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[h=1]SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBER 8 IN HINDUISM[/h]
Numbers are believed to be symbols in Hinduism and each has its own power and significance. Numbers are part of rituals and practices of religion and used to meditate upon.
There is a popular superstition that Ashtami and Navami, the eighth and ninth day of the fortnight following the New and Full Moon, are inauspicious. However, both the numberseight and nine have great significance in Hindu life and philosophy.
To begin with the number 8 and Ashtami is associated with Lord Krishna. He was the eighth child and the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He was also born on Ashtami tithi, the eighth day after the full moon, the dark half or Krishna Paksha under Rohini Nakshatra in the monthof Shravana in the Hindu calendar.
Eight or Ashtamam
In the earliest Vedic texts there are references to eight Adityas, the solar Gods who are the sons of Aditi: Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Amia, Bhaga, Dhatar, Indra, Vivsvant.
In the Vedas there are eight Rudras called Bhava, Sarva, Isana, Pasupathi, Bhima, Ugra, Mahadeva and Rudra. These are the gods of thunder and rain, the monsoon gods. They were feared by people as the monsoon heralded diseases and infections, floods and natural calamities.
Ashta Vinayak
There are eight forms of Ganesha called Maha-ganapati, Varada-vinayaka, Chintamani-vinayaka, Girijatmaja-vinayaka, Vighneswara, Bala-vinayaka and Siddhi-vinayaka. In Maharashtra there is a famous pilgrimage to 8 shrines of Ganapathi including a Swayambhuin a cave deep in the hills.
Ashtalakshmi
The consort of Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi is also depicted in eight forms. The most popular forms are those found in the Shri Ashtalakshmi Stotram: Adi Lakshmi (primeval), Dhanya Laskhmi (of grains), Dhairya Laskhmi (courage), Gaja Laskhmi (with elephants), Santana Laskhmi (of children), Vijaya Laskhmi (of success), Vidya Laskhmi (one with knowledge) andDhana Laskhmi (goddess of wealth). Ashta Lakshmis are always worshipped in a group in homes and temples.
Eight shaktis of Lord Vishnu are associated with the Ashta Lakshmis. The devis are Sridevi(money), Bhudevi (land), Sarasvathi (knowledge), Priti (happiness), Kirti (fame), Shanti(peace), Tushti (satisfaction) and Pushti (health).
Durga’s eight arms
Durga, the Divine Mother is usually depicted with ten hands. Sometimes she is also shown as having eight arms that represent health, education, wealth, organization, unity, fame, courage and truth. During Navratri, ashtami is celebrated as the day when Durga killed the evil demon Mahishasura. Special prayers are performed, people observe fasts and ashta kanyas are worshipped and given auspicious things like the brown gram, suji halwa, puris and some money.
Lord Siva
Lord Siva, Ashamurthi is usually symbolised as a lingam surrounded by eight petals (ashta dalo pariveshtitha lingam) signifying consciousness and awareness. Siva is also described ineight peaceful and eight Rudra forms. The eight peaceful forms are: Saumya or anugrahamurthi; Ugra, rudra or samhara murthi; nritta or tandava murthi;dakshinamurthi; lingodbhava murthi; bhikshatana murthi; haryardha murthiand ardhanariswara murthi.
His eight rudra forms are: Kankala Bhairavar, Gajasuravadha murthi, Tripurantaka murthi, Sarabheswara murthi, Kalari murthi, Kamantaka murthi and Andhakasura-vadha murthi.
Attendants of Indra
The Vedas mention Lord Indra’s have eight attendants called the Vasus. They are Dhara (earth), Anala (fire), Apa (waters), Anila (wind), Dhruva (north star), Soma (moon), Prabhasa (dawn) and Pratyusha (light).
Ashtadik- Ashta Dikpalas
The astadikpalas were Vedic lords who rule the eight quarters of the world based on the directions of space. They are popularly known as Dikpalas – the protectors of the quarters – or Lokpalas – the protectors the world. They are Indra (Lord of east), Varuna (Lord of west), Kubera (Lord of north), Yama (Lord of south), Agni (Lord of southeast), Niruthi (Lord ofsouthwest), Isana (Lord of northeast) and Vayu (Lord of northwest). The qualities and the respective directions that they signify is an important part of vastushastra (architecture) and temple construction.
