We are perplexed. What our dharma teaches us is unknown. There is no such thing as depth, scientific thoroughness, or perfection.

According to Sanatana dharma, there are FOUR states or avasthas.

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Sri Ananthalwar, Sri Chakrathalwar and Sri Garudalwar.

"ஸ்ரீ சக்கரம்" என்னும் "ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம்" எம்பெருமான் ஸ்ரீ மகாவிஷ்ணுவின் பிரதான ஆயுதம்!

அவர் தம் வலது திருக்கரத்தில் ஏந்தியுள்ள ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம், பக்தர்களைக் காக்கவும், துஷ்டர்களை அழிக்கவும் செய்கிறது.

"ஸ்ரீ அனந்தன்" என்ற நாகம், கருடன், ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம் - இம்மூவரும் பகவானை ஒரு நொடி கூட பிரியாது அவரைத் தொழும் ‘நித்யசூரிகள்’.

ஸ்ரீ வைகுண்டத்தில் ஸ்ரீ மஹாவிஷ்ணுவின் இருக்கையாகவும், பாற்கடலில் பாம்புப் படுக்கையாகவும், ஆதிசேஷனாக குடையாகவும், நடக்கையில் பாதுகையாகவும் இருப்பவர் அனந்தன்.

பகவான் மனதால் நினைத்தவுடன், நினைத்த இடத்திற்கு அவரைத் தாங்கிச் செல்லும் வாகனமாகவும், அவரது தாஸனாகவும் திகழ்பவர் கருடன்.

"ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனாழ்வார், ஸ்ரீ கருடாழ்வார், ஸ்ரீ அனந்தாழ்வார்" என இவர்கள் மூவர்கள் மட்டுமே, பகவானை ஆட்கொண்டவர்கள் என்பதால் ஏற்பட்ட சிறப்பாகும் - ஆழ்வார் என்ற அடைமொழி.

நாராயணா ஹரி நாராயணா!

Sri Nrusimhar, Keezhappavur, near Tirunelveli, TN.

அருள்மிகு லட்சுமி நரசிம்மர் கோவில், கீழப்பாவூர், திருநெல்வேலி.
தல சிறப்புகள்
இந்தியாவில் உள்ள நரசிம்மர் கோவில்களில் அபூர்வமானதும், வேறெங்கும் காண இயலாத பல்வேறு சிறப்புகள் நிறைந்த தலமாக கீழப்பாவூர் நரசிம்மர் கோவில் விளங்குகிறது.

தலம், மூர்த்தி, தீர்த்தம் மட்டுமின்றி பல்வேறு சிறப்புகள் நிறைந்தது கீழப்பாவூர் நரசிம்மர் ஆலயம்.

இந்தியாவில் மூன்று இடங்களில் தான் 16 திருக்கரங்களுடன் கூடிய நரசிம்மர் ஆலயம் உள்ளது.

ஒன்று ராஜஸ்தான் மாநிலத்திலும், மற்றொன்று பாண்டிச்சேரி அருகே சிங்ககிரி எனும் சிறு குன்றிலும் உள்ளது

மூன்றாவதாகக் கீழப்பாவூரில் மட்டுமே சமதளமான பகுதியில் 16 திருக்கரங்களுடன் அருள்பாலித்து வருகிறார்.

சுற்றிலும் வயல்கள், குளங்கள் நிறைந்து பசுமையாக உள்ளது.

எல்லாவற்றிற்கும் மேலாக ரிஷிகளுக்கு காட்சி கொடுத்தது மட்டுமின்றி, நிரந்தரமாகத் தங்கி இருப்பதும் இங்கு மட்டுமே.

இத்தலம் சுமார் 1,100 ஆண்டுகள் புராதனச் சிறப்புமிக்கதாகும்.

முதன் முதலில் நரசிம்மர் அவதாரம் நிகழ்ந்தது அகோபிலம் திருத்தலத்தில்.

மீண்டும் அவதாரம் எடுத்த தலம் கீழப்பாவூர் ஆகும்.

