Hermosa Badrinath - Parte -1 - por Shri.B. Aravind
Shri.B.Aravind, ex alumno de ISSSES, ahora trabaja en Radio Sai, Prashanti Nilayam, y escribe acerca de Badrinath:
El Santuario de Badrinath fue muy especial en el viaje a los Himalayas por Swami, ya que lo había bendecido físicamente ... De todos los templos de los Himalayas, Badrinath es muy singular. Esto se debe a la leyenda que dice que el Himalaya perteneció al rey Himavan, el padre de Parvati. Los Himalayas enteros fueron regalados al señor Shiva durante el matrimonio con Parvati. Y así es que el reino montañoso está impregnado de templos y santuarios de Shiva. Badrinath es el único santuario que tiene como deidad que lo preside, al Señor Vishnu!
A continuación se muestra el enlace de un artículo maravilloso sobre Badrinath titulado "Beautiful Badrinath-Part 1":
http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Badrinath-Part-1
Sai Ram
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Hermosa Badrinath - Parte 1
El santuario del templo de Badrinath
Fuente: aravindb1982
De todos los templos del Himalaya, el de Badrinath es muy singular. Esto se debe a la leyenda que dice que el Himalaya perteneció al rey Himavan, el padre de Parvati.
La asociación del santuario con Swami ...
Una vez que realice el baño, me llenó de entusiasmo. Estaba a punto de entrar en el templo que había sido bendecido por Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba en el año 1961!.
Yo había leído un cuento asombroso de Sathyam Shivam Sundaram (2 ª parte de la biografía de Baba).
Lo cito aquí: "En Badrinath, Baba sacó de debajo de la actual imagen de Narayana, un Nethra-linga , (representación simbólica del dios Shiva, como un glóbulo ovalado) que según él fue traído desde el Monte Kailash y ceremonialmente instalado allí ), por Sankaracharya unos 1200 años atrás! . Este Nethralinga como se supo en la convocatoria de Baba, ha creado un capítulo en la historia, un Lingam como la base del célebre santuario Vaishnava, fue un buen recordatorio de la armonía básica de los Saivitas y Vaishnavites ".
Swami habló del Linga, que lo había traído por ser uno de los Cinco Lingas que Adi Shankaracharya trajo de Kailas e instalo en la India.
Cuando Swami dijo esto, la maravilla creció y hubo seriedad entre los miembros de su entorno por saber más de esta misión divina de Sankara. Recuerde, esto fue 1961, cuando había muchos escépticos! . Los que lo conocían aceptaron la exactitud de este origen exaltado del Linga que tuvieron el privilegio de ver por unos minutos preciosos y que nunca olvidaran. Sin embargo, hubo un tal Saligrama Sastry Srikantha. Él se vio empujado ha descubrir la autenticidad de lo que Swami había dicho. Él había estudiado el Sankara-Vijaya, la biografía clásica de Adi Shankaracharya y buscó conocer los orígenes de los lingas que habían sido instalados por Sankaracharya en los monasterios que él había fundado.
Él escribió sobre los establecimientos de Sankaracharya - el Mutt Sringeri . La respuesta que recibió del Mutt Sringeri, el monasterio establecido por Sankaracharya en medio de las montañas de Mysore occidental, se le dijo que el hizo mención de estos Lingas en el Mahethihasa Sivarahasya, un libro que él fue capaz de conseguir después de una búsqueda detallada en la biblioteca de una universidad Védica en Varanasi.
En el capítulo XVI de la Sección IX de este libro, dice que el Señor Shiva dio la bienvenida a Sankara en Kailas y le bendijo con estas palabras:
"Usted está destinado para establecer en el mundo la verdadera enseñanza de los Vedas, es decir, Advaita (no dualismo). Pasaran 32 años de su existencia terrenal y la difusión de esta fe, abrumara a los que la negaran. Acepta estos cinco Lingas que yo le estoy dando ahora. Haga culto con el panchakshari y con Satharudrabhisheka. Ofrezca las sagrada hojas de Bilva y vibhuti y recite el Santo Pranava (Aumkaaram). Complete los tres Tours de la Victoria para disipar la oscuridad del Dwaitha (dualismo), y a continuación instale estos Lingas de Kailasa tres veces santos, marcado por el resplandor de la Media Luna Roja, llamado Yoga Mukti , Bhoga Vara y Moksha, en los lugares sagrados escogidos por usted, antes de dejar este cuerpo mortal en Kanchipuram. "
Así fue que el gran estudioso y seguidor de Adi Shankaracharya estaba convencido por la investigación, de la autenticidad de la manifestación de Swami. Swami había materializado a continuación pétalos de flores y hojas de oro de Bilva. Volvió a cargar el Jyotir-Linga antes de enviarlo de regreso a su lugar de descanso con la deidad principal. Y ahora, este recinto del templo en el que yo estaba a punto de entrar. Apenas 30-50 pasos me separaban de la capilla.
