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Mahayogi Lakshmamma Avva Samadhi Adoni
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| The Mahayogi Lakshmamma Temple, Adoni |
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| Portrait of Mahayogi Lakshmamma Avva as found in the temple |
Lakshmamma joined a group of people coming to the village shandy at Adoni. She settled herself beside a garbage dump in the silver market and never went back. She ate whatever was offered to her. She continued to roam around the streets, mumbling nonsensical words. People called her Thotti (Garbage Dump) Lakshmamma or Thikka (Mad) Lakshmamma.
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| Entrance to the Mahayogi Lakshmamma Temple |
- A lady called Gowramma came to her seeking cure for her husband suffering from cancer. Lakshmamma looked at her with compassion and muttered a few words. In due course, Gowramma's husband was cured. As a token of gratitude, Gowramma gave her an anna. Very soon, Gowramma became the owner of sixty acres of land. A small token given in sincere prayer yielded rich rewards for her.
- Avva gave fruits bitten by her to women longing for childbirth and they would have their prayers answered.
- Once there was a huge downpour and all the roads and drains in Adoni were flooded. People were worried about Avva as she stayed and slept in the open air next to the garbage dump, but could not venture out fearing their own safety. Once the rain subsided, they found her coming out safely from an overflowing drain, totally unaffected.
- Once as mentioned earlier in this article, Avva was once found with her limbs mutilated. But the next morning she appeared normal.
- The merchants in the silver market felt that if Lakshmamma came to their shop and asked for food, then their business will do well for that day. One day, a Jeweller in the bazaar had lost a small pouch containing exquisite and valuable diamonds. He searched his shop high and low, but could not find the bag. He was terribly upset as he had paid a handsome price to acquire the diamonds and hoped to make a good profit by selling them. Avva walked into the shop and dumped some garbage right in the middle and walked out. The jeweller was perplexed. He knew she did nothing without reason. Triggered by her action, he asked his attendants to search the garbage dump, and found the bag of diamonds intact.
- People who recognised Lakshmamma Avva's divine powers were adequately blessed. One of her ardent devotees, Late Sri Raichooti Ramaiah performed a cart festival for her even when she was alive.
- Lakshmamma Avva attained samadhi in the year 1933. Her samadhi was built at the same spot where she spent her life.
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| Lakshmamma Avva Samadhi |
The Samadhi is built in an underground chamber and a gold idol of Lakshmamma Avva is placed over it in the Sanctum Sanctorum. The beautifully decorated and bejewelled idol is a delight to watch. What was most endearing is that the idol was decorated with a saree made from pomegranate seeds. During her life, Lakshmamma Avva had considered even clothes as a burden. It was ironical to see her gold idol with so much finery. However, the devotees were showing their deep love, gratitude and devotion to Avva by decorating her to their pleasure.
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| Sanctum Sanctorum of Lakshmamma Avva |
The Poojari offered harathi with devotion and gave us flowers as prasad. Unlike other temples in Andhra and Karnataka, this temple thankfully has a large board describing the life and miracles of Avva in English for the benefit of all visitors.
A beautiful Silver Utsava Moorthy is placed in a seperate shrine as we circumambulate the sanctum sanctorum. This silver moorthy of Avva is taken out in procession in a silver cart every year, a ritual that had begun while she was alive.
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| Silver idol taken out in procession |
Even today, several hundreds of devotees throng her samadhi every day, seeking blessings and offering gratitude for prayers answered. The environment in the temple is calm and soothing amidst the glaring marble tiles. Some people also go into the underground samadhi and meditate in peace in front of Avva.
How to reach here:
Adoni is located at 15.63 N 77.28 E. It is a commercial town in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. It is about 300 kms from Hyderabad and 494 kms from Chennai. From Chennai, one can reach Adoni easily by trains that ply towards Mumbai. There are also daily trains from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kanyakumari, Mumbai, Gulburga, Ahmedabad and Tirupathi. State Transport Buses connect Adoni from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kurnool, Anantapur, Vijayawada, Bellary, Tirupathi and Mysore.
