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Saturday 26 October 2013

KAMAKSHI DEVI'S TEMPLE VIEW.

KAMAKSHI DEVI'S TEMPLE VIEW.

KAMAKSHI TEMPLE.

KAMAKSHI TEMPLE.

KAMAKSHI DEVI AT KANCHI.

KAMAKSHI DEVI AT KANCHI.

KAMAKSHI DEVI.

The Kamakshi Temple is a famous

Hindu temple dedicated to Kamakshi, one of the forms of the goddess Parvati. It is located in the historic city of Kanchipuram, near Chennai, India and is popularly associated with Sankaracharya, one of the greatest Hindu gurus. The Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, the Akilandeswari temple in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli and this Kamakshi are the important centers of worship of Parvati as the mother goddess, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was most probably built by the Pallava kings, whose capital was Kanchipuram, around 6 C.E.

The main deity, Kamakshi, is seated in a majestic Padmasana, an yogic posture signifying peace and prosperity, instead of the traditional standing pose. The goddess holds a sugarcane bow and bunch of flowers in the lower two of her arms and has a pasha (lasso), an ankusha (goad) in her upper two arms. There is also a parrot perched near the flower bunch. There are no other Parvati temples in the city of Kanchipuram, apart from this temple, which is unusual in a traditional city that has hundreds of traditional temples. There are various legends that account for this fact. One of them according to Kamakshivilasa is that the Goddess had to absorb all the other shakthi forms to give a boon to Kama, the Hindu god of love.[1] Another legend attributes it to the Raja Rajeswari pose of the deity that signifies an absolute control over the land under the deity's control.[2] Legend has it that Kamakshi offered worship to a Shivalingam made out of sand, under a mango tree and gained Shiva's hand in marriage.

 

 

The Old Kamakshi Devi Temple.

 

The original Kamakshi Devi Temple is what is presently known as Adi Peeteswari or the Adi Peeta Parameswari. This temple is just adjacent to the Kumarakottam, and is near to the presently famous Kamakshi Devi temple.

Adi Shankaracharya, the famous 8th-century CE scholar and saint, established the Sri Chakra at this original Kamakshi Devi temple in the trough-like structure in that shrine, This Sri Chakra soon became the All India famous Kamakoti Peeta. The Acharya's Lalitha Trishati Bhashya comments Kamakoti Peetam as Sri Chakra.

The Acarya changed the fierce form of worship into a sowmya form. The Devi in this original Kamakshi temple is called by various names like Kirtimati, Devagarbha in extant Tantric works like Tantrachudamani. She has four hands containing in each of them respectively, Ankusa, PAsa, Abhaya and a Kapala. This description corresponds to those extant old tantric works. Further, Girvanendra Saraswathi describes precisely this swaroopa as Kameswari.

 

Kamakshi Devi Temple at Kanchi.

 

The Siruthondar Puranam of Sekkilar Peruman, written during this time, is aware of both the temples and mentions the original temple as the Yoga Peeta and the present Kamakshi devi temple as Bhoga peetam. The reference to the present Kamakshi Devi as Aram Purappaval (bestower of boons)by Sekilar Peruman is noteworthy, as the present name of the street in which this new temple is located in Kanchipuram is called ArapanakAra Theru.

The present Kamakshi temple too, has a Sri Chakra which was established during the 16th Century by NrusimhAdvari, of the famous dathamAnji family. There is a stone inscription inside the new temple, near this Sri Chakra, which states this fact. It is noteworthy that Arunagirinathar a 15th Century Tamil Saint, sings in praise of the Goddess as devi of dark emarald complexion and the mother of Muruga of Kumarakottam. The Original Kamakshi Devi temple i.e. Adi PeeteswariKamakshi Devi temple is just adjucant to the Kumarakottam. Arunagirinathar mentions the Sri Yantra in the Kamakshi Devi temple, which can apply, during the 15th century, only to the original Adi Peeteswari Kamakshi Devi, which contained the Sri Chakra installed by Adi Shankara. Arunagirinathar does not make any reference to the new temple.

 

Festivals.

 

Four worship services are offered each day. The annual festival falls in Spring, in the Tamil month of Masi, which runs from mid-March to mid-April. During this time the chariot festival (Ther) and lake festival, (Theppam) are held. Other festivals include Navaratri, Aadi and Aippasi Pooram, Sankara Jayanthi and Vasanta Utsavam in the Tamil month of Vaikasi. All Fridays are considered sacred, though the Fridays in the Tamil months of Adi (mid-July to mid-August) and Thai (mid-January to mid-February) are celebrated.

