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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1131

Originally posted by: lexy_rix
Janaki, that is gorgeous! 👏
BTW, what is link of new CG? 😊

Anyone can create it. 😆

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Justitia

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1132

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

I've heard various versions. My family believes Alamelumanga is purna Mahalakshmi, so that is what I grew up believing. Even if Alamelumanga is only Padmavathi, I grew up learning that Padmavathi was a reincarnation of Vedavati, who was reborn as chhaya Sita and then Padmavathi, and that Vedavati was an incarnation of purna Mahalakshmi, so it still supports my theory.

But I also heard the Bhudevi theory too, which is what most temples follow, and that makes sense too.

But in the case of Venkateswara, there was no second marriage. He married Padmavathi, and then the ansh of Mahalakshmi who went to do tapasya (widely believed to be Shridevi) remained in his heart in her divine form. Unless one believes the story of Bibi Nanchari, which is debatable as I don't believe Shridevi would commit "suicide" because her Lord married Bhudevi, who is herself, Shridevi never remarried Balaji. So Venkateswara himself has only one human wife, Padmavathi. Some believe she is Shri and Bhu, some believe she is Bhu. When both are shown, Shri is to the right, when only Padmavathi is shown, she's to the left.

I have a question.

We are all aware of the role of the tulsi leaf in the Tulabharam.

So, did the "bhu" element in Bhama become stronger only after realizing the significance of the tulsi leaf post tulabharam?

Btw, glad to know that my siggy ended up triggering the Shri-Bhu discussions here as well 😆

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1133

Originally posted by: lexy_rix
I have a question.

We are all aware of the role of the tulsi leaf in the Tulabharam.
So, did the "bhu" element in Bhama become stronger only after realizing the significance of the tulsi leaf post tulabharam?
Btw, glad to know that my siggy ended up triggering the Shri-Bhu discussions here as well 😆

There are many theories.

I'm sure Srutha has her own, but my theory is that the tulabharam incident was Bhama's "self-actualization" moment in which she became fully attuned to her divine self. Before the tulabharam, the human in Bhama tended to cloud the divine in her, but after the tulabharam she fully became her divine self and realized she was Bhudevi. At least, that's the way I look at it.

Also, the tulabharam was a leela in which they all played their parts. No one was lesser or greater than the other. Through this incident, Krishna, Rukmini and Satyabhama wanted to teach the world what bhakti and dedication to God truly meant. Rukmini and Satyabhama were the mediums through which Krishna taught this message.

He did the same to Radha. There was a time when the human in Radha made her jealous of the other Gopis, but Krishna through a divine leela helped her become attuned to her divine self so that she realized that all the gopis were mere reflections of herself.

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1134

In almost all temples in the South, Alamelu is to the right of Lord Venkateshwara. The right is where a wife should be.

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1135

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa
In almost all temples in the South, Alamelu is to the right of Lord Venkateshwara. The right is where a wife should be.

When there is one wife, the wife's place is to the left. The left is the proper place of a wife. That is why Sita is always to Ram's left, Gauri is to Shiva's left, Saraswati is to Brahma's left and Lakshmi is to Narayana's left.

Only in the case of multiple wives, the first wife's place is to the right and the second, third and other wives would be to the left.

When Alamelumanga is shown as Balaji's sole wife, she is to the left, but when she is shown along with Shridevi she is to the right, although I've seen her to the left also.

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Srutha

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1136

Originally posted by: ..RamKiJanaki..

When there is one wife, the wife's place is to the left. The left is the proper place of a wife. That is why Sita is always to Ram's left, Gauri is to Shiva's left, Saraswati is to Brahma's left and Lakshmi is to Narayana's left.

Only in the case of multiple wives, the first wife's place is to the right and the second, third and other wives would be to the left.

When Alamelumanga is shown as Balaji's sole wife, she is to the left, but when she is shown along with Shridevi she is to the right, although I've seen her to the left also.

Which Shastra states that the wife is to the left of the Lord?

I always believe the wife is to the right.

Pictures show it, but back then, during marriage, the wife is to the right. The wife is always to the right.

Edited by KrishnaPriyaa - 8 years ago

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1137

Originally posted by: KrishnaPriyaa

Which Shastra states that the wife is to the left of the Lord?
Pictures show it, but back then, during marriage, the wife is to the right. The wife is always to the right.

The Vedas describe the correct position of the wife in case of monogamous marriage and polygamous marriages.

Even in marriages, the wife is to the right only until the mangalya dharana, but after the mangalya dharana when she is pronounced the wife of her husband, she moves to the left. And after marriage, during all religious rituals, a wife sits to her husband's left.

Edited by ..RamKiJanaki.. - 8 years ago

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Janaki

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Posted: 8 years ago

#1138

Here is the reason why.

When Lord Shiva and Gauri become ardhanarishwar, Lord Shiva had Gauri come to his left, because the left side is the man's "better half" or his Shakti.

Wife is considered Ardhangini; Wife is the VAMANGI. i.e. the left half of the GRIHASTHA. The left side of the husband indicates the Chandra nadi (Moon channel).

Heart is on the left side of the body, and wife is the heart of her husband. So many things has this inner meaning, before tying the mangal sutra the woman was made to sit to bridegrooms right and after that she will be in his left always.

A wife sits on her husband's left side at the time of donating vermilion (Sindoor) making a re-entry after marriage or gona' taking meals, and while serving at the time of seeking blessings, wearing clothes, rinsing feet of the Brahmins.
At the time of marriage of her daughter, installation, sacrificial, and other religious rites the wife should sit on right side of her husband. Similarly, the wife and the son should remain on the right side at the time of performing ceremony on the birth and at Naam of the child, while consuming food and making an exit.

The meaning changes only in the case of polygamous marriages. When a man has more than one wife, the first wife stands to his right, because his shakti is divided up between all wives, and the second, third, fourth and other wives stand to his left.

Edited by ..RamKiJanaki.. - 8 years ago

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