"Tapta mudra is a bAhya dixe that one takes to re-enforce once's Vaishnavattva. While accepting the tapta mudra, one has to pray the ever radiant Bhagavatrupas in Chakra and Shankha to manifest in us and do anugraha by removing the darkness of ajnana dukha in us and lead us towards Bhagavan.
As always while invoking the chakra or worshipping, we have to be aware of the pancha-bheda:
1. Jada material chakra mudre and the different material particles in the mudre --- jada-jada bheda.
2. between jada and abhimanidevatas in the chakra mudre
3. Difference between the lower abhimanidevatas like Kaama and higher ones like Durga
4. Difference between God named Chakra and jada chakra
5. Difference between God Chakra and the abhimanis.
Chakra mudra:
sudarshana mahAjvAla kotisUrya samaprabha
ajnAnAndhasya me nityam vishhNormArgaM pradarshaya
ಸುದರ್ಶಣ ಮಹಾಜ್ಜ್ವಾಲ ಕೋಟಿಸೂರ್ಯ ಸಮಪ್ರಭ
ಅಜ್ಞಾನಾಧಸ್ಯ ಮೇ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಿಷ್ಣೋರ್ಮಾರ್ಗಂ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಯ
सुदर्शण महाज्ज्वाल कॊटिसूर्य समप्रभ
अज्ञानाधस्य मॆ नित्यं विष्णॊर्मार्गं प्रदर्शय
Shankha mudra:
pAnchajanya nijadhvAna-dhvastapAtakasanchaya
trAhimaam pApinam ghorasamsArArNavapAtinam"
पांचजन्य निजध्वान-ध्वस्तपातकसंचय
त्राहिमाम् पापिनम् घॊर सम्सारार्णव पातिनम्
ಪಾಂಚಜನ್ಯ ನಿಜಧ್ವಾನ-ಧ್ವಸ್ತಪಾತಕಸಂಚಯ
ತ್ರಾಹಿಮಾಮ್ ಪಾಪಿನಮ್ ಘೋರ ಸಮ್ಸಾರಾರ್ಣವ ಪಾತಿನಮ್
1. The jaDa-ishvara difference. That is, jaDa vigraha, stone etc., are NOT Bhagavan ,, but Bhagavan IS present both inside and outside that jaDa-pratima in a way that is meant to BLESS us.
2. He is NOT physical.
3. He is purna jnana-ananda mayaa.
4. This same Bhagavan is present INSIDE our deha, inside our "JIVA" as Bimba.
5. we use all these pratimas to do bhAhya puje knowing that He is non-different
from our Bimba.
Sri HarikathamrutaSaara lists 8 *types* of jaDa pratimas:
1. dAru -- tree
2. lauhi = metal
3. lepya/mayi = painting
4. lekhya = written/drawn like rangavalli
5. saikati= mud
6. manimayi = beads like pache-kallu Vittala in sode.
7. shaili = stone
8. manomayi = the mental picture
During Chaturmasya, one such method of remembering Bhagavan is to draw "Go Padma" Rangavalli and in that adhistana/place, we worship Bhagavan Shri Hari.
The story is basically, every lady should do this vrata as even Devata Stri-s do it during this period.
In all these vratas pujas, what is important is:
1. To whom
we do the puje,
2. why, and
in
3. what way
to contemplate/anusandhaana
4. "how to".
"Go
puje" is a nitya karma and during chaturmaasya it is vishesha in the sense
you focus on the devatas inside the "go" and show your gratitude
The
"how to" part always varies with desha-kaala-anukula and ofcourse the
regional variation also is there.
In general,
"Go" puje is a nitya karma -- atleast the thought of "go"
as an abode/adhistaana/sannidhaana of all the 33 koti devatas. In them again,
Vedamaata Laxmi and Naaraayana are present.
However, we
don't "see" or think of these devatas in our nitya "go"
puje. Nothing good comes to those who are "ungrateful" to devatas who
as an "inner gurus", guide us from both inside and outside on the
path of dharma, jnaana to "reach" Bhagavan.
This
"go-padma" vrata is specifically to show our gratitude with
namaskaara, puje to "go" antargata 33 devatas, along with their
parivaara that constitutes 33 koti devatas, Lord Shri Krishna has made it
mandatory. When done, Bhagavan and laxmi who are inside and outside of all,
gets pleased.
These
devatas are all present in our "hrudaya padma" and always help us to
tread the path of dharma. They guide us to acquire, retain
"sheela"/character. Mahabharata Shanti parva says, wherever
"sheela" is there, atma bala follows which in turn leads to dharma in
us and this leads to satya. When one has these, then "Anugraha Laxmi"
will stay along with Shri Hari, in our hrudaya kamala always.
Methodology:
1. This vrata puje is started on Ashhada Shukla ekadashi ending with Kartika dvadashi -- some start on Dashami itself as one celebrate it with neivedya as part of puje.
No matter
when one starts, Praanaayama for shuddhpadi, followed by achamana, sankalpa
become part of any puje. Followed by the dhyaana of in dwelling Shri Hari in
hrut kamala along with these 33 devatas and pray them to come and stay in the
"go padma" till we finish the puje, and accept our puje and bless us
always.
