Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Nanban Movie Latest Stills

Nanban Movie Latest Stills

Vijay, Ileana, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, SJ surya, starring Nanban Tamil Movie Latest Stills. Directed by Shankar and Music by Harris Jayaraj. Nanban Movie releasing on Pongal 2012(Jan 14). Nanban Audio Release date scheduled on 5 December 2011.







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Lord Siva

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Main Mantra of Shiva

Om Namah Shivaya

Picture of Lord Shiva - Hindu God and Trimurti in Hinduism

Appearance of Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva has an unclad body covered with ashes. Since most of the things reduce to ashes when burned, ashes symbolize the physical universe. The three matted locks on the head of the Lord convey the idea that integration of the physical, mental and spiritual energies is the ideal of yoga. Ganga, the river of purity and peace is symbolically represented on the head of Lord Siva by a female with a jet of water emanating from her mouth and falling on the ground, signifies that the Lord destroys sin, removes ignorance and bestows knowledge, purity and peace on the devotees. The crescent moon is shown on the side of the Lord’s head as an ornament, and not as an integral part of Him. Lord Siva also known as Tryambaka Deva is depicted as having three eyes; the sun is the right eye, the moon the left eye and fire, the third eye. His half open eyes show that creation is going through cyclic process, with no beginning and no end.

The kundalas or two ear rings in the ears of the Lord signify that He is beyond ordinary perception. Since the kundala in the left ear of the Lord is the type used by women and the one in His right ear is of the type used by men, these kundalas also symbolize the Shiva and Shakti principle of creation. The snake Vasuki Naga is shown curled three times around the neck of the Lord and is looking towards His right side. The three coils of the snake symbolizes past, present and future time in cycles. Rudra, being the other name of Shiva means strict and uncompromising and the Rudraksha necklace worn by the Lord illustrates that He uses His cosmic laws firmly without compromise. The necklace has 108 beads which symbolizes the elements used in the creation of the world. The Lord’s right hand is shown as Varada Mudra in a boon-bestowing and blessing pose.

The trident shown adjacent to the Lord symbolizes His three fundamental powers of will (iccha), action (kriya) and knowledge (jnana). It also symbolizes the Lord’s power to destroy evil and ignorance. The sound produced by Damaru symbolizes Nada, the cosmic sound of AUM, which can be heard during deep meditation. The Kamandalu or the water pot made from dry pumpkin contains nectar and is shown on the ground next to the Lord. The bull or Nandi symbolizes both power and ignorance. Lord Shiva sitting or wearing a tiger skin illustrates the idea that He is the source of the creative energy that remains in the potential form during the dissolution state of the universe. Shiva sitting in the cremation ground signifies that He is the controller of death in the physical world.

Festivals of Lord Shiva

The main celebration of Lord Shiva happens during Shivaratri which is celebrated every year on the 13th or the 14th day of the new moon in the Krishna Paksha in Hindu calendar. Maha Sivaratri marks the night when Lord Shiva performed the ‘Tandava’ and it is also believed that Lord Shiva was married to Parvati on this day. On this day Hindus observe fast, offer fruits and flowers and Bilwa leaves to Shiva linga.

Shiva

Shiva is the god of the yogis, self-controlled and celibate, while at the same time a lover of his spouse (shakti). Lord Shiva is the destroyer of the world, following Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver, after which Brahma again creates the world and so on. Shiva is responsible for change both in the form of death and destruction and in the positive sense of destroying the ego, the false identification with the form. This also includes the shedding of old habits and attachments.
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All that has a beginning by necessity must have an end. In destruction, truly nothing is destroyed but the illusion of individuality. Thus the power of destruction associated with Lord Shiva has great purifying power, both on a more personal level when problems make us see reality more clearly, as on a more universal level. Destruction opens the path for a new creation of the universe, a new opportunity for the beauty and drama of universal illusion to unfold. As Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram or Truth, Goodness and Beauty, Shiva represents the most essential goodness.

While of course many hindu deities are associated with different paths of yoga and meditation, in Shiva the art of meditation takes its most absolute form. In meditation, not only mind is stopped, everything is dropped. In deep meditation or samadhi, even the object of the meditation (like a mantra) is transformed into its formless essence, which is the essence of everything and everyone. Thus Shiva stands for letting go of everything in the world of forms. The path of Lord Shiva is the path of the ascetic yogi.