ASHTALINGAMS OF ARUNACHALA
The Giri Pradakshina, or circumambulation of the hill at Thiruvannamalai is an important partof the worship. It also includes the Ashta lingadharshanam. These eight lingams are symmetrically placed at each geographical direction, the ashtadik, oriented from the mountain of Arunachala. So when the Giri pradakshina is performed, the cardinal deity, the Ashta Dik Palakas, are propitiated when that particular direction is undertaken to bless the journey and keep the traveller safe from danger. The deities too have a special connection with Shiva and have been consecrated at each spot.
1. EAST – INDRA LINGAM is situated on Car street in Tiruvannamalai close to the eastern Gopuram and the vegetable market.
2. SOUTH-EAST – AGNI LINGAM--the god of Fire who is invoked when Homams are performed, is situated on Seshadri street, near the ashram on Chengam road.
3. SOUTH – YAMA LINGAM-the god of death, who is associated with Savitri and the young teenage boy Markandeya, both ardent devotees of Shiva, can be found beside the cremation grounds on Chengam road.
4. SOUTH-WEST – NIRUDHI LINGAM, the king of the Asuras, is situated on the girivalam path just after Sonagiri and Shanthimalai compounds.
5. WEST – VARUNA LINGAM, the god of rain, waters, rivers, lakes and oceans and is also situated on the girivalam path 1 km. before the village of Adi Annamalai.
6. NORTH-WEST – VAYU LINGAM, the god of wind, is situated next to Gosalai on thegirivalam path. In this temple the pilgrim is greeted by a rush of wind!
7. NORTH – KUBERA LINGAM, god of wealth and prosperity, the chief of the yakshas. Legend says that Lord Kubera worships himself Arunachala for sustaining his wealth. The templecan be found at the end of the girivalam path before reaching the town.
8. NORTH-EAST – ISANYA LINGAM, is one of the Rudras of Shiva. This temple is on the road to town next to the old cremation grounds by the new bus stand.
The Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra was a sage who was born with "eight bends" in his body. He is proof that mental agility and wisdom have nothing to do with physical deformity.
He was known to be an intelligent and spiritually enlightened Rishi. Sage Uddalaka had a pupil called Kahoda and gave his daughter Sujata in marriage to him. Sujata, was pregnant and wanted her child to imbibe spirituality and intelligence. So she attended her father’s classes and listened to their chanting of mantras. The child in the womb began to squirm at the mistakes in the pronunciation of the mantras recited by his father Kahoda. Sujatha informed her husband about this on eight occasions. Kahoda got annoyed and perceiving this erudition of his son as arrogance, cursed the foetus to be born with eight deformities and was named Ashtavakra (Eight Bends).
The Song of Ashtavakra, or Ashtavakra Samhita is an Advaita Vedanta text that is a dialogue between the Ashtavakra and Janaka, the King of Mithila. The work was an important philosophy used by Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi.
Shashtanga Namaskar
The most significant salutation that can be offered to a deity or an elder is the shashtanga namaskaram. It is performed with the totally prone position, with the entire body stretched face down, flat on the floor with all the eight limbs. It is not only a mark ofrespect but signifies total surrender.
Ashtanga yoga
The science of yoga has eight fold qualities and is called ashtanga yoga. The individual aspect are yama (control), niyama (rules), asana (postures), pranayama (breathing practice), pratyahara (withdrawal of senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana(meditation) and samaadhi (state of total concentration).
Ashtavadhani
Avadhanam, a literary accomplishment has been popular from ancient times in Sanskrit, Telugu and Kannada. This tests a person's capability of performing memory intensive, multiple tasks simultaneously. The performer has to necessarily have an in depth knowledgeof literature, and prosody. The tasks may vary from composing a poem spontaneously to keeping the count of a bell ringing at random. No external memory aids were allowed like a writing instrument or record keeper while performing these tasks.
