Maryada Purushottam Ram

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/03

Bhagwaan Ramchandra, the son of Dasharath, the very God has enacted many leelas [acts that create illusions in the minds of people]. All through the avatara Lord illustrated how a ideal human should live a life. Though he remained as simple as manushya, people extoled him as Maryada Purushottam Ram. Contrarily in Krishna avatara, however Lord showed his prowess as divine, people dismissed him as just a Kshatriya or Yadav. 

Yet certain incidents in Ramayana clearly depicted his divine nature.

1. Vishwamitra asking Dasharath to send Ram to kill the rakshas [These rakshasas could not be killed by Dasharath or any other kings nor could they be destroyed by the curse of Vishwamitra].
2. Breaking Shiva Dhanush [ The whole world could not even lift the dhanush, but mere touch of Ram broke the bow].
3. Fight ensuing between Parshuram and RAM [both are Vishnu] they appeared to be different and fought to create illusion.
4. Because once there  was a demon named Atul, he completed great penance and asked Bramha a boon that he wants to pervade the entire universe. As only Lord Vishnu alone can pervade entire universe, Bramha asked him to stay in a PArshuram’s stomach. But he could pervade entire universe only till he does not think Vishnu as separate from himself. i.e. there is no difference between Vishnu and his avataras and there is no difference among avataras as well .
5. As fight ensued between the Parshuraam and Ram, Parshuram enacted to be very angry with Ram as he was Kshatriya and also he broke the Shiva Dhanush which was given by Parshuram.
6. But Ram seemed to vanquish Parshuram and as astras flew towards Parshuram and Parshuram showed himself weak against it, Atul inside started fearing for his life and contemplated that Parshuram was different from Ram and he would die if any astra hits Parshuram. This contemplation killed Atul and put a stop to his all pervasiveness.
7. Accepting exile on Father’s words rejecting coronation

Relieving Ahalya from the curse of Gautam by mere touch of his toe. [clearly divine]

1. Not only Ahalya had shap vimochan, this was simply not enough. Gautam had cursed her in anger, she needed her husband’s love and affection too mere restoration of body was not enough. [INDRA particularly had requested to restore love and affection between the couples].
2. Story goes, in olden days all the men and women were born equally beautiful and had same features common and equal . Thus there was no jealousy or misery owing to possession of beauty.
3. Bramha once inspected all the creatures looking alike, he felt bored and created a uniquely beautiful woman called Ahalya. Everyone was amused by this new beauty and were secretly hoping to marry her.
4. Bramha after long thought called upon Gautam to look after his new creation carefully till he finalises on the groom for her. Gautam took care of his new guest but never lusted her .
5. Impressed by the Gautam’s dedication and indriya nigraha, Bramha gave her in marriage to Gautam .
6. Gautam had amassed a lot of punya by that time, this would hamper his chances of gaining Mukti. Those who have excess punya have to lose their punya either by giving away the punya, or losing it by misdeeds.
7. Indra hoping to bestow mercy on Gautam, planned to annoy him, he induced feeling of having enjoyed Ahalya in Gautam in wee hours, when he appeared in the guise of Gautam leaving his house.
8. Gautam cursed Indra to have multiple eyes all over his body.
9. Gautam cursed Ahalya [who had not defaulted at all] to be a stone .
10. Gautam lost interest in the world and went away to forest for penance.
11. Gautam had lost his punya by cursing elders like INDRA.
12. Indra though not at fault had indeed felt bad for Gautam and recommended Ram to restore love between the couples. [Love between the couples is not a independent feature of humans, even this is also dependent on God], if God wishes two people can always be locked in love].
13. But past incidents can disturb this peace and loving disposition, so Indra asked Lord Ram to give Gautam a vismarana [forgetting; selective amnesia] about this incident.
14. This incident shows how merciful lord Ram is!!!!

