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Kanakadhara Shothram

kanakadhara shothram chanting is believed to shower gold or wealth in one's life. Many times the belief does out to be disappointing because the results come in different degrees to the devotees. Why this sloka chanting does not give equally prosperity to all?.

Wealth is energy and energy cannot be created from nothing, it can only be transformed from another energy form. Sacrifice is a form to transform energy from one form to another. Practically doing sacrifice is known as "Thyaga" and when done technologically it is known as "Yagyna".

To understand this one has to analyze logically the history behind the creation of this sloka by Adi Sankara. When he was young he took alms from different houses for daily meal. To give alms (Dhaana) is considered meritorious  because through giving donation (food  or money forms of energy), one can transform it into luck-prosperity or SAL Energy.

One day Sankara reached the house of a poor lady for Biksha (Alms). She was very poor and short of clothing and food. She had no food left to give to Sankara but only had one pickled gooseberry in her kitchen.   Sankara saw the highest  sacrificial act  and felt that the highest Dhaana or sacrifice is not in "giving what one has, but in giving whatever one has". 

He saw that she has transformed her compassion filled sacrificial act into eight form of SAL Energy or Ashta-Lakshmi's.  He sang the Kanakadhara sloka immediately praising the Energy (Lakshmi) and her husband Vishnu (Consciousness). The romantic love between them is the symbolic  connection of God Consciousness and functional Energy.

To this Sankara’s song, Goddess Lakshmi poured golden amalaka fruits into the poor lady's courtyard. Important point:  To not all people who gave alms, Sankara chanted Kanakdhara and rained gold in their house. Only to this lady who did a sacrifice, the luck-energy manifested as wealth.  

It is a superstition (violation of natural law) to think that without doing any action, one can generate any Energy (luck, prosperity, wealth etc) in life.

The message for us is that this song when chanted will create that awareness and compassion in us to do sacrificial acts and create luck, prosperity in life.

If one does only chanting, then the small amount of "Time-Energy" and mind focusing energy is transformed to equivalent luck energy.

If one does a lot of charity work, donations to create more awareness in the society, then one transforms more luck energy in life.

We have to understand that not all could be totally selfless like the poor-lady, and so will get only accordingly the merits of our actions.

Sloka line 17 says "Seva Kasya Sakala Artha Sampathaha". 

This means only through Seva (Selfless work), we can attain propserity (Sampathaha)  to fulfill all (Sakala) artha (desires). 

To chant the Kanakadhara sloka click this  Angam hare pulaka .

The implied meaning of the sloka.

Anggam  Hari, Pulaka  Bhooshanam   Aashrayantee

Bhringa  Angana  eva,  Mukula  aabharanam Tamaalam  

Anggee  Krita  Akhila,  Vibhootir  apaanga  Leela

Maangalya  Daa  Astu, Mama Mangala  Devataayaha

To the Consciousness (Vishnu- Hari) who shelters (Aashrayam) unconditional happiness (Pulakam),
you are the very decorative (Bhooshanam) Goddess Maha-Lakshmi (Mangala Devata or Devata of eight forms of Energy), the dark-core (bringa) soul  (mukula) of him. 

OH Mother, who move around (Angana) playfully (Leela) and create the whole (Akila) universe with the abundance (vibhutir) of your own Self-body (Angee), Wont you also then grant  (Astu)  that Prosperity-SAL Energy (Maangalaya) to me too (Mama)?

PDF version -Kanakadhara sthothram.

