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Monday, September 27, 2010
Om Namah Shivaya
Monday, August 16, 2010
Why go to the Temple ???
Why go to the Temple ???
If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this!
If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it.
If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!
A 'devotee' wrote a letter to the editor of an Indian newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to the Temple . 'I've gone for 30 years now, he wrote, and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 mantras.
But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the Gurus are wasting theirs by giving services at all.
This started a real controversy in the 'Letters to the Editor' column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals.
But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work.
If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to the Temple for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!
When you are DOWN to nothing.... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible!
Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment! All right, now that you're done reading, send it on!!! I think everyone should read this!! 'When the devil is knocking at your door, simply say,
'God , could you get that for me?!!'
Om Vighneswaraya Namah !
You gave me strength to carry on,
When my body was so torn.
And lifted me on wings of love,
When my spirit was so worn.
Through all the times when in despair,
When I hung my head in shame.
You came to me when I knelt down,
As I called upon your name.
And when my heart was troubled,
With more heartache than I could bear.
You caught each and every tear I shed,
In a bottle you have up there.
And when I get to heaven,
I'll kneel before your feet.
You'll wipe away all my tears,
For my soul is yours to keep.
May u n your family be blessed.
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
The 5 elements : The outside is inside all of us.
the Power of Chanting a Mantra.
Om namaha Shivaya (ॐ नम: शिवाय ।). The five lettered (panchakshari) mantra: 'Namaha Shivaya (नम: शिवाय ।)' is the five lettered mantra of Shiva. In a subdivision of the Yajurveda the Rudradhyay begins with these words. The mantra is taken from here. When it is prefixed with a pranav it becomes Om namaha Shivaya, the six lettered (shadakshari) mantra. The spiritual meaning of each letter of the five lettered mantra is as follows:
n (न) | = The foremost deity of all the regions (lokas) |
m (म) | = The bestower of supreme spiritual knowledge (dnyan) and destroyer of the greatest sins |
Shi (शि) | = Benevolent, serene and responsible for the initiation by Lord Shiva |
va (वा) | = The representation of a bull as the vehicle and the Vasuki and Vamangi energies (Shakti) |
y (य) | = The auspicious abode of Supreme Bliss and Lord Shiva |
Hence obeisance (namaskar) to these five letters.
The above five letters also have a correlation with the tandav dance of Nataraj Shiva which is as follows:
n (न) | = The hand beholding fire (agni) |
m (म) | = The foot pressing the demon Mulayak |
Shi (शि) | = The hand holding a small hourglass shaped drum (damaru) |
va (वा) | = The outstretched hand |
y (य) | = The hand bestowing protection. |
These five letters are also said to be indicative of God (Ishvar), Energy (Shakti), the soul principle, the unmanifest one (antardhan) and vanquishing of sins.' (2)
While the word Narayana is general reference to God, it is used mostly to refer to Vishnu and His forms. While most of the names of the Lord are descriptive of Him, the name Narayana is descriptive of what He is to those who worship Him. Naaraayana is a compound of "nara" (man or in general the jiva) and "ayana" (path), and means the culmination of man's path of evolution. He is the goal of evolution, the ultimate abode. This is indicated through various sayings like "Vishnu parama pada is the ultimate destination" and that realized souls "see" His abode as if we see objects in day light (tad vishnoh paramam padagm sada pasyanti surayaH, diveeva cakshuraatatam).
Nara-Naaraayana is the famous jiva-para symbolism. Arjuna-Krishna of Mahabharata are said to be the subsequent lives of Nara and Narayana rishis, and also represent this symbolism.
Narayana Astakshari or the famous eight lettered nama mantra is not only chanted as a nama mantra but also practiced as a mantra Vidya.
It is also said Devi Shakthi is Mantra Priya. Different Mantras are used for worship of different deities. There are sacred hymns for specific purposes, for attainment of particular objectives. They should be used as per directions of a Guru or teacher, with total faith in them. They should be recited correctly so that correct vibrations are produced for attaining the desired objective.Indestructible sound caused the emergence of the universe. It emerged in the rhythmic form during the process of the evolution of universe. This rhythmic sound controls the universe, setting a pattern to it. There is a set pattern to everything, in every branch of creation.
