సంవత్సరానికొక్కసారి ఎంతో శ్రద్ధాభక్తులతో ఈశ్వరాభిషేకాన్ని మధ్యరాత్రి లింగోద్భవ ఘడియల్లో గావించి సంవత్సరానికి సరిపడే పరమశివానుగ్రహాన్ని బడసి తరించే మహాపర్వదినం....!!
శ్రీ చాగంటి సద్గురువులు బోధించిన
వందలాది ప్రవచనాల సారాన్ని ఆలంబనగా గావించి ఇతః పూర్వం వివిధ పోస్టుల్లో ఆ పరమేశ్వరవైభవాన్ని ఈశ్వరానుగ్రహానుగుణంగా కొంత వివరించిఉన్నాను....
ఇప్పుడు ఏ మహేశ్వరుడి అష్టమూర్తితత్త్వాన్ని ఆరాధించి భక్తుడు "నా రుద్రో రుద్రమర్చయేత్.."
అనే వాక్యానుగుణంగా రుద్రుడి గా మారి రుద్రార్చన గావించి ఆ మహేశ్వరానుగ్రహంతో మాహేశ్వరుడే అయ్యి తరించగలడో పరికిద్దాం...
శ్రీ చాగంటి సద్గురువులు పలుమారు
ఉటంకించినట్టుగా ఆ పరమశివుడు ఆదియోగి సంప్రదాయంలో ఇప్పటికీ అరుణాచలక్షేత్ర అభయారణ్యాల్లో ఒక మహావటవృక్ష ఛాయల్లో యోగాసనంలో కొలువై యావద్ భారతదేశానికి ఆగ్నేయ స్థానమైన తిరువణ్ణామలై లో తన అష్టమూర్తితత్త్వంలోని అగ్ని తత్త్వాన్ని
ప్రస్ఫుటంగా ఉపాసనగావిస్తూ అటు అరుణాచల ఆలయగర్భాలయంలో అగ్నిలింగమై కొలువై, మరియు అరుణాచల కొండమొత్తంలో తన అగ్నితత్వాన్ని వ్యాప్తిగావించి ఒక దేదీప్యమానమైన అగ్నిజ్వాలావృతమైన ప్రభలతో ప్రకాశించే దివ్యదేహధారియై అరుణాచల ఆదియోగిగా అక్కడ కొలువై ఆ మహామహిమాన్విత అరుణగిరిని
దర్శించిన స్మరించిన ప్రదక్షిణ గావించిన భక్తులెల్లరి భవబంధాలను దహించివేస్తు జీవుల జన్మపరంపరలను బాగ తగ్గించేస్తు
అతి కొద్ది జన్మలలోనే తనలోకి ఐక్యమయ్యే మహద్భాగ్యాన్ని అనుగ్రహిస్తూ ఉన్నాడు....
శ్రీచాగంటి సద్గురువులు వివరించినట్టుగా అక్కడ నిర్వాణం పొందిన వారి స్మృత్యర్ధమై ఏర్పాటుగావించిన కట్టడాల వద్ద
" So and so revered Saadhu named so and so.....
has been absorbed in to Arunaachala on so and so date...."
అని అక్కడి శిలాఫలకాలపై రాసి ఉండడం శ్రీరమణుల ఆశ్రమం దర్శించినవారెల్లరు గమనించే ఉంటారు....
అసలు ఆ వాక్యమే చాలా విచిత్రమైనది కద...
" Absorbed in to Arunaachala..."
How can a mere mountain absorb people in to it as if they were some sort of softdrinks or fruit juice bottles....?
Unless it isn't a mere mountain and is AruNaachaleshwara himself...!
So let's talk about the Maheshwara Ashtamoorti tattwam and thus Arunaachaleshwara Vaibhawam intrinsic to the same....
As explained in one of my earlier posts,
in order to distinctly associate each of the Ashtavidha prakruti tattwam there are 8 different Temples spread across the BharataBhoomi celebrating each of the
8 primordial tattwams namely
1. Sky : Chidambara Aakaasha Lingam
2. Air : ShreekaaLahasti Vaayu Lingam
3. Fire : Arunaachaleshwara Agni Lingam
4. Water : Jambukeshawara JalaLingam
5. Earth : Kanchi Eakaamreshwara Pruthwi Lingam
6. Sun : Konark Surya Lingam
7. Moon : SeetaakunD ChandraLingam
8. Jeevaatma / Yajamaani : Nepal KhaatmanDu YajamaanaLingam / Pashupatinaath.
( Jeevaatma / Yajamaani refers to that entity which is referred to as Soul by many....)
Lord Maheshwara's Ashtamoorti tattwam
comprising of these 8 elements runs the entire universe....
i.e., the entirety of known and unknown entities of every Universe is an amalgamation of these 8 primordial elements only....
