tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post4129262149450522778..comments2024-03-18T22:56:06.696+05:30Comments on Jayasree Saranathan: Importance of VigrahasJayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-90042432600012117012010-02-27T19:33:02.311+05:302010-02-27T19:33:02.311+05:30Mrs Jaya,looking forward to read more articles.
P...Mrs Jaya,looking forward to read more articles.<br /><br />Prakasam, what you had written is so true esp about major holy temples.Kalaivanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106243467388224209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-83724730995766849112010-02-26T18:19:45.715+05:302010-02-26T18:19:45.715+05:30Nicely explained Mr Prakasam.
On Truth, I am not ...Nicely explained Mr Prakasam.<br /><br />On Truth, I am not very clear about what you say.<br />But when it is said that gods will disappear after 10,000 years, i am reminded of other things - like Hinduism getting completely replaced by abrahamic religions. <br /><br />This period also coincides with the nadir in the saptha rishi cycle when sun reaches Capricorn in precession. From Capricorn to Libra it will be dark age. After that another round of Dharmic cycle begins. <br /><br />I will write them in my series on Vedic model of Creation and Universes which I will start after finishing the current one on temple followed by a couple of articles on siddhars.Jayasree Saranathan https://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-9661545872565673292010-02-26T17:51:55.841+05:302010-02-26T17:51:55.841+05:30Namasaty mam,
Regarding your views on Ganga, I co...Namasaty mam,<br /><br />Regarding your views on Ganga, I completely agree with you. To read spiritual or ritual concepts is one thing and understanding them is entirely differnt thing. <br /><br />I was told when I started sandyavandanam that the arghyas and tarpanas that I do will result in helping the Sun God from asuras that try to stop him from rising. Maybe so, but I feel the asuras are our early morning laziness or negligence and Sun is alertness. So in order to invoke the alertness in us and to eliminate laziness or negligence, we do tarpanas and arghyas. And as I heard somewhere and strongly believe that every atom influences this world and every thought, maybe Sun too gets affected by we doing those on earth at very subtle level and our physical properties will get affected at gross level. Ganga the same. Until the advent of using unnatural foods and things (beginning last century), we enjoyed the benefits of Ganga as its very pure all the way from Himalayas bringing with it very good number of vitamins or so and so from the herbs in Himalayas. (So doing bath in Ganga and getting purified is completely science). Now, we polluted it and so we can't get the results . But still why going, answer can be "brand name still works a bit" or belief ---- If that is so, why do village diety worship still exists?" Some people take some medical pills that we say are now a days not being used, but still they take and get benefit, probably belief works for them.<br /><br />In the previous article you mentioned Gods appearing before us should be completely science. Exactly. The "instrument" (body) that was given to us is getting day by day filled with unnatural foods and the "user" (Manas) of it getting filled with thoughts that generate mental blindness. So, the instrument is getting bad and the user himself is getting wrong, so using the present manas and body we cannot see the Gods so maybe thats why Vigrahas are now a days being used in much number.<br /><br />I heard if we intentionally say lies, our third eye (manas sakshi !!) will get blocked. Because the program called "Universe" runs on truth (even in kaliyuga the "Cow" will stand on 1 leg - that is truth - so truth is the root of this world) so lying will result in collpase of the universe for that particular physical mass (the ones who lie) so cannot experience or see God as Manas and Body getting blind due to lies and impure foods.<br /><br />I feel in the same way, Lord Venkataeswara of Tirupathi now a days getting not just the money and gold of those who are very good devotees, but also of those who do wrong business and politics and to try to satisfy themself will donate money and gold to the temple. In addition, internal politics of those involved in maintenance of the temple, more than sacredness earning nature of brahmins there, VIP cottages leading to illegal activities, material things such as cars, plastic bags, and profit seeking commercial complexes and business groups, these all will just spoil the "Sacred Program" in tirupathi. Probably, still the high number of good devotees though they are (unclean in terms of "laws of nature") is keeping tirupathi with some sacredness and worth going. <br /><br />Mam, referring to Gods leaving the earth plane, is that God means "Truth". Because dharma changes according to situation, but Truth remains same - heard somewhere. So Gods leaving the earth means, we not following the Truth (in daily activities, businesses, education, politics, sports, recognitions, awards, etc.) so obviously anything that depends on the truth will get lost as truth itself is not followed and because the universe itself depends on truth, not following the truth will result in collapse of the truth indicating this is kaliyuga. <br /><br />Thanks a lot for insight into Ganga.