Mantra is a Sanskrit word derived from two roots: manasa or mind and tarana or save. Mantra is something that saves, which uplifts. Who we are today is based on what we identify with. If i identify with the body or the mind then i am a finite person limited by my own finite identification. What is needed is a tool which chips away at this finite identification and helps us become infinite in our awareness and capabilities. Mantra is one such tool.
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Love & Regards
Sachin Shenoy
"There is only one happiness in life, To Love and be Loved"
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Origin of Konkani Surnames...
and tackles (the village blacksmith). Every hamlet had the same profession and hence the limited family names. To differentiate between two prabhus or pais, the person started calling himself from the particular hamlet or village, such as Gokul Shenvi Kakodkar, or Prakash Pai Angle. The word 'Kar" means "From" or citizen of.Thus kakodkar means person from village kakod. This enabled one to identify the profession and the domicile. The Portuguese invasion made people migrate to Ratnagiri in North and entire coast in the South, and slowly the local influence crept into the culture. In Karnataka, the village of refuge was used as a prefix to call oneself Padbidri Mohandas Prabhu, KARKALA ANANTH KINI, TONSE RAJENDRA KINI, KOTTACHERI DEVDAS SHENOY, or Kinnigoli Ramanath Kamath, et all. The kerala civilization induced the name of the house or the exact area rather than the village, and in some places, the present profession was also added to the name. So we have today, Thayyil Muralidhar Kamath ( Thayyil means tailoring house), or Kannaparambil Gopalakrishna Pai ( Parambil means garden or farm belonging to kannan). Today the name has no links with the profession. Mallya owns land, and Kini is a soldier; prabhu works for kamath, and Pai owns the land. The names are stuck; even tough the profession is not. But then what's in a name. A rose is a rose is a rose, even if called by any other name…!!!
Article By Panchkadai Yogi
Friday, June 4, 2010
What is "Goud Saraswat Brahmin" means
Goud Saraswat Brahmin
Goud (also written as Gowd or Gaud) Saraswat Brahmins are a Konkani or Marathi speaking Hindu Brahmin community in India and a part of the larger Saraswat Brahmin community. They are popularly referred to as GSBs.History
Saraswats are people of Aryan descent who settled on the banks of the Saraswati River. The river eventually dried up and this led to the migration of the Saraswats from the plains of northern India. Though the exact dates of this migration are unknown, the Rig Veda eulogises the river Saraswati as being huge. It is believed that Lord Parshuram, a Brahmin, also counted as an avatar of Lord Vishnu brought the Saraswats from the northern Indian plains to Goa for the purpose of religious functions.Lord Parshuram with Saraswat brahmin settlers commanding Lord Varuna to make the seas recede to make the Konkan .
96 families of the Goud (meaning northern) Saraswats came to the southern half of India and hence carried the appellation of 'northern' in the form of the word Goud. In view of the 96 families who formed 96 settlements in Goa - Sasashti (66) (Salcette) + Tissuari (30) (Tiswadi), they were also called Shenoy or sinai or shenvis. There were further settlements in Baradesh (12 settlements) (Bardez), Goa.
The Gowd Saraswats have built many temples in Goa like the Ramnathi temple in Loutolim, and the Mangueshi and Shantadurga temples in Kushasthali and Quellosim along with people from the other Hindu castes. Muslim invasions in the 14th century disrupted their peaceful existence. However, peace was regained when Goa came under the sway of the Hindu Vijaynagar kingdom. This period lasted for about 150 years, until the first European settlers, the Portuguese, landed on India's western coast. The Portuguese, for religious and political motives annexed Goa in 1510. During the Portuguese rule, due to forced conversions to Christianity and extreme oppression by the Jesuits and the Franciscans, the Gowd Saraswats along with their kunbi and gavde Hindu brethren fled to the Canara (in Karnataka), Kerala and Maharashtra. The temples of the Saraswats were destroyed by the Portuguese; however, some courageous people carried the idols of their deities across the Agranashini river (Zuari) into the territory of the Sonde Rajas. Here, they were slowly rebuilt. The Portuguese eventually took over these territories of Antruz Mahal, but their religious zeal had weakened and the temples stood firm.