Forms of Shiva

Shiva has many forms, which are visible in his Panchavaktra form with 5 heads, a combination of all Shiva energies : Aghora (resides in the creamation grounds), Ishana (most often appears as the shivalingam), Tat Purusha (meditating), Varna Deva (the eternal Shiva) and Saddyojat or Braddha Rudra (the old wrathful form). The last also forms the connection to the Rudraksha mala - a rosary made of the dried fruits of the Rudraksha tree.

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Yet another manifestation of Lord Shiva is said to be Hanuman, the ultimate karma yogi, in never-ending selfless service to Ram. The fact that this is not really clear can be perfectly explained by the understanding that a true karma yogi will never take the credit for his acts, as they would otherwise not be entirely selfless. The ego would still get the credit. So, in order to respect Shiva as a true karma yogi, let us not pay too much attention to this manifestation.

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Another main form of Shiva is Ardhnarishwara, half Shiva, half Shakti. Also related to Shiva is Indra.

Attributes of Lord Shiva

Shiva's main attributes are :

  • the trident that represents the three gunas
  • the snakes that show he is beyond the power of death and poison and also stand for the Kundalini energy.
  • the sound of Shiva's two-sided drum maintains the rhythm of the heartbeat and creates the sound AUM in the overtones.
  • the vehicle of Shiva is the white bull called Nandi (the joyful).
  • Shiva is often seated on a tiger skin or wears a tiger skin, with the tiger representing the mind.
  • Shiva lives on Mount Kailasa in the Himalayas.

Relationships

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Gry37SeScpo/TjVwbOWecLI/AAAAAAAAAkc/HnBIdgLJPvI/s1600/lord%252Bganesh%252Bwith%252Bgod%252Bshiva.jpgThe power or energy of Shiva is Shakti, his spouse, of which Parvati is probably the most popular form. Shiva's first wife was Sati and his second wife was Parvati. They are also known by many other names, such as Uma, Gauri, Durga, Kali, Annapurna and Shakti. His sons are Ganesha and Kartikeya.

Shiva and Parvati are often shown as sitting in happy, intimate embrace. They also like to discuss philosophy. Shiva taught Parvati on Vedanta (transcendent knowledge), while Parvati tought him Sankhya (cosmological knowledge). Both were perfected yogis.

After their marriage, they left for mount Kailash and immersed themselves completely in a sexual intercourse so strong that the deity of desire Kama was reborn when their sweat mingles with his ashes. Their love was so intense that it shook the cosmos and frightened even the gods.

The balance between male and female can also be obtained in marriage, when both partners complement each other to form an ultimate oneness, which is the source of creation. When Shiva does his destructive Tandava dance, Parvati is said to complement him with a slow, creative step of her own, calming him with her soft glances. While Shiva shows a wilder nature that is both ascetic and erotic, Parvati stands for the middle path of the householder. As Shiva exulted in his romantic dalliance with her, the true mother in her longed for a child. Shiva resisted the life of a householder, but Parvati's desire for it was greater than his resistance. Hence first Ganesha was born, later also Kartikay.

The Shiva Lingam

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9vPNlqoYUtY/SIwp3R4bC8I/AAAAAAAAAqQ/SkHA9wekRNs/s400/Shiva+Parvati+Ganesh.jpgLord Shiva is conceived in his unborn, invisible form as the Shiva Lingam. The Lingam represents the male creative energy of Shiva. This main symbol of Shiva is worshipped in virtually every Hindu temple and home. The phallus is not worshipped as such, but through it Shiva is worshipped as the supreme consciousness. Embracing the base of the linga is the yoni, the female organ, as the universal energy, as Shakti, Shiva's spouse. Through profound understanding of this symbol, the mystery of creation can be understood as an act of love.

When Ganga incarnated on Earth, Lord Shiva captured her in his hair to avoid that she would flood all of Earth (See the Life of Ganga).

