By which, these things that are receded (departed) from ?

We know that if one thing is achieved , the other thing is lost. But in life the most important things happen according to the evolutions. In the Nature also it happens if we observe.

In the month of Vaisakha (maasa), by the end of Vaisakha Kaarte the clouds get diluted.

When a woman begets a child she looses her beauty and youthness.

When a man dies, the enemity goes.

The respct and decency is lost when a man starts begging.

The values and character will be lost by Vices.

Because of unlaw and unjustice, the humaniy is lost.

Because of evil thoughts and jealosy one can loose his own wealth. with all happiness.

What is the meaning of “Ati Sarvatra Varjayet” and
When are not they to be applied in life ?

Sanskrit is the most ancient and almost it is foremost
language in the world. It has
marvellous meanings even for a single world.
“Ati” means excessive. In the Sastras, it is said the
excessiveness should always be abandoned in the actions
of our lives.

If we have desire to accquire any thing, after the desire
is fulfilled, we should not go beyond the limits to get more
and more. Due to the too muchness the ultimate result
would be grief, loss and toubles.

In the Mythologies it shows, because of excessiveness some
great people had lost their happiness and got sorrowness.
The sacred Sita Maata was most beautiful in Ramayana.
Because of her beautiness she was plundered by Ravana,
the mighty Rakshasah. Hence she was away from Sree Ramachandra for one year and had the troubles and grief.

Because of too much arrogance and prigness the mighty Ramana
was killed by the Lord Sree Ramachandra.
In the Kruta yuga, the king Bali (Bali Chakravarti was a Demon ) was the grand son of the great devotee, Prahlada. When Lord Sree Mahavishnu approached Bali Chakravarti in the form of
Vamana ( most beautiful short boy) for yachana (asking)
for three feet of ground. Then King Bali donated Him the entire world and finally the king lost every thing was suppressed
to Patala Loka.
Because of excessiveness one loses everything.
If anyone eats excessive food and drinks liquor certainly
he will die.
Because of excessive talking (noise) one will get ridicule.
Because of greediness one can get misfortune.
Hence it is said too muchness should be removed and
it should not be entertained at any time.

What is the Holyness and speciality  of Kaartika Masa ?

According to the Almanac there are twelve Hindu maasa

 (months) starts from Chaitra maasa as per Lunar system .

After Asweeyuja maasa (immediately after Deepavali festival)

the Kartika Masa begins. This masa (month) is so sacred for 

Lord Parameswara.

All the Hindus treat this month so special for devotion and

follow the customs so firmly. They get so early in the monring,

 get head bath and do the nitya Siva pooja and  worship Tulasi .

 Some do fasting complete day  and at the twilight time when

the moon rises then again do the pooja and then take their

day meal. Some do the head bath in the Sacred Rivers

like Ganges, Godavari, Krishna, Cauveri, Tungabhadra etc.,

As per the Kartika Puran and Siva Puran, they say in this masa

 one has to observe  strictly the controlling of  sense organs

 (Indriya Nigrah). Those who do that Indriya nigrah and do

 Mantra and Japa Anushtanam with the following of all sacred

customs, certainly they will get relieved from the sins.

In this Kartika Masa the Lord Sri Vishnu also  must be

worshipped with Tulasi (Basil) leaves and river water.

Worship the tree of Indian Gooseberry (Amalaki Vrukshah) and also under that tree,

one has to do the Pindapradanam  with embryo of food

ceremonially to the spirit of a deceased ancestors. 

One has to eat  the Amalaki  either in the form of pickles or curries.

At nights it is restricted.

And every one wear that Amalaki garland as sacred thing.

In this Kartika Masa , fix a pillar Sthambham) in ground, and hang  a vessel  

which contains some holes  and keep the oil (cow ghee) lamp and make 

that  lustre of lamp spread  to all sides and pray to that lamp also. 

By doing this, we are praying to all the Deities and Gods.

Why should not we keep the Sivalinga and worship it at our homes ?

