Sravana Belagola
Shravanabelagola (sravana belagola) is a town located near channarayapatna of hassan district in the indian state of karnataka and is 144 km from bangalore. The gommateshwara bahubali statue at shravanabelagola is one of the most important tirthas (pilgrimage destinations) in jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural activity under the patronage of western ganga dynasty of talakad. Chandragupta maurya is said to have died here in 298 BCE after he became a jain monk and assumed an ascetic life style . Shravanabelagola is located at 11 km to the south-east of channarayapatna in the channarayapatna taluka of hassan district of karnataka. It is at a distance of 51 km south-east of hassan, karnataka, the district centre. It is situated at a distance of 12 km to the south from the bangalore-bangalore road (NH-75), 18 km from hirisave, 78 km from halebidu, 89 km from belur, 83 km from mysuru, 144 km from bangalore, the capital of karnataka and 222 km from mangalore. Sacred places are spread over two hills, chandragiri and vindyagiri, and also among the villages at the foothills.
Lord gometeswara who is otherwise called bahubali is the principal deity of this historic centre. The monoloithic statue of bahu bali .Th nlstatue of bahubali carved on the hillock from a single rock .
6 Powerful Parameters As Per Vaastu Fengshui
1. Bahubali is facing north .
2. A staircase in north east .
3. Statue is erected on northern boundary .
4. Devotees reach the feet of lord from northern north east .
5. A perennial pond is located in the northern north east of the hill .
6. The passage to the village proceeds from the hill through northern north east .
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Lord Ranganatha Temple @ Sri Rangapatnam Near Mysore
The ranganthaswamy temple (usually referred to as “sri ranganathaswamy”) in srirangapatna, in the mandya district of karnataka state, india, is dedicated to the hindu god ranganatha (a manifestation of the god vishnu). It is one of the five important pilgrimage sites of sri vaishnavism along the river kaveri for devotees of ranganatha. These five sacred sites are together known as pancharanga kshetrams in southern india. Since srirangapatna is the first temple starting from upstream, the deity is known as adi ranga (lit; “first Ranga”).The town of srirangapatna, which derives its name from the temple, is located on an island in the river kaveri.1. The temple is situated in a plot extending from east to west .
9 Powerful Vastu & Fengshui Parameters Of The Temple
1. The temple has roads on all four sides and the road towards north is less elevated.
2. To the left of the temple are located mukha mantapa ( facial podium ) maha mantapa ( great podium ) apart from another samller podium .
3. The vacant space outside the temple in north and south is more or less equal .
4. The road located to the north of the temple has extended the north east .
5. There is a vast patch of low lying vacant land outside the temple in east , north and north east with extended and depressed north east .
6. To the northern road of the temple at a distance of about 100 feet holy river kaveri flows from west to east.
7. The approach to the river from the temple is through north east .
8. The main entrance of the temple faces east .
9. The main deity lord ranganatha can be seen in a sleeping posture placing head south .
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Virupaksha Temple @ Hampi Karnataka
Virupaksha temple is located in hampi in the ballari district of karnataka, india. It is part of the group of monuments at hampi, designated as a UNESCO world heritage site. The temple is dedicated to lord virupaksha, a form of shiva. The temple was built by lakkan dandesha, a nayaka (chieftain) under the ruler deva raya II also known as prauda deva raya of the vijayanagara empire.
Hampi, capital of the vijayanagara empire, sits on the banks of the tungabhadra river. Virupaksha temple is the main center of pilgrimage at hampi, and had been considered the most sacred sanctuary over the centuries. It is intact among the surrounding ruins and is still used in worship . The temple is dedicated to lord shiva, known here as virupaksha, as the consort of the local goddess pampadevi who is associated with the tungabhadra River. There is also a virupakshini amma temple (mother goddess) in a village called nalagamapalle, chittoor district , andhra pradesh, approximately 100 km from tirupati.
