Greatness of India 'Mahans-Rama Nama discourse series--- By Sri.Sri.Muralidhara Swamiji ' Part-1

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Radhe Krishna To All,

 

“ Our Bharata Desa (Country of India) is very pure in all ways. We find

‘Desa Bhakti’ (love for the Nation) and ‘Deiva Bhakti’ (Love for God) in

all the Mahatmas who have been born in this Country. They have not been able to

treat the nation and God as separate entities. From the life of our Bhagavãn

Yogiramsuratkumar, Papa Ramdas, Aurobindo we learn the deep patriotism that they

possessed for the nation. While looking at the great glory of this nation we

find the Holiest of Holy rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Narmada, Saraswati,

Sindhu, Cauvery, all running across the length and breadth of this great nation.

The Seven Holy Places (‘Sapta Mokshapuri’) are found in this country. It is

only in this country that all the Avatars (incarnations) of the Lord have taken

place. All the three and thirty crore Devas desire to be born in this Bharata

Desa!.Further, though materially, financially, scientifically or in military

power other nations are

far advanced than our country, we find that to satiate their spiritual thirst

people from there come to our Bharata Desa. In fact, in most of the ashrams in

our country we find more number of people from other nations doing japa and

dhyana than our own countrymen! This goes to show that to earn peace

(‘shanti’) one has to come to our country. We find that from days past till

date it is our country that stands foremost in spirituality.

 

In our country and in our Religion, we find a continuous lineage of Mahatmas. It

is not as if a great Maharishi like Adi Sankara or a Vasishta or a Viswamitra or

a Agastya lived only in days gone by. Even today we can show such great

Maharishis. Yogiramsuratkumar has lived in this period. We can say that we have

seen such great Maharishis! We can show such Maharishis! This continuous lineage

of Jnanis is a great fortune (‘bhagyam’) of this nation.

 

We find that each soil is fit for the growth of some type of crop only. In

Southern parts, the soil is more fit for the growth of rice while in Northern

parts it is fit for the growth of wheat. Thus, I feel that this soil of

‘Bharata Bhoomi’ (the land of India) is one that grows Mahans! Innumerable

Mahans are being continuously produced on this soil. This land is indeed such a

pure one. Moreover, the existence of innumerable Holy Places (Ksehtras) is

another pride of the Nation. This Holy Place of Tiruvannamalai is one of the

‘pancha bhoota Kshetras’ (Five Holy places of Lord Siva that represent the

five elements viz. Water, earth, fire, space and wind). Tiruvannamalai is

‘agni Kshetra’ (represents fire). What is the evidence for this? This Holy

Mountain is verily the form of fire (‘agni swaroopa’). Midnight of Sivaratri

is called ‘Lingotbhava Kala’. This Holy Mountain that came into existence on

‘Lingotbhava Kala’ remains as the

very form of Lord Siva. Even today many people undertake pilgrimage to Kailasa.

They face lot of difficulties in undertaking this Holy trip. What I say is that

pilgrimage to Tiruvannamalai is indeed greater than the pilgrimage to Kailasa.

What is the reason for saying so? Kailasa is only the residence

(‘vasastala’) of Lord Siva while this Tiru Annamalai (Tiruvannamalai) is

verily Bhagavan (God)! So, which is greater - to visit the residence of

Parameswara (Lord Siva) or seeing the Lord Himself?

Since performance of ‘archana’, abhishekha, offering of clothes

(‘vastra’)/ ornaments to this huge Mountain is difficult, a Linga has been

installed in a temple for whom all these are performed. The fact is that it is

verily this huge Mountain Arunachala that is the real Linga here. It is this

Mountain that is verily Lord Arunachaleswara. There is lots of evidence

(‘pramana’) to show that this is verily ‘Agni Kshetra’. Generally in

most villages of Tamizh Nadu, a festival (‘utsav’) called ‘thee midhi

utsav’ (walking on hot burning charcoal) is performed in Mariamman or in

temples of other village deities. But, such a festival is not to be seen in Siva

temples maintained as per ‘agama vidhi’. However, in the Tamizh month of

‘Ãdi’, when the star ‘Pooram’ is on the ascent, this ‘thee midhi

utsav’ is performed in front of Goddess Abithakuchambal’s (consort of Lord

Arunachaleswara) ‘sannidhi’ (sanctum sanctorum).

This is a proof to show that this is verily a ‘agni kshetra’. Similarly, in

villages yet another festival called ‘Kaman pandigai’/’Manmatha dahanam’

is celebrated in ‘Vasanta ruthu’ (spring); this is done at the junction of

three roads/streets. It can be seen even today. Unlike in other Siva Kshetras,

this ‘Manmatha dahanam’ is performed in front of Lord Arunachaleswara

sannidhi, as this is ‘agni kshetra’.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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