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Kudos
When I was a child, I always wondered what this iron metal-like thing which is seen on the shoulder was for.
Was it just used for costumes or did it mean something?
But Finally, i found the answer.
It was used to protect the neck from a sword. Hence, Therefore, it was placed on the left or right shoulder, or both shoulders, to avoid beheading.
I never thought that there was so much research done in 1988 B R Chopra's Mahabharata TV serial, Kudos to the team!
Knife or Death
Murari Gupta analyzed the multiple incarnations
of the Lord and came to the conclusion that in each one of the Lord’s appearances, before himself leaving, he arranged for his associates to leave also.
Thus, Ramachandra destroyed Ravana to save Sita, but then he abandoned her. Krishna arranged for the destruction of the Yadus. Thus, Mahaprabhu too would inevitably be disappearing at a certain moment. He thought that it would be better for him to depart before that day arrived, for it would be too painful for him. For this reason, Murari purchased a sharp knife and kept it hidden in his home. The Lord knew of his intention and immediately came to his house and asked Murari to hand over the knife. The above mentioned lilas are found described in the Bhakti-ratnakara’s twelfth wave.
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Kochenganan Thirumangai
A spider and an elephant were both devotees of Lord Siva. While the spider spun a web over a linga, the elephant would bring water from the Cauvery and bathe the linga with it. It would also destroy the web. This happened every day. When the spider discovered that it was the elephant which ripped up its web, it stung the elephant, which died. The spider was crushed by the fall of the elephant. The place came to be called Thiruvanaikkaval, thus honouring the elephant (anai).
The spider was blessed to be born as king Kochenganaan. His birth was deliberately delayed by his mother for astrological reasons. The queen Kamalavathi exclaimed, “kochenkannano!” when she saw the baby, for the baby had red eyes (chenkann). Kochenganaan became his name. As predicted, he was victorious in all battles, until he lost one battle. Upon the advice of Neelakanta Rg Vedi, the sage who had advised Kochenganaan’s delayed birth, Kochenganaan worshipped Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. The sage was none other than Siva. Kochenganaan received a divine sword from Vishnu and was victorious in battle again. In gratitude, he built a temple for Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. Kochenganaan is one of the 63 Nayanmars, and he built many temples for Siva. Since he built the Thirunaraiyur Vishnu temple, Thirumangai Azhvar praises him, through nine verses, and in one verse, he records the gifting of the divine sword (deiva vaaL).
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kochenganan+Thirumangai
The spider was blessed to be born as king Kochenganaan. His birth was deliberately delayed by his mother for astrological reasons. The queen Kamalavathi exclaimed, “kochenkannano!” when she saw the baby, for the baby had red eyes (chenkann). Kochenganaan became his name. As predicted, he was victorious in all battles, until he lost one battle. Upon the advice of Neelakanta Rg Vedi, the sage who had advised Kochenganaan’s delayed birth, Kochenganaan worshipped Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. The sage was none other than Siva. Kochenganaan received a divine sword from Vishnu and was victorious in battle again. In gratitude, he built a temple for Vishnu at Thirunaraiyur. Kochenganaan is one of the 63 Nayanmars, and he built many temples for Siva. Since he built the Thirunaraiyur Vishnu temple, Thirumangai Azhvar praises him, through nine verses, and in one verse, he records the gifting of the divine sword (deiva vaaL).
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kochenganan+Thirumangai
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