And thus he becomes ShreeKaashi Vishwanaath, who holds the majestic city of Kashi on his holy Trident in being the ruler of the entire Universe....
Of these Panchabhoota tattwaalu, the 3rd one pertaining to the Fire element is a bit special one compared to the other 5...
Now that I am celebrating my 3rd marriage anniversary and on the MahaaShivaraatri festival just before my wedding duration in 2018, I was blessed by Lord Arunaachaleshwara for a second visit to his holy shrine along with AruNagiripradakShina during which I was blessed by the AadiAnnamalayaar to be in his AadiAnnaamalai temple enroute Giripradakshinam during the Lingoadbhavakaala Abhishekam from midnight 12 to 2 AM after which I have continued and successfully completed my Giripradakshina by covering all the 8 AruNaachala dikpaalaka lingam temples,
for this Shaarvari MahaaShivaraatri festival post, let us discuss the Maheshwara AgniTattwam in detail...
Parameshwara AgniTattwam is indeed the most magnificent and celebrated forms of the Panchabhootatattwam....
In fact Fire is the core element of the Sanaatana Dharma Shakti of this BharataBhoomi that is Dharmabhoomi / Karmabhoomi / Devabhoomi / Yoga Bhoomi / Siddha Bhoomi and thus Moksha Bhoomi...!!
It is to be observed that AgniSamskaaram is told as the last of the ShoDashaSamkaaraalu that a typical Sanaatanadharmaavalambaka
gets initiated in to... It means the final funeral of every or Sanaatana Dharmaavalambaka known as Hindu happens only by burning the mortal remains on a pyre in most of the cases with the exception of a Sanyaasi to whom AgniSamparkam is prohibited as explained by Shree ChaaganTi sadguru gaaru....
Right from the regular deepaaraadhana in our respective homes to all the various worship rituals in the mighty magnificent temples, AgniAaraadhana is very significant for SanaatanaDharma because AgniDeva the God of Fire is worshipped as the carrier of our offerings to various celestial beings known as Gods residing in various higher altitude planes / realms than that of the planet of the mortals, the Earth.....
I have already explained this process of Agnideva and his wives known as SwaahaaDevi / Swadhaadevi to carry the Havya / Kavya offerings to the Gods and Demigods, etc.....
Agni tattwam is the most powerful of all the 5 Panchabhoota tattwaalu...
It has various micro and macro dimensions with various specialties that no other PanchabhootaTattwam holds...
For those who make all sorts of lousy comments on Sanaatana Dharma Shaastra Vaibhawam because of their ignorance and arrogance, let me throw across a challenge to all those who insult people following various Shaastrams prescribed by SanaatanaDharmam housing hundreds of magnificent Shaastrams handed over to us by several revered Maharshis....
For those stupids who make a mockery of Vasthu Shaastram and it's diligent followers, here is my challenge for them to accept and disprove the effects told by the Vasthu Shaastram...
The most powerful Agnitattwam has been allocated the SouthEast corner of any construction and accordingly the Kitchen is built in the SE corner of a given house...
Now if may ask those modernists and so called Scientific people to shift the kitchen from the South East Corner to the North East Corner of your home to see how silently it will wipe off your lives because of its misplacement, here the Agni doesn't affect them in the physical macro realm..
It affects them via it's power pertaining to the micro realm.....
Be it Ambani's relative or Tata or Birla's business partner, those who place their Kitchen in the Northern East corner of their house, they will become beggars in no time because of the powerful AgniTattwam's misplacement....
Now if its just a matter of some room and some walls to place a stove for regular cooking needs, that has got nothing to do with something called as VaastuShaastram, then why don't those who make all sorts of such derogatory comments about those who believe and follow the Shaastram go ahead and disprove it..?
A few years ago, ek bandha bahut ghamanD kay saat comment kar rahaathaa ( by listening to a headstrong bastard from his U.S team's counterpart..)
" Aaj kal kay log tho pataanahi Vaathu ke wajaysay jindagikharaab hogaya bolkay kuch bhi boldaytay hai...... Sirf Indians ko he aisa paagalpan hotaa shayaad...
I am just an educated scientific person and America jaisay advanced countries may tho yay sab koi follow he nahi kartay....pataa nahi vahaan kay log kaisay jeetay hai..."
ThoDa affluent family back ground ka bandha tha.....tho ghamanD bhi uski kuch aisihi thi....
