Pranam
TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN
Mr G wants to know why he is being tracked?. What is the question
posed?: "Whether worshipping is done there? How many are now available? What
are its credentials?"
When you go through the answer, has he rendered that reply?. His
reply not only revealed the significance in question but also rendered a
dubious reply as,"*erotic sculptures are actually illustrations of scenes
depicted in the Purana."*
It is the place of Himavan. Fundamentally Architectural beauty is
presented throughout India by many; Jains contributions can be seen from
Vizhupuram TO all the way up north beyond Mumbai. Khajuraho is one of that
of the Jains and as many saivite temples existed as created by the Varman
Kings, so too the tirthankaras and Jains architectures are also spread. I
had been there and taken many photographs.
It's a far off village of MP, and since the 13th century only
assumed the importance. So it is not that of Himavan. The constitution of
the architecture having Viswanatha, adinatha and so many temples once had
full puja and worship. Unesco recognised it for its architecture. The
design of the temple is actually not a sex place at all; the temple is
constructed with the sastric features and the sex sculptures are only at
the edges and curvings , virtually beyond the site. But our generations
enhanced the Kama purushartha there and virtually taped around that sector
only; everyone who goes there by taxi, lands across that one structure and
goes aghast and returns back. It takes a week if we see all the structures
patiently. And every temple in India including Mylapore Kapaleeswarar and
many more ancient ones across southern range has these types of sculptures
but because the deity is seen by us, we have not noticed it. The temple
virtually reflects the Purushartha in completion. Also, in the olden days,
sex was indirectly fed to the youngones through these postures which are
not so easily visible; and in khajuraho also it is made visible by our
earlier vakra minded people forgetting the GODs.
The place name is from the word "Scorpion", Kharjura"; the statue
made out there of one SURASUNDARI DISROBING AS A SCORPION WAS ATTACKING HER
WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PLACE BEING NAMED. It was also known as
Kharjura-vahka; Kharjura means a date-palm tree and Vahaka means a carrier
or a bearer. This name later became Khajuraho. In the viswanatha temple
there is a sculpture of SIVa garlanded by SCORPION MALAI
(APARAJITHAPRICHCHACHA AND RUPAMANDANA written in those days has the
verses ). The many verses of that area in Sanskrit have PUN which they call
SLESHA (in Tamil we say sledai). Viswanatha temple has many inscriptions
which are written as books. One such says that King SIBI gave only the
flesh to the dwija (pun of dwija is 1 Bird 2 Brahmin) who begged it, but
the King Yasovarman (of that territory then) bestowed millions whosoever
had asked. So temple worship existed once and stopped after the sex symbol
it became. Erotica is not puranic but a hidden concept which our vedas do
not prohibit but regulate. ( so G must nail on dot).
Q 5: Vigneswara question is half baked without revealing nothing. Some time
back I wrote an article on why elephant headed vigneswaran is only a later
composition and even the vishnu sahasranamam in mahabharatham do not start
with the current shuklambaradharam. Gananam tva ganapatim in Rig Vedam is
the origin etc. That article is rendered through by G nonchalantly without
any significance or reason here?. What he means is what he writes which he
alone can call a .......KR IRS 101221
On Fri, 10 Dec 2021 at 06:33, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
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> QUES ANSW DIVINE 69
>
> Dear friends,
>
> These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information
> of the members posted.
>
> BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 10-12-2021*
>
> Q1 Everybody knows of Khajuraho temples. Whether worshipping is done
> there? How many are now available?What are its credentials?
>
> *A1 Khajuraho is a village in Madhya Pradesh to a* cluster of eighty-four
> temples, at least twenty-five of which are major works of art, built
> between the tenth and twelfth centuries by the *Chandella kings* in an
> area of 21 square kilometers. (4km x 5km area )
>
> They are listed as world heritage monuments The temples were
> 'rediscovered' in the nineteenth century (1838 by a Captain Burt, to be
> precise) by British engineers and scholars - which only means that this
> was the first they knew about.