Ram and Seeta are never separated

1. Using RAM BANA on a crow because it hurt his wife Seeta on the breast.
2. Running after Golden deer [even though everyone knows such a deer does not exist ] and weeping for Seeta [ abducted].
3. There were few rakshasa who had done great tapasya and asked Bramha that they wanted to achieve Moksha.
4. Bramha granted they will achieve their goals only when they do not assume separation [VIYOGA] between Laxmi and Vishnu.
5. Laxmi Vishnu are AVIYOGI according to the VEDAS. Laxmi always resides on the chest of NARAYANA as  mole named Srivatsa ! Both Laxmi And Vishnu are equal in space as they occupy every part of the universe and space [both vyakta and avyakta AKAASHA].

• Thus Laxmi and Vishnu are never separated from each other.
• Thus Narayana is known as SRIDHAR and Laxmi is known as AMBHRANI as they are never for a moment without each other’s company.
• Thus even when Ravan took [sitakruti], seetha was still with RAM as Srivatsa.
• Ram never missed his wife, but he enacted as a grief stricken man asking trees and clouds and lakes about the whereabouts of his wife Seeta.
• This generated the doubt in the minds of the demons that Ram and Seeta had separated, and they were not divine but mere humans who cry at mere separations and long for union. This thought entitled these demons perish from the path of moksha.

Hitting Dundhubhi with toe touch.

Piercing seven zigzag Tad Vrakshas with one arrow.

Sitting before the Ocean to ask for a way.

Showing anger on the ocean to dry up if not appeared.

Building a bridge [every stone scribed RAM floated on the water].

1. All the monkeys were writing RAM on the stones and it floated on the water to be cemented for the bridge.
2. Looking at this Lord RAM took one stone and threw it the ocean and it sank.
3. Strange, you write his name, it has a power to float, but he himself throws it does not float.
4. Some say RAM naam is more powerful than RAM.
5. This is faulty thinking .
6. Hanuman explains: BY taking the name of RAM we can float in the ocean named samsara [jeevan maran] and reach the shore named Moksha [Vaikuntha]. But if, Lord Ram himself leaves his hand [support] onto us, then we are sure to be drowned in this samsara without recourse. Thus one must always engage in RAM NAMA!!!

Making a saashtanga Namaskara to Ravana

1. Ravana was a Brahmin and learned, Lord made  sashtanga namaskara to illustrate, all Brahmins are respectable irrespective of nature.
2. When elders make a sashtanga to the lesser ones, their longevity is reduced.
3. Ram the lord is the greatest GOD, Ravana is a mere soul, only GOD has right to the namaskar, thus by this namaskar Ravans punya was absorbed by Lord and his longevity nullified.

War with Ravana

1. Ravana with the boon of Bramha had 10 to the power of 32  clones equally powerful as Ravan hidden in a cave.
2. They all came out of the cave and ran towards the Lord RAM to attack him.
3. RAM seemed to be still without movement, yet all the clones of RAVAN died one after the other with arrows even before they emerged from the cave.
4. Hanuman explains RAM was so fast in leaving arrows that it defied persistence of vision, thus he appeared still, yet within 1/10 of the second he applied crores of arrows to kill 100000000………….00000(32 zeros) in few minutes. Yet he appeared to others as if he was still doing nothing.

Agni Pariksha:

1. Ravana had never abducted real Seeta he had abducted Seetakrutii, enacted by Indra and Agni [with Vedavati as instrumental Seeta].
2. Having accepted it Ram would have accepted a different woman.
3. Thus Agnipariksha was enacted to exchange it with original seeta who was his Wife.
4. Had Laxmidevi [Seeta] were to be in Lanka, Lanka would never have vanquished or Ravan would never have been defeated. Where there is Laxmi [Jaya Laxmi, Vijayalaxmi etc] there cannot be defeat and misfortunes. Thus Laxmi could not have been abducted by Ravan to face misfortune.
5. Ram with Seeta ruled Ayodhya for 13000 years. RamRajya.

!!Ram rameti rame raame manorame sahasra naam tulyam tannamparanane!!

Let Sri MoolRama bless all of us on this auspicious day of RAMNAVAMI .

Krishnarpana

What are Planets?

By Sri Chiraan 2009/02/12

Planets are not just mass of elements in space that have extraneous influence on the humans and world affairs. These influence cannot be termed as a result of some gravitational, or electromagnetic, or other cosmic influence on each other and on the system as a whole. The popular methodology to seek scientific explanation for each and every phenomena around us does not apply to planetary system. The ways of God are systematic. Anything systematic and organized is scientific, but they need not be physically evident through some bizarre interaction of rays emanating from planets. Seeking such understandings and explanations would be erroneous. 

