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Articles: Devotion | Guru Raghavendra Stotra
- Mr. harish nellutla
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The use of the word Siddhi also refers to the fact that Sri Rayaru was accomplished in all the siddhis. The 8 siddhis are aNima, mahima, garima, laghima praapti, praakaamyam, Ishatvam and vashitvam.
The reason why Rayaru Brindavana is equal to all the pilgrimage
centers is that the presiding deities (abhimani devatas) of the
various pilgrimage centers are also present in the Brindavana. It is not that we get blessed by the mere act of visiting a pilgrimage center --the controlling deity at that pilgrimage center is who really blesses us, and it is said that these same deities are also present in Rayaru Brindavana. Inside the Brindavana there are more than 1000 saligramas from the various pilgrimage centers and this is another reason why Rayaru Brindavana is equivalent to all the pilgrimage centers. The location of Rayaru Brindavana is another factor.
At that very place (Mantralaya), Prahlad had performed Yajna in Kritayuga. In Treta Yuga, Sri Rama, Sitadevi, and Lakshmana had passed through the region. In fact the stone used for Brindavana was the very one that Sri Rama & Sita had rested upon! In Dwapara Yuga, the very spot where Brindavana is was where Anusalva's chariot rested. As long as Anusalva's chariot was there, Arjuna could not defeat him. Krishna removed him from that spot and only then could Arjuna defeat him. Such
is the esteemed presence of the Brindavana location. Finally from within the Brindavana, Sri Rayaru constantly invokes the presence of various deities through his japa & dhyana. That is why it has the power of various tirtha kshetras.
Both while reciting the stotra, and doing pradakshina & receiving prokshana water upon our heads, we should think about how Rayaru Brindavana carries the esteemed presence of all the Tirtha Yatras.
sarvaabhIShTaartha siddhyarthaM namaskaaraM karomyaham |
tava saMkIrtanaM vedashaastraartha j~nanasiddhaye || 21
For the sake of obtaining all my desires I worship you. I sing your praise with the objective of acquiring the knowledges of all the Vedas and shaastras.
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