Shiva worshippers (Shaivites) are among India's most ascetic yogis, their body smeared with ashes, dressed in saffron colors and wearing a Rudraksha mala. The path of Shiva can thus be seen as the inward-going path, the great journey to find the self. This path is complementary to the path of Vishnu, which is the outgoing path, bringing out the self from within and letting it manifest in the universe and our lives.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day(Ashtami tithi) of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu calendar. Celebrate this holy festival of the birth of Lord Krishna with your friends, relatives and loved one by sending Janmastami scraps, images, greetings, comments through social networking websites like orkut, mysapce, tagged, hi5, etc.
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Lord Krishna & Jesus Christ

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                                      Krishna to Gandhari, Mahabharat.

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             For long I have been thinking about some sort of similarity between Jesus and Krishna, as I read the Bible and Bhagavad Gita. Some verses from both of them are quite in resonance to each other, and those are the basic ones. Apart from all the romantic and charismatic tags labeled on Krishna, the depth of his character is unfathomable as well. Little do we know about his suffering, as much as we know stories about his lighter side. He saw the death and destruction of his own Yadava family and died accidentally of an arrow shot by a poor hunter. He forgives the hunter and leaves his mortal body with the promise to be reborn again whenever the time demands.



“yadā yadā hi dharmasya

glānir bhavati bhārata

abhyutthānam adharmasya

tadātmānaḿ sṛjāmy aham”

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 7

Translation: - Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion — at that time I descend Myself.

          Jesus of Nazareth as we know, categorically said about the Judgment Day, a day when everyone will be judged by God himself and the righteous will be lifted up to the heavens.  Here in this verse he says about his majestic second coming.

          "Don't be troubled. You trust God, now trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's home, and I am going to prepare a place for you. If this were not so, I would tell you plainly. When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am."
John Chapter 14: verse 1-4.

          Perhaps they both knew that inspite of all the teachings given to humanity, they will continue to do the same blunder and mistakes that they have done for ages. Therefore it was absolutely necessary to protect and award the gift for righteousness to those who have stuck onto the rules till the very end. And they were both very clear of their position as well, both of them considered themselves as the start of a new beginning. They defined their status in this way:-
“antavat tu phalam tesam
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasam
devan deva-yajo yanti
mad-bhakta yanti mam api”

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 7 verse 23

Translation: - Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary. Those who worship the demigods go to the planets of the demigods, but My devotees ultimately reach My supreme planet.

In another verse, he  says :-
“sarganam adir antas ca
madhyam caivaham arjuna
adhyatma-vidya vidyanam
vadah pravadatam aham”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 10 verse 32

Translation: Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the self, and among logicians I am the conclusive truth.

          Krishna was an incarnation of Vishnu, Krishna was his mortal image. The life of Krishna was very much like a normal human being, naughtiness in childhood, romance in youth and death when the time came. Even though being God himself, he didn’t manipulate anything to his favor, he didn’t try to save his clan (Yadavas) as well. So all that he did during his mortal life was to secure the truth from evil, which was the sole purpose of his incarnation.  Jesus the son of a carpenter, was not God, but he was the closest resemblance of Him. When once his disciple Philip asked him that how God looks like he said-“...Don't you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father?' (John Chapter 14 verse 9).  So he was the embodiment of God, not God himself, but alike God. Living with him was as if living with God himself, John Chapter 5 verse 20 says-‘We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true--even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.’

And then comes his famous words (John Chapter 14 verse 6) - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” If one considers the meaning of this sentence from a broader perspective, he was the image of all that is true and right, anyone who follows truth will ultimately meet him, or become like him, for he is the most perfect. For what would others ways or roads be if it isn’t right, and Jesus himself was embodiment of righteousness. So in a way he is the synonym for truth and just, no matter which religion one follows if one remains true and just, he is actually following him. 

          In Mathew Chapter 17 verse 1-7, we come to know that Jesus transfigured before his disciples and they couldn’t look upto him such was the light and grace- ‘After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

    2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
    3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
    4 Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters— one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.
    5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!
    6 When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified.
    7 But Jesus came and touched them. Get up, he said. Don't be afraid.’

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          Arjuna seeing the divine self of Krishna says:-

“nabhah-sprsam diptam aneka-varnam
vyattananam dipta-visala-netram
drstva hi tvam pravyathitantar-atma
dhrtim na vindami samam ca visno”
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 verse 24.

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             Universal form of Krishna
Translation: - O all-pervading Visnu, I can no longer maintain my equilibrium. Seeing Your radiant colors fill the skies and beholding Your eyes and mouths, I am afraid.

