RE: [SVBM:] Fwd: Badarinath - A glimpse

[Guest guest]

I have heard that both SriVaishnavas and Shaivaites

have presence there since there is a Lakshmi Narasimha

temple adjacent to the main BadariNarayan temple

worshipped by SriVaishanavas and shrines dedicated to

Ramanuja.

 

I know that Pejavar Srigalu has established a Matha in

another Svayam Vyaktha Kshetra ie; Saligramam near

Gandaki river in Nepal. Maybe if some of our Madhva

leaders take initiative and with support from all of

us, we could establish a Matha there also.

 

Aside from all this, this place Badarinath i have been

told is very sacred not only beause of Lord Vishnu's

presence there as Svayambhu, but many many Theerthas

and spots where numerous incidents from Mahabharatha

have taken place. For eg: Pandukeswar where the

Pandavas are believed to have been born.

Goddess Mahalaxmi is believed to have assumed the form

of Badari tree to provide the Lord shelter to face the

onslaught of the weather conditions, therefore the

name Badri Narayan. Mahalakshmi has a sanctum in the

prakara.

It is believed that Lord Vishnu revealed to Narada

Rishi that Nara & Naryana forms were his own. It is

also believed that Narada Rishi, who also did his

penance here, is even now worshipping the supreme God

with Ashtakshara mantras. The image of Badarinarayana

here is fashioned out of a Saligrama shile.

Badarinarayana is seen under the badari tree, flanked

by Kubera and Garuda, Narada, Narayana and Nara.

 

Regards

Raghu

 

 

 

 

 

--- " M.S. Sathya " <mssn wrote:

> Dear Manish,

> Puttige Shrigalu Shri Sugunendra

> Theertha Sreepadngalavaru

> stated that 'Lord Badarinarayana' is Swayambhu in

> Shri Badarinath and that

> alone makes it a 'punyakshetra' for all the devotees

> including Madhwas.

> Shri Shankaracharyaru found the idol which

> pre-existed here and did

> 'punarstapane' only.

>

> I agree with you that the rituals are

> different from

> Madhwas. The kshetra is very auspicious for us as

> our Jagadguru Sriman

> Madhvacharyaru travelled here and had darshana of

> Shri Vedavyasaru (dooda

> Badari) which is not accesible to samanyaru. On the

> way to Shri Badarinath

> (I forgot the place's name) was the meeting of Shri

> Mukyaprandevaru with

> Shri Bheemasenadevaru, who is on the way to get

> 'Saugandeekapushpa' and will

> be unable to move the Bala of Shri Vayudevaru. It is

> also the place where

> Shri Saraswathi nadhi is seen and is a gupthagamini

> elsewhere.

> Also it is auspicious to Pitrukarya at Bramhakapala

> located right next to

> Shri Badarinath temple.

>

> We need to seek the opinion of our elders and

> pontiffs of our Madhwa mathas

> to get more info on this.

>

> Regards,

> Sathya

>

> --- Manish Tandon <matandon wrote:

> > I don't understand why Madhwas go to this present

> Badrinath temple which

> > was established by Shankaracharya, who is afterall

> considered a demon by

> > the Acharya himself. The " four dhams " is Shankaras

> legacy, puja is done

> > according to their system so it is wishful

> thinking to assume that

> > vAyu, brahma etc. worship there. Sure they chant

> vedas et. al. but so

> > do the Aryasamaji-s and many univ. professors

> while teaching some

> > eastern religion classes.

> >

> > regards,

> > Manish

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have heard a different version though.

Brahma Devaru himself installed the idol at the end of

the Dvapara Yuga upon instructions from the Lord

Himself. It was the Lord's wish also that He be

worshipped by Nara's( humans) during six months and

Devatas in the other six months, hence Nara-Narayana.

 

It has of course been mentioned as one of the eight

Svayam Vyaktha Kshetra's in many places including

Uttaradhi Matha website.

 

Regards

Raghu

 

 

--- " M.S. Sathya " <mssn wrote:

> Dear Manish,

> Last night I checked Sri Theertha

> Prabhanda of Shri 1008 Shri Vadiraja

> yathigalu (Traslation by Shri Vyasanakere Shri

> Prabhanjanacharya), there is no

> mention of Shri Shankaracharyaru installing the

> idol. There is a quote from

> Shri Sumadhwavijaya that Shrimad Acharyaru had

> darshana of Shri Badarinarayana.

>

> As I said it may be a question for our

> elders and the pontiffs to

> answer and guide us reagarding this topic. Let us

> keep exploring this in the

> available resource we have here (books) and since it

> is posted in the VMS list,

> hopefully some learned ones (from Bangalore) will

> provide authoritative/satisfying

> answers to your question.

>

> Regards,

> Sathya

>

> --- Manish Tandon <matandon wrote:

> > My comments were specifically about the famous

> Badarinath temple and not the

> > general area. Acharya went to see Lord Badri so

> yes of course the kshetra is

> > very auspicious but I see a lot of people confuse

> the kshetra with the

> > current

> > temple established by Shankara (manimatha). It is

> also doubtful that the

> > story

> > about idol found by Shankara being Swayambhu is

> really true, that is

> > probably

> > just a publicity stunt. If we accept their claims

> than we might as well

> > start going

> > to all other Shankara mathas also.

> >

> > regards,

> > Manish

> >

> > " M.S. Sathya " <mssn wrote:

> >

> > >Dear Manish,

> > > Puttige Shrigalu Shri Sugunendra

> Theertha Sreepadngalavaru

> > >stated that 'Lord Badarinarayana' is Swayambhu in

> Shri Badarinath and that

> > >alone makes it a 'punyakshetra' for all the

> devotees including Madhwas.

> > >Shri Shankaracharyaru found the idol which

> pre-existed here and did

> > >'punarstapane' only.

> > >

> > > I agree with you that the rituals

> are different from

> > >Madhwas. The kshetra is very auspicious for us as

> our Jagadguru Sriman

> > >Madhvacharyaru travelled here and had darshana of

> Shri Vedavyasaru (dooda

> > >Badari) which is not accesible to samanyaru. On

> the way to Shri Badarinath

> > >(I forgot the place's name) was the meeting of

> Shri Mukyaprandevaru with

> > >Shri Bheemasenadevaru, who is on the way to get

> 'Saugandeekapushpa' and

> > >will

> > >be unable to move the Bala of Shri Vayudevaru. It

> is also the place where

> > >Shri Saraswathi nadhi is seen and is a

> gupthagamini elsewhere.

> > >Also it is auspicious to Pitrukarya at

> Bramhakapala located right next to

> > >Shri Badarinath temple.

> > >

> > >We need to seek the opinion of our elders and

> pontiffs of our Madhwa mathas

> > >to get more info on this.

> > >

> > >Regards,

> > >Sathya

> > >

> > >--- Manish Tandon <matandon wrote:

> > > > I don't understand why Madhwas go to this

> present Badrinath temple which

> > > > was established by Shankaracharya, who is

> afterall considered a demon by

> > > > the Acharya himself. The " four dhams " is

> Shankaras legacy, puja is done

> > > > according to their system so it is wishful

> thinking to assume that

> > > > vAyu, brahma etc. worship there. Sure they

> chant vedas et. al. but so

> > > > do the Aryasamaji-s and many univ. professors

> while teaching some

> > > > eastern religion classes.

> > > >

> > > > regards,

> > > > Manish

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

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