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Amaya Rishikesh

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Posted: 8 years ago

#71

Janu, well said 👏👏

You are one of the few people who actually understand the logic behind the Tulabharam.

People talk derogatorily of Bhama, making it seem as if She prided Herself on Her 'grasp' on the Lord.

a. She was a Goddess. There is no way She would have wanted Him to Herself.

b. He is the Lord, can He ever be held in any way but by true love?

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#72

Some people worship Padmavathi as MahaLakshmi, but in TTD, the priests always say Bhudevi Thayyar and Venkatachalapathy Perumal.

Bhudevi being Padmavathy makes more sense. I will tell you why.

Srinivas means one with Shri in Him. But Shri wasn't there, as She is doing tapasya. Bhudevi is the Goddess of natural wealth. The Lord Himself couldn't pay for His wedding because of the absence of Shri. Thus, He had to go to Kubera. If Padmavathy was indeed both Shri-Bhu, somehow, the money would have reached. And thus, as Srinivas, Padmavathy was His first wife, and to His right, while Shri was to the left. Only for Lord Balaji is the place switched. For Him alone, Shri is to the left, while Bhu is to the right.

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#73

Originally posted by: KanhaKiChutki
Janu, well said 👏👏
You are one of the few people who actually understand the logic behind the Tulabharam.
People talk derogatorily of Bhama, making it seem as if She prided Herself on Her 'grasp' on the Lord.
a. She was a Goddess. There is no way She would have wanted Him to Herself.
b. He is the Lord, can He ever be held in any way but by true love?

c. Would He marry someone who is not MahaLakshmi?

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#74

ASR showed the story of Chandrasena, the wife of Ahiravan who was imprisoned by him in paatal lok. In order to free Ram and Lakshman from Ahiravan and Mahiravan, Hanuman took Chandrasena's help in exchange for a promise that Lord Ram would appear before her, though he put a condition that if the Lord experienced an insult, he would leave from there. Hanuman secretly had the bedpost of Chandrasena's bed bitten so that whoever sat on it would fall.

When Lord Ram came to Chandrasena after Ahiravan's death, he sat on the bed and it fell. Chandrasena begged him to take her as his wife and he told her he couldn't as he was eka patnivrat, but that in a future life he would marry her. Chandrasena said she would do tapasya and destroy the body that had become impure in the presence of Ahi Ravan.

Some people say Chandrasena was reborn as Satyabhama, so did that mean she was also Bhudevi? But if she was Bhudevi, how could she be married to Ahiravan?

If she was not Bhudevi/Satyabhama, then was she one of the other bharya?

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Amaya Rishikesh

@Seraphina231

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Posted: 8 years ago

#75

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa
Some people worship Padmavathi as MahaLakshmi, but in TTD, the priests always say Bhudevi Thayyar and Venkatachalapathy Perumal.
Bhudevi being Padmavathy makes more sense. I will tell you why.
Srinivas means one with Shri in Him. But Shri wasn't there, as She is doing tapasya. Bhudevi is the Goddess of natural wealth. The Lord Himself couldn't pay for His wedding because of the absence of Shri. Thus, He had to go to Kubera. If Padmavathy was indeed both Shri-Bhu, somehow, the money would have reached. And thus, as Srinivas, Padmavathy was His first wife, and to His right, while Shri was to the left. Only for Lord Balaji is the place switched. For Him alone, Shri is to the left, while Bhu is to the right.

I agree with this one, Tha. Though many worship Thaayar as MahaLakshmi, thee story of Bhrigu and the name Srinivasa all point to her as being Bhudevi.

Yet the lesson here is, despite being married to Bhudevi in the human form, Shri never left Him. She resided in Him.

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#76

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa
Some people worship Padmavathi as MahaLakshmi, but in TTD, the priests always say Bhudevi Thayyar and Venkatachalapathy Perumal.
Bhudevi being Padmavathy makes more sense. I will tell you why.
Srinivas means one with Shri in Him. But Shri wasn't there, as She is doing tapasya. Bhudevi is the Goddess of natural wealth. The Lord Himself couldn't pay for His wedding because of the absence of Shri. Thus, He had to go to Kubera. If Padmavathy was indeed both Shri-Bhu, somehow, the money would have reached. And thus, as Srinivas, Padmavathy was His first wife, and to His right, while Shri was to the left. Only for Lord Balaji is the place switched. For Him alone, Shri is to the left, while Bhu is to the right.

That makes sense.

But aren't Srinivas and Balaji the same?

For Balaji, Shri is always to his right and Bhu is to his left.

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#77

Do you guys believe in the story of Bibi Nanchari?

Some versions say that after Srinivas' marriage to Padmavathi, Shri felt guilty for being angry at her husband for so long and losing her place with him, and decided to take rebirth to unite with him again. She married him as Bibi Nanchari, and regained her place by his side.

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#78

@Janu- Chandrasena and Bhama being the same is folklore. She wasn't Bhudevi. Bhudevi would never marry anyone other than her Vishnu.

Srinivasa and Balaji are the same, but they interchange at times, for some people say that due to Shri residing in Him, She is the first wife, and Bhu is the second. But in Thirumala, it is Shri to the left and Bhu to the right.

Edited by KrishnaPriyaa - 8 years ago

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#79

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa
@Janu- Chandrasena and Bhama being the same is folklore. She wasn't Bhudevi. Bhudevi would never marry anyone other than her Vishnu.

It also doesn't make sense to me, but then who was Chandrasena?

It doesn't make sense for her to be one of the bharya, because they too were ansh of Mahalakshmi.

Was she one of the 16,100?

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#80

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..
Do you guys believe in the story of Bibi Nanchari?

Some versions say that after Srinivas' marriage to Padmavathi, Shri felt guilty for being angry at her husband for so long and losing her place with him, and decided to take rebirth to unite with him again. She married him as Bibi Nanchari, and regained her place by his side.

It could have happened.

It is just said that He goes and talks to Shri about marrying Bhu, and tells Her to join them, which she does.