Srimad Ramayanam - description of Rama and Lakshmana by King Janaka

One of the key highlights of Bala Kandam in Srimad Ramayanam is the celestial marriage of Rama and Sita.

The background to this is that Rishi Vishwamitra takes Rama and Lakshmana for duSta niGrahaM and SiSta 1

The Srimad Bhagavatham- birth of Lord Krishna

Veda Vyasa did not get a sense of elation with the Puranas, and hence wrote Srimad Bhagavatham. It’s essentially a bhakti granthA to ensure audiences are hooked to the leela of bhagawan.

Birth of Krishna is described so 1

beautifully with the following sloka

Tam aDButam bAlakaM amBujEkSanaM catur bujaM Sanka GadAryuDayuDam
Srivatsa lakSmam GalasOBi kaustuBam pitAmBaram sAnDra bayOda sauBakam
MahA vaiDUrya kirIta kundala dwiSa pariSvakta sahasra kundalam
UDAmA kAnchyank Gada kanganADhibi: 2

virOcamAnam vaudEva aikSada:

தம் அத்புதம் பாலகம் அம்புசேகக்ஷனம் சதுர்புஜம் ஷங்க கதார்யதாயும்
ஶ்ரீவத்ஸ லக்‌ஷ்மம் கலசோபி கௌஸ்துபம் பீதாம்பரம் சார்ந்த பயோத சௌபகம்
மஹார்ஹ வைடூர்ய கிரீடகுண்டலம் த்விஷா பரிஷ்வக்த ஸஹஸ்ர குந்தளம்
உத்தாம காஞ்சயங்கத கங்கநாதிபி: விரோசமானம் வஸுதேவ ஐக்‌ஷத3

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அத்புதம் aDButam is a word described to express a surprise due to variety of things

1.The child is born with four shoulders unlike a regular baby so aDButam

2. AmbujA means Lakshmi. The child looks at Lakshmi and prompts her to be born as Rukmini so aDButam 4

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3. AmbujA also means bUdEvi, so the child is prompting her to be born as SathyabAmA so it’s aDButam

4. AmbujEkSanam - has piercing eyes for a child that is just born so aDButam

5. The child has brought all the play things with it knowing it may not get any- chakram 5

EkAnta bhakti - Sri Hanuman

What this means is about having fixated bhakti in one mUrtI or form of bhagawan whilst respecting His other forms or dEvatAs.

When such a devotee sees the leelA in other forms, he will be able to relate it on,y to the form that is fixed in mind.
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Typical example for such a bhakti is Sri Hanuman.

Hanuman was born a jnAni in Tirumala in Anjanadri hill and was cursed to forget his knowledge, however will get it back once he gets the darshan of bhagawan.

In Kishkinta Kandam, when he saw Rama he instantly fell for Him

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and realised it was Bhagwan. From that moment onwards, he saw Rama everywhere, was in awe of this form and immersed in His qualities never to come out of them.

His ekanta bhakti gets displayed when he climbs atop mahendra mountain to fly over the sea and utters prayers
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To sun (his guru), father (vAyu) and to every living being, however specifically to Rama (mahendrAya indicating para brahmam).

Similarly, when he faced Ravana, he was able to fearlessly explain to him that Rama was none other than Bhagwan and has the capability to
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Perform cosmic creation, maintenance and annihilation effortlessly.

Upon his successful return from Lanka, Rama was overwhelmed and wondered how He could every repay for what Hanuman had done to which he said that the qualities of Rama made him do that.

Such was his Rama
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Srimad Ramayanam - essence of Yuddha Kandam

Ramayanam can be analysed in multiple dimensions, such as dharma, bhakti etc, as it provides immense insights.

It also has tattvam behind the entire sequence of events and this has been explained by poorvAcAryAs.

There’s a tattvam 1

Behind Yuddha Kandam as well and two episodes reflect this.

Rama being felled by Naga pAsam and by Brahmastra.

