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for Sri Sarabesvara's entry. They then request the Great Protector to become

present in these pillars for the benefit of those who visit the temples. The

ever merciful Sarabesa agrees with their selfless plea and manifests His divine

energy in these pillars. This process is known as Sarabesvara Linga Aavaahanam.

Lord Sarabesa showers His blessings on temple visitors from this vantage point.

Worshipping the Sarabesvara form found in temple pillars is therefore very

important, especially on Sunday evenings

new roman">1. The Universal Omkaara Form Sri Sarabesvara is Siva's Universal

Omkaara form. He is the great Lord who keeps the universe in check. He is the

root cause of the many divine manifestations, the pancha bootha sakthi that

underlies the physical universe, the Nava Naayakas, the Devas and all mantra,

tantra, yantra, yoga, siddhi potentialities. He is the One who blesses all

beings with peace and prosperity. If we deserve to be famous, it's Sri Sarabesa

who grants us fame. If we deserve to be courageous, it's Sri Sarabesa who grants

us courage. He's the great motivator.

If we get stuck in the course of our endeavors, He's the One who motivates us to

move forward and helps us make progress. He is the grantor of peace and

tranquility. He is the dispenser of all that's good and the vanquisher of all

that's evil. He's the eternal Well Wisher of all beings. Within Siva who

is the root cause of siddhi (spiritual attainment) and buddhi (spiritual

intelligence), Sri Sarabesa is the Parasakthi who is the Lord of bakthi

(devotion) and balam (spiritual fortitude). 2. Sarabesvara Avatar The

scriptural texts known as the Puranas have described the Lord's Sarabesvara

manifestation in detail. What we present here is that which has been conveyed

to us by the Siddhas. The great Lord Narayana manifested as Sri Narasimha to

rid the universe of the evil that was Hiranyakasipu. Evil Incarnate

Hiranyakasipu had oppressed the universe with his tyranny. He was a consummate

egomaniac. His arrogance

knew no bounds and he was certain that he could do whatever he pleased. He found

much pleasure in subjecting all beings, including the Devas, to much pain and

suffering. To protect the denizens of the universe and to give the evil one

his due, Lord Narayana manifested his wrathful, aggressive Narasimha man-lion

form. Sri Narasimha tore the demon apart thus putting an end to his tyrannical

rule. To ensure that Hiranyakasipu's brand of evil is forever banished from the

universe, Sri Narasimha consumed every drop of Hiranyakasipu's blood and then

wore the demon's mangled body as a garland. Thus He made sure that none of the

evil one's physical remains made contact with the universe. The

inimitable man-lion roared and performed a terrifying dance. His eyes shone like

great balls of fire and His blood curdling roar struck fear in everyone. The

universe shuddered at this aggressive form of the Lord. No one could approach

Him and no one could bear His all consuming aggressive energy. So the Devas,

Rishis and Siddhas approached Sri Siva and requested His protection. Sri Siva,

with the full support of Sri Soolini and Prathyankira Devis and Their

respective entourages, manifested His supremely aggressive Sarabesvara form. He

embraced Sri Narasimha, cooled Him down and made Him accessible to all beings.

3. Different Roles in Different Yugas Sri Sarabesvara, being Siva's

Universal Omkara form, is not a new avatar. It was an avatar that was recreated

during Sri Narasimha avatar. Sri Sarabesa has existed through all the yugas. In

each yuga, Sri Sarabesvara takes on a role that's best suited for the

characteristics of that yuga and the state of spirituality in that age. The

Kritha Yuga is an age of

dharma (righteousness). During this yuga, Sri Sarabesvara takes on the role of

anugraha moorthi, the beatific Lord who blesses one and all with His grace.

When righteousness falters in this age, He assumes the role of dhanda moorthi,

the One who corrects and absolves small mistakes and errors. During the

Tretha Yuga, He dons the role of dhanda moorthi. In the Dvaapara Yuga, Sri

Sarabesvara is a ugra moorthi, the destroyer of sins and evil. In the Kali

Yuga (the present age), He is the prabandha moorthi who protects the virtuous

and those

engaged in selfless service from evil. He is the vanquisher of the foes of

virtue. He's the protector of the pious and the virtuous. He destroys the evil

in the evil ones and transforms them into virtuous beings. 4. Tranquil

Forms and Aggressive Forms The One formless, attribute-less Absolute manifests

both tranquil and aggressive forms. The Lord manifests Himself as

Dakshina Moorthi, the Universal Teacher, in a form that's the very definition

of peace and tranquility. He also manifests Himself as Sarabesvara, the

Universal Protector, in what's a supremely wrathful, aggressive form. It's the

same Lord who manifests both forms. To bless peace loving souls like Siddhas

and rishis, the Lord manifests His peaceful, tranquil forms. To put the

demonic, egomaniacal evil ones in their place, He manifests His wrathful,

aggressive forms. Since the Kali Yuga (the current age) is an age of evil,

it's very important that we worship the Universal Protector if we want to stay

away from evil. 5. Many Manifestations It's the same Lord who manifests

Himself as Siva, Narayana, Sakthi, Ganapathi, Muruga and so on. There are many

many divine manifestations. This is because the Lord recognizes our

imperfections and our failings; He knows that different beings have different

temperaments; He knows that different forms

may appeal to different beings. Thus, out of his compassion for our failings, He

manifests His innumerable divine potencies in innumerable avatars. Human

beings are different by way of economics, education, temperament, style of

thinking, karma baggage and other factors. They also differ in the perfection

of their surrender to the Divine Will or the lack of it. So each one of us may

gravitate to a different divine manifestation. As the expression goes,

different strokes for different folks. Different divine forms may appeal to

different people, but it's the same God who receives us all in the end. In a

time of moral decadence and rise of evil, the worship of Sri Sarabesvara is an

ideal recourse for all of humankind. The

Siddhas worship and revere all divine forms because each divine form was

manifested by God for our spiritual and material welfare. If the Siddhas do

this, should we not? It's our spiritual duty to acknowledge each divine avatar

with gratitude and render worship to all of these divine forms. There are

many mantras for SharabhaMurthy(Sharabheshwara) and He is extremly powerful and

puissant God of Kaliyuga who solves all the problems of His devotees. Time for

doing the SharabhaMurthy Mantras While every minute of every day is ideal

for worship, The Siddhas have specified certain time periods that are

particularly suited for the worship of Lord Sarabesvara, the Great Protector.

