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Erattingal Pakkanar Temple At Thritala in Palakkad – Kerala

Erattingal Pakkanar temple is located at Paraya colony (Kumbidi Thiruvinu) at Thritala village in Palakkad district, Kerala. The temple belonged to Pakkanar who was one among the Parayipetta Panthirukulam. Erattingal is the family name of Pakkanar. Even today the puja in the temple is performed by an elder member of the family. The main deity worshipped in the temple is Goddess Bhagavathi who was brought here by Pakkanar (Avachichu Kondu Varika). Other deities brought here by Pakkanar include Dandan, Karingkutti and 82,000 other gods. There is also a separate pratishta of Pakkanar. Legend has it that Pakkanar had got flowers from Mangalamkunnu and it had fallen on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River and he got the Seva Murti in the temple from here. The murtis worshipped in the temple are made of stone, bronze and wood. The deities face east. Attaprianl in the temple is held on the first day of Vrischikam month. Rituals like Teekutti, Karinkutti etc are held in the temple. A

Paramesthi – About Hindu God Paramestha

Paramesthi, or Paramestha, is a term used to refer to Hindu God Brahma. The term means spiritual teacher. It must be noted here that the term Paramesthi is also used to refer to Shiva, Vishnu, Garuda and Agni. In the works of Kalidasa too Brahma is referred as Paramesthi. The term means that Brahma is the spiritual guru who can help living being attain the ultimate bliss – reaching the abode of Paramatma. The four head of Brahma symbolizes the four Vedas, the four yugas and the four directions. The four-faced head also symbolizes both the severing of all conceptualizations, and the development of altruism through the four immeasurable of compassion, love, sympathetic joy and equanimity. Brahma is the best know expression of the concept of the cosmogenic deployment of the spatial directions is Brahma, whose four heads, facing the quarters, symbolize the directional emanation of space. He is the source, the seed, of all that is. Whereas Brahman, the unoriented and boundless imm

Why God Ganesha or Ganapati is known as Siddhivinayak?

Hindu God Ganesha or Ganapati is known as Siddhivinayak because it is believed that he is the giver of all Siddhis – meaning perfection or accomplishment or attainment or success or talents . All Siddhis reside in Ganapati and we can achieve them only with His blessings. Therefore, before starting any new we chant the mantra Sri Ganeshaya Nama. A siddha is one who is accomplished or perfected or perpetually perfecting in the Siddhis and enlightenment with the blessing of Ganesha. Some examples of major siddhis that develop on account of the blessing of Siddhivinayak are levitation, invisibility, bilocation, becoming smaller than an atom, clairaudience, clairvoyance, telepathy, telekinesis, ability to materialize anything at will instantly, traveling at the speed of thought, remote viewing , power of healing touch, healing gaze, resurrection, eternally young body, rainbow body and physical immortality. Siddhivinayak is flanked by Riddhi and Siddhi - the two wives. Riddhi symbo

Teachings From Hastamalaka of Adi Shankaracharya

A collection of teachings from Hastamalaka of Adi Shankaracharya Who are you? Whose child are you? Whither are you bound? What is your name? Whence you have come? Oh Child! I should like to hear your reply to these questions.’ Thus spoke Sri Shankaracharya to the boy, and Hastamalaka replied as follows. I am neither man, God, yaksha, brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, sudra, brahmachari, householder, forest dweller, nor sannyasi; but I am pure awareness alone. Just as the sun causes all worldly movements, so do I – the ever-present, conscious Self – cause the mind to be active and the senses to function. Again, just as the ether is all-pervading yet devoid of any specific qualities, so am I free from all qualities. I am the conscious Self, ever-present and associated with everything in the same manner as heat is always associated with fire. I am that eternal, undifferentiated, unshaken Consciousness, on account of which the insentient mind and senses function, each in its own mann

3 March 2021 Tithi - Panchang - Hindu Calendar - Good Time - Nakshatra – Rashi

Tithi in Panchang – Hindu Calendar on Wednesday, 3 March 2021 – It is Krishna Paksha Chaturthi and Panchami tithi or the fourth and fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon in Hindu calendar and Panchang in most regions. It is Krishna Paksha Chaturthi tithi or the fourth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 6:23 AM on March 3. It is Krishna Paksha Panchami tithi or the fifth day during the waning or dark phase of moon till 4:03 AM on March 4. (Time applicable in all north, south and eastern parts of India. All time based on India Standard Time.  Good – Auspicious time on March 3, 2021 as per Hindu Calendar – Good and auspicious time on the entire day.  Nakshatra  – Chitra or Chithira or Chithirai nakshatra till 6:44 AM on March 3. Then onward it is Swathi or Chothi nakshatra till 5:00 AM on March 4. (Time applicable in north, south and eastern parts of India).  In western parts of India (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, north Karnataka and south Rajasthan)