The Gowd Saraswats have sub-communities such as the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins, who were Saraswats from the villages of Kushasthali and Quellossim in Goa. They follow the Chitrapur Mutt. Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins/Balavalikar Gauda Saraswat Brahmins from Rajapur and Balavali village who follow the Kavle Mutt (Ponda, Goa), they are spread over coastal Karnataka, Coorg and Kasaragod taluk in Kerala.
The Gowd Saraswats consider Konkani and sometimes Marathi as their mother tongue, though their generations of sojourn in Karnataka (Kannada) and Kerala (Malayalam) have made them fluent in the major languages of their adopted provinces.
There are many GSB families in Maharashtra [migrated from Goa during Portuguese rule in the 16th century] scattered across the Konkan and all the other major cities - who have "Marathi" and/or "Malwani/Vengurla Konkani"as their mother tongue. GSBs from the southern Konkan region of Maharashtra can, in addition to their mother-tongue Marathi, speak very fluent Malwani Konkani, while those from north Konkan and non-Konkan regions speak only Marathi. Maharashtra has the maximum number of Marathi-speaking GSB's. GSBs from Goa consider Konkani as their true mother-tongue.
The sub-sects of the Goud Saraswats
- Shenavi
and Sasashtikars [Rajadhyaksha,Gavaskar,Ginde,
Satoskar,etc]
- Shenavi Paiki
- Bardeshkars [Vengsarkar,Asgaonkar,etc]
- Pednekars
- Lotlikars
- Kudaldeshkar Adya Gaud Brahmins(Ajgaonkar, Khanolkar,Samant, Bawkar, Desai,dabholkar....etc.)
- Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins/Bhalavalikar Gauda Saraswat Brahmins[Sakhalkar, Tendulkar,...etc]
GSB Mutts
- Sri Goudapadacharya Kavale Mutt (Kavlem, Goa)
- Sri Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Mutt (Partagali, Poinginim (Canacona Taluka, Goa); Gokarn, in Karnataka)
- Sri Chitrapur Mutt (Chitrapur, Bhatkal, Karnataka)
- Sri Kashi Mutt (Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh)
GSBs in Pune
Many GSBs migrated to Pune during period of Maratha rule. They even established a large settlement colony at Somwar Peth in Pune which is known as the Saraswat colony. During the period of British colonial rule, Pune became a major center of education, military and administration of the Deccan (Desh) region. Many GSBs played a role in the transformation of City which is evident from institutions such as the BORI founded by Prof. Bhandarkar, the newspaper Sakal by Dr. Parulekar. Many GSBs in Pune at that time were hailed from Kolhapur district of south Maharastra and Northern Karnakata,which is nothing but the "Desh" region thus, the British counted them as "Deshastha bramhins" in the census of 1885.Present
There are about 340,000 GSBs in India and all over the world. The GSB population is declining due to a high number of marriages outside the community as well as emigration have led to this decline.Surnames
GSB Surnames include- Acharya
- Ajgaonkar
- Akerkar
- Asgaonkar
- Bale/Baliga
- Bhadri
- Bhagat
- Bhandarkar
- Bhandare
- Bhandary
- Bhat
- Bhaktha
- Bhende
- Bhise
- Bhobe
- Bhujle
- Chitnis
- Deshpande
- Desai
- Diwadkar
- Dubhashi
- Galvankar
- Gavaskar
- Gangokar
- Ghanekar
- Ghotage
- Gole/Goli/Goli-Shanbhag
- Gude
- Hegde
- Joshi
- Kaisare
- Kamat(h)
- Kaamat
- Kakodkar
- Kanvinde
- Kaplish
- Karande
- Karnataki
- Kasbekar
- Kotnis
- Kudva
- Kulkarni
- Kini
- Laud/Lad/Laad
- Mathkar
- Mhalsekar
- Mallya/Mahale
- Mulgaonkar/ Mulgaokar
- Muzumdar
- Nabar
- Nadkarni
- Neurekar
- Nevrekar
- Nerurkar
- Nayak
- Padiyar
- Padukone
- Pai
- Pai Angle
- Palekar
- Prabhu
- Prabhudesai
- Phene
- Puranik
- Rajadhyaksha
- Rao
- Rege
- Sonde
- Sabnis
- Salgaonkar
- Samant
- Sambari
- Sanzgiri
- Saraf*
- Sardesai
- Shanbhag/Shenoy
- Senai
- Shenvi
- Shenoy
- Shetye
- Shinkar
- Shirodkar
- Sinari
- Sukhtankar
- Telang/Patil
- Tendulkar
- Usgaonkar/Usgaokar
- Wagh
- Wagle
- Warty*
- Zantye
Famous GSBs
- K. V. Kamath - Ex. CEO, ICICI Bank
- Dr. Vijay Mallya - Chairman, United Breweries/ Kingfisher Airlines
- Shrimati.Shirish Atre-Pai Marathi writer (GSB by marriage - she is Deshastha from her paternal side, daughter of Acharya Atre)
- Dilip Prabhavalkar
- Madhur Bhandarkar
- Nandan Nilekani - co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd.
