DESCRIPTION OF NAVA NAATHAS

[Chapter 32 of Sripada Sri Vallabha Divya Charitamrutham (Sampurnam)]

మత్సేంద్ర-గోరక్ష- గహనీనాథాశ్చ-జాలింద్ర-కానిఫ-చర్పటారాద్యా: నాగేశ-రేవాణక-భర్త్రిసంజ్ఞా భూమ్యాంబ భూవు: నవనాధసిద్దా:

 

After touching the divine Feet of Sripada Sri Vallabha, Shankar Bhattu asked. Great Lord! I heard that there are great Siddha Yogis named as Nava Naathas and that they are quasi incarnations of Lord Datta. Sri Charan, benevolently make clear to me about them.

On hearing the name of Nava Naathas, I noticed that ambrosial looks which emanated from the eyes of Srivallabha onto the external creation. I apparently felt the consciousness of love shown by a mother cow on its young calf in His looks. He was contented and said this way.

“Dear ones! Matschyendra, Gorakshaka, Jaalandhara, Gahani, Adhabanga, Chouranga, Bhartaree, Charpata and Naaganaatha are Nava Naathas. Mere remembrance of them bestows fortunate results. The grace of Lord Datta would definitely be on those who remember the names of Nava Naathas.

Before the commencement of Kali yuga, few years ago,Sri Krishna surrounded by great devotees like Uddhava and all Yadavas recollected about Nava Narayanas who were now called Nava Naathas. The King Rushabha had one hundred sons. Amongst them, nine ones who were having the Narayana amsa were called Nava Narayanas. Their names are 1. Kavi – Matschyendranath 2. Hari – Gorakshaka 3 Antarishudu – Jaalandhara 4. Prabhuddhudu – Kaaneepha 5. Pippalayanudu – Charpatadu 6. Aavirhot – Naaganatha

7. Drumeeludu – Bhartareenatha 8. Chamasudu – Revanatha and 9.Karabhajanudu – Gahaaninath. All these are Siddha purushas who attained the state of avadhootas. Owing to My order and to comply with the promise made in the Krishna incarnation and also to conduct the mission of establishing dharma, they were born on this earth as Nava Naathas. Kavi was born as Matcheyndranth. Hari was born as a disciple of Matschendranath under the name of Gorakshaka. Antariksha was born as Jaalandhara and Prabhuddha as his disciple under the name of Kaanifa. Pippalayana was born as Charbhata. Aavirhotra was born as Nageswanaadha. Drumeela under the name Bhartarinaadha, Chamasa under the name of Revana Naadha were born. Karabhajan was born under the name of Gahaninaadha.

At the beginning of the creation, due to some reason the semen of Brahma fell. Vyaasa Maharashi inscribed in Bhavishya Puraana that many sages would be born in many places from the semen.