Sankalpa:
shrI shubhe shobhana shrI mahAviShNorAj~nayaa pravartamaanasya AdyabrahmaNaH dvitIya paraardhe shrI shvetavarAhakalpe vaivasvata manvantare aShTAviMshatitame kaliyuge prathamapAde jambUdvIpe bharatavarShe bharatakhaNDe asmin deshe vartamAne chAndramAnena prabhavAdi ShaShTi saMvatsarANAM madhye shrI shArvarI nAma samvatsare uttarAyaNe grIShma-R^itau AShADhamAse shuklapakShe ekAdashI tithau saumya-vAsara-yuktAyAm shubha-nakShatra-shubha-yoga-shubha-karaNa evaM guNa visheShaNa vishiShTAyAM shubhatithau shrI bhAratI-ramaNa-mukhyaprANAntargata shrI kR^iShNAtmaka shrI laxmInArAyaNa preraNayA shrI kR^iShNAtmaka shrI laxmInArAyaNa prItyartham shrI gopadma-karmAkhya vratamaham kariShye.
Argya:
gopadma-vratAMga-arghya-pradAnamaham
kariShye.
श्री शुभे शोभन श्री महाविष्णोराज्ञया प्रवर्तमानस्य आद्यब्रह्मणः द्वितीय परार्धे श्री श्वेतवराहकल्पे वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे अष्टाविंशतितमे कलियुगे प्रथमपादे जम्बूद्वीपे भरतवर्षे भरतखण्डे अस्मिन् देशे वर्तमाने चान्द्रमानेन प्रभवादि षष्टि संवत्सराणां मध्ये श्री शार्वरी नाम सम्वत्सरे उत्तरायणे ग्रीष्म-ऋतौ आषाढमासे शुक्लपक्षे एकादशी तिथौ सौम्य-वासर-युक्तायाम् शुभ-नक्षत्र-शुभ-योग-शुभ-करण एवं गुण विशेषण विशिष्टायां शुभतिथौ श्री भारती-रमण-मुख्यप्राणान्तर्गत श्री कृष्णात्मक श्री लक्ष्मीनारायण प्रेरणया श्री कृष्णात्मक श्री लक्ष्मीनारायण प्रीत्यर्थम् श्री गोपद्म-कर्माख्य व्रतमहम् ( गोपद्म-व्रतांग-अर्घ्य-प्रदानमहम्) करिष्ये। -
The pratima
for this is "Rangavalli":
A square
drawn on a clean place in front of Tulasi or in the puja room. Inside the
square, basic things mentioned in the "vrata katha" are drawn like
Chakra Shankha, Gada, Padma, Swastika, Flute, Tulasi, Vishnu paada, Torana,
Cradle, Sari pallu/seragu, and most importantly
cow and calf and inside the cow 33 small padmas are drawn representing
the 33 supreme devatas [representing their parivara of 33 koti devatas in the
taratamya]. Separately, 6 small padmas are drawn depicting 6 supreme among
these 33 devatas are drawn.
If this is
too much, then just draw 33 kamalas and separately 6 kamalas as
"pratima".
Offer,
haldi, kumkuma, gandha puhpa, etc., do pradaxina, namaskaara and give argya 33
times for 33 devata parivaara and the in-dwelling Shri Hari.
On Ekadashi,
no gandha, pushpa.
As always,
one has to give daana with the count of 33 with ele adikke, fruits etc.. every
year.
This vrata is done as much as possible for the minimum of 5 years. As a "puja" this has to be continued for life as it pertains to devatantargata Shri Hari puje.
Bhagavan is the support of Laxmi and He is present in everything along with her without any break -- when you draw the rangavalli, every grain, dot, lines, curves, every color, empty space and all the puja-pujaka vastus He is present. Yet He is different from all these prakruta and chetana vastus.The detailed chintana krama:
Why only 33 devatas?
Bruhadaranya Upanishad, Shakalya brAhmana says there are several of them -- 33 crores and in them 33 are superior and in whom all the lower devatas are present as subordinate. They are called parivara devatas.
Thus the 33 represents the 33 tAttvika devatas. Here again taratamya need to be noted.
Who are they?
Vasu 8+ Rudra 11+ Aditya 12 + Stanayitnu, the lord of lightning + yajna = 33
They are called Vasu, Rudra and Adityas. Note that these devatas are NOT the popular VAsu- Rudra- Adityas but these are tattvabhimani devatas.
Vasus: 8
1. Vayu/Brahma
2. Bharati/Saraswati
3. Garuda
4. Rudra
5. Suparni
6. Uma
7. Indra
8. KAma.
[All the in between kaxa devatas also should be included]
Rudra: 11
They are the 10 indriya abhimani devatas plus Bruhaspathi, who is for buddhi.
Aditya: 12
They are the 12 presiding devatas of months [here instead of Indra and Vishnu Chandra and Yama need to be taken]
1. Dhata
2. Mitra
3. Aryama
4. Varuna
5. Chandra
6. Vivasvan
7. Tvashta
8. Yama
9. Amshu
10. Bhaga
11. Pusha
12. Parjanya
Among these 33, 27 are under the complete control of the top six devatas. Thus these 6 are separately again represented by 6 small kamalas called Mohini. They are:
1. Vayu
2. Bharati
3. Garuda
4. Rudra
5. Suparni
6. Uma
Again, here 3 constitute the family of other 3 higher than them [husband-wife]. Again among the 3 [head of families], 2 family are again dependent on one family and in that again the wife is dependent on husband aka Vayu devaru.
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