SNAKES GUARDING TREASURE: SRI PADMANABHSWAMI TEMPLE

Shree Vishnu’s associates of Vaikuntha took avatars in India during Dwapar Yug to take part in the Krishna leela to re-establish dharma for the common people. Divine king of Snakes, Sheshnag’s avatar was Balram, brother of Shree Krishn. The followers of Balram are protecting the doors of Padmanabhaswamy temple.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu located in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The shrine is currently run by a trust headed by the royal family of Travancore. The Maharajahs of Travancore are Cheras and descendants of the great saint Kulashekhara Alwar. The temple is one of 108 Divya Desams (pious abodes of Vishnu) – principal centres of worship of the deity in Vaishnavism. The temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Tamil Alvar saints (6th–9th centuries CE), with structural additions to it made throughout the 16th century CE, when its ornate Gopuram was constructed. The temple has historical significance for Sanatan Dharmis.

There is mention of the Deity and the Padmanabhaswamy temple in hundreds of years old, several extant Hindu Texts, ancient scripts, recent Sangam Tamil literature (500 BC to 300 AD wherein it was referred to as the “Golden Temple” on account of its then unimaginable wealth), and the treasures consist of countless artifacts dating back to the Chera, Pandya, Mesopotamian, Greek and Roman epochs.

Padmanabhaswamy Mandir and the Mysterious Protection of Its Treasure

Deities of Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The Temple is a replica of the famous Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple at Thiruvattar. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple gave its name to Kerala’s state capital Thiruvananthapuram. ‘Thiru’ ‘Anantha’ ‘Puram’ means Sacred Abode of Bhagwan Anantha Padmanabha. The city is also known as Anandapuram (City of Bliss) and Syananduram (Where Bliss is not far off). Ananda refers to Sree Padmanabha Himself. Hindu scriptures refer to the Supreme Being as ‘Sachidananda’ (Absolute Truth, Absolute Consciousness and Absolute Bliss). Even today Kerala is known as God’s own country.

The Principal Deity, Padmanabhaswamy, is enshrined in the “Anantha-sayanam” posture (in the eternal sleep of Yoga-nidra on the serpent Anantha). The Maharajah of Travancore bears the title, “Sree Padmanabhadasa’ (Servant of Bhagwan Padmanabha).

In line with the Temple Entry Proclamation, only those who profess the Hindu faith are permitted entry to the temple. Devotees have to strictly follow the dress code. Ananthankadu Nagaraja Temple still exists to the north west of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The Samadhi (final resting place) of the Swamiyar exists to the west of the Sri Padmanabha Temple. A Krishna Temple was built over the Samadhi. This Temple, known as Vilvamangalam Sri Krishna Swami Temple, belongs to Thrissur Naduvil Madhom.

Inside Padmanabhaswamy Temple

The platforms in front of the Vimanam and where the deity rests, are both carved out of a single massive stone and hence called “Ottakkal-mandapam.” The Ottakkal-mandapam were cut out of a rock at Thirumala, about 4 miles north of the temple, measuring 20 feet square and 2.5 feet thick was brought and placed in front of the deity in the month of Edavom In order to perform darshan and puja, one has to ascend the to the mandapam. The Deity is visible through three doors – the visage of the reclining Bhagwan and Shiv Ling underneath the hand is seen through the first door; Sridevi and Divakara Muni in Katusarkara, Brahma seated on a lotus emanating from the Bhagwan’s navel, hence the name, “Padmanabha”, gold abhisheka moorthies of Bhagwan Padmanabha, Sridevi and Bhudevi, and silver utsava moorthi of Padmanabha through the second door; the Bhagwan’s feet, and Bhudevi and Kaundinya Muni in Katusarkara through the third door. Only the King of Travancore may perform sashtanga namaskaram, or prostrate on the “Ottakkal Mandapam”. It is traditionally held that anybody who prostrates on the mandapam has surrendered all that he possesses to the Deity. Since the ruler has already done that, he is permitted to prostrate on this mandapam.

