Regarding Sage Durvasa

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Dear Saktha Bandhus,

 

This small piece of information on Sage Durvasa I would like to share with

you.

 

Sage Durvasa is an Avadhuta that roams about in the streets of Tiruvannamalai

and Kanchipuram to bless the Srividya Upasakas. Durvasa took incarnation in

this kaliyuga to bless his devotees as Sri Arunagiri Yogi and Muka Kavi.

 

The name “Durvasa” means “Alpavastradhari” or the “Sage who is scantily clad

in Kaupina”. Durvasa is a Maha Siddha Purusha.

 

This great sage has to his credit 3 works i) Aryadwishati (213 couplets in

arya metre) ii) Sridevi (shakti / tripura) Mahimnah Stavah iii) Parasambhu

Mahimnah Stavah. Sri Somanandanatha, a great Kashmir saivite, in his work “Siva

Drishti” refers Durvasa as the propagator or Kashmir Saiva Siddhanta.

 

Basically, Durvasa is from Tamil Nadu and his works shows his great influence

of Tamil Language. Had exceptional mastery over grammer. Specially, he uses

some of the words like “vira” and “charana” in different contexts. As per

durvasa, “Vira” indicate “smasana / graveyard” and “charana” is agni vachaka.

So, “parasivacharana” is taken as “chitbhairavagni” as per durvasa. “Vaarthali”

is the term coined by Durvasa which is derived from Tamil “Orutthu Ali” which is

a “Vira Nari”.

 

Sage Durvasa incarnated as Sri Arunagiri Yogi who is a Maha Siddha Purusha at

Tiruvannamalai. The original name of this siddha was Satyavasan. (Please refer

the Sloka No. 139 of Parasambhumahimnah Stavah “Durvasah Satyavasah Kanakagiri

raham…..”). Sri Arunagiri Yogi established the Siva Linga at the Arunachala

Hill and constructed a temple. Prior to Arunagiri Yogi, the Arunachala Hill,

itself, was being worshipped as the Arunachala Linga. He compiled the

“Kalpoktha Siva Puja” as per the “Kamika Agama” and established a code of

worship for Arunachaleshwara Linga which is followed till today by the

dikshitars.

 

One can see the Samadhi of this great yogi behind the Arunachaleshwar Linga at

the path of Giri Pradakshina. A small ashrama is also dedicated to this great

yogi called “Durvasa Ashrama”.

 

The Pujaris of Arunachaleshwara Linga while worshipping the Linga uses one of

the dhyana slokas daily. It is the dhyana sloka of Arunagairi Yogi.

 

" Lalate Traipundri – Nitalakruta Kasturi Tilakah

Sphuranmaalaadharah – sphurita kati kaupina vasanah

Dadhano dustaaram – Sirasi phaniraajam Sasikalaam

Pradipah Sarvesham – Arunagiri Yogi Vijayate " .

 

 

Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi used to warn the devotees while performing the giri

pradakshina. He used to warn the devotees not to approach a certain banyan tree

lest they should incur the wrath of this great yogi.

 

Sage Durvasa has to his credit compilation of Srividya Navavarana Kalpoktha

Srichakra Archana Paddhati which is called “Saubhagya Chintamani Kalpah”. The

srichakra archana paddhati prescribed in this Kalpa is followed till date at the

temple of Kamakshi Parabhattarika of Kanchipuram. He is also said to have

installed Srichakra in front of Kamakshi at Kanchipuram.

 

Some scholars are of the view that Sri Muka Sankara, the acharya of Kamakoti

Pita, who composed “Mukapanchashati” is also amsha-avatara of Durvasa.

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

Namah Savitre.

 

 

 

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