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AnandatirthaPrathishtana

Taratamya
TheTaratamyaorhierarchyamongstIshvaraandJivas.
I)MahaVishnuorNarayanaorParamatma
II)MahaLakshmi
1.Brahma,Vayu
2.Saraswati,Bharati
3.Gaurda,Shesha,Rudra
4.Shanmahishis(Jambavati,Nila,Bhadra,Mitravinda,KalindiandLakshana)
5.Souparni,Varuni,Parvati
6.Indra,Kama
7.AhankarikaPrana
8.Aniruddha,Shachi,Rati,SvayambhuvaManu,Bruhaspati,DakshaPrajapati
9.PravahaVayu
10.Surya,Chandra,Yama,Shatharupa
11.Varuna
12.Narada
13.Bhrugu,Agni,Prasuti
14.Vishvamitra,Marichi,Atri,Angirasa,Pulastya,Pulaha,Kratu,Vasishta,VaivasvataManu
15.Mitra,Tara,Nirruti,Pravahi
16.Vishvaksena,AswiniDevatas,Ganapati,Kubera,7Vasus,10Rudras,6Adityas,47Maruts,
10Vishvedevatas,1Rubhu,2Dyavaprithivi,3Pitrus
17.KarmajaDevatas(Sanatkumaras,7Indras,Grahas,Gandharvas,Manus,Apsaras,etc)
18.Ganga,Parjanya,Sanjna,Rohini,Shamala,Virat
19.AnakhyataDevatas
20.Svaha
21.Budha
22.Usha(wifeofAshviniDevatas)
23.Shani
24.Pushkara
25.AjanajaDevatas(16100wivesofLordKrishna,etc)
26.ChiraPirtus
27.Devagandharvas
28.Manushyagandharvas
29.AntardarshiKings
30.UamaManushyas

