Pitru Vatsalya - The story of Bhagirath

By Sri Chiraan 2009/09/30

If the lagna of father is 10th to that of son, son will have extreme devotion towards his father and ancestors. Similarly, pitru pada and lagna pada are in mutual kendras there will be extreme affection between the son and the father. 

Sanatan dharma [Vedic way of life] stresses extreme importance of the kartavya [duties] towards our Pitru [father and ancestors]. Pitru tarpan and solace to ancestors departed is very essential to the happiness and general well being of the family. However it is quality of followers of dharma that they perform duty out of consciousness of Dharma coupled with love towards Pitrus rather than greed of well being. This is known as Pitru vatsalya.

The story of Sagar putra is good example of this vatsalya as how generations together a dynasty struggled to free its ancestors from sin and curse. This is a great lesson to us that we our actions affect our Pitrus and vice versa. So one must be careful with one’s karma as it affects 7 generations prior to us and seven generation following us. A man can suffer himself but cannot bear to see his children and manes suffering owing to him.

Once there lived a very pious King named SAGAR. He had two wives, one son named ASAMANJAS from one wife and 60000 from other. Asmanjas grew to be very cruel, he threw the children of the city into Sarayu river. The subjects complained to the King and King abandoned Asamanjas. Asamanjas had developed 'vairagya' and wanted to take sanyas and leave the world. But as Sagar was intent on making him King, He acted like cruel, once abandoned he made his real intention clear and brought back all the children from Sarayu river.

Many years later Sagar decided to perform Ashwamedha yagnya. The horse of Aswamedhayagnya was stolen by Indra and tied it near Kapila Muni in patala loka. 60000 sons of Sagar went to search the horse. In their attempt to reach Patal they dug the entire earth. This resulted in lowering of the land and samudra [ocean] surrounding jambu dweep entered the earth and thus we could see formation of SAAGAR [sea]. As samudra gave way to smaller sea [this was due to Sagar sons’] and thus named SAAGAR.

Now as they reached Patala loka, they thought Kapila muni himself has stolen the horse, in ignorance like patanga insects attacking fire flame  attacked Kapila. [Kapila is form of VISHNU] Lord Kapila opened his eyes and all the 60000 were reduced to ashes. [Lord who is capable of bringing pralaya and reducing entire creation to ashes, this act is no surprising].

Asamanjas ‘s son Anshuman went looking for the horse, As he came to Patala, he prayed Lord Kapila and asked his forgivance towards his uncles. Lord blessed Anshuman and gave him the horse, also told him that only Ganga if brought down on earth to Patala, when flows over the ashes of the Sagar sons will ensure them a place in swarga.

Anshuman took the horse and Sagar completed the yagnya. To give solace to his pitrus, Anshuman started a penance to bring the Ganga to the earth. Even before achieving the task, he left the world. His son Dileep also went into forest to bring the Ganga, but died before achieving the task in his life time. [Imagine spending a lifetime in penance and giving life in the pursuit to bring solace to Pitrus].

Dileeps son Bhagirath  too went into forest and after a penance of 1000 years to Bramha asked the Ganga to be brought down to the earth. Ganga expressed her force was too heavy and would split the earth if she falls unchecked and hence would require someone to control and check her flow. Bhagirath went into penance for another 1000 years to Lord Shiva and requested him to take it into his jata. But AS GANGA FELL INTO THE JATA , to teach ganga a lesson and relieve her from ego, Shiva tightened his jata that not a single drop flew out of it. Bhagirath again prayed for many years to request Rudra to release ganga. 

Shiva released a strand and with great flow Ganga fell on Himalayas. Bhagirath the noble minded in order to make many places pure and blessed, took Ganga to trace a long track around earth to Patala. On the way, Ganga's flow disturbed Agastya muni and Sage drank entire ganga. Bhagirath again prayed to the sage and sage brought out the River through his ears. [Thus all Bramhins are said to have sannidhi of ganga in the ear].

Bhagirath brought the Jhanhvi [being daughter of King Jahnu, Ganga is also known as Jahnvi] to Patala to flow over his mane’s ashes, Sagar sons went to swarga.

Ganga had come into existence by the touch of foot of Lord Trivikrama [haripada]. So Ganga is HaripadaUdaka, and thus by the touch of sacred pada of the Lord, it can destroy many sins and purify Sagar’s sons and absolve them of the sins. Here there should not be any doubt then that Pada of Hari himself when resorted to can destroy many a sins and purify us.  Thus shravan manan and kirtan [listening to, meditating on lords’ feet] will definitely give Moksha.

