Arunachala. The Spiritual Axis of the World ! The Other Part.

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Following the thread of Major Chadwick's research, Dr. Ravi Iyer of

Virginia writes about his investigation into Machu Picchu, an

ancient, sacred mountain in Peru.

 

Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi always insisted that the Holy Hill

Arunachala was the spiritual axis of the world, even in a physical

sense, similar to the geographical North Pole, with a South Pole

axis. So strongly did he maintain the view that another holy hill

existed on the opposite side of the globe to Arunachala - which was

itself remarkable, since he normally did not take very rigid

positions, except on matters concerning the Self and the Heart - that

he once made a devotee pull out a world atlas and look for a similar

mountain opposite to Arunachala.

The only mention we have of this endeavor was that the search

indicated a spot on the continental shelf beneath the

Pacific Ocean, immediately off the coast of Peru. No further effort

seems to have been spent after this, though it appears that Bhagavan

may not have supported the conclusion of that research, since he

seemed convinced that a land-based mountain existed at the other end

of this " spiritual axis " .

 

The Latitude/longitude Coordinates of Arunachala (Tiruvannamalai)

are: 12n13, 79e04

 

Recently I came across an article about a place in the high Andean

mountains of Peru that is reputed to be a site of great spiritual

force, called Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was discovered by Yale

archeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911, and is the site of an ancient

Inca temple city. This city appears to have evaded discovery by the

marauding armies of the Spanish Conquistadors, yet it represents one

of the immense mysteries of the Inca civilization. It appears the

Machu Picchu Mountain itself was known as sacred to the Incas from a

time before their own civilization, since the Inca's speak of the

mountain as the " Ancient One, " who preceded the civilization of their

ancestors.

 

There are several striking parallels between the Machu Picchu site

and the Shakti culture. The Inca's worshipped Machu Picchu as the

manifestation of the Divine Mother Goddess of the Universe. They

referred to Her as " Paachamama, " a name that bears a striking

similarity to the name " Pachaiamman " used for Parvathi in South

Indian shrines. [in the early 1900s, the Maharshi spent many months

at the Pachaiamman Temple at the foot of the Hill, outside the town

of Tiruvannamalai.] The architecture of the temple city was

astrologically and astronomically determined. Various points of the

city serve as a kind of giant sextant or observatory from where

specific constellations and celestial objects can be plotted and

observed. A closer look at the topology of the city reveals a

striking resemblance to the Sri Chakra, the Meru architectural

topology that characterizes Indian Shakti shrines.

 

On the psychic plane, multiple individuals with siddhic/occult

capacities have separately asserted on visiting Machu Picchu that the

city is a place where the feminine aspect of the Universe is

especially palpable.

 

Lastly, the Latitude/longitude coordinates of Machu Picchu are:

13s07, 72w34

While the geographical coordinates are not exactly opposite of those

of Arunachala, it would be unreasonable to expect it would be exact

since the earth is not a precise sphere.

 

I share this with the general community of Ramana bhaktas as an item

of spiritual and historical interest. While ultimately there is

nothing but the Self, as long as the manifested world is our

framework of reference then we will be confronted by the dual pairs

of balancing opposites. There can be no Siva without Shakti, and vice

versa.

 

References & Notes:

 

The URL to the astrodienst web site for latitude - longitude

determinations is: http://www.astro.com/cgi/aq.cgi?lang=e

The global coordinates for Tiruvannamalai and Machu Picchu are as

follows:

Tiruvannamalai: 12n13, 79e04

Machu Picchu: 13s07, 72w34

If you do a precise reversal of Tiruvannamalai's coordinates you will

indeed fall off the coast of Peru. You can confirm this by going to

the following website and entering the precise reverse coordinate of

Tiruvannamalai: http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vlatlon.html (The

site shows a satellite view. Make sure you are viewing earth from a

10 km height).

Regarding information on Machu Picchu, check out: " Machu Picchu "

http://www.sacredsites.com/2nd56/21422.html

" Machu Picchu Crown Jewel In The Clouds "

http://www.he.net/~mine/inca/ . This site has the Meru like (Sri

Chakra architecture of the city)

" Machu Picchu "

http://www.ifip.com/Machupichu1.htm

 

Ibid.