There was one vasuvu called Uparichara . He was fascinated towards Urvasi. His sperm leaked and fell into the Yamuna River. A fish drank it. From that fish, Matschendranth was born. Shiva burnt cupid into ashes with the fire from His forehead and the soul of cupid was lying in a subtle form in those ashes. A King named Bruhadradha was performing a yagna, while Jaalandharanath emerged from the fire altar of that sacrifice. From the semen of Brahma that fell into the Reva or Narmada River, Revana Siddha was born. Some sperm of Brahma fell on the hood of a snake. Thinking it as a food item, the snake ate it and became pregnant. Janameyjaya was performing ‘sarpa yaga’. A sage by name Asthika saved this great serpent from destruction and hid that serpent fairy Padmini, daughter of Takshaka in the hole of a big Oudumbara tree. From this embryo formed, Aavirohotrudu had to be born. Leaving the embryo in the hollow of that oudumbara tree, Takshaka’s daughter left for her native place. Under the title Vata Siddha Naganadha, Aavirohotrudu emerged. Matschendranath while wandering about in the country gave holy ash charged with mantra to a childless woman. As she had no faith, she threw that ash into the heap of debris. The holy ash having great power in it, Gorakshanadh emerged from that. Brahma who officiated as the priest for the marriage ceremony of Paravathi got distracted by her beauty which resulted in leaking of His semen. He was ashamed and hiding it from all, he rubbed that semen with the heel of his leg, it became 60 thousand parts and from them 60 thousand sages called Vaalakhilyas were born. There was still some part of it left which turned into waste and fell into the river Bhagiradhi. It slowly moved into the grassy shrub in the river bank and was stuck there. The soul of Pippalayana entered into that and a Nava Naadha by name Charpatanaath was born. A sage named Kaushika while going from his Parnasala for collecting alms kept the begging bowl outside the Parnasala. At that same time, the sperm of Sun dropped into it. The Maharishi who noticed this preserved it there. Bharthari means begging bowl, as he was born from that bowl, was called as Bhartharinath. In a dense forest of the Himalaya Mountains, a big elephant was sleeping. Lord Brahma was besotted with infatuation looking at Saraswati which resulted in leaking of His sperm and opportunely it fell into the ear of that elephant. From that Prabhuddha took life and as he was born out of the ear of the elephant, he became famous beneath the name Karna Kaanifa as one amongst the Nava Naaadhas. Goraksha chanting the Sanjeevini mantra made a clay human image. Owing to the effectiveness of the Sanjeevini mantra, Karabhajana came to life from that image and was named as Gahaninaadha. By order of Sri Krishna, these Nava Krishnas (Nava Narayanas) preserved their gross bodies (in Samadhi) in the Mandhara Mountain and with all their potencies as Nava Naathas incarnated on the earth and partook in the establishment of dharma.

Then I inquired,”Guru Saarvabhowma,Victory and Victory unto you. You said that incarnation of Nava Naathas were the quasi incarnations of Nava Krishnas. Oh Lord! Is there any difference between Nava Krishnas and Nava Naathas.”

Sripada with a charismatic smile looked at us graciously with divine love. He asserted, “Dear ones! I am the great ‘Sankalpa’ (power) for all this creation! All the Sankalpas of Gods and Goddesses are only the tiny parts of My great resolve. The intentions of these tiny parts will have independence to a limited extent. A cultivator ties a cow to a tree. It is tied up with a long rope. The cow can graze only up to the distance allowable by the rope. It means that the cow has a determined limited space in which it can graze. It can graze freely in the zone of freedom granted to it. If it has to cross those limits for grazing it must inevitably have the permission of the farmer. When the fodder at that particular place is over then the farmer should either tie it to another tree or lengthen the rope if it is retained at the same tree. Similarly, as per certain norms of dharma and karma, the quasi incarnations will be granted independence. Hence, the resolve originates from the prime nature. The accountability of implementing this would be delegated to the part incarnations. If any problem pops up, these fractioned incarnations put forward those intricacies to the prime phenomenon. They bring about the grace from the origin, i.e., the prime phenomenon in the interests of living beings. As these fractional incarnations do not possess the qualities like lust, hate, arrogance etc., they are capable of performing all the activities that the prime nature (moola tatwam) is capable of. Therefore, as far as living beings are concerned, there is no difference between the incarnations, be it is a complete incarnation or a quasi incarnation.

About Project

Sripada Sri Guru Sangamam Seva Trust (SSGSS Trust) Initiated Navnatha Siddha Mandir Nirmaan Seva Karyakram – 2017 At Manhagoud Village, Makthal Mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist

SSGSS Trust is Planning To Construct Navanatha Siddha Mandiram With The Blessing of Guru Dattatreya At Sri Kshetra Vallabhapuram (ManthanGoud Village of Makthal Mandal In Mahabubnagar Dist.) Where Vallabhesha Saved From Thieves By Sripada Sri Vallabha. In This Regard I Would Like To Share The following Information…
· ManthanGoud Dattatreya Temple Committee Allotted And Approved Sufficient Place/Land To Construct The Navanatha Temple Just Beside/Under Oudumbaram

· Total Number of Idols:10, 1-Ekamukha Chaturbhuja Dattatreya Idol And 9- Navanatha Siddha Idols

· Measurements of Idols: Dattatereya: 3 Feet Height and 3 Feet Breadth (3X3) Approx. And Remaining All Navanathas: 2 Feet Height and 2 Feet Breadth (2X2) Approx.