So what are planets and how do they influence us?

The plane in which we are living is Bhuloka. The plane above this is known as Antariksha Loka or Bhuvarloka. This Bhuvarloka is below Swarga loka and is full of Planets, sub-planets and stars. Some group of stars from Rasi. Thus entire Bhuvarloka is subdivided into 12 Rasis or Bhachakra. Above this Bhachakra are innumerable stars. The entire Bhuvarloka is Supported by Lord Narayana in the form Shimshumara. The various limbs of this Lord are various stars, Rasi and Planets. This is half human and half scorpion body. The tail of the scorpion is towards the Swarga and Head is atop the MERU. The tail edge consists of Dhruva the pole star. It is the Dhruva through which the entire Bhuvarloka and bhachakra are bound along with the planets.

The Planets are governed by the Devatas by Name Sun, Moon etc. These have normal bodies as well as Astral bodies. How can a devata control a planetary mass? If we look at our body, we find that it has many parts, toes, fingers, thighs, abdomen, chest, neck, head, eyes etc. Each is placed at a distance from each other. It is all controlled by one souls who is residing in the heart. How can one small soul control such a huge body? Why is it that if a small ant bites the toe and we get a sensation. The medical experts may say, it is the nervous system that gives the pleasure and pain to the soul residing in the heart. Thus it is the connection that exists between a body and a soul that makes it work and experience. Body is not Soul. This connection is by the grace of GOD . It exists by his will and it is destroyed by his will. When this connection ceases, soul leaves the body, we say body is dead. Thus the body is immaterial, it is the connection that God establishes makes it as a body of  a soul. [Soul is not present in the every part of the body yet it controls].

Now this connection can exist even between a soul and a mass. Just as a human body can respond to the stimulus or desires of a soul, so can a mass of planetary body can respond to a the soul in charge. If the connection described earlier exists, the soul can even control the entire mass of the planet. Also by the will of GOD, a soul can acquire multiple bodies if God extends multiple connections. Thus the Devata named Surya has a body of his own,which is akin to us but illustrious of light [tejomaya]. He also has a control over Suryamandal, Surya Rashmi and Surya tatva. God within Surya makes this possible.

Just as we get up in the morning and go about our daily chores, so does Surya with his astral body. But our chores and its effect are limited to our family and surrounding, and society in which we live and have influence. Sun has the whole world under its influence. So does other planets.

• Brahaspati is foremost
• Then comes Sun and Moon
• Then Mars, Rahu, Ketu and Shukra
• Mercury
• Shani

These are the planets that are destined to affect human life and world in general. Other erroneous bodies like Pluto, Neptune etc. do not have divine sanction to affect human life. If we think that planetary mass as a scientific phenomena affects us, and just because Pluto and etc. also exist along with them, and should affect us extending the principles of planetary interaction, this would be folly, and the whole Jyotish would become indeterminate.

How do these planets influence us?

• Jyotish has  four  entities
• Bhava
• Graha
• Nakshatra
• Rasi
• Thus we have yuti phala
• Bhava - Rasi yuti
• Rasi - Graha phala
• Graha - Bhava phala
• Graha - Nakshatra phala

These are well established by God in the Vedanga, and thus are orders of Lord to Planets to act accordingly as per their positions. Planets do not default on this. Thus runs the great cosmic Clock in the Bhuvarloka.

• God never breaks the rules established by him as he is SatyaSankalpa.
• Yet he always bestows his grace on his devotees.
• Both statements being right, the world witnesses a dynamic display of auspicious qualities of GOD in upholding the righteousness even under anomalies.

Krishnarpanamastu

Rahu - A prelude to Kurma Avatar

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/31 

Rahu was a demon, son of Simhika, he took penance or many years to obtain Amrut [nectar]. Bramha gave him the boon to obtain thus. Amrut gives one immortality. 