Lord Siva is Abhisheka Priyah. Every day we have to do the Pooja for Him and 

also do the Abhishekam without fail.  And also sometimes the Sivalinga should 

be worshipped by reciting Namaka Chamaka and Rudra Parayanam. And also

 after worship Prasad Nivedana must be done. Means preparing any Pulihora, Chitrannam, Payasam etc must be cooked and offered to the Lord for the 

Shanti  and content purpose,

If we do this daily  without any obstruction, then we can keep the Sivalinga at 

our homes.

All those sacred pooja devotionally and firmly. The days are modern and fast forwarding days and people are running after the changing technology, media fashion , money and other fascinating things. So very difficult to do those devotional worship. First of all the concentration and the sacredness are being declined day by day. Totally the complete geneation gap has been placed in 

every house.

So. if not possible to do the worship of Sivalinga daily certainly there will be negative effects will be happened to those persons who keep the Sivalinga 

at their homes. Hence, Nitya pooja must for the Lord Siva.

Then always, better to give the Sivalinga to any Temple where always the Nitya Pooja rituals are done.

What are the Ashtabhogas, Ashtamadamu (eight Arrogances) and 

Ashta Gandhas ?

In this world . by the creation  of man’s materialistic intelligence there are

 so many things can seen if we go through deeply.

But in the mythological scripts it is said certain things particularly called as a 

group which make the man downfall by his meanful lust.

But if it is under control and limit everything would be fine and happy. If it

 exceeds it spoils us.

The Ashtabhogas (eight luxuries) :

The cooked rice, the Cloths, the Sandalwood paste, the fragrant flowers, the comfortable bed, 

the pan ( betels and betel-nut), the beautiful woman and the melodious Music.

The Ashtamadamu (arrogance) :

The arrogance due to wealth, the arrogance due to woman, the

isolence by education, the arrogance by one’s own community, by his/her beautiness, by his profession, by his /her youthness, by possessing his food.

The Ashtagandham:

The Musk, the Goroodzanam ( fragrant medicinal substance taken from the 

Cow’s belly), the Saffron (the plant and polien of the flowers of Crocus sativus), the

 Devadaru (the Deodar tree called Pinus longifolia), the Patchakarpoor ( the edible camphor), 

the Agaru ( kind of sweet-smelling grass or wood used in preparing perfurmes, the Sree Gandham ( superior kind of sandal wood or Sri Chandanam) and  the Raktachandanam ( red sandal wood called Pterocarpus santalims).  By preparing with all those eight gandhas are 

called Ashtagandham.

Why do we  have to have the Darshan of God , Siva through the horns of Nandi (Bull) in the Siva Temple ( Sivalaya) ?

The Devotees who visited the Lord Parameswara Temple, for having the Darshan they see  Him through the horns of Nandi which is installed at a distance infront of the God, Siva.

There is inner meaning  for it. For every thing in the Vedic Scripts it is elucidated the inner meaning.

Nandi is the Vahanam for the Lord Shiva.  People those who are not aware of the real meaning of why the God has the Ox for his Vahanam (Vehicle).

Nandi is the image of Vedic Dharma, means the Vedas are in the form of Nandi. 

The Horns of Nandi is the symbol for Wisdom (knowledge). In general the Nandi is an  Ox which is animal. The animal has its beastliness which is Pasutwam. So the 

Nandi the symbol for our beastliness (Pasutwam).  But we hold the horns and 

keep our hands on the back side of tail and through the horns we do the darshan

 of Lord Shiva who is in the Garbhaalayam (inner temple) and pray to Him as 

“ O Lord, Siva, I can control my beastliness, I will be good and do the good to all and live virtously. By praying like that and we do have the Darshan of Lord Siva.

More over, as said we are like beasts,  though having knowledge we can have the Athma Samdarshan ourselves. The Horns are like knowledge and the Lord Siva who is inner temple is Athma. Hence we have to have the Darshan of Athma by 

our knowledge.

Do not we make our journyes on Poornima and Amavasya 
and other days ?

The Hindu Sastras coat that we should not make our journeys on different

 tidhis to different directions.