Avadhani is the individual who performs the Avadhanam. The group who pose the queries to the performer are called the prucchaka, or questioners. The number of Prucchakas are usually 8 and so a person who has successfully performed the Ashtavadhanam is called asAshtavadhani,
Eight Concepts
Vedic texts mention many other concepts like eight types of sexual enjoyment; duties of a king; qualities of a Brahman; eight ears of Brahma that are associated with sruthi andsmrithi; ashta elephants guarding the eight quarters; ashtadhatu, an alloy made of eightmetals; eight auspicious encounters, omens or visions; eight mediums of worship—water, sandalwood paste, flowers, incenses, light, grains, sweets and fruit and eight types ofmisfortunes.
The more that a scholar delves into Hindu religion and philosophy, everything is explained in a logical and rational manner. The mistaken associations of number eight with negative events and occurrences are disproved with the many positive aspects of the digit.
http://spiritualsoul.net/profiles/blogs/significance-of-number-8-in-hinduism
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[h=1]SIGNIFICANCE OF NUMBER 8 IN HINDUISM[/h]
- Posted by Padmini Natarajan on October 24, 2012
Numbers are believed to be symbols in Hinduism and each has its own power and significance. Numbers are part of rituals and practices of religion and used to meditate upon.
There is a popular superstition that Ashtami and Navami, the eighth and ninth day of the fortnight following the New and Full Moon, are inauspicious. However, both the numberseight and nine have great significance in Hindu life and philosophy.
To begin with the number 8 and Ashtami is associated with Lord Krishna. He was the eighth child and the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. He was also born on Ashtami tithi, the eighth day after the full moon, the dark half or Krishna Paksha under Rohini Nakshatra in the monthof Shravana in the Hindu calendar.
Eight or Ashtamam
In the earliest Vedic texts there are references to eight Adityas, the solar Gods who are the sons of Aditi: Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Amia, Bhaga, Dhatar, Indra, Vivsvant.
In the Vedas there are eight Rudras called Bhava, Sarva, Isana, Pasupathi, Bhima, Ugra, Mahadeva and Rudra. These are the gods of thunder and rain, the monsoon gods. They were feared by people as the monsoon heralded diseases and infections, floods and natural calamities.
Ashta Vinayak
There are eight forms of Ganesha called Maha-ganapati, Varada-vinayaka, Chintamani-vinayaka, Girijatmaja-vinayaka, Vighneswara, Bala-vinayaka and Siddhi-vinayaka. In Maharashtra there is a famous pilgrimage to 8 shrines of Ganapathi including a Swayambhuin a cave deep in the hills.
Ashtalakshmi
The consort of Vishnu, Goddess Lakshmi is also depicted in eight forms. The most popular forms are those found in the Shri Ashtalakshmi Stotram: Adi Lakshmi (primeval), Dhanya Laskhmi (of grains), Dhairya Laskhmi (courage), Gaja Laskhmi (with elephants), Santana Laskhmi (of children), Vijaya Laskhmi (of success), Vidya Laskhmi (one with knowledge) andDhana Laskhmi (goddess of wealth). Ashta Lakshmis are always worshipped in a group in homes and temples.
Eight shaktis of Lord Vishnu are associated with the Ashta Lakshmis. The devis are Sridevi(money), Bhudevi (land), Sarasvathi (knowledge), Priti (happiness), Kirti (fame), Shanti(peace), Tushti (satisfaction) and Pushti (health).
Durga’s eight arms
Durga, the Divine Mother is usually depicted with ten hands. Sometimes she is also shown as having eight arms that represent health, education, wealth, organization, unity, fame, courage and truth. During Navratri, ashtami is celebrated as the day when Durga killed the evil demon Mahishasura. Special prayers are performed, people observe fasts and ashta kanyas are worshipped and given auspicious things like the brown gram, suji halwa, puris and some money.