Nearest Airport is Hyderabad and nearest domestic airport is Bellary at 68 km.
Adoni is an hour's drive from Mantralayam. So if you are on a pilgrimage to Mantralayam, it would be easy to visit here. There are a number of buses available from Mantralayam to Adoni. Private jeeps charge approximately Rs.1300 for a two way trip.
Friday, October 7, 2016
fear, bharthruhari
bhoge rogabhayaü kule cyutibhayaü vitte nçpàlàdbhayaü |
màne dainyabhayaü bale ripubhayaü råpe jaràyà bhayam ||
÷àstre vàdibhayaü guõe khalabhayaü kàye kçtàntàdbhayaü |
sarvaü vastu bhayànvitaü bhuvi nçõàü vairàgyamevàbhayam ||
màne dainyabhayaü bale ripubhayaü råpe jaràyà bhayam ||
÷àstre vàdibhayaü guõe khalabhayaü kàye kçtàntàdbhayaü |
sarvaü vastu bhayànvitaü bhuvi nçõàü vairàgyamevàbhayam ||
In enjoyment, there is fear of disease;
in social position, there is fear of falling off;
in wealth, there is the fear of (hostile) kings;
in honour, there is the fear of humiliation;
in power, there is the fear of foes;
in beauty, there is the fear of old age;
in scriptural erudition, there is the fear of opponents;
in virtue, there is the fear of traducers;
in body, there is the fear of death;
everything in this world pertaining to men is attended with fear;
renunciation alone leads to fearlessness.
(Vairagya-Shatakam, bharthruhari )
Thursday, October 6, 2016
sanskrit...great language
sanskrit...great language
By: Chanchal Malviya11/5/2007 3:14:05 PM(Author is a Project Manager at a Multinational company in India
Language is one of the key tools forming the basis of unity among diversities.
Language is one of the key tools forming the basis of unity among diversities.
English has tied this world due to its simplicity.
Urdu has tied the Muslims together and
Hindi has tied the Hindus together.
While there are some positive conclusions about all languages, we will look at Sanskrit as a language for its maturity.
Why is it called a scientific language?
We will find that the maturity of Indian culture was killed the day Sanskrit lost its importance and it was killed for those who lost the knowledge of Sanskrit.
The Long Leaders have continuously worked for bringing Urdu over Sanskrit, making sure that the sense of being matured is lost on the long run – obviously if the Voice dies, one is lost in the world of expressions alone.
Voice of Hinduism is Sanskrit and why Hindus, it is a say – Sanskrit is the mother of all languages. Isn't it the moral responsibility of the country to respect and keep the mother healthy?
We call Sanskrit as the mother of all language for reasons.
One, Sanskrit is the oldest language known to humanity.
Two, Sanskrit is yet the most scientific and most matured language. Third, as it is scientific it develops a level of intelligence in its speaker. Fourth, knowledge is very easily transferred through this language as the language is such that it allows memory to grow sharper – this was proven in ancient days when most of the learning used to happen verbally and none of the student used to forget that was taught, as the language allowed them to bring concepts and words to same space, not allowing much possibility of varied and modified presentations.
Such is the language of Sanskrit that even one word of it can allow an individual to write books in other languages. That is how we find our Sanskrit readers and saints ofIndia
Such is the language of Sanskrit that even one word of it can allow an individual to write books in other languages. That is how we find our Sanskrit readers and saints of
If we look at language construct of English, we find all vowels of English using one of the "Matras' of Sanskrit the so called vowels as "a', "e', "i', "o', "u'. Thus, the basis of English also seems to be Sanskrit and English has realized only 5 vowels out of many "Matras' of Sanskrit. We have similar language constructs in nearly for all languages, Sanskrit being the oldest surely has produced them all.
We have Vedas as the oldest book in Sanskrit. Seeing the maturity of Vedas, it is quite understandable that Sanskrit and its relation to such high philosophy must be another few thousands years old that what is predicted by modern Historians.