CONTINUARA ...
El sencillo pero hermoso templo de Badri en la noche ...
Fuente: aravindb1982
OMSAIRAMMM...
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Beautiful Badrinath - Part -1 - by Shri.B. Aravind.
Shri.B.Aravind, Alumni of SSSIHL and now working in Radio Sai, Prasanthi Nilayam, writes about Badrinath :
Badrinath was very special in the Himalayan trip for Swami had physically blessed the shrine... Of all the Himalayan shrines, Badrinath is very unique. This is because legend goes that the Himalayas belonged to King Himavan, the father of Parvati. The entire Himalayas were gifted to Lord Shiva during the marriage with Parvati. And so it is that the whole mountainous kingdom is pervaded by Shiva temples and shrines all over. Badrinath is the only shrine which has as its presiding deity, Lord Vishnu!
Below is the Link for a Wonderful Article on Badrinath titled " Beautiful Badrinath -Part -1" :
http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Badrinath-Part-1
Sai Ram
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Beautiful Badrinath - Part 1
The temple shrine at Badrinath
Source: aravindb1982
Of all the Himalayan shrines, Badrinath is very unique. This is because legend goes that the Himalayas belonged to King Himavan, the father of Parvati. The entire Himalayas were gifted to Lord Shiva during the marriage with Parvati. And so it is that the whole mountainous kingdom is pervaded by Shiva temples and shrines all over. Badrinath is the only shrine which has as its presiding deity, Lord Vishnu!
How Lord Vishnu came to be worshipped in Badrinath is a story that has many accounts and versions. I will share in brief the version that I heard. This is important and it is called the sthala purana or “the special story of the place”.
There is this demon named Sahasrakavacha (which translates into “one with thousand armors”). He had a special boon - it would take 1000 years of penance followed by 1000 years of fierce fighting to break one of his armors. The two heroes, Nara and Narayana, who are aspects of Lord Vishnu decided to end the tyrannical reign of Sahasrakavacha. They had a plan - while one of them would fight the demon, the other would do penance.
It was at this time that Sage Narada, the celestial wanderer, came to the spot called Badrinath which was inhabited by Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Even a day’s penance at this place was equivalent to penance for a thousand years. Thus, the sage suggested to Nara and Narayana that they do their penance at this spot as it would drastically reduce the time needed to kill the demon.
Now came the next problem. How to get the place from Lord Shiva?
Narayana donned the form of a baby wailing for milk. Parvati saw the baby and her heart melted for it. Lord Shiva said,
“Goddess! You know who this is and what his intention is. Why do you pick up the baby?”
“My Lord! My duty as a mother is foremost for me. I cannot forsake this baby”, was the reply.
The baby is taken home by the divine pair. However, when the pair left their home for their daily walk, Narayana assumed his true form and locked them out stating that he needed the place for penance! It was a 'funny' situation - to be locked out of one's own home! The divine pair had known that this would happen and they just played out the Divine drama. Thus, they shifted to Kedarnath about which I shall write soon.
Having obtained the holy place, Narayana began meditating while Nara fought the demon. 1000 years passed in a day due to the specialty of Badrinath. The next day, Nara and Narayana interchanged roles and this continued till the demon lost 999 armors. After losing all but one armour, the Rakshasa feared his end was near and prayed to Sun God for his safety. Sun God took pity on him and promised to help him. The demon was transported into the womb of Kunti to be born as Karna (a hero of the Mahabharata).
Nara and Narayana were surprised at the sudden disappearance of the Rakshasa. Narayana through this yogic power could figure out all that had happened and decided that they, Narayana and Nara would also take birth as Krishna and Arjuna and vanquish Karna. At last, in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna killed Karna. Thus Narayana and Nara put an end to the demon, Shasrakavacha. The Badrinath shrine is where one finds Nara and Narayana engaged in penance, forever, for the benefit of humanity. Anyone who does penance here is said to gain great merit.
Nara and Narayana worshiped at the shrine in Badrinath. (This is not the picture of the Badri shrine where photography is not allowed)
Now that we know the story of Badrinath, let me assure you that one does not need the story to realize that there is something very special about the place. We landed there late in the evening and were housed in the GMVN dormitories. ( Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam or GMVNis a convenient and economical way to book the travels and accommodation to all these Himalayan shrines.)
When you stay overnight at Badrinath, you must wake up at least by 5:30am. Sunrise happens quite early in these places and along with the sunrise, some unforgettable scenes open out. Badrinath is surrounded by many peaks - the Neelakanth peak, the Nara peak, the Narayana peak, the Kuber peak, Urvashi peak and so on.