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WhileMahaVishnuandMahaLakshmidonothaveLingaDeha,therestinthelistdohave
LingaDeha(some
formofphysicalrepresentation).
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arunkumarSays:
October7,2008at2:35pm
Dearhari,
DouthensaythatMahaVishnuandmahaLakshmidonothaveaformorshape?
SoalltherepresentationsofLordVishnuorLakshmiinthephotographsthatarebeing
circulatedinthispresenteraarefalse?
IfyousayYES,theydonothaveashape,thenwhatformaretheyin?onlylight,
imagination?orsomethingelse?
and,aboutothergodslikeshiva,ganapathietc,arethephotographscirculatedaround,the
replicationoftheiractualshapeorjustanimaginationthatonepersondrewandpassedon?
thanksinadvanceforthereply
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HariprasadSays:
October7,2008at4:00pm
DearArun,
TheyarenotboundbythelimitationsofLingaDehalife,death,Indriyas,etcetc.
Iwillleavethetopicofphotosandrepresentation.Wewillneedtositdownandhavea
seriousdiscussiontogetyouananswer
Regards,Hari
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RaghuSays:
October8,2008at2:14pm
Namaskara.IhaveafewratherbasicquestionsandIhopeIwonttestyourpatienceby
askingthemApologiesinadvance!
1.SinceShriVayuandShriBrahmadevaruareonthesamelevel,whyisthatwealwayssay
VayuJeevohamaanddonotsayBrahmaJeevohama.
2.Canyoukindlyprovideinfoontheimportanceandmeaningbehindthestandardphrase
BharatiRamanaMukhyapranaantargatha.
3.WhoisBharati.Whoseconsortisshe?
4.IgetconfusedbetweenPranaDevaru,VayuDevaru,andAnjaneyadevaru.IsHanuman
thesonofVayuandifyes,inthephraseVayuJeevohamaarewereferringtoVayu
Devaru,NOTAnjaneyadevaru?
IsMukhyaPraanadevarusameasVaayudevaruorAnjaneyadevaru?
IhopeIamnotwastingyourtimebyaskingallthesequestions.MayLordHariBlessyou.
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HariprasadSays:
October8,2008at3:35pm
Namaskara,
PleasetakemyanswerswithcautionIamstillanoviceinlearningthishugeoceanof
knowledge.
1.ThoughBrahmadevaruisthecreator,itisMukhyaPranadevaruwhoisresponsiblefor
lifeinthisuniverse.HesitsinsideofeverylifeforminthisuniverseandinfusesLife.He
residesineveryJivaanddoestheShwasaJapa(Hamsamantra)andconsequentlythereis
life.Infactinhumans,heperformsHamsaMantraJapa21000+timesaday,everysingle
day!!HenceheisJivoama.
2.AccordingtoSriMadhva,understandingtheTaratamyaisveryessentialtoobtainthe
Lordsgrace.Understandingtaratamyaalsomeansthatweunderstandthenaturalwayof
reachingHIM.We,thelowerformsoflife,areuerlyillqualiedtobereachinghim.But
thewayoutistoapproachHIMthroughhistrueBhaktas.MukhyaPranaistheLordsbest
servantanddevotee.Hence,weplaceouroeringstotheLordthroughMukhyaPrana.
Hencethephrase.
3.BharatiistheconsortofVayuDevaru.
4.Rujus(Brahma,Vayu,Latavyaetc)areoneandthesameintheirMulaandAvatararupas.
Hence,MukhyaPrana,AnjaneyaandVayuDevaruaresameonlytheirrupaisdierent.
Hence,VayuJeevoamaisalsoapplicabletoMukhyaPrana.
SriVyasanakerePrabhanjanacharyahasexplainedthisbeautifullyinoneofhis
pravachanas.HesaysthatbecauseVayuisequallypowerfulinallhisavatars,anyavatar
canbeworshipped.HenceMadhvamathas,Anjaneyatemplesandsoon.However,the
sameisnotapplicabletootherdevatas.Therefore,forexample,wealwaysworshipShivain
originalformandnotAshwahamaorDurvasaorotheravatars.
Hopeyoundthisuseful.
Sincerely,
Hari
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:43pm
DearHari,
Iamaninfantinthesemaers,andsurelynewtotheforum.
Ilikedyoulastparadescribingpranadevarapowerinallformsbeingequal.My
questionisregardingthat.MygrannyalwayssaideventhenailofNarasimhadevaru
hadallthegunaandwaspoornaliketheLORDhimself.Isthatconcepttrueforvayu
devaru??.WehearastoryaboutthemeetingoftheGreatmonkeyandbhimaand
couldntevenmovehishair..Soishishairtoohavethesamegunaasvayudevaru
himself?.
Thank
Laxmi
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chiraanSays:
October12,2008at1:22am
DearShriarun,
lingadehaismadeofelemensfromchitprakriti,savarajastamas,itiscoversthesoul
atman,likeaskinonthegrains,whichhastobebeaten,groundandsoakedinwatertoget
ridoftheskinandthewholegrainappears.Soulsundergosamsaraincreation(akinto
grinding)andthennallyisdipped(soaked)invirajatogettheiroriginalformswarupa
deha(Moksha).LordandMahalakshmidonothaveanysuchlingadeha.Theyhaveonly
swaroopadehaonly.Nolingadehahencenobirthanddeath.
chiraan
hp://chiraan.blogspot.com
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:47pm
Itsverybasicquestion.Butwouldliketoknowthen.Doesbrahmaandvayuhave
lingadeha??Heisjeevothamathoughmeaninghenisheshisterminthepostandin
pralayaanewlathavyatakesover,ratherthandeath.Isntit?
Peaseexplain
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
June13,2014at9:47pm
Yes,alltheJeevas(includingBrahmaandVayuDevaru)arehavinglingadeha.
Duringthegreatdeluge(MahaPralaya),therecomingfromSankarshanaroopiSri
HariandNarasimhaDevaruwillbringthewholesetofJeevastodust(inside
Bramhanda).
Outsideofit,BrahmadevaruwithallthejeevaswillenterthewombofSriHari.
Thisismyunderstanding.
Pleasecorrectmeifwrong.
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raghavendraSays:
March22,2010at3:43am
NamaskaaraHari,
Wherewoulddurgadeviappearintheabovetaratamya?
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PavanKulkarniSays:
July22,2011at4:00pm
DurgadeviistheAvataraofPravati..Sonootherseparatepostiscreated..
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:50pm
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IfsheisParvatithenwhyinDurgasuladhiitsays..SribhuDurgavarnathriye.

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IfsheisParvatithenwhyinDurgasuladhiitsays..SribhuDurgavarnathriye.
IsntshearepresentationofSriLaxmiDeviinthe3swaroopagunasofthejeeva
Sathva,rajusandthamasa.
Pleasethrowlight
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
December17,2013at3:24am
DurgadeviistherepresentationofShriMahaLaxmidevi.
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kpavankumarSays:
March24,2012at11:19am
budhhaisavtarofvishnuhowexactly?budhhaisnotbelivingvedas.innedinformation
regardingthis.iheardireadthatweareacceptingbudhhaisavtarofvishnufromlast1500.
yearswhatwasbefore.
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VinaySays:
March26,2012at10:43am
Budhhaavatharofmahavishnuisnotgauthamabudhha,budhhaavatharawastaken
frommahavishnujusttohelplordshivatokilltripurasura.thinkanypersonwhois
moreknowledgeableonthiscansomemorelightonthis.
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
December17,2013at3:26am
Vinayisabsolutelycorrecthere.Inthevedasandupanishads,therearemany
referencestothephraseTriyugiforShrimanNarayana.Thatmeans,hetakes
avatarasinonly3Yugas,Krutayuga,TretayugaandDwaparayuga.
AndGautamaBuddhawasborninKaliyuga.
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NirajSays:
December17,2013at6:51pm
isntKalkiavtaartakingplaceinkaliyuga?
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natrajvarmamaneshindeSays:
June12,2013at9:59pm
isthisdoctrineoftartamyasanctionedbythevedas?isthereanyshrutiadharaforthis
doctrine?
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