>
> Many of the temples were still in worship and the shrines as a whole
> were never abandoned, contrary to the popular belief.
>
> Even that great Victorian puritan Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, found the
> temples deeply distressing and gave his blessing to a band of pious vandals
> who wanted to chip the walls of the temples clean from these ' indecent and
> embarrassing" affronts to their ignorant notions about Indian culture.
>
> It took the intervention of no less than Rabrindranth Tagore who wrote
> an appalled letter to Gandhi, explaining that *this was a national
> treasure and could not be so cavalierly demolished *because some people
> were uncomfortable that their ancestors were sexual beings.
>
> According to the popular folk beliefs, evil spirits dislike temples coming
> up and adding to the net value of good karma. They would attack and try to
> destroy these temples. However they are very fastidious and rather easily
> shocked, so when they see such erotic carvings on the outside they are
> repelled by the impoliteness and grossness and flee from such uncouthness!
>
> Extremely decorous temples all over India have a little niche tucked away
> where some pretty vigorous and unusual copulation is depicted. *Whether
> this is the Kailasha temple at Ellora or tiny ancient temples in Kerala and
> Tamil Nadu, you can see these representations.*
>
> In about 1990 however, a very sharp art historian called Dr. Shobita
> Punja, realized something about Khajuraho that has altered forever our
> perceptions of it.
>
>
>
> She made the connection between certain passages of the Shiva Purana,
> describing the marriage of Shiva and Parvati and realized that the entire
> Khajuraho temples complex could be regarded as a permanent recreation of
> that divine marriage
>
>
>
> *Some of the supposedly erotic sculptures are actually illustrations of
> scenes depicted in the Purana. *
>
>
>
> When the divine bridegroom appears people forget what ever they are doing
> in their eagerness to look at him, a metaphor for the desire of the soul to
> view God. In that rush they cease their make-up, and even forget to cover
> their
> nakedness properly, so eager are they to avail of this rare opportunity to
> view God.
>
> There is also a rather quaint ritual followed every year by the *Matangeshwar
> temple at Khajuraho. Every year they recreate the divine wedding.* One
> month before Maha-Shivaratri the head priest actually goes round to
> surrounding villages (nowadays on a motorcycle) asking devotees to attend
> the marriage of the Lord.
>
> They even carry the customary tokens and symbolic gifts that are handed
> out when invitations are given on the occasion of normal weddings.
>
> The village of Khajuraho in fact thinks of itself as the family of
> Himmavat, Parvati's father and makes preparations for the wedding in
> traditional style. This includes the counting out of 110,021 grains of
> sacred rice to be showered on the married couple after the marriage.
>
> Q2 What are the attributes of Modhera temple?
>
> A2 About a hundred kilometers from Ahmedabad, the capital city of Gujarat
> state, is what is one of the most beautiful little temples ever built by
> an India that counts beautiful temples in the thousands. This is the
> Surya temple at Modhera, the Temple of the Sun, beloved god of the
> Solanki rulers who caused it to be constructed in the eleventh century.
>
> The temple itself is so constructed that the rays of the rising sun fall
> on the Image of the god and the temple, the effect magnified by being
> reflected simultaneously in the water
>
> The whole complex is set in a rather well maintained garden, which is
> almost a park. The temple is too small to have been much in public use.
> It is a private royal shrine, a comfortable horse ride away from the palace
> Road-Modhera, 102 km from Ahmedabad
>
> Q3 What are the attributes of Somanatha temple?
>
> A3 The shrine of Somanatha is situated in Prabhasa Patan or Devapattana,
> on the southern coast of Saurashtra.
>
> Somanatha is the shrine of God Shiva, popularly styled Mahadeva, the
> Great God He was worshipped five thousand years ago in the Indus Valley,
> not in the form of a phallus but as Pashupati, the lord of the animal
> world.