AUM Sath Gurubhyo Namaha   

AUM Hari Shri Ganapathiye Namaha

AUM Jagat Guru Aadi Sankara Acharya Namaha

AUM Naaraayanaaya Vidmahe, Vaasudevaaya-dhee-mahi

Tanno Vishnu Prachodayaath

Aum Mahaa lakshmi Vidmahe,

Vishnu pathne cha Dheemahi,

Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayaath

Anggam  Hari, Pulaka  Bhooshanam   Aashrayantee

Bhringa  Angana  eva,  Mukula  aabharanam Tamaalam  

Anggee  Krita  Akhila,  Vibhootir  apaanga  Leela

Maangalya  Daa  Astu, Mama Mangala  Devataayaha   1

Mugdhaa  Muhur  Vida-dhatee,  Vadane  Muraare

Prema  Trapaa,  Prani hitaani  Gata gataani  

Maalaa Drishor  Madhu-kareeva, Mahot-pale Yaa

Saa  Me Shriyam, Dishatu Saagara  Sambhav aayaaha    2

Aameelita  Aksham,  Adhigamya Mudaa Mukundam

Aananda  Kandam,  Animesham  Ananga  Tantram  

Aakekara  Sthita  Kanee, nika  Pakshma  Netram

Bhootyai  Bhaven  Mama, Bhujanga  Shaya  Anga-naayaha    3

Baahu  Antare, Madhu  Jitah Shrita  Kaustubhe Yaa

Haara-valeeva, Hari-neela-mayee Vibhaati  

Kaama  Prada, Bhagavato  Api Kataaksha  Maalaa

Kalyaanam  Aavahatu Me, Kamala  aalayaayaha    4

Kaala  ambu  daali,  Lalitor asi Kaitabhaarer

Dhaara-dhare Sphurati  Yaa, tadith  Angan  aiva  

Maatuh  Samasta  Jagataam,  Mahaneeya  Moortir

Bhadraani   Me  Dishatu,  Bhaargava  Nandanaayaha     5

Praaptam  Padam Prathama ta,  Kalu Yat  Prabhaavaan

Maangalya  Bhaaji  Madhu  Maathini,  Manmathena   

Mayyaa  Pate  Tath-iha, Mantharam  eekshan  aardham

Mand  aalasam  Cha,  Makaraalaya  Kanyakaayaha      6

Vishva  Amare  Indra  Pada,  Vibhrama  Daana  Daksham

Aananda  Hetu(r)  Adhikam,  Mura  Vidvisho  Api 

Eeshan  Nisheedatu  Mayi, Kshanam  eekshan  aardham 

Indee-varo  dara,  Sahodaram   Indiraayaha   7

Ishtaa Vishishta Mata Yo  Api, Yayaa Dayaa  aardra

Drishtyaa Trivish-tapa,  Padam Sulabham Labhante 

Drishti Praharshta  Kamalo  dara,  Deepti  Rishtaam

Pushtim Krisheeshta Mama, Pushkara Vishtaraayaha   8

Dadyaad  Daya  Anupavano,  Dravina  Ambu  Dhaaraam

Asmin  Akin  chana , Vihanga  Shishau Vishanne

Dushkarma  garmam  Apaneeya, Chiraaya Dooram

Naaraayana  Pranayinee,  Nayana  Ambu  Vaaha   9

Geer  Devata  iti, Garuda  Dhvaja  Sundaree   iti

Shaakambharee   iti, Shashi  Shekhara Vallabhe  iti 

Srishti  Sthiti  Pralaya  Kelishu, Samsthi-taayai

Tasmai  Namas  Tri  Bhuvanai,  Eka guros  Tarunyai   10

Shrutyai Namo  Astu, Shuba  Karma  Phala  Prasootyai

Ratyai Namo  Astu,  Ramaneeya  Guna  Arnavaayai  

Shaktyai Namo  Astu, Shata Patra  Niketanaayai

Pushtyai Namo  Astu, Purushotama Vallabhaayai   11

Namo  Astu, Naaleeka Nibha aana-naayai

Namo  Astu, Dugdho dadhi  Janma  Bhoomyai 

Namo  Astu, Soma  Amrita  Sodaraayai

Namo  Astu, Naaraayana Vallabhaayai   12

Namo Astu,  hemaam buja peeti kaayai

Namo Astu,  bhoo mandala naayi-kaayai

Namo Astu,  devaadi dayaa paraayai

Namo Astu,  shaarang aayudha vallabha yai   13

Namo Astu,  devyai bhrigu nandana yai

Namo Astu,  visnour asthi shithi-taayai

Namo Astu,  laksmyai kamala alayaayai

Namo Astu,  daamodara vallabha yai    14

Namo Astu,  kaantyai kamalekshana yai

Namo Astu,  bhootyai bhuvana prasoot yai

Namo Astu,  devadi bhirar-chita yai

Namo Astu,  nanda atmaja vallabha yai    15

Sampat  Karaani Sakala, indriya  Nandanaani

Saamraajya  Daana,  Vibhavaani  Saroru(h)  aakssi  

Tvad  Vandanaani Duritaa,  Harano udya-taani

Maam  Eva Maatar,  Anisham Kalayantu Maanye  16

Yat  Kataaksha,  Sam-upaasanaa  Vidhi

Sevakasya  Sakala,  Artha  Sampadaha

Samtanoti  Vachana,  Anga  Maanasai(h)