On Navami (9^th day) and Padyami (1^st day) tidhis  the journey towards East

 is restricted. So we should not go to East on those days. 

on Vidiya (2^nd) and Dasami (10^th ) tidhis we should not go towards North, 

On Tadiya (3^rd) and Ekadasi (11^th ) tidhis towards Sourth East the journey 

is restricted. On Chaviti (4^th ) and Dwadasi (12^th) tidhis we should not make 

our journey towards South West. On Poornima (15^th ) and Saptami (7^th ) tidhis 

towards North West, the journey is restricted. On Amavasya ( 15^th  means

  before new moon day) and Ashtami (8^th ) tidhis we should not go towards

 North East

Suppose, if it is urgency to make the journey on our duties and on any other work,

 then we have to do the worship and then leave the house, what the Sastras say. 

What type of threads (cords) are used for the garlands to worship the Gods ?

The thread is known as Sutram or Tantuh in Sanskrit language. The thread (Sutram) is the basis of the flowers or beads to become as Garland.

In the Hindu Vedic Scripts there is one most distinguished name called Prasthanatrayam to study, to analyze and to practice for the self realization. The Prasthanatrayam contains three scripts which were derived from the Vedas. They are respectivesly. Brahma Sutras, the Upanishads and the Bhagavdgita. All of them ultimately preaches Athma Tatwam which is the Self Knowledge. Among these the first one Brahma Sutras. Ofcourse, there are another Sutras called Narada Bhakti Sutras and Sandilya Bhakti Sutras relate to the Devotion to the God. In a Garland the flowers are studded like wise the Aphorisms are studded.

Coming to the point, for a Garland the flowers and the thread are needed. The colours and fragrant of flowers may be different, but the thread should be strong for the basis of the flowers. The Garlands are made for the decorating the Gods to express our great devotion in different forms. But the same kind of thread should not be used for all the Gods.

For worship the Lord Sri Vishnu, if the Garland is used, the thread should be made of silk or yarn.

To worship the Goddess Parvati , in the Garland, the thread should be made of Silk. For worshipping Lord Siva, the thread in the Garland should be of wollen. The Sun God who is the prime source for all the creatures for giving the food, water etc., must be worshipped with the Garland made of silk or yarn thread.
The devotee who does the worship to the respective God or Goddess, he also wear the cloths made of that type of thread ( either silk, yarn etc .,).

It is said if it is happend to wear the Garland , then he should make the garland for himself and wear it which is superior. If not, if others make the garland for us then the Garland should be purified by worshipping it and then wear it. These kinds of conditions are said even for the customs and rituals

Does the Saneeswarah ( The Saturn) in the Astrology like the walking and roaming ?

In Astrology, the Planet Saturn is also called as Mandah which means very slow. Every two and a half years the Saturn changes its place from one sign to another in the Zodiac. The Saturn is known as Saneeswarah and also a Deity. He does give the result solwly.

In Hindu Mythology it is said he is a devotee to God Sri Mahavishnu. The Saneeswarah likes walking so much. So many devotees those who visit the Navagraha temple for worshipping, they do many times pradakshinas for Saneeswara (Saturn planet). They pray for the favour from Him. As per Astrological readings, the Devotees who have the running period of Saturn , not only praying and worshipping but also enchant the Sree Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram many times to get rid of their hardships and troubles etc.,

Regarding walking, people generally prefers do the morning walking. Health point of view also walking gives the best result even the medicines does not. The Diabetic patients should do the walking for the control of it besides taking respective medicine. Walking make the men healthy in the point of heart preblems, blood pressure, tensions, weakness etc., The walking makes feels good also. If anybody gets angry on any body, elders advise better to go out for walking for the freshness of the mind. Walking is the remedy for the great relief. Due to Walking, the intelligence will develop, the concentration will get improved and the mind gets stimulated with many good thoughts. Walking is related to the Nature. The Nature is the symbolic for the purity of heart.
Unless one can not have the impact of Saturn (Saneeswara’s) , he does not undergo the toil. Walking is also one kind of excercise which means fatigue. Saneeswarah isa symbol for the labour. So the Saneeswara likes walking. Most of the Travellers and Tourists definitely have the effect of the Saturn on them, so that they do that kind of tour to many distant places in the Globe. Great people in this world accomplished their victories by walking also.

