The Five forms of Lord Narayana/Vishnu/Hari
Sunday, 28 March 2010
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The slOka( declared in brahmAnda purAnam and varAha purAnam ) written in Telugu language that you see in the header of this page transliterated to English is:
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
Lord Narayana is in five forms. He is in Sri Vaikuntha, with Goddess Mahalakshmi. He is in the milky ocean. He appeared as Incarnations. He is inside everything (Antaryami). He is seen in idol form (Archa) in temples. In Sri Vaikuntha, the only thing that is heard by Him is the Sama Veda. He does not hear the cries of people on earth, or the cries for help from the Devas. And if He only hears the Sama Veda in SriVaikuntha, how will come to our rescue? Our cries are heard by him in His abode in the milky ocean. So He resides in the milky ocean. This is His Vyuha form.
When He hears people's requests for help, He appears as avataras to save them. These avataras are known as His Vibhava forms. While ten incarnations are popularly known, He has taken many more avataras to save His devotees, and to establish dharma. He resides inside every one of us. Finally, He is also seen in temples, as idols. If we have a picture of Him and worship it at home, He is there in the picture too. Different people have worshipped different forms of the Lord, said K.B. Devarajan.
Thus, Suka Brahmam and the early Azhvars celebrated the Lord at Sri Vaikuntha. Sage Narada, Thiruppaan Azhvar and Thondardippodi Azhvar celebrated Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam. Valmiki and Kulasekhara Azhvar celebrated the Rama avatara. Parasara, Vyasa, Nammazhvar, Periazhvar and Andal celebrated Krishna. Sage Sounaka and Thirumangai Azhvar celebrated the idol form in many temples.
The Lord is celebrated as Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent. When we say He is Omnipresent, it means He is everywhere. So why should we worship Him in temples is the question that might arise. We need to worship Him in idol form in temples, because He is the most accessible in it. We are not in Sri Vaikuntha to enjoy His presence there. We do not live in the time of Rama or Krishna to enjoy the Vibhava form. We are not gnanis to realise His presence inside us as Antaryami. But we can and must worship Him in idol form. We must concentrate on His beautiful form in temples and seek salvation.
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When He hears people's requests for help, He appears as avataras to save them. These avataras are known as His Vibhava forms. While ten incarnations are popularly known, He has taken many more avataras to save His devotees, and to establish dharma. He resides inside every one of us. Finally, He is also seen in temples, as idols. If we have a picture of Him and worship it at home, He is there in the picture too. Different people have worshipped different forms of the Lord, said K.B. Devarajan.
Thus, Suka Brahmam and the early Azhvars celebrated the Lord at Sri Vaikuntha. Sage Narada, Thiruppaan Azhvar and Thondardippodi Azhvar celebrated Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam. Valmiki and Kulasekhara Azhvar celebrated the Rama avatara. Parasara, Vyasa, Nammazhvar, Periazhvar and Andal celebrated Krishna. Sage Sounaka and Thirumangai Azhvar celebrated the idol form in many temples.
The Lord is celebrated as Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent. When we say He is Omnipresent, it means He is everywhere. So why should we worship Him in temples is the question that might arise. We need to worship Him in idol form in temples, because He is the most accessible in it. We are not in Sri Vaikuntha to enjoy His presence there. We do not live in the time of Rama or Krishna to enjoy the Vibhava form. We are not gnanis to realise His presence inside us as Antaryami. But we can and must worship Him in idol form. We must concentrate on His beautiful form in temples and seek salvation.
UTSAVA MURTHY OF LORD SRI MALAYAPPA(VENKATESWARA) WITH SRIDEVI AND BHUDEVI
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"vEnkatAdri samam sthAnam brahmAndE nAsti kinchana,
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
vEnkatEsa samO dEvO na bhUtO na bhavishyati"
which means...
"In this Universe there is no sacred place equivalent to Venkatadri(i.e.,There is no place in the whole Universe which is more auspicious than the hill Venkatachala). There is no God equivalent to Lord Venkateswara neither in the past nor in the future going to be(i.e.,There is no Archa murti (worshippable form) in all the three times (present,past and future) whose glories are comparable to the Lord of Venkatachala)"
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