AyuhKshinam Ayuhvriddhi

By Sri Chiraan 2009/03/01

When 8th and ninth lord in 12th then one will lose his longevity by the dishonouring the elders. Aspect of benefics on 8th house and its lord increases the longevity. Having good Ayur yogas also increases the strata of longevity. 12th sun for libra ascendant also confers longevity. 

One loses his longevity by:

• disrespecting elders, fire, cow, idols
• Eating in iron plates
• Having hair cut on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesdays or amavasya, chaturdashi etc
• Having haircut in the noon
• Drinking curds in the night before sleep
• Going to places where one is not respected
• When elders make sasthtanga namaskar [bow]
• Marrying woman elder in age
• Having sex in the morning
• Having  intercourse for an unusually longer time

Once there was a very learned bramhin by name Srinivasachar in 18th century. He was a great scholar in sanskrit and philososphy. He was very proud of his scholarly aptitude. It was also around same time, when bhakti movement had gained importance in south India and Das culture was on the rise. Das way of life was initiated by Purandardas [incarnation of Narada] in the south when Vijaynagar empire was at its peak, under the able guidance of Vyasateertha [Incarnation of Balhik], a pontiff in the line of Madhvacharya. Das culture mainly emphasised the delivery of Vedic Knowledge in local language [Kannada] through poems and melodious songs for the Lord Vittala. Thus common men and women were suddenly bestowed the nectar of geeta and puranas in the common man’s language then prevalent. Vijaydas [incarnation of sage Bhrigu] was also one such illustrious personality of those times. VijayDas was also maternal uncle to Srinivasachar.

Srinivasachar owing to the pride, he had cultivated, did not recognize the fact that philosophy could be delivered to common man in simple man’s language. The philosophy which could not be gauged by immense learning in Sanskrit, how could they be delivered in simple dismal languages.

True! Sanskrit is a complex language, its grammar is vast, its difficult to master it, perhaps takes many years for the same, then comes the grasp poetry in Sanskrit! Still difficult, upon that philosophy, its totally incomprehensible. Almost all the philosophic literature is available in archaic Sanskrit in poetry form, difficult to decode. It takes many years of study and mastery to exhibit command over such philosophic understandings. All such efforts would seem ridiculous, if somebody claims he understands philosophy although he does not understand Sanskrit. Amazing still will be the statement if one says he can express all the intricacies of the Vedas in common man’s language! Even if we were to accept this, How come the common man is going to understand them. Can such claim be accepted?

Srinivas Achar felt these Das culture guys were fooling people in the name of God, for common man and dancing around with bells in their anklets. He seriously doubted their credentials and claims of sainthood.

One day VijayDas came visiting to his place and even visited his house. Srinivasachar out of ego and pride did not respect the learned VijayDas, and did not even welcome him in his house. VijayDas went away smiling. But soon after this insult, Srinivasachar started losing out on health. Slowly his health deteriorated. He contracted Kushtha [skin disease], and slowly his moments became restricted.

Srinivas Achar now contemplated he is heading for Apamrutyu [his longevity has decreased]. He however could not comprehend the loss of longevity [Ayuhkshina]. So to gain longevity he prayed Lord Hanuman in the mountains near Panchamukhi on the banks of TungaBhadra river. After 42 days of Vayustuti Purascharan, he had  a dream, where Lord Hanuman directed him to pray Shri Raghavendra swamy in Mantralaya for further directions. [ Shri Raghavendra has been specially sent from heavens by God to grant the wishes of the humans, hence the direction ].

Srinivas achar spent next few days under austere conditions as penance towards Shri Raghavendra Swamy  at Mantralayam. The following night Shri Raghavendra swamy appeared and explained to him the reason for his loss of longevity. [Disrespect towards very learned VijayDas], so he asked him to seek his pardon and blessings.

Srinivas Achar went to VijayDas and sought pardon, and accepted the supremacy of poetry and dance in gaining lords’ Grace. VijayDas directed him to go to his disciple Shri GopalDas [incarnation of Ganapathy] to seek blessings and accept him as Guru. GopalDas was a very learned man, he kept the entire place clean of pebbles lest his disciple would be hurt [Srinivasachar was troubled by lack of moment and kushtha].

When SrinivasAchar came and bowed to GopalDas, he transferred his 40 years of longevity [through yoga] to a Roti of Jowar [Bhakri], and asked him to eat it to gain a 40 years. When one loses longevity owing to disrespect no austerities can actually increase it. Someone has to donate his longevity to make a person live more. [So never ever lose longevity, we would not find anyone to donate life]. Without life and longevity all the riches and fame are useless.

Despite donating 40 years, GopalDas lived for 80 years of age and gave to this world a wonderful science and technique of Vishwopasana. He rechristened Srinivasachar as JagannathDas [srinivasachar is incarnation of AHLAD brother of Prahlad, and hence had a very special relationship with Shri Raghavendra swamy, a incarnation of Prahlad]

JagannathDas gave a magnum opus “HARIKATHAMRUTASARA” a treatise on the qualities of God Narayana in the common man’s language specially to be read by women and others ineligible for Vedas.

Krishnarpanamastu