Lord Siva
Lord Siva, Ashamurthi is usually symbolised as a lingam surrounded by eight petals (ashta dalo pariveshtitha lingam) signifying consciousness and awareness. Siva is also described ineight peaceful and eight Rudra forms. The eight peaceful forms are: Saumya or anugrahamurthi; Ugra, rudra or samhara murthi; nritta or tandava murthi;dakshinamurthi; lingodbhava murthi; bhikshatana murthi; haryardha murthiand ardhanariswara murthi.
His eight rudra forms are: Kankala Bhairavar, Gajasuravadha murthi, Tripurantaka murthi, Sarabheswara murthi, Kalari murthi, Kamantaka murthi and Andhakasura-vadha murthi.
Attendants of Indra
The Vedas mention Lord Indra’s have eight attendants called the Vasus. They are Dhara (earth), Anala (fire), Apa (waters), Anila (wind), Dhruva (north star), Soma (moon), Prabhasa (dawn) and Pratyusha (light).
Ashtadik- Ashta Dikpalas
The astadikpalas were Vedic lords who rule the eight quarters of the world based on the directions of space. They are popularly known as Dikpalas – the protectors of the quarters – or Lokpalas – the protectors the world. They are Indra (Lord of east), Varuna (Lord of west), Kubera (Lord of north), Yama (Lord of south), Agni (Lord of southeast), Niruthi (Lord ofsouthwest), Isana (Lord of northeast) and Vayu (Lord of northwest). The qualities and the respective directions that they signify is an important part of vastushastra (architecture) and temple construction.
ASHTALINGAMS OF ARUNACHALA
The Giri Pradakshina, or circumambulation of the hill at Thiruvannamalai is an important partof the worship. It also includes the Ashta lingadharshanam. These eight lingams are symmetrically placed at each geographical direction, the ashtadik, oriented from the mountain of Arunachala. So when the Giri pradakshina is performed, the cardinal deity, the Ashta Dik Palakas, are propitiated when that particular direction is undertaken to bless the journey and keep the traveller safe from danger. The deities too have a special connection with Shiva and have been consecrated at each spot.
1. EAST – INDRA LINGAM is situated on Car street in Tiruvannamalai close to the eastern Gopuram and the vegetable market.
2. SOUTH-EAST – AGNI LINGAM--the god of Fire who is invoked when Homams are performed, is situated on Seshadri street, near the ashram on Chengam road.
3. SOUTH – YAMA LINGAM-the god of death, who is associated with Savitri and the young teenage boy Markandeya, both ardent devotees of Shiva, can be found beside the cremation grounds on Chengam road.
4. SOUTH-WEST – NIRUDHI LINGAM, the king of the Asuras, is situated on the girivalam path just after Sonagiri and Shanthimalai compounds.
5. WEST – VARUNA LINGAM, the god of rain, waters, rivers, lakes and oceans and is also situated on the girivalam path 1 km. before the village of Adi Annamalai.
6. NORTH-WEST – VAYU LINGAM, the god of wind, is situated next to Gosalai on thegirivalam path. In this temple the pilgrim is greeted by a rush of wind!
7. NORTH – KUBERA LINGAM, god of wealth and prosperity, the chief of the yakshas. Legend says that Lord Kubera worships himself Arunachala for sustaining his wealth. The templecan be found at the end of the girivalam path before reaching the town.
8. NORTH-EAST – ISANYA LINGAM, is one of the Rudras of Shiva. This temple is on the road to town next to the old cremation grounds by the new bus stand.
The Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra was a sage who was born with "eight bends" in his body. He is proof that mental agility and wisdom have nothing to do with physical deformity.
He was known to be an intelligent and spiritually enlightened Rishi. Sage Uddalaka had a pupil called Kahoda and gave his daughter Sujata in marriage to him. Sujata, was pregnant and wanted her child to imbibe spirituality and intelligence. So she attended her father’s classes and listened to their chanting of mantras. The child in the womb began to squirm at the mistakes in the pronunciation of the mantras recited by his father Kahoda. Sujatha informed her husband about this on eight occasions. Kahoda got annoyed and perceiving this erudition of his son as arrogance, cursed the foetus to be born with eight deformities and was named Ashtavakra (Eight Bends).
