INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY - PATANJALIMUNI PRARTHANA (पतञ्जलिमुनि-प्रार्थना)

पतञ्जलिमुनि-प्रार्थना
देहात्मबलसिद्ध्यर्थं लोककल्याणकारकम्।।
योगाचार्यं पतञ्जलिं नमाम्यहं दिने दिने॥
Day after day, I bow to Yogācārya Patañjali,
who promotes the welfare of the world and
whose teaching leads to the attainment of
bodily and spiritual strength
जय जय श्रीराधे

WHAT ARE THE EIGHT LINGAS IN THE GIRIVALAM PATH OF TIRUVANNAMALAI ?

The following are the eight Lingas in the Girivalam path of Tiruvannamalai Kshetra :-

(1)  East --- Indra Lingam

(2) South East --- Agni Lingam 

(3) South --- Yama Lingam 

(4) South West --- Niruriti Lingam 

(5) West --- Varuna Lingam 

(6) North West --- Vayu Lingam 

(7) North ---  Kubera Lingam 

(8 ) North East --- Isanya Lingam 

जय जय श्रीराधे 

WHO IS THE REAL “BIG BOSS” WITNESSING ALL THE DEEDS WITHOUT CAMERAS?

The Supreme is the real “Big Boss” who witnesses all the deeds of a person without the aid of any camera. According to Vedic scriptures, a host of deities are engaged in witnessing the deeds of all living beings.

sūryo ’gniḥ khaṁ marud devaḥ

somaḥ sandhyāhanī diśaḥ ।

kaṁ kuḥ svayaṁ dharma iti

hy ete daihyasya sākṣiṇaḥ ॥

āditya-candrāv anilo ’nalaś ca

dyaur bhūmir āpo hṛdayaṁ yamaś ca ।

ahaś ca rātriś ca ubhe ca sandhye

dharmo ’pi jānāti narasya vṛttam ॥

The sun, fire, sky, air, celestials, moon, evening, day, night, directions, water, land and Yama all witness the activities of the living entity.

जय जय श्रीराधे 

WHETHER REMOVAL OF CHANTING OM FROM POPULAR YOGA PRACTICES IS CORRECT?

The OmkAra upAsana is intended mainly for sanyAsis. There are a lot of restrictions in the Vedic Scriptures regarding the usage of PraNava.

 

Considering the modern times, if the term is retained as Yoga (which is mainly Asana and PrAnAyAma for many) and the world acknowledges that it belongs to BhArata as part of its sanAtana dharma, it is enough to start with. Later when some people develop intense faith in the Yoga system, they can look into the eight limbs of Yoga in a holistic manner comprising of yama, niyama, Asana, PrANAyAma, PratyAhAra, DhyAna, DhAraNa, and samAdhi. This could be  construed to be one non-controversial strategy to make the world aware of the potentials of Yoga and realize immense benefits from Yoga practices.

जयजय श्रीराधे