GREATNESS OF -7
GREATNESS OF - 7
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Sreemathey Ramanujaya Namaha
Respected Bhagavatha Bandhus. After the article Superior 6, we shall in this article, know what is so
special about the next number 7.
a)Sriman Narayana out of compassion to save his
devotees from asuras and to show to us the right path of
dharma have incarnated in this material world from time to time.
Lord Rama is the 7th incarnation of\ Dasavatharams of the Lord.
b)Srimadh Valmiki Ramayanam is divided into 7 Kandams with 24,000 verses namely
1)Bala Kandam
2)Ayodhya Kandam
3)Aranya Kandam
4)Kishkinda Kandam
5)Sundara Kandam
6)Yuddha Kandam
7)Uttara Kandam
c)Srirangam, the first & foremost divya desam among the108
has sapta prakarams (7 Prakarams),
they are
1.Thiruvannagazhi pradhakshinam
2.Rajamahendran Thiruchutru
3.Kulasekaran Thiruchutru
4. KottAra pradakshinam (Agalangan Thiruchutru)
5.Aalinadan thiruchutru
6. Ulthiru veedhi or Uthirai veedhi(Thiruvikraman Thiruchutru)
7.Chithirai Veedhi
some say, these 7 prakarams relate to 7 lokas each of which is said to be a step in leading us to vaikuntam
d)Ratha Sapthami falls on the 7th day
of
shukla paksha
of the Thai
(Maagha) month
It marks the seventh day following the
Sun’s
northerly
movement (Uttarayana) from Capricorn (Makara).
It is
symbolically
represented in
the form of
the Sun
God Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot) drawn by 7
horses
(representing
seven colours)
towards the
northern
hemisphere, in
a
north-easterly
direction. It
also marks the
birth of Surya
and hence
celebrated as
Surya Jayanti.
e)The
Saptagiri
denotes the 7 hills
on
which is the
abode of
"Thiruvengadamudayan".
An
aerial view of
the
seven hills
(Sapthagiri)
would give one
the impression
of Adi Sesha
with its
seven hoods
lying
majestically.
The 7 hills are
1)Vrushabadri 2)Neeladri 3)Anjanadri 4)Seshadri
5)Garudadri
6)Narayanadri 7)Venkatadri
f)According to Puranic cosmography, the earth is divided into 7
concentric
island
continents (sapta-dvipa
vasumati)
separated by
the seven
encircling
oceans, each
double the
size of the
preceding one.
The seven
continents of
the Puranas are stated as
1)Jambudvipa
- surrounded with saltwater (the
place where we
live in)
2) Plaksadvipa - surrounded with sugarcane
juice
3) Salmalidvipa surrounded with wine
4)Kushadvipa - surrounded with ghee
5)Krounchadvipa - surrounded with curd
6)Shakdvipa- surrounded with milk
7)Pushkaradvipa - surrounded with water
g)According to our belief, the Universe
consists of 7 lokas
above the
earth
and 7 lokas below. Hence, the popular expression
of 7x2= 14
lokas. The
position of
lokas in
ascending
order above
the earth are
1)Bhuvarloka
2)Suvarloka
3)Maharloka
4)Janaloka
5)Tapoloka
6)Satyaloka
7)Paramapadham
and the nether worlds below the earth are
1) Atala
2) Vitala
3) Nitala
4)Rasatala
5) Mahatala
6)Sutala
7) Patala
h)There are 7
Divya Desams
situated on
sea-coast they
are
1) Thiruvallikkeni 2) Thiruvidavendhai 3)
Thirukkadalmallai
4) Dwarka 5)
Thirunagai 6)
Thiruppullani
7)
Thiruvananthapuram
i)7
Kshetras
which grant
moksha are
1)Ayodhya
2)Mathura
3)Maya
(Puri-Jagganath)
4)Kasi
(Varanasi)
5)Kanchi
6)Avantika
7)Dwaraka
j)Saptha/7
Chiranjeevees
are
1) Aswathama 2) Maha Bali 3) Veda Vyasa 4) Hanuman
5) Vibheeshana 6) Krupacharya 7) Parasurama
k)Saptha/7
Rishees
are (this set
of 7 rishis
may differ
accordingly)
1) Athri 2) Bhrighu 3) Kutsa 4) Vasista 5) Gauthama 6) Kaasyapa 7) Angirasar.
l)Saptha/7
Samudras
are
1)
Lavana 2)
Ikshu 3) Sura
4) Sarpi 5)
Dadh 6)
ksheera7)
Sudha Udakam
m)Saptha/7
Kalpams
are
1)Paarthiva2)
Koorma 3)
Pralaya
4)Anantha
5)Svethavaraaha
6) Braahmma
and
7)Savithra..We
are now in 5th
Kalpa called
Svetha Varaaha
Kalpa.
n)Saptha/7
Chandas
are
1) Gayathri 2)
Usnik 3)
Anushtup
4)Bruhathi,
5)Pankthi 6)
Trishtup
7)Jagathi-
denoting no of
letters 24,
28,32,36,40,44,
& 48.
