How scared are you of this reptile ? – most are.. .. though they
are worshipped in many mythologies, people are generally scared and see them as
dangerous. Sometime back a friend of mine, spotted one while travelling
in a train, as passengers gathered to hurt – he gently took it in his
possession, caressed it, took some photos and when the train was traversing a
woody area, smoothly left it in the wild – wonder what this is about !! ~ snake !
Kukulkan,
is the name of a Mesoamerican serpent deity that was worshipped by the Yucatec
Maya people of the Yucatán Peninsula before the Spanish Conquest of the
Yucatán. The depiction of the Feathered Serpent is present in other cultures of
Mesoamerica.
A few
years back, Archaeologists in Guatemala unearthed two Maya tombs that
“miraculously escaped” looters’ tunnels underneath two Maya pyramids, where
researchers hope that jade-inlaid teeth, an inscribed human tibia and a
puzzling sun-god pendant could give insight into the rule of ancient “snake
kings”. The tombs were found at the ancient ruins of Holmul, 300 miles north of
Guatemala City, and date back to about 650-700AD, the era of Maya dominance
before their mysterious collapse a few centuries later. Inside
one was a puzzling artifact of a Maya dynasty that archaeologists call the
snake kings, after the snakehead emblem of their house – a family that ruled
100 miles to the north, far from the tombs found in Holmul.
The
team’s epigrapher, said that this is the first finding of a jade artifact
with the name of a snake king. The inscription on the necklace, which holds a
carved cormorant’s head that morphs into the image of a sun god, is unusual
because it belongs to a king from an entirely different city: “Yuknoom Ti’
Chan, Holy king of Kaanul.” The king was a member of the snake dynasty, 100
miles from their ancient capital of Dzibanche, which stands in modern Mexico.
“It looks a lot like Game of Thrones or medieval Europe,” Estrada-Belli said.
The snake kings stretched their influence far to the south of that city, and
warred with Tikal for power over smaller kingdoms such as Holmul, Naranjo and
Xunantunich. “It’s all being debated, but this jewel tells us that the
dynasty’s relationships were quite pervasive, and even a secondary kingdom like
Holmul could have a direct relationship with the overlord.”
Recent
discoveries have suggested internal conflicts among the snake kings, including
something resembling a civil war. Tikal eventually managed to overthrow the
snake kings, though only after it probably endured a puppet ruler of the snake
kings, Estrada-Belli said. “It’s just an ebb and flow of power between these
two great kingdoms.” The jewel, he added, suggests that the snake kings “kind
of micromanaged” each area. “It fleshes out the structure of Maya kingdoms or
complex societies, and their hegemony, if you don’t want to use the word
empire.”
There are more than 3,000 species of snakes on the planet and
they’re found everywhere except in Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, and
New Zealand. About 600 species are venomous, and only about 200—seven
percent—are able to kill or significantly wound a human. Almost all
snakes are covered in scales and as reptiles, they’re cold blooded and must
regulate their body temperature externally. Scales serve several purposes: They
trap moisture in arid climates and reduce friction as the snake moves.
Most snakes live on land, but there are about 70 species of snakes that
live in the Indian and Pacific oceans. Sea snakes and their cousins, kraits,
are some of the most venomous snakes that exist, but they pose little threat to
humans because they’re shy, gentle, and their fangs are too short to do much
damage.
Of those who render service to MahaVishnu, Ananthan – the Adi Sesha serves
Him in the best possible manner that one could visualize. He is with
Him when He is moving, sitting and at Thirupparkadal, Emperuman is reclining on
him. The serpentine Ananthazhwaan is ever at the service of the Lord
in every possible manner.
There is the illustrious lineage of Purvacharyargal – the
hierarchy of Srivaishnava preceptors – through whom the glorious traditions
passed by in generations. Its happy culmination with Namperumal
Himself becoming disciple of Acarya Mamunigal redounds the wisdom of our holy
lineage. Swami Emperumanar (Sri Ramanujar) and Mamunigal – both were
incarnation of Adisesha. Born as Nayanar, Mamunigal was an ocean of
knowledge, yet learnt at the feet of his erudite father and others – the way
Sri Rama and Sri Krishna did, during their stay on earth – through courses under
great sages of their times like Vasistha, Viswamitra, Sandeepani .. ..
திருப்பாற்கடலில் பள்ளி கொள்ளும் பெருமானுக்கு
'சேஷசாயி' என அழகான திருநாமம். அந்த அரவணையானின்
பாதங்களை தொழுது ஏத்துபவர்கள் என்று என்றும் குறைவிலர் !.. . Here is
one of the verses of Boothathazhwar:
திரிந்தது வெஞ்சமத்துத் தேர்கடவி, அன்று
பிரிந்தது சீதையை மான் பின்போய்,
- புரிந்ததுவும்
கண்பள்ளி கொள்ள அழகியதே, நாகத்தின்
தண்பள்ளி கொள்வான் தனக்கு ..
~ which would mean :
பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கானோர் மாண்ட கொடிய மஹா பாரத யுத்தத்திலே, நம் பார்த்தசாரதியாய் - பார்த்தனான அர்ஜுனனின் தேரை நடத்திக் கொண்டு, பீஷ்மர் போன்றோரின் அம்புகளை
தான் தாங்கியதும், அதற்கு முந்தைய காலத்திலே,
ஸ்ரீ இராமனாகத் திருவவதரித்து மாயமானின் பின்னே
சென்று, சீதையை பிரிந்ததும், தரையிலே பள்ளி கொள்ள
ஆசைப்பட்டதும் போன்ற திருவவதார லீலைகள் எல்லாம் - திருவனந்தாழ்வான் மேலே குளிரப்பள்ளி
கொண்டிருக்க வேண்டிய பெருமானுக்கு ஏற்றவை தானோ ? - என வினவுகிறார் நம் பூதத்தாழ்வார்.
The Lord who reclines on a cool serpent bed went about driving a
chariot in war. He followed a deer and lost his Sita, and slept on the hard
floor. What an irony. though! who are prostrate and worship with
most fragrant flowers, the Lotus feet of the Lord reclining in the Milky
Ocean, will get the benefit of reaching that great Emperuman residing in
Paramapadam ~ the feat that is available to those bright sacred souls of
Nithya suris, which is not even available to those like Indira and other
devas.
உத்சவ காலத்திலே 2ம் நாள் காலை இந்த பாசுரங்கள் சேவிக்கப்பெறும். எம்பெருமான் தெள்ளியசிங்கரது திருவடி தொழுது, நாமும், உலக நலனுக்காகவும், நம்
சம்ப்ரதாயம் சீர் பெறவும், நம் அனைவரும் வளமுடன் வாழ்ந்து - எம்பெருமானின் பல உத்சவங்களை,
பற்பல திவ்யதேசங்களிலே சேவிக்கப்பெறுவோமாக !!
Here are some photos of Sesha vahana purappadu this morning.
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
21.3.2022.
Very nice. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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