Hello Dear Tweeples!

It’s Siddhars time of the week! Last week I shared story of Guru (Machamuni or Yogi Matsyendranath), this week I bring you information on his Shishya.

#Thread on Gorakanathar Siddhar.

@LostTemple7

His origin story is interesting, though I couldn’t verify it’s authenticity, so not sharing the story here. He’s shishya of Machamuni Siddhar and also learnt from Agasthiya Siddhar.

@HelloNNewman @RajiIndustani @Kishoreciyer1

Unlike other Siddhars, he is depicted as either with a Tiger or seated & wearing Tiger skin. While I couldn’t find any explanation for this. My interpretation is as follows:

Tiger is a predator that lurks around and attacks unexpectedly.

Our 5 indriyas and 5 vikitis also similar to Tiger, they lurk around and attacks our thoughts when we’re least expecting. Gorakkar is said to have mastered these aspects, thus to denote this, he shown with Tiger.

@Itishree001 @VarierSangitha @jananisampath

Gorakanathar or Gorakshnath (as he’s known in the Nath Sampraday) is celebrated Guru in both Northern and Southern part of India. He’s one of the NavNath in Nath Sampraday and also 18 Siddhars of Tamil tradition. During his life, he’s travelled Indian subcontinent extensively +

Pandava Thoothar Perumal (Kanchipuram)

This temple is 49th among the 108 Divya Desams. The temple is approximately 2000 years old, and as per the inscription on Temple walls, Chola King Kulottunga Chola I carried out significant amount of work in rebuilding the temple between +

+ 11th & 12th century CE.

This place was called as Thirupadagam earlier. This is probably only temple in world where Bhagwan Sri Krishna is in the sitting pose at the height of 25 feet.
@RajiIndustani @Kishoreciyer1 @HelloNNewman @devkshetra @sambhashan_in @Krishna_Priiya

Boothath Azhwar, Peyazhwar, Thirumazhisai Azhwar and Thiru  mangai Azhwar were the Azhwars (Vaishnav Saints) who sung about this temple.

As per legend, Sri Krishna went to Kaurava to negotiate on behalf of Pandavas (before Mahabharat war),
@Dharma_Yoddhaa @LostTemple7

thus Bhagwan here is called 'Pandava Thoothar Perumal). King Janemajaya (great grandson of Arjuna) heard story from Sage Vaisampayana about how Sri Krishna showed his Vishwaroopam, when Kaurava tried to humiliate & kill him during His visit as a negotiator (Thoothar).

Sage Vaisampayana advised King Janamejaya (when later wanted to see Bhagwan's Vishwaroopam) to visit Kanchipuram and do penance towards Krishna. It is believed that Sri Krishna appeared before King Janamejaya in 'Pandava Thoothar' form.
@Prisma_Me @luna_destrozada @Go_Movie_Mango

*The 10th Apple effect*

A hunter once lost his way deep inside the jungle while chasing a deer. He used all his navigation skills but neither did he find any way out of the jungle nor could he find any food to eat for 8 days at a stretch.

@anexcommie

He started feeling so damn hungry that he could eat an entire elephant at one go. Disappointed, he lost all hope. And that is exactly when an apple tree caught his sight. He collected a dozen apples to feed him for the rest of his search.
@shreekanth2020 @HelloNNewman

As he ate the 1st apple, his joy knew no bounds and he just couldn't stop feeling grateful and blessed. He thanked life. He thanked God. He could not believe his luck when he ate the 1st apple but he was less grateful while having the 2nd apple and even lesser grateful...

...when he had the 5th apple. Somehow, with each passing apple, the hunger still kept on increasing and the joy kept on reducing drastically. He just could not enjoy the 10th apple.

Why? He had already taken for granted the gift of having found...

@chittukuruvi4 @GunduHuDuGa

Warm wishes, dear Tweeples on #ThiruvalluvarDay and a Happy Maattu Pongal!

Not sure how many of you know, but today is #ThiruvalluvarDay. A day dedicated to Thiruvalluvar (Valluvar) – a Tamizh poet & philosopher.

