A non brahmin DMK who has no respect to anyone including Bheeshma, Vyasa, Yagnavalkya etc and bereft of knowledge but lead many to believe he knows a lot, out of age paralysis ,cursing everyone. Vishnu sahasranama author, raised by Lord Krishna, adopted the then Kshatriya dharma, as per Vyasa narrated, committed ONLY ONE SIN (unlike the iyer member narayanasamy with bags and bags of sins ) viz WHEN DROTATI WAS BEING MOLESTED BY UNROBING IN THE SABHA, HE WAS SITTING QUITE; SO THAT SIN HAD TO ABSOLVED IF HE WERE TO CALL HIS OWN DEATH; FOR THAT PROCEDURES TO WASH OFF THE SIN ON THAT RATHA SAPTAMI DAY WAS CONDUCTED. FOOLS PARADISE WITH A FOURSOME AND ONE NOW SHAKING THE TAIL KNOWN AS NARAYANASAMY------- KR.
On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 at 14:01, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear folks > > I have heard it said, on impeccable authority, that Bheeshma is no saint > or hero. > > He abducted the three sisters Ambaa, Ambikaa, and Ambaaalika on their > svayamvaram (bridegroom choosing) > day and tried to make them the wives of King Vichithraveeriyan. > > Ambaa pleaded that she was already betrothed: so Bheeshma released her. > > The other two were wed willy-nilly to the king. > > But he, the king, turned out to be impotent, and died childless. > > Thereupon, on the insistence of his fishy-smell mother Durganthi, who was > the illegitimate child of a fish and a passing gandharvan, Vyaasa alias > Krishna Dvaipaayana -- the illegitimate black-complexioned > river-island-born child of Durganthi and an itinerant casteless aged > anchorite Paraasara -- slept with the two royal widows Ambikaa and > Ambaalikaa, and with Ambaalikaa's shoodra maidservant, and produced > respectively illegitimate sons blind Dhritharaashtra, mottled-skinned > Paandu and Vidoora (of Mahaabhaaratham fame). > > S Narayanaswamy Iyer > > On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Dear folks >> >> I have heard it said, on impeccable authority, that Bheeshma is no saint >> or hero. >> >> He abducted the three sisters Ambaa, Ambikaa, and Ambaaalika on their >> svayamvaram (bridegroom choosing) >> day and tried to make them the wives of King Vichithraveeriyan. >> >> Ambaa pleaded that she was already betrothed: so Bheeshma released her. >> >> The other two were wed willy-nilly to the king. >> >> But he, the king, turned out to be impotent, and died childless. >> >> Thereupon, on the insistence of his fishy-smell mother Durganthi, who was >> the illegitimate child of a fish and a passing gandharvan, Vyaasa alias >> Krishna Dvaipaayana -- the illegitimate black-complexioned >> river-island-born child of Durganthi and an itinerant casteless aged >> anchorite Paraasara -- slept with the two royal widows Ambikaa and >> Ambaalikaa, and with Ambaalikaa's shoodra maidservant, and produced >> respectively illegitimate sons blind Dhritharaashtra, mottled-skinned >> Paandu and Vidoora (of Mahaabhaaratham fame). >> >> S Narayanaswamy Iyer >> >> S Narayanaswamy Iyerthi and an itinerant casteless anchorite, slept with >> the royal widows and Ambaalikaa, and with Ambaalika's shoodra maidservanr, >> amd produced illegitimate sons Dhritarashtra, Paandu and Vidoora >> >> On Tue, Feb 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM Rajaram Krishnamurthy < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> RATHA SAPTHAMI & BHEESHMA ASHTAMI >>> >>> >>> >>> This is the celebration to mark the beginning of spring. This comes on >>> the seventh day after amavasa of thai. Sun on this day moves from the >>> southeast to the northeast. People worship sun on this day. He who takes >>> bath early in the morning with arka leaf is purified by mother Ganges. >>> >>> Seven Arka leaves (errukkam leaf) are important on this day. Ladies keep >>> seven leafs with turmeric and raw rice on their head and take bath. One on >>> their head, two on shoulders, two on knees and two on feet. Fasting is >>> important on this day. It is very auspicious day to offer tarpana to our >>> ancestors. Women put rangoli with seven horses and chariot representing sun >>> god. chakkrai pongal is prepared, (akkaravadasal) is prepared and offered >>> to god for good health and prosperity. >>> >>> Ratha Sapthami is being celebrated to worship the Sun God. Ratha >>> Sapthami falls on the seventh day following the Sun’s northerly movement >>> which is called as “Uttarayana”. It is symbolically represented in the form >>> of Sun God, Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot) drawn by seven horses towards >>> the northern hemisphere. The Chariot has 12 wheels, which represents the 12 >>> signs of the Zodiac. >>> >>> The Ratha Saptami festival seeks the benevolent cosmic spread of energy >>> and light from the Sun God. During Ratha Sapthami people starts the day >>> with a purification bath by holding Ekka (Calotropis Gigantea) leaves on >>> their body. Ekka leaves are also known as “Arka Patra” in Sanskrit, “Erukka >>> Elai” in Tamil. The workd Arka is also a synonym for Surya or Sun. The >>> shape of the Ekka leaves is said to represent the shoulders and chariot of >>> Sun God. Seven Ekka leaves are placed on the seven chakras of the body. The >>> “Nadis” are the channels through which the energies of the subtle body are >>> said to flow. They connect at special point of intensity called “Chakras”. >>> It is believed the “Ekka Leaves” has the power to remove any toxicants in >>> the ‘Nadis’ and provides necessary energy to body to absorb the light rays >>> from the Sun God. >>> >>> BHEESHMA ASHTAMI >>> >>> This festival is associated with 'Bhishma Pitamaha', the grandsire of >>> the epic Mahabharata'. Bhishma is known as the legendary king of >>> Mahabharata whom Lord Krishna praised as the Lords of the lord. >>> Bhishmashtami i.e Bhishma Ashtami,is the festival which is celebrated on >>> the twenty-third day of Magha (Jan-Feb) and eighth lunar day of the light >>> half (waxing phase of the moon)and it has special and traditional origin. >>> >>> During the war of Kurukshetra, Bhishma had to enter the war on the side >>> of Kauravas. As there were defeat after defeat, prince Duryodhana of >>> Kauravas, suspected the behaviour of Bhishma Pitamaha. Bhishma was >>> disturbed by this and to save his self respect, in anguish, he took up the >>> most powerful 'Astra', which could only be opposed by anyone including Shri >>> Krishna. However, Krishna had already declared beforehand that he would not >>> touch a weapon during the war. >>> >>> But since Bhisham's attack could not be counteracted, Krishhna had to >>> break his promise and was compelled to use the Sudarshan Chakra. On Seeing >>> Shri Krishna's decision, Bhishma stopped fighting and laid himself to death >>> on the bed of arrows (Sharashiayya). Father Shantanu had given a boon to >>> Bhishma, that he will die only when he wishes so. >>> >>> Accordingly after the 18-day war in Mahabharata, Bhisma opted for the >>> Ashtami day on the Shukla Paksha of Magh month to leave his body and merge >>> with the Supreme God. This was the auspicious Uttarayan period, the daytime >>> of Devas. Hence this day is celebrated as Bhishmashtami in the honour of >>> Bhishma Pitamaha. >>> >>> It is the next day to Ratha Saptami. It is believed that Bhishma's soul >>> departed on this day after the war of Kurukshetra came to an end. According >>> to the Tithi Tattwa, Bhishmashtami day is dedicated to Bhishma, the son of >>> Ganga, and great uncle of the Pandava and Kaurava. Bhishma died childless >>> without any direct descendant. >>> >>> On this day devotees take bath early in the morning, perform the pooja >>> and observe the fast from sunrise to sunset. Being the 'Pitamaha' of all, >>> in honour and to pacify his soul, all the devotees come together and make >>> religious offerings of Ganga-water, to his spirit. >>> >>> The sesame seeds and boiled rice is offered to him. These rituals >>> compensate the sins of the whole year. This offering is given to the >>> childless hero Bhishma of the race of Vyaghrapada. Then people pray saying, >>> "May Bhishma, the son of Santanu, the speaker of truth and defeater of his >>> passions, obtain by this water the oblations due by sons and grandsons." >>> >>> Bhishmashtami Arghyam >>> >>> Procedure: >>> >>> (a) Perform the sandhya and all other routine rituals. >>> >>> (b) Sit down facing the East direction. >>> >>> (c) Say the sankalpa “Bhishmashtami Punyakale Bhishma Tharpanam karishye" >>> >>> (d) Having Yajnopavita in Nivita mode, offer arghyam by both hands in >>> pure water without mixing tila and chanting the following Shlokas >>> >>> >>> >>> Bhishmah Santanavo Virah Satyavsdi Jitendriyah l >>> >>> Abhiradbhiravapnotu Putrapautrocitam Kriyam ll >>> >>> Bhishmaya Namah Idam Arghyam l >>> >>> >>> >>> Vaiyaghrapada Gotraya Sankritya Pravaraya Cha l >>> >>> Aputraya Dadamyarghyam Salilam Bhishma Varmane ll >>> >>> Bhishmaya Namah Idam Arghyam l >>> >>> >>> >>> Gangaputraya Santaya Santanoh Atmajaya Cha l >>> >>> Aputraya Dadamyarghyam Salilam Bhishma 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