Bago Region is an administrative
region of Burma, located in the southern central part of the country. Might wonder what it has to do with this
Temple related post….
Today 20th June 2013 is the third day of the Aani Brahmothsavam of Swami Thelliya Singar
[Azhagiya Singar]. It was Garuda vahanam
in the morning and in the evening it was ‘Hamsa Vahanam’. At Thiruvallikkeni, Hamsa vahanam is one of
the heaviest among the vahanams.
Thirumangai Mannan in his ‘Thirunedunthandagam’ draws a reference to the
Hamsa bird. Last time, I had written wrongly about Hamsa as the legendary
bird. The Hamsa is a familiar leitmotif in Indian
art, literature, sculpture and textiles. It is an aquatic bird that resembles a
goose or a swan. It is reputed to eat pearls and to be able to separate milk
from water and drink only pure milk. The
Hamsa represents the perfect harmony
between spirituality and life. When the word ‘hamsa’ is constantly repeated, it
changes to ‘Soaham’ meaning ‘That I am’. Thus the hamsa is often identified
with the Supreme Spirit or Brahman. The flight of the Hamsa also symbolises the
escape of the soul from the cycle of samsara.
A large volume of corpus of folklore and literature has grown around it,
and a distinct mythology has evolved around the Hamsa. Hamsa signifies strength and virility. Hamsam is attributed
qualities of purity, detachment, divine
knowledge, cosmic breath (prana) and highest spiritual accomplishment. Here are
some photos taken this morning.
The seal of Bogo division has ‘Hamsam’…….
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan.
Posted at 11 pm on 20th June 2013.
Great piece of writing - real mastery as Hamsa is - Subha
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