Among the six kallaras or chambers in the Temple, Bharatakkon Kallara (Chamber B) is very closely associated with Sri Padmanabhaswamy. It is not a part of the Temple Treasury. The holy Chamber houses a Srichakram, an idol of Sri Padmanabha and many valuables meant to enhance the potency of the Principal Deity. It has in it the presence of many Bhagwans and sages worshipping the Bhagwan. Kanjirottu Yakshi also resides in the Chamber worshipping Bhagwan Narasimha. The enchanting and ferocious forms of this Yakshi are painted on the south-west part of the main Sanctum.

Supreme Court of India appointed the seven member committee in the presence of the Head Trustee of Travencore Trust of Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple. Recently at Tiruvananthapuram, state of Kerala had opened the six secret vaults of the Vishnu temple.

The researchers discovered under 20 feet of the ground approximately $ 22 billion (as per some analysts) worth of highly valuable gold in the form of, diamond jewellary, golden utensils, weapons, Bhagwan idols, golden elephants idols and diamond necklaces having 500 kilograms weight and 18 feet length and bags full of golden coins of different nations, including Napolean and Italian coins in their one week of findings. With this Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swamy of Tiruvnanthapuram has emerged the richest Bhagwan on the earth. And this world is looking at the opulence of this Bhagwan in a great shock and pleasant surprise.

Padmanabhaswamy Temple: Treasure Doors Opened First time in Recent Years

The secret of the treasures of Sri Padmanabh Swami was always kept safe.The rumors about the treasure was left as rumors until an Adovacate Ananda Padmanabhan like any observant raised his doubts about the treasure of the temple. On September 2007 behalf of two devotees submitted a lawsuit against the management looking after the temple at a low court in Trivandrum. The lawsuit submitted said that from his researches and study the temple hide beneath it almost six chambers or kallaras which contain lot of wealth as according to the legend temple may have hidden treasure in it. In the lawsuit he had pleaded the court to not to allow the temple management or the Henchman to touch the kallaras. On the basis of this the law court of Trivandrum appointed two commisioners who is to be present whenever the vault is being opened by the temple workers. On October with the two officers along Anantha Padmanabhan when one of the biggest anneiversery of the temple was taking place. They entered the room were the diety was kept and behind the deity they found the six kallaras as said by Ananda Padmanabhan. They opened two vaults namely C And D which contained the ornaments of God which were used during festive. These vaults were closed and sealed again.

After continuously filing several appeal to the Supreme court; the court finally appointed supervisors to check for the rest of kallaras in the temple. During the supervising two vaults were opened and contained an immense amount of wealth. The findings of the treasure makes a total amount of one lakh crore. The kallaras are arranged in an order A to B. In these vaults A and B were never opened for 150 years. It is said that the chamber was last opened in 1930.

In 1931 December 6 sunday at an auspicious time of 10am Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma himself inserted the key to the chambers of secret of the Padmanabh Swami temple to its rusty locks. An ambulance was waiting outside the temple as no one was sure what they were going to witness inside the temple. As the locks couldn’t be opened they had to work really hard for two and a half hours to break open the doors.

It was then found that the other kallaras were behind it. All the total four kallaras were opened; namely Mahabaratha konathu kallara, Sree Pandarathu kallara, Vedavyana konnathu kallara and Saraswathi konathu kallara. The mission was stopped at around 3:30pm.

According to the Hindu editor present during the time of this event reported that they found four brass chest filled up with old coins , a granary like thing filled with gold and silver coins he also reported that they found many articrafts made up of gold and silver, later they found a wooden chest filled with gold, diamond, rubies and many other precious stones.