>
> He is depicted as a nude deity on a seal found at Mohenjo-daro, with horns
> and three faces. He is carved as seated on a stool with his heels pressed
> closely together in yogic pose. Surrounding him are a number of animals-two
> deer or antelopes, a rhinoceros, an elephant, a tiger and a buffalo. The
> humped bull Nandi-too, was a sacred animal.1
>
> *The shrine of Somanatha in Prabhasa is traditionally as old as creation;
> it is certainly pre-historic*.
>
> *Prabhasa was a traditionally sacred place even in the days of Dharmaraj,
> the son of pandu. The Mahabharata refers to it again and again.*
>
> It was well known as a holy place situated as it was-where the river
> Sarasvati flowed into the sea. It was also connected with Soma, the Moon
> God
>
> Q4 What is the story about Chandra related to Prabhasa?
>
> A4 Everybody knows about the extreme attachment for Soma with Rohini. Soma's
> fascination for Rohini was irresistible; he went always to Rohini. The
> other wives approached Daksha, who now threatened to curse him since his
> earlier warning was ignored by Soma to be with other wives too equally.
>
> His threats, however, were no heeded. The neglected wives again
> complained to their father. Daksha thereupon cursed him, saying, 'Thou
> shalt wane.'
>
> As a result Soma, the Moon God, began to shrink day by day. To escape the
> curse he performed sacrifices, but they were of no avail. He continued to
> wane; the herbs became tasteless; vegetation failed to grow. Ultimately
> the gods prevailed upon Daksha to retract his curse. He did it on certain
> conditions.
>
> Soma should behave well with all his wives and take a bath in the sea at
> the Prabhasa Tirtha where the river Sarasvati joins it and worship
> Mahadeva there;
>
> *If he did so, he would, during one half of the month, wane every day, but
> during the other half, wax every day*.
>
> Daksha finally told Soma not to disregard women and the Brahmanas. Since
> then, Prabhasa has been the foremost of all Tirthas
>
> On the West Coast, Prabhasa was the most sacred of all places in the days
> of the Bharata war. Even the rishis-the sages-collected there. It was the
> favoured spot of two gods; Indra and Surya.
>
> * It had the quality of removing all sins; a sea-bath at Prabhasa led one
> to heaven.*
>
> The Pandavas came to this sacred spot and performed austerities. So did
> Shri Krishna and Balarama; Arjuna also came here from Gokarna on his way to
> Dwarka
>
> Janamejaya Parikshita, the emperor, also visited it. Long before Shri
> Krishna led the Yadavas to Saurashtra, Prabhasa was recognised as a sacred
> place, attracting pilgrims from all over the country.
>
> Q5 DO there is a version that Lord Ganesh had manifestation even before
> the trinty?
>
>
>
> A5 According to the Upanishads and Puranas, He is said to have had several
> manifestations, *some even before the Trinity of Gods, S*iva, Vishnu and
> Brahma, at the early time of the creation of the Universe
>
>
>
> Q6 Do Vinayaka worshipped with Tulasi leaves?
>
>
>
> A6 He is not offered Thulasi for prayer at any time except on Ganesha
> Chathurthi day. Modhakam is a sweet of special importance for this Pooja.
>
>
>
> Q7 What is deepa jyothi worship and its principle?
>
> A7 One of the important form of worship is prayer to a lamp, to the flame
> or Jyothi, instead of a Vigraha or a picture, worshipping it as a form of
> the Deity of their choice [Ishta Devatha].
>
> *It is widely believed that God accepts the prayers through this Deepa
> Pooja very easily and* very soon
>
> Q8 What is the importance of reciting Aditya hridayam?