Thursday 24 October 2013

BEEJ MANTRA OF DIFFERENT GODS/

BEEJ MANTRAS

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Hindi Text
 
A Beej Mantra is the shortest form of a Mantra just like a beej (seed) which when sown grows into a tree. Similarly beej mantras of different Gods, when recited together give humans lot of positive energy and blessings of all the Gods. They are the vibrations, and represent the "call" of the soul. It is belief that when the universe was created then the sounds produce during the cosmic evolution are basically the beej mantra. There are Various Beej Mantras which are an important part of Mantras and each Beej mantra has its own power and when mixed with mantras add extra power to the benefits of that mantra. Accordingly the mantras which contain up to nine words are termed Beej Mantra, ten or twenty words forms Mantra and beyond are known Maha Mantra.
Basic beej mantra "Om" is further expanded into the following types of beej - yog beej ,tejo beej, shanti beej and raksha beej, which are respectively known as aeng (aim) hreem, sreem, kreem, kleem, dum, gam, glaum, lam, yam, aam or um or ram.
Om: ॐ
This beej mantra is the mystic name for the Hindu Trimurti, and represents the union of the three gods, viz. ‘A’ for Brahma, ‘U’ for Vishnu and ‘M’ for Mahadev Shiva. The three sounds also symbolize the three Vedas (Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda). Kreem:  क्रीं
This is Goddess Kali beej mantra. Kali Mata gives us health, strength, all round success and protects from evil powers. This mantra creates a strong base for Kali Mahavidya Sadhana. In this mantra ‘ Ka ' is Maa Kali , ‘ Ra ' is Brahman, and ‘ ee ' is Mahamaya. ‘ Nada ' is the Mother of the Universe, and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow. Shreem:  श्रीं
This is the beej mantra for Goddess Mahalaxmi. It is recited for wealth, material gains, success in business or profession, elimination of ailments & worries, protection, getting beautiful wife, happy married life and all round success.  ‘ Sha ' is Maha Lakshmi, ‘ Ra ' means wealth. ‘ Ee ' is satisfaction or contentment. Nada is the manifested Brahman, and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow. Hroum:  ह्रौं
This is the beej mantra for Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva protects from sudden death, fatal diseases, gives immortality, moksha and all round success if a person recites it with devotion along with the mantras of Shiva. Doom:  दुं
This is the beej Mantra of Maa Durga . It is recited for power, strength,protection, health, wealth, victory, wisdom, knowledge, elimination of enemies & grave problems, happy married life and all round success. ‘ Da ' means Durga, and ‘ U ' means to protect. Nada means Mother of the universe, and bindu signifies worship. Hreem: ह्रीं
This is the Mantra of Mahamaya or Bhuvaneshwari. The best and the most powerful make a person leader of men and help get a person all he needs. ‘ Ha ' means Shiva, ‘ Ra ' is prakriti, ‘ ee ' means Mahamaya. Nada is the Mother of the Universe, and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow. Ayeim: ऐं
This is the beej Mantra of Devi Saraswati. Goddess Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge of all fields and with the recitation of this mantra one can attain knowledge, wisdom and success in any field.  ‘ Ai ' stands for Saraswati, and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow. Gam: गं
This is the  beej mantra of Lord Ganapati. Lord Ganesha gives His devotees knowledge, wisdom, protection, fortune, happiness, health, wealth and eliminate all obstacles. ‘ Ga ' means Ganesha, and bindu is the dispeller of sorrow. Fraum: फ्रौं
This is the beej mantra for Lord Hanuman. Chanting of it gives unlimited strength, power, protection, wisdom, happiness, elimination of bad spirits & ghosts, victory over enemies and all round success. Dam: दं
This is beej mantra for Lord Vishnu. With recitation of it a person gets wealth, health, protection, happy married life, happiness, victory and all round success. Bhram: भ्रं
This is the beej mantra of Lord Bhairav. It is recited for strength, protection, victory, health, wealth, happiness, fame, success in court cases, elimination of enemies, and all round success. Dhoom: धूं
This is the beej mantra for Goddess Dhoomavati. Chanting of this mantra gives quick eradication of all enemies, strength, fortune, protection, health, wealth and all round success. Hleem: हलीं
This is the beej mantra for Goddess Bagalamukhi. It is recited for quick elimination of all enemies, power, victory, fame, and all round success. Treem : त्रीं
This is the beej mantra for Goddess Tara. Recitation of this mantra gives unending financial gain, unlimited wealth, fortune, fame, happiness, victory and all round success. Kshraum: क्ष्रौं
This is a beej mantra of Lord Narsimha. Lord Narsimha removes humans all sorrows and fears and bring quick victory over enemies.  This also creates a strong base for other Narsimha sadhanas. Dhham: धं
This is the beej mantra of Lord Kuber. It is recited for massive monetary gain, wealth, fortune and all round success. Ham: हं
This beej mantra is receited for awakening of Kundalini. It is chanted for activating the Akash Tatva (space element) in us which gets us siddhis and eliminates ailments related to this element. Ram: रां
This beej mantra is related to Agni Tatva (fire element). Chanting of this mantra activates the Agni Tatva and eliminates ailments related to this element. It is helpful for quicker awakening of Kundalini. Yam: यं
This beej mantra is related to Vayu Tatva (air element). Chanting of this mantra activates the Vayu Tatva and eliminates ailments related to this element. Activation of all elements leads to quicker awakening of Kundalini Ksham: क्षं
This is related to the Prithvi Tatva (earth element) in us which gets us siddhis and eliminates ailments related to this element. Activation of all elements leads to quicker awakening of Kundalini and enables a sadhak to access all supernatural powers. Tam: तं
This beej mantra is for getting rid of disease, worry, fear and illusions