10 powerful vastu & fengshui features of the temple
1. The temple is built on the western part of a rectangular plot extending from east to west .
2. It has to its southwest some structures ( viharas ) relating to jainism at an altitude of about six feet .
3. Passage to main entrance passes through four intermediate entrances towards east
4. The function podium ( mandapa ) has entry points in north as well as in south .
5. In the northwest of the temple there is a the tomb of swamy vidyaranya the founder of the city of vijaynagar .
6. The temple of goddess paravathi is located to the north of virupaksha temple and it has to its east the temple of goddess bhuvaneshwari.
7. Pond in the north east of the temple complex used for boat festival .
8. Hillocks to the south of the temple
9. The greatest positive feature is that the river tungabhadra flows in north side from west to east .
10. The tower in east has mandapas or podiums to its north and north east which are contigious to the compound wall in the north and the tower in east .
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Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga
Sri bhramaramba mallikarjuna temple or srisailam temple is a hindu temple dedicated to the deities shiva and parvati, located at srisailam in indian state of andhra pradesh . It is significant to the hindu sects of both shaivam and shaktam as this temple is referred to as one of the twelve jyothirlingas of lord shiva and as one of the eighteen shakti peethas of goddess parvati. Shiva is worshiped as mallikarjuna, and is represented by the lingam. His consort parvati is depicted as bhramaramba. It is the one of the only three temples in india in which both jyotirlinga and shaktipeeth is revered.It is on vriabhagiri of nallamala hills in kurnool district . It is at an altitude of 458 metres above the sea level . The plateau is nearly 85 sq m in area .
Three positive parameters the temple is second to tirupati
- On four side of the temple there is lofty and strong compound
- The eastern and northern roads are soped towards north and east making the north east gradient
- Three kilometres away from the temple the krishna flows in north east as uttara vahini .
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Nagmani
1. Gems & jewels can be available on earth only by five sources divine , organic , metamorphic , sedimentary & through chemical process . Nagmani comes under organic gems as it is crated within the body of the living creatures the snake few other examples of organic gems / pearls are as follows , oysters ( chandra mani ) , conches ( shanka mani ) , fishes ( matsya mani ) , in the projection of elephants forehead ( gaja mani ) , in boar teeth ( varaha mani ) etc .
2. According to the reference found in vrihatsamhita, a major book of astrology, manidhari snakes exist in the world. Since such serpents are rare to meet, it is said that maniadhari is not a serpent. Now whatever is the truth but many interesting things are told about nagamani in vrihatsamhita. Which makes one think about whether nagmani actually happens. Many things have been said about nagamani in vrihatsamhita.
3. Sarpamani, also known as nagamani, is situated on the head of this particular serpent.
4. “Nagamukta”,“ nagamani” or nagamanickam is mentioned in classics like garuda puranam1, brihat sahinta 2 , rajavallbha 3 as well.
5. Vrahamihira ( 505-587 ) who was a famous astrologer, mathematician and astronomer in ujjain wrote in his brihat sahinta. Snakes born in the clan of taksak and vasuki sometimes carry a lustrous, shiny stone on their hoods which radiates blue light. These snakes are swechacharis, which means they just roam anywhere on their wish. In sloka 27 of Muktalasksndhaya, he remarks that the possessor of such a stone is benefitted by wealth. His enemies are thwarted and he achieves fame and victory.
6. Garudpuranam, another ancient treatise mentions nagamuktas as pearls which adorn a serpent’s crest. They are finely round and highly shining, and they reflect a beautiful blue halo like the flash of a polished sword.
7. Difference between a Sarpa and a Naga. “Srip” means crawling on earth and the word sarpa originates from Srip. “Naga” means something that is near a mountain (na + agah = naga). Anything which cannot stay still is naga. Sarpa means every serpent that crawls, while Naga only refers to hooded snakes. The nagas and their varieties are mentioned in the tenth chapter of “Atharvaveda 4”.
8. According to classics snake pearls are only found with hooded nagas and no ordinary snakes.
9. There are seventeen different species that can be found in Vedas which are related to Naga family. Varahmihira mentiones two of those species in sloka 25 of his Muktalasksndhaya.
10. Hajar alhayyat or snake stone is also been quoted by the arab writer kazwini as the one being the size of a small nut.
