. Twelve is the

number of months in a given solar year (time), and twelve is the

number of constellations that divide up the heavens above (space).

For the ancients, time measurement was based on the movement of the

celestial bodies through the twelve constellations (signs of the

zodiac) that divide up the heavens. Movement of the Sun through one

constellation was one solar month, and movement through all twelve

constellations was a solar year. So, we can see how the number twelve

connects both the idea of space and time. There are twelve

Jyotirlings, each associated with a different zodiacal constellation.

The enumeration of twelve Jyotirlings connects Lord Shiva with the

idea of space-time. SABMA SDASHIV is ajanma,

If we look at the geographical positioning of the Jyotirlings or look

carefully at a map showing the locations of the twelve Jyotirlingam

Shrines, it is fairly easy to see that a majority (7 out of 12)

Jyotirlings are in west-central India in the states of Gujarat,

Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The rest are dispersed in various

other states. WHY - Why are these temples located where they are? If

we take another careful look at the map and begin connecting the dots

in a certain order from one shrine to another, the answer becomes

astounding. Try this -- using curved lines connect the Jyotirlings in

the following order:

 

Nageshvar,

Somanath,

SriSailam,

Omkareshvar,

Mahakaleshvar,

Trayambakeshvar,

Bhimashankar,

Grishaneshvar,

Vaidyanath,

Vishvanath (Varanasi),

Kedarnath.

 

When you connect these eleven, you will see a rudimentary 3-like

shape on the map. Now, draw a curve from the center of that 3 to

Rameshvaram, and there it is we have something resembling the PRANAV

NAAD, primordial sound Omkara AUM! When the dots are connected

appropriately the twelve shrines of Shiva display the PRANAV NAAD,

primordial sound Omkara AUM! The geographical situation of the 12

Jyotirlinga manifest into PRANAV NAAD, primordial sound Omkara AUM!,

 

AUM IS THE SOUND MENIFESTATION OF SUPREEME BEING BOUND BY SPACE AND

TIME WHO IS UNMENIFESTED BEYOND SPACE AND TIME. SHIV is beyond time

and space.

Aum is the imperishable syllable. Aum is the Universe, and this is

the exposition of Aum. The past, the present and the future, all that

was, all that is, all that will be, is Aum. Likewise all else that

may exist beyond the bounds of Time, that too is Aum. (Verse 1,

Mandukya Upanishad ).

JAI MAA,

 

Rajyalaxmi