Sivaratri - 6 Sep 2010 night "Salagrama Kalpa Shakti Shivaratri" - Arunachala Sivaratri Girivalam The Sivarathri Night of the 'Aavani' Maasam (month) of the Vikruti Varusham (Year) The Glory of Thiru Annamalai Sivarathiri and the Arunachala Sivaratri Siddhas "Kukkuta Maharishi" and "Shalagrama Shakti Darshan of Arunachala"

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Arunachala and Salagrama Arunachala Hill made of gold, diamonds, pearls and other precious gems in other yugas. Made of stone in the Kali Yuga for obvious reasons! The concrete form of Arunachala depends on the societal tendencies of the age. The SHALAGRAMA form of Arunachala for a short while at the end of the Kali Yuga. Arunachala Peak as the Brahmarandra at the end of the Kali Yuga. The Banyan Tree of Timeless Time at the peak of the Arunachala Hill and Lord Dakshinamoorthi as the Primordial Guru at the base of this Tree. (The great gnani, Sri Ramana Maharishi, was able to see just one leaf of this tree). The "Yoga Prakasa Spiritual Shakti" of hundreds of thousands of years of sacred Shalagrama stones. Many Salagrama forms such as Shiva, Krishna, Narasimha, Sudarshanai Chakra, Lakshmi and so on. Shalagrama is a great spiritual aid. How to figure out the secrets of the Spiritual World To go beyond the material world and figure out the secrets of the spiritual world, worship Lord Sattainatha of Thirukarupariyalur, said Sathguru Venkataraman. The Siddha name for this deity is GarbhaGnaneswara. This is the Thalai Gnayiru temple of Lord Shiva as Aparaadha Kshameswara (Kutram Porutha Nathar) that has been written about many times in Sathguru Venkataraman's monthly magazine. Garbha Gnana Vignaneswarar must be worshipped by all beings of planet earth, said Sathguru Venkataraman. Kukkuta Maharishi and the "Salagrama Darshan of the Arunachala Hill" Kukkuda Maharishi got this darshan because of the great service he rendered to his parents in Kasi (Varanasi, Benares). In this Kali Yuga, the "Shalagrama Hill Darshan of Arunachala" can be had in the vicinity of the Bhoota Narayana Perumal Temple along with the vimana of this temple. This is one of the numerous Arunachala Darshan Siddha Secrets given by Sathguru Venkataraman. Service to One's Parents - Enormous Spiritual Shakti Pundareeka who did not care for his parents. The sacred river deities and their selflessness. The sacred river deities bear the sins of many. How they "wash" these sins away by serving Kukkuta Maharishi. The spiritual power resulting from Kukkuta Maharishi's stellar service to his parents. How this shakti is powerful enough to cleanse even the numerous sins borne by the sacred river deities. How the sacred river deities are restored anew everyday by this spiritual shakti. Pundareeka's self transformation on observing this daily miracle. Pundareeka's stellar service to his parents. Lord Krishna and Mother Rukmini visit Pundareeka. They are asked to wait by Pundareeka who doesn't want to interrupt his service to his parents. Lord Krishna and Mother Rukmini bless him by staying there forever! The Siddha secret behind the brick on which Lord Krishna stood. Spirituality and the Shalagrama The spiritual shakti of the Salagrama. How the salagrama helps the home. Spirituality and salagrama. Protection against black magic, sorcery and witchcraft. Daily abishekam of Salagrama at home using water in which a few tulasi leaves are kept. The AISHWARYA JOTHI form of Arunachala The AISHWARYA JOTHI form of Arunachala seen by Sathguru Venkataraman. The Darshan of Arunachala as an infinite river of endless, glowing light. The Darshan of Arunachala as Pure, Gleaming Gold. The Ujjvala Neelamani Darshan of Arunachala. The Vaidoorya Darshan of Arunachala. The numerous Aishwarya Jyoti Darshans of Arunachala seen by the Sathguru, thanks to the grace of his Siddha teacher Sri La Sri Idiyappa Eesa Siddha. Arunachala as a hill of rock and stone today. Why? Because of the greed of modern man. If Arunachala was of gold today, man would have carved it all up! So Lord Arunachala decided to assume a stone form in this age of greed, said Sathguru Venkataraman. Lord Krishna and the Shalagrama The Salagrama Shakti in the ears of Lord Krishna's horses. Lord Krishna of Alavandhipuram. This is a Vishnupathi temple. Nepal, Kandaki River and Salagrama. How the Lord Himself is cursed by rishis and how He accepts such curses. Once the Lord was cursed by a rishi to become a piece of stone. The Lord smiled and resided in the Kandaki River in Nepal in Yogagni Jala Tapsaya in the form of