#Rākṣasa

[tonyrossmcmahon]

Werewolves explained - a terrifying history!

The history of werewolves goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece, Hindu mythology and countless stories of werewolf attacks

From Ancient Greek and Hindu mythology to the Vikings and medieval France and down to modern times – werewolves have enjoyed a long history. The idea of these half-human/half-wolf creatures that are capable of tearing innocent people to pieces. Transforming themselves, shape shifting from an ordinary person to a lupine monster. So what is a werewolf? Well, somebody transformed into a werewolf…

[thetemplarknight]

Werewolves explained - a terrifying history!

The history of werewolves goes back thousands of years to ancient Greece, Hindu mythology and countless stories of werewolf attacks

From Ancient Greek and Hindu mythology to the Vikings and medieval France and down to modern times – werewolves have enjoyed a long history. The idea of these half-human/half-wolf creatures that are capable of tearing innocent people to pieces. Transforming themselves, shape shifting from an ordinary person to a lupine monster. So what is a werewolf? Well, somebody transformed into a werewolf…

[malcontentmathador]

"Rākṣasa (राक्षस) and the rest (yakṣa and piśāca) are lower classes of beings, ignorant of the law relating to what should and what should not be eaten; and it is they that eat meat"

I wonder if this is why all Karma society bosses in DDS2 are Yakshas! As a reference to the fact that they gleefully eat the flesh of other humans to survive?

[krishnaart]

Sri Krishna said:

“Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva, of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the Lord of wealth [Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of mountains I am Meru.”~Bhagavad Gita as it is 10.23

[af12art]

I've been sick, so I didn't feel fully drawing. These are some concepts I wanted to revolve around fire, but with something else- I decided to mix it with Rākṣasas/tiger. Giyu and he are the only ones with vague backstories (it was easier, and my sickness wasn't helping at all). As well, I can't imagine him as a demon, so the reason was difficult for me to come up with. In this Au, he became a demon before Tanjiro's time, so his brother Senjuro is grown up compared to the original. The blue fire is activated when he goes fuuull out/

[harekrishna108]

☀KING HIRANYAKASHIPU ☀

“Hiraṇyakaśipu became the conqueror of the entire universe. Indeed, that great demon conquered all the planets in the three worlds — upper, middle and lower — including the planets of the human beings, the Gandharvas, the Garuḍas, the great serpents, the Siddhas, Cāraṇas and Vidyādharas, the great saints, Yamarāja, the Manus, the Yakṣas, the Rākṣasas, the Piśācas and their masters, and the masters of the ghosts and Bhūtas. He defeated the rulers of all the other planets where there are living entities and brought them under his control. Conquering the abodes of all, he seized their power and influence."~Srimad Bhagavatam 7.4.5-7

[mahayanapilgrim]

Eight Classes of Gods and Demons in Buddhism

In Buddhist cosmology, the Eight Classes of Gods and Demons, known as Aṣṭagatyaḥ or Aṣṭauparṣadaḥ in Sanskrit and ལྷ་འདྲེ་སྡེ་བརྒྱད་ (lha dré dé gyé) in Tibetan, represent a classification of worldly spirits. These beings play significant roles in Buddhist narratives and teachings. One particular classification includes:

1. **Dü (Skt. Māra; Tib. བདུད་, Wyl. bdud):**

- Often referred to as Māra, the personification of desire and the temptations that hinder spiritual progress.

- Linked to the Four Maras, representing various obstacles on the path to enlightenment.

2. **Mamo (Skt. Mātṛkā; Tib. མ་མོ་, Wyl. ma mo):**

- Mamo spirits are a group of protective and sometimes wrathful female deities associated with fertility and protection.

3. **Naga (Skt. Nāga; Tib. ཀླུ་, Wyl. klu):**

- Serpent-like beings often associated with water and weather phenomena.

- Both benevolent and malevolent nagas are present in Buddhist cosmology.

4. **Ging (Skt. Kiṃkaras; Tib. གིང་, Wyl. ging):**

- Ging refers to a category of spirits or beings with diverse characteristics.

- Their role can range from protectors to potentially harmful influences.

5. **Rahula (Skt. Rāhula):**

- Rahula is the name of the son of Siddhartha Gautama (the historical Buddha) and is also associated with an obstructive deity.

- Represents obstacles on the path to enlightenment.

6. **Tsen (Tib. བཙན་, Wyl. btsan):**

- Tsen spirits are generally considered malevolent and harmful entities.

- Associated with obstacles and disturbances.

7. **Rakshasa (Skt. Rākṣasa; Tib. སྲིན་པོ་, Wyl. srin po):**

- Rakshasas are demon-like beings known for their ferocity and malevolence.

- Often depicted as shape-shifters and troublemakers.

8. **Yaksha (Skt. Yakṣa; Tib. གནོད་སྦྱིན་, Wyl. gnod sbyin):**

- Yakshas are a class of nature spirits associated with the earth and natural elements.

- Varied in character, some are benevolent while others may pose challenges.

Inner corespondence:

- On an inner level, these classes of gods and demons are believed to correspond to the Eight Consciousnesses in Buddhist philosophy. The inner understanding emphasizes the psychological and spiritual aspects of these classifications, aligning them with different layers of consciousness.

Understanding these Eight Classes provides insights into the rich tapestry of Buddhist cosmology, illustrating the complex interplay between spiritual forces and the human journey towards enlightenment.

[mxgicthot]

Aditya Ranjit Singh

Name : Aditya आदित्य

Meaning : Lord of the sun

Gender : Male

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Sexual orientation : Bisexual

Pronouns : He/him

MBTI type : ISTJ

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Homeland : Paraka / Rajasthan

Ethnical inspiration : South Asian - Rajasthani

Spouse : Samaira Rathod

*In arcanaverse - Adi and Samaira are still technically married and live together but have an open relationship.

*In modern au - they live separately

Sun : Taurus

Birthday : 11 May

Chinese zodiac : metal rooster

Western zodiac

Moon : Leo

Rising : Cancer

Apperance

He has shoulder length dark brown hair which he leaves loose, sharp canines and a deep scar above his right eye. He speaks in an unnaturally deep growly voice.

Eyes : Amber

Hair : Dark straight hair

Facial hair : Beard will vary in length, but he never goes completely clean-shaven

Height : 7ft (213 cm)

Body type : Mesomorph Body Type, very strong and burly. He has a muscular chest, shoulders, and limbs.

Accessories

He wears a lot of gold rings. Has a few ear piercings, usually wears dark metal jewelry to blend in with his hair

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Favourites

Colour : Red

Food : Laal Maas (mutton curry prepared in a sauce of yoghurt and hot spices)

Drink : Mahua liquor

Flower : Rohida (Tecomella undulata)

Animal : Cats

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Personality

Aditya is often stoic with his primary conversational skills being grunts, a swear word and throwing shade when pressed. He is highly observant of his surroundings and notices even the smallest of changes.

Adi keeps his feelings close to the chest, but under his stoic demeanor hides a softer interior. He will do nearly anything to protect his loved ones.

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Likes

Cooking

Triditional art and music

Forging weapons

Reading

Animal's (has a soft spot for cats)

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Dislikes

Surgery desserts

Time wasting

Loud noises

Crowded spaces

Ignorant / judgemental people

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Fears

Being unable to protect his loved ones.

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Minor Arcana - Nine of wands

Major Arcana - the devil

Upright : Resilience, courage, persistence, test of faith, boundaries

Reversed : Inner resources, struggle, overwhelm, defensive, paranoia

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Trade / Occupation

He currently works as a sword for hire.

