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Aadisesha & The Esoteric Outlook

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  The Cosmic Support and the Eternal Remainder Who is Aadisesha? AADISESHA is the thousand-headed serpent God who is also called ANANTHA ["Ananthaaya Namasthubhyam SahasraSirase Namaha"]. Born to Sage Kashyapa Prajapathi and Kadhru (the daughter of Daksha Prajapathi), He is the seat on which Lord Vishnu rests (Anantha Sayana) in His abode, Sri Vaikunta. In Sookshma Srushti, SESHA is born out of PURUSHA naamaka BRAHMA and PRADHAANA naamaka SARASWATHI Devi. AadiSesha is one of the Vishnu Parivaara Devathas placed in the 5th Kaksha, in line with Garuda-SESHA-Rudra as per Taratamya. Incarnations of Sesha Devaru are, LAKSHMANA, and BALARAMA. Sesha Devaru and Vibhooti: अनंताय नमस्तुभ्यं सहस्रशिरसे नमः नमोस्तु पद्मनाभाय नागानां पतये नमः ana ṃ tāya namastubhya ṃ sahasraśirase nama ḥ namostu padmanābhāya nāgānā ṃ pataye nama ḥ Anantha is also the sacred name of Sesha Devaru (Aadisesha), the thousand-headed serpent deity. He serves as the divine seat and couch upon which An...

Naga Chaturthi - Naga Panchami (Significance)

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Significance of Snake Worship Introduction & Significance Naga Chaturthi, falling on the 4th day during the bright fortnight of the auspicious Sravana Maasa, followed by Naga Panchami on the next day, is celebrated as the Naga Devatha festival. The Serpent God Aadi Sesha is the presiding Deity for Panchami thithi. It is a festival celebrated every year in honour of snakes. It is considered highly auspicious and sacred to worship the Serpent God on these days. It is said to be the day Lord Brahma gave a boon to serpents that they would be adored by human beings on Earth. Generally, we find people getting scared at the sight of a snake, but in reality, serpents have become part and parcel of our Hindu religion and culture. They have acquired a prominent place in the Hindu Puranas. Among the snakes, the Cobra is considered the Serpent God (Naga Devatha), and Nagaaradhana (snake worship) has been one of the accepted sattsampradayas in the Hindu religion since yore. There is a separate ...

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 Aachaara Vichaara (Customs & Traditions) https://archive.org/details/aachaara-vichaara-1-revised https://archive.org/details/niceties-of-sanatana-maasa-dharma https://archive.org/details/chaaturmaasya-vratha-concept-glory-significance-merits-converted https://archive.org/details/adhika-maasa-vidhi https://archive.org/details/niceties-of-hindu-festivals-bhaarateeya-thyohaar https://archive.org/details/sraddhaaya-charitam-sraaddha-2023 https://archive.org/details/dhanurmaasa-saadhana https://archive.org/details/pushkara-darshini-pushkara-vidhi naaham karta harih karta Sri KrishnaArpanamAstu