Sri Rudhram & the Ebola virus

Some days back, the following video of some two white Americans chanting Sri Rudhram in White House went 'viral' in youtube. So, I thought of writing what's 'Viral' about 'Sri Rudhram' :)

With some 'Brown Saahibs' & 'Brown Mem-saahibs'  - feeling proud of that a 'White'man is saying Sri Rudhram.

It seems to stem from their confused persona of trying to hide their 'Indianness' at one end as well as trying to appreciate what ever the White man says as being great.


Coming to the topic, Sri Rudhram is not some joke - its a Vedic concept of something far superior than just rendering with 'spashta' vakya or intonation.

Sri Rudhram should be contemplated with great insight as its a medical book on its own right. This comes only through family lineage, with generation after generation of constant contemplation, that gets imprinted in genes and flows to subsequent future generation.

In Vedic concept, Rudhra is supposed to be the god of punishment and he is identified as the disease of mind and body.
That's the reason, Rudhra is responsible for death - which is another disease for the body.
In Ayurveda, Rudhra entering the body is called 'Rudhra Pravesam'. He is identified in the smallest of Virus forms. 

Consider for example, this one line,
'Asau Yastamro Aruna Babru Sumangalaha'

The meaning of this statement states, the Rudhra is manifested in copper, red, brown and yellow colour - sounds similar, its like the different colours of the viruses.

Another example, 

'Namah Kaparthinecha Vyuptha Keshayacha'

The meaning of this statement states, the Rudhra manifests with hair and without hair.

Given below is the microscopic images of Ebola virus, SARS virus and Smallpox viruses - look at the amazing hair like formations which they use to link to blood cells.

The Veda points at a point that these viruses live in the trees and they are like the hairs of Lord Hari. 

'Namo Vrukshebyo Hari Keshebyo' 

- For understanding what is Hari's Kesha ( hair ), we must refer to Purusha Suktha which gives the cosmic form of Sri Hari Vishnu as Virata Purusha manifesting as the earth with all its living & non-living things. 

We see that some places are referred to by the same name, like 'Rishi Kesh'.
We also see that Sri Vishnu, the Vedic & Tamil God ( of Mullai land ), manifests as trees at Naimicharanya and as tree filled mountains in Thirupathi & Vanamamalai. These are classified as 'Swayam Vyaktha Kshetras' not without reason. These places hold the potential of connecting to Sri Hari through his very body ( 'மலையே திருவுடம்பு'-'Malaye Thiruvudambu'  - as  Azhwars state in their paasuram ).

For a long time, the trees kept these viruses hidden from human contact.

With growing Human needs and our greediness, deforestation is causing these viruses to spread when the trees are cut and forests are cleared. 

So, this is a clear warning by the Veda, 

The Vrukshas are like the upper cloth thats supporting & helping the Saviour God, Sri Vishnu as it states,

'Namo Harikeshayopavitine Pushtanam Pataye Namo'

So, if man kind doesn't get its greed under control and continues its deforestation, the doom is inevitable, as is with this case of Ebola outbreak.

Racism apart, I personally feel that Vedas with their particular meters should not be uttered by foreigners. 

I feel really sad that some Hindus seem to think if a white man wears a sacred thread and gives an upanyasam,they seem to cheer it.
This is because of the inferiority complex that we Indians seem to posses. 

These 'neo-hindus' seem to look down on traditional brahmins who have taken the brick bat from the colonial rule for ages and yet preserved the tradition 

But without giving due respect and recognition for them, it seems unfair that such recognition and respect is given to foreigners who wear boots and suit and chant something calling it Vedas.

What good does he, the foreigner, alone have to become priest wearing sacred thread? 

These foreigners have only seen Hinduism as some 'trend' that they seem to follow today - no one knows if it will even last till next 10 years in their 'trend' and 'in thing' - or will it fade away as another 'Hippy' movement or 'Summer of love'.

Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam.

Search for Saraswathi

Sri Saraswathi Devi is supposed to be the power of knowledge.

Every year, on Mahanavami on Navaratri, the south Indians Celebrate it as 'Ayudha Puja'. 

The Saraswathi devi is regarded as patron diety for all arts - irrespective of any field. Be it a driver's knowledge of driving a car, a computer scientist's knowledge of computers or a cobbler's knowledge of stitching the shoes. This knowledge and tools used for implementing this knowledge came to be called 'Ayudha' or weapons in today's world.

But who is this Saraswathi Devi - what are the sources of this diety?

Lets put down what we know of Saraswathi Devi.

1) Saraswathi is the name of the river which got dried up in West India long before - This river is said to have floured with civilization in its banks.

2) The Saraswathi river is said to flow underground. It flows and merges at the top only at Allahabad Triveni sangam on Kumbha Mela for a specific time.

3) Saraswathi is the diety of all knowledge.

4) Often the diety is portrayed as a female goddess with Veena ( as string instrument ) in her hand and sitting on a white lotus flower.

5) She is said to be white in colour, wearing a white saree, with a white peacock by her side and holding a japa mala and palm leaf or note books in her hand.

6) She is often said to be enshrined in Kashmir ( Kashmira pura vaasini ) - the valley of Kashmir that's just beneath the Himalayas and the Gangetic plains.

7) All the poets of India have prayed to her for having knowledge of all shastras and becoming a genius in their fields. ( Ex. Kambar, Ottakoththar, Kalidasa, etc.,)

8) Her presence is overlapping in many Theistic & Atheistic traditions of Hinduism. For example, we see her 'Avatars' as 'Tara' and other forms in Buddhism and as Saraswathi in Jainism.

I am jotting down some of the information I got of Saraswathi during my search for who this deity is.

1) The Yoga tradition has the chakra system with 3 primary naadis - the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna. They intersect at the eyebrow point and finally at the top crown of the head. This is shown below:

2) The Yoga traditions hold that India is the Yogic form of spirit of Earth. Buddha also visualized the same in his '5 dreams' on the day of his enlightenment.

3) The rivers are like the naadis or subtle veins of Earth and for India, the primary 3 naadis of Ida Pingala and Sushmna are formed by the 3 rivers of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswathi.

4) Since Sushumna is subtle and underground - so, is Saraswathi - the river flows subterranian and comes out to join only at the nodal point or chakra.

5) Interestingly, the ida and pingala are black and yellow in colour - so are the two rivers, Yamuna and Ganga. The sushumna is said to be 'pure white' - and so is Saraswathi - the pure white river. This I believe is the reason for her being projected as White - the symbol of knowledge or Sushumna.

6) There is yet another symbolism for Saraswathi - her temple as projected as being in Kashmir can again be attributed to be that she lives in the crown of the head - the place for 'concious brain'.

7) There is one last symbolism that I was amazed. The Vedas say that one who knows to play the Sama Veda in Veena correctly - masters all the Vedas and gets true knowledge of the universe. 

The Veena's strings are said to correlate to the human body's nerves system and the proper application of each of the Raagas or the various frequencies are said to produce different effects on the flow of hormones inside the body.

In Naadi Shastra - there is a direct nadi between the end of the tongue and the heart called Saraswathi Naadi.  

My belief is that the proper incantation and prayer to the deity Saraswathi opens up this Saraswathi Naadi and cleanses the heart and brings out the true potential - That could be the reason for the genius of great people discussed above.

Thanks for reading through this.

I am open to positive comments - kindly avoid negative comments.

Thanks and regards,

Concerned Indian.