The striking one among them all is the Neelakant peak. The first rays of the sun hit this peak and slowly uncover its snowy slopes. And even as you are thinking that the Neelakant peak has been fully uncovered, clouds fly in from nowhere and completely mask the mountain. And the mountain remains masked by clouds throughout the day! Even I did not believe this legend till I saw it for myself. This is a spectacle that nobody should ever miss. You will stand transfixed with the beauty of this natural wonder.
The Neelakant Parvat as the first golden rays of the sun strike it at 5:30am.
Source: aravindb1982
Within 2 hours (by 7:30am), it is bright and sunny and clouds start appearing from nowhere to cover up Neelakant. (I had to go to the temple and did not stay to shoot the fully covered peak)
Source: aravindb1982
The next thing to be done is to wake up from this ethereal beauty to complete the morning’s ablutions. The temperatures here in the peak of summer will be around 4-5 degrees Centigrade. Hot water comes at a premium - Rs. 40 per bucket! But as they say, the best things in life are for free. Pick your belongings and go straight to the temple. At its base is the marvel of nature - the Tapt Kund.
Water from a natural hot-water spring has been led into this little bathing spot and it will be bustling with people. One is not allowed to brush one's teeth or use soap for bathing at the bathing spot. But as I said, the spot is fed by an eternal spring. The inlet is at one end and the outlet at another. The outlet leads to another bathing spot where the water temperature is cooler - about 55 degrees Centigrade. The primary bathing spot has water at almost 75-80 degrees centigrade! The authorities have intelligently diverted some of the spring water to taps where one can brush and have bath with soap!
It is an amazing sight to behold - 2 degrees Centigrade water and 80 degrees centigrade water within meters of each other! The 2 degrees Centigrade water is from the river Alakananda that emerges in the peaks behind Badrinath.
The Tapt Kund at the base of the temple
Source: aravindb1982
The bathing spot has many taps too for those that want a complete bath. The marked area is called Brahma Kapaal - a spot from which Swami fetched water for the Abhisheka of the Jyotir-Linga He materialized. (read about it further)
Source: aravindb1982
The association of the shrine with Swami...
Once the bath was done, excitement filled me. I was about to enter the temple which had been blessed by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1961! I had read an amazing account from theSathyam Shivam Sundaram (Part 2 of the biography of Baba). I quote it here:
“At Badrinath, Baba drew from under the present Narayana image, a Nethra-linga(symbolic representation of Lord Shiva as an oval globule) which according to Him was brought from Mount Kailasa (!) and ceremonially installed there, by no less a person than Sankaracharya about twelve hundred years ago! This Nethralingawhen it emerged at the call of Baba, created a chapter in history; a Linga as the basis of the celebrated Vaishnava shrine was a welcome reminder of the basic harmony of Saivites and Vaishnavites.”
Swami spoke of the Linga which He had brought out as being one of the Five Lingas which Adi Sankaracharya brought from Kailas and installed in India. When Swami said this, the wonder grew and there was earnestness among the members of His entourage to know more of this divine mission of Sankara.
Remember, this was 1961 when there were many skeptics! Those who knew Him accepted the accuracy of this exalted origin of the Linga which they were privileged to see for some precious minutes on that never-to-be forgotten day. However, there was one certain Saligrama Srikantha Sastry. He was afflicted by an earnestness to discover the authenticity of what Swami had said. He had studied the Sankara-vijaya, the classical biography of Adi Sankaracharya and he sought to know the origins of the Lingas that had been installed by Sankaracharya in the monasteries which he had founded.
He wrote to the nucleus of Sankaracharya’s establishments - the Sringeri Mutt. In the reply he received from the Sringeri Mutt, the monastery established by Sankaracharya amidst the mountains of western Mysore, he was told that mention was made of these Lingas in the Sivarahasya Mahethihasa, a book which he was able to get after elaborate search from the library of a Vedic College at Varanasi.
In the XVI chapter of the IX Section of this book, it is said that Lord Siva welcomed Sankara at Kailas and blessed him with the words,
"You are marked out for the establishment in the world of the true teaching of the Vedas, viz., Adwaitha (non-dualism). Spend 32 years of your earthly existence spreading this faith and overwhelming those who decry or deny it. Accept these five Lingas that I am giving you now. Worship them with the Panchakshari and with Satharudrabhisheka. Offer the sacred Bilva leaf and Vibhuti and recite the holy Pranava (Aumkaaram). Complete your three Tours of Victory dispelling the darkness of Dwaitha (dualism) and then, install these Lingas from this thrice-holy Kailasa, marked by the effulgence of the Crescent, named Yoga Bhoga Vara Mukthi and Moksha, in sacred sites chosen by you, before you shed this mortal frame at Kanchipuram."