Has made deals and worked for Queen Nasrin in the past and occasionally continues to assist the royal family.

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Random facts

He is practical and has a desire to understand the way certain things work.

He is a surprisingly good artist, and his preferred medium is charcoal, though he never does much with his art.

Doesn't sleep at night, but prefers to take naps during the day - in the sun.

Likes working with his hands, some of his hobbies include, woodwork, pottery and jewelry making.

Is really well read and knowledgeable on political matters.

Makes his own weapons and is a very skilled blacksmith.

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Rakshasas abilities

Rākṣasa

They are powerful warriors, expert magicians and illusionists. As shapeshifters, they could assume different physical forms. As illusionists, they were capable of creating appearances which were real to those who believed in them or who failed to dispel them. Some of the rakshasas were said to be man-eaters, and made their gleeful appearance when the slaughter on a battlefield was at its worst.

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Magical abilities

Shape-shifting - he can willing change form whenever he chooses.

Illusionary magic : the ability to psychically distort others' perception of reality and the ability to impart substance and power into illusory sensory phenomena

Superhuman Senses- the ability to perceive sensory stimuli with precision and range beyond human norms.

Life-Force Absorption- the ability to psychically draw life energy into oneself.

[chaitanyavijnanam]

శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణము - 876 / Sri Siva Maha Purana - 876

🌹 . శ్రీ శివ మహా పురాణము - 876 / Sri Siva Maha Purana - 876 🌹 ✍️. స్��ామి తత్త్వ విదానంద సరస్వతి 📚. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ 🌴. రుద్రసంహితా-యుద్ద ఖండః - అధ్యాయము - 37 🌴 🌻. స్కందశంఖచూడుల ద్వంద్వయుద్ధము - 4 🌻

అతడు దానవుల ప్రభువు ఛాతీపై సూర్యునివలె తన బల్లెమును విసరెను. ఆ దెబ్బకి స్పృహతప్పి పడిపోయాడు. (33). ఆ శక్తివంతమైన అసురుడు ఒక ముహూర్తంలో బాధ నుండి విముక్తి పొందాడు మరియు స్పృహలోకి వచ్చాడు. లియోనైన్ శక్తితో అతను లేచి గర్జించాడు. (34) అతను తన ఈటెతో గొప్ప శక్తి గల కార్తికేయుడిని కొరికాడు. ఆ బల్లెమును చేయక, బ్రహ్మ వరము, వ్యర్థము, కార్తికేయుడు నేలమీద పడ్డాడు. (35).

కాళి ఆతనిని తన ఒడిలోనికి తీసుకొని శివునిసన్నిధికి చేర్చగా, శివుడు తన జ్ఞానముచే ఆతనిని అవలీలగా జీవింపజేసెను (36). మరియు శివుడు ఆతనికి అనంత బలము నిచ్చెను. అపుడు ప్రతాపశ��లి, శివపుత్రుడునగు స్కందుడు లేచి నిలబడి, మరల బయలుదేరుటకు సిద్ధపడెను (37). ఇంతలో వీరుడు, మహాబలుడు అగు వీరభద్రుడు యుద్ధములో గొప్ప బలమును ప్రదర్శించే శంఖచూడునితో పోరాడెను (38). శంఖచూడుడు యుద్ధములో ఏయే అస్త్రములను వర్షమువలె కురిపించెనో, ఆయా అస్త్రములను వీరుడగు వీరభద్రుడు తన బాణములచే అవలీలగా ఛేదించెను (39). ఆ రాక్షసరాజు వందలాది దివ్యాస్త్రములను ప్రయోగించెను ప్రతాప శాలియగు వీరభద్రుడు వాటిని తన బాణములతో ఛేదించి వానిని కొట్టెను (40). అపుడు ప్రతాపవంతుడగు శంఖచూడుడు మిక్కిలి కోపించి ఆతనిని శక్తితో వక్షస్థ్సలము నందు కొట్టెను. ఆతడు ఆ దెబ్బకు చలించినేలపై బడెను (41). గణాధ్యక్షులలో అగ్రసరుడగు వీరభద్రుడు క్షణములో తెలివిని దెచ్చు కొని లేచి నిలబడి మరల ధనస్సును చేతబట్టెను (42).

ఇంతలో కాళి స్కందుని కోర్కెపై, దానవులను భక్షించి తన వారిని రక్షించుట కొరకై మరల యుద్ధరంగమునకు వెళ్లెను (43). నందీశ్వరుడు మొదలగు వీరులు, సర్వదేవతలు, గంధర్వులు, యక్షులు, రాక్షసులు, మరియు నాగులు ఆమె వెనుక నడిచిరి (44). వాద్యములను మ్రోగించువార���, మరియు మధువును అందించు వారు పెద్దసంఖ్యలో అనుసరించిరి. మరల రెండు పక్షములలోని వీరులందరు యుద్ధమునకు సన్నద్ధులైరి (45).

శ్రీ శివమహాపురాణములో రుద్రసంహితయందలి యుద్ధఖండలో స్కందశంఖచూడుల ద్వంద్వ యుద్ధవర్ణనమనే ముప్పది ఏడవ అధ్యాయము ముగిసినది (37).

సశేషం....

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🌹 SRI SIVA MAHA PURANA - 876 🌹 ✍️ J.L. SHASTRI, 📚. Prasad Bharadwaj 🌴 Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa - CHAPTER 37 🌴 🌻 Śaṅkhacūḍa fights with the full contingent of his army - 4 🌻

33. He hurled his spear refulgent like the sun at the chest of the lord of Dānavas. At the blow he fell unconscious.

34. That powerful Asura got rid of the affliction in a Muhūrta and regained consciousness. With a leonine vigour he got up and roared.

35. He bit Kārttikeya of great strength with his spear. Not making that spear, a gift of Brahmā, futile, Kārttikeya fell on the ground.

36. Taking him on her lap Kālī brought him near Śiva. By his divine sport and perfect wisdom Śiva enlivened him.

37. Śiva gave him infinite strength. As a result of that the valorous Kārttikeya stood up and felt inclined to go to the battlefield.

38. In the meantime the heroic Vīrabhadra of great strength fought with the powerful Śaṅkhacūḍa in the battle.

39. Whatever arrows were discharged by the Dānava in the battle were split playfully by Vīrabhadra by means of his own arrows.

40. The lord of Dānavas discharged hundreds of divine missiles. The valorous Vīrabhadra split all of them by means of his arrows.

41. The valorous Śaṅkhacñḍa became infuriated and hit him on the grounds.

42. Regaining consciouness in a trice the leader of the Gaṇas, Vīrabhadra caught hold of his bow again.

43. In the meantime Kālī went to the battle ground again at the request of Kārttikeya to devour the Dānavas and to protect her own people.

44. Nandīśvara and other heroes, the gods, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and serpents followed her.

45. Drum-bearers and wine-carriers[2] accompanied them in hundreds. Heroic warriors on either side were active again.

Continues....

