Sri Sringeri Sarada Chandramouleeswara Vybhavam

Sri Sringeri Sarada Chandramouleeswara Vybhavam

Pravachanam By Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswar Rao Garu

Sarada Mata Vybhavam

·         Saraswati Daya (Blessing) is primary and important for everyone’s life. Shankaracharya mentions the importance of Sarada Devi in everyone’s life. After Her Lakshmi Kataksham (Boon) is needed. For Lalitha - Right side Saraswati and Left side Lakshmi will be there. Lakshmi without Saraswati is dangerous. There will be no situation of existence of Saraswati without Lakshmi.

·         Kambhan at Chola king got some differences with the King, left Chola kingdom and went to Chera King. He said that he is assistant of Kambhan, rather to tell the differences with Chola. Over a period of time, he became nearer to the new king. Some people in the court felt envy of this close relationship and told the king that he is not Kambhan’s assistant, infact the younger brother of a barber in the same Chera kingdom and he bluffed to the king. They told him that the brothers divided the property exactly equal among themselves. Then King ordered for enquiry. Before the prosecution day – Kambhan prayed to Saraswati and requested Her to give Her leg manjiram (Silver ornament). She gave without any question. Next day he went to the court. He presented the manjiram and told that if they have divided the valuable property equally, the barber should present the other manjiram. Then the barber got afraid, surrendered, accepted his lie. When the King demanded the truth, Kambhan told that the manjiram was given by Saraswati. Then King wondered if Saraswati is now with single manjiram and wanted to see Her and asked him to call Her. He prayed (Saraswati Andhadhi 30 slokas) praising Her and She came with single manjiram. She asked him to wear Her with the second one as well. He did and then She walked making sound, disappeared. Thus because of one devotee – rest also had the darshan of Saraswati. His Kambhan Ramayanam is very famous in Tamil.

·         Mooka Shankaraulu got voice from Kanchi Kamakshi, wrote mooka pancha sathi 500 slokas. Kali Das (Sarva Mangala Wife) – blessed by Kali with Beejaksras. He became court poet to Bhoja Raju. Once pundits wanted to separate Bhoja and Kali. They told king that Kalidas is eating fishes. King asked them to bring him. Kalidas came to know this and he intentionally bought fishes, the pundits caught hold of him and paraded before Bhoja. He also suspected and asked series of questions for which Kali Das replied. It is a Book, leaking with sweet literature, the smell of Rama – Ravana war dust is coming, it is Ramayanam, written on Talapatra. Infact when Bhoja wanted to see and opened the bag carrying the fish, it became Talapatra book. That is the power of Saraswati blessed people.

·         Devi Bhaghavatham –Story of Satyavratha. Once upon a time there was a vedic scholar by name Deva Datha. He did the Yagnam for children purpose and during the Yagnam he pinpointed a mistake of a maharshi and the maharshi got angry cursed him, because of which he got blessed with a Son – Uthathsyudu – who is like a fool with no proper education and no intelligence. Uthathsyudu felt ashamed for his fate and left ashram to a forest and leading a sacred life there. He Kept a tapassu of telling Truth only and controlling Indriyas. Slowly people started calling him as Sathyavratha. One day suddenly Ai beejam came without Bindu from his mouth – spontaneously/unintentionally - to save a forest pig from the arrow of a hunter. The hunter came in search of the pig. Wherever truth leads to violence it is untruth only, if untruth saves life – then it is truth only. But Satyavratham gets impacted. He instantly says “What sees cannot speak, what speaks cannot see. (Amma gave this kind instigation).” He told the same to the hunter and he got confused and left the place leaving the pig unharmed. He (Sathyavratha) became gnaani automatically without any guru. All sages started respecting including Vyasa. Thus, Vaghbhavakutami is – Gnaana Shakthi i.e., Saraswathi.  

·         Bammera Pothana. He has written praying 11 Saraswati mantras in which there are 11 Dhyana slokas. He wrote “Sarada neeradendu Gana Sara…”. She is like Sarath Kala moon white in colour, She wears Tadiya moon (Siva i.e, Chandramouleeswara, Kamakshi, Bala Tripura Sundari also wear same). Shankara and Saraswati are Brother and Sisters. Both are white. In right hand She carries Spatika (Crystal) and in left hand Book. Indicating that amnayam (practice) is more important.  Remaining two hands - Abhaya (Blessing) and Varada (Boon) mudra. One namaskaram is sufficient. Madhu, Ksheera, Draksha (Honey, Milk, Grape) – mixed vaak (talk) will be given by Her. Honey is good it gives heat to cold, cold to heat. Milk is easily digestible, for child to Sanyasi it is primary food. Draksha is simple fruit, no thick skin. Misutilizing Vagdevi power is resorting to – Kayyam (Quarrel), Vithandam (trying to prove bad as good). Another four hands of Sarada are like Lalitha Devi weapons – Ankusam (Goad), Pushpa Banas (Flower arrows), Cheraku villi (Sugar cane), Paasam (Cord). Bhaghavan is Purusha/Nayaka (Male) and devotee considers himself as Stri/Nayika (Female).