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />NVS Prakasam.suryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082502300504342386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-66896522756640339482010-02-26T11:38:32.356+05:302010-02-26T11:38:32.356+05:30A very valid question Ms Kalaivani. But Chanakya s...A very valid question Ms Kalaivani. But Chanakya says so. I have read a similar thought in some other old text also. A text on Ganga's dialogue with Krishna also tells about some date when she will leave the earth- I dont remember that exactly. <br /><br />Look at the sloka of Chanakya. It says that ganga leaves 5000 years after the start of kaliyuga. Now we have crossed 5000 years. According to that sloka the ganga must have left by now. But the ganga still flows but we know the kind of pollution we have heaped on her. The respect for her has declined enormously these days. That shows what is meant by Ganga leaving the earth. People can no longer derive the benefits and blessings given by her. Perhaps in areas like Haridhwar where she is invoked with high reverence, her divine presence can be felt.<br /><br />The same logic applies to Graama devathas and Dik devathas. In those days, they used to appear in person to the one who worshiped them ardently. Such appearance stopped after 2500 years of Kali yuga. <br /><br />Today, the one who sincerely believes and worships them will however be benefited -similar on lines with the reverence Ganga receives in Haridhwar. According to Chankya's sloka, even that can not happen after 10,000 years. The Gods would have left our surroundings. In other words there will be none to recognize their presence and worship them or invoke them. Perhaps the Abrhamic religions would have gained complete control over the world.Jayasree Saranathan https://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-59913091954392203622010-02-26T11:02:43.414+05:302010-02-26T11:02:43.414+05:30"Chanakya Neeti that the deities of the villa..."Chanakya Neeti that the deities of the village will depart 2,500 years after the start of Kali yuga. . (Chanakya neeti -11-4)"<br /><br />If that is so, why do village diety worship still exists?Kalaivanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106243467388224209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-3502663832139920222010-02-24T15:12:28.996+05:302010-02-24T15:12:28.996+05:30Yes Mr Prakasam. I agree with you.
An additional p...Yes Mr Prakasam. I agree with you.<br />An additional point is that the temple is a replica of yajna shaala. When man lost the power to invoke gods through yajnas, temples replaced them. I think there are some articles explaining this in the net.Jayasree Saranathan https://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-2611381081636798952010-02-24T13:22:27.546+05:302010-02-24T13:22:27.546+05:30Namastay mam,
"We are lucky that God still r...Namastay mam,<br /><br />"We are lucky that God still resides on earth - ..."<br /><br />Is it because of the reason that many spiritual powers have left the earth plane and would do so in Kaliyuga that it was advised to chant the name of God in this Yuga?.<br /><br />May be this is the reason why Yagnas cannot be performed well as many powers left, which would help in that process. I heard devatas need yagnas as they get fed by the havvissu (end result of yagna).<br /><br />Now the markets are day by day gettig filled with vikruthi (artificial) products (ex: recent attempt of bt brinjal) that would not support obviously sacred things such as yagna. (Plastic flowers can never replace natural flowers)<br /><br />Regarding your article on garbhalaya, I read somewhere associating entire temple to human body. "Brahmanda and Pindanda (macrocosm and microcosm) are very similar to each other." Maybe temple is a place that corrects some abnormalities developed in our body/mental system working like anti-virus software and that like there are different anti-virus softwares available in the market for different purposes, different temples there for different purposes (for education, job, marriage, family, etc.)<br /><br />Thanks a lot for giving good insight into the matter.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />NVS Prakasam.suryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082502300504342386noreply@blogger.com