@HelloNNewman @RajeAiyer

There’s not much information available about Thiruvalluvar, in fact, it is not known whether his name was indeed ‘Thiruvalluvar’. It is believed that he used to live in Mylapore (in Chennai).

@VedicWisdom1 @Mahadevangini

So, why is Thiruvalluvar such a celebrated author? Someone about whom no verifiable information is available, apart from work exalting him. It is because of his work - ‘Tirukkuṟaḷ’ (a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economical matters, and love) is +

@shri_v

+ well known and probably the only non-religious book that has maximum translations (41), though I was able to find list of only 35 languages.

The earliest reference to Thiruvalluvar is found in works called ‘Thiruvalluva Maalai’ (Garland of Thiruvalluvar).

@hathyogi31

This is of utmost significance because this anthology contains fifty-five verses, each written by different poets praising the ancient work of ‘Kural’ and its author ‘Valluvar’. This work is believed to be of poets spanning centuries beginning from around 1st century CE, +

Suprabhātam, dear friends & family!

We often find ourselves in a testing situation and at times feel lost. One of my teachers told me tht only 5% of our worry is caused by actual problem, rest 95% is how we're gonna react. Found this wonderful story tht exemplifies this msg.

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

@anexcommie

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. @shreekanth2020 @HelloNNewman @rspchary

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. @wataboutery @RajeAiyer

He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” @Bhaktirassagar

Hello Dear Tweeples! Wishing you all on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya and Bhagwān Parashuram Avtaran Diwas!

On this occasion, let's look at one of the imp aspect of humans - EQ (Emotional Quotient).

@anexcommie @shreekanth2020 @HelloNNewman @GunduHuDuGa

Am not sure how many of us are aware the vital role EQ plays in shaping us who we're. I read somewhere tht the EQ amongst humans have considerably gone down over yrs while imp is given to IQ.

Let me share a real life story.

@RajeAiyer @SriRamya21 @Speakwithsense1 @wataboutery

A young man in his thirties used to stand on the footpath opposite the famous Tata Cancer Hospital at Mumbai and stare at the crowd in front- fear plainly written upon the faces of the patients standing at death’s door; their relatives with equally grim faces running around...

These sights disturbed him greatly..

Most of the patients were poor people from distant towns. They had no idea whom to meet, or what to do. They had no money for medicines, not even food. The young man, heavily depressed, would return home.

@krithikasivasw @NandiniVenkate3

‘Something should be done for these people’, he would think. He was haunted by the thought day and night.

At last he found a way-

He rented out his own hotel that was doing good business and raised some money.

@rspchary @rsankaras @Kishoreciyer1

First, let me start by wishing everyone a very Happy Onam.

On this auspicious occasion, let me introduce you all to one of the prominent temples in Vaishnava belief. We're gonna look at Trivikrama (‘Conqueror of Three Worlds’) temple in Thirukovilur town in Villipuram district.

Bhagwan in this temple is also known as ‘Ulagalantha Perumal’ (one who measured the worlds).

This temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams and has third tallest Gopuram in the state, first and second being SriRangam and Srivilliputthur respectively. @RajiIndustani @wataboutery

The temple is believed to have been built by the Medieval Cholas, with later contributions from Vijayanagar kings and Madurai Nayaks. Moolavar here is said to be made of ‘Tharu-wood’ and said to be the tallest vigraha in country (not sure about this).

@HelloNNewman @desi_thug1

It is mostly in Shiva temples that we see Mother Vishnu Durga in the prakaras. Deities other than Vishnu and Vishnu tattvas are not generally seen in Vaishanava temples. In Thirukkovilur temple, Lord and His beloved sister Durga (maya form of Lord Vishnu) are in shrines nearby.

