Shiva as Hill---Place which gives Mukthi at thought

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

FOllowing talks about the importance of holy Hill Arunai

from "ArunachalaPuranam"

 

Once, the sage Markandeya, leading a group of Rishis, prayed to

Nandikeswara to tell them about easy ways to cross the Ocean of

Samsara and reach Mukti. The Lord deigns to reply that a dip in the

holy Ganges at Kasi (Benares) done in full faith, or shedding one's

mortal coils there; being born in Tiruvaaroor (Kamalalaya); a glimpse

of the Dance of the Three-Eyed one at Chidambaram; a visit to

Vriddhachalam where Vishnu offered worship to Siva and received the

Chakra as boon; a pilgrimage to Kedarnath; Darsana of the Lord at

Mallikarjuna whom Brahma worships prior to every creation – all these

are ways to Mukti. Further, there is Kalahasti where Siva stands as a

hill in order that Vishnu, wearer of the fragrant Tulasi garland, and

Lakshmi, resident of the cool, honey-dripping Lotus, may have His

direct Darsana from their holy abode on the Tirupati Hill. Not only

that, He also resides on the hill of Kalahasti as the Linga

worshipped of yore by the hunter-saint Kannappar. Further there are

Kanchipuram of great renown, Kumbhakonam, Seerkazhi, Madurai,

Rameswaram and many more which lead to Mukti by mere virtue of birth

or death there or by worship of the Lord therein.

Hearing these words of Nandikeswara, Markandeya addressed

him as follows: Visiting these diverse places and offering worship

and engaging oneself in allied activities is quite a task even for

the long-lived gods and siddhas. What then can mortal men hope to

gain in a life-span brief as a flash of lightening? Worse still is

the plight of animals and birds, and hopeless indeed the fate of

trees and shrubs. I request you therefore to enlighten us about a

place with power to grant Release not only for trees, beasts and

birds, but also for the old, the inform and the lame among men for

whom bathing in rivers, pradakshina, ritual worship and namaskara are

out of the question. Please enlighten us about such a place in which

any jiva could be confident of kaivalya, Release.

When thus the Sage Markandeya, the vanquisher of Death,

worshipped with the other sages the Lotus-feet of Nandikeswara, the

Lord raised his palm in benediction as if to say: "I shall tell you!"

However the very remembrance of Arunachala in his Heart, prior to his

uttering that word, struck Nandikeswara himself speechless in non-

dual bliss! He sat still for long, with palms joined as if in prayer,

hair standing on end all over the tingling body, with tear-filled

eyes, and in a trance. Then as if awakening, he sang forth: "O Lord

of Arunagiri, wearing the Ganges in your matted hair! O Lord of

Flaming Eyes, who ever overwhelms us with your Grace!" He then

proceeded to address the sages:

 

"Listen. There is a place on earth with grants Deliverance to any

created being, moving or unmoving, by the mere remembrance of its

sacred Name. It has innumerable names. Some of these are: Gowri

Nagara, Tejo Nagara, Arunachala, Sivaloka Nagara, Mukti Nagara, Jnana

Nagara, Sthaleswara (the Supreme among sacred spots), Suddha Nagara,

Dakshina Kailasa (Southern Kailasa), Sonagiri and so on. Being the

Spiritual Centre of Creation it draws the gods, sages and Tapasvins,

in short anyone who thinks of it, to itself. There is a Hill there

which stands in Krita Yuga as a Hill of Fire, in Treta as one of

Diamond, in Dvapara as a Golden Hill and in Kali Yuga as a Hill of

Stone. When even Vishnu as a boar and Brahma as a swan had to abandon

their long-drawn search to find its beginning and end, can we hope to

find a Hill to equal Arunachala? The Sun, thirsting to sip from the

springs on this Hill, the water of which even the celestial Ganges

considers holy directs his chariot-horses to leap over Arunachala

daily! "

 

 

Om NamaShivaya

Ramya

[Guest guest]

sarvam sivamayam

dear ramya,

namaskaram.

your write-up on Arunai is such a holy thing. Yes Thiruvannamalai is mentioned as Bhoologa Kailayam (Kailas in the earth), whether the mahadev is in the form of hills. It is said this hill itself has the appearence as the linga swaroupe.