The Colours and their effects on us 

Every where likings and disliking are there. Why these kinds of tastes develops in all of us.

 Mostly it is learnt from the Astrological planets only all the qualities and other things happens. 

And also the Hindu believe the rebirths, so from the previous births the man brings his 

Samskaras (Vasanas) to this birth.

We know there are many colours in this universe. We select some  colours for our needs 

when we go for purschasing articles and cloths or anything. . The Rainbow has seven colours. 

The sky appears white and sometimes light blue. The water in the ocean look blue and  

sometimes black. The sunrays are bright. What ever the colours are created in this world, 

they have their own power and show some effect on the human beings.

The Red colour indicates activeness and inspiration. The Yellow colour is meant for 

Spiritual knowledge. The Orange colour indicates for energy.  The Blue colour gives the 

impact of inauspicious and this colour should be added with some other colour. But some 

say Blue indicates for peace and steadyness.

The Green colour is for spriteness. The Grey colour indicates for wisdome and 

thoughtfulness. The Rose colour indicates to develop the desires. The Black colours is for

 unhappiness and sadness. Those who like the Brinjal colour (Violet) they will have money 

mindedness in life.  The White colour indicates for purity and peacefulness. 

Which oil  is superior to lit the lamp  for the worshipping the God ?

All of us lit the lamp with oil and do the pooja for the God or Goddess in 

normal days and festival times. It is said in scriptures and from the vedic

 scholars the customs and duties for that.

The cow’s ghee is the superior than any other  to lit the lamp. The gingily 

oil is next best and the least is the oil from Bassia tehfolia 

(Ippa Pushpa or Madhuka Pushpa in Sanskrit language) flower.

The result or consequence is the most if we worship the God with cow’s

 ghee lamp. It is said those who worship with the cow’s ghee they will be

 bestowed by Ashtabhogas and Ashta Iswaryas.

If we worship in the Pramidas (mruddipah in sanskrit language) 

made of the Panchaloha or Silver or Mud are the best.

If one who lits  the pooja lamp with the castor  oil , they will get happy 

family life and get all other comforts in life.

Under any circumstances one should not do the worship with the 

Groundnut oil which is dosha.

If we worship the Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi with the cow’s ghee which is

 Gracious for Her.  If we do the pooja with gingily oil lamp for God,

 Ganesh (Vinayaka) that would be a  Gracious for Him.  

Will the  broken Saalagrams (most sacred stones)  are useful for the worship ?

The Saalagrams are most sacred stones and worshipped as Lord Vishnu. They are the 

symbolic for the Lord Sri Narayana. In Orthodox families, the Salagrams are also 

being worshipped. In the Hindu Temples they are placed specially before the

 God Idols and worshipped.  But the broken Salagrams give negative results in the families.

“ Sputitham putrahaani ssyath, bhgnoshtam buddhi naasanam, Aasthana bhangadam 

  bhagnam durduram klesakaaranam bhaavaham bhagna seershamatisthoolam 

 dhanaapaham, atihrasva mapoojarham trikolam bandhunasan  ”

The broken Salagramas give harmful to the progeny. The Salagrams which are broken

 in the upper part, plunder the intelligency.The Salagrams which have sratches will be the 

reason for the grief.

The broken head part of the Salagrams make the fearness in different aspects. If the 

Salagrams are stout are the result for money loss. If they are thin will not be useful for the 

worship.

But the Salagrams which are having Chakras even though they are broken or having 

any scratches, they are most useful for the worship

Is the  Number “ 7 ”   symbolic for  lamentation in the Numerology ?

All of us have the beliefs. They may be beased on the scripts, may be on  the words of our scholars and eleders and other sacred texts. Some how we have also the belief in the sentiments.  Even though, some people those  who believe in the Atheism, they will also have some kind of sentimental feelings. Totally we all have inborn feelings regarding some beliefs.

Most of the people believe the Numerology also. They choose only some numbers in their selections. Suppose,  for their vehicles some select particular no. like 9, some select 5, some choose 6 and so an. Like that every one has their own feelings and sentiments for selections for their things. For the dates also, they do certain work on that particular date.