Thus it was that the great scholar and follower of Adi Sankaracharya was convinced through research, the authenticity of Swami’s manifestation. Swami had then materialized Thumme flowers and golden leaves of the Bilva. He re-charged the Jyotir-Linga before sending it back to its resting spot under the main deity. And now, it was this very temple precincts that I was about to enter. About 30-50 steps separated me from the shrine.
to be concluded...
The simple yet beautiful Badri temple at night...
Source: aravindb1982
OMSAIRAMMM...
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Shri.B.Aravind, ex alumno de ISSSES, ahora trabaja en Radio Sai, Prashanti Nilayam, y escribe acerca de Badrinath:
El Santuario de Badrinath fue muy especial en el viaje a los Himalayas por Swami, ya que lo había bendecido físicamente ... De todos los templos de los Himalayas, Badrinath es muy singular. Esto se debe a la leyenda que dice que el Himalaya perteneció al rey Himavan, el padre de Parvati. Los Himalayas enteros fueron regalados al señor Shiva durante el matrimonio con Parvati. Y así es que el reino montañoso está impregnado de templos y santuarios de Shiva. Badrinath es el único santuario que tiene como deidad que lo preside, al Señor Vishnu!
A continuación se muestra el enlace de un artículo maravilloso sobre Badrinath titulado "Beautiful Badrinath-Part 1":
http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Badrinath-Part-1
Sai Ram
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Hermosa Badrinath - Parte 1
El santuario del templo de Badrinath
Fuente: aravindb1982
De todos los templos del Himalaya, el de Badrinath es muy singular. Esto se debe a la leyenda que dice que el Himalaya perteneció al rey Himavan, el padre de Parvati.
Los Himalayas enteros fueron regalados al señor Shiva durante el matrimonio con Parvati. Y así es que el reino montañoso está impregnado de templos y santuarios de Shiva. Badrinath es el único santuario que tiene como deidad que lo preside, al Señor Vishnu! ¿Cómo el Señor Vishnu llego a ser adorado en Badrinath, es una historia que tiene muchos pasos y versiones. Voy a compartir en breve la versión que he oído. Esto es importante y se llama Purana sthala o "la historia especial del lugar".
Hay un demonio llamado Sahasrakavacha (que se traduce en "uno con miles de armaduras"). Tenía una bendición especial - le tomaría 1.000 años de penitencia, seguido por 1000 años de intensa lucha, para romper una de sus armaduras.
Los dos héroes, Nara y Narayana, que son los aspectos del Señor Vishnu, decidieron terminar con el reinado tiránico de Sahasrakavacha. Tenían un plan -, mientras que uno de ellos luchaba contra el demonio, el otro haría penitencia. Fue en este tiempo que sabio Narada, el viajero celeste, llego al lugar llamado Badrinath que era habitado por el Señor Shiva y la diosa Parvati. Incluso un día de penitencia en este lugar era equivalente a la penitencia por mil años. De este modo, el sabio sugirió a Nara y Narayana que hagan su penitencia en este punto, ya que reduciría drásticamente el tiempo necesario para matar al demonio. Ahora tenían el siguiente problema. Cómo llegar al lugar de Lord Shiva? Narayana se transformo en la forma de un bebé llorando por leche. Parvati vio al bebé y su corazón se derritió por ello.
El Señor Siva dijo, "Diosa! ...Usted sabe quién es y cual es su intención. ¿Por qué tomar el bebé? "
"¡Señor mío! Mi deber como madre es lo más importante para mí. No puedo renunciar a este bebé ", fue la respuesta. El bebé es llevado a casa por la pareja divina. Sin embargo, cuando la pareja salió de su hogar para su paseo diario, Narayana asumió su verdadera forma y cerro el lugar, indicando que necesitaba el lugar para la penitencia! .
"¡Señor mío! Mi deber como madre es lo más importante para mí. No puedo renunciar a este bebé ", fue la respuesta. El bebé es llevado a casa por la pareja divina. Sin embargo, cuando la pareja salió de su hogar para su paseo diario, Narayana asumió su verdadera forma y cerro el lugar, indicando que necesitaba el lugar para la penitencia! .
Fue una "gracioso" situación - cerró la puerta de su propia casa!.
La pareja divina sabia que esto iba a suceder y jugaron el drama divino. Por lo tanto, se trasladaron a Kedarnath sobre el que voy a escribir pronto. Después de haber obtenido el lugar santo, Narayana, comenzó a meditar, mientras que Nara luchaba contra el demonio. 1000 años pasaron en un día debido a la especialidad de Badrinath. Al día siguiente, Nara y Narayana intercambiaron los papeles y esto continuó hasta que el demonio perdió 999 armaduras. Después de perder todas menos una de las armadura, el Rakshasa(demonio) temía que su fin estaba cerca y oró al Dios Sol por su seguridad. El Dios Sol se apiadó de él y se comprometió a ayudarlo. El demonio fue transportado en el vientre de Kunti para nacer como Karna (un héroe de laMahabharata ). Nara y Narayana fueron sorprendidos por la repentina desaparición de Rakshasa. Narayana a través del poder del yoga pudo entender todo lo que había sucedido y decidieron que, Narayana y Nara también tomaran nacimiento como Krishna y Arjuna, para vencer a Karna. Por último, en el campo de batalla de Kurukshetra, Arjuna mató Karna. Así, Narayana y Nara pusieron fin al demonio, Shasrakavacha.
