http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dattatreya
On Nov 28, 2005, at 1:25 PM, hanumanhoffman9 wrote: > Datta Jayanthi is December 15th > > Jaya Guru Datta > > Tripura Rahasya was considered by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi as > one of the greatest > works that expounded advaita philosophy. He often quoted from it > and regretted that it > was not available in English. > <snip> > Sri Tripura Rahasya is an ancient work in Sanskrit which has been > printed all over India. > The latest and best edition was brought out in the Kashi Sanskrit > Series in 1925. The book > is said to have been printed once before and issued in loose > leaves. There was also an > edition in book form printed in Belgaum towards the end of last > century.* (The original > Sanskrit text unfortunaeely appears to have been out of print for > some years.) > > The esteem in which the work is held for its sanctity may be gauged > from an account of it > given in the Preface to the Maahaatmya Khanda. Mahaadeeva > originally taught the Highest > Truth to Vishnu who in turn taught Brahma in the Celestial regions. > Later Vishnu > incarnated on Earth as Sri Dattatreya, the Lord of the Avadhuutas > (the naked sages), and > taught it to Parasuraama with the added injunction that it should > be communicated to > Haritaayana who would later seek the Truth from him. Parasurama > thus realised the Self by > the guidance of Sri Datta and dwelt on the Malaya Hill in South India. > > In the meantime, a Brahmin, by name Sumanta, living on the banks of > the Sarasvati had a > son, Alarka by name, who used to hear his mother called "Jaayi > Aayi" by his father. Being a > child, he too addressed his mother "Ai". He died in his childhood, > and his last words on his > death-bed were "Ai Ai" only. This sound is however sacred to the > Goddess. Having been > uttered in all innocence and purity of mind, it conferred > unexpected merit on the dying > child. He was later born as Sumedha, a son to Harita. Haritaayana > is his patronymic. His > spirituality developed as he grew up and he sought Parasuraama to > learn the highest good > from him, who in turn imparted to him the knowledge which he had > gained from > Dattaatreya. Parasuraama told him also that his master had > predicted the compilation of > the knowledge of the Highest Truth by Haritaayana for the benefit > of mankind. > > Complete text continued at: > > http://sss.vn.ua/tripura1.htm > > In Datta Seva > > Sri Guru Datta > > Hanuman > www.dattapeetham.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- > ~--> > Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your > home page > http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ~-> > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
