ARR strikes. Is this something to do with Ayodhya and Puri sankaracharya, UNKNOWN comments? I shall see how many are going to write on this and then open up mine Thank you KR IRS 14124
On Sun, 14 Jan 2024 at 06:53, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > Sir, > > I feel the Whatsapp message forwarded is correct. > Gopalakrishnan > > On Sunday, 14 January, 2024 at 05:56:19 am IST, ARR < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > It's crucial to be well-versed in the details of knowledge and to avoid > speaking from a place of ignorance. - ====== > I am sharing what I received from a scholarly elder in another group, > don't want to quote him (with due respects to his privacy!!), hope this > helps. > > Many of us are ignorant about the temple aagama shastras and pass > comments on whatsapp gyan. > > New Temple Consecration (not the right word but this is the closest word > in English) is different from PunaruddharaNam and to some extent also from > Kumbabhishekam. > > If there is an existing temple, the murtis there are already energised by > long years of vedic chants, abhishekams and cosmic energy flowing through > the vimanas / Copper or Gold kalashams on the top. > > If that temple is to be repaired, esp inside and around the Garba Griham > , the learned pundits will do "Baalalayam" > > Baalayam means transfering the same existing energy of the murtis to a > copper plate or yantra or a gods picture and kept it away from the repair > site area > > After all the repairs are finished, painting etc are finished, they will > transfer the energy back to the main deities inside the garba griha. > > During the repair period , masons , painters , sculptors etc can enter the > garba griha and touch the deities stone murtis too. > > No offence here. > > But after the murtis are reenergised after baalalayam and the subsequent > kumbhabhishekam, nobody other than the authorised archakas well versed in > Aagama rituals can enter the gatbagriha or touch the deities > > For existing temples, kumbhabhishekam is done once in every 12 years to > clean up the channels through which the cosmic energy is transferred from > the vimana kalashams into the stone deities below. > > For new temples being constructed, only after the Praana Pathista and > Kumbhabhishekam rituals, the murtis are energised. > > Till those rituals are completed, anybody can touch the murtis without > any offence. > > In the new temples, the eyes of the stone deities are opened by the chief > sculptor / Sthapathi only after the deity is fixed on the pedestal over the > copper plates with beeja mantra of that particular deity written / drawn > and ashta bandhanam ( herbal paste) is used to seal the joints. > > Then the Prana prathista is done followed by kumbhabhishekam of the > vimana kalashams > > Only after that no outsiders are allowed to enter garba griha or touch the > deities. > > These rules are applicable only for this temples which were built on > Aagama principles and strictly followed thereafter. > > Many of the old temples in northern and western bharat wete demolished by > the invaders and after that agama rules were not followed in many temples > due to shortage of time, fear of the invading rulers etc. > > So we find that the bhakths touch the deities and worship in those > temples. But in the southern Bharat aagama temples, which were relatively > protected from the invaders , touching the deities is strictly forbidden > > So PM Modi carrying the Ram Lalla murti till it is placed on the pedestal > inside the Garba Griha is NOT an offence at all. > > Since the rituals of Prana Prathista and Vimana kalashams kumbhabhishekam > will be done only after that, ( energising the newly made idols), there is > no agama rule getting broken here. > > Sculptors often STAND on the idols they make. What they make is a > prathima. Esoteric rituals done on this will elevate it to a bimbam. > Further rituals make it a Vigraham ( vesheshena graahyathi ) that which has > the ability to absorb and emit divine Energies. > > By the way the praana prathishta STARTS with an apology to the > Onmipresent Sarvavyaapi saying "forgive me for trying to limit the > limitless YOU into this Vigraham . > > " The worship methodology of Vigrahams in a temple like Abhishekam ( > bathing ), dressing up ( alankaaram ), feeding ( naivedyam ) etc IS BECAUSE > WE HAVE REDUCED THE DIVINE TO OUR HUMAN LEVEL. > > This is why any mistake in the aaachaarams will negatively affect the > Deities and therefore the temple and consequently the bhakthas. The reverse > is equally applicable. > > It's a compilation from several tweets via Whatsapp, kindly excuse > multiple tweets. > > PS: I have the formal confirmation, to share here, from the author, Shri > Kannan Ramaswamy for above 'insights' on this topic. - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CABnwRDcg3Sip3Od-Gab%2B%2BYZFEYq6n1014e-aWgAk3jfAAf3WCQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CABnwRDcg3Sip3Od-Gab%2B%2BYZFEYq6n1014e-aWgAk3jfAAf3WCQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1283332441.776682.1705195403151%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1283332441.776682.1705195403151%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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