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Dear friends, These are informationcompiled as QA by me in 1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They areposted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Sincerely, R.Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 01-06-2022 Q1 What are the details of NaathaSampradaya? A1 Nath-Sampradya started with Lord Shiva (Bhole-Nath)Initiating Lord Dattatreya (Sripad Nath) who in turn Initiated many Others. Matsyendranath/Matchindranath hadgot diksha when he was in the stomach of a fish (Matsya) when Shiva wasinstructing Datta. Matsyendra Nath then initiated GorakhNath who later becamethe foremost exponent of the Nath Philosophy. Gorakhnath was the one of thegreatest tantrik the world has ever seen. Tantrik path has 2 modes, one issoumya and one is aghori. The somya use very mild mantrasand tantras to evoke the various powers of Nature while the Vaam-panthi(aghori)do all sorts of 'forbidden' things like resorting to alcohol, drugs, sex, nonveg food etc. Gorakhnath laid the foundationfor the expansion of the Naths.So every tantrik is not an "aghori'. GorakhNath had the knowledge ofboth these paths and he initiated disciples according to their attitudes. Tamasic were given aghori pathwhile sattvic were given Soumya paths. Still the highest tantra in theNath Philosophy is the Tantra of Raj-yoga(Vivekananda has written a book on it)and Kriya-Yoga (Lahari Mahashaya - Yukteshwar Giri - Paramhans Yoganandaorder). So even after all acquiring ofthe powers a Nath Yogi has to finally resort to the above two Tantras (methods) to attain Salvation. Nath Sampradaya infact includesall the Hindu Philosophies... some Nath sampradayis are Bhaktaslike Gyaneshwar who set up the Warakari Sect in Maharashtra that worshipsPanduranga. some Naths worship Shiva, someKrishna...So you can see that NathSampradaya is actually all accepting. For a Nath-Yogi nothing isimpossible in the universe for he experiences God through all angles as that ofa Bhakta because Guru-Bhakti is the highest Bhakti in Naths, as Nature becauseTantriks invoke the powers of Nature, as Alakh Niranjan - the foremost advaitaprinciple, as Karma - Helping the needy is a vow that a Nath takes and all. Please do not mistake naths forAghori Tantriks. Tantra literally means Technology or Method. The QA on Naatha Sampradaya isbased on a posting by esteemed member Sri shivashankara rao on Mar 21, 2013 Q2 Can you give the stars andtheir Adhidevathas? A2. Following is the list of thestars and their adhi dEvatAs: Star as per almanac as per nakshtra SUktam Ashwini (ashwati) SaraSwati Ashwini dEvatAs BharaNi durgA YamA KrittikA (KArttikai) agni agni ROhiNi BrahmA PrajApati MrugashIrsha (mrugashIrsham) Candra Candra ArdrA (tiruvAdirai) ShivA rudrA PunarvaSu (PunarpUsam) aditi aditi Pushya (PUsam) BruhaSpati Guru AshlEshA (Ayilyam) AdishEshA Sarpa MaghA (Makham, Magham) Shukra Pitrus PUrva PhAlguni (PUram) PArvati aryamAn uttara PhAlguni (Uttiram) SUrya bHAgA HaSta (Hastam) ShAStA SavitA CitrA (cittirai) VishwakarmA tvashTA SwAti VAyu VAyu VishAkA (VishAkam) SubrahmaNyA indrAgni AnurAdhA (anusham) lakshmi mitrA JyEshTA (KETTai) indrA indrA MUlA (MUlam) aSurA nirruti PUrvAshADA (PUrADam) VaruNA VishvEdEvA UttarAshADA (uttirADam) GaNapati BrahmA ShravaNa (tiruvONam) VishNu VishNu dhanishTA/shravishTA(aviTTam) ashTa VaSu ashTavaSu shatabhishak (sadayam) YamA VaruNA PUrvabAdrapadA (PUraTTAdi) KubhEra ajayEkapAt UttarabAdrapadA(UttiraTTAdi) KAmadhEnu ahibudhniya REvati Shani PUshA The adhi dEvatA for Abhijit isBrahmA The QA on stars and adhi devathais based on a posting by esteemed memberSrinivasan 552000 on Mar 21, 2013 . Q3 What are the rules of takingoil bath and details of oil bath? A3 Known as 'yeNNai shasthram', this stipulates the daysand thithis for taking oil bath. The days differ for men and women and there isa sloka for each gender to be recited, invoking the blessings of some greatsouls of yore, while applying oil on the head. For men (seven names), it is:- Ashwthamo Balir VyasoHanumanshcha VibhishaNah, Krupah Parashuramashcha, Saptaite Chiranjivinaah. For women (five names), it is :- Ahalya Draupadi Sita