shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_05-03

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VIBHUTHI SANDHI

 

  pratima shAligrAma gO abhyA

gatanatithi shrItuLasi pippala

yati vanastha gR^ihastha vaTu yajamAna svaparajana

pR^ithivi jala shikhi pavana tArA

patha navagraha yOga karaNa bha

tithi sitAsitapaxa saMkramaNavanadhiShThAna.....HKAS_05-03

 

pratima = statue /idol / sculpture

shAligrAma = self-formed bright black or brown stones with a hollowed interior having circles, well-rounded shape with impressions and wheels, found in very ancient river-beds possessing inherent energies that render them worthy of worship

gO = cow (with calf)

abhyAgata = invited bhagavad bhakta

atithi = uninvited bhagavad bhakta arriving at the time of vaishvadEva

shrItuLasi = tuLasi plant (holy basil plant)

pippala = Pipal tree (Bodhi tree) (ashvattha tree)

yati = ascetic - a sanyAsi who is uninvolved in physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons

vanastha = a brahmin in the third stage of life (who has passed through the stages of student and householder and has abandoned his family for an ascetic life in the woods)

gR^ihastha = a householder who follows proper dhaRma / kaRma

vaTu = a young brahmachAri - young disciple who keeps the vow of chastity

yajamAna = a king who maintains dhaRma

svajana = wife, son & relatives

parajana = friends and others

pR^ithivi = Earth (puNya xEtra-s enumerated in the PurANa-s)

jala = Water (holy rivers)

shikhi = agni (invocated during yaj~na-s)

pavana = the air we breathe

tArApatha = path of star movement in Space

navagraha = the nine grahas-s are sURya (ravi), chaMdra, budha, rAhu, kEtu, kavi, guru, shani & maMgala,

yOga = 27 yogas are follows:-

1)vishkuMbha  2)preeti 3)Ayushman 4)soubhagya 5)shobhana 6)atigaMdha 7)sukaRma 8)dhR^iti 9)shoola  10)gaMDa 11)vR^riddhi 12)dhruva 13)vyAghata 14)harshaNa 15)vajra 16)siddhi 17)vyatipata 18)variyana 19)parigha 20)shiva 21)siddha 22)sAdhya 23)shubha 24)shukla  25)brama 26)iMdra 27)vaidhR^iti

 

karaNa = 11 karaNa-s are follows:-

1) kuMstuga 2)bava 3)bAlava 4)kaulava 5)taitila 6)gara 7)vanita 8)bhadra 9)shakuni 10)chatuShpada 11)naga

 

bha = 27 naxatra-s as follows:-

1. ashwini 2. bharaNi 3. kR^ittikA 4. rohiNi 5. mR^igashira 6. ARdrA  7. punarvasu 8. puShya 9. AshleSha 10. mAghA 11. puRvA phalgunI 12. utttara phAlguNi

13. hasta 14. chitra 15. swAti 16. vishAkhA 17. anurAdhA 18. jyeShThA 19. mula 20. puRvAShADha 21. uttarAShaDha 22. shravaNA 23. dhaniShThA 24. shatatAraka 25.pURvA bhAdrapada  26. uttarA bhAdrapada 27. revati

 

tithi = 15 tithi-s pratipada etc.

sitapaxa = shukla paxa

asitapaxa = kR^iShNa paxa

saMkramaNa = mESha, vR^iShabha, mithuna, kaRka, siMha, kanyA, tulA, vR^shchika, dhanu, makara, kuMbha, mIna being 12 rAShi-s (saMkramaNa-s) and uttarayANa plus daxiNAyaNa totally 14

avana = ParamAtma

adhiShThAna = places of His presence

 

JagannAtha dAsa explains in detail the various vibhUti rUpa-s in various things

 

-- pratima --nIta vibhUti found in eight types of pratima-s (statue /idol / sculpture)

stone pratima

kAShTa (wood) pratima

paMchalOha (a combination of metals) pratima

lEpya pratima (made from special medicines / chemicals)

likhita (drawn) pratima

moNNu (made from clay/mud) pratima

mAnasika (drawn in the mind) pratima

maNimayi (gems and jewels) pratima

 

shAligrAma

vEda-s

chala pratima

 

-- shaligrAma - nIta vibhUti originating in shaligrAma found in gaMDaki river, black chakraMkita stone. Here ParamAtma is svayaMvyakta, thus they do need any invocation by tatvanyAsa & mAtR^ikAnyAsa.

