Tatvavada - Tenets of Dvaita philosophy

By Sri Chiraan 2009/10/04

ShrIman.h madhva-mate In Sriman Madhva’s doctrine 

1> hariH parataraH - Hari (Vishnu) is Supreme
2> satyaM jagat.h - The world is true (real)
3> tattvataH bhedaH  - The differences between soul God and non sentient are real
4> jIvagaNAH hareH anucharAH - The sets of souls are dependent on Hari
5> nIchochcha bhAvaN^gatAH - And differ in the status even in the Mukti
6> muktiH naija-sukha-anubhUtiH - Mukti (liberation) is the experience of the joy of one’s
own nature
7> amalA-bhaktiH-cha tat.h sAdhanaM - That is achieved by flawless devotion and Yathartha Gyana correct understanding]
8> axAditritayaM hi pramANaM  - [Perception ] anumana [Logic] and agama [Scriptures] etc.,are indeed the sources of knowledge
9> akhila-AmnAya-eka-vedyo hariH - Hari alone is conveyed in all the Veda

A tatva is a real entity. A entity [object] when perceived as it exists [a thing in itself] it is said to be real.
For example a rope is perceived as rope [only] then the object rope is a real entity. But if it is perceived as snake, then the object snake is superimposed perception and not real.
All the entities which convey themselves in real are known as tatvas.
Tatvas are of two types, Svatantra and asvatantra [paratantra].
Independent and dependent.
Supreme God Vishnu alone is svatantra independent.
And all others are dependent on HIM.
The paratantra is again divided into BHAVA and ABHAVA.
Bhava is of two types Chetan and ACHETANA.
Chetana is of two types:
One afflicted by sorrow and one untouched by sorrow.
Goddess Laxmi devi is Nitya mukta and untouched by sorrow.
She is the consort of Vishnu.
The other type those afflicted by sorrow are of two types:
Muktayogya and Muktiayogya.
Muktiyogya are those liberated and unliberated.
Rest are of two types, Neech madhyama [Tamoyogya and nityasamsari].

Muktiyogya are Devata rishi Pitru Raja narottama
Tamoyogya are classified as
daitya rakshas pishacha and naradhama four types.
Muktiyogya reach Vaikuntha and tamoyogya reach andhatamisra.
Both worlds have no return.
Mukti is achieved by Nirmal Bhakti towards the Supreme
And unmixed hate guarantees the andhatamisra.
It is the intrinsic nature of the soul to be under a class.
Achetan is classified as Nitya Anitya And nityaanitya,
Veda akshara and Avyakrut akasha are all nitya.
Purana, kala and prakruti are all nityanitya.

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

Samay and Kaalpurush

By Sri Chiraan 2009/04/09

Time is beginning-less and endless. Yet the seconds that we count begins and ends. Thus time has both the qualities of being nitya and anitya . Hence it is nityaanitya. As a Kshana and muhurtha it is anitya, but as a flow of time it is eternal. The Lord as time is known as Kaalpurush. Lord creates and destroys this world in a kshana. What is kshana to Vishnu is a life time for a Bramha and Bramha kalpa is many crores of years for us on earth. Thus kaal pravah is undaunted. The time that has gone by is unique and does not repeat. Only Lord Vishnu is always present at all times . Sri Mahalakshmi is also present along with Lord Vishnu at all times. Thus she shares with him the quality of being timeless. Kaltah samaan. 

Lakshmi is dukhasprushta, that she does not have grief in any form, Lord Vishnu is always sukhpurush. Independent, Lakshmi though dependent on Vishnu is still untouched by grief. Rest all souls are subjected to dukha [grief]. The cosmic time is recorded through Navgrahas and saptarishis in a creation. Thus a given time is unique in features and mutually exclusive with other moment, thus the attributes attached to this moment is completely different than the next moment. This an ordinary brain cannot decipher. Thus astrology and its learning becomes unending exercise, because humanly it is not possible to know what exactly is going to happen this moment, this moment at this place is different than this moment at another place and events at these two different places are subject to planetary conditions . Thus every moment becomes a research in its own way making astrology a vast subject to just marvel at, and leaves us all gasping for more and more understanding.

Krishnarpanamastu

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