[Advaita-l] Meeting in Srikalahasti

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ via Advaita-l]

I remember that in my schhol days one of my friends used to take the swarna
makshika bhasma as a tonic.

regards,
Sarma.

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Mikael Aktor via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> OM
>
> Thank you for this information. I have with me two pancayatanapuja-sets,
> and in both, what is worshipped as Ambikā is definitely a swarna makshika
> shila, just as you say. In Ayurveda this is also (or tentatively) "Vimal",
> see: http://nlam.in/ing_disp.php?7cbbc409ec990f19c78c75bd1e06f215
>
> But on many web pages this shila is still labelled as "swarnamukhi shila",
> see for instance: http://bakthitoday.blogspot.dk/2013/08/panchayatan.html
> (the stone in the bottom right of the picture which looks just like those
> in my sets, that is, just like a swarna makshika shila).
>
> On many other web pages and other publications about the pancayatanapuja,
> the stone which is worshipped as Ambika is consistently mentioned as
> "swarnamukhi", not "swarna makshika". The question is therefore: is the
> "swarnamukhi shila" = "swarna makshika shila", or are the two shilas two
> different stones, and in that case, what kind of stone is the swarnamukhi
> shila?
>
> Respectfully,
> mikael
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Advaita-l [mailto:advaita-l-bounces at lists.advaita-vedanta.org] På
> vegne af Venkata sriram P via Advaita-l
> Sendt: 5. oktober 2014 14:51
> Til: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> Emne: [Advaita-l] Meeting in Srikalahasti
>
> Namaste,
>
> It is "swarNa mAkshika shila" and not swarnamukhi shila.  This is not
> found in Srikalahasti.
>
> Moreover, the swarnamukhi river is completely dried up. Nothing can be
> found there now
> as everything is dried up.
>
> Once my guruji told me that these swarNa mAkshika shilAs are found in
> rAyalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh (near kadapa) and these are natural
> formations of rocks in the mountains.  Some shilAs shine like silver hence
> called "rajata mAkshika shila" and a few shine like gold and hence called
> "swarNa mAkshika shila".  However, these shilAs are handed down
> traditionally by family down the generation.
>
> These panchAyatana shila vyavastha was introduced by Acharya Sankara to
> demonstrate abhEda-driSTi
> in upAsana.  It was this noble idea of abhEda darshana and also to unite
> bhArata dEsha in those days bhagavatpAda introduced panchAyAtana worship
> and established 4 mutts in four directions.
>
> regs,
> sriram
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Archives: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/
> http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.religion.advaita
>
> To unsubscribe or change your options:
> http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/advaita-l
>
> For assistance, contact:
> listmaster at advaita-vedanta.org
> _______________________________________________
> Archives: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/
> http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.culture.religion.advaita
>
> To unsubscribe or change your options:
> http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/advaita-l
>
> For assistance, contact:
> listmaster at advaita-vedanta.org
>