- Dr. M. V. Bhatt - world-renowned organic chemist (retd.) from the Indian Institute of Science
- P L Deshpande - most popular Marathi author
- Sunil Gavaskar - legendary batsman and cricket captain
- Ashok Saraf - popular Marathi cinema actor
- Gurudas Kamat - Mumbai Indian National Congress politician, & Minister of State, GOI
- Guru Dutt - famous hindi film star was born Gurudutt Padukone. He dropped his surname in films
- Suresh Prabhu - Shiv Sena leader, former Power Minister
- Vitthal Mallya - father of Vijay Mallya
- Dr. M. V. Kamath - Indian journalist, editor and columnist
- V. S. Kudva
- Mr. Alke Shantharam Pai - philanthropist, communist politician
- Dr. T. M. A. Pai - educationist, banker, huminatarian, founder of Manipal Group
- N.K.Shinkar - Former Chairman Life Insurance Corporation of India
- U Srinivas Mallya - Indian politician and Member of Parliament
- Ulhas R. Padiyar
- Amol Palekar
- C.T. Khanolkar - popular Marathi poet from Vengurla
- Dilip Vengsarkar
- Purushottam Shivram Rege - Marathi poet, author & educationalist
- Dadasaheb Rege
- Madhav Mantri
- Shyam Benegal
- Late Bipin Warty- actor/producer of Marathi movies
- Priya Tendulkar-Razdan
- Prakash Padukone Famous badminton player
- Meena Prabhu - noted Marathi writer
- Rashtrakavi M. Govinda Pai(KB)
- Ammembal Subba Rao Pai - founder of Canara bank and Canara group of academia
- Dr V A Pai Panandiker - founder of Inter National Centre Delhi and Goa)
- Kotacheri Manmohan Shenoi - Chairman UCo Bank 1986-1990)
- Shri R V Deshpande - former Karnataka Minister)
- Late Bantwal Srinivasa Dayanand Baliga (BSD Baliga) - former Chairman Railway Board
- Shobha De nee Rajadhyaksha
- Dr. T Ramdas M Pai - son of Dr. TMA Pai, founder of Manipal
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Late Shri Ramdas Nayak
- Kamalakar Rajaram Rege (K.R.Rege)- A scholar graduate of J.J.Architecture in 1952- went to London on govt.scholarship in Town Planning and RIBA. Worked on many prestigious architectural projects. One of the last remaining architect from the 'Old School of thoughts'.
Brahmins of India were divided into two sections, "Pancha Gowda" and "Pancha Dravida". Saraswats belong to the "Pancha Gowda" category.