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[dailybhakthimessages]

🌹 08, JULY 2023 SATURDAY ALL MESSAGES శనివారం, స్థిర వాసర సందేశాలు 🌹

🍀🌹 08, JULY 2023 SATURDAY ALL MESSAGES శనివారం, స్థిర వాసర సందేశాలు 🌹🍀 1) 🌹 08, JULY 2023 SATURDAY శనివారం, స్థిర వాసరే, నిత్య పంచాంగము Daily Panchangam🌹 2) 🌹. శ్రీమద్భగవద్గీత - 395 / Bhagavad-Gita - 395 🌹 🌴10వ అధ్యాయము - విభూతి యోగం - 23 / Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - 23 🌴 3) 🌹. శ్రీ మదగ్ని మహాపురాణము - 241 / Agni Maha Purana - 241 🌹 🌻. సూర్య పూజా విధి వర్ణనము - 1 / Mode of worshipping the Sun - 1 🌻 4) 🌹. నిత్య ప్రజ్ఞా సందేశములు - 107 / DAILY WISDOM - 107 🌹 🌻 16. పరస్పర సంబంధం యొక్క రహస్యం / 16. The Mystery of the Interrelationship 🌻 5) 🌹. నిర్మల ధ్యానాలు - ఓషో - 373 🌹* 6) 🌹. శివ సూత్రములు - 109 / Siva Sutras - 109 🌹 🌻 2-07. మాతృక చక్ర సంబోధః   - 12 / 2-07. Mātrkā chakra sambodhah   - 12 🌻

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🍀. శ్రీ వేంకటేశ సహస్రనామ స్తోత్రం - 05 🍀

08. పరేశః పరమాత్మా చ పరంజ్యోతిః పరా గతిః | పరం పదం వియద్వాసాః పారంపర్యశుభప్రదః 09. బ్రహ్మాండగర్భో బ్రహ్మణ్యో బ్రహ్మసృడ బ్రహ్మబోధితః | బ్రహ్మస్తుత్యో బ్రహ్మవాదీ బ్రహ్మచర్య పరాయణః

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🍀. నేటి సూక్తి : అనుగ్రహావకరణకు అవరోధాలు - ఈశ్వరానుగ్రహం కలుగవలెననే కోరిక ఎంత తీవ్రమైనదైనా గాక, కోరిక ఉన్నమాత్రాననే చాలదు. కోరిక తీవ్రతలో ప్రాణకోశ మందు కలిగెడి అశాంతి, అసహనం అనుగ్రహ ప్రాప్తికి అవరోధంగా కూడా పరిణమిస్తూ వుంటాయి. ఆశాంత్య సహనాల సుడులలో అనుగ్రహావతరణకు తావుండదు. 🍀

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విక్రమ: 2080 నల, శఖ: 1945 శోభన కలియుగాబ్ది : 5124, శోభకృత్‌, గ్రీష్మ ఋతువు, ఉత్తరాయణం, ఆషాడ మాసం తిథి: కృష్ణ షష్టి 21:53:28 వరకు తదుపరి కృష్ణ సప్తమి నక్షత్రం: పూర్వాభద్రపద 20:37:17 వరకు తదుపరి ఉత్తరాభద్రపద యోగం: సౌభాగ్య 17:22:59 వరకు తదుపరి శోభన కరణం: గార 11:04:20 వరకు వర్జ్యం: 04:14:04 - 05:43:20 మరియు 29:45:36 - 31:17:12 దుర్ముహూర్తం: 07:32:21 - 08:24:50 రాహు కాలం: 09:04:12 - 10:42:37 గుళిక కాలం: 05:47:22 - 07:25:47 యమ గండం: 13:59:28 - 15:37:53 అభిజిత్ ముహూర్తం: 11:55 - 12:47 అమృత కాలం: 13:09:40 - 14:38:56 సూర్యోదయం: 05:47:22 సూర్యాస్తమయం: 18:54:42 చంద్రోదయం: 23:15:20 చంద్రాస్తమయం: 10:38:10 సూర్య సంచార రాశి: జెమిని చంద్ర సంచార రాశి: కుంభం యోగాలు: కాలదండ యోగం -మృత్యు భయం 20:37:17 వరకు తదుపరి ధూమ్ర యోగం - కార్య భంగం, సొమ్ము నష్టం దిశ శూల: తూర��పు ✍️. శ్రీ వక్కంతం చంద్రమౌళి 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻 🌻

🍀. నిత్య ప్రార్థన 🍀 వక్రతుండ మహాకాయ సూర్యకోటి సమప్రభ నిర్విఘ్నంకురుమేదేవ సర్వకార్యేషు సర్వదా యశ్శివో నామ రూపాభ్యాం యాదేవీ సర్వ మంగళా తయో సంస్మరణాత్పుంసాం సర్వతో జయ మంగళం తదేవ లగ్నం సుదినం తదేవ తారాబలం చంద్రబలం తదేవ విద్యాబలం దైవబలం తదేవ లక్ష్మీపతే తేంఘ్రి యుగం స్మరామి. 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

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🌹. శ్రీమద్భగవద్గీత - 395 / Bhagavad-Gita - 395 🌹 ✍️. శ్రీ ప్రభుపాద, 📚. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ

🌴. 10వ అధ్యాయము - విభూతి యోగం - 23 🌴

23. రుద్రాణాం శంకరశ్చాస్మి విత్తేశో యక్షరక్షసామ్ | వసూనాం పావకశ్చాస్మి మేరు: శిఖరిణామహమ్ ||

🌷. తాత్పర్యం : నేను రుద్రులలో శివుడను, యక్ష, రాక్షసులలో కుబేరుడను, వసువులలో అగ్నిని, పర్వతములలో మేరువును అయి యున్నాను.

🌷. భాష్యము : రుద్రులు పదునొకండుగురు కలరు. వారిలో శివుడు (శంకరుడు) ముఖ్యమైనవాడు. అతడు ఈ విశ్వమునందు భగవానుని తమోగుణావతారము. యక్ష, రాక్షసుల నాయకుడైన కుబేరుడు దేవతల కోశాధిపతి. అతడు దేవదేవుని ప్రతినిధి. సమృద్ధియైన ప్ర��ృతి సపదలకు మేరుపర్వతము మిక్కిలి ప్రసిద్ధము. 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹

🌹 Bhagavad-Gita as It is - 395 🌹 ✍️ Sri Prabhupada, 📚 Prasad Bharadwaj

🌴 Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - 23 🌴

23. rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham

🌷 Translation : Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva, of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the Lord of wealth [Kuvera], of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of mountains I am Meru.

🌹 Purport There are eleven Rudras, of whom Śaṅkara, Lord Śiva, is predominant. He is the incarnation of the Supreme Lord in charge of the mode of ignorance in the universe. The leader of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas is Kuvera, the master treasurer of the demigods, and he is a representation of the Supreme Lord. Meru is a mountain famed for its rich natural resources. 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹

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🌹. శ్రీ మదగ్ని మహాపురాణము - 242 / Agni Maha Purana - 242 🌹 ✍️. పుల్లెల శ్రీరామచంద్రుడు, 📚. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ శ్రీ గణేశాయ నమః ఓం నమో భగవతే వాసుదేవాయ. ప్రథమ సంపుటము, అధ్యాయము - 73