In the first instance, Garudazhvan who was observing the fight along with other devas realised that his swami was felled and came to His rescue even without 2

Realising that it’s a stage of Lord Rama and He was performing activities required for His avatar. That was his bhakti and intense need to perform kainkaryam.

In the second instance, when Rama falls down due to brahmastram, Jambhavan asks if Hanuman was alive as he was the 3

Only one who can perform incredible activities, such as bringing medicinal plans from thousands of miles away.

In addition, in entire Ramayanam, Rama had walked in Aranya kandam until He came in contact with Hanuman, upon which Hanuman never let Him walk but carried on his 4

Shoulders all through.

Similarly, garudazhvan carries Perumal with His feet on his palms and enjoys the touch and turn his head to get a look at his beautiful countenance.

Both helped in resurrecting Rama at the time of dire need and He wanted to highlight the bhakti of two 5

Some qualities of Lord Rama

Qualities of Bhagawan are considered countless (or அனந்தம்), one can experience it only to extent he gets exposed. His avatars are also countless (avatarAt hasankyEyAt) and each had a purpose for that time and we don’t remember each of the 1

avatars as much as rAmA avatar because of His qualities.

The beauty of rAmA avatar is His profound display of characters that, even SitA (சாக்‌ஷாத் மஹாலக்ஷ்மி/Mahalakshmi) was captivated by them.

One of the qualities is humility (வினயம்) and let’s look at some instances. 2

Aranya Kandam: two types of saranagati gets done by sages in the forest, those that aspire for mOkSA( mumukSu) and ArtA (out of despair due to troubles from rAkSaSAs).

In spite of being a saranyan and therefore with an ability to help, Perumal says that it 3

would be an honour/privilege to help them (vanavAsam mahOdayam). This is His quality (humility) and gets even better in Kishkinda Kandam.

Kishkinta Kandam: Sugriva gets his kingdom, respect restored by rAmA. But, when Hanuman comes to enquire about them, He says 4

‘ sugrivam Saranam gataH’ - we have come to surrender to Sugriva and get his help.

Sri Anna says that Bhagawan will come as someone who is dependent on others but will end up helping the person. This is His beauty and speaks volumes about His humility. 5

Rama passing through Ayodhya streets - Ayodhya Kandam

King Dasaradha confers with his ministers and people to come to a conclusion that Rama can be crowned a prince. He then requests his minister Sumantra to fetch Rama to inform about the decision. 1

Rama is described as someone with broad shoulders, long hands adorned in pitAmBaram (including anGavastram) that is contrasting to hue coloured complexion and a tilak on His forehead.

The following sloka talks about that instance when He passed through Ayodhya street and how 2

people fell in love with Him.

Gandarva rAja pratimam lOke vikyAta pauruSam
dhIrGaBahUm mahAsattvam matta mAdhanGa gAminam
chandra kAntAnanaM rAmam aThIva priyadarSanam
rUpam aUdArya gunaiH pumsAm DriSti cita aparAhinAm

People from different background, from different 3

genders observed Rama. As each individual has unique characteristic, he/she associated them with Rama.

Gandarva rAja pratimam - Chitrarathan was a Gandarva king and considered to be handsome. The ladies on the streets of Ayodhya observed that the Gandarva was no match to 4

Rama’s beauty.

lOke vikyAta pauruSam - young men of Ayodhya knew that Rama did a dhanur banga (Siva Dhanusu/bow) and marvelled at the strong shoulders of Bhagawan.

dhIrGaBahUm mahAsattvam matta mAdhanGa gAminam -

mahAsattvam - majestic in appearance 5

कुंडली में 12 भाव होते हैं। कैसे ज्योतिष द्वारा रोग के आंकलन करते समय कुंडली के विभिन्न भावों से गणना करते हैं आज इस पर चर्चा करेंगे।
कुण्डली को कालपुरुष की संज्ञा देकर इसमें शरीर के अंगों को स्थापित कर उनसे रोग, रोगेश, रोग को बढ़ाने घटाने वाले ग्रह