Once Sage Durvasa was giving a discourse on Lord’s supremacy. Indra was passing by, so the rishis listening to the discourse, made a garland and offered it to Indra as a mark of respect. Indra out of haughtiness, kept the garland on the Elephant [kumbhasthala]. As elephant  shook its head the garland fell down. Seeing the disrespect and carelessness of Indra, Durvasa cursed him to loose his opulence.

Immediately Demons took over the kingdom of swarga and Devatas lost their charm. All of them went to Kshirsagar and requested Narayana to end their plight. Narayana advised them, since their time is presently not favourable, they must make mends with Demons and get ready for great churning of the ocean together and share everything that comes out of it.

Devatas and Danavas agreed. To churn they chose the Mandar parvat. But none could lift it. So God effortlessly plucked it and summoned Garuda [Anantha], and he took it to the place of action. But again both Devatas and demons together tried to grip the Mandar parvat, but it slipped and fell on the earth and many got disabled and crippled under it. Again God with his left hand plucked it and placed it on Garuda, and also cured those crippled. Garuda with his wings held it for churning, but ocean could not be churned and it slipped to the bottom of the ocean.

Lord Narayana then took the form of the Tortoise [Kachchap] Kurma, held the mountain Mandar on its back, and brought it above the ocean and it stayed still supported on the Kurma. Narayana entered the mandar, devatas and demons to renew their strengths to churn the ocean with the Vasuki the snake offering the services as rope to churn the ocean with the golden Mandar.

Demons preferred to hold the face of the Vasuki as tail was inauspicious. But as the churning would commence, Vasuki breathed heavily and dispelled poison and fire though its mouth causing distress to Demons and Devatas at the tail were at ease. [Evil intentions bear always negative results and discomfort even if good choices are made, here though a face is more auspicious than tail, it turned out to be uneasy option].

While churning the deadly poison of KaalKuut emerged. This was very embodiment of Kali. By the boon of Bramha, it could not be even touched as it burnt heavily. Lord Vayu took it in his palm and in a Golden Vessel. He took a drop out of it, placed in his palm and rubbed it to reduce its potency, and then a small portion of it, placed on the tongue of Shiva, Shiva before it could reach his throat, fell unconscious, his Neck turned blue. [He was thus called NEELKANTH]. Lord Vayu drank the whole vessel full of poison and nothing happened as he digested it.

As the drop was being given to Shiva, a few droplets fell on the earth, as it was Kali himself, it spread rapidly and the poison assumed various forms of manifestations as serpents, wolfs, lions, and other poisonous creatures, and poisonous tribes of man eaters and cannibals. Many weapons of poisonous nature also emanated from it.

Lord Narayana placed his gracious palm on the Shiva,he got up, but unable bear heat of the poison, he chose to stay in the cold snow regions of Kailash near  Meru, but still his pain and heat was unbearable, thus he kept Ganga in his hair locks [Ganagadhar], still he could not relieve severe headache, thus he kept the Moon on his head. Yet to save himself from pain and swelling, he invited serpents round his neck to give soothing effect.

Churning continued a whole vessel of intoxicating Madya came up, Demons accepted it, and out came Uchhaishrava, Bali kept it for himself. Then came Airavat, it was given to Indra. Many Apsaras emanated they were all sent to Swarga. Then came Moon, Parija , Kamadhenu and Kalpavraksha, Kaustubha gem, Lord Narayana accepted it as a present from Bramha. Then came Indira Devi as Mahalakshmi, She adored the chest of Narayana as Srivatsa.

Then finally Lord Dhanvantari came up with a kamandalu and a vessel full of nectar [Amrut]. Rakshasas snatched it from HIM. God allowed it to be snatched. As one must commit crime to be punished, Demons transgressed the rule that everything must be shared ,thus were entitled to be punished. Demons started fighting amongst each other as Narayani the beautiful form of the Lord appeared.

Demons struck by her beauty handed over the pot of nectar to her distribute. Devatas and Demons sat in opposite rows and Mohini, poured the nectar to Devatas and just water to Demons. Here God betrayed Demons to validate the dictum according to the Dharma.

Dharmachhellam papajaneshu Dharma

Cheating evil people is akin to Dharma or One must not apply usual parameters of Dharma to sinners. One must pay back in the same terms as used by sinners.