These are
called Veda
Chandas
o)Thiru-Ezhu-Kootriukkai by Thirumangai Alwar
is a 7
layered Ratha
Prabandham, is
a
type of song,
where the
numbers 1 to 7
are arranged in ascending and then descending order, as
the upper deck
and lower deck of a Chariot, that is
Ratha. The
Poem brings
out the form
of a chariot
through the
number
embedded in
the
prabandham,
hence
Thirumangai
Alwar called
Chitra Kavi
p)Lord in his vibhava avtars gives a special
importance to
number 7, as
Rama he
pierces 7 sala
tress,with
a single arrow
when he shows
his valiant
powers to
Sugreeva
illustrated by
Peyalwar as "Eydhan
Maramaram
Eezhum
Ramanai" and
as Lord Krishna he lifts the Govardhana giri,
consequtively
for 7 days
& 7 nights
to give
protection to
all souls in
Gokulam, from
the anger of
Indra who sent
a storm to
devastate the
place. And
also he
vanquishes the
7 bulls
in order to win
Nappinnai
's hand which is
referred by
Thirumangai
Alwar as "Ezh
Vidai Adanga
Chetrranai"
in-Thiruezhu
kUTrirukkai
and as "Ezh
Vidaiyum
Viraviya
Velaithanul
Vendru
Varumavane" by
Perialwar in
his Thirumozhi
q)Among
the 4 works of
Nammalwar,
Thiruvasiriyam
is the essence
of Yajur Veda
with 7
stanzas
r)Last but not
the least,
there is
reference to 7
births in
our
arulicheyal,
Peyalwar
mentions "Thaveya
nin enja
innaiyadikke
eezh pirappum
aalagi anja
thirukka arul"
here
alwar prays to
emperumaan to
take him under
lord's feet in
all the 7
births to come
& to grace
him. Again
Andal
nacchiyar in
Thiruppavai,
prays for
kainkaryam in
all 7 and more
births to come
as
“Ettraikkum
ezh ezh
piravikkum un
tannodu
uttrome aavom,
unakke naam
aatcheivom. Nammalwar also makes a reference about up and down 7 generations in "kesavar thamar keezh mel emer eezh eezh pirappum" padhigam in Thiruvaimozhi
Thus
Emperumaan alone is our refuge ever for us, we all take
sharnagathi in
the thiruvadi
of emperumaan
reciting the
verses of
Andal, to
grant us
intimate
services/kainkaryams ever
to the lord.
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Geetha Vasudevan
_________________
Sreemathey Ramanujaya Namaha
Respected Bhagavatha Bandhus. After the article Superior 6, we shall in this article, know what is so
special about the next number 7.
a)Sriman Narayana out of compassion to save his
devotees from asuras and to show to us the right path of
dharma have incarnated in this material world from time to time.
Lord Rama is the 7th incarnation of\ Dasavatharams of the Lord.
b)Srimadh Valmiki Ramayanam is divided into 7 Kandams with 24,000 verses namely
1)Bala Kandam
2)Ayodhya Kandam
3)Aranya Kandam
4)Kishkinda Kandam
5)Sundara Kandam
6)Yuddha Kandam
7)Uttara Kandam
c)Srirangam, the first & foremost divya desam among the108
has sapta prakarams (7 Prakarams),
they are
1.Thiruvannagazhi pradhakshinam
2.Rajamahendran Thiruchutru
3.Kulasekaran Thiruchutru
4. KottAra pradakshinam (Agalangan Thiruchutru)
5.Aalinadan thiruchutru
6. Ulthiru veedhi or Uthirai veedhi(Thiruvikraman Thiruchutru)
7.Chithirai Veedhi
some say, these 7 prakarams relate to 7 lokas each of which is said to be a step in leading us to vaikuntam
d)Ratha Sapthami falls on the 7th day
of
shukla paksha
of the Thai
(Maagha) month
It marks the seventh day following the
Sun’s
northerly
movement (Uttarayana) from Capricorn (Makara).
It is
symbolically
represented in
the form of
the Sun
God Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot) drawn by 7
horses
(representing
seven colours)
towards the
northern
hemisphere, in
a
north-easterly
direction. It
also marks the
birth of Surya
and hence
celebrated as
Surya Jayanti.
e)The
Saptagiri
denotes the 7 hills
on
which is the
abode of
"Thiruvengadamudayan".
An
aerial view of
the
seven hills
(Sapthagiri)
would give one
the impression
of Adi Sesha
with its
seven hoods
lying
majestically.
The 7 hills are
1)Vrushabadri 2)Neeladri 3)Anjanadri 4)Seshadri
5)Garudadri
6)Narayanadri 7)Venkatadri
f)According to Puranic cosmography, the earth is divided into 7
concentric
island
continents (sapta-dvipa
vasumati)
separated by
the seven
encircling
oceans, each
double the
size of the
preceding one.
