Spiritual Tourism XXXVI – Heavens on Earth  –  The Muthuvara Siva Temple 

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One of the major festivals of this Temple, is the Day of the Installation of the Idol or Prathishta Dina, when Moon tenants the constellation of  Delta Scorpi, Anuradha in the sidereal month of Gemini or Mithuna.  Nine days before this Event the  Saptaha of Bhagavatha starts.

The Great Night of Siva is observed on the 15th day of the sidereal month of Aquarius or  Kumbha. 

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Shivam means auspiciousness. ” He am I, Sivoham, Shiva Swaroopoham, Soham” – all these were  statements made by the great when they reached  Cosmic Consciousness !

Here we give the first three verses of the Nirvana Dasakam by Bhagavan Sankara.

Na bhoomir na thoyam na thejo na vayu,
Na Kham nendriyam vaa na thesham samooha,
Anaikanthikathwath suspthyeka siddha,
Thadekovasishta Shiva kevaloham.                   

Neither earth nor water am I
Nieither wind nor lightSense organs no, ether no,Nor a conglomeration of theseAs they dont exist alwaysIn states triune, waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep !I am Self, I am ConsciousnessWhat remains after Negation !

Na varna , na varnasramachara dharma,
Na me dharana dhyana yogadhayopi,
Anathmasrayo  aham mamadhya sahanath,
Thadekovasishta Shiva kevaloham.                   


Caste nor caste rules am I
Not the stages of life eitherNor am I righteousnessNeither Meditation nor practice yogicI am Shiva, I am ConsciousnessWhat remains after Negation !


Na matha pitha vaa na deva na loka,
Na veda na yagna na theertham bruvanthi,
Sushupthou nirasthadhi soonyath makathwath,
Thadekovasishta Shiva kevaloham.                   
I am neither father nor motherHeavenly gods no, the earth noNeither Vedas nor FireOr the sacred watersWhich exist in Waking stateI am Shiva, I am ConsciousnessWhat remains after Negation !

By  Govind  Kumar


Margazhi Masathin
Madaka Jyothisse
Maran ithu Ninte
Janmathare !



O Ravishing Effulgence of Margazhi ( Dhanus ) month
Today is Thy Birth Constellation Day 1

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Spiritual Tourism XXX – Heavens on Earth – Thiruvenkitachalapathy Temple Gvr

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The Symbolism behind the Epic Poem, the  Maha Bharata

The two main enemies of man are Lust and Anger, Kama and Krodha. They are depicted allegorically as Duryodhana and Dussasana.

Know that Lust and Anger
Are the main foes of Mankind
They engender sins galore
Know them as Enemies


Kama esha Krodha esha
Rajo guna samuthbhava
Mahasano Mahapapatma
Vidheyam ive Vairinam

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These three are to be renouncedFor they can take us to HellLust, Anger and GreedSo renounce these three !

Thrividham Narakasyekam
Dwaram Nasanamatmana

Kamam Krodham thada Lobham

Thasmat etat trayam thyajeth

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The main positive elements in Man are Truth, Dharma, Peace, Love and the Discriminative Intellect. They are depicted symbolically as the Five Pandavas.

We have said earlier that Arjuna is the symbol of the discriminative intellect or Prajna. There is a fierce inner war going in everybody’s bosom. The solution to this problem is to Win the Mind !  Mano Jaya eva Maha Jaya.  True mental peace is Bliss, Manasvasthathaiva Ananda !

The Lord is the emblem of the Absolute Self, the Atman in us.

The negative elements in the human mind are the Kauravas !  Only after they are destroyed can we hope to get Self Actualisation ! The great struggle for supremacy is fought in us, between the Spirit and the Flesh, between the bipolarities of Good and Evil, Light and Darkness, Prosperity and Adversity ! 

May His Grace take us to Immortality or Self Realisation !



O Mother, O Justice Tempered with Mercy, Thou Art Shabdatmika, the Essence of All Sound !

The Motherhood Of God,
Is the greatest divine concept !
As the Absolute in realm of Thought,
All are concepts except Self !

Conceptualism maintains,
That all are concepts !
Capitalism, Communism, Essentialism, Existentialism,
All are concepts.

Philosophy can be consoling
De Consolatione Philosophiae !
Many have benefited,
From Philosophy's Consolations !


First Manifestation was Sound,
Then the Five Great Elements,
WIth their Five Subtle Essences,
Issued forth from Absolute Being !

Mind, Intelligence, Processing Mind, Ego
All this was created by Thy Satwic Ego
The organs of perception and action,
Were created by Thy Rajasic Ego !

With Thy Tamasic Ego Thou created
This Universe manifold !
A Universe incredible,
Mahatbhudha Anir Vachaneeya Roopa !

Thou Art Sound Absolute, Shabda Brahm,
And the Base of the Fourfold Veds.
O Tri featured, Tri Named and Noble,
Nothing is unknown to Thee !

Shabdatmika, Vipulam Rig Yajusham NIidhana
Udgeetha ramya pada patavadham cha samnam
Devi Trayee Bhagavati Bhava Bhavanaya,
Varta cha sarva Jagatam Paramatri Handtri !