Tvaam  Muraari,  Hridaye  ishvareem Bhaje  17

Sarasija  Nilaye, Saroja  Haste

Dhavalata ma  Amshuka,  gandha  Maalya  Shobhe 

Bhagavati  Hari , Vallabhe Manognye

Tri Bhuvana  Bhooti  Kari, Praseeda Mahyam  18

Digh-hastibhi Kanaka,  Kumbha  Mukha  Ava srishta

Svara  Vaahinee, Vimala  Chaaru  Jala  Pluta  Angeem 

Praatar  Namaami,  Jagataam Jananeem  Ashesha

Loka  Aadhi-naatha,  Grahineem  Amrita  abdhi Putreem   19

Kamale, Kamala  aaksha Vallabhe Tvam

Karuna  Poora, Tarang-gitair  Apaangai  

Avalokaya  Maam,  Akin  chanaanaam

Prathamam Paatram,  Akrtrimam Dayaayaaha   20

Stuvanti Ye Stutibhi(r),  Amoobhi(r)-Anvaham

Trayeemayeem, Tri  Bhuvana  Maataram Ramaam 

Guna  Adhikaa, Guruthara  Bhaagya  Bhaagino

Bhavanti Te Bhuvi, Budha  Bhaavitaa  Shayaaha    21

Suvarna dhaara sthothram
Shankara acharya nirmitam
Trisandhyam yah pateth

nityam Cha kubera sam-bhaveth

 http://www.epurohith.com/viewtopics.php?page=5&cat_id=22

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Sathya Narayana Pooja and Katha

Very good explanation of the ritual.

Symbolism of the Story: There are five aspects in this picture. These connect to the five desires of man to achieve in life.

One aspires physical pleasures (represented by the king on the left corner). Little finger

Next is the emotional children aspiring couple (lower left). Ring finger

Intelligence aspiring Narada (upper right). Middle finger

Awareness aspiring  Rishi (lower right). Index finger

Consciousness is Vishnu in the center. Thumb finger.

 Aspiration seeked in prayers:

Usually in all prayers these four are soughted

 Vidyarthi labhadhe vidhyam,

Danarthi labhathe danam,

 Puthrarthi labhathe puthran,

 Moksharthi labhathe gatheem.

 One who pursues education will get knowledge,

 One who wants to earn money will get money,

 One who wishes for a son , will get a son,

 And one who wants salvation will get salvation.

  How to get one of the four is the theme of Sathyanarayana pooja (worship).

 Through the Pooja the awareness of merits that help in fulfilling desires is highlighted. unfortunately everyone thinks just by doing the ritual of Sakthya narayana Pooja one gets the merit. The Pooja and the paat (Stroies) increases the awareness that every human should perform is highlighted as symbolically. Click to read about Pancha Yagnya.

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MAAHAALAYA PAKSHAM

We all have studied in history that from ancient stone age period man has respected death and dead people.They are his ancistors.Many civilizations have followed the cult of worshipping souls.Egyptians have reached a very different trend in this ,that they started mummifying the dead bodies.

In all relegions,this cult is insisted.But today one can see in Hinduism ,this cult isrespected  and considered to be very very important.Vedhas say that every man must offer rituals to the souls who lived with him,especially grand children to thier dead grand parents.

Every Hindu is expected to do the rituals to make the souls to attain peace.It is in belief that the souls of deadones resides in a world called ''pithur lokam''.Every newmoon day is meant for them .They are expected to come to earth for the rituals.