🌻. సూర్య పూజా విధి వర్ణనము - 1 🌻

పరమేశ్వరుడు పలికెను. స్కందా! ఇపుడు అంగన్యాస కరన్యాసములతో సూర్య పూజావిధానమును చెప్పెదను. తేజోమయసూర్యుడను నేనే'' అని భావన చేసి అర్ఘ్యపూజనము చేయవలెను. ఎఱ్ఱటి చందనము కలిపిన జలమును లలాట సమీపమునకు తీసికొని వెళ్ళి దానితో అర్ఘ్యపాత్రమును నింపవలెను. దానిని గంధాదులతో పూజించి సూర్యాంగములచే రక్షావగుంఠనము చేయవలెను. పిమ్మట జలముతో పూజాసామగ్రిని ప్రోక్షించి, పూర్వాభిముఖుడై సూర్యుని పూజ చేయవలెను. ''ఓం ఆం హృదయాయ నమః'' ఇత్యాది విధమున స్వరబీజము మొదట చేర్చి శిరస్సు మొదలగు అన్ని అవయవముల న్యాసము చేయవలెను. పూజాగృహద్వారమునందు ��ుడి వైపున దండిని, ఎడమ వైపున పింగళుని పూజింపవలెను. ''గం గణపతయే నమః'' అను మంత్రముతో ఈశాన్యమున గణశుని పూజింపవలెను. ఆగ్నేయమున గురుపూజ చేయవలెను. పీఠమధ్యమునందు కమాలాకారాసనము భావన చేసి పూజించవలెను. పీఠముయొక్క ఆగ్నేయాది కోణములలో క్రమముగ విమల - సార - ఆరాధ్య - పరమసుఖములను, మధ్యభాగమున ప్రభూతాసనమును పూజింపవలెను. విమలాదుల నాల్గింటి రంగులు వరుసగ శ్వేత - రక్త - పీత - నీలములు ఉండును. వాటి ఆకారము సింహముతో సమానముగ నుండును. వీటి నన్నింటిని పూజించవలెను.

పీఠముపై నున్న కమలములోపల ''రాం దీప్తాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే దీప్తాశక్తిని, ''రీం సూక్ష్మాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముతో సూక్ష్మాశక్తిని, ''రూం జయాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే జయాశక్తిని, ''రేం భద్రాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే భద్రాశక్తిని, ''రైం విభూతయే నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే విభూతి శక్తిని, ''రోం విమలాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే విమలాశక్తిని, ''రౌం అమోఘాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే అమోఘా శక్తిని, ''రం విద్యుతాయై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే విద్యుతాశక్తిని పూర్వాది దిక్కులు ఎనిమిదింటి యందును పూజించి, ''రః సర్వతోముఖ్యై నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే మధ్యభాగమునందు, తొమ్మిదవ పీఠశక్తియైన సర్వతోముఖిని పూజించ వలెను. పిమ్మట ''ఓం బ్రహ్మవిష్ణుశివాత్మకాయ సౌరాయ యోగపీఠాత్మనే నమః'' అను మంత్రముచే సూర్యదేవుని పీఠమును పూజించవలెను. పిమ్మట ''ఖఖోల్కాయ నమః'' అను షడక్షర మంత్రమునకు ప్రారంభము 'ఓం హం ఖం' అను అక్షరములు చేర్చి తొమ్మిది అక్షరములు గల ''ఓం హం ఖం ఖఖోల్కాయ నమః'' అను మంత్రము ద్వారా సూర్య విగ్రహావామనము చేసి సూర్యుని పూజ చేయవలెను.

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🌹 Agni Maha Purana - 242 🌹 *✍️ N. Gangadharan 📚. Prasad Bharadwaj *

Chapter 73 🌻 Mode of worshipping the Sun - 1 🌻

The Lord said:

O Skanda! I shall describe the (mode of) worship of Sun [i.e., sūrya-pūjā or arcana] preceded by the assignment (of letters) on the body. After having contemplated as “I am the Sun [sūrya]”, one should worship by offering waters (arghya).

2-4. It (should be conceived) as filled with red colour with the drop (of water) drawn to the forehead. After having worshipped it and after making the protective covering with the limbs of the sun-god, that water should be sprinkled on the materials of worship and the sun-god should be worshipped (remaining) facing the east. (One should recite) the syllables oṃ aṃ (hṛdayāya etc. and worship Daṇḍi and Piṅgala (attendants of the sun) respectively at the right and left sides of the entrance. (Salutations should be made to the gaṇa saying) aṃ gaṇāya on the northeast. The preceptor (should be worshipped) in the south-east and the lofty seat (of the deity) should be worshipped in the middle of the altar.

One should worship vimala, sāra, parama and sukha, (the rays of the sun), which are to be worshipped in the directions south-east (and should be conceived as) strong as the lion and of the colours of white, red, yellow and blue.

6-8. One should worship (the essences of the energies of the lord) rā-diptā (radiant), ra-jayā (victorious), ru-bhadrā (auspicious), re-vibhūti (prosperity), rai-vimalā (pure), rai-amoghā (profound), rau-vidyut (lightning), in the (quarters) east etc. inside the lotus (shaped diagram). The seat of the sun would be at the centre (established by the syllable) raṃ. One should invoke the sun and worship his form with the six-syllabled (mantra) oṃ haṃ khakholkāya. One should assign the sun-god after having meditated upon the altar with the folded hands lifted to the forehead.

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🌹. నిత్య ప్రజ్ఞా సందేశములు - 107 / DAILY WISDOM - 107 🌹 🍀 📖 . ఆత్మ యొక్క ఆరోహణ నుండి 🍀 ✍️. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ

🌻 16. పరస్పర సంబంధం యొక్క రహస్యం 🌻

మన శరీరంలోని మూలకాలను అధ్యయనం చేసే అకర్బన మరియు కార్బన రసాయన శాస్త్రాలుకి, జీవశాస్త్రానికి చాలా దగ్గర సంబంధం ఉంది. మానవ వ్యవస్థలోకి రసాయనికంగా తయారు చేయబడిన ఔషధాల మరియు మానవుని శరీరంలోకి ప్రవేశపెట్టిన రసాయనిక పదార్ధాల ద్వారా వచ్చే ప్రభావాలలో ఈ సంబంధం ప్రస్ఫుటంగా కనిపిస్తుంది. ఇక్కడ మళ్ళీ రసాయనిక, జీవ, మరియు మానసిక పదార్థాల మధ్య ఉన్న సంబంధం స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తుంది.

ఈ శాస్త్రాలను ఒకదానితో ఒకటి సంబంధం లేని విధంగా స్వతంత్రగా విభజించడం సరైనది కాదు. రసాయనిక శాస్త్రం అనేది అన్ని పదార్ధాల యొక్క నిర్మాణభూమికలైన -భూమి, నీరు, అగ్ని మరియు గాలిని అధ్యయనం చేస్తుంది. ఇది బాహ్య ప్రపంచంలో అవి కనిపించే విధంగా అధ్యయనం చేయబడ��చ్చు లేదా వాటి వేరు ��ేరు పాళ్ళ కలయికల వల్ల ఏర్పడిన వేర్వేరు వస్తువులను అధ్యయనం చేయవచ్చు.

కొనసాగుతుంది… 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹

🌹 DAILY WISDOM - 107 🌹 🍀 📖 The Ascent of the Spirit 🍀 📝 Swami Krishnananda 📚. Prasad Bharadwaj

🌻 16. The Mystery of the Interrelationship 🌻

The chemistry of elements and of a living body, known as inorganic and organic chemistry, also may be said to be closely associated with biological functions. This fact is brought to high relief in the effects produced by the administering of chemically manufactured drugs into the human system and the chemical effect of organic substances introduced into the body of a human being. Here again we have revealed before us the mystery of the inter-relationship obtaining among chemical, biological and psychological functions.

The bifurcation of these sciences into independent subjects unconnected with one another would thus be not proper. Chemistry is the study of the character of the molecular substances constituting the building bricks of all substances—earth, water, fire and air—whether these are studied in the external world or through the individual bodies they form by different permutations and combinations.