Kuldevs of GSBs
Normally Saraswats believe in the concept of "Panchayatan" - worshipping 5 gods like form of Shiva, Vishnu, Durga, Surya and Ganapati. Some GSB Temples still maintain this concept, while others have a single deity instead of five. "Kuldev" or "kuldaivat" are the deities which a set of families primarily worship. Their temples are built and maintained by these families, also called "Mahajans" (or Kulavis) of their respective temple.Many Kuldevs/Kuldevatas are situated in Goa. However, during the early Portuguese persecutions, many GSBs and Saraswats fled Goa along with their Kuldevs to nearby regions of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala. Hence, besides Goa, there are many GSB Temples in Karnataka (South & North Canara), in Maharashtra (Konkan side like Malwan, Vengurla, Savantwadi, Kudal, Ratnagiri, etc.), in Kerala (Purakkad, Cochi, etc.).
The Popular kuldevs of Gouda Saraswats are:
Kuldevtas located in Goa:
- Shri Mangesh Mahalakshmi,Ponda,Goa
- Shri Mangesh Maharudra (Mangeshim/Priyol, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Shantadurga (Kavalem, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Navadurga (Madkai, Goa)
- Shri Mahalakshmi (Bandiwadem/Bandora, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Nagesh Maharudra (Nageshim, Bandiwadem/Bandora, Ponda Goa)
- Shri Mahalsa Narayani (Mardhol, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Ganapati Khandola (Khandola, Goa)
- Shri Kaveri Kamakshi Rayeshwar (Shiroda, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Ramnath Shanteri Kamakshi (Ramnathim, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Shantadurga Ravalnath (Mulgaon, Goa)
- Shri Devaki Krishna Ravalnath Bhumikadeo (Marcela, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Lakshmi Narsimha (Veilinga, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Damodar (Zambavalim, Goa)
- Shri Shankleswari Shantadurga (Gotna, Veiling, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Vijayadurga (Kerim, Ponda, Goa)
- Shri Saptakoteshwar (Narve, Goa)
- Shri Ravalnath Mahalakshmi (Mulgao, Goa)
- Shri Laxminarayan (Khola, Canacona)
- Shri Navadurga (Kundaim, Goa)
- Shri Navadurga ( Poinguineim, Goa)
- Shri Navadurga (Bori, Goa)
- Shri Navadurga (Vengurla, Redi, Maharashtra){shifted from Goa during Portuguese rule}
- Shri Shantadurga, Malwan, Maharashtra
- Shri Shantadurga, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra
- Shri Kundodari Mahamaya Chamundeshwari (Shedgeri, Ankola, Karnataka)
- Shri Aryadurga (Ankola, Karnataka)
- Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mahamaya also known as Nagoa Mahamaya (Ankola, Karnataka)
- Shri Ganapati Mahamaya (Shirali, Karnataka)
- Shri Katyayni Bhaneshwar (Aversa, Karnataka)
- Shri Ganapati Ravalnath Mahamaya (Asnoti, Karnataka)
- Shri Ramnath Shanteri Kamakshi (Kumta, Karnataka)
- Shri Kaveri Kamakshi Rayeshwar (Kumta, Karnataka)
- Shri Mahalsa Narayani (Kumta, Karnataka)
- Shri Shri Lakshmi Narsimha (Moolki, Karnataka)
- Shri Devaki Krishna Ravalnath (Kagal, Karnataka)
- Shri Mahalsa Narayani (Moodabidri, Karnataka)
The Kudaldeshkar & Rajpur Saraswats Kuldevtas are different than those of the above:
- Shri Sharvani-Mahadev Maharudra Vetal (Goa)
- Shri Ravalnath (Valawal, Kudal)
- Shri Vetal or Vetoba (Goa Canacona Taluka & Maharashtra)
- Shri Kaleshwar (Nerur, Sindhudurg Dist, Maharashtra)
- Shri Aadinarayan (Parule, Taluka Vengurla, Maharashtra)
- Shri Narasimha (Narasinghe, Karnataka)
- Shri Bhavani-Shankar (Kavle Mutt, Goa)
- Shri Durgaparameshwari (Montimaru, Karnataka)
- Shri Durgaparameshwari (Bantakal, Karnataka)
- Shri Durgaparameshwari (Mogeru, Karnataka)
- Shri Adishakti Mahalaxmi (Laxmipura, Karnataka)
- Shri Bhagvati Vana devi (Goa)
- Shri Aryadurga (Kudal, Maharashtra)
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