THE ESOTERIC
KANDAR ANUBHUTI
THE SECRET TEACHING ON
GOD-EXPERIENCE
(A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization)
OF
SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR
| THE ESOTERIC KANDAR ANUBHUTI THE SECRET TEACHING ON GOD-EXPERIENCE (A Treatise on Adwaitic Realization) OF SAINT ARUNAGIRINATHAR | |
 | by N.V. Karthikeyan |  |
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| APPENDIX-A Narakasura and Dipawali It will be interesting to know how the Divine plant Paarijata was brought from Devaloka to this Bhuloka by no less a person than the Supreme Being, Lord Sri Krishna Himself, about 5000 years ago. The Srimad Bhagavata recounts this incident in Chapter 59 of the 10th Skanda, a brief summary of which is as follows:Naraka was a vicious demon (Asura) with supernatural powers. He harassed the gods, snatched Varuna's unique umbrella and the ear-rings of his mother Aditi. He then dislodged Indra from the Mandara mountain, the mountain of the gods. Indra complained to Sri Krishna and sought His help. Lord Krishna, with His wife Satyabhama, mounted His mighty Garuda, flew to Narakasura's capital Pragjyotisha, killed him in a battle and entered his palace. There his mother met the Lord with due prostrations and hymns glorifying Him, and also offered Varuna's umbrella and Aditi's ear-rings. (It is said that she also prayed to the Lord that that day be celebrated by people with joy. Thus we celebrate the Naraka-chaturdasi/Dipawali with a refreshing oil-bath, new clothes, crackers and a dainty feast.) On His way back, Krishna passed by Indraloka and delivered the ear-rings and umbrella to Indra, who thanked the Lord, and worshiped the Lord and Satyabhama. Satyabhama wished to have a Paarijata tree from Indra's garden and when Lord Krishna pulled out one and mounted the Garuda with the tree, Indra with all the gods fought with Him to prevent Him from taking the plant to Bhuloka (the land of the mortals), forgetting the Lord's very recent kind acts and His Supreme State. But the Lord routed them in no time and humbled Indra, brought the Paarijata tree and planted it in Satyabhama's garden in Dwaraka. (Needless to say, in course of time the tree became available everywhere in India, adorning the Nandavanas or flower-gardens of Temples and palaces, including Tiruvannamaalai.) The Naraka-chaturdasi/Dipawali may also be regarded as the celebration of the day of arrival of the divine plant Paarijata upon this earth and planted by the Lord Himself in Dwaraka with His own hands, thus adding to its divine nature; even as the holy Ganga was brought from the higher regions to this earth by the Tapasya of Bhagiratha, but received by Lord Siva in His matted locks and released to flow upon this earth, by which its holy-ness got enhanced, which day is celebrated as the holy Ganga Saptami. Again when Rishi Jahnu sipped the Ganga to arrest her fury when she was about to wash away his Ashram, and let her flow through his ears, the all-purifying Mother Ganga (Jahnavi) flowed with entire modesty and all-embracing filial love and motherly affection. This day is celebrated as the most sanctifying Ganga Dussera. Glory to the Paarijata and Mother Ganga. Om Tat Sat Sivanandarpanamastu! Om Tat Sat Saravanabhavarpanamastu!! Om Tat Sat Brahmarpanamastu!!! | ||
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