          The divine form is not for everyone to see, everyone wants to see God as a human without the brilliant radiance and the extraordinary features. It gives some idea about the infinite and even that understanding is terrifying. That is why Krishna’s childhood friends, his mother never asked him to show his divine self, they took him as a human as one of them.  Except this incidence Jesus never showed his divine form to anyone anywhere, till he died on the cross.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Radha Krishna – A Divine Romance

On a day when love is in the air (besides being at the florists, the jewellers and all sorts of gift shops), it would be sacrilegious to talk of anything, but love. A romantic love story of mythical times, may be? Amongst all the love stories, it is that of Radha-Krishna which comes to my mind and why not? Radha-Krishna and their love has been a subject of much reverence as well as ridicule. The modern times sees the escapades of the two through the coloured glasses and with a wink of the eye.

So what is it about them, which though scandalous at times, grandparents do not shy away from sharing it with children? In a closed society like ours, why has such romance between the two been allowed and venerated? Even though the typical pictorial representation of Radha and Krishna has never showed the difference of age, it is well known that Radha was both older than Krishna as well as married.

To begin with who exactly was Radha? Some say she was Krishna’s maternal uncles wife (his maternal aunt to be precise), whereas some say she was just another, but a favourite gopi (milkmaid). Radha was considered to be the daughter of one Vrishbhanu and that she grew up in Barsana. Nothing much seems to be mentioned about her childhood. The most important thing to note is that there has been no mention of Radha as a character in any of the ancient literatures, be it Bhagavata, or the Vishnu Purana or Harivamsa or even the Mahabharata. There is no trace of Radha in any of the main texts even though Krishna is a prominent personality in all of them. Radha first appears in the Brahmavaivarta Purana but is not available for any significant reference.

Radha was brought into prominence by Jayadeva, the author of Geet-Govinda, around 12th century CE. Jayadeva was from a village in Orissa and was the court poet of the-then King of Bengal, and wrote this poem during his alleged relationship with a devdasi, Padmavati. He is later supposed to have married her. His inspiration was both his personal love affair as well as his spiritual quest. The poem explores the relationship of Radha and Krishna in all the elements of a relationship, which is both a divine and an erotic exploration, with all the aspects of love. The poem brought in a momentum in the Vaishnav sect of the times and soon Bengal saw a series of spiritual writers like Vidyapati and Chandidas writing on the relationship of Radha and Krishna. Radha was on her way to deification.

The relationship raised eyebrows and the eroticism was more than evident. What did all this imply, especially when all know that Krishna’s stay at Vrindavan was part of his childhood? This divine relationship is to be seen through metaphysical glasses and it is then that the beauty of it all is so evident.

The root of the word Radha is ‘Radh* implies worship, adoration. To take this further, anyone who worships or adores Krishna is Radha. It seems that Radha was more of a concept than a person. The aspect of her love defines the love for god. Selfless devotion, not craving for a name to the relationship and forgetting herself in him, was the main aspect of this kind of devotion. Radha’s love did not arise out of a compulsion of being god-fearing, she loved Krishna in an absolute terms. It was not a love of subjugation, but a love of equality.

Another aspect of her love is the age factor, especially the difference. To see this in a different angle, god is ageless, so Krishna being a child was of no major significance. Needless to mention that even at that age, some of the acts performed by him were beyond his age. Radha being older is to be seen as her being an adult who knew what she was doing. This took the relationship beyond the realm of infatuation. One could not submit to someone without knowing what one was doing, and her being an adult made it more acceptable, than if she was portrayed as a child.

Finally, Radha being married was to be seen as someone who was married to the societal norms and responsibilities laid by the society at large. Her seeking Krishna was someone seeking redemption by being within the society and without shirking her immediate responsibilities. Nowhere do we get a sense of her marital life being unfulfilled.

This relationship defined a spiritual quest of a different kind. This was a love of equals and here god is treated at par. Krishna was not a god and Radha was not a goddess. I would end with a beautiful myth which epitomises the relationship. Once, the gopis, who were jealous of Radha, took boiling milk to her asking her to drink it as requested by Krishna. Radha gulped down the milk and got back to her work, which surprised all of them, but left without saying anything. Later when they met Krishna, they saw that he had burnt his mouth and throat! This could be stuff of poetic fantasy, but it epitomises the divine relationship.