தல வரலாறு

கிருதயுகத்தில் பிரகலாதனுக்காக திருமால் நரசிம்ம அவதாரம் எடுத்து இரண்யனை அழித்தார்.

சில நாழிகைகளே நீடித்திருந்த நரசிம்ம அவதாரத்தை காண காசிப முனிவர், நாரதர், வருணன், சுகோஷன் முனிவர் போன்றோர் விருப்பம் கொண்டு மகா விஷ்ணுவை நோக்கித் தவம் இருந்தனர்.

Saptapadi

The most essential rite (Sanskrit: rītī) of a Hindu marriage ceremony is Saptapadi (English: seven steps, saptapadī). Saptapadi is a Sanskrit term that means "seven steps." The wedded couple walks seven steps after tying the Mangalsutra, which is known as Saptapadi.

The couple legally becomes husband and wife after the seventh step.
Hindu wedding rituals: During Saath Phere, the bride and groom exchange their marital vows while circumambulating (walking around) the sacred fire seven times.

This is because the bride and groom exchange marriage vows and hope for a happy married life together.

1. The first marriage vow, out of seven, is a petition to the Lord for nutrition and nourishment for the Hindu bride and groom.

2. Hindu Bride and Groom: The second marriage promise is for strength in sickness, health, good times, and terrible times.

3. For the Hindu Bride and Groom - The third marriage promise is for the Hindu bride and groom's prosperity.

4. For Hindu Bride and Groom - The fourth pledge is to stand by their families in good times and bad.

In ancient India, 12 different kinds of offspring were regarded as the father's legitimate heirs. They don't all have to be their legal father's biological offspring.

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12 Types of Children (Legal Heir) in Ancient India

Aurasa : biological son through a woman in a typical marriage, with the Y chromosome belonging to the father.

Putrikaputra : When there isn't a son, the female is treated as one, and her son inherits the estate legally (ex : Babruvahana, born to Arjuna and Chitrangada, but became legal heir of his maternal-grandfather.)

Kshetraja : although husband is not the biological father, wife's womb. (For instance, Kunti and Madri give birth to Pandavas.) The children may be born even after the husband passes away, and they will still be considered the deceased father's heir.

Dattaka : legal adoption or vedic ritual adoption.

Kritima : A youngster is fed and raised as a son, but there are no formal adoption procedures followed. The child grows up and views you as their parent

Breathing the Proper Way!

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When we are at peace and in harmony with ourselves and our surroundings, our breath is deep and in sync with nature. A tortoise takes very few breaths in a minute and is calm and lives a long life.

In anger or while working at a frenetic pace or breath is shallow. We hardly realize that such raid breaths put our nervous and circulatory systems to strain. A batsman faces a barrage of bouncers and short-pitched deliveries and

immediately we hear Sunil Gavaskar commenting take a few deep breaths to calm down. Is this because of his association with Satya Sai Baba? There apparently is a spiritual solution to every problem.

A little attention to the breath can lead us on to the path of good health. In Yoga, there are several variations of Pranayama or deep breathing techniques which have an indelible impact on our health.

RISHI PINGALA:THE ANCIENT INDIAN SAGE DISCREDITED FOR HIS MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATHEMATICS & PHI

Have you ever heard about,"The Golden Ratio"?
The Golden Ratio or Phi(Greek) is a mathematical ratio of nature. Mother Nature is the most exquisite artist in herself.

&Its this Phi she uses to create all the beauty in World.
If anyone uses this ratio correctly in their art,it can turn into a spell-binding piece of work.Such is the significance of'Phi'.But my thread isn't about it.Its about somethin called'Fibonacci Series'&who actually made it

Phi is related to Fibonacci series(0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34...)
&this series is responsible for everything dat is beautiful on this planet. Just try to calculate the ratio of any 2 successive numbers ÷ each of them by the number before it in above infinite series.

E.g. 3/2=1.5, 5/3=1.666, 8/5=1.6, 34/21=1.61904 and so on. Did you notice something? The ratio is coming almost same every time. This ratio is called 'Phi 'which is numerically represented as 1:1.618. This Golden Spiral is made in exact proportion of 1:1.618.

