Friday, August 26, 2011

Mahaasuram Kethum----chamara ragam(shanmugapriya)--rupaka thaalam

When Raahu's head and tail were separated by the blow of Mahavishnu , the tail portion was thrown about on Podhigai hills .In due course with the blessings of Lord Shiva ,a snake head got attached to the demonaic dragon body of Kethu , one of the two shadow planets .Even though loss of property, maternal relations, afflictions of diseases to wife and children are attributed to Kethu's ill placement in horoscope He is the giver of the highest knowledge and liberation for the human soul .Whenever fortitude and conviction born of great strength of mind, leads our actions , it is the grace of Kethu Bhagavaan encompassing us. These sterling virtues are in great demand  by every human being in the battle of life .

Sri Muthuswamy Dikshithar  whose krithis are enriched with the highest philosophy was amply blessed by Kethu Bhagawan as he repeatedly stressed through his krithis the futility of illusions in our day to day life when  we are unable to choose the real aspects of our life from the unreal ones.

Throughout his life Dikshithar travelled  from temple to temple and composed the krithis on each deity with great devotion and insight.The temple of Kethu is situate at Keezhperumpallam which is also known as Vanagiri  at six kms.  from Thiruvengaadu enroute to Poompuhaar .The presiding deities are Naaganaadaswamy and Ambaal.

Pallavi :=

Mahaasuram Kethumaham smaraami chayaagrahavaram : =  I worship the great demon Kethu who is the foremost of the shadow planets .

Anupallavi   :=

Maha vichithra makutadharam mangala vasthraditharam := Who wears a peculiar crown and an auspicious dress .
Madhyama kaalam :=

Narapeetasthitham  sukham  navagrahayutham sakham :Pleased at  being half dragon and half human ,who is friendly among the nine planets .Kethu and Raahu do not have a house of their own in the zodiacal horoscope . However they are friendly with the planets posited in the same house by imbibing the attributes of the planets .

Charanam :=

Kethum kriNvan manthriNam ,krodha nidhi jaiminam  := The Bija manthra   of Kethu is KriNvan .
He is the depository of anger. He belongs to Jaimini gothra .
Kuluthadi bhakshanam ,koNa dwaja  pathaakinam : Fond of a type of horsegram offered for oblations.
Having a flag with triangle symbol .
Madhyama kalam :=
Guruguha chamarabharanam  ,guna dosha jithaabharanam := Holding the fan for the pleasure of Guruguha , Being impartial in His duties as a conquerer of the good and the bad.
GrahaNaadi kaarya kaaraNam , Grahaapa savya sanchaariNam := He is the cause of eclipses .He moves counterclockwise in zodiacal signs .

With this we conclude the Navagraha Krithis of Dikshithar . The nine planets determine the course of our lives as per our past good and bad deeds.Listening to or reciting the krithis propitiating each planet of the day will bestow peace and prosperity in our lives . As regards Raahu and Kethu if placed with another planet their krithis can be sung on the day of the planet; in case no planet is posited along , then the lord of the house in which Raahu or Kethu is singly posited could be chosen as the day for invoking their blessings.

As regards the vimshothari dasa of each person any astrologer of repute will be able to calculate on perusal of the related horoscope , the exact dasa and bhukthi the person is undergoing and accordingly to mitigate any untoward effect the navagraha krithi of the related planets may be recited or heard daily during those days till the period of the bhukthi or dasa is over .Dikshithar himself has composed the krithi on Lord Shani and advised his disciple who was suffering from stomachache to recite the krithi until his ailment was over .

The audio version is available with arvindsdad.blogspot .com under the heading NAVAGRAHA KRITHIS.







Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Smaraamyaham sadaa rahum--ramamanohari ragam--rupaka thalam

In this krithi Dikshithar extols the glory of Raahu Bhagavaan. Even though He is one of the two  shadow planets viz. Raahu and Kethu His wielding power is great on human beings . He bestows plenty and prosperity when He is posited in a favorable position in one's horoscope. When He is afflicted ,  impediments visit in the form of kalathra dosha viz.problems affecting wife , puthra dosha i.e problems affecting one's children and loss of position etc .
In order to ward off the ill effects of unfavorable position of Rahu a visit to Thirunaageswaram is undertaken which is situate at six  kilometers from Kumbakonam enroute to Karaikal , wherein the temple of Raahu is famous for worship. Listening to the krithi on Raahu by Dikshithar is another form of receiving the grace of Raahu .
Pallavi :=

Smaraamyaham sadaa raahum surya chandra veekshyam vikrutha deham := I constantly think of Raahu whose sight by the sun and the Moon deforms their bodies .This refers to the solar and lunar eclipse when Raahu is supposed to swallow them .

AnuPallavi :=

Suraasuram rogaharam sarpaadi bheethiharam := Raahu is both in the form of Deva and Asura .He is the remover of diseases and also quells the fear of poisonous creatures like snakes .As per the Puranas, being an asura or dragon he took the form of deva to receive the elixir along with the devas .Since this fact was reported to Mahavishnu who was distributing the elixir amritha to devas first, in anger Vishnu hit on the head of Raahu knocking Him down on earth. Raahu's head and tail got separated .The intake of elixir made Him a demi god and asura .

Madhyama Kalam :=
Shurpaasana sukhakaram ,shulaayudha dharakaram := He has the  seat of grain sieve and wields the spear in His hand conferring boons to people who worship Him thus .

Charanam :=

Karaalavadanam katinam kayaanaarna karunaardraapaangam : = A fearful face with harsh expression turns graceful when propitiated with the recital of kayana mantra , which is the bija mantra of Raahu .
Chaturbhujam kadga ketaadi dharanam := With four hands and with sword and shield.

Madhyama Kalam :=
Charmaadi neela vasthram gomedhakaabharanam := attired in blue leather cloth ; wearing  ornaments studded with gomedh stone. Gomedh means cow's urine in sanskrit and the stones are zircon stones with brown or yellow hue.
Shani Shukra mitra guruguha santhoshakaranam := Raahu is a friendly planet to Shani and Shukra and makes Guruguha happy .

The audio version is available with arvindsdad.blogspot.com under navagraha krithis