Krishnarpanamastu 

Linga Lakshan

By Sri Chiraan 2009/07/07

• The person with small ling [penis] will be rich  

• Large ling will make one poor

• Bent towards Left will give financial troubles and troubles from children

• Bent towards right will have fortunate child

• Bent downwards will give poverty

• Visible nerves on the ling will give less children

• Knotty ling will make one happy

• Soft ling will give death due to diabetes

• One testicles [anda] will give death by drowning

• Uneven ‘and’ will make one run after females [lecher/flirt]

• Even ‘and’ will become a leader

• Stressed upwards ‘and’ will reduce longevity

• And elongated long ‘and’ will make one live 100 years

• If ‘mani’ [under/lower skin edge of penis] [lingagra] is red in colour man will be wealthy 

• If mani is white and dirty [faded] man will lose his wealth

• If while urinating there is noise then man will enjoy happiness

• If there is no noise then one will become poor in later life

• If urine falls clockwise in two three or four streams respectively then one becomes a king

• Those who urinate in a dispersed manner face poverty

• Only single stream urination will make one very beautiful but without children

• Drop by drop urination will make one very learned

• If there are bubbles while urination person is potent

• Those whose ‘mani’ are raised ,even and viscous they will enjoy women wealth and precious stones in abundance

• If centre of Mani is cut and small depressed They will give birth to only females

• Those whose mani centre is raised will own many animals

• If mani is absent they will be wealthy

• Those whose semen smells like flowers become King

• Those whose semen smells like honey will have many children

• Very less semen will give female offsprings

• Those whose semen smells like meat will enjoy many women and are addicted to sex

• Those whose semen smells like alcohol will perform yagnya

• Astringent smelling semen will give poverty

• Those who finish satisfying copulation in a whisk live longer

• Delayed ejaculation will give less life span

• Six packs [natural] on stomach will make one learned

• Four packs will make one enjoy many woman

• Two packs will die by weapons

• Eight packs will make one own a diary

• No packs but stomach like that of lion will make one king

• Uneven packs [two four six] will not give above result but man will have illicit relationships aka incest

• Even packs or lines will make one turn away from other woman and be attached to only wife

Once on the banks of river Sarswati, all the rishis had gathered to perform satra yaga. The saptarishis were presiding. Just then rishis Narad came by and asked, all the humans are engaged in doing yaga japa etc, but who is actually receiving them in heavens, have they ever inspected this. Is it not right to inspect and find whether the Deities are capable/worthy of receiving these offerings and giving them fruits.

If it is truth then who is the supreme deity that receives these offerings and should be prayed to.

Kashyap then deputed Bhrigu muni to inspect and sent him to heavens. Sage Bhrigu went to Maharloka, and Shiva was busy with Parvati in ekanta and did not bother to welcome Bhrigu . Bhrigu cursed him that henceforth none should worship Shiva in his idol form but instead Shiva be worshipped in his ‘LINGA’ form. Also he cursed one who partakes offerings to Linga lose his punya.

Then Bhrigu proceeded to Bramha and here too Bramha ignored him [Both Shiva and Bramha ignored on purpose to declare the supremacy of Vishnu, and it was not a disrespect to Muni or defect in their characteristics of getting engrossed in respective wife].

Bhrigu cursed Bramha that he be not worshipped at all on earth and let there be no temples in his name. Owing to this curse there are no Bramha temples in the world. Except at Pushkar which was constructed at the early stages of creation .

Then Bhrigu went to Vishnu, seeing Vishnu in Yoga nidra, he kicked him in the chest. Lord pacified Bhrigu by pressing his feet, this angered [mock anger] Laxmi. She left Shwetadweepa and settled in Kolahpur. Lord came down looking for her, ended up marrying Padmavati and then stood as TIRUPATI BALAJI.

Krishnarpana

Subramhanya Kshetra Puraan [Sarpa Dosha Nivaran]

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/21

Note: Many of the people on the earth are troubled by Sarpa dosha in the horoscope. Such people face lot of hurdles and untold miseries. Skin diseases, inability to conceive, extraordinary struggle, unable to find suitable match for marriage, Mangal Dosha, chronic debts, frequent fights in the house, sudden loss of fortunes, and aimless wanderings all point to presence of Sarpa dosha in the horoscope. 

Every person may not be able to perform Sarpa pooja, sanskara, pratishtha etc, So for such people reading about Kuke Kshetra mahima will relieve them from this dosha. Starting today everyday a chapter in this purana will be posted for the benefit of all May lord Anantapadmanabh bless us all.

SrimanMoolaramo vijayate|

Shri Gurubhyo namaha |

Kshipraprasaday namaha |

Annadam Pranadam nityam nrytyantam yoginaam hrudi|

Ayuraarogyadam devam Subramhanyamaham bhaje||

Shri Suta preached to Shaunak and others that "Parshuram kshetra, where Lord had performed tapas, the place where Rushyashrunga had lived, famously known as Kumar Parvat, on whose peak lives Subramhanya! I recite the story of such Kumar as known to me, Listening to this story relieves one of kushtha [skin diseases] and other miseries. Shanmukha mahima relives us all of the pain, and thus I recite the story of Kumar Parvat, Kumar Dhara and Shanmukha as told to Parvati by Shiva. Also as known by conversation between Bramha and Narada as told by Sahasrabindu to his son Shatabindu. May this bring happiness to all and this bestow punya.