The thing I want to emphasize here is that we always find only those things appealing and attractive that have Phi. It's in our subconscious. Isn't it some revelation? We are the part of this Divine proportion of the God or the Mother Nature. Check these:

RANI GAIDINLIU:THE LESSER KNOWN FREEDOM FIGHTER

Rani Gaidinliu joined the freedom struggle at 13 &was sentenced to life imprisonment at 16."We r free people—the White should not rule over us.”Thus calling out to her Zeliangrong tribesmen was the voice of 13yr-old Rani Gaidinliu.

She joined the freedom struggle in the present-day Northeast India. Today, her struggle is lost in history as most of her countrymen wouldn’t even have heard her name. B'coz our history textbooks tell us that only Mahatma Gandhi &Pandit Nehru got India its Independence.

At 16 yrs of age, this valiant girl was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a movement to drive out the colonial rulers from Manipur and Nagaland. Nevertheless, she was released in 1947 after India’s independence and was given the title ,"Rani of Nagas".

EARLY LIFE AND HERAKA MOVEMENT

Gaidinliu belonged to the Rongmei clan of the Zeliangrong tribe in the Tamenglong district of western Manipur. Born on January 26, 1915, she was fifth among eight children.

Her native village was Nungkao, which is present day Tamenglong distt. Brought up in a specially backward region,she couldn't receive any formal education. However,this didn't stop her from joining the freedom struggle. At the age of 10 she came under the influence of her cousin.

MEENAKSHI AMMAN, MADURAI (TN)
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A paadal Petra sthalam where Shiva took the form of Sundareswarar (the handsome one) and married Devi Parvati (Meenakshi).
Devi is also known by the name Angayarkanni (mother with the beautiful fish eyes).
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Devi Meenakshi emerged from yagna fire as a 3 year old girl when Pandyan King Malayadwaja and Kanchanamalai were praying for a child.
It is said that Devi was born with three breasts and there was a prophesy that her superfluous breast would melt away when she met her husband.

Devi ruled over Madurai and captured Indralok. She went on to capture Kailasha. When she saw Shiva, her 3rd breast disappeared and she realised that Shiva would be her consort.
The divine marriage was attended by all Devas and Sri Vishnu (as her brother) gave her hand to Shiva.

It is said that Indra found a swayambhu lingam at Kadamba Vanam. He placed it in Madurai where the kshetram stands. Here, Shiva is seen on the vehicle of Indra.
The Golden Lotus Tank is said to be the place where a golden lotus blossomed for the puja performed by Indra.

The Meenakshi Thirukalyanam festival is celebrated in the Chithirai month to mark the divine marriage of Meenakshi Amman. The festival includes a procession where Meenakshi and Sundareshwara travel in a chariot and Sri Vishnu gives away his sister in marriage to Shiva.

Mahabharat - the great war - 18 days of heroism, deceit, blood and intrigue - now as a mega Twitter thread.

I'll add the events from a few days of the war each day.

Caveats: lots of editorialization, creative liberties and interpretations.

There will also be a lot of asides - especially around war strategy and tactics, the characters and their motivations and non-canon storylines.

Over the years, I've read multiple versions, phenomenal translations and modern retellings. So be prepared for a potpourri.

There are different ways of looking at this war. Was it a family feud? Sure - but whose family? Shantanu's or Satyavati's? Was Vyas essentially telling us his family history? And then Kunti added a twist to this tale. Here's a helpful chart:

Satyavati's two sons from Shantanu both died without children. Vyas - her first son - fathered Dhritarashtra and Pandu (and Vidur).

Pandu never fathered any children. Kunti and Madari gave birth to six demi-gods (Karna and the five Pandavs).

So Satyavati Vs Kunti and Madari.

Or was this a fight between two massive neighbouring kingdoms - the Kurus and the Panchals? While many smaller kingdoms joined the battle, most of the Pandav army (more than half of their 7 divisions) came from the Panchals. King Drupad and his son Shikhandi led two divisions.

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