shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_05-19

March 13, 2010

VIBHUTHI SANDHI

madhuvirOdhiya paTTaNake pu

Rvada kavATagaLaxi nAsika

vadana shrOtragaLeraDu daxiNa uttaradvAra

guda upasthagaLeraDu pashchima

kadagaLenipavu ShaT sarOjave

sadana hR^idayave maMTapaMgaLu triguNagaLe kalasha....HKAS_05-19

madhuvirOdhiya = shrIman nArAyaNa who killed daitya madhu

paTTaNake = our sharIra

axi = two eyes

nAsika = two nostrils

vadana = mouth (face)

puRvada kavATagaLu = doors in the East

shrOtragaLeraDu = two ears

daxiNa uttara dvAragaLu = doors in the South and North

guda upasthagaLeraDu = the anus and the genitals

pashchima kadagaLenipavu = doors in the West

ShaT sarOjave = six petalled lotus from the navel

sadana = the residence for ParamAtma

hR^idayave = heart

maMTapaMgaLu = decorated structure for performing pUja of biMba rUpi ParamAtma

triguNagaLe = sAtvika, rAjasa & tAmasa guNa-s

kalasha = sacred vessel filled with water for worship

Our sharIra is the place of residence for the biMba rUpi ParamAtma. This has been compared to a 'paTTaNa' town.

A town would have four doors for entry. JagannAtha dAsa calls our sharIra as 'madhuvirOdhi paTTaNa'. Madhu was a brave & powerful daitya. His younger brother was kaiTabha. Both of them are known to be the ear wax (filth) of ParamAtma. At the beginning of kalpa, when Brahma was born in the Lotus flower emanating from the navel of ParamAtma, Brahma was always troubled by these two daityas. Brahma pleaded for help from ParamAtma. At that time, ParamAtma called these two daityas and said, " the stronger one between you two must fight with me. " To establish superiority among themselves, they started to fight amongst themselves, but they soon realized the trick involved. They together jumped to attack ParamAtma. Then ParamAtma killed both of them. In as much as our sharIra is the residence of ParamAtma, it is also the residence for daitya-s. To get away from the troubles of daitya-s, it is important to have the anugraha of ParamAtma. Thus our sharIra is refered as 'madhuvirOdhi paTTaNa'.

For this paTTana:-

The two eyes, two nostrils and mouth are doors in the East.

The left ear is the door in the North.

The right ear is the door in the South

The excretory organs are the doors in the West.

The core below the navel is central point for all the nADi-s. The spinal cord beginning from here connects to the brain.

No. Location kamaladaLa-s vyApAra

1 tuMdi 4 ahaMkAra manOvR^itti

2 nAbhi 6 chitta vR^itti

3 hR^idaya 8 buddhi vyApara

4 urapradEsha 12 manas

5 hubbu 2 aMtaHkaraNa

6 shirassu 1000 Everything

The above six locations is the place of residence for ParamAtma.

The aShTadaLa hR^idaya (8 petalled as above) is the maMTapa for ParamAtma. The security guards (they are the dalAbhimanis-s) in the eight directions of the heart

Petal No. Direction daLAbhimAni

1 pURva (E) iMdra

2 AgnEya (SE) agni

3 daxiNa (S) yama

4 nairutya (SW) niruR^iti

5 pashchima (W) varuNa

6 vAyuvya (NW) pravahavAyu

7 uttara (N) kubEra

8 IshAnya (NE) R^idra

as referred in HKAS_05-09 http://dvaita.info/pipermail/dvaita-list_dvaita.info/2005-May/000809.html

shrIman nArAyaNa also know as mUlEsha also wanders about in the heart (also known by His 1000 names).

The tri-guNa-s i.e., satva, rajas, tamas guNa-s are the kalasha-s decorating for the maMTapa.