·         Kalameghan (Varadan)– Cook at Jambukeswaran a Vaishnavaite, wanted to marry his assistant. But she is Saivite. Hence, she demanded him to learn those books. He started learning. In that temple none dares to provide prasadams in male attire, priests also wear saree and do. One day Varadan sat and when Goddess came, he was unable to stand up as he was fat. She put Tambulam pidacha (Betel gulp) in his mouth. He started chanting in praise of her in poetry like black cloud.

·         Sarada is in Guru Mandala rupini. She protects Bharath and provides vaibhavam (glory) to Bharath because of Gurus due to Saraswathi blessing. She is Dakshinamurthy rupini.

Shankaracharya

·         Once 72 Avydhikas started. Then Kailasa Shankara born as Kaladu Shankara to Siva Guruvu and Aryamba. They went to Trisuru kshetra and did Bhajana there to Siva Linga. There age-old ghee will be there. Even the lamps there will not melt it. Siva Guru got blessed with Shankaracharya. Generally, avatharas are only for Vishnu, but rare for Siva. Like Vishnu who killed demons, Siva came to kill the demon qualities of human. Like Dakshnia murthy who taught without opening any lip to Sanaka Sadananda, Shankara taught to the human-kind - but taught by speaking. Originally, He has to be here only for 8 years, but lived for 32 years. Difference between Shiva and Shankara – 1) Jata Juta and Bald, 2) White cloth and Saffron, 3) Snakes ornaments – Only Rudraksha, 4) Rich and poor, 5) Ardha nareeswara – just single, 6) Dakshinamurthy – Utsava Vigraha, 6) Siva can be Ugrah (angry) and Bhimah (large) - Shankara is Peaceful in Bhodha (Teaching), 7) Siva has Black Spot, Shankara – No Spot. 8) Vinayaka is always with Siva – No Vinayaka with Shankara (Indirectly saying decaying Budhism as another name for Budha is Vinayaka).  Shankara established – 1) In East – Jagannatham - Govardhanam Peetham, 2) West – Dwaraka – Kalika Peetham, 3) North - Badarika – Jyothi Peetham, 4) South – Sringeri – Sarada Peetham. He wrote Bhashyam for Prasthana Thrayam, Pratha smarami. He established Mutts. He taught Adhvaitham which holds good even till today though Visishta advaitham and Dhvaitham came after it. He was born Vysakha Sukla Panchami – Hence named as Shankara as per Sanskrit. When He took Sanysam name remained same. Govinda Bhagavad pada, His Guru, did not change as he knows that He is none other than Siva. Sambhu is producing and Shankara is distributing, hence it suitably applied (referring to knowledge).

·         He has named 10 Sanyasasramas of Sampradayas Giri, Parvatha, Vana, Aranya, Theertha, Sagara, Ashrama, Bharati, Saraswati, Puri. He has brought Soundarya Lahiri directly from Kailasam from Ammavaru. He has brought 5 Spatika (Crystal) lingas from Kailasam and established at – Chidambaram, Sringa Giri, Kanchi, Nepal – Vara Lingam, Mukthi Lingam – Kedar. Considered Bharath as Yagna sala.

Sringa Giri / Sringeri Jagadgurus

·         Saraswati came as Mandana Mishra’s wife. She was ready to go back to Sathya Loka when Mandan became Sanyasi after being defeated by Shankara. He stopped Her by chanting Vana Durga Stotra. She said She will be only and said She will follow Him, but will settle when He turns back. They reached to Karnataka, Tunga river. Shankara realized that it is the sacred place and it is the place where Rishyasringa Maharshi did Tapassu. He did not hear Her sound (as she is walking in Tunga river). He turned back intentionally. Saraswathi settled there. He made Sureshacharyulu (Mandan) –as Peethadhi pathi. A proper Pratima installed by Vidyaranya swamy later.