Every Thithe--- means the phase of the moon.All our life actions falls on these phases.The thethe on which a person died has to be recorded,and on all that thethe every month we need to offer the poojas.If we cant then 3 newmoon days are allorted for that.

AADI newmoon day[June -July]

Puratasi months [most important one [sepember -oct]\

Thai month[January-Feb]

If we cant give the rituals on all these 3 days ,Puratasi month ritual alone is enough,but it is a must.

From the fullmoon day which is arriving this month,starts the Maahaalaya paksham till next newmoon day.These days are meant for the rituals .Every day the husband needs to offer sesame seeds with tulsi water thinking of all souls ,to SreeKrishna's feet. 

Offerings to poor people,Bhramins and orphans are also insisted.

Onions,garlic and drumstick are not to be taken in diet .

Plantin's unripe fruit,snakeguard are the vegetables meant for pitrus.

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Quantum Deepavali

Introduction

Namaste and Happy Deepavali to all of you. When I was young I was amazed at the different colors lights of Deepavali fireworks; and I was full of questions regarding this festival. Like, why should Deepavali be celebrated only on the new moon night of the rainy Karthika month and not in the cool spring? Like, how can this cosmic Mahalakshmi Sakthi be squished inside a copper vessel to be worshipped? Like, why waste ghee for lighting Deepavali lamps, instead of pouring that ghee into my rice and dal lunch?  And why the torture of fasting and mind cleansing rituals on such a festive day?

The adults in my family felt my irritating questions like hot, spicy, chili peppers poured over their delicious Deepavali sweets. I am a parent now, and my son challenges my brain by demanding that all rituals be scientifically proven. 

So I revealed to him a dark secret. Sunlight travels in empty space and goes unnoticed because there is nothing for the light to hit and get reflected on for us to see it. But light becomes ‘light’ from the moment it touches the air molecules in the sky, making it appear blue. Then it lights up all the objects on earth giving them colors. Similarly any Energy if goes un noticed is  of no use to anybody and the Energy goes in its own way. However with full Awareness, the Energy can be completely be absorbed and be used to fullfill any desires.

An even more interesting secret is that the force of attraction and repulsion between positively and negatively charged particles in all the atoms of our body is only the light-force particle photons dancing between them.  Isn’t it amazing to know that it is the dance of light particles that causes movements in our body organs? This is why in the tradition of Bharat, we are all called Atma-Jyoti-Sakthi.  From the eyes of quantum physics, I look on all of you as flickering Deepavali lights.

The modern scientists stumbled upon the Energy secret that Rishis discovered thousands of years ago. All forms of Energy exist as wave and  as solid-particle, which when observed, can crystalize into reality of life. Not an observing human's eye, but even an instrument detector can observe a photon or electron and crystalize it as a particle. It is like freezing the liquid wave into solid ice.  All the subtlest energy waves and particles are understood using huge technological equipment, like this Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Based on these experiments scientists develop  the technology userf-freidnly for  the common man.

Similarly Rishis of ancient Bharat also built huge Cosmic Energy harnessing centers called Temples through Tantric technology - involving Yantra and Mantra. Mantra is chanted for guiding the mind to transcend into full awareness state to observe the cosmic wave form of Energy and crystalize it for fullfilling the desires in human life. All this Energy capturing was done in the presence of light by using a geometrical devise called Yantra that is made of copper as seen in the picture. This energy was then available for everyone to absorb it.  However, the energy is continuously re-generated everyday through chanting and puja.

The Rishis simplified Tantric technology for lay people through festivals like Deepavali to harness this cosmic energy for prosperity in our lives. The copper Yantra in the Temple became the copper Kalasha kept on the geometrical yantra like rangoli drawn with white rice, yellow turmeric, red kumkum and green mango leaf powder. For the common man, fasting from food and negative thoughts were encouraged to transcend to a state of Self-awareness and selflessness in order to efficiently capture the Lakshmi Energy.

The great Adi Sankaracharya, who chanted Kanakadhara on Lakshmi on a Deepavali day, once selectively captured the Cosmic Light Energy for increasing Knowledge, by observing it in a spot where he found a Shivalinga with a golden line. For us, this science of Energy is explained as Goddesses Devi walking behind Sankaracharya and then becoming a statue when he turned back to observe her.