रोग की स्थिति में उत्प्रेरक का कार्य करने वाले ग्रह, आयुर्वेदिक/ऐलोपैथी/होमियोपैथी में से कौन कारगर होगा इसका आँकलन, रक्त विकार, रक्त और आपरेशन की स्थिति, कौन सा आंतरिक या बाहरी अंग प्रभावित होगा इत्यादि गणना करने में कुंडली का प्रयोग किया जाता है।

मेडिकल ज्योतिष में आज के समय में Dr. K. S. Charak का नाम निर्विवाद रूप से प्रथम स्थान रखता है। उनकी लिखी कई पुस्तकें आज इस क्षेत्र में नए ज्योतिषों का मार्गदर्शन कर रही हैं।
प्रथम भाव -
इस भाव से हम व्यक्ति की रोगप्रतिरोधक क्षमता, सिर, मष्तिस्क का विचार करते हैं।

द्वितीय भाव-
दाहिना नेत्र, मुख, वाणी, नाक, गर्दन व गले के ऊपरी भाग का विचार होता है।
तृतीय भाव-
अस्थि, गला,कान, हाथ, कंधे व छाती के आंतरिक अंगों का शुरुआती भाग इत्यादि।

चतुर्थ भाव- छाती व इसके आंतरिक अंग, जातक की मानसिक स्थिति/प्रकृति, स्तन आदि की गणना की जाती है

पंचम भाव-
जातक की बुद्धि व उसकी तीव्रता,पीठ, पसलियां,पेट, हृदय की स्थिति आंकलन में प्रयोग होता है।

षष्ठ भाव-
रोग भाव कहा जाता है। कुंडली मे इसके तत्कालिक भाव स्वामी, कालपुरुष कुंडली के स्वामी, दृष्टि संबंध, रोगेश की स्थिति, रोगेश के नक्षत्र औऱ रोगेश व भाव की डिग्री इत्यादि।

NARHARI AND BHAGWAN PANDURANG/VITTHAL

Once a goldsmith by the name of Narhari lived in Pandharpur. He excelled in his craft. He had vowed not to look at Pandurang or visit his mandir ever, as he was a Shiva Bhakt.
One day, a wealthy merchant visited him.

He wanted a gold girdle studded with precious gems, to be made for Prabhu Vitthal. Narhari refused to make it as it was for Vitthal.
After many requests, he agreed to make the girdle but asked the merchant to bring the measurement from the mandir as he himself would not go there

The measurement was given n he made the girdle. When the girdle was put on Vitthal, it was loose. Narhari had to shorten it. Now the girdle became tight. So Narhari was forced to take measurement on his own. He had to go to the mandir but went blindfolded to avoid seeing Vitthal

In the Mandir, when blindfolded Narhari touched Vitthal, he felt as if he was touching Shiva with matted hair, the moon, snake in His neck and Trishul in His hand. Ecstatic with joy, he removed the blindfold to see Shiva but he found the murti of Vitthal with Rukmini there.

He realised the truth that there was no difference between Vitthal and Shiva. Narhari at once fell at the feet of Panduranga. He then took the measurement of the waist of Vitthal and this time the ornament fit the Murti perfectly.

Narayan Hari🙏🏻

Story of Thumba Poo and Shiva

Thumba poo is a tiny white flower which grows in all areas. These flowers are used for treatment for sinus. Small children who have polyps in Nose are told to crush tumbha leaves and apply in nose part.
There is an interesting story of Thumba and

Mahadeva. Thumba flowers were not taken for Shiva Pooja. Saddened to this Thumba prayed sincerely and Mahadeva appeared before her.
She was surprised that Shiva had appeared before her. Instead of saying that she wants to under his feet always, she said
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She said that her feet should be on his head. Shiva accepted her prayers. It is because of this Thumba flower is placed in the head of Shiva Linga.
Shambo Mahadeva
Om Namah Sivaye
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