El santuario de Badrinath es donde Nara y Narayana se dedicaron a la penitencia, para siempre, para el beneficio de la humanidad. Cualquier persona que hace penitencia aquí se dice para tiene un gran mérito.
Nara y Narayana culto en el santuario de Badrinath. (Esto no es la imagen de la ermita Badri, donde las fotografías no está permitidas)
Ahora que conocemos la historia de Badrinath, permitanme asegurarles que no se necesita de la historia para darse cuenta de que hay algo muy especial en el lugar.
Nara y Narayana culto en el santuario de Badrinath. (Esto no es la imagen de la ermita Badri, donde las fotografías no está permitidas)
Ahora que conocemos la historia de Badrinath, permitanme asegurarles que no se necesita de la historia para darse cuenta de que hay algo muy especial en el lugar.
Aterrizamos tarde en la noche y fueron alojados en los dormitorios Gmvn.(Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam o GMVN es una manera conveniente y económica de reservar los viajes y el alojamiento en todos estos santuarios del Himalaya.) Al pasar la noche en Badrinath, hay que levantarse por lo menos a las 5:30 am. La salida del sol ocurre muy temprano en estos lugares y, junto con la salida del sol, algunas escenas inolvidables se manifiestan.
Badrinath está rodeado de muchos picos - el pico Neelakanth, el pico Nara, el pico de Narayana, el pico Kuber, pico Urvashi y así sucesivamente. El mas notable entre todos ellos es el pico Neelakant. Los primeros rayos del sol pegan en este pico y poco a poco descubre sus laderas nevadas. Y así cuando usted está pensando que el pico Neelakant ha sido totalmente cubierto, las nubes vuelan de la nada y enmascaran por completo la montaña. Y la montaña se mantiene oculta por nubes durante todo el día! .
Incluso yo no creía esa leyenda, hasta que lo vi por mí mismo. Se trata de un espectáculo que nadie debería perderse. Se pone de pie, paralizado con la belleza de esta maravilla natural.
El Parvat Neelakant cuando los primeros rayos dorados del sol, le ilumina a las 5:30 am.
Fuente: aravindb1982
Dentro de 2 horas (a las 7:30 de la mañana), es luminoso y soleado y las nubes comienzan a aparecer de la nada para ocultar Neelakant. (Tuve que ir al templo y no me quede para fotografiar el pico totalmente cubierto)
Fuente: aravindb1982
Lo siguiente que hay que hacer es despertar de esta etérea belleza para completar las abluciones de la mañana. Las temperaturas aquí en el pico del verano será de alrededor de 5 o 4 grados centígrados. El agua caliente tiene su precio - R. 40 por cubo! . Pero como dicen, las mejores cosas de la vida son gratis. Recoja sus pertenencias e ir directamente a la sien. En su base es la maravilla de la naturaleza .
El Parvat Neelakant cuando los primeros rayos dorados del sol, le ilumina a las 5:30 am.
Fuente: aravindb1982
Dentro de 2 horas (a las 7:30 de la mañana), es luminoso y soleado y las nubes comienzan a aparecer de la nada para ocultar Neelakant. (Tuve que ir al templo y no me quede para fotografiar el pico totalmente cubierto)
Fuente: aravindb1982
Lo siguiente que hay que hacer es despertar de esta etérea belleza para completar las abluciones de la mañana. Las temperaturas aquí en el pico del verano será de alrededor de 5 o 4 grados centígrados. El agua caliente tiene su precio - R. 40 por cubo! . Pero como dicen, las mejores cosas de la vida son gratis. Recoja sus pertenencias e ir directamente a la sien. En su base es la maravilla de la naturaleza .
Kund Tapt es un curso natural de agua caliente de primavera para bañarse y que esta lleno de gente. No se permite cepillar los dientes o usar jabón para el baño en el lugar de baño. Pero como he dicho, el lugar es alimentado por una eterna primavera. La entrada está en un extremo y la salida al otro. La salida lleva a otro lugar de baño, donde la temperatura del agua es más fría - unos 55 grados centígrados. La zona de baño principal dispone de agua a casi 75 u 80 grados centígrados! . Las autoridades han desviado de forma inteligente algunos de los grifos de agua de manantial, donde se puede cepillar y disponen de un baño con jabón!. Es un espectáculo increíble para la vista - 2 grados centígrados de agua y 80 grados centígrados del agua, a pocos metros el uno del otro! . El agua de 2 grados centígrados es del río Alakananda que surge de los picos detrás de Badrinath.
