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SHIVAM-SHANTAM, SHIVAM-SUNDARAM, SHIVAM-UGRAM ARE THE FORMS OF SHIVA INDICATING THAT THE THRIGUNAS WERE INFLUENCED ON EVEN GODS. BRAHMA – SATVIK – CREATOR, VISHNU – RAJASIC – SUSTAINER AND SHIVA – TAMASIC – DESTROYER ARE THEIR FUNDAMENTAL FORMS. ALL OF THEM HAVE THE THRI-GUNAS WITHIN THEM.
ALL THE FORMS OF GUNAS HAVE INFLUENCE OVER THE PRAKRITI (NATURE). IN SATVIK – NATURE IS COOL, FLOWERS, FRUITES, ALL KINDS OF LIFE ARE PEACEFUL. WHEREAS THE NATURE TURNS TO TAMASIC FORM, THERE WILL BE VOLCANOS, EARTHQUAKES, SUNAMIS, UPRISING SEA ETC.
AVATARS: GOD IS TAKING DIFFERENT FORMS TO GO LOGICALLY WITH NATURE TO HELP AND PROTECT HIS DESCIPLES, FOLLOWERS ETC LIKE NARASIMHA, VARAHA, RAMA, KRISHNA ETC. THERE ARE NEEDS THAT BRINGS COMPULSION THAT THE UNIVERSAL GODS/POWER LORDS LIKE BRAHMA, VISHNU AND MAHESHWAR SHOULD JOIN INTO ONE FORM BEAUSE THE DEMON HAS TAKEN A BOON FROM EITHER BRAHMA OR SHIVA THAT THE DEATH SHOULD NOT COME TO HIM FROM BRAHMA, VISHNU AND MAHESHWAR. WHEN SUCH TURN COMES, ALL THE THREE LORDS WILL FORM INTO UNITY (THREEGUNA GUNA MAYAM) THIS FORM OF UNITY IN RAJASIC + TAMASIK FORM IS RAVALNATH. RAVALNATH IS A CONCEPT OF POWER THRIGUNAS IN THE HIGHEST FORM. THAT MEANS – RAVALNATH IS A SUPREME POWER. HE IS KIND AND PROTECTING THOSE WHO SURRENDER TO HIM AND HE IS GIVER. HE IS BEYOND THE RULES OF PRAKRITI AND WHAT HE GIVES TO HIS DEVOTEE IS MAGICAL (UNPREDICTABLE), SURPRISING AND AMAZING. BECAUSE HE IS FORMED BY THREE POWERS, HE IS MORE BRIGHT THAN SUN (JYOTHI ROOPAM SWAROOPAM – MOVEMENT FASTER THAN LIGHT.) WHEN A DEVOTEE REMEMBERS HIM AND CALLS HIM WITH PRAYER, HE WILL BE THERE IN THE NEXT MOMENT (VAAYU VEGI).
RAVALNATH (AS PER DHYANA SLOKA)
RAVALNATH IS THE FORM OF TRINITIES (BRAHMA, VISHNU AND MAHESHWAR). IN HIS 4 HANDS YOU FIND BRAHMA’S – AKSHAYA PATRA, SHIVA’S – DAMARU, THRISHUL, KHADGA, AND VISHNU’S – NAMAMS. HE IS RIDING ON THE HORSE (VAAJI VAHANA) BECAUSE HE CAN REACH THE DEVOTEE IN ANY FORM (EARTH AND SPACE). HE IS VERY KIND TO HIS DEVOTEES (BHAKTA KAARUNYA GAMYAM). HE IS FORMED TO DESTROY THE DISTRUCTIVE RAKSHASIYA (DEMONS) FORCES (DAITYA DARPA DALANAM) ALWAYS SHINING (SADA BRHAJITAM), RAVALNATH WAS FORMED AT KEDAR HILLS (KEDARA NATHAM BHAJE). HE IS IN THE FORM OF SHIVA & LINGA FORM (NATHA MARGHADHIPANTAM))
ALL KULADEVATA’S HAVE RAVALNATH WITH THEM
ALL KULADEVATHAS ARE IN A CIRCLE OF 5 GODS & GODESSES. OUT OF THEM ONE IS RAVALNATH OR IN HIS DIFFERENT FORMS. THE OTHER FORMS OF RAVALNATH AND HIS SUBORDINATE GODS/POWERS ARE 1 DAMODAR 2. NAGESH 3. RAMNATH 4. DAAD SAKAAL (WHO ARE ALL CARRYING A SWORD AND SITTING ON THE HORSE). THESE AVATARAS ARE TAKEN AS PER THE CIRCUMSTANCES MENTIONED IN THE PURANAS (SCRIPTS). RAVALNATH’S SUB-ORDINATE POWERS ARE 1. KALA BHAIRAV 2. BETAL 3. VEER BHADRA 5. NARAAN 6. BAARAJAN 7. BHOOTHNAATH ETC. THE NEXT LEVEL OF ORACLES (BHARS) ARE CALLED “PURUSH”. THEY ARE DEVOTEES GIVEN THE WORSHIPABLE STATUS LIKE 1. GRAM PURUSH 2. SIMHA PURUSH 3. MHAL PURUSH 4. VAATE PURUSH ETC. THEY ARE ALL THE SUBORDINATE POWERS (SPIRITS) UNDER RAVALNATH. HENCE IN ALL KULADEVATHA PLACE YOU FIND THESE SPIRITS IN TRANS ON CERTAIN KULAVIS. AROUND EVERY TEMPLE THERE ARE “BALI STONES” WHERE COOCKED RISE OR RISE IS POURED ON CERTAIN FESTIVAL DAYS. THEY ARE CALLED “GANAAS”. ALL THESE SPIRITS WERE BROUGHT FROM GOA IN THE BOATS BY TRANSFERING THE “PRANA (SOUL) “ ON THE STONE.