"Leave about America or Antarctica,
jab itnay modern person ho jo Vaastu Shaastra ka koi maaina nahi lagta aapko, then why don't you just take the above challenge and go to your home back in Rajasthan and shift your mansion's kitchen from South East to the North East corner and disprove the VasthuShaastram....?? "
Yay janaab aisay nahi karenge.because he knows very well that his elders had that respect and knowledge about Vasthu Shaastra according to which they have constructed their mansion's kitchen in the SE corner as a result of which they all are able to lead a happy, peaceful prosperous life... But when it comes to others they make all such misguiding comments...aisay hotayhai duniyaakay bahut saaray log...jo doosro ko bigaaDnaymay na jaanay kya kya kahdaytayhai....
Anyways let's come to our topic of Parameshwara Agni tattwam...
AakaaShaat Vaayuhu......
Vaayoaragnihi.....
Agnayraapaha....
AbdyahPruthwi....
VedaVaangmayam says
" From Skies Air....From Air Fire...
From Fire Water and From Water Earth..."
is the order in which these 5 primordial elements got created from each other by paramaatma Shaasanam....
Sky --> Air --> Fire -> Water --> Earth
It can be observed that the 3rd Panchabhootam of fire is the balancing entity of the other 2 panchabhoota tattwaalu on it's either sides.....
Just incase if you have ever observed,
Fire is always associated with either of these 4 Panchabhootaalu and never exists on it's own like the other 4 elements do...
1. Space : doesn't need the other 4 for it's existence...
Let's set aside the first and foremost element of Space which is a universal elementary entity for all other existence to take place... i.e., without Space there isn't anything that can have existence....
So its intrinsic to every atom in the Universe...
2. Air : doesn't need the latter 3. It can flow on it's own in the Space...
3. Fire : Let's talk about it in detail...
4. Water : Doesn't need extrinsic Air or Fire for it's existence ( though it contains both of them in it intrinsically in the form of H2O molecular structure..)
5. Earth : Doesn't need Air or Fire or Water for it's explicit existence though it contains all the other 4 Panchabhootaalu embedded in and around it. Thus only Earth being the personification of 5 primordial Panchabhoota tattwaalu, it has become the abode of various living beings that are dependent on these Panchabhootaalu for their smooth survival....
Let's talk about the 3 : Fire element in our regular macro realm now..
Have you ever observed fire existing on it's own without the combination of any of the other 4 Panchabhootaalu...??
No...Never...
It either exists on Pruthwi tattwam
( i.e., the dried up tree logs, sticks, cow dung cakes, and all other materials used to produce and sustain the fire....)
or
It exists on Jalatattwam...
( i.e., like the regular LPG, various Acidic materials whose pH factor is pretty high,)
In fact even without Pruthwi tatwam fire can create it's existence on pure Jalatattwam...
Haven't we seen in movies where in Sea catches fire because of the barrels of oil dumped in to it and lit by the enemies to destroy the oppoenents ships....etc... )
And the Vayu tattwam is anyways embedded intrinsically to the Agni tattwam because without Air, Fire can't exist...
We can see how a glowing candle is put off by placing a glass invertedly on it and the flame goes off in a few seconds after the available oxygen gets exhausted...
And in the micro realm Fire is that entity that serves as a universal binding factor for Jeevaatma and Paramaatma and thus it's unified form of existence symbolises the Adwaita Parattatwam that preaches the universal fact of " "Deahoa Devaalayah Proakto...Jeevo Deavaha Sanaatanaha..."
In fact fire in it's micro realm is so powerful that even small amounts of its variations can lead to huge catastrophic effects...
Don't we see how people go helter skelter just because their body temperature grew by some 4 or 5 degree more than that of the usual reading it is supposed to be at...
Don't we read news about global warming / rise in the atmospheric temperatures by a few degrees becoming a major concern affecting the ozone layer / polar ice caps / glaciers / Himaalayas' snow cap and so on and so forth....?
And when this Fire element unifies with the other 4 Panchabhoota tattwams, everyone knows how uncontrollably powerful it becomes....
The everyday example of the unification of
AakaaShatattwam + Vaayutattwam + Agni tattwam + Jalatattwam + Pruthwi tattwam
in a regular LPG gas stove speaks of the uncontrollably powerful Agnitattwam...
As shown in movies,
The Gas cylinder representing the Pruthwi tattwam + the liquified Petroleum Gas in it representing the Jalatattwam + The powerful Methane with pressurised emanation from the burner getting spread across in the kitchen's vicinity representing Vaayutattwam
when all these are combined everyone knows what a small spark of fire does in such a combination that speaks for the extremely contagious nature of Fire element....
The above examples are about the Macro realms of the Fire element....
And coming to the power of fire in it's various micro realms, it is really quite an intriguing element that elevates any mere mortal to various higher intellect realms via AgniAaraadhana....
Fire in it's micro realm is not just about a visible flame or a spark... It is present in various embedded forms...
Have you ever observed how the phosphoric strips present on either sides of a match box hold the fire in it's micro realm....?
