Pranam
Kambaramayanam a verse of intelligence on the intelligent Hanuman:
அஞ்சிலே ஒன்று பெற்றான்
அஞ்சிலே ஒன்றை தாவி
அஞ்சிலே ஒன்று ஆறு ஆக
ஆருயிர் காக்க ஏகி
அஞ்சிலே ஒன்று பெற்ற
அணங்கைகண்டு ; அயலான் ஊரில்
அஞ்சிலே ஒன்று வைத்தான்
அவன் நம்மை அளித்து காப்பான்.
Anjile Ondru Petran
Anjile Ondrai Thaavi
Anjile Ondra araaga
Aaruir kakka Eagi
Anjile Ondru Petra
Anangai Kandayalar Ooril
Anjile Ondru Vaithan
Avan nammai Alitthuk Kaappan.
1. Anjile Ondru Petran - Born of one of the 5 elements of nature - Wind
(Vayu)
2. Anjile Ondrai Thaavi - Crossed one of the 5 elements - Water (apa)
3. Anjile Ondra araaga Sky the space was the way (ARU) thro he flew
(akasha)
Aaruir kakka Eagi - to save the life of importance (atma)
4. Anjile Ondru Petra Anangai the earth gave birth to SITA and Hanuman
went to see her (Prithvi)
Kandayalar Ooril - Met SITA in an alien city (Lanka)
5. Anjile Ondrai Vaithan - Burnt down the city by one of the 5 elements
(Fire). (Agni).
A story of Pancha Bhuta (prakrithi ) with the Purusha (atma) in using
one word five and rendering the poem a greatness which Milton cannot do.
KR IRS 13521
On Wed, 12 May 2021 at 12:15, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> DIVINE INFORMATION PART 3
>
> Dear friends,
>
> While going through one of my external memory device, I came across some
> good information stored from a website (not available now). I thought
> of sharing interesting ones from them as a series. These are short
> information.
>
> In part 2 I have covered four items. So I am starting with 11th item
> in this posting.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gopala Krishnan 12-05-2021
>
> 11 *HANUMAN*
>
> Hanuman, the monkey god, is a very popular deity and is worshipped all
> over India, specially in villages. His image is found in many forms, often
> with one head, two arms and a long tail looped over his head. He normally
> has a monkey's face on a very well built and strong human body. There are
> several other forms also including one with ten arms and five heads. Apart
> from his own, the other heads are of a garuda (half man, half bird), a
> boar, a horse and a man-Lion, representing the five most important avataras
> of Vishnu.
>
> Hanuman is an important character in the Ramayana which depicts him as the
> epitome of devoted service and loyalty.
>
> His search for the heroine Sita, captured by Ravana, illustrates his
> superhuman powers and zealous performance of the tasks assigned to him.
> When he came to know that she was held captive in Lanka, Hanuman crossed
> the channel between India and Lanka with a giant leap.
>
> On being captured, he set Lanka on fire with his flaming tail and
> returned to Rama and helped him in many miraculous ways to besiege Lanka,
> Twice
> he flew to the Himalayas to collect medicinal herbs for his wounded
> companions.
>
> After the war, his wish to remain as Rama's faithful servant was granted.
> Every Rama temple has an idol of Hanuman as a minor deity. His worship is
> believed to destroy all evil.
>
> Festival: Hanuman Jayanti
>
> Held in March-April, Hanuman Jayanti (birth anniversary) is celebrated all
> over the country. People visit the temples where the idol is given a new
> coat of vermilion mixed with clarified butter and then richly decorated.
> Fasting is done and apart from the Hanuman Chalisa (hymn's of Hanuman), the
> Ramayana also is read. Tales of Hanuman's love for Rama are read aloud.
>
> My note- There is a famous Hanuman temple at Namakkal near Salem.
> Another famous one in Sucheendram near Nagerkovil as sub deity.
>
> In Trivandrum at Vikas bhavan though small, a famous Hanuman temple is
> there.
>
> * 12 KARTIKEYA*
>
> Kartikeya, the god of war and general of the army of the gods, is known
> for his extraordinary strength. He is yellow skinned and usually has six
> heads. Depending on the number of arms depicted, he holds in his hands, a
> spear, a bow, an arrow, a noose, a discus, a cock, a shield, a conch-shell,
> a plough and a sword. He has one hand in a charitable and the other in a
> protective pose. In many idols found in the Southern part of India, he is
> shown as having twelve arms. His vehicle is the peacock.
>
> His origin may have resulted from the assimilation of a deity from the
> Southern parts of India. In ancient times his worship was very widespread
> and there are references about his images in homes and temples.