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Gems From Swargaloka / The Divine Gems
In hindy mythology there are three kinds of gems they are gems from swargloka , gems from patalaloka , gems from marthyaloka .
1. These gems are available out of some ascetic’s austere penance acquired from the divine power .
2 . We hear about many divine gems in mahabharat and mythological books such as swamnatak , kousthubh mani etc ( cf matsya puranata chapter 45 page 159 ) .
3. It is believed tht during the influence of the constellation called swati governed by the rahu if the rain drops fall upon the oyster shells they turn into pearls after sometime . The showering rain drops get dry often in air and become another kind of pearl called chintamani pearl ( cf ratnaparikshadi sapta grantha sangraha page number 20 )
4. Varahmihira believed that there are some divine gems or pearls which drop from sky like the hails but dames in the heaven take all of them away before they actually land on earth ( cf vrihatsamhita chapter 81 / sloka 24 page 493 .
5 . Swargloka gems are called mani they are chintamani white in color worn by lord brahma , koustuba mani like lotus red in color , worn by lord krishna & lord vishnu , rudramani yellow golden in colour worn by lord shiva , shymanthakmani blue in color worn by lord indra .
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Rudra Mani The Sacred Stone Of Lord Shiva
Swargaloka gems are called mani , rudra mani is one of the four swargloka gems .
1. Rudra mani is yellow / golden in color .
2. It is worn by lord mahadeva .
3. It sanskrit it is known as muktha , mothika , somya , tarta , taraka , swapnasara , neeraja , indurathna , bindhuphala , shukthinmani , rasodhbhava , sindhujatham .
4. Identification of superior rudra mani felt heavy when placed on palm , no layers , have the hue of kandeer flower , smooth when touched .
5. Identification of inferior rudra mani looks dull , looks dried up , appearance like joints , one with mud inside it , wood like material in its middle .
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Syamantaka Mani The Sacred Stone Of Lord Indra
Swargaloka gems are called mani , syamantaka mani is one of the four swargloka gems . It is known by various names in following in sanskrit neela showrirathna , indraneela , trunagrahi , neelamani , makooth , kabooth , saifar .
1. Syamantaka mani stone is blue in color .
2. It is worn by lord indra .
3. The story of syamantaka appears in the vishnu purana and the bhagavata.
4. The jewel originally belonged to the sun god, who wore it around his neck .
5. It was said that whichever land possessed this jewel would never encounter any calamities such as droughts, floods, earthquakes or famines, and would always be full of prosperity and plenitude.
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Kaustabh Mani The Sacred Stone Of Lord Vishnu / Lord Krishna
Swargaloka gems are called mani , kaustabh mani stone is one of the four swargloka gems . It is known by various names in following in sanskrit padmanaga , lohita , shonarathna , raviratna , kuruvinda , vasurathna , chunni ( in punjabi ) , yakootha ( urdu ) , lakshmi puspa ( sanskrit ) , sowgandhika , ratnanayaka .
1. Kaustabh mani stone is lotus red in color .
2. It is worn by lord krishna / lord vishnu .
3. In hindu mythology, the devas and asuras performed the “churning of the ocean of milk” ( samudra manthan ), in order to get amrita . In this process, the fourteen treasure jewels (atnas) emerged from the ocean. The fourth ratna that emerged is known as kaustubha.
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Chintamani The Sacred Stone Of Lord Brahma
Swargaloka gems are called mani , chitnamani stone is one of the four swargloka gems . It is known by various names in following in sanskrit muktha , mothika , soumya , tara , taraka , swapnasara , neeraja , induratna , binduphala , shukthimani , rasobhava , sindhujatham .
1. Chintamani stone is white in color
2. It is worn by lord brahma
3. Said by some to be the equivalent of the philosopher’s stone in western alchemy.
4. The cintamani stone is a legendary artifact of hindu and buddhist hindu mythology, a “wish-fulfilling” gem of extraordinary power.
5. The yoga vasistha is a philosophical text attributed to valmiki, although the real author is vasishta, originally written in the 10th century AD, contains a story about the cintamani .
6. The kintamani mountainous region in bali was named after the chintamani.
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