·         Vruddha Nrisimha Bharati, one of the Jagadguru– ate only Sakas (vegetables, most of the times bitter guards) for 42 years – He used to do anushtanam for 20 hours.  He mostly never slept. Once he went to Bengaluru. Bowring Dora (Commissioner) wanted to test him. Between 1 and 2 midnight he went suddenly, ordered to lift the curtain of the Bharati’s private puja area. He saw Him doing Bilwa (Bael) Puja to Siva Linga. Thus, realized that his doubt is foolish and how Bharati is dedicated to Siva. Once a Gujarathi devotee offered him a Bungalow on their visit, as a guest house to stay where in a Brahma Rakshasa was living (A wicked Brahmin). The devotee did not reveal that. Bharati was doing puja and the Rakshasa came in duplicate disciple form. Bharati could recognize, He chanted mantra, poured water on him. He ran away and jumped in to a well. Only cloths were visible and the Bungalow got relieved of the Rakshasa forever. Once he went to Madhurai and doing Puja inside the Meenakshi temple. Priests were unhappy that he was doing puja directly. He asked his sishya to bring a coconut.  He did attract all powers of Amma into coconut, thus making the statue as dull. As priests surrendered to him, he restored the glory back.  

·         Once Vruddha Nrisimha Bharati went to Rameswaram, he wanted to take bath himself in Koti theertham. But the priests there did not allow, nor by his assistants. They said they only will pour water. So, he went to sarva theertham and took bath there. He made that Koti theertham power comes over to Sarva theertham. The priests at Koti started repenting and surrendered to him at Sringeri. So, he went to Rameswaram all the way again, took water from Sarva theertham in his kamandalam, poured in Koti theertham, made it again flourish.

·         Once he wanted to visit Gokarna, at the age of 82, towards the end. He asked to arrange for Palanquin. His assistants delayed. One day He just said “Oh Gokarna priests come”. Then “Sringeri Palanquin Boyas (Boys) are very strong, can carry me to Gokarna very quickly”. Then said “I have to rush back to Sringeri cannot stay any more at Gokarna”. The next day He attained parama Gati. That day Gokarna temple trust told that he got a dream in which he saw Bharati coming and doing abhishekam to Mahabaleswar, then telling him that he cannot stay any more and need to rush back to Sringeri. Thus, Nrisimha Bharati has fulfilled his Gokarna Darshan with Mano Vegam.

·         Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati is aged 9 years when he became Shankaracharya. His Original name is Siva swamy. S/O Ramaswamy and Lakshmamma. First son Narasimha sastry. Second son Yagna Narayana sastry, 3^rd is daughter. As his father died and 2^nd brother also died, eldest brother looked after him. Vruddha Nrisimha Bharati wanted to give him the uthara peetham. But eldest brother is not interested. Mysore Maharaja pressurized him to accept. That day Siva swamy had severe headache. The process includes Presha Mantra chanting, Sanyasa deeksha, Yoga Patta, Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati naming. The boy tired and slept. He murmured Sarvoham thrice. He respected guru always. When he cried for his Guru’s parama gati, Vruddha Bharati came making sound of padukas, made gnanodayam to Sacchidananda “How many more days you want me to be in this body? Be aware. Take my Padukas. Continue to do puja”

·         Once Sacchidananda took the permission of Sarada to reach to Adi Shankaracharya original Anushtana place, which was in Travancore. On the way he took rest in Permbadur (Kerala) – got dream in which a traditional widow appeared and invited him to reach her. Later he realized that she is none other than Aryamba (mother of Adi Shankaracharya). In memory of her Bharati established Samadhi under a tree in the same place of Kaladi, the birth place of Adi Shankara.

·         Sacchidananda is 27^th peetadipathi. Poornayya is the administrator of Mysore. He had grudge against peethadipathi. He wanted to conduct arguments between Him and pundits. Then Bharati asked them to put a curtain between them. The arguments going on. Bharati alone is defeating the entire pundits and Poornayya noticed that his voice is sounding like woman voice. So, pretending un-intentional – he lifted slightly the curtain, astonished to notice Sarada Devi sitting there in the Bharati place. That’s why even now Bharati’s wear Golden ornaments and sit on the throne as Saraswathi in important festivals. Sacchidananda Bharati felt once that Ganapathi should be there, he made Turmeric Ganapathi in a pillar and went inside. Later when he came out, Ganapathi statute came out of it. It is called Stambha (Pillar) Ganapathi.

·         Even today before accepting Shankaracharya peetha – they keep two Bilwa Patras (Bael Leaves) on the two hands on Saraswati. If it falls from the right hand, it is considered as a blessing. Chandrasekhara Bharati being selected by Sacchidananda Bharati in similar way. At times something will be written. In this case it was written that he should do yatra. If fallen from left hand will not be selected.

·         By the time the next successor Chandrasekhara Bharati came to take over the reins of Sringeri – Sacchidananda attained Paramagathi. Before him 11 siblings born and died. His parents came to Sringeri and got blessings of Sacchidananda and went to Go Karna. Thus, he was born.