Sunday 20 October 2013

meenakshi devi at kamakhya.

meenakshi devi at kamakhya.

Saturday 19 October 2013

KALI YANTRA.

KALI YANTRA.

KALI YANTRA.

The encompassing circle is avidya (ignorance);the eight petalled lotus is the eight-fold Prkriti consisting of earth, wter, fire, air, ether, manas (mind), buddhi (intellect) and ahamkara (egoism); the five triangles are the five jnanendriyas (jnana, knowledge; indriyas, senses), the five karmendriyas (motor organs) and the five pranas (breathing activities); and the bindu which is pure consciousness reflected in maya in the bija

KALI PUJAN ON DIPAWALI NIGHT.

KALI PUJAN ON DIPAWALI NIGHT.

KALI PUJAN.

The festival of Kali Puja is not an ancient one in Bengal and Assam. Kali Puja was practically unknown before the 18th century, however a late 17th century devotional text Kalika mangalkavya –by Balram mentions an annual festival dedicated to Kali.[3] It was introduced in Bengal during the 18th century, by King (Raja) Krishnachandra of Navadvipa.[2] Kali Puja gained popularity in the 19th century, with Krishanachandra’s grandson Ishvarchandra and the Bengali elite; wealthy landowners began patronizing the festival on a grand scale.[4] Along with Durga Puja, now - Kali Puja is the biggest goddess festival in Bengal.[5]
  Worship
  Kali puja (like Durga Puja) worshipers honor goddess Kali in their homes in the form of clay idols and in pandals (temporary shrines or open pavilions). She is worshipped at night with Tantric rites and mantras. She is prescribed offerings of red hibiscus flowers, animal blood in a skull, sweets, rice and lentils, fish and meat. It is prescribed that a worshipper should meditate throughout the night until dawn.[6] Homes may also practice rites in the Brahmanical (mainstream Hindu-style, non-Tantric) tradition with ritual dressing of Kali in her form as Adya Shakti Kali.[7] Animals are ritually sacrificed on Kali Puja day and offered to the goddess.[2] A celebration of Kali Puja in Kolkata and in Guwahati is also held in a large cremation ground[8] where she is believed to dwell in both places.
  Replica of the Kalighat Temple central image in a Kali Puja pandal.   The pandals also house images of god Shiva - the consort of Kali, Ramakrishna and Bamakhepa- two famous Bengali Kali devotees along with scenes from mythology of Kali and her various forms along with Mahavidyas, sometimes considered as the "ten Kalis". The Mahavidyas is a group of ten Tantric goddesses headed by Kali.[9] People visit these pandals throughout the night. Kali Puja is also the time for magic shows and theatre, fireworks.[7] Recent custom involves drinking wine.[10]
  In the Kalighat Temple in Kolkata and in Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Kali is worshipped as Lakshmi on this day so as to reflect an essence of Vaishnava Haldars on Kali worship. The temple is visited by thousands of devotees who offer animal sacrifices to the goddess.[2][8] Another famous temple dedicated to Kali in Kolkata is Dakshineswar Kali Temple. The famous Kali devotee Ramakrishna was a priest at this temple. The celebrations have changed little from his time.[11]
  Other celebrations
  Although the widely popular annual Kali Puja celebration, also known as the Dipanwita Kali Puja, is celebrated on the new moon day of the month of Kartika, Kali is also worshipped in other new moon days too. Two other major Kali Puja observations are Ratanti Kali Puja and Phalaharini Kali Puja, respectively celebrated on the new moon days of the Hindu months of Margashirsha and Jyeshta. The Phalaharini Kali Puja is specially important in the life Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada Devi, since on this day in 1872 Sri Ramakrishna worshipped Sri Sarada Devi as Shodashi.[12] In many Bengali households, Kali is worshipped daily.[