These gifted children of Fairfield are going to now reveal that the highest message of Deepavali is to cleanse our mind from Ego and tap the Cosmic Energy and to constructively use it for a happy life.

Please do not take this Deepavali festival or this skit, lightly

Now, enjoy...

Shristi: (Performing Pooja) Om Maha Lakshmiyai Aavaahayami.., Sthapayami, Poojayami…Om Maha Lakshmiyai Namaha

Drishika: Shristi, are you not attending the special quantum physics class by the renounced physicist?

Shristi: Happy Deepavali, Drishika. I am doing the Lakshmi invocation pooja.

Drishika: Come on, Shristi, you are not living in the prehistoric ages! Why do you waste time in these superstitions?

Shristi: For that matter, if we live our life without understanding the very purpose of it, it becomes an illusory, superstitious life.

Drishika: What justification do you have for invoking Lakshmi in a small pot of water with coconut on it?

Shristi: I have a surprise for you. I have invited the scientist here to see the Lakshmi pooja before class. I think she is here now.

Scientist: Happy Deepavali to both of you.

Shristi: Happy Deepavali, Mr. Scientist.

Scientist: I was listening to your conversation, Drishika. I understand the significance of your Vedic rituals because I see a connection to all branches of Science, especially quantum physics.

Drishika: After listening to your lecture on quantum physics and light, all these rituals, including Deepavali celebrations, seem meaningless to me.

Scientist: I hope you remember that all the atoms in your body and in the universe are all held together by electromagnetic force carriers like photons, the fundamental unit of light.

Drishika: Yes I remember that Light can behave both as a particle to absorb energy and also like a wave.

Scientist: Exactly. When the Energy field is observed it crystalizes like a particle. This is known through the famous double slit experiment in physics.

Drishika: Does this mean that when we intentionally invoke Lakshmi as Light on Deepavali, we can experience that as wellbeing in our life?

Scientist: You are right. To help you understand better, you should know about an incident in the life of the great Adi Shankaracharya.

Shristi: On a Deepavali day, Adi Shankaracharya was returning from the Chamundi temple in Mysore to the Kudajathri Mountain in Karnataka. There he meditated in the Chitramoola cave. Goddess Devi appeared in front of him in the form of Divine Light.

Adi Shankaracharya: O Mother Divine! Accompanied by you, Shiva becomes capable of creating the universe. Without you, he is not capable of even moving himself. Therefore, all Gods worship you. Such being your supremacy, how one can I salute you, or sing in praise of you? Unless I have meritorious deeds of past births.     

Shivah shakthya yukto yadi bhavati shaktah prabhavitum
Na chedevam devo na khalu kusalah spanditumapi;
Atas tvam aradhyam Hari-Hara-Virinchadibhir api
Pranantum stotum vaa katham akrta-punyah prabhavati

Devi: Shankara, what do you want from me?

Adi Shankaracharya: Devi, you are Lakshmi, and also Saraswathi and Devi Parvathi. Please come as Saraswathi to kerala as requested by the King Cheraman Perumal who always thinks about the welfare of his people. 

Devi: I will, but on one condition. You walk in the front and I will follow you, but you should never look back to check on me.

Adi Shankaracharya: Devi, I will start this divine journey right away.

Namasthe Jagadatri Sadbrahma Rupe,
Namasthe Haropendra Datryadivandye
Namastheprasanneshtadhanaikadakshe
Namasthe Mahalakshmi Kolapuresi

(Adi Shankara could hear the sound of the anklets bells of Devi as she walked behind him. She playfully stopped the sound when they reached Kollur).

Adi Shankaracharya: This is the Kollur’s Marana Katte, the place where Devi killed the demon Mookasura. Her trident is still there, unrusted by wind and rains. Why did she stop following me? Let me see if she is still there.

Devi: Shankara, you turned around to check on me! Now I will not follow you anymore. I will stay here at this spot.

Adi Shankaracharya: Please forgive me Devi. I know because of the Shiva linga with the golden line, you prefer to be here.

Devi: I would present myself at Chottanikkara temple early in the mornings only as Saraswathi and rest of time as lakshmi and Durga. When the temple doors are opened here, I will be present here as Saraswathi.

