Hari Hara Sarvam

On this auspicious day of Kārthigai Dīpam, let's immerse ourselves in the nectar of Aruṇāchaleśvara's names and know about him. One gets liberated if he beholds the Lord in Puṇḍarīkapura (Cidaṃbaram) or born in Kamalālaya (Thiruvārūr) or lose his life in Kāśikapura. All these may not be conceivable to everybody so one gets liberation just by remembering Śrī Aruṇāchala Kṣetra. By "remembering" it doesn't mean to remember once and forget about it the following second. It means to continuously meditate upon Aruṇāchalam, Lord Aruṇāchaleśvara and Devī Apītakucāmba.  Muthu Swāmi Dīkṣitar has uniquely composed Kīrtanas for Pañchabhūta Kṣetras. He has sung about both Pārvatī and Parameśvara in Kāñchī, Jambūkeśvaram, Kālahasti and Cidaṃbaram yet he sings about Śiva alone in Aruṇāchala Kṣetra since here Śrī Pārvatī Parameśvara is in the form of Ardhanārīśvara and are conjoined. Aruṇādri mountain itself is regarded as a Śivaliṅga. Śiva here is known as Aruṇācaleśvara and Umā...

Shivāya Vishnu Rūpāya, Shiva Rūpāya Vishnave.  Śiva is the form of Viṣṇu and Viṣṇu is the form of Śiva. They are the same lord, the same supreme Brahman. Śiva is Vannaga Bhūshana, Nārāyaṇa is Vannaga Sayana. Śiva is Anātharakshaka, Nārāyaṇa is Ābathbāndava. Śiva is Bhasma Vibhūshita, Nārāyaṇa is Srīkanda Lepitha. Śiva is Chinmayā Nanda, Nārāyaṇa is Chinmaya Rūpa. Śiva is Parameshwara, Nārāyaṇa is Paramapurusha. Śiva is Vaidyanātha, Nārāyaṇa is Dhanvantari.  Śiva is Vishveshwara, Nārāyaṇa is Jagannātha. Śiva is Mahādeva, Nārāyaṇa is Ādideva. Śiva is Natarāja, Nārāyaṇa is Natawara. Śiva is Vāmadeva, Nārāyaṇa is Vāsudeva. Śiva is Kailāśanātha, Nārāyaṇa Vaikuṇṭhanātha. Śiva is Umadhava, Nārāyaṇa is Madhava  Śiva is Umāpati, Nārāyaṇa is Lakṣmīpati.  Śiva is Kalyāṇa Sundara, Nārāyaṇa is Bhuvanasundara.  Śiva is Gopeshwara, Nārāyaṇa is Gopikāvallabha. Śiva is Bhootanātha, Nārāyaṇa is Bhootakrita.  Śiva is Kumāra Janaka, Nārāyaṇa is Māra Janaka. Śiva reclines as Pa...

 On this auspicious day of Dīpāvali, let's remember Goddess Srī Mahālakshmī and see how She graces the three worlds!!  Seated on a fully bloomed Lotus, holding fresh lotuses in Her upper arms and displaying Abhaya and Varada Hasta in Her other two arms, clad in the most exquisite robes and jewellery, having lotus-like fragrance, face, eyes, hands and Feet, having long, dark and silky hair, ever youthful and brimming with love, compassion, auspiciousness, opulence, beauty and grace, the great Goddess Lakshmī is omnipresent just like Lakshmī Pati. She presides over each and every atom in this universe and is the Shaktī of Nārāyana. Goddess Lakshmī's Love for Her Nārāyana is pure, immeasurable, tranquil, exquisite, transcendental, blissful and beyond all materialistic things! It's due to this love for Srī Hari and motherly care for Her children that Mahālakshmī accompanies the Lord in whichever form He takes and completes Him. Srī is the earth and Sriyahpati is the upholder of...

Let's start the blog by praising our dear Lord Gaṇapati. Here's the Vināyagar Agaval, a divine hymn to Lord Gaṇeśa by poetess Avvaiyār. seedha kallabha senthamaraippum, paatha chilambhu pala isai paada, pon araijnanum, poonthugil aadaiyum, vanna marungil valarndu azhakerippa, pezhai vayirum, perum paara kodum, vezha mukhamum, vilangu chindooramum, anju karamum, angusa paasamum, nenjir kudi konda neela meniyum, naandra vaayum, naaliru puyamum, moondru kannum, mummatha chuvadum, irandu cheviyum, ilangu Pon mudiyum, thiranda muppiri nool thigazh Oli maarbum, chor padam kadantha thuriya mey jnanam, arpudham nindra karpaga kallire The anklets which are adorning the red lotus feet of Ganēśa, which has sandalwood paste applied on it sings various sweet songs praising him. The golden waist band and soft floral dress upon fair hip shine vibrantly like rainbow. His pot belly and heavy tusk, The Elephant face and a bright tilaka of saffron on his forehead. The five hands (including the tr...

 We invoke the beloved Son of Umā, the adorable Lord Vināyaka to help us overcome the obstacles in our journey and make us successful in our mission. We bow down to the benevolent Devī Saraswatī to bless us with wisdom and knowledge and enable us to sing the glories of Hari Hara. We prostrate before the lotus Feet of the compassionate Mother Mahālakshmī and seek Her guidance in writing about Her greatness and the Līlās of Her Beloved Nārāyana. It's Her grace which makes us think about the Lord of Vaikunta! We pray to Mother Pārvatī, the beloved of Maheshwara and the darling Sister of Hari to grant us the strength to battle many vices in our endeavours. May Bhagavatī enable us to eulogise Her numerous forms and serve Her and Sadāshiva! We salute our Āchāryās and renowned Devotees who have guided the mankind to Bhagavān and taught us valuable lessons.  We thank all our readers in advance and heartily welcome you to this blog by Hari Priye, Shyāmasundari Dāsi and  Śivapādahṛ...