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Friday, April 29, 2011


Lord Vishnu once performed penance towards Lord Shiva in order to be blessed with offspring. Pleased with this penance, Lord Shiva appeared before Lord Vishnu along with Umadevi and Skand in between them denoting the blessing of progeny. Lord Vishnu was enthralled by this vision and desired to haave it before him always. So he summoned Visvakarma the celestial architect to create a figurine of Shiva Somaskanda (sa-uma-skanda: iti somaskanda). the resultant statue was so beautiful. lord vishnu alwys kept in his heart and offered pujas to it. now visvakarma used no sculpting tool to create this figurine.
One day the devas were troubled by an asura, who threatened indra's position. lord vishnu gave indra this somaskanda statue to indra and advised him to worship it and soon he will be relieved of troubles.and as expected the devas weer restored in devaloka. again as destiny would have it indra was troubled by a terrible asura called 'valaa'. this time indra was powerless. and this asura could be destroyed only by a human. The only one who could do it was muchukunda chakravarti who had a monkey face, but was human by birth. the history of muchukunda is that he was a monkey in his previous birth and without his knowledge playfully he had worshipped a siva linga with bilva leaves on a mahashivarathri night. he was blessed by lord shiva and mother parvati with the position of a monarch in his next birth. Muchukunda requested that he be born with a monkey face so that he will not get lost in worldly pleasures and he may remember lord shiva and his grace on him, and so that he may continue his shiva bhakti.
Now muchukunda helped indra regain his indraloka, and indra asked him what he wanted in return. muchukunda requested for the somaskanda idol as there was nothing like i t on earth and becuse of his shiva bhakti. indra was reluctant to part with the lord and he told that he would give it once he got permission from lord vishnu. lord vishnu approved of it.

Indra then summoned visvakarma and asked him to make six more such statues identical to the original. meanwhile, when muchukunda was asleep, lord shiva came in his dreams and warned him about indra's plans. he said that indra would show him seven idols. however, the one on which the bee sits is the one which lord vishnu worshipped. he should take that one.
When muchukunda came, indra showed him all the seven idols and asked the king to choose one. now, as the lord had told him, a bee swarmed around one idol and sat on it. immediately muchukunda picked that indra was in a fix. realizing his folly, he offered all the seven idols to the king heartily There are seven such temples in South India in Tamil Nadu. They are called 'the saptha vidanga sthalangal'. In Thiruvaroor, it is called 'veedhi vidangar'. Vidangar has different meanings. among them 'one who has swallowed the halahala poison' is one menaing. the other is the 'great lord copresent with uma and skanda'. more interestingly, another meaning: an idol or statue or figurine that has been made without using a scalpel or sculpting tool. ERAIVAN MIGAPERIYAVA ERAIVAN MIGAVUM KARUNAIKONDAVAN

Wednesday, April 27, 2011


Mahamritunjay Lord Shiva’s Mantra

Om
Tryambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanat
Mrytyor Muksheeya Mamritat

Although there are several interpretations of this mantra, with subtle differences between each, the one that I like most is the following…

Mahamritunjay Mantra English Translation

O Great Three Eyed Lord of All Worlds. You are the sweet fragrance of life. You are the creator and sustainer. Free us from the terrible diseases of ignorance, attachment and weakness. Deliver us from the cycle of birth and death to freedom and ultimate liberation.


Benefits of Mahamritunjay Mantra:

This mantra has been known for ages to bestow the following benefits. In short, it is the mantra for protection, health and liberation.

  • Cures diseases, heals and bestows optimum health.
  • Protects one from accidents and misfortunes.
  • Offers protection from negative forces, both seen and unseen.
  • Helps one breaks free from attachments, destroys ignorance and reveals the True Nature of Reality.
  • Helps one conquer the fear of death.
  • Delivers one from the cycle of birth and death to freedom and liberation.

1. Mahamritunjay Mantra

Here is the Lord Shiva’s Mantra chanted by yours truly. I was not able to commission my wife this time, but I plan to and I will upload her beautiful voice soon as well. Till then you are just going to have to live with what I can do [Got Her - Uploaded Now ]

Traditionally a mala (bead necklace) is used to chant this mantra. The mala has 108 beads and this mantra is chanted 108 times using the beads to keep count.

Sunday, April 24, 2011


A very soothing song about lord SHANKARA.shivaya nama om, shivaya namaha, shivayanama om ,namashivaya..........The lyrics for this song Isha girIsha naresha paresha mahesha bileshaya bhUShaNa bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || umayA divya suma~Ngala vigraha yAli~Ngita vAmA~Nga vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || UrI kuru mAmaGYamanAthaM dUrI kuru me duritaM bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || R^iShivara mAnasa haMsa charAchara janana sthiti laya kAraNa bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || antaHkaraNa vishuddiM bhaktim cha tvayi satIM pradehi vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || karuNA varuNAlaya mayidAsa udAsastavochito na hi bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || jaya kailAsha nivAsa pramatha gaNAdhIsha bhU surArchita bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || jhanutaka ja~NkiNu jhanutatkiTa taka shabdairnaTasi mahAnaTa bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || dharmasthApana daxa tryaxa guro daxa yaGYashixaka bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || balamArogyaM chAyustvadguNa ruchitAm chiraM pradehi vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || bhagavan bharga bhayApaha bhUta pate bhUtibhUShitA~Nga vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || sharva deva sarvottama sarvada durvR^itta garvaharaNa vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || ShaDripu ShaDUrmi ShaDvikAra hara sanmukha ShaNmukha janaka vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || satyam GYAnamanantaM brahme tyetallaxaNa laxita bho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam ||
hA.ahA.ahU.ahU mukha suragAyaka gItA padAna padya vibho | sAmba sadAshiva shambho sha~Nkara sharaNam me tava charaNayugam || || iti shrI sha~NkarAchArya kR^ita suvarNamAlAstutiH || om nama shivaya........... ......... SIVA SIVA