OTHER PURANAS
- DEVAKI KRISHNA MAHA LAXMI RAVALNATH - THIS IS THE SCENE IN THE JAIL OF KAMSA WHERE DEVAKI, KRISHNA, MAHALAXMI (SHE WAS BORN TO YESHODHA & NANDA). “DEVAKI PARAMANANDAM” IS THE INTRODUCTORY SLOKA IN SRI BHAGAVAT-GEETA.
- THIS IS THE KULADEVATA OF GSB COMMUNITY. RAVALNATH & LORD KRISHNA ARE FORMED AND NOT BORN THROUGH HUMAN PROCESS (AYONIJAS)
- KEDAARNATH: IN “KEDAR VIJAYA PURANA” – RAVALNATH WAS BORN TO SAGE PAIGANDA RISHI & HIS WIFE VIMALAAMBUJA. HE KILLED THE DEMONS 1. RUDHIRODGARI, 2. ANDAHKASURA 3. MANIMALLA 3. GRHADHAASURA 4. RAKTA BHOJA. DEVI CHARPATAAMBA KILLED RATNAA SURA & MANDUKAASURA.
- JYOTHIRBA: IN “KARAVIR PURANA” OR “KOLHAPUR MAHATMYA” RAVALNATH MEETS KARVIRA SAMBRAJYA LAXMI IN KEDAR (HIMALAYAS). SHE CALLS RAVALNATH AND ORDER HIM TO KILL 1. LAVANAA SURA 2. KOLAA SURA. SHE CALLS HIM AS “JYOTIRBA”
- IN THE KOLHAPUR TEMPLE YOU FIND A GUDI FOR RAVALNATH AND ON A HILLOCK THE MAGNIFICIENT TEMPLE OF “JYOTIRBA” - GOD ON HORSE CARRYING A SWORD.
OTHER TEMPLES:
IN MAHARASHTRA AND GOA “RAVALNATH” IS A PREDOMINANT GOD. HE IS KULADEVATHA FOR SOME AND “RAKSHAK (PROTECTOR”. EVEN GODS LIKE KRISHNA, LAXMI CALLED HIM TO KILL THE DEMONS (TAMASIC POWERS). HENCE EVERY TEMPLE IN MAHARASHTRA YOU FIND ONE GUDI FOR RAVALNATH, JYOTHIRBA OR KEDARNATH. THERE ARE 14 SUCH TEMPLES INCLUDING TULJA BHAVANI TEMPLE. RAJAPUR, VENGURLA, SAVANTWADI, KONKAN BELT.
SPECIAL POWER OF RAVALNATH
ALL GODS LIKE VISHNU, SHIVA, GANAPATHY, MAHALASA, SHANTERI-KAMAKSHI, DEVAKI KRISHNA ARE ALL “SATVIK” FORMS. IT IS RAVALNATH WHO IS “RAJASIC AND TAMASIK”. HE IS THE GIVER. HENCE WE PRAY GOD FOR OUR NEEDS AND AMBITIONS TO POSSESS THINGS IN THIS WORLD. IT IS RAVALNATH WHO GIVES IT.
RAVALNATH KULAVIS
WE ARE DIRECTLY UNDER THE “GIVING GOD”. RAVALNATH IS ALSO MOKSHA DAYAK. ALL THE DEMONS HE KILLED WERE GIVEN A PLACE UNDER THE FEET OF THE LORD. RAVALNATH IS ALSO A PUNISHING GOD FOR THOSE WHO GO AGAINST DHARMA, MORAL AND JUSTICE. HE IS PROTECTING PEOPLE BY PUNISHING THE EVILS. HE IS “RAKSHAK” AS WELL AS “SHIKSHAK”
FOUR JYOTIR LINGAS:
EVERY TEMPLE HAS IT’S OWN “STALA PURANA” OR THE HISTORY BEHIND IT. RAVALNATH WAS BORN IN HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS. HE HAS INSTALLED THE LINGA OF 1. KEDAR - KEDARNATH
2. UJJAIN – MAHAKAL 3. KASHI – VISHWANAATH 4. SAURASHTRA – SOMANATH. IN ALL THESE TEMPLES YOU FIND THE HORSE RIDING GOD CALLED BY NAME “KALA BHAIRAV”, “VEER BHADRA” THIS IS ONE OF THE REASON WHY HE IS CALLED “JYOTIRBA” FOR INSTALLING “JYODTIRLINGAS”
CONCEPT
IN WORSHIPPING “LORD RAVALNATH” WE ARE INDIRECTLY WORSHIPPING LORD VISHNU, LORD SHIVA AND LORD BRAHMA. HE IS THE “GIVER” AND ALWAYS BEHIND HIS DEVOTEES AND KULAVIS.
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