The seven
continents of
the Puranas are stated as
1)Jambudvipa
- surrounded with saltwater (the
place where we
live in)
2) Plaksadvipa - surrounded with sugarcane
juice
3) Salmalidvipa surrounded with wine
4)Kushadvipa - surrounded with ghee
5)Krounchadvipa - surrounded with curd
6)Shakdvipa- surrounded with milk
7)Pushkaradvipa - surrounded with water
g)According to our belief, the Universe
consists of 7 lokas
above the
earth
and 7 lokas below. Hence, the popular expression
of 7x2= 14
lokas. The
position of
lokas in
ascending
order above
the earth are
1)Bhuvarloka
2)Suvarloka
3)Maharloka
4)Janaloka
5)Tapoloka
6)Satyaloka
7)Paramapadham
and the nether worlds below the earth are
1) Atala
2) Vitala
3) Nitala
4)Rasatala
5) Mahatala
6)Sutala
7) Patala
h)There are 7
Divya Desams
situated on
sea-coast they
are
1) Thiruvallikkeni 2) Thiruvidavendhai 3)
Thirukkadalmallai
4) Dwarka 5)
Thirunagai 6)
Thiruppullani
7)
Thiruvananthapuram
i)7
Kshetras
which grant
moksha are
1)Ayodhya
2)Mathura
3)Maya
(Puri-Jagganath)
4)Kasi
(Varanasi)
5)Kanchi
6)Avantika
7)Dwaraka
j)Saptha/7
Chiranjeevees
are
1) Aswathama 2) Maha Bali 3) Veda Vyasa 4) Hanuman
5) Vibheeshana 6) Krupacharya 7) Parasurama
k)Saptha/7
Rishees
are (this set
of 7 rishis
may differ
accordingly)
1) Athri 2) Bhrighu 3) Kutsa 4) Vasista 5) Gauthama 6) Kaasyapa 7) Angirasar.
l)Saptha/7
Samudras
are
1)
Lavana 2)
Ikshu 3) Sura
4) Sarpi 5)
Dadh 6)
ksheera7)
Sudha Udakam
m)Saptha/7
Kalpams
are
1)Paarthiva2)
Koorma 3)
Pralaya
4)Anantha
5)Svethavaraaha
6) Braahmma
and
7)Savithra..We
are now in 5th
Kalpa called
Svetha Varaaha
Kalpa.
n)Saptha/7
Chandas
are
1) Gayathri 2)
Usnik 3)
Anushtup
4)Bruhathi,
5)Pankthi 6)
Trishtup
7)Jagathi-
denoting no of
letters 24,
28,32,36,40,44,
& 48.
These are
called Veda
Chandas
o)Thiru-Ezhu-Kootriukkai by Thirumangai Alwar
is a 7
layered Ratha
Prabandham, is
a
type of song,
where the
numbers 1 to 7
are arranged in ascending and then descending order, as
the upper deck
and lower deck of a Chariot, that is
Ratha. The
Poem brings
out the form
of a chariot
through the
number
embedded in
the
prabandham,
hence
Thirumangai
Alwar called
Chitra Kavi
p)Lord in his vibhava avtars gives a special
importance to
number 7, as
Rama he
pierces 7 sala
tress,with
a single arrow
when he shows
his valiant
powers to
Sugreeva
illustrated by
Peyalwar as "Eydhan
Maramaram
Eezhum
Ramanai" and
as Lord Krishna he lifts the Govardhana giri,
consequtively
for 7 days
& 7 nights
to give
protection to
all souls in
Gokulam, from
the anger of
Indra who sent
a storm to
devastate the
place. And
also he
vanquishes the
7 bulls
in order to win
Nappinnai
's hand which is
referred by
Thirumangai
Alwar as "Ezh
Vidai Adanga
Chetrranai"
in-Thiruezhu
kUTrirukkai
and as "Ezh
Vidaiyum
Viraviya
Velaithanul
Vendru
Varumavane" by
Perialwar in
his Thirumozhi
q)Among
the 4 works of
Nammalwar,
Thiruvasiriyam
is the essence
of Yajur Veda
with 7
stanzas
r)Last but not
the least,
there is
reference to 7
births in
our
arulicheyal,
Peyalwar
mentions "Thaveya
nin enja
innaiyadikke
eezh pirappum
aalagi anja
thirukka arul"
here
alwar prays to
emperumaan to
take him under
lord's feet in
all the 7
births to come
& to grace
him. Again
Andal
nacchiyar in
Thiruppavai,
prays for
kainkaryam in
all 7 and more
births to come
as
“Ettraikkum
ezh ezh
piravikkum un
tannodu
uttrome aavom,
unakke naam
aatcheivom. Nammalwar also makes a reference about up and down 7 generations in "kesavar thamar keezh mel emer eezh eezh pirappum" padhigam in Thiruvaimozhi
Thus
Emperumaan alone is our refuge ever for us, we all take
sharnagathi in
the thiruvadi
of emperumaan
reciting the
verses of
Andal, to
grant us
intimate
services/kainkaryams ever
to the lord.
Adiyen Ramanuja Dasan
Geetha Vasudevan
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