>
> With the advent of Shiva, Kartikeya started losing his importance in
> Northern India where he was sometimes relegated to the position of a
> guardian deity in Shaivite temples. In the South he is still popular, and
> is also having names like Murugan, Velam and Seyyan.
>
> In some texts he is regarded as the son of Shiva and Parvati and is
> therefore the brother of Ganesha. The reason for his having six heads can
> be found in one of the stories relating to his birth.
>
> A passage in the Mahabharata mentions Agni's adulterous relationship with
> six wives of the Rishis(ascetics), who represent the six stars that form
> the Indian Pleidaes in the constellation of Taurus. The relationship
> resulted in the birth of Kartikeya. Because of his having six heads, all
> his six mothers were able to suckle him at the same time.
>
> My note- This information is new to me
>
> *Festival*
>
> In the Hindu month of Kartik (October-November), the clay image of
> Kartikeya is worshipped and then immersed in the river. At the festival
> associated with the goddess Durga, his image is set up by her side. Many
> women worship Kartikeya so that they may be blessed with a male offspring.
>
>
> My note- The famous temple at Pazhani was constructed by Cheraman Perumal
> who was a devotee of Muruga. The deity is placed in such a manner he
> could worship from Kerala. I have read there are inscriptions to this in
> the temple.
>
> Just like sabarimalai there are a number of devotees to Palani from
> Kerala
>
> *13 PARVATI*
>
> Parvati, the consort of Shiva, is represented as a fair and beautiful
> woman, with no superfluity of limbs. Few miraculous deeds are claimed for
> her. It is only when she appears as Durga, Kali, etc., that she manifests
> divine powers and exhibits a very different spirit.
>
> As Kali she became an ascetic whose severe penances were intended to
> attract the attention of Shiva. When Shiva teased her about her black
> skin, through penances she had her colour changed to that of gold and was
> then called Gauri.
>
> Parvati is not important enough to be worshipped alone but only as a minor
> deity in a Shiva temple.
>
> Between the 5th and the 13th centuries, from being merely the consorts of
> the male deities, and their active partners, female deities (shakti) became
> independent and objects of worship in their own right having a temple in
> which they were the main icons.
>
> It was around this time that Parvati, from a minor deity as a consort of
> Shiva, became a major deity as Durga and Kali.
>
> When Parvati is shown alone, she may hold a javelin and a mirror in her
> two hands. If she is four handed, two of her hands exhibit the protection
> and boon-giving attitudes and two carry a javelin and a chisel.
>
> My note- There was a contradiction while writing about Durga, the
> author mentioned Paravati as another wife of Lord Siva.
>
> Here he himself correct Durga and Parvati are one.
>
> Durga takes the form of Parvati. This was pointed in response by Sri
> Narayanaswamy
>
>
>
> *14 SARASWATI*
>
> Saraswati, the goddess of learning and knowledge, is represented as an
> extremely beautiful woman with a milk-white complexion. She normally wears
> white clothes, sits or stands on a water lily and has four arms. With one
> of her hands she is presenting a lotus to her husband, by whose side she
> constantly stands, and in the other she holds a book of palm leaves
> indicating learning. In one of her left hands she has a string of pearls
> and in the other she may hold a small vase or the hand may be in a boon
> giving pose. She is also represented with two arms, playing a stringed
> musical instrument called the Veena. She may also hold a conch, a wheel,
> a noose, a skull cap, a cup of ambrosia, a goad and a mace.
>
> She presides over and protects the arts and is credited with the invention
> of writing. She is also the goddess of speech, the power through which
> knowledge expresses itself.
>
> In the Vedas Saraswati is primarily a river but in the hymns she is
> celebrated as both a river and a deity.
>
> Her origins are obscure but it is possible that she once had something to
> do with the river Saraswati in Rajasthan or with water in some other way.
> At all events, she seems to have been associated with the creative
> properties that water has for seeds and vegetation.
>
> Being the goddess of learning, she is worshipped when a child is given
> instructions for the first time in reading and writing. Many schools in
> India start classes with a mass prayer to the goddess.
>
> *Festival: Saraswati Puja-Vasant Panchami*
>
> Saraswati is worshipped in January-February when musical instruments,
> pens, paint brushes and books are cleaned and placed on an altar. These are
> devoutly worshipped as being the abode of the goddess. In the absence of an
> image, sometimes an ink pot or flowers are placed on a book and prayers
> from the scriptures are chanted.
>
> I will continue in next posting
>
>
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