TaraMandodari tatha Panchakanyaah smarennityam mahaapataka naashanam. The rationale for oil bath:-Usually thaila snanam (oil bath) is supposed to make one tired. There are days prescribed inastrological texts for taking thaila snanam, so that the person will not becomeweak or tired after the snanam. First of all why should one gettired after oil bath? It is said as per Ayur veda thatthe vital energy in body such asvatha, kapah etc must be balanced for goodhealth. Ayur veda treats a person on the assumption of disturbance to any oneof the 5 vital elements in the body and making correctives to them. It is saidwhen one takes oil bath, the balance of these is upset in the body. One canfeel it also. Usually after an oil bath, one will feel sleepy. Sleepiness is associated withplanet Saturn in astrology. The day of Saturn is a day to take rest. It isideal to have weekly holiday on Saturday and not on Sun day. (Sun day will makeone fully vigorous and active like the Sun. The days were named only on thebasis of the attributes of the planets that influence the day by rising as thefirst hora at sunrise) Taking oil bath on Saturday bestsuits the nature of the day influenced so, by Saturn. As per astrology,chathurthasi is ideal for oil bath. In a week Saturday is ideal foroil bath for men and Friday for women. It is also said oil bath in theafternoon of Fri day is good. One commonality in all these isthat Saturn, the ayush kaarakan is ruling Chathurthasi (rikhtha thithi) andsaturday. Friday is ruled by Indra which also benefits one withchiranjeevithwam. So the days chosen for oil bathare those ruled by planets that give long life, to offset the supposed fall inthe balance of vital energies of thebody. (Note:- If the oil bath is takenalong with other other ingredients such as vaasanaadhi dravyams, mustard oiletc, no dosham of or specification of day or thithi is required as per texts.This includes taking bath of heated oil. This makes us infer that there is norestriction for shampoo snanam!) The slokas For men:- Ashwthamo Balir Vyaso HanumanshchaVibhishaNah, Krupah Parashuramashcha,Saptaite Chiranjivinaah. The invocation for men includes 7men who are all supposed to be chiranjeevis. Perhaps the purpose is to of seekthe blessings of Ashwathama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibheeshana, Krupa and Parashuramaso that one lives a long life. Ashwatthama is said to live forever. Bali who is supposed to become the Indra of the next Manvanthra, is said to live evennow in Patala. Vyasa is always there at every point of time. Hanuman willcontinue to be in this world as long as Rama nama is recited. Vibheeshana isalso said to be blessed with chiranjeevithwam. As per Ithihasa, Krupacharya andParashurama also are chiranjeevis. Perhaps by invoking their names,one is blessed to live long. Perhaps this invoking is done while taking oilbath as oil bath disturbs the vital energies of life. For women:- Ahalya Draupadi Sita TaraMandodari tatha Panchakanyaah smarennityammahaapataka naashanam. The women mentioned here areAhalya, Draupadi, Sita, Tara and Mandodari, called as Pancha kanyas (!) aresupposed to destroy sins. Tips from sages on oil bath:- Bharadvaja says :- Oil bathshould be taken on the tithi and the days prescribed. Then it gives strength and health.Children, the sick people, and elders should take oil-bath and regular bath inwarm water, at a convenient time. They are exempted from the rules. Deepavali Bath-In the darkfortnight of Ashwina month, on the fourteenth day, early in the morning, oil should be appliedon the body and bath taken in warm water. This is Deepavali bath. When ashwaja krishna chadurthasi [Narakachaturthi day] fallson a Sunday when the star Swathi is ruling, scented oilbath should be takenearly in the morning by those who wish for prosperity. Take bath in warm water.On Deepvali day, Lakshmi lives in oil and Ganga lives in warm water. This bathremoves bad luck. After the bath, wear new dress and jewels. The QA is based on a forward bysri "Ramaswamy Nithya"[email protected] On Mon Dec 16, 20139 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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