In fact, it is known to Hindus that Sanskrit being a natural and scientific language must have existed since creations. Anyway, the world's greatest creations Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagwad Geeta, AyurVeda, Purana, Mahabharat, and Ramayan – all had been in Sanskrit. This in no way can be falsified that Sanskrit was the speaking language of ancient India
The derived languages ofIndia
The word "Sanskrit' is a combination of two words – "Sanskar' and "Krit'; "Krit' meaning "Inculcating' and "Sanskar' meaning "Essence of Moral Values'. Thus by its meaning Sanskrit means a language that has the capacity to indoctrinate higher values in an individual.
Despite of these amazing facts about Sanskrit, our political leaders have shown nearly no interest in promoting Sanskrit in schools.
The derived languages of
The word "Sanskrit' is a combination of two words – "Sanskar' and "Krit'; "Krit' meaning "Inculcating' and "Sanskar' meaning "Essence of Moral Values'. Thus by its meaning Sanskrit means a language that has the capacity to indoctrinate higher values in an individual.
Despite of these amazing facts about Sanskrit, our political leaders have shown nearly no interest in promoting Sanskrit in schools.
Instead, they have hideously driven strategies to kill this language, as is always visible from their policies.
It is now, up to every Parents to decide, how they want to bring up their children – their children exposed to the drawbacks of western education system thereby falling into a directionless path and developing loss of individuality or they want them to hold on values and develop a sense of identity through highest morale and understanding about matter, life and God.
Sanskrit can play an amazing role in reshaping the highest philosophy into practice. Sanskrit in no way comes against the modern scientific knowledge, rather it envelops them in true shape, and it delivers them with the sense of natural parameter attached. Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit goes doubtlessly to inculcate patience, tolerance, concentration, confidence, faith, positive attitude and strong will in any individual who religiously study and practice it.
It is under a prolonged conspiracy that despite of means to grow high morale personalities, we find youths of modern age adopting dead personalities.
Sanskrit can play an amazing role in reshaping the highest philosophy into practice. Sanskrit in no way comes against the modern scientific knowledge, rather it envelops them in true shape, and it delivers them with the sense of natural parameter attached. Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit goes doubtlessly to inculcate patience, tolerance, concentration, confidence, faith, positive attitude and strong will in any individual who religiously study and practice it.
It is under a prolonged conspiracy that despite of means to grow high morale personalities, we find youths of modern age adopting dead personalities.
It was Mughals who destroyed Sanskrit literatures whatever they could with barbarism, which was followed by British who deceived the whole mass about superiority of English and deprived the fighting group of their precious strength – Sanskrit.
With loss of Sanskrit , India
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
deh devache mandir
deh devache mandir
देह देवाचे मंदिर, आत आत्मा परमेश्वर ॥१॥
जशी उसात हो साखर, तसा देहात हो ईश्वर ।
जसे दुग्धामध्ये लोणी, तसा देही चक्रपाणि ॥२॥
देव देहात देहात, का हो जाता देवळात ।
lord being there in the depth of body, why go to any temple
tuka says , oh dimwitted! god has worn the body as his costume
जशी उसात हो साखर, तसा देहात हो ईश्वर ।
जसे दुग्धामध्ये लोणी, तसा देही चक्रपाणि ॥२॥
देव देहात देहात, का हो जाता देवळात ।
तुका सांगे मूढ जना, देही देव का पहाना ॥३॥
deh devache mandir
aat aatma parameshwar
deh devache mandir
aat aatma parameshwar
jashi usaat ho sakhar
tasa dehaat ho ishwar
jase dugdhamadhe loni
tasa dehi chakrapaani
dev dehat dehat
ka ho jata devllat
tuka saange mudh jana
dehi dev ka pahana
deh devache mandir
aat aatma parameshwar
body is the abode of god, inside is the supreme selflike sugar is in the cane, chakrapani is in the body lord being there in the depth of body, why go to any temple
tuka says , oh dimwitted! god has worn the body as his costume
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