numerous Salagrama stones. The result of that curse is us getting the grace of the Lord in the form of Salagrama stones! The Yoga Chakra shakti of salagrama stones. Garlands made of Salagrama stones for deities in many Narayana / Perumal temples. Lord Rama of Sellur - made out of salagrama stone. The End, The Beginning, The Cycle Sarasvata Kalpam and Arunachala. Maha Pralaya and Jeeva Srushti. Kirata Moorthi. Adi Kumbeswara Moothi. Kumbakonam. The Manifestation of each individual Jeeva The hunter, the arrow, the salagrama, the vilvam, Narayana, Lakshmi and Shiva. The touch of Shiva and Vishnu on each salagrama. The Shakti of Maha Vishnu in the salagrama stone. Maha Magha Sacred Pond of Kumbakonam. The Maha Brahmanda Virat Form of the Lord and the manifestation of each individual Jeeva. Arunachala - The Birth Place of all Spiritual Techniques Dhaana Dharma, yoga, tapasya as some of the methods for going beyond the past, present and future. Arunachala Thiru Annamalai is the birth place of all spiritual techniques. The Divine Grace of Arunachala is also spread through the medium of Siddhas, rishis, pitru ancestral beings, Yogis and Gnanis. The Salagrama Shakti Girivalam of Sep 6, 2010 On this day of the Salagrama Shakti Shivaratri (Sep 6, 2010), bear Salagrama stones in the palms of your hands and do Arunachala Girivalam. Then bring those salagramas home and do puja to them regularly. This is a powerful spiritual practice. Those who don't know what Shalagramas are should wrap 8 mangustan fruits in a yellow piece of cloth and circle the Arunachala Hill carrying them. At the completion of the Girivalam, eat a little bit of these fruits as prasad and give the rest to cows and their calves. This worship will help lead to salagrama worship. It is also a good idea to tell others about Shalagrama and salagrama worship. Kukkutap Jadhara Shiva of Thiru Porur - Siddha Secret Sathguru Venkataraman said that service to one's parents is great tapasya in this Kali Yuga. The Sathguru also got the darshan of Kukkuta Maharishi in the Thiru Porur temple near Chennai. Siddha secrets regarding Kukkutap Jadhara Shiva revealed many years ago by the Sathguru and published in his magazine. Kukkudap Jadhara should be worshipped before embarking on plane journeys and before/during the construction of tall buildings, said the Sathguru. Darshan of Kukkutap Jadhara before such projects is a good idea too. Thiruporur - Lord Kailasanatha SHIVA on top of a small hill. Easy to do Girivalam of this small hill. Kukkuta Maharishi does girivalam of this hill on every Pournami Full Moon night by doing angapradakshinam (rolling the body over) in sthoola, sookshma or karana form. Arunachala and Govardhana Sathguru Venkataraman said that Arunachala Thiru Annamalai and the Govardhana Hill (that arrived from the celestial Goloka of Mother Radha and Lord Krishna) are made of sacred salagrama. In the Kali Yuga, they will appear to be made out of stone. Since the Lord has manifested Himself as the Arunachala Hill, it is the world's largest Swayambhu Shiva Linga. Thus, every little stone and every particle of sand in Arunachala is a Swayambhu Linga and therefore we have the Siddha rule that nothing should ever be removed from Arunachala. The arrival of the Govardhana Hill from Adi Goloka. But there has to be a reason and this reason is explained by Moola Nakshatra Devi. On the Moola nakshatra day of the Aavani maasam (month), the great causes are explained by Moola Nakshatra Devi in the Brahma Peetam in the presence of the Moola Nakshatra Moorthi - Lord Hanuman - who knows everything and who is the master of everything (Nava Vyakarana Panditha). Govardhana and the end of the Kali Yuga Dronachala Hill and the Govardhana Hill. Pulastya Maharishi and the Govardhana Hill. The end of Kali Yuga when the Govardhana Hill reaches ground level. How Lord Krishna traced the Govardhana Girivalam Path. How the great saint Ramanuja climbed the Tirupati Hill on his knees because he felt that his feet should not touch the sacred hill that was a part of Vaikunta itself. The great Thiru Gnanasambandhar and the Sivapuram temple near Kumbakonam. Millions of Siva Lingas in Sivapuram. The Govardhana Hill of today is but a fragment of what Lord Krishna brought with Him from Adi Goloka. To remove one stone from the Govardhana Hill, one must offer its equivalent in gold to the temple. Public not allowed after 5 pm since Gopis worship Lord Krishna after 5 pm. Refer to out article on Yamaneswara Shiva of Narikudi for more info on Salagrama. When Lord