(Devi walks to a new place)

Adi Shankaracharya: We will worship you in all three forms as Devi Saraswathi in the morning, as Devi Lakshmi at noon and Devi Durga in the evening.  However, you will remove ignorance, when anyone writes alphabets rice mixed with turmeric in front of you.

Lakshmi:  I will bless everyone who worships in the form of light.

Adi Shankaracharya: Fireworks generate three forms of energy, like the three aspects of devi, saraswathi as sound, Lakshmi as light and Durga as heat.

Scientist: Light is a perceptible form of God because we cannot see that very same light, which we use to see everything else. We do not see light directly, we see its reflection when it interacts with materials.

Adi Shankaracharya: In the same way, we cannot see God, because it is God’s Energy we use to see and perform all actions.

Drishika: So that is why we use Kalasha to invoke Lakshmi's Energy.

Shristi: Yes, with the electromagnetic form of light waves, Lakshmi Aavahan on Deepavali evening is done in a Kalasha. A kalasha is a small copper pot filled with water and herbs along with a coconut on top of it.

Scientist: However, it is the Power of intention or sankalpa, which is the potential energy that changes the kinetics of life.

Drishika: Wait a minute….this is too much boring science on a nice Deepavali day.

Shristi: But if you want the blessings of Lakshmi, like Adi Shankaracharya, you should invoke Saraswathi, or knowledge, to understand why you are doing these rituals.

Scientist:Like the light spectrum of colors we should love all the people with their different wavelengths of maturity.

Drishika: People are of all different maturity levels, based on the amount of Energy they possess and also how they use it for the level of thinking and doing actions.

Adi Shankaracharya: Antakarana Suddhi or being Selfless can happen only when everyone cleanses their minds from jealousy, pride and meanness. Then anger, hatred, greed and lust go away naturally.

Shristi: So, before keeping the Khalasa, cleaning the house and lighting many lamps is a symbol of removing our inner darkness. Then life will be celebrated everyday as deepavali.

Lakshmi: I bless you all. Mangalam to all of you, especially the Fairfield people.

 Participants:

Lakshmi-     Arushi Gupta

Drishika-      Drishika Thimmaiah

Shristi-         Shristi Sharma

Scientist -    Paloma Braun

Devi-            Vaishnavi MohanRaj

Adi Shankaracharya-        Pranav Chhaliyil

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 Extra 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWTo2Gk5iU0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHVC6F8SOFc

http://education.jlab.org/pol/electromagnetic-force.html

http://www.cosmic-mindreach.com/Quantum_Atoms.html

And once an electron receives enough energy to eject it beyond the reach of light in a single space frame it
becomes a free electron. It moves independently of the proton through space, from space frame to space
frame, since light can only travel so far in a primary interval of time. But the electron is still linked up with a
proton partner via each timeless quantum frame where they share the same photonic energy. This linking up
must span space frames and in doing so there is an electromagnetic field of force introduced. It is this spanning
of space frames that gives rise to classical electromagnetic field phenomena.

Within each space frame there is only the activity of light energy moving through space, just as in a movie
where each frame is projected by light as a still frame and the physical action is a series of quantum jumps in
position between frames. So the speed of light has a universal relationship to the space frame of each
individual atom, making it universally constant with respect to all bodies everywhere, irrespective of their
relative velocity with respect to one another. Normally, relative motions are slight, so no noticeable
discrepancies occur in the space-time projection of the movie.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-virtual-particles-rea/

In a hydrogen atom an electron and a proton are bound together by photons (the quanta of the electromagnetic field). Every photon will spend some time as a virtual electron plus its antiparticle, the virtual positron, since this is allowed by quantum mechanics as described above. The hydrogen atom has two energy levels that coincidentally seem to have the same energy. But when the atom is in one of those levels it interacts differently with the virtual electron and positron than when it is in the other, so their energies are shifted a tiny bit because of those interactions. That shift was measured by Willis Lamb and the Lamb shift was born, for which a Nobel Prize was eventually awarded.

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/today/archive/archive_2013/today13-02-01_NutshellReadmore.html