El Kund Tapt en la base del templo
Fuente: aravindb1982
La zona de baño tiene muchos grifos también para aquellos que quieren un baño completo. El área marcada se llama Brahma Kapaal - un punto desde el cual Swami mando a buscar agua para el abhisheka de la Jyotir-Linga que Él materializó. (Leer más sobre esto)
Fuente: aravindb1982
El Kund Tapt en la base del templo
Fuente: aravindb1982
La zona de baño tiene muchos grifos también para aquellos que quieren un baño completo. El área marcada se llama Brahma Kapaal - un punto desde el cual Swami mando a buscar agua para el abhisheka de la Jyotir-Linga que Él materializó. (Leer más sobre esto)
Fuente: aravindb1982
La asociación del santuario con Swami ...
Una vez que realice el baño, me llenó de entusiasmo. Estaba a punto de entrar en el templo que había sido bendecido por Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba en el año 1961!.
Yo había leído un cuento asombroso de Sathyam Shivam Sundaram (2 ª parte de la biografía de Baba).
Lo cito aquí: "En Badrinath, Baba sacó de debajo de la actual imagen de Narayana, un Nethra-linga , (representación simbólica del dios Shiva, como un glóbulo ovalado) que según él fue traído desde el Monte Kailash y ceremonialmente instalado allí ), por Sankaracharya unos 1200 años atrás! . Este Nethralinga como se supo en la convocatoria de Baba, ha creado un capítulo en la historia, un Lingam como la base del célebre santuario Vaishnava, fue un buen recordatorio de la armonía básica de los Saivitas y Vaishnavites ".
Swami habló del Linga, que lo había traído por ser uno de los Cinco Lingas que Adi Shankaracharya trajo de Kailas e instalo en la India.
Cuando Swami dijo esto, la maravilla creció y hubo seriedad entre los miembros de su entorno por saber más de esta misión divina de Sankara. Recuerde, esto fue 1961, cuando había muchos escépticos! . Los que lo conocían aceptaron la exactitud de este origen exaltado del Linga que tuvieron el privilegio de ver por unos minutos preciosos y que nunca olvidaran. Sin embargo, hubo un tal Saligrama Sastry Srikantha. Él se vio empujado ha descubrir la autenticidad de lo que Swami había dicho. Él había estudiado el Sankara-Vijaya, la biografía clásica de Adi Shankaracharya y buscó conocer los orígenes de los lingas que habían sido instalados por Sankaracharya en los monasterios que él había fundado.
Él escribió sobre los establecimientos de Sankaracharya - el Mutt Sringeri . La respuesta que recibió del Mutt Sringeri, el monasterio establecido por Sankaracharya en medio de las montañas de Mysore occidental, se le dijo que el hizo mención de estos Lingas en el Mahethihasa Sivarahasya, un libro que él fue capaz de conseguir después de una búsqueda detallada en la biblioteca de una universidad Védica en Varanasi.
En el capítulo XVI de la Sección IX de este libro, dice que el Señor Shiva dio la bienvenida a Sankara en Kailas y le bendijo con estas palabras:
"Usted está destinado para establecer en el mundo la verdadera enseñanza de los Vedas, es decir, Advaita (no dualismo). Pasaran 32 años de su existencia terrenal y la difusión de esta fe, abrumara a los que la negaran. Acepta estos cinco Lingas que yo le estoy dando ahora. Haga culto con el panchakshari y con Satharudrabhisheka. Ofrezca las sagrada hojas de Bilva y vibhuti y recite el Santo Pranava (Aumkaaram). Complete los tres Tours de la Victoria para disipar la oscuridad del Dwaitha (dualismo), y a continuación instale estos Lingas de Kailasa tres veces santos, marcado por el resplandor de la Media Luna Roja, llamado Yoga Mukti , Bhoga Vara y Moksha, en los lugares sagrados escogidos por usted, antes de dejar este cuerpo mortal en Kanchipuram. "
Así fue que el gran estudioso y seguidor de Adi Shankaracharya estaba convencido por la investigación, de la autenticidad de la manifestación de Swami. Swami había materializado a continuación pétalos de flores y hojas de oro de Bilva. Volvió a cargar el Jyotir-Linga antes de enviarlo de regreso a su lugar de descanso con la deidad principal. Y ahora, este recinto del templo en el que yo estaba a punto de entrar. Apenas 30-50 pasos me separaban de la capilla.
CONTINUARA ...
El sencillo pero hermoso templo de Badri en la noche ...
Fuente: aravindb1982
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Beautiful Badrinath - Part -1 - by Shri.B. Aravind.
