Suryakshetra 61
What this little man speaks…………………………..
Quote : In case you tell in what way you are busy about, the intellectual can tell you what you are.
Naimishaaranya: Perhaps most of you are aware of this sacred place. Usually in all Hindu families whenever we perform VRATAM or POOJA etc invariably one sentence is prefixed as – EKATHA NAIMISHARANYE ---. According to the historical evolutions, Naimishaaranya is the origin for the civilization. The great epics and puraanas have taken shape on this Holy land.
Naimishaaranya is in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is hardly 33 kilometers from SITAPUR. From Delhi, one can go to Naimishaaranya through Briz Ghat. Moradabad, Rampur, Shahajahanpur and Sitapur. It is nearly 500 kilometers drive from Delhi. It is on the bank of Gomathi River.
Chakra Teertha is a place in Naimishaaranya where Lord Brahma is believe to have dropped the disc or Chakra. It is further believed that Goddess Sati’s heart had fallen at this spot. Thus LALITHA TRIPURASUNDARI temple has gained lot of importance at Naimishaaranya. We have one very big Hanuman Mandir and it is not known as to whether the statue is made up of a stone or a SWAYAMBHOO.
The school of thought of Jagadguru Sankaraacharya subsequently divided into four groups like the sampradayaas – Teertha, Giri, Bharathi and Saraswathi. The great sage HH Jagadguru Naradaanandaji Saraswathi established an ashram in the NAIMISHAARANYA and later under the able and dedicated leadership of HH Jagadguru Sri Vivekaananda Saraswathi the ashram has come up well spiritually as well financially. They have established a vedic school for children and at the time of my visit nearly 125 small small children were undergoing training – SIKSHA- for gaining excellency in Sanskrit language and vedic rituals. The Sanaathan dharma can be seen in these parts of the country more clearly than elsewhere. Perhaps we may not dare to send our children from the other part of the life to that part of life though we admire all our traditions and systems.
Recently a temple was constructed for LORD VENKATESWARA and it is being maintained as usual well. The ahsram is striving its best to provide shelter and food to the visitors as such facilities are not immediately available elsewhere in the spot.
Most interesting sectors are taking bath in the Holy river Gomathi. If we prepare and plan to spend an hour in the river, it is certain that we will forget time element while taking bath and for a while we are likely become children. If any of the visitors is a person from Botanical sciences , he can conveniently say that the age of some of the trees shall be around 3000 years. Well, after seeing great rishis –sages, if one plans to leave the place in a day, perhaps I may have to conclude that his boss at his workspot should realise the spiritual and re-energising values available. It is not that as to how we earn money and retain it in its own shape thus becoming slaves and watchmen to it. It is certainly that we should earn command on the money we have earned and it should give us all the pleasures we want like seeing the places of importance like Naimishaaranya etc. Of course, I have to leave the matter to the judgement of each individual.
Quote: Some people look at things as they are and ask, why?. Interestingly some dream of things as they never were and ask, why not?.
What this little man speaks…………………………..
Quote : In case you tell in what way you are busy about, the intellectual can tell you what you are.
Naimishaaranya: Perhaps most of you are aware of this sacred place. Usually in all Hindu families whenever we perform VRATAM or POOJA etc invariably one sentence is prefixed as – EKATHA NAIMISHARANYE ---. According to the historical evolutions, Naimishaaranya is the origin for the civilization. The great epics and puraanas have taken shape on this Holy land.
Naimishaaranya is in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is hardly 33 kilometers from SITAPUR. From Delhi, one can go to Naimishaaranya through Briz Ghat. Moradabad, Rampur, Shahajahanpur and Sitapur. It is nearly 500 kilometers drive from Delhi. It is on the bank of Gomathi River.
Chakra Teertha is a place in Naimishaaranya where Lord Brahma is believe to have dropped the disc or Chakra. It is further believed that Goddess Sati’s heart had fallen at this spot. Thus LALITHA TRIPURASUNDARI temple has gained lot of importance at Naimishaaranya. We have one very big Hanuman Mandir and it is not known as to whether the statue is made up of a stone or a SWAYAMBHOO.
The school of thought of Jagadguru Sankaraacharya subsequently divided into four groups like the sampradayaas – Teertha, Giri, Bharathi and Saraswathi. The great sage HH Jagadguru Naradaanandaji Saraswathi established an ashram in the NAIMISHAARANYA and later under the able and dedicated leadership of HH Jagadguru Sri Vivekaananda Saraswathi the ashram has come up well spiritually as well financially. They have established a vedic school for children and at the time of my visit nearly 125 small small children were undergoing training – SIKSHA- for gaining excellency in Sanskrit language and vedic rituals. The Sanaathan dharma can be seen in these parts of the country more clearly than elsewhere. Perhaps we may not dare to send our children from the other part of the life to that part of life though we admire all our traditions and systems.
Recently a temple was constructed for LORD VENKATESWARA and it is being maintained as usual well. The ahsram is striving its best to provide shelter and food to the visitors as such facilities are not immediately available elsewhere in the spot.
Most interesting sectors are taking bath in the Holy river Gomathi. If we prepare and plan to spend an hour in the river, it is certain that we will forget time element while taking bath and for a while we are likely become children. If any of the visitors is a person from Botanical sciences , he can conveniently say that the age of some of the trees shall be around 3000 years. Well, after seeing great rishis –sages, if one plans to leave the place in a day, perhaps I may have to conclude that his boss at his workspot should realise the spiritual and re-energising values available. It is not that as to how we earn money and retain it in its own shape thus becoming slaves and watchmen to it. It is certainly that we should earn command on the money we have earned and it should give us all the pleasures we want like seeing the places of importance like Naimishaaranya etc. Of course, I have to leave the matter to the judgement of each individual.
Quote: Some people look at things as they are and ask, why?. Interestingly some dream of things as they never were and ask, why not?.
I shall be back again soon………………… Hara Hara Mahadeva
Vedanta Visarada
Dr P V Sesha Sai
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