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🌹. నిర్మల ధ్యానాలు - ఓషో - 373 🌹 ✍️. సౌభాగ్య 📚. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ

🍀. కాంతిని చూడని వ్యక్తి కాంతి గురించి అర్థ చేసుకోలేడు. తెలిసిన వాడు, అనుభవానికి తెచ్చుకున్నవాడు. దాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించడం కూడా దాదాపు అసాధ్యమని తెలుసుకుంటాడు. ఎందుకంటే భాష పరిమితమైంది. అనుభవం అపరిమితమైంది. అనుభవం దైవికం, భాష ప్రాపంచికం. 🍀

అంతిమ సత్యాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించడం అసంభవం. అది రుచిలాంటిది. నువ్వు రుచి చూస్తావు. నీకు తెలుస్తుంది. నువ్వు రుచి చూడకుంటే నిన్ను ఒప్పించడం కష్టం. తేనెని రుచి చూడని వ్యక్తిని తీయదనమంటే ఫలానా అని ఒప్పించలేం. కాంతిని చూడని వ్యక్తి కాంతి గురించి అర్థ చేసుకోలేడు. తెలిసిన వాడు, అనుభవానికి తెచ్చుకున్న వాడు. దాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించడం కూడా దాదాపు అసాధ్యమని తెలుసుకుంటాడు. ఎందుకంటే భాష పరిమితమైంది. అనుభవం అపరిమితమైంది. అనుభవం దైవికం, భాష ప్రాపంచికం. అందువల్ల సత్యం ఎందరికో ��న్ని సార్లో అనుభవానికి వచ్చింది. దాన్ని వ్యక్తీకరించడానికి ప్రయత్నించారు. కానీ విఫలం చెందారు. వాళ్ళు ప్రయత్నించినందుకు వాళ్ళకు మనం కృతజ్ఞులం. కారణం వాళ్ళ ప్రయత్నం వల్ల జీవితం సంపన్నమయింది.

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🌹. శివ సూత్రములు - 109 / Siva Sutras - 109 🌹 🍀. శివ ఆగమ తత్వశాస్త్రం యొక్క సూత్రములు 🍀 2వ భాగం - శక్తోపాయ ✍️. ప్రసాద్‌ భరధ్వాజ

🌻 2-07. మాతృక చక్ర సంబోధః   - 12 🌻 🌴. ఒక గురువు సహాయంతో, యోగి మాతృక చక్ర జ్ఞానాన్ని మరియు మంత్ర శక్తులను స్వీయ-శుద్ధి మరియు స్వీయ-సాక్షాత్కారం కోసం ఎలా ఉపయోగించాలో తెలుసుకుంటాడు. 🌴

అతను ఇప్పుడు తన సృష్టి శక్తిని సృష్టించడానికి తన సంకల్పంతో మిళితం చేస్తాడు, తద్వారా అతని స్వేచ్ఛా శక్తిని పని చేసేలా చేస్తాడు. Śiva యొక్క ఈ కదలిక ఎ, ఐ, ఒ, ఔ (ए ऐ ओ औ) అనే నాలుగు అక్షరాలతో సూచించబడుతుంది, అత్యధిక తీవ్రత ఔ. ఈ నాలుగు అక్షరాలు అతని క్రియా శక్తి స్థాయిలను సూచిస్తాయి. ఈ దశలో శివునికి ఇచ్ఛా, జ్ఞానము మరియు క్రియ అనే మూడు శక్తులు ఉన్నాయి. ఈ మూడు శక్తి-లు ఒక త్రిభుజాన్ని ఏర్పరుస్తాయి. ఇప్పుడు, అతను తన మొదటి కదలికలతో అనుత్తర మరియు ఆనందాలతో ఈ త్రిభుజాన్ని శక్తివంతం చేయడానికి ఎంచుకున్నాడు మరియు దాని ఫలితంగా, త్రిభుజం షడ్భుజిగా మారుతుంది. అనుత్తర మరియు ఆనందాలను కలిగి ఉన్న త్రిభుజం మూడు శక్తి-ల త్రిభుజంతో ఏకం అవుతుంది మరియు షడ్భుజి ఏర్పడుతుంది.

కొనసాగుతుంది… 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹 🌹

🌹 Siva Sutras  - 109 🌹 🍀Aphorisms of philosophy of Shiva āgama 🍀 Part 2 - Śāktopāya. ✍️. Acharya Ravi Sarma, 📚. Prasad Bharadwaj

🌻 2-07.  Mātrkā chakra sambodhah   - 12 🌻 🌴. With the help of an guru, a yogi gains the knowledge of matruka chakra and how to harness the mantra shaktis, for self-purification and self-realization.  🌴

He now mixes His power of creation with His will to create thereby making His free energy to act. This movement of Śiva is represented by four letters e, ai, o, au (ए ऐ ओ औ), the highest intensity being au. These four letters mean the levels of His kriyā śakti. At this stage Śiva has all the three śakti-s, icchā, jñāna and kriyā. These three śakti-s form a triangle. Now, He chooses to energise this triangle with His first moves anuttara and ānanda and as a result of which, the triangle transforms into a hexagon. The triangle containing anuttara and ānanda unites with the triangle of three śakti-s and the hexagon is formed.

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[prabhupadanugas]

रुद्राणां शङ्करश्र्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम् | वसूनां पावकश्र्चास्मि मेरू: शिखरिणामहम् || २३ || rudrāṇāṁ śaṅkaraś cāsmi vitteśo yakṣa-rakṣasām vasūnāṁ pāvakaś cāsmi meruḥ śikhariṇām aham   Of all the Rudras I am Lord Śiva; of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas I am the lord of wealth [Kuvera]; of the Vasus I am fire [Agni], and of the mountains I am Meru. There are eleven Rudras, of whom Śaṅkara, Lord Śiva, is predominant. He is the incarnation of the Supreme Lord in charge of the modes of ignorance in the universe. Among the demigods Kuvera is the chief treasurer, and he is a representation of the Supreme Lord. Meru is a mountain famed for its rich natural resources. https://gloriousgita.com/verse/en/10/23 https://bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-10-21.html https://bookchanges.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Bg-Chapter-10-diff.htm https://youtube.com/c/HearSrilaPrabhupada https://www.bhagavad-gita.us/famous-reflections-on-the-bhagavad-gita/ #bhagavatam #srimadbhagavatam #vishnu #vishnupuran #harekrishna #harekrsna #harekrishna #harekrisna #prabhupada #bhagavadgita #bhagavadgitaasitis #bhagavadgītā #srilaprabhupada #srilaprabhupad #srilaprabhupadaquotes #asitis #india #indian #wayoflife #religion #goals #goaloflife #spiritual #bhakti #bhaktiyoga #chant #prasadam #picoftheday #photo #beautiful #usa https://sites.google.com/view/sanatan-dharma https://m.facebook.com/HDG.A.C.Bhaktivedanta.Svami.Srila.Prabhupada.Uvaca/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CptxpHFoNxq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thevaisnava]