Shri.B.Aravind, Alumni of SSSIHL and now working in Radio Sai, Prasanthi Nilayam, writes about Badrinath :
Badrinath was very special in the Himalayan trip for Swami had physically blessed the shrine... Of all the Himalayan shrines, Badrinath is very unique. This is because legend goes that the Himalayas belonged to King Himavan, the father of Parvati. The entire Himalayas were gifted to Lord Shiva during the marriage with Parvati. And so it is that the whole mountainous kingdom is pervaded by Shiva temples and shrines all over. Badrinath is the only shrine which has as its presiding deity, Lord Vishnu!
Below is the Link for a Wonderful Article on Badrinath titled " Beautiful Badrinath -Part -1" :
http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/Beautiful-Badrinath-Part-1
Sai Ram
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Beautiful Badrinath - Part 1
The temple shrine at Badrinath
Source: aravindb1982
Of all the Himalayan shrines, Badrinath is very unique. This is because legend goes that the Himalayas belonged to King Himavan, the father of Parvati. The entire Himalayas were gifted to Lord Shiva during the marriage with Parvati. And so it is that the whole mountainous kingdom is pervaded by Shiva temples and shrines all over. Badrinath is the only shrine which has as its presiding deity, Lord Vishnu!
How Lord Vishnu came to be worshipped in Badrinath is a story that has many accounts and versions. I will share in brief the version that I heard. This is important and it is called the sthala purana or “the special story of the place”.
There is this demon named Sahasrakavacha (which translates into “one with thousand armors”). He had a special boon - it would take 1000 years of penance followed by 1000 years of fierce fighting to break one of his armors. The two heroes, Nara and Narayana, who are aspects of Lord Vishnu decided to end the tyrannical reign of Sahasrakavacha. They had a plan - while one of them would fight the demon, the other would do penance.
It was at this time that Sage Narada, the celestial wanderer, came to the spot called Badrinath which was inhabited by Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Even a day’s penance at this place was equivalent to penance for a thousand years. Thus, the sage suggested to Nara and Narayana that they do their penance at this spot as it would drastically reduce the time needed to kill the demon.
Now came the next problem. How to get the place from Lord Shiva?
Narayana donned the form of a baby wailing for milk. Parvati saw the baby and her heart melted for it. Lord Shiva said,
“Goddess! You know who this is and what his intention is. Why do you pick up the baby?”
“My Lord! My duty as a mother is foremost for me. I cannot forsake this baby”, was the reply.
The baby is taken home by the divine pair. However, when the pair left their home for their daily walk, Narayana assumed his true form and locked them out stating that he needed the place for penance! It was a 'funny' situation - to be locked out of one's own home! The divine pair had known that this would happen and they just played out the Divine drama. Thus, they shifted to Kedarnath about which I shall write soon.
Having obtained the holy place, Narayana began meditating while Nara fought the demon. 1000 years passed in a day due to the specialty of Badrinath. The next day, Nara and Narayana interchanged roles and this continued till the demon lost 999 armors. After losing all but one armour, the Rakshasa feared his end was near and prayed to Sun God for his safety. Sun God took pity on him and promised to help him. The demon was transported into the womb of Kunti to be born as Karna (a hero of the Mahabharata).
Nara and Narayana were surprised at the sudden disappearance of the Rakshasa. Narayana through this yogic power could figure out all that had happened and decided that they, Narayana and Nara would also take birth as Krishna and Arjuna and vanquish Karna. At last, in the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna killed Karna. Thus Narayana and Nara put an end to the demon, Shasrakavacha. The Badrinath shrine is where one finds Nara and Narayana engaged in penance, forever, for the benefit of humanity. Anyone who does penance here is said to gain great merit.
Nara and Narayana worshiped at the shrine in Badrinath. (This is not the picture of the Badri shrine where photography is not allowed)
Now that we know the story of Badrinath, let me assure you that one does not need the story to realize that there is something very special about the place. We landed there late in the evening and were housed in the GMVN dormitories. ( Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam or GMVNis a convenient and economical way to book the travels and accommodation to all these Himalayan shrines.)
When you stay overnight at Badrinath, you must wake up at least by 5:30am. Sunrise happens quite early in these places and along with the sunrise, some unforgettable scenes open out. Badrinath is surrounded by many peaks - the Neelakanth peak, the Nara peak, the Narayana peak, the Kuber peak, Urvashi peak and so on.
The striking one among them all is the Neelakant peak. The first rays of the sun hit this peak and slowly uncover its snowy slopes. And even as you are thinking that the Neelakant peak has been fully uncovered, clouds fly in from nowhere and completely mask the mountain. And the mountain remains masked by clouds throughout the day! Even I did not believe this legend till I saw it for myself. This is a spectacle that nobody should ever miss. You will stand transfixed with the beauty of this natural wonder.