· Duration of Project: 18 Months

· Estimation of Cost: For Dattatreya Idol: Rs.1,51,000/- (One Lakh Fifty One Thousand) And Remaining 9 Navanatha Idols Each Rs.1,11,111/- (One Lakh Eleven Thousand One Hundred Eleven) This cost Includes The Construction of Temple. Means Donor is Paying Donation for Idol + Construction of Temple (Together)

· Devotes Can Donate The Donations in Stage Wise Installments After The Visit To The Actual Place of Construction /After Satisfaction of Development of Construction /By The Photo/Video Updates By Us or Your Relatives / Representatives. NRIs Can Send Their Representatives To The Site At Any Time During The Construction

· Nature of Idols: Stone Idols (Not Marble)

· Duration of Pratista Program: One & Half Day (1 ½ Day)

· Type of Pratista: Yantra Sahitha Prana Pratista

· During Pratista All The Couples (Donars) Must Attend / If Not Possible At least Send Their Close Relatives for the Event

· Generally It Is Not Possible To Postpone The Pratista Muhurtham Once It Fixed By Ruthiwiks

· We Will Intimate The Pratista Program Date & Schedule 2 Months Before The Event

· Donor Couple Can Stay Either In Temple Premises At ManthanGoud / In Surya Homes In Makthal For One Night

· We Accept Small Donations Also For Temple Interior Construction, Painting, Flooring and Gopuram Etc..

 

Stageof Project	Work/Event	InstallmenAmount (Rs.)	CurrentStatus
Stage I	Bhoomi Puja	-	Initiated On 05/03/2017
Stage – II	Cleaning,Marking,FoundatioLevel	Rs. 25,000/-For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18,600/- For Each Navnatha Idol	12.05.2017
Stage -III	Plinth Level & Pillar Level	Rs. 25,000/-For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18600/- For Each Navnatha Idol	10.11.2017
Stage – IV	Roof Level	Rs. 25,000/- For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18,600/- For Each Navnatha Idol
Stage – V	Brick Work, Grills & Plastering	Rs. 25,000/- For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18,600/- For Each Navnatha Idol
Stage – VI	Platform For Idol Pratista	Rs. 25,000/- For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18,600/- For Each Navnatha Idol
Stage – VII	Final Completion	Rs. 25,000/- For Dattareya Idol And Rs. 18,600/- For Each Navnatha Idol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Participents

Conformed For (Idol)	Name of Devotee	Total Cost of Idol + Cons.
1. Sri Ekamukhi Chaturbhuji Dattatreya	Smt & Sri Sirisha Ji & Gireesh Ji Kamavarapu & Family	INR 1,51,000/-
2. Sri Machhindranath	Smt & Sri Kranti Ji& Manohar Appari Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
3. Sri Gorakshanath	Kum Aruna Nagranuru Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
4. Sri Kanifanath	Smt & Sri Dr. Saikumri Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
5.Sri Jaalindranath	Smt & Sri Dr Aashrita Sharma Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
6.Sri Charpatinath	Smt & Sri Ashok Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
7.Sri Naganath	Smt & Sri Aravind Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
8.Sri Bhartarinath	Smt & Sri Dhreej Ji & Vinaya Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
9.Sri Revannath	Smt & Sri Mellacheruvu Hariprasad Rao Ji & Family	INR 1,11,000/-
10.Sri Gahaninath	Smt & Sri Kalpana & Ravindar Reddy & Family	INR 1,11,000/-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Devotee	Amount
Smt & Sri Bhanumathi & S. Rajaram Ji & Family	Rs.1,116/- EM
Smt & Sri Sridevi & Velpula Srinivasa Rao Ji & Family	Rs.5,001/-
Smt & Sri Krishna Kanth Ji & Family	Rs.5,001/-

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