By just mentioning and just thinking about the Arunachaleswar in Thiruvannamalai only gives moksha. I just can't express the holy experience u feel, when you perform girivalam on the full-moon day night. Ramana Maharishi, the holy Bhagavan and spiritual guru, attained his moksha there. One who visits arunai, whoever it may be, will certainly feel the magenetism that draws us with out our conscience to go near the hill and see the annamalaiappar.

Whoever goes inside the temple feels the security and love of a father towards his children, most of them felt that they just stand in the temple, just staring not rembembering anything they might wish to ask.

sivaya namaha.

Punith Balu

 

ramya_sms <no_reply> wrote:

Hi all,

FOllowing talks about the importance of holy Hill Arunai

from "ArunachalaPuranam"

 

Once, the sage Markandeya, leading a group of Rishis, prayed to

Nandikeswara to tell them about easy ways to cross the Ocean of

Samsara and reach Mukti. The Lord deigns to reply that a dip in the

holy Ganges at Kasi (Benares) done in full faith, or shedding one's

mortal coils there; being born in Tiruvaaroor (Kamalalaya); a glimpse

of the Dance of the Three-Eyed one at Chidambaram; a visit to

Vriddhachalam where Vishnu offered worship to Siva and received the

Chakra as boon; a pilgrimage to Kedarnath; Darsana of the Lord at

Mallikarjuna whom Brahma worships prior to every creation – all these

are ways to Mukti. Further, there is Kalahasti where Siva stands as a

hill in order that Vishnu, wearer of the fragrant Tulasi garland, and

Lakshmi, resident of the cool, honey-dripping Lotus, may have His

direct Darsana from their holy abode on the Tirupati Hill. Not only

that, He also resides on the hill of Kalahasti as the Linga

worshipped of yore by the hunter-saint Kannappar. Further there are

Kanchipuram of great renown, Kumbhakonam, Seerkazhi, Madurai,

Rameswaram and many more which lead to Mukti by mere virtue of birth

or death there or by worship of the Lord therein.

Hearing these words of Nandikeswara, Markandeya addressed

him as follows: Visiting these diverse places and offering worship

and engaging oneself in allied activities is quite a task even for

the long-lived gods and siddhas. What then can mortal men hope to

gain in a life-span brief as a flash of lightening? Worse still is

the plight of animals and birds, and hopeless indeed the fate of

trees and shrubs. I request you therefore to enlighten us about a

place with power to grant Release not only for trees, beasts and

birds, but also for the old, the inform and the lame among men for

whom bathing in rivers, pradakshina, ritual worship and namaskara are

out of the question. Please enlighten us about such a place in which

any jiva could be confident of kaivalya, Release.

When thus the Sage Markandeya, the vanquisher of Death,

worshipped with the other sages the Lotus-feet of Nandikeswara, the

Lord raised his palm in benediction as if to say: "I shall tell you!"

However the very remembrance of Arunachala in his Heart, prior to his

uttering that word, struck Nandikeswara himself speechless in non-

dual bliss! He sat still for long, with palms joined as if in prayer,

hair standing on end all over the tingling body, with tear-filled

eyes, and in a trance. Then as if awakening, he sang forth: "O Lord

of Arunagiri, wearing the Ganges in your matted hair! O Lord of

Flaming Eyes, who ever overwhelms us with your Grace!" He then

proceeded to address the sages:

 

"Listen. There is a place on earth with grants Deliverance to any

created being, moving or unmoving, by the mere remembrance of its

sacred Name. It has innumerable names. Some of these are: Gowri

Nagara, Tejo Nagara, Arunachala, Sivaloka Nagara, Mukti Nagara, Jnana

Nagara, Sthaleswara (the Supreme among sacred spots), Suddha Nagara,

Dakshina Kailasa (Southern Kailasa), Sonagiri and so on. Being the

Spiritual Centre of Creation it draws the gods, sages and Tapasvins,

in short anyone who thinks of it, to itself. There is a Hill there

which stands in Krita Yuga as a Hill of Fire, in Treta as one of

Diamond, in Dvapara as a Golden Hill and in Kali Yuga as a Hill of

Stone. When even Vishnu as a boar and Brahma as a swan had to abandon

their long-drawn search to find its beginning and end, can we hope to

find a Hill to equal Arunachala? The Sun, thirsting to sip from the

springs on this Hill, the water of which even the celestial Ganges

considers holy directs his chariot-horses to leap over Arunachala

daily! "

 

Om NamaShivaya

Ramya

 

 

 

 

 

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