One can protect oneself from all kinds of Spiritual and Material dangers by hearing and chanting this stotra mentioned in Brahmanda purana. The phalashruthi of this stotram mentions that one can get rid of all kinds of fear by reciting this prayer which was originally chanted by the great devotee Prahlada Maharaja. narasimha-kavacaṁ vakṣye prahlādenoditaṁ purā sarva-rakṣā-karaṁ puṇyaṁ sarvopadrava-nāśanam sarva-sampat-karaṁ caiva svarga-mokṣa-pradāyakam dhyātvā nṛsiṁhaṁ deveśaṁ hema-siṁhāsana-sthitam vivṛtāsyaṁ tri-nayanaṁ śarad-indu-sama-prabham lakṣmyāliṅgita-vāmāṅgam vibhūtibhir upāśritam catur-bhujaṁ komalāṅgaṁ svarṇa-kuṇḍala-śobhitam śriyāsu-śobhitoraskaṁ ratna-keyūra-mudritam tapta-kāncana-sankāśaṁ pīta-nirmala-vāsasam indrādi-sura-mauliṣṭha sphuran māṇikya-dīptibhiḥ virājita-pada-dvandvaṁ śaṅkha-cakrādi-hetibhiḥ garutmatā chavinayāt stūyamānam mudānvitam sva-hṛt-kamala-saṁvāsaṁ kṛtvā tu kavacaṁ pathet nṛsiṁho me śirah pātu loka-raksātma-sambhavah sarvago ’pi stambha-vāsaḥ phālaṁ me rakṣatu dhvanim nṛsiṁho me dṛśau pātu soma-sūryāgni-locanaḥ smṛtiṁ me pātu nṛhariḥ muni-varya-stuti-priyaḥ nāsāṁ me siṁha-nāśas tu mukhaṁ lakṣmī-mukha-priyaḥ sarva-vidyādhipaḥ pātu nṛsiṁho rasanām mama vaktraṁ pātv indu-vadanaḥ sadā prahlāda-vanditaḥ nṛsiṁhah pātu me kaṇṭhaṁ skandhau bhū-bharaṇānta-kṛt divyāstra-śobhita-bhujo nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu me bhujau karau me deva-varado nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu sarvataḥ hṛdayaṁ yogi-sādhyaś ca nivāsaṁ pātu me hariḥ madhyaṁ pātu hiraṇyāksa vakṣaḥ-kukṣi-vidāraṇaḥ nābhiṁ me pātu nṛhariḥ sva-nābhi-brahma-saṁstutaḥ brahmāṇḍa-koṭayaḥ kaṭyāṁ yasyāsau pātu me kaṭim guhyaṁ me pātu guhyānāṁ mantrāṇām guhya-rūpa-dhṛk ūrū manobhavaḥ pātu jānunī nara-rūpa-dhṛk jaṅghe pātu dharā-bhāra hartā yo ’sau nṛ-keśarī sura-rājya-pradaḥ pātu pādau me nṛharīśvaraḥ sahasra-śīrṣā-puruṣaḥ pātu me sarvaśas tanum mahograḥ pūrvataḥ pātu mahā-vīrāgrajo ’gnitaḥ mahā-viṣṇuḥ dakṣiṇe tu mahā-jvālas tu nairṛtau paścime pātu sarveśo diśi me sarvatomukhaḥ nṛsiṁhaḥ pātu vāyavyāṁ saumyāṁ bheeṣaṇa-vigrahaḥ īśānyāṁ pātu bhadro me sarva-maṅgala-dāyakaḥ saṁsāra-bhayadaḥ pātu mṛtyor mṛtyur nṛ-keśarī idaṁ nṛsiṁha-kavacaṁ prahlāda-mukha-maṅḍitam bhaktimān yaḥ paṭhennityam sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate putravān dhanavān loke dīrghāyur upajāyate yaṁ yaṁ kāmayate kāmaṁ taṁ taṁ prāpnoty asaṁśayam sarvatra jayam āpnoti sarvatra vijayī bhavet bhūmy antarīkṣa-divyānāṁ grahānāṁ vinivāraṇam vṛścikoraga-sambhūta viṣāpaharaṇaṁ param brahma-rākṣasa-yakṣāṇāṁ dūrotsāraṇa-kāraṇam bhūrje vā tālapatre vā kavacaṁ likhitaṁ śubham kara-mūle dhṛtaṁ yena sidhyeyuḥ karma-siddhayaḥ devāsura-manuṣyeṣu svaṁ svaṁ eva jayaṁ labhet eka-sandhyaṁ tri-sandhyaṁ vā yaḥ paṭhen niyato naraḥ sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalyaṁ bhuktiṁ muktiṁ ca vindati dvā-triṁśati-sahasrāṇi paṭhechhuddhātmabhir nribhih kavacasyāsya mantrasya mantra-siddhiḥ prajāyate anena mantra-rājena kṛtvā bhasmābhi maṅtraṇam tilakaṁ bibhriyād yas tu tasya gṛaha-bhayaṁ haret tri-vāraṁ japamānas tu dattaṁ vāryābhimantrya ca prāśaye dyam naram mantraṁ nṛsiṁha-dhyānamācaret tasya rogāḥ praṇaśyanti ye ca syuḥ kukṣi-sambhavāḥ kimatra bahunoktena nṛsimha sadṛśo bhavet manasā cintitam yattu sa tacchāpnotya samśayaṁ garjantaṁ garjayantam nija-bhuja-patalaṁ sphoṭayantaṁ hatantaṁ dipyantaṁ tāpayantaṁ divi bhuvi ditijaṁ kṣepayantam kṣipantam krandantaṁ roṣayantaṁ diśi diśi satataṁ saṁharantaṁ bharantaṁ vīkṣantaṁ ghūrṇayantaṁ kara-nikara-śataiḥ divya-siṁhaṁ namāmi iti śrī-brahmāṇḍa-purāṇe prahlādoktaṁ śrī-nṛsiṁha-kavacaṁ sampūrṇam.

[otto-apocalypse]

"The Chinese name for male Luo Cha (男罗刹 nán luō chà) comes from the original Sanskrit (rākṣasa: Rakshasa) and is pronounced simliarly"

Otto is officially on Star Rail. I will whale.

[zerogate]

The Purāṇas speak of 400,000 humanlike races of beings living on various planets and of 8,000,000 other life forms, including plants and lower animals. Out of the 400,000 humanlike forms, human beings as we know them are said to be among the least powerful. This, of course, ties in with the picture that emerges from accounts of UFO encounters. I have been using the word “humanoid” to refer to humanlike beings reported in UFO encounters, and I will also use it to refer to the Vedic humanlike races.

UFO accounts often portray humanoids as looking strange or repulsive, but some have been described as beautiful. The Vedic humanoids also vary widely in appearance. Some of them, such as Gandharvas and Siddhas, are said to have very beautiful human forms. Others are said to be ugly, frightening, or deformed in appearance. One group is called the Kimpuruṣas. Here kim means “is it?,” and puruṣa means “human.”

Many of the Vedic humanoid races are said to naturally possess certain powers called siddhis. Humans of this earth can also potentially acquire these powers, and some people have greater abilities in this regard than others. Here is a list of some of these siddhis. Since they seem to be directly related to some of the powers attributed to UFO entities, I will discuss them in greater detail in later sections.

1. Mental communication and thought-reading. These are standard among Vedic humanoids, but normal speech through sound is also generally used.

2. Being able to see or hear at a great distance.

3. Laghimā-siddhi: levitation or antigravity. There is also a power of creating enormous weight.

4. Aṇimā- and mahimā-siddhis: the power to change the size of objects or living bodies without disrupting their structure.

5. Prāpti-siddhi: the power to move objects from one place to another, apparently without crossing the intervening space. This power is connected with the ability to travel into parallel, higher-dimensional realms.

6. The ability to move objects directly through the ether, without being impeded by gross physical obstacles. This type of travel is called vihāyasa. There is also a type of travel called mano-java, in which the body is directly transferred to a distant point by the action of the mind.

7. Vaśitā-siddhi: the power of long-distance hypnotic control. Vedic accounts point out that this power can be used to control people’s thoughts from a distance.

8. Antardhāna, or invisibility.

9. The ability to assume different forms or to generate illusory bodily forms.

10. The power of entering within another person’s body and controlling it. This is done using the subtle body (defined below).