Krishna bid Goodbye Varakadai - one of the sacred spaces where Lord Krishna bid us goodbye to return to His Adi Goloka. Varakadai and Annapoorna Devi as Kala (Time) Shakti Mangalambika. The five Vaidyanatha SHIVA deities of Radhanallur, Vaitheeswaran Koil, Pandur, Aivanallur and Varagadai - great HEALING shakti sacred spaces. Korkai sacred space near Mayiladuthurai. Arunachala Rock and Arunachala GOLD From the moment of the transformation of the Arunachala Hill from gold to rock, all deity forms of planet earth came to be of stone. At the end of the Kali Yuga, these will revert back to their golden forms. Gold to Stone to Gold This transformation from gold to stone and back to gold is overseen in the sacred space of Lord Swarnapureeswarar in Arasarkulam near Aranthangi. The Divine Mother of Thiruparaithurai near Trichy executes this process. The gold for this transformation is gotten from the sacred space of Lord Padikasu Nathar of Azhagaputhur. Significance of Sacred Spaces Thus, numerous sacred spaces of Tamil Nadu are involved in the transformations that happen in the beginning and at the end of yuga cycles. People should understand this and realize the enormous importance of these divine kshetra sacred spaces in the history and evolution of planet earth. Brahma and Anukka Anjaneya Hanuman of Muthukuda In between yugas are special time periods. For these time periods, very great being are honored with the Brahma Peetam - the seat of Brahma - and they oversee certain important happenings in the ongoing history of the universe. Who will take on the Brahma Peetam of the next such special time period? Sathguru Venkataraman said it will be Lord Sri Anukka Anjaneya Hanuman of Muthukuda. Sathguru Venkataraman also said that a special ceremony will happen in the sacred space of Muthukuda to mark this great event. Lord Rama, Mother Sita, Lord Krishna and Mother Saraswati will crown Lord Anukka Anjaneya Hanuman with a special crown made of pearls, salagramas and divine gems as Anukka Anjaneya takes on the Brahma Peetam. The structure of this crown can be seen in the sacred temple of Lord Sri Veerazhaga Perumal in Manamadurai. The Hanuman of Manamadurai wearing a beautiful crown. This crown was placed on Lord Hanuman's head by Lord Shri Ram Himself. This crown is made of sookshma salagrama, said Sathguru Venkataraman. Kala (Time) Shakti of Salagrama Every Salagrama has the spiritual shakti evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. The Kaala (Time) Shakti secrets of salagramas are beyond the ordinary human mind. They belong to the divine realm of Lord Mahakala Natha. The very idea of the Stone Age has a subtle meaning that goes hand in hand with the Kala (Time) Shakti of the Shalagrama stone. The great saint Namdev wanted his samadhi to be at the gate of Lord Krishna's temple so that the dust of devotees' feet will fall on him! Such unimaginable humility! Yet, devotees walk around him with great respect because they don't want their feet to come into contact with such a great saint. As a result of his phenomenal Krishna Bhakti, this great saint (Namdev) blesses people with the Salagrama Mukti Vara Shakti that has been given to him. This is a Siddha secret of Sathguru Venkataraman. Salagrama in every house! Let there be a salagrama in every house. Place it in a glass container in water in which tulsi leaves are placed. This itself is a simple but great worship procedure that blesses the family. (Of course, the water should be changed regularly.) Special BENEFIT of the Sep 6, 2010 Sivaratri Arunachala Girivalam Arunachala Girivalam on this night is particularly important for those who have not cared for their parents. Such people should circle the Arunachala Hill on the night of Sep 6, 2010 and immediately follow it up with worship at the samadhi shrine of Siddha Vitobha Swamigal in nearby Polur. Those who do this will be shown the way to expiate the bad karma of not caring for one's parents. These are some of the Siddha Secrets regarding the Sivaratri of Sep 6, 2010 published in the September 2010 issue of Sathguru Venkataraman's monthly magazine. Ohm.

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Ohm Sri Ayur Devi, Angala Parameswari, Unnamulai Amman, Thiru Annamalaiyaarukku Arohara. Ohm Salutations to Mother Sri Ayur Devi, Mother Angala Parameswari, Mother Unnamulai Amman and Lord Sri Arunachala Annamalaiyar. Ohm Salutations to the Arunachala Sivaratri Siddhas. Ohm Salutations to Maha Guru Sri Agasthiar. Ohm Salutations to the Agasthiar Lineage of Siddha Sathgurus.