 

-- gOvu - vishESha vibhUti in a cow with healthy features along with a calf. The vEda-s are also known as " gO " . kAmadhEnu too is in this category.

 

--vishESha vibhUti in invited bhagavadbhakta

 

--vishESha vibhUti in the unexpected bhagavadbhakta who arrives at the time of performing vaishyadEva

 

--vishESha vibhUti in shrItuLasi which is a must for dEvara pUja.

 

--pippala (ashvattha) tree which has been pratiShThApana by a bhagavadbhakta.

" ashavattha saRvavR^ixANAM.... "   ----B Gita shloka

 

(ashva = horse, stha = stands,  meaning it stands like a horse thus " ashvattha "

 

--yati - ascetic - a sanyAsi who is uninvolved in physical pleasures, especially for religious reasons, observes chatuRmAsya vrata

 

--vanashta - vishESha vibhUti in a person (bhagavadbhakta) who has completed his family responsibilities and takes up pilgrimages or a person who has retired to forest life eating natural foods (herbs, roots & fruits) and is involved in bhagavadbhakti alone.

 

-- grahastha - sAdhAraNa vibhUti in a family person (bhagavadbhakta) staying with his wife and children and following proper dhaRma / kaRma and also properly treating his guests and others while constantly meditating on 'ParamAtma nAma smaraNa'

 

-- vaTu - sAdhAraNa vibhUti in a brahmachAri who follows his brahmachAri dharma, aware of bhEda j~nAna, tAratamya, availing bhixa, performing agni kaRya, etc..

 

-- yajamAna - sAdhAraNa vibhUti in a person who is in a responsible position who enforces dhaRma

 

-- svajana - sAdhAraNa vibhUti in the relatives of a person i.e. wife, son and other relatives who help that person to perform his satkaRma-s

 

-- parajana - unrelated people or friends who support a persons satkaRma-s and facilitate the same. 'para' also means ParamAtma, thus 'parajana' also means people who are involved in meditating on ParamAtma.

 

--pR^ithivi - sahaja vibhUti the Earth - providing a place to live to all chetana-s and providing sources of food, all the pilgrimage places

 

-- jala - gaMga river, ponds, lakes, wells and other sacred rivers

 

-- shikhi - agni which has been invocated during yaj~na, 'hutavaha' - the agni puruSha dEva present in vaishvadEvahOma

 

-- pavana - vAyu dEvaru (air)

 

-- tArApatha - the Space route in which the naxatra-s travel

 

-- navagraha - vishESha vibhUti in the nine navagraha-s stated above. sUrya is the most shrEShTa graha and therefore akhaMDa vibhUti in him and khaMDa vibhUti in other eight navagraha-s

 

-- yOga - sajAti khaMDa vibhUti rUpa in 27 yOga-s listed above

 

-- karaNa - khaMDa vibhUti rUpa in 11 karaNa-s listed above

 

-- bha - akhaMDa vibhUti rUpa in 27 naxatra-s listed above. Among the naxatra-s 'chaMdra' has vijAti vibhUti rupa as stated in Bhagavad GIta " naxatrANAmahaM shashI "

 

-- tithi - 15 tithi-s from pratipada to pouRNimA or amAvAsya. Among these tithi-s, akhaMDa vibhUti rupa in the tithitraya i.e. dashamI-EkAdashI-dvAdashI and in pouRNima & amAvAsya

 

-- sita paxa - 15 tithi-s from pratipada to pouRNima known as shukla paxa when the Moon gradually shows up as full Moon on pouRnima

 

-- asita paxa - and again 15 tithi-s from pratipada till amAvAsya known as KR^iShNa paxa, during which time the Moon declines to a no Moon night

 

-- saMkramaNa - khaMDa vibhUti rupa in 12 saMkramaNa-s as listed above and akhaMDa vibhUti rUpa in uttarAyana & daxiNayana

 

 

shrI kR^ishNArpanamastu