Of the Pancha Krishna sthalas or five great temples of Lord Krishna, Thriukkovilur is the first. The others are: 2) Tirukannapuram, 3) Tirukannangudi, 4) Tirukannamangai and 5) Kapisthalam. Bhagwan Krishna, made of Saligrama graces the devotees from a shrine on the right side of+

#Thread

Hello Dear Tweeples,

It’s time of week where I bring you information on one of our Siddhars. Today, we’re gonna look at a Siddhar who was a master astrologer and believed to have hosted the ‘Nava Grahas’. Idaikkadar Siddhar, named after the place he was born ‘Idaikkadu’

Jogajog and Sanjog

A Monk of the Ramakrishna Mission was being interviewed by a journalist from NY. The journalist started
interviewing the Monk as planned earlier.

@anexcommie @shreekanth2020

Journalist - "Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about "Jogajog" (Contact) and "Sanjog" (Connection). It's really confusing. Can you explain?"

The Monk smiled and apparently deviating from the question asked the journalist:

"Are you from New York?"

Journalist: "Yeah.."

Monk: "Who are there at home?"

The Journalist felt that the Monk was trying to avoid answering his question since this was a very personal and unwarranted question. Yet the  journalist said: "Mother had expired. Father is there. Three brothers and one sister. All married..."

The Monk, with a smile on his face, asked again: "Do you talk to your father?"

The  journalist looked visibly annoyed...

The Monk: "When did you talk to him last?"

The journalist, supressing his annoyance said: "May be a month ago."

@RajeAiyer @SriRamya21 @jananisampath

The Monk: "Do you brothers and sisters meet often? When did you meet last as a family gathering?"

At this point, sweat appeared on the forehead of the journalist.

It seemed that the Monk was interviewing the Journalist.

@SirJambavan @JumbuTweeple @Kumarsarangapa1 @rspchary

Thief of Joy!

Received this story on WA, do read it full and let me know if you experienced this in life.

I was Cycling this morning and I noticed a person about half a km ahead.

I could guess he was Cycling a little slower than me and...

@anexcommie @shreekanth2020

...that made me feel good, I said to myself I will try catch up with him.

So I started Cycling faster and faster. Every block, I was gaining on him a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 feet behind him, so I really picked up the pace and...

@HelloNNewman

...pushed myself. I was determined to catch up with him.

Finally, I did it! I caught up and passed him. Inwardly I felt very good. "I beat him". Of course, he didn't even know we were racing.
@wataboutery @RajeAiyer @SriRamya21 @krithikasivasw @NandiniVenkate3 @Speakwithsense1

After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that *I had missed my turn to my house* .

I had missed the focus on my inner peace, I missed to see the beauty of greenery around, I missed to do my inner soul searching meditation, and...@GunduHuDuGa

...in the needless hurry feet slipped from the paddle twice or thrice and might have hit the sidewalk and broken a limb.

It then dawned on me, isn't that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbours, friends, family,
trying to outdo them or...

If anyone believes tht Cong is out of pic in Indian polity, cos they have no presence in many states, then you're being naive.

A party, which has been in the corridor of powers for more than 70 yrs, cannot be disposed off in mere yrs.

@anexcommie @Kishoreciyer1 @shreekanth2020

Today's #CongressToolKit proves my belief, tht Cong has other things in mind. If they cannot be King, they wanna be Kingmaker.

If they cannot be part of government, they merely contest to cut into votebank of other parties (which is almost always BJP).

@rspcharya

Congress has, in all these yrs created coteries tht has its tentacles in almost all fields & departments.

Since the time India got independence, Congress has been setting one narrative after another. And ppl have been falling for it, year after year.

@HelloNNewman @rspchary

be it making ppl believe tht it was efforts of MKG and erstwhile Congress tht India got independence. Or tht it's MKG, Nehru and after him, his family is wht makes Congress.

Be it calling Indira is India or Sonia as 'mother of India'.

@JumbuTweeple

Does it really surprise us, tht they have yet again devised #toolkit to set a narrative?

But credit to them where it's due, they identified Modiji as a potential thorn on their side as early as 2002. And there again they set a narrative.

@SriRamya21 @RajeAiyer