But some people do not like to opt the number “ 7 ”. Why, means, they feel it gives the result of sadness. Particularly in India, in some states,  some people do not have positive opinion about the number  “ 7 ”  which is  for lamentation.

But, if we see in certain things the “7” is  auspicious and divineful. Let us analyse, the Tirupati, the Holy Place, is treated as Kaliyuga Vaikuntham. That Tirumalai has got seven hills which is known as . Saptagiri. The Lord Venkateswara (Balaji)  is being worshipped devotionally. The God Sun has got Chariot which has seven horses. From the Earth Bhooloka there are seven lokas under the earth and seven lokas above the Earth. The Dweepas (Islands) are seven. The Saagaras (Oceans) are seven. In the Hindu Marriage there is custom that both the bride and groom unitedly walk only Seven Steps which is called  Saptapadi. The God Agni (the Fire) has got seven tongues.In the Art of Music, there are seven Swaras (Notes), called Sapta Swara (Sa, Ri, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da and Ni and repeated). In our Human bodies, according to the Yoga Sastra, there are seven chakras starts from Kundalini. There were Seven famous  Sages in the Mythologies  (Sapta Rishis). In the Astrology the main planets are seven excluding Rahu and Ketu. Like wise many examples are there.

Some people have the negative opinion about the Number “7”. But that number is also good. In the creation of the God every thing is given for the benefit and good for us. By  using the methods, the results will be begotten to the human beings. 

What are the things that give fame to us ?

In the our lives most of us, somehow or not every one thinks that he/she should get fame in their lives. How  can the fame occur ? Without doing the goodness to others those who are in need, the fame (praise) will not be begotten. So we must have good and magnanimous heart. Unless that goodness  no one is praised even for certain time. Here in our ancient scripts, it says, certain things make the men shine with the fame for ever.

Normally we feel and think we should be wealthy. Where there is money or wealth or power normally by nature there is every possibility to have   lust, pride and vices.  But by fornately if we are blessed with the wealth,  if we are decent and cultured by  our good nature and noble mind , surely there will be status and elderlyness and respected by others.

So  by the wealth the decency and respect will be got. By generosity the fame should come. By the sweet and friendly advise, the world will be hypnotised, by humility one will get status. By virtues the wealth will be begotten. By authority and power the capacity and the experience will be got. 

What are the useful things when necessary arises ?

In  the Vedic Scriptures and the other classical texts it is explained  many alms and theorems about the life for the ultimate happiness to all . We know in our lives, suppose if we deposit some money in the Bank, that amount will be useful in future for our necessaries. Like that if we protect the things and life that is more useful in our future lives.

Here, we can see, suppose, if the money is saved or kept in  a virtuous man, that money can be got back without any loss. Because, that  man has virtues which he does not do any deceipt or does not do any perfidy to the other person. Hence the money is safe to get back. 

The children who are begotten in the early age will be benefit at the right time  to us. The benevolence which we do to others will be more useful to us in future for the necessary. If we are educated at the right time and the education which we have is most useful in our lives for our livelihood. Hence if think why the above useful things give most happiness and peace to all of us, certainly we can accept there is truth in that theorems.

Why the circumambulation (Pradakshinam) is restricted in the Lord Siva Temples (Sivalayas) ?

Lord Maheswara is the lords of the Devas. The Deity Ganga dwelsl  on Maheswara’s Jathajutha (plaited hair) . From the Siva’s Jathajutha, the Ganga flows on to the Himalayas and then on  to the earth. 

When we do the  coronation (Abhishekam) to the Lord Siva, the water of Ganges flows through  His pedestal which is Peetham and then  flows  from the  way arranged to the  outside.  Suppose, if we do the circumambulation (Prakashinam), we will have to  cross that water of Ganges which is Dosham (apacharam = against to the custom). And more over that sacred water which is done for the Coronation to the Lord Maheswara.  Therefore, in the temples of Lord Siva the Pradakshinam is restricted. Some devotees do the Circumambulation in the Apasavya (Anti clock wise direction)way without crossing that Abhisheka Jalam which comes out from the inner temple (Garbha gudi)  for avoiding  that Dosham.