Many different Vedic humanoid races are said to live in parallel, higher-dimensional realms within the earth, on its surface, and in its immediate vicinity. One striking feature of Vedic accounts is that different races such as Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Uragas, Guhyakas, and Vidyādharas are often described as living and working together cooperatively, even though they differ greatly in customs and appearance. These beings are generally well endowed with the various siddhis.

In the past, many of these humanoid types were to be found on the earth, either as visitors or as inhabitants. Indeed, large areas of the earth’s surface have sometimes been controlled and populated by a variety of humanoid species. This is the basic setting of the Rāmāyaṇa,which tells how Lord Rāmacandra rescued his wife Sītā from the kingdom of Laṅkā, to which she had been taken by a Rākṣasa named Rāvaṇa. The Rākṣasas are one of the 400,000 humanoid races, and they were ruling Laṅkā at that time.

In the Vedic cosmic hierarchy, there is a graded series of higher planetary systems, each of which is inaccessible to the inhabitants of the systems below it. The topmost authority in the material universe is known as Brahmā, and he lives in the highest material planetary system, called Brahmaloka. Beneath Brahmaloka there are the planetary systems Tapoloka, Janaloka, and Maharloka, which are inhabited by sages (ṛṣis) who live as ascetics and cultivate knowledge and transcendental consciousness. Beneath these planets, there is the realm of Svargaloka, which is predominated by the beings known as Devas. The Devas are organized in a military hierarchy. They engage in politics and warfare, and their battles with lower forces may sometimes have an impact on life on the earth. However, due to the extremely long life spans of the Devas, their social and political relationships tend to be stable.

Although the universe is completely under intelligent control, higher-level controllers such as the Devas and great sages do not generally intervene directly in the lives of subordinate beings, including earthly humans. Rather they make arrangements for these beings to transmigrate from body to body according to their work, and thereby allow for their gradual evolution in consciousness. They also make arrangements for the dissemination of spiritual teachings in various societies so as to guide embodied souls in the direction of higher spiritual development. According to the Vedic perspective, spiritual advancement should be the main goal of human life.

Among the different humanoid types, there are races who have an essentially self-centered outlook. These are distinguished from those who tend to be dedicated to the service of the Supreme Being and the cosmic hierarchy. Some are like celestial playboys who live in great opulence. Others are characterized by an alienated state of consciousness, and yet others are strongly inimical. The self-centered races tend to be greatly attracted to the exploitation of mystic powers and technology.

All of these different groups of beings are under the control of the universal hierarchy, and thus they are not able to act fully according to their own propensities. This would explain why we are not simply taken over by them. However, there are beings who actively rebel against the cosmic hierarchy and who do sometimes interfere strongly in earthly affairs.

The most famous rebels are the Asuras, who are close relatives of the Devas. The Purāṇas describe protracted wars in Svargaloka between the Devas and the Asuras, and the basic plot of the Mahābhārata has to do with an invasion of the earth by the Asuras...

Since the Devas are beings of a godly nature who hold administrative posts in the universal hierarchy, the word “demigod,” taken from classical Greek and Roman mythology, is often used to refer to them. In contrast, the rebellious Asuras are often referred to as “demons,” since they tend to be atheistic and to oppose the divine order. Actually, the word “demon” acquired its negative connotations under the influence of Christianity. This word comes from “daemon,” which in classical Roman times meant a being intermediate between the demigods and man. The Romans and Greeks thought that there were many types of beings in this category, and these were not all regarded as evil or “demonic.” The Vedic literature also describes many races intermediate between the Devas and human beings, and these include the Vidyādharas, Uragas, and Rākṣasas. The Rākṣasas are demonic and highly inimical to humans. The Vidyādharas and Uragas are essentially neutral—they cooperate with the universal hierarchy, but they have their own agendas to pursue, and they neither favor nor oppose the human race. They belong to a category of beings known as Upadevas, or almost-Devas.

-- Richard L. Thompson, Parallels: Ancient Insights into Modern UFO Phenomena

[vajranam]

Giving Up On Meat

Song of Advice for Giving Up Meat Eating

by Nyala Pema Dündul

When I think of the suffering that meat eating brings,

I cannot bear the pain and anguish I feel within my heart.

O�� maṇi padme hūṃ hrīḥ!

From a state of emptiness and compassion, you guide beings — 

Noble Avalokiteśvara, to you I pay homage.

Without having trained in love and compassion myself,

I ate the flesh of my mothers while lecturing others about cause and effect.

Without realizing the absolute, I wandered along the path of empty words.

I, the parrot-like beggar of White Rock,

Was practicing austerities and ‘extracting the essence’,[1]

When, one day, while meditating on Lord Avalokiteśvara,

According to the union of stages from Self-Liberation Equal to Space,[2]

My own body and everything around me suddenly disappeared

And transformed into a luminous body like that of the Great Compassionate One,

Seemingly floating in space.

As I looked around while experiencing luminous awareness,

I saw the inconceivable miseries of the lower realms.

And, in particular, the vast sufferings of the Reviving Hell.

One of its quarters, I saw, was completely filled

With men and women, naked and helpless, before each of whom

Stood throngs of evil-looking servants with heads

Like birds, wild and domesticated animals, and ferocious beasts.

Many of the servants held sharp weapons in their hands,

With which to slice apart and devour the flesh of their victims.

Time and again they cut, and time and again flesh grew back.

Victims did not expire until their karma was fully exhausted,

And habitual tendencies did not diminish, but only increased.

For those who had performed ‘red offerings’ it was even worse.

Loudly, they all screamed in terrible pain and agony.

When I had seen this external manifestation of my own perception,

I wondered what might be done to stop such suffering.

And, in that very instant, in the sky before me,

The Great Compassionate One appeared, and said:

“Ema! My son, who has been close to me throughout many lives,

Listen well now, you who are diligent and determined!

You have gained stability in the generation stage of deity yoga,

And have even developed a few qualities,

But the root of Dharma lies in loving kindness and compassion.

Do you have real love and compassion within yourself?

How could anyone trained in compassion ever eat flesh?

Just look at how eating meat brings such suffering!

The results of our own actions will ripen on us alone;

There is nothing the buddhas of the three times may do.

Eating meat has no virtue whatsoever but entails many faults.

It is the source of 400 forms of disease and 80,000 obstructing forces,

And it naturally brings about the 84,000 afflictive emotions.

Other than as part of the fearless conduct of benefitting all one encounters,

Or as a medicine or sacred substance of the supreme Secret Mantra,

Consumption of flesh involves not the tiniest trace of virtue.

Eating flesh is a sign of being either a māra or rākṣasa demon.

It causes discipline to degenerate and negative emotions to increase.

Without the cause, which is altruistic love and compassion,

You will find it hard to gain the fruit, the essence of awakening.

Meat eaters are not accompanied by the wisdom deities.

They lack blessings, accomplishment, auspiciousness and activity.

The substance of altruism does not develop in eaters of flesh,

Whom gods, nāgas and others regard as demons.

Meat eaters are plagued by gandharvas, rākṣasas, māras,

Yamas, ghosts, spirits, gyalpo, gongpo, and samaya-breaking demons.

The result of eating meat is rebirth in the hells,

Or as a bird, a jackal, a cannibal demon, or the like.

Meat eating thus brings suffering beyond measure.

But by renouncing it, you are freed from all these faults,

And will always be revered by non-human beings,

Who will see you as a pure, authentic brahmin or god.

All the buddhas and bodhisattvas, together with their retinues, throughout the ten directions,

Gurus, yidam deities and ḍākinīs will gather around you like clouds,

And you will be accompanied by male and female bodhisattvas.