>
> A8 In Ramayana, *sage Agasthyar preached ‘Adhithya Hruthayam’ to Sri Rama*
> to get Him the necessary mental and physical strength to fight against
> Ravana. Similarly reciting Adhithya Hruthayam, Adhithya Ashtakam and
> Navagraha Slokam will give us the needed strength
> Q9 Do performing sapthapathi is the moment of completion of marriage for
> all legal purposes ? A9 YES. What is The Saptapathi rites involves taking
> seven steps walking around the fire. According to Hindu Law codes
> [Yalgnavakya Smrithi], completion of the seventh step is the moment of
> completion of marriage for all legal purposes. For each step they say a
> manthra
>
>
>
> Q 10 What was the necessitiy of Koormavathara?
>
> A10 Using the mountain *Mandara* and the snake *Vasuki*, the devas set
> about the job. *But the mountain Mandara needed a base to stand upon*.
> Lord Vishnu himself agreed to come down in the form of a mighty tortoise
> and become the base. the ocean gave forth fourteen precious gifts to
> mankind.
>
> Q11 Who was the last emerged from Palazhi during Manthan?
>
> A11 Goddess Lakshmi was the last to emerge. Seated on a lotus, she looked
> so beautiful that everybody immediately sang her praise.
>
> The Ocean of Milk, *ksheerasagara*, from which she emerged gave her a
> garland of imperishable flowers.
>
> Lord Indra, the King of Kings, sung Goddess Lakshmi’s praise and *it is
> believed by devout Hindus that whoever sings these verses has always
> Lakshmi on her side*. Lakshmi, on emerging from the ocean married, Lord
> Vishnu.
>
> Q12 What is dig gaj?
>
> A12 According to Indian mythology, the whole earth is held up in the
> four directions by four elephants called the *Dik-gaj*, where *dik* means
> direction and *gaj*, elephant.
>
> Q13 DO there is any version that Vishnu created Lekshmi?
>
> A13 Yes. Another story goes that Vishnu created Lakshmi from his left
> side. Subsequently, it is believed that Lakshmi was born as Lord Rama’s
> wife, Sita.
>
> Q14 Why do Lekshmi is called chanchal? Is there any myth behind her
> called as Chanchal?
>
> A14 Gradually as wealth began to take the forms of gold and crisp bank
> notes, Lakshmi symbolized them also. That wealth keeps moving from one
> person to another, is one reason why Lakshmi is also called the fickle one.
>
> The myth is- One day a sage is said to have visited the Vishnu couple
> riding on his beautiful stallion. So enamoured was Lakshmi of the stallion
> that she did not even hear when her husband called her.
>
> Immediately the otherwise patient husband grew red with rage and cursed
> his wife. He said she would not be static but would always keep moving and
> so her name Ramaa.
>
> That is also why wealth never stays with one man, it keeps changing
> hands.
>
> And yet Lakshmi stays forever with Lord Vishnu, which means that Lakshmi
> will stay with good men who perform good deeds, keep their environs clean
> and so on.
>
> Q 15 What are all the legends told about Deepavali?
>
> A15 There are various alleged origins attributed to this festival. Some
> hold that they celebrate the marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. In
> Bengal the festival is dedicated to worship of Kali. It also commemorates
> that blessed day on which the triumphant Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya
> after defeating Ravana. On this day also Sri Krishna killed Narakasura.
>
> The Divali festival, it is surmised dates back to that period when perhaps
> history was not even written, and in its progress through centuries it
> lighted the path of thousands to attain the ultimate good in complete
> ecstacy
>
> Q16 What is the importance of Lekshmi pooja during deepavali?
>
> A16 The Third Day of this festival of Divali is the most important day of
> Lakshmi Puja which is entirely devoted to the propotiation of Goddess
> Lakshmi. On this very day sun enters its second course and passes Libra
> which is represented by the balance of scale. Hence, this desigs of Libra
> is believed to have suggested tha balancing of account books and their
> closing. Despite the fact that this day falls on Amavasya day it is
> regarded as the most auspicious.