But Rahu took his position between Sun and the Moon among the devatas. Lord put a drop in his palm [to honour the Bramha’s words]. But when alerted by Sun and moon, he slit of the throat of the Demon with his Sudarshan chakra. But by then the Nectar had already entered his neck. Thus his both head and the Body [headless kabandh] became immortal. Head became one of the navagraha's and the body is still in the Shubodh Sagar. Aspiring for things undeserving always results in disaster. Though Rahu aspired for Amrut but failed to obtain grace of Lord Narayana, he suffered. But vowed to avenge, thus time and again eclipses Sun and Moon, who suffer at the hands of Rahu owing to his immortality. Though Rahu’s head was severed by Narayana, just a mere touch of Amrut entitled him to survive. [What a greatness of Amrut the nectar]. 

Krishnarpana

5th House - Chiratputra Yoga [Vaman Avatar]

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/20

• When ascendant lord and fifth lord are in shubha rashi and benefics and Jupier, Venus and Mercury are in fifth, one will have a son after many years of penance [chiratputra prapti].
• When Mars as lagnadhipati is exalted and Saturn, Sun is in eighth is aspected by benefics one will have offspring after many years of austerities.
• Benefics in lagna, malefics in 2nd and 3rd, fifth lord benefic placed in benefic rashi will give son in a old age after many prayers. 

King Bali was the son of Virochan [son of Prahlad], he had defeated Indra and occupied the three worlds. In those days all the yagnya done were accepted by Demons in Swarga, as Indra had fled. Seeing the plight of her son, Indra’s mother ADITI, decided to get him his kingdom back. She started praying to Lord Vishnu, for twelve years she performed PAYOVRATA. After 12 years of penance Lord Vishnu appeared, and gave her a boon that he would be born to her as VAMAN and get her son Indra his kingdom back.

After some time Vaman was born to Aditi and Kashyap, he was accorded jatakarma upanayan  etc. by Bramha himself. Then Lord Vaman proceeded to Bali’s Yagnya. As he kept his feet, entire earth trembled, and fire in the Yagnyashala extinguishes and Ritwij mantras misspelled. Seeing this Bali asked his Guru Shukracharya, what was the reason?

Shukracharya said Vaman is coming to take away your wealth and kingdom to give it back to Devatas, your oblations are hence not being accepted by Agni. Do not promise to give anything to Vaman. Bali says I cannot refuse alms to Lord or for that matter anyone during my yagnya.

Vaman appears before Bali, Bali welcomes Lord with arghya pada etc. He then pleads Hari to let know the purpose of his visit, Vaman asks for three steps Bhumi [land] dana. Bali agrees, So Vamana says if you have agreed then let the water from the kamandalu be poured onto my palm as promise. BALI prepares, but Shukracharya becomes tiny and obstructs the hole [mouth] of Kamandalu to prevent the fall of water. Vaman with a kusha [grass] clears the hole, Shukracharya loses his eye. He comes out and speed away to a distant land for penance. Water falls onto the palms of Hari.

Instantly the dwarf  Vamana takes on a huge form spanning entire universe [this form is known as Trivikram] and with one step spans the entire earth, and with another he reaches and covers the top edge of Bramhanda. There remains no space in the universe for the third step.

This is achintyadbhut shakti of Lord [making impossible possible] changing form from small dwarf Vaman to huge gigantic Trivikram is an impossible task, as change of mass and density in time cannot be instantaneous for material bodies. But Lord exhibits this quality instantly, As his foot reaches the edge of Bramhanda, his toes nail pierces the Bramhanda Kharpar. Outside Bramhanda is a layer of Shudhodaka [the original water "Apa" one of the 24 mool tatvas, not the water on the earth which is panchabhutamaya  "toyam" ]. This water as it touches, adorns [washes is not a right word] Lord’s lotus foot, it acquires the name of Haripadodaka [in temples, teertha is nothing but water that sweeps through God’s idol and collects at the feet, this is very sacred everyone takes it with reverence as it is sanctified by touch of Lord’s feet].