Quite naturally, you will possess the cause of loving kindness and compassion,

And swiftly reach the fruit, which is the essence of awakening.

These are just some of the inconceivable virtues to be gained.”

Thus he spoke; and then, once my own perception had returned,

I felt as if I had awakened from a lucid dream.

My body and mind were tormented as if I had swallowed poison,

And I shook with fear and panic.

Just thinking of the terrible sufferings of the Reviving Hell,

I wished only to exchange my happiness for others’ pain.

So utterly overwhelmed was my mind, I wept profusely.

And I felt intense, unbearable compassion.

Then, to take upon myself the sufferings of others,

And to purify their faults and obscurations caused by eating meat,

For every mother sentient being, as infinite in number as space is vast,

I made the following vow, true according to the two levels of reality:

“Aho! Mighty sage Śākyamuni and all buddhas and bodhisattvas throughout the whole of space and time,

Have compassion for this child who knew nothing of cause and effect!

Hosts of gracious root and lineage masters, care for me!

Have compassion for this child who knew nothing of cause and effect!

Supreme yidam deity, mighty Avalokiteśvara, care for me!

Have compassion for this child who knew nothing of cause and effect!

Overwhelmed by ignorance and the two obscurations,

I have often spoken of how all infinite beings have been our parents,

And while living off their flesh, lectured about cause and effect.

I had no idea that the suffering involved was so great!

Often have I heard it said that eating meat with threefold purity[3]

Is sanctioned by the Buddha and does not count as sin.

But this applies only to saints who benefit all they encounter,

Like pure lotus flowers, unstained by negative emotions,

And to practitioners of the profound path of Secret Mantra.

For my part, I have no instruction more profound

Than altruistic love and compassion,

And the infallibility of cause and effect.

To purify all the faults and obscurations of eating flesh

Among all sentient beings, who extend throughout the whole of space,

From this moment on, I completely renounce the eating of flesh.

This is my unfailing commitment, which I shall never forsake.

Even if all the animals upon this earth were to be devoured,

There would still be no satisfaction; hunger would only continue to increase.

Deprived of food or drink for just a few days,

We feel as if we have never tasted even so much as a single morsel or drop before.

Now is the time to escape this demon, hunger.

What, after all, is the cause of this flesh?

It springs only from self-clinging and attachment.

Merely to think of it makes me weary, nauseated.

This utterly unappetizing mound of mess and filth,

Bound up with the thirty-six impure substances,

A body of habitual patterns and aggregates, is the basis for all suffering.

Each animal has its own negative actions,

And whoever eats the flesh of such beings will find it hard to win liberation.

Meat and alcohol are impure substances,

And to offer them does not count as generosity, the Buddha said.

Who, therefore, would eat this food of the afflictions?

Pretas must live for many thousands of human years

Without seeing food or drink, enduring only suffering.

But we human beings gladly drink even ice-cold water,

And have plenty to sustain us besides meat and alcohol.

If we are still not satisfied by such delights,

How could we repay past kindnesses so unfairly?

Throughout the course of countless aeons past

In every world within this universe so vast,[4]

There’s not a single being who has not been our mother.

And the milk we drank from maternal breasts would fill a billion seas.

I abandon all pretence; let the Three Jewels be my witness!

In the past, under the sway of ignorance and habit,

I ate my parents’ flesh and did not remorsefully confess.

Now with pure motivation and the four powers complete,

As in the saying, “I was not, am not, and will not be attached,”

Henceforth, may the thought of eating meat never even cross my mind.

Should I ever fail, let the Three Jewels send their punishment.

May the protectors and guardians constantly keep watch.

Were I now to eat the flesh of my past mothers,

There would be no greater transgressor in all the three realms!

The Buddha said that harming others even slightly impairs one's vows.

So what need is there to mention flesh eating which involves taking life?

In the Parinirvāṇa Sūtra, Laṅkāvatāra and elsewhere, it is said

That eating meat is tantamount to killing.

It is forbidden in both the greater and lesser vehicles,

But is particularly unacceptable for bodhisattvas.

Our Teacher himself, when he appeared as a partridge’s young,

And as a ferocious beast[5] in the wild, would not eat meat.

How then could we, his followers, ever do so?

In accordance with the guidance of the Victorious One,

There were many great masters in India and Tibet who gave up meat.

As all this shows, the faults of meat eating are unimaginably vast.

Not cultivating negativity is itself genuine Dharma.

So may I always comply with the authentic teaching!"

Having seen the boundless faults that come from eating meat,

Even the thought of it is as nauseating as poison.

And so, I, the great beggar with the name of Dündül,

Composed these words of advice to encourage my own renunciation

In the Sky Fortress hermitage of White Rock.

As a result of this virtue, may all sentient beings

Purify all the faults and obscurations that come from eating meat,

So that they may see the thousand buddhas face to face!

| Translated by Adam Pearcey, with many thanks to Ringu Tulku Rinpoche for his clarifications. Original translation 2004. Revised version 2017.

[yoga-onion]

Hindu Mythology & Deities

- Hindu deities (17)-

Asuras – Maya / Mayasura

In Mahabharat, Maya or Mayāsura was a great ancient king of the asuras, daityas and rākṣasa races. Maya was known for his brilliant architecture. In Mahabharata, Mayasabha – the hall of illusions – was named after him. It is believed that he built an auditorium for Yudhishthira at Indraprastha.

Mayasura was such a brilliant architect that he created the three cities "Tripura". Tripura prospered and ruled the three worlds (heavenly, aerial and terrestrial worlds) with power. Two of Tripura's cities ruled the world from the sky and the heavenly realm.  

Tripura was protected by Maya's power. However, during the time of Tripura Sura, Tripura was destroyed and the rule of the three worlds came to an end.

On top of that, Mayasura constructed a supreme iron flying machine like UFO which is known as the "Saubha Vimana" under Lord Shiva's order when the Salwa king attacked Dwarka.

You'll agree with me that the ancient Hindu gods' every supernatural power is superior. Mayasura's metal UFOs, missiles, parachutes and construction of futuristic cities that look like "Howl's Moving Castle" are some of the most remarkable achievements.

Is it the city of the future? Is it an ancient city?

インド神話と神様たち

−ヒンドゥー教時代からの神々(17)–

アスラ族・マヤ／マヤスーラ

マヤは、インド神話に登場するアスラである。マヤースラとも言う。ダーナヴァ族である。アスラ族における建築家、技術者であり、マハーバーラタでは、マヤサバ-幻影の広間-は彼にちなんで名付けられた。ユディシュティラのために集会場をインドラプラスタに建設したとされる。 マヤースラは３つの町「トリプラ」を作り上げるほどの優秀な建築家であった。これらの都市は繁栄と権力を極め、世界を支配する偉大な都市だったが、その不敬虔な性質から、マヤの都市はシヴァ神の一面を持つトリプランタカ神によって滅ぼされた。3つの都市は鉄、銀、金でできていて、それぞれ地上界、天空界、天上界にあった。 その上、マヤースラはサルワ王がドワーカを攻撃した時、シヴァ神の命令で「サウバ・ヴィマーナ」と呼ばれるUFOのような最高の鉄製の飛行機械を建設した。 古代ヒンデゥーの神々のあらゆる超能力が優れていることは、あなたも納得がいくでしょう。マヤースラの金属製のUFO、ミサイル、パラシュートまるで「ハウルの動く城」のような未来都市の建築などの業績には、特に目を見張るものがある。 未来都市なのか？古代都市なのか？