These are the Nitya Pradosha Kaalam and the Raahu Kaalam time periods of each

day. Raahu Kaalam is inauspicious for material activities but ideal for

worship. These time periods on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday are particularly

important for Sarabesvara worship. Since the Nitya Pradosha Kaalam and Raahu

Kaalam time periods coincide on Sunday, it's of paramount importance that all

of us worship Lord Sarabesvara on Sunday during this time period. Roughly

speaking, this time period starts at two hours before sunset and ends one hour

after sunset. While ardent devotees of the Great Protector will worship Him

every day, all others must at the very least dedicate this three hour period

for Sarabesvara worship every week if interested. The Sarabesvara form can be

also be seen in

Thaaraasuram near Kumbakonam, Kaaraikudi, Maadambaakkam near Madras, Koyambedu

near Madras, Thirisoolam near Madras, Arunachala, Madurai, Chidambaram amongst

other places. The Siddhas say that celebrating Paksha Pradosham in those

temples where the Sarabesvara form is found is very very effective. If Paksha

Pradosham were to fall on a Sunday, it's that much more potent! The

Siddhas say that the bad karma accumulated by the

evil proclivities of the Kali Yuga can best be destroyed by the worship of Sri

Sarabesa, Ugraha Prathyankira Devi and Narasimha during the Pradosham time

period. Why? Because this sort of bad karma can only be burnt by a special

potency of the Lord known as the Neelakanta Agni Sakthi which pervades the

world during the Pradosham time period.

------------------------- Now, Coming to

your question sire. You had asked me whether I know of any good book on Sharaba

like a kalpam.--- Iam surprised given your age and experience that you do not

possess it.But I think it is my Bhagya to serve you that has facilitated this

good tiding for me. There definitely is a book which any ardent devotee of the

deity knows. It is called SHARABHA KALPAM It is found in AKASA BHAIRAVA

TANTRA(Aaakasa bhairava Kalpaantargatam) I have an old second edition copy with

me which I bought for Rupees 18 long time ago!! It was edited by

Thetiyur,S.Krishnamurthi Shastry(who was a senior Sanskrit Pundit,Sarasvati

Mahal Library,Tanjore) This book has been published by THANJAVUR

MAHARAJA SERFOJI'S SARASVATI MAHAL LIBRARY THANJAVUR (2ND EDITION DATE IS

1995)--PUBLICATION NUMBER IS 248 THE LANGAUGE

IS COMPLETELY SANSKRIT. (I will translate the whole book into Tamil for

you sire please do not worry on that count as you have mentioned in the

email(sent by your son) to me).Only 500 copies of the book were printed and I

possess one sir. FOLLOWING

ARE FOUND IN THIS WORK SIR: 1. SHARABHA MANTRA 2. SHARABHA KAVACHAM 3. MALA

MANTRA 4. YANTRAS AND PRAYOGA MARGAS This manuscript is preserved in the

Sarasvathi Mahal Library in the mantra section(B.No.7048-supplemental No.398)

The library has also published one AKASA BHAIRAVA KALPOKTA MANTRA SANGRAHA(Gist

of mantars from AKASA BHAIRAVA KALPA) Please allay your fears of buying

this rare book or going to Tanjore to buy it. When I went to Tanjore last time

to pay my respects to Brihadeeshwara Murthy I had been to this ancient library

and found only a few books of which Akasa Bhairava Tantra series was not there.

Maybe it was all sold out(being a limited edition copy). I will give a complete

transliteration of the text which I possess in one or two days time sire.Please

do not worry. Om

Saaluvesaaya vidhmahépakshi raajaaya dheemahithannó Sarabesvara prachodayaath

Shaktha-Shakthi-Sadaashivam SadaaBhajamyaham! Your Thondan, Shreeram

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[ramathasan]

Dear Group Owner:

 

Gurudevo Vijayathe

 

Last month i have seen this and got the sanskrit version and given to my Guru ji.

 

i know only Tamil. As you mentioned may i get the tamil version of this book.

 

Its very helpfull and as you told should have.

 

 

Waiting for your valuable reply

 

Regards

 

K.PE.Ramathasan

Chennai

[ramathasan]

Dear All:

 

I required Tamil Verson SHARABHA KALPAM .

 

Kindly can any one hellp me ?

 

Regards

 

K.PE.Ramathasan

[ramathasan]

Dear Group Owner:

 

Kindly let me know is there tamil version of SHARABHA KALPAM available. i have seen your message that you are tansalated one.

 

I need tamil version one.

 

Kindly help me

 

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K.PE.Ramathasan

[nnk]

Hi,

Do you have the Rishi, Chanda and Dhyana with shadamga of Sharabha mantra which is part of Dakshinaamnaya?

 

It starts with "Om namo bhagavathe pralayakaalagnirudraaya.."

[sunnyman]

Dear Group Owner:

I need sanskrit version SHARABHA KALPAM,can u mail it

 

Lord SHARABHA protect and bless us all