Here this water is touching not the idol but the Lord himself [Hari -> Lord, Pada-> feet, Udaka -> water] thus this is Haripadodaka, and is more important and sacred, shreshtha, it flows like a river into Bramhanda, Chaturmukha Bramha realising the opportunity to accept this, extends his kamandalu and collects the entire water, rest flows into the swarga as GANGA. If ordinary teertha in temples can wash off sins, then Ganga can assuredly can cleanse one of Sins as Ganga is very sacred because it has come from the feet of the Lord. But it was all in swarga [before Bali there was no ganga in universe]. Afterwards it came to earth only when Bhagirath brought it through penance.

So there was no space left for third step, those who fail in fulfilling promise, Varuna captivates them, thus Bali was tied down by Varun Pasha. Bali offers his head as the third step, Lord steps onto his head forcing him to Patala, and gives back the Kingdom to Indra and other devatas, killing all the demons.

Why did Lord not Kill Bali? Usually We hear Rakshasas troubling Devatas and Vishnu appearing and killing the Demon. But in this case Vishnu appeared to ask dana, he did not uses Danda neeti. Why?

Because Bali was Grandson of Prahalad. Prahalad never asked a boon in his life to the Lord. But Lord insisted to ask a Boon. Prahalad after much pursuing by Lord to ask for a boon asked Oh my Lord Narsimha let my offspring's never hurt or insult any Bramhin in their lives, and I ask your devotion to all  my offspring's and my father [whom you have killed now], for Rakshasa as we are, they are bound to commit some mistakes. You [the Lord] forgives all the mistakes of devotee except hurt or insult to a bramhin. [Thus he ensured his offspring's be saved from being killed by Lord]

Having given this Boon to Prahalad, Lord never killed Bali or Banasur etc. Instead personally  protected him in Patala and Promised him the seat of Indra in the next Manvantara.

Krishnarpanamastu

Dashavatar and Astrology

By Sri Chiraan 2008/10/25

Sage Parashara says, in every human body, there is Parmatma amsa and Jeevatma amsa. There is no difference with respect to Parmatma and Parmatma amsa, amsa and amsi of Pamatma are same. But same cannot be said about the Jeeva. Amsa and amsi of Jeevatma are different. When Only Parmatma amsa takes over, it is declared as Avatara. Every Avatara also emanates from full manifestation of each planet. From 

1. Sun, God  came as  Rama
2. Moon, God came as  Krishna
3. Mars, God  came as Narsimha
4. Mercury, God came as Buddha
5. Jupiter, God  came as Vaman
6. Sukra, God  came as Parsuram
7. Saturn manifested as Kurma
8. Rahu  took avatar as Varaha
9. Ketu God  came as Matsya
10. when saptarishi enters cancer with Jupiter in it, Kalki is born to clean the earth of mletchhas, who would be all but size of human thumb with maximum longevity of only 20 years.

when sun rises with moon also entering cancer along with Jupiter and saptarishi in cancer along with star agasthya, kaliyuga ends and Satyayuga starts again. Saptarishis descend on earth to recreate this progeny who would be again 28 ft in height and longevity of 1 lakh years, Dharma will be totally on its four feet ,there will be no need to cultivate as crops will be available 12 months ,no rainfall would be necessary, precious gems will be used in day today life. There would be peace everywhere. The great Manu will be born again and from him his sons would be known as \manavs\ .

1. “Matsya”(the fish) will come to save Vedas from madhu and kaitabh 
2. Devatas and Rakshasas will agree to skim the ocean for nectar “Kurma” (the tortoise) comes to hold the mount Meru for churning.
3. Hiranyaksha abducts prithvi into the ocean “Varaha”(the boar) kills Hiranyaksha and lifts  the Prithvi from his tusk.
4. “Narsimha”(half lion-half man) emerges from a Pillar to kill Hiranyaksha and graces Prahlada.
5. “Vamana”(the dwarf) turns into “Trivikrama” (the dimensionless) to stop Bali.
6. “Parsurama”(Bramhin with  axe) destroys all kshatriyas 21 times kills Kartyavirayaarjuna.
7. “Rama” (one who attract everyone’s minds) The king slays Ravana and Kumbhakarna
8. “Krishna”(one who reduces the crest of demons) Kills Shishupal and Dantavaktra
9. “Buddha” (the all knowing) destroys Tripurasura .
10. “Kalki” destroys all the mletchas.

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