The Song of Ashtavakra, or Ashtavakra Samhita is an Advaita Vedanta text that is a dialogue between the Ashtavakra and Janaka, the King of Mithila. The work was an important philosophy used by Ramakrishna Paramahansa, Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi.
Shashtanga Namaskar
The most significant salutation that can be offered to a deity or an elder is the shashtanga namaskaram. It is performed with the totally prone position, with the entire body stretched face down, flat on the floor with all the eight limbs. It is not only a mark ofrespect but signifies total surrender.
Ashtanga yoga
The science of yoga has eight fold qualities and is called ashtanga yoga. The individual aspect are yama (control), niyama (rules), asana (postures), pranayama (breathing practice), pratyahara (withdrawal of senses), dharana (concentration), dhyana(meditation) and samaadhi (state of total concentration).
Ashtavadhani
Avadhanam, a literary accomplishment has been popular from ancient times in Sanskrit, Telugu and Kannada. This tests a person's capability of performing memory intensive, multiple tasks simultaneously. The performer has to necessarily have an in depth knowledgeof literature, and prosody. The tasks may vary from composing a poem spontaneously to keeping the count of a bell ringing at random. No external memory aids were allowed like a writing instrument or record keeper while performing these tasks.
Avadhani is the individual who performs the Avadhanam. The group who pose the queries to the performer are called the prucchaka, or questioners. The number of Prucchakas are usually 8 and so a person who has successfully performed the Ashtavadhanam is called asAshtavadhani,
Eight Concepts
Vedic texts mention many other concepts like eight types of sexual enjoyment; duties of a king; qualities of a Brahman; eight ears of Brahma that are associated with sruthi andsmrithi; ashta elephants guarding the eight quarters; ashtadhatu, an alloy made of eightmetals; eight auspicious encounters, omens or visions; eight mediums of worship—water, sandalwood paste, flowers, incenses, light, grains, sweets and fruit and eight types ofmisfortunes.
The more that a scholar delves into Hindu religion and philosophy, everything is explained in a logical and rational manner. The mistaken associations of number eight with negative events and occurrences are disproved with the many positive aspects of the digit.
http://spiritualsoul.net/profiles/blogs/significance-of-number-8-in-hinduism
Janaki Jambunathan
Active member
Date of Birth is OK Check the ஜாதகம் See if சனி is in 8ஆம் மடம்! If so consult a ஜோசியர்
Janaki Jambunathan
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You have escaped 8ஆம்மடத்து சனி Consult some good Josier and see if you have எாழரை நாட்டான் Dont get drenched in Chennai Rains எாழர சனி இல்ல -- சளி பிடிக்கபாறேது! Treated cold is 7 days old untreated cold is one week old
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Hi JJ
Enaku endha shaniyum illa...shaliyum illa:lol:....no bad going for me...enna naane keduththukaadha varaikum no problem....enna paththi josiyar kitta kettadhu ellaam podhum...yaare kettalum same old dialogues..thaenja record eh theiyudhu....no new stuffs...i have decided to find who,what,why,how,where, etc myself...still doing and sharpening those stuffs....
Janaki Jambunathan
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Happy to note you donot have either சனி or சளிl Here is a friendly advise even if you are sure that your horoscpe is free of any தோஷம் you may catch ஜலதோஷம் still. Avoid rains & crowded trains in chennai - மொளகு கஷாயம் protects you from these ailments!
As i have ulcer,
Say something wiser,
Remember i am a dieter,
say something lighter,
So be brighter.....
No offence just kidding:bounce:..ennai mannithu vidungal..thangaludai manadhai punpaduthi irundhaal
ound:I dont have rain in my place...there is not even a single drop rain...coz i am inside the room
ound:....i like to drencth in rain..no matter the sooravali comes...i'll never stop..appram next to எ in ur word...what's ottifying..s it a kaal/arai...but indha word eh paathathukku apram my thought's asking "y எ ku pakkathula kaal vechu endha tamil wordum illaye nu...has anyone thought..y uyir ezhuthukku pakkathula no kaal's coming...plz enlighten me
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Janaki Jambunathan
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Hope your ulcer is healed - Gone - போயே போயிந்தே !
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