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TEMPLES OF KAŚI: ATMA VIREŚVARA

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King Amitrajit conquered his enemies and ruled righteously. From his wife Malayagandini he begot a son Vīra. The boy was born under inauspicious star and hence the minister of king advised queen Malayagandini Image
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that she should immediately abandon her son else the king will meet his death.

On hearing this, the queen called her servant and asked her to take the new born child to Vikatā Devi and submit the child in front of Devi. The queen's servant did as she was instructed.
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The goddesss Vikatā on seeing the child gracefully shining like a moon summoned Yoginïs and asked them to take the child to Mother-deities (Mātrgana) and request them to protect the child.

With the blessing of Siddhi, the child immediately turned 16 year old.
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Mātrgana then asked the child to be taken to Kaśi where he was instructed to meditate on Lord Śiva.

The child Vīra mediated on Lord Śiva in Kaśi and Lord appeared before him in the form of Lińga. Lord Śiva took away all the past karma of the boy and told the boy to ask for
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a boon to which the boy requested Lord Śiva to stay there always. Lord Śiva stayed back in Kaśi as Atma Vireśvara Linga.

It is auspicious to worship Atma Vireśvara by keeping awake on Chaturdasi nights.

Atma Vireśvara is said to bless childless couples with a child.

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How did Sati leave her mortal body?

Not by jumping into sacrificial pit but via power of her Yoga and meditation!!

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DO WE CONTROL MIND OR DOES MIND CONTROL US?
Read the following story twice, the 2nd time with explanation & decide for yourself.

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Birth of Soma, Datta and Durvāsas : When the sage Atri was urged by god Brahmā to undertake the work of creation, he along with his wife went to one of the principal mountain ranges, and was engaged in the performance of austere penance.
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On that mountain, the sage controlled his mind by means of Prānāyāma and stood for one hundred years on one leg, defying heat and cold and subsisted on air.

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The three Lords of the world, Brahmā, Viśnu and Śiva went to the hermitage of the sage.

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There are 4 Stages of Life viz

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2nd Stage: Grhastha Āśrama,
3rd Stage: Vanaprastha Āśarama,
4th Stage: The Samnyāsa Āśrama.
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There are 4 different types of each of these stages

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1st STAGE: Brahmacarya āśrama - Celibate stage. It is of 4 types :

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- Brahmā: observance of celibacy till the completion of the study of Vedas,

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PRĀNĀYĀMA : Prāṇa is the vital breath in the body. That which causes the movement is called Prāna, Āyāma is checking. Hence Prāṇāyāma means checking or restraining the breath.

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Apana, Sāmana, Udana, Vyana, Nāga, Kurma, Krkara, Devadatta and Dhananjaya.

The vital breaths of the body can be conquered through the mastery over Prana

- Apana is the vital air that takes the food lower down.
- Vyana is diffused through the limbs and it develops them.
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- Udana is the vital air that affects the vulnerable points in the body among the limbs.
- Sāmana is the vital air that spreads equally.
- Nāga is the vital air for the activity of belching,
- Kurma is the vital air for the activity of closing the eyes,
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