Have you ever observed how the red hot edge of an Agarbatti holds the fire in it's micro realm....?
Have you ever observed how a bamboo stick embeds the fire in it's micro realm....?
Have you ever observed how a Stone embeds the fire in it's micro realm....?
Not all these various forms of fire elements are always visible / tangible / perceivable.... But they all hold the same power of the fire in it's various realms....
One may not be able to lit a candle using 2 bamboo sticks straight away but one can create fire with friction using them and then use it as visible Fire in the macro realm...
One may not be able to lit a candle using an empty match box but one match stick with an active phosphate at its tip when used in conjunction with the empty match box holding fire in it's phosphoric strips can create the required flame..
And so on and so forth, the Fire element spread across the entire universe in various micro and macro realms has a huge amount of power to tap in to and make appropriate use of as required...
Now coming to the celestial realm of Fire element, the YogaShakti of a Sadhu is spread across his body in various micro realms that can affect the cosmic karmic chain of every other living being according to the SankalpaShakti of that Upaasaka / Saadhaka....
As explained in the aforementioned example of one single spark of fire being capable of wrecking havoc in someone's kitchen, one single ferocious look of a Sadhu can converge his retinal yogic power on to the target to curse him with his TapoShakti using the Jalatattwam
( You might have seen that Jalatattwam is the fastest and most efficient carrier of TapahShakti and that's why all the Sadhus keep a KamanDalam of water with them to associate the water droplets for their spiritual needs.....)
"From Fire came Water element...." says the aforementioned Vedic Verse,
hence by the inverse law of energy transfer, Water droplets can pull various forms of Yogic Fire elements from all across the Universe when associated with the appropriate MantraShakti...
There is a verse in Telugu that goes
" Agniki Aajyam thoDainattu......" when someone wants to state a catalytic effect of a situation or a circumstance which tells that appropriate conductive forms of Jalatattwam too serve as an aggravating catalytic factor for Agnitattwam just like Air, when used in proper proportions for the task at hand....
As explained by sadguru ShreeChaaganTi gaaru in the Arunaachalavaibhawam,
The garbhaalayam of Arunaachala AgniLingam is always hot....
However its not just physical hotness its the intellectual hotness too....
" Kaadu Kaadu adi Gnyaanaagni...." statement by sadguru Shree ChaaganTi gaaru talks about the Yogic aspect of the Arunaachaleshwara AgniLingam...
As a matter of fact, after Himalaayas only Arunaachalam / Tiruvannaamalai AgniLinga kshetram is the most mystical place on BharataBhoomi that houses so many spiritual wonders ever known to the mankind...
The mountain of Arunaachala was infact a gigantic rousing fire in Kruthayugam and then later it took the forms of a dazzling mountain studded with precious diamonds and other gem stones and then a golden mountain and then a vast earthen rocky mountain in this Kaliyugam...
And the ArunaachalaAadiYogi doing penance under the huge Banyan Tree in the dense Arunaachala forest range with various SiddhaGanam around him is a personification of the entirety of all forms of macro and micro fire realms whose effulgent divine celestial body is just an unfathomable vision to the mortal beings...Be it in their DhyaanaDarshanam or in their YogaDarshanam or by the virtue of their umpteen merits in their PratyakShaDarshanam....
And that's why it is said
" Smaranaath Arunaachalay.....,"
( DarShanaath Abhrasadasi...
jananaath Kamalaalayae....
KaashyaantumaraNaammuktih....
Smaranaath Arunaachalay.." )
Such is the power of AruNaachaleswara AgniLingam....
When we do his SmaraNam saying....
" AruNaachala Shiva...
AruNaachala Shiva...
AruNaachala Shiva...
AruNaachala...."
all along our life time, then during that crucial moments of Jeevaatma Paramaatma Shaaswata samyogam, ShreeArulmiguUnnaamalai samayta AruNaachaleshwarar will do our SmaraNam ( i.e., he will call upon the name of his devotee who has been doing his SmaraNa the entire life time ) to bestow him the much sought after KaivalyaSiddhi.....
Shree ViShaalaakShi AnnapoorNa sahita Kaashi Vishwanaath utters TaarakaMantram in the right year of every living being that shrugs off it's mortal coil in the Holy city of Kashi to liberate it from the bondages of the continuity of the eternal Karmic cycle...
but ShreeAruNaachaleshwara will get us in to him in an instant with his universal YogaShakti when it's time, upon our life long chant of ShreeArunaachaleshwara...
And thus goes the phrase
" Absorbed in to Arunaachala...." for all those who were blessed by the Lord to get merged in to him upon his call...
On this auspicious occasion of Shree MahaaShivaraatri 2021 festival...,
May Shree Arunaachaleshwara bless all the devotees with Health, Happiness, Peace, and Prosperity....
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