This love story is not for all to tarnish, but to see the deeper meaning in the romance. At the cost of repetition, I must add – in myth lies the message.

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Krishna Is A Bhramachari

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So, Durvasa the great Sage was announced.

"He is on the other side of the river, Lord", spake the messengers, and "and he sends his deep respects".

Then Krishna went into the deep chambers and said to Radha, "Radha, Durvasa the great Sage is come, my dear. We must feed him".

"Oh, then I will cook the food myself" said Radha, and Krishna was very happy at this thought. So he went back to the Hall of Audience, and not long after, Radha came in with all the cooked food. "Yes, the meal is ready my Lord. And I will take it myself to Sage Durvasa".

"Wonderful, wonderful!" exclaimed Sri Krishna, pleased with the devotion of his wife to the Sages.

"I'll go and come," said Radha, and hardly had she gone to the palace door when she remembered the Jumna was in flood. No ferryman would go across. She came back to Krishna and begged, "My Lord, how can I take the food? the river is in flood".

"Tell the river," answered Krishna, "Krishna the brahmachari [The celibate, or who has taken the vow of celibacy] wishes that the way be made for you to pass through."

And Radha went light of heart, but suddenly bethought herself it was a lie. Who better than she to know whether Krishna be brahmachari or not? "Ah the noble lie, the noble lie," she said to herself, and when she came to the river, she said, "Krishna, the Lord, the brahmachari, wishes that way be made for me to pass through".

And of course the river rose high and stood still, but suddenly opened out a blue lane, small as a village footpath, through which Radha walked to the other side. And coming to the opposite shore, she thanked the river, and saluting the great Sage Durvasa, in many a manner of courtesies and words of welcome, spread the leaf and laid him the food.

Durvasa was mighty hungry and he ate the food as though the palm of his hand went down his gullet. "Ah, ah," he said and belched and made himself happy, with curds and rice and many meats, perfumed and spiced with saffron, and when there was nothing left in leaf or vessel, he rose, went to the river and washed his hands. Radha took the vessels to the waters, too to wash, threw the leaf into the Jumna and stood there to leave. Then it was she who remembered, the river was in flood. Sri Krishna had told her what to say while going and not what to utter while coming back.

Durvasa understood her question before she asked - for the sages have this power too -- and he said, "Tell the river, Durvasa the eternal upavasi [He who fasts] says to the river, 'Open and let Radha pass through to the other shore.'"

Radha obeyed but she was more sorrowful. "I have seen him eat till his palm enter his gullet, and he has belched and passed his hand over his belly with satisfaction. It is a lie, a big lie," she said, but she went to the river thoughtful, very thoughtful. "River," she said, "Durvasa who is ever in upavasa says open and let me pass."

And the river opened a lane just as wide as a village pathway, and the waves held themselves over the head, and would not move. She came to the other shore and returned to the palace in heavy distress. "Yes, nature is a lie, nature believes and obeys lies. Lord, what a world," She said to herself and going into the Hall of Sorrowing, shut herself and began to sob. "Lord, what a lie the world is, what a lie."

Sri Krishna knew the cause and cadence of this all, and gently entered the Hall of Sorrowing. "Beloved, why might you be in sorrow?" he said.

"My Lord," she answered, "the river believes you are a brahmachari, and after all who should deny it better than me, your wife? and then I go to Durvasa and he eats with his palm going down his gullet, and he says, "Tell the river, Durvasa who is ever in upavasa asks you to open and let Radha pass." And the river opens herself, makes a way large as a village pathway, and I pass over to this side. The world is a fib, a misnomer, a lie."

"The world, my dear, is not a lie, it is an illusion. Besides, tell me, is my body your husband, Radha?"

"No, my Lord."

"Is my mind your husband, Radha?"

"No, my Lord."

"Then what is it when you say to yourself, 'Krishna, my husband?'"

"Assuredly something beyond the body and beyond the mind -- the Principle."

"And tell me, my love, can you possess that, can you possess it?"

"No, my lord, how can I possess the Absolute? The I is the Absolute." And she fell at the feet and understood, and lived ever after in the light of the Truth.