>
> Lakshmi Pooja is celebrated in northern parts of India with great
> enthusiasm. Lakshmi Kubera Pooja
> <http://www.chennaionline.com/ediwali2001/features/kuber.asp> is
> performed in many states.
>
> The belief being that when goddess Lakshmi visited Kubera on this day,
> he managed to please her, so that she stayed in a pot of puffed rice
> covered with a sugar candy for several days. Thus he remained the richest
> celestial persona.
>
> To mimic this custom, small pots (in odd numbers) were filled with
> puffed rice, coin and covered with sugar candy are placed for the pooja
> along with the sparkling lamps. Later these pots are distributed to the
> visitors. It is believed that keeping this pot will bring good fortune
>
> Q17 It is told Ramayana story appear in Mahabharata too. Where do it
> appears?
>
> A17 Ramayana story is briefly told in the Varna Parva of the
> Maha-bharata, but it is given in full length as the grand subject of the
> Ramayana.
>
> “from the quarter which she received from Kausalya she gave birth to
> Lakshmana, who became the ever-faithful friend of Rama, and from the
> quarter she received from Kaikeyi she gave birth to Satrughna, who became
> the ever-faithful friend of Bharata.”
>
> This account is silent as to the superior divinity of Rama, and according
> to it all four brothers must have been equals as manifestations of the deity
>
> Q18 What happened after Srirama re united with his brothers?
>
> A18 Re-united with his three brothers, he was solemnly crowned and began
> a glorious reign, Lakshmana being associated with him in the government.
>
> Q19 What is Uttarakanda Ramayana?
>
> *The sixth section of the Ramayana here concludes; the remainder of the
> story is told in the Uttara-kanda, a subsequent addition.*
>
> Q20 What are the different versions of Uttarakandam?
>
> A20 One version- Sita was sent to forest. Lava was born to her at
> kanvashrama. Kusa was made by sage kanva. When they were about fifteen
> years old they wandered accidentally to Ayodhya and were recognised by
> their father, who acknowledged them, and recalled Sita to attest her
> innocence.
>
> Another version- Sita returned, and in a public assembly declared her
> purity, and called upon the earth to verify her words. It did so. The
> ground opened and received “the daughter of the furrow,” and Rama lost his
> beloved and only wife.
>
> Unable to endure life without her, he resolved to follow, and the gods
> favoured his determination Time appeared to him in the form of an ascetic
> and told him that he must stay on earth or ascend to heaven and rule over
> the gods.
>
> Lakshmana with devoted fraternal affection endeavoured to save his brother
> from what he deemed the baleful visit of Time. He incurred a sentence of
> death for his interference, and was conveyed bodily to Indra’s heaven.
>
> Rama with great state and ceremony went to the river Sarayu, and walking
> into the water was hailed by Brahma’s voice of welcome from heaven, and
> entered “into the glory of Vishnu.”
>
> The conclusion of the story as told in the version of the Ramayana used by
> Mr. Wheeler differs materially.
>
> A third version- The conclusion of the story as told in the version of
> the Ramayana used by Mr. Wheeler differs materially.
>
> It represents that Sita remained in exile until her sons were fifteen or
> sixteen years of age. Rama had resolved upon performing the Aswa-medha
> sacrifice; the horse was turned loose, and Satru-ghna followed it with an
> army. Kusa and Lava took the horse and defeated and wounded Satru-ghna.
> Rama then sent Lakshmana to recover the horse, but he was defeated and left
> for dead. Next Bharata was sent with Hanuman, but they were also defeated.
> Rama then sent out himself to repair his reverses. When the father and sons
> came into each other’s presence, nature spoke out, and Rama acknowledged
> his sons. Sita also, after receiving an admonition from Valmiki, agreed to
> forgive her husband. They returned to Ayodhya. Rama performed the
> Aswa-medha, and they passed the remainder of their lives in peace and joy
>
>
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