·         Once a cobra came when Chandrasekhara was doing Puja for Chandramouleeswara. When devotees were afraid and were running away, he asked them to stay-put. He poured some milk in vessel and offered to it. It drank and looked towards him, bowed, gone back silently unhurting anyone. Whatever be the temperature he used to do puja for hours together in severe hot summer without suffocation while his disciples used to suffer.

·         Once Kamalamma with his Son Viswa came to Sringeri, though her husband told not to take the son. He became suddenly bluish. She looked towards the poster of Chandrasekhara as if only saviour. Then the boy started crying and became normal. She rushed to Nrisimha vanam and took the blessings of Bharati. He told her not to worry of the Child and also not to move without the permission of Husband.

·         His sishya is Abhinava Vidyatirtha. He is a living example of Sarada putra. Many people get vaak from his presence. His sishya Bharati Tirtha. First time when he entered in TN, the locals forced him to speak in Tamil. The organizers told them that He will speak in Sanskrit as it is Sringeri Mutt or in Kannada because it is in Karnataka state – if they do not like it, he will speak in Telugu as it is his mother tongue. But they forced that it should be in Tamil. They conveyed the same to Bharti. He told them that Sarada will take care and he will speak in Tamil that evening. Organizers are worried as the prestige of Sringeri Mutt will be at stake. That evening the Tamil speech given by Him was the supreme and even the best of Tamil pundits got astonished. When the mutt organizers asked him, how he could speak – He told them that it is not He, but Sarada Devi who spoke.

·         His father - Tangirala Venkateswara Avadhani, mother – Anantha Lakshmamma. Hanuma gave her three fruits in her dream as a symbol to indicate that she is going to deliver a great person who is going to be beyond Jagaruth, Nidra, Swapna and will be in Turiya. He studied in Narasarao pet school. He is born Dakshinamurthy. He selected Vidyaranya as Guru and asked him (at Sipra, MP) to taught Tarka sastra. He kept him in cave. Early morning 4’0 clock he has to woke up. He is walking Saraswati. All these Jagadgurus are male Saraswatis.

·         Saraswati not only provides gnaanam, she provides sakthi and kills demons. She wears peetambaram to give money, Red to give Sakthi, white to give gnaanam. She is also Sakambari. Vara veena …may sound as Saraswati prayer, but it is a prayer meaning for all the three Goddesses – it gives meaning for all three separately – thus indicating Sarada is Saraswati, Lakshmi, Parvati.

·         Chandramouleeswara Lingam is Nithya Abhisheka lingam. Siva Lingam is Arupa rupi. Face is Agni, Gati (Movement) is Kalam (Time), Padam (Foot) is Bhumi (Earth), Breath is Vayuvu, Tongue is Water. He is stanuhu (like pillar)– completely occupied. Bhava (Water Head), Hara (Layam), Mruda (Stithi – Vishnu tatvam) – these three are mainly important names. Laya 3 types – 1) Nidra - Sleep (Night time should sleep by chanting Siva 11 times, Early morning woke up chanting Sri Hari, Sri Hari.) 2) Athyanthika Pralayam – Removing of agnaanam. Both Shankara and Sarada give gnaanam. 3) Maha Pralayam – If we could not attain, He himself will take us into Him as part of Maha Pralayam, withdraws and re-creates once the new creation starts.

·         Sarada provides knowledge in three ways – 1) Kukkuta deeksha – (Kamakshi rupa). Like hen sits on the egg, Amma sits on the head of devotee. Or passes Leg toe-to-Leg-Toe through thread. Ramananda swamy once touched in the dark the head of Kabir with his leg unknowingly. Kabir wanted this intentionally, as he is Muslim and not sure he will take him as his disciple. Then he uttered Rama Rama. Kabir took that itself as blessing/Mantra and deeksha. 2) Nayana Deeksha – through eyes. Ramana Maharshi did like this to Paul Brunton, Samardha Ram Das to Sivaji Maharaj. Fish looks after its eggs, makes it deliver, looks after them, grows them – this is called Meenakshi deeksha. 3) Smarana Deeksha – Guru and Sishya will not be in the same place. In Guru’s heart Sishya will be there. If Sishya does service in such a way that, Guru will be remembering him always like son, then he automatically blesses him. Like tortoise puts eggs (Kamata Deeksha) under Sand, forgets where it has put, then does smarana to evolve from wherever. Visalakshi Deeksha (rotates eyes all over Brahmandam) – blesses like Guru Mandala Sarada.

    🙏 Om Shanti! Om Shanti! Om Shanti! 🙏