The Neelakant Parvat as the first golden rays of the sun strike it at 5:30am.
Source: aravindb1982
Within 2 hours (by 7:30am), it is bright and sunny and clouds start appearing from nowhere to cover up Neelakant. (I had to go to the temple and did not stay to shoot the fully covered peak)
Source: aravindb1982
The next thing to be done is to wake up from this ethereal beauty to complete the morning’s ablutions. The temperatures here in the peak of summer will be around 4-5 degrees Centigrade. Hot water comes at a premium - Rs. 40 per bucket! But as they say, the best things in life are for free. Pick your belongings and go straight to the temple. At its base is the marvel of nature - the Tapt Kund.
Water from a natural hot-water spring has been led into this little bathing spot and it will be bustling with people. One is not allowed to brush one's teeth or use soap for bathing at the bathing spot. But as I said, the spot is fed by an eternal spring. The inlet is at one end and the outlet at another. The outlet leads to another bathing spot where the water temperature is cooler - about 55 degrees Centigrade. The primary bathing spot has water at almost 75-80 degrees centigrade! The authorities have intelligently diverted some of the spring water to taps where one can brush and have bath with soap!
It is an amazing sight to behold - 2 degrees Centigrade water and 80 degrees centigrade water within meters of each other! The 2 degrees Centigrade water is from the river Alakananda that emerges in the peaks behind Badrinath.
The Tapt Kund at the base of the temple
Source: aravindb1982
The bathing spot has many taps too for those that want a complete bath. The marked area is called Brahma Kapaal - a spot from which Swami fetched water for the Abhisheka of the Jyotir-Linga He materialized. (read about it further)
Source: aravindb1982
The association of the shrine with Swami...
Once the bath was done, excitement filled me. I was about to enter the temple which had been blessed by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba in 1961! I had read an amazing account from theSathyam Shivam Sundaram (Part 2 of the biography of Baba). I quote it here:
“At Badrinath, Baba drew from under the present Narayana image, a Nethra-linga(symbolic representation of Lord Shiva as an oval globule) which according to Him was brought from Mount Kailasa (!) and ceremonially installed there, by no less a person than Sankaracharya about twelve hundred years ago! This Nethralingawhen it emerged at the call of Baba, created a chapter in history; a Linga as the basis of the celebrated Vaishnava shrine was a welcome reminder of the basic harmony of Saivites and Vaishnavites.”
Swami spoke of the Linga which He had brought out as being one of the Five Lingas which Adi Sankaracharya brought from Kailas and installed in India. When Swami said this, the wonder grew and there was earnestness among the members of His entourage to know more of this divine mission of Sankara.
Remember, this was 1961 when there were many skeptics! Those who knew Him accepted the accuracy of this exalted origin of the Linga which they were privileged to see for some precious minutes on that never-to-be forgotten day. However, there was one certain Saligrama Srikantha Sastry. He was afflicted by an earnestness to discover the authenticity of what Swami had said. He had studied the Sankara-vijaya, the classical biography of Adi Sankaracharya and he sought to know the origins of the Lingas that had been installed by Sankaracharya in the monasteries which he had founded.
He wrote to the nucleus of Sankaracharya’s establishments - the Sringeri Mutt. In the reply he received from the Sringeri Mutt, the monastery established by Sankaracharya amidst the mountains of western Mysore, he was told that mention was made of these Lingas in the Sivarahasya Mahethihasa, a book which he was able to get after elaborate search from the library of a Vedic College at Varanasi.
In the XVI chapter of the IX Section of this book, it is said that Lord Siva welcomed Sankara at Kailas and blessed him with the words,
"You are marked out for the establishment in the world of the true teaching of the Vedas, viz., Adwaitha (non-dualism). Spend 32 years of your earthly existence spreading this faith and overwhelming those who decry or deny it. Accept these five Lingas that I am giving you now. Worship them with the Panchakshari and with Satharudrabhisheka. Offer the sacred Bilva leaf and Vibhuti and recite the holy Pranava (Aumkaaram). Complete your three Tours of Victory dispelling the darkness of Dwaitha (dualism) and then, install these Lingas from this thrice-holy Kailasa, marked by the effulgence of the Crescent, named Yoga Bhoga Vara Mukthi and Moksha, in sacred sites chosen by you, before you shed this mortal frame at Kanchipuram."
Thus it was that the great scholar and follower of Adi Sankaracharya was convinced through research, the authenticity of Swami’s manifestation. Swami had then materialized Thumme flowers and golden leaves of the Bilva. He re-charged the Jyotir-Linga before sending it back to its resting spot under the main deity. And now, it was this very temple precincts that I was about to enter. About 30-50 steps separated me from the shrine.
to be concluded...
The simple yet beautiful Badri temple at night...
Source: aravindb1982
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CENTRO SAI HISPANO...
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