In tretayuga Sahasrabindu told thus to  his son shatabindu "oh dear son, I narrate to you what Shiva had narrated to his son Shanmukha in his childhood. Mahasesha, one day tired of bearing the earth on his head, prayed Lord Vishnu, Lord appeared and blessed Sesha to take a break and happily choose his dwelling place for sometime, till then he would support the Bramhanda as Koorma. Then Sesha chose the best among the mountains Rushyashringa took the form of Subramhanya, and resided peacefully for many years in Vishnu Dhyana .

Katyayani devi yearning for a son came to this ranges, and did penance for many years observing Anantpadmanabh vrat. Sesha, happy with her penance and austerity blessed her to conceive, and also established a avesha of his roopa in the child. Thus blessed with the boon, Agni entered the virya of Shiva. Parvati Devi gave birth to a son of six faces [Shanmukha]. That blessed son, bowing before the Parents, and after obtaining their permission went away for penance in the western direction, in the Kshetra of Parshuram, Rushyashrung Ashrama, Shanmukha, seated in the tapasya of Shesha antargata Anantapadmanabh Swamy. Since Kumar had undertaken tapasya, this came to be known as Kumar Parvat. And the river that flew from this place is known as Kumardhara. And the linga here is known as Kukelinga. Those who know this will be relived of the pains of the world. Thus men should try his best to serve Kumar. Those who pray Skanda seated on a peacock will achieve all the desired. Just by mere recital of this devata’s name relieves off the sins". 

Shaunaka asked "Hey Mahatma, how come this place of Parashuram became Rushyashringa Kshetra? how did Subramhanya come to Kumar Parvat? Why did he stand here? Kumaardhara, where did it origin and where did it flow towards, kindly narrate the mahima".

Thus ends chapter 1 of Kuke Kshetra purana from Skandapurana!!

Krishnarpana

7th House - Husband

By Sri Chiraan 2009/01/05

In stree jataka [female horoscopy], the planet in the seventh navamsa or the lord of seventh navamsha decides the quality of the husband. 

• If Sun is in the seventh or sun is the lord of the seventh then the husband will be of  very tender body or quiet spoken, mild man. He will be a very hard worker. [atimrudu, ati karmi].
• If Moon be similarly placed or if seventh house is Cancer in the amsha, the husband will be one who will hanker after other women, he will also look after his wife well, he will be kind hearted soft personality.
• If Mars is present in the seventh house the husband will be very loving towards women, he will be easily given to anger and rash personality.
• If Mercury is in the seventh amsha or Virgo/Gemini is the seventh house then her husband will be a scholar, he will have a good sense of humour, if well placed he may a trader or accountant, when in the amsha of the Venus it will give persons well versed in arts.
• If Jupiter becomes the owner of the seventh navamsha, the husband will be highly educated, blessed with many good qualities, and will have his senses and under control, will never look at other woman .
• If Saturn happens to be lord of seventh then the husband will either be a fool or the age difference between husband and wife will very high. He will be  a old man. If it is Ketu then he will be impotent. If with Rahu he will be already married to someone else.
• If Venus is the lord of the seventh navamsha then husband will be very handsome and will be very fortunate person. He will have excellent attractive features and a pompous style and blessed personality.

Amba was determined to kill Bheeshma, she undertook severe penance to Shiva to be born as man to kill Bheeshma. Shiva said woman cannot be born as man, however he gave her a boon to become the cause of death of Bheeshma. She insisted she wanted to become man. Shiva said she would be assisted in becoming man.

Drupad prayed Lord Shiva for a son, soon Shiva appeared and said a son would be born. But a Drupad’s wife gave birth to a daughter, amused Drupad thought for a while, Shiva’s words cannot be futile, this must be some test of his faith.

So he raised the girl child as a male, he dressed her like a man and even taught her all the warfare and named as Shikhandi. When the child came of age, it was decided to marry the Prince[ss]. So neighbouring Kingdom’s King had a beautiful daughter, her hand was proposed in the marriage. Marriage took place grandly, but later bride  found that groom was actually a woman. Upset she left for her parent’s house. Parent furious addressed Drupad, [Drupad said he has raised as son and Shiva had told HIM that his child is male] and agreed for a Angapariksha or war.

Shikhandi fearing insult to her father that night went deep into the forest, deciding never to return. As she was contemplating suicide with heavy sobbing and cursing her destiny. Tumbur [Gandharva] was passing by, he was cursed by the rishi to become a woman. He was also unhappy. But seeing the plight of the Shikhandi, he offered, he would lend his body [male] to her. But the problem is a female cannot control a male body, [but a male can take a female body and control it and live in it] this is nature’s law. So Tumbur offered to control her body and she be just present in it [Tumbur offered to be present in the manner devils possess the human body]

Thus overnight Shikhandi acquired a male body, she would desire, Tumbur would carry it out for her. She came back to palace, during Angapariksha, in laws were very happy to see a man for her daughter, they scolded her for unusually doubting the groom [handsome gandharva]. Drupad thanked Shiva for a great miracle and happy to see his faith in Shiva honoured.

Shikhandi later became cause for the death of Bheeshma.

Krishnarpanamastu