Remedies for cleaning out negative karma - To Swee

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Om Gurave Namah

 

Dear Swee,

 

I must confess that I am slightly confused about what you have written. I

presume that you meant to ask me why I had recommended the worship of Hanuman

and not that of Sri Nrisimha Deva. In that case, well, here is the logic. If

you had not meant any such thing, then please ignore the following.

 

First thing is that Hanuman is an incarnation pertaining to Tretayuga, which is

a later yuga, while, Nrisimha Avatara pertains to Krita yuga, so Hanuman

couldn’t have really killed Hiranya Kashyapa!! Jokes apart (can never resist

one, u know how much I love to laugh!), though the purpose and nature of both

incarnations is different, still there is a similarity. Both are worshipped to

propitiate Mars. If you happen to look at the idol of Panchamukhi-Anjaneya, you

would notice that one of the 5 faces is that of Nrisimha.

 

Lord Nrisimha is an incarnation of Vishnu born to restore order in the world and

reinforce the fact that Vishnu is “sarva-vyapaka” or omnipresent. Ofcourse, it

is also to bless Prahlada and kill Hiranyakashyapa. This supremely violent

form & uncontrollable malefic temper of Ugra Narasimha were a one-time measure

for annihilating an astute asura, and should not be invoked at all for ordinary

purposes. Instead, Nrisimha should be worshipped in his more saatwik and

controlled but equally powerful aspects, as Lakshmi Narasimha or Yoga Narasimha

(This is true of all ugra Devatas). Usually in our part of the world, unless

Nrisimha is one’s kuladevata, His worship is not routinely conducted in the

home, like that of

Varaha avatara.

 

Sri Rama is also another incarnation of Vishnu, equally powerful in a different

way and is a much more milder and approachable aspect than that of Nrisimha. In

India, more so in Andhra Pradesh, protection is always “Sri Rama Raksha” and

Hanuman is an integral part of that Divine Protection as much as Rama Naamam

(name of Rama) and Rama BaaNam (arrow of Rama). As a disciple & devotee of Sun

(Sun god and Sri Rama) & and incarnation of Rudra (Mars), Hanuman is the

natural choice to fight/defeat the forces of the Dark. Anjaneya is supposed to

be a chiranjeevi (an immortal) and the specific task given to him is that he

must protect all those who take the name of “Rama”, which is the ideal

combination of ashtakshari and panchakshari. Chanting this one name alone,

is said to yield positive power equal to chanting the entire Vishnu sahasranaamam.

 

And, in his own right, Hanuman is a popular griha devata, because his stupendous

strength (physical as well as spiritual) is tempered by his great humility,

knowledge, wisdom and bhakti. It is also because of his ability to bring / bind

people together and protect the sanctity of the marriage/home. Was he not the

most instrumental in bringing Sita and Rama together, after virtually cleaning

out the demon infested Lanka? Had he not resurrected Lakshmana by bringing

Sanjivani? Infact, in almost every place in India, especially in south, be it

a city, or town or a tiny village, the worship of Hanuman is as much mandatory

as the worship of gramadevata, for keeping away evil spirits and protecting the

natives. Why talk of

us….Lord Krishna Himself wanted the Hanuman to stay atop the the flagmast in

Mahabharata war, to ensure protection and victory for Dharma and Pandavas …..

 

Love,

Lakshmi

 

 

Jaya JagannathaDear Lakshmi,I feel that you must keep a picture of Hanumanji in

your house/building,as Hanumanji is an incarnation of Shiva and is known to

chase awayspirits and protect the native. If chanting HanumanChalisa is not

possible, you can try

chanting "Sri Rama", because itis said that wherever the name of Sri Rama is

invoked, Hanumanji willstay there...........and yet Sri Narasimha Deva slew

Hiranyakasipu, the King ofDemons, the sole commander of presiding deities. He

could not be killedinside or outside a residence, nor man nor beast etc.

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