The temple treasure was recently opened after court orders. In June 2011, the Supreme Court directed the authorities from the archaeology department and the fire services, to open the secret chambers of the temple for inspection of the items kept inside. The temple has six hitherto known vaults (Kallaras), labeled as A to F, for book keeping purpose by the Court (Since, however, an Amicus Curie Report by Justice Gopal Subramaniam, in April 2014, has reportedly found two more further subterranean vaults that have been named G and H). While vaults A and B have been unopened over the past many years the vaults C to F have been opened from time to time. The two priests of the temple, the ‘Periya Nambi’ and the ‘Thekkedathu Nambi’, are the custodians of the four vaults, C to F, which are opened periodically. The Supreme Court had directed that “the existing practices, procedures, and rituals” of the temple be followed while opening vaults C to F and using the articles inside, while Vaults A and B would be opened only for the purpose of making an inventory of the articles and then closed. The review of the temple’s underground vaults was undertaken by a seven-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to generate an inventory, leading to the enumeration of a vast collection of articles that are traditionally kept under lock and key. A detailed inventory of the temple assets, consisting of gold, jewels, and other valuables is yet to be made.

Opulence of the World’s Wealthiest Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Among the reported findings, are a three-and-a-half feet tall solid pure golden idol of Mahavishnu, studded with hundreds of diamonds and rubies and other precious stones. Also found were an 18-foot-long pure gold chain, a gold sheaf weighing 500 kilos, a 36-kilo golden veil, 1200 ‘Sarappalli’ gold coin-chains that are encrusted with precious stones, and several sacks filled with golden artifacts, necklaces, diadems, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, gemstones, and objects made of other precious metals and precious stones. Ceremonial attire for adorning the deity in the form of 16-part gold anki weighing almost 30 kilograms (66 lb), gold coconut shells studded with rubies and emeralds, and several 18th century Napoleonic era coins were found many other objects. In early-2012, an expert committee had been appointed to investigate these objects, which include lakhs of golden coins of the Roman Empire, that were found in Kottayam, in Kannur District. According to Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller-and-Auditor-General(CAG) of India, who had audited some of the Temple records in August 2014, in the already opened vault A, there is an 800-kilo hoard of gold coins, dating to around 200 B.C, each coin priced at over ₹ 2.70 crores. Also found, was a pure Golden Throne adorned with hundreds of diamonds and fully precious stones, meant as a seat for the 18-foot-long Deity. According to varying reports, at least three, if not many more, solid gold crowns have been found, all studded with diamonds and other precious stones. Some other media reports also mention hundreds of pure gold pots, chairs and jars, among the articles recovered from Vault A and its antechambers.

This revelation has solidified the status of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple as the wealthiest temple in the world. It is conservatively estimated that the value of the monumental items is close to ₹1.2 lakh crore or ₹1.2 trillion (US$18 billion). If the antique and cultural value were taken into account these assets could be worth ten times the current market price.

These estimates were on the basis of the revelations since July 2011, when five vaults were opened, with the at least one remaining vault (B), which is the largest, still closed. One of the oldest existing estimates regarding Vault B, which can be considered to be at least as reliable as any other made since the discovery of the hidden treasure (or assets) of the Temple in 2011, was done by the Travancore Royal Family itself in the 1880s. According to the then drawn-up estimate, the riches contained in Vault B, which is the only vault (of the reported six) that is unopened so far, since the discovery of the treasure, were worth ₹12,000 crores. Considering the subsequent inflation of the rupee, and the increase in the prices of gold and other precious metals and stones since, the treasure in the unopened vault B alone, would be worth at least ₹ 50 trillion (US$1 trillion) in present-day terms, before the cultural value being factored in.

Imagine the opulence of free India, when it was under reign of Hindu kings, this asset is of only one major Padamanabha Swamy temple of Kerala, there are many such lavish temples constructed by Hindu kings all over India, the treasures of all these major temples, worth trillions of rupees, were looted by terrorist mughals and greedy britishers. At conservative rate, the opulence of free India must be at least ₹ 500 quadrillion, 1500 years back. Ancient Hindus consumed food served on silver and gold utensils, after robbery of invaders, they started using copper and brass utensils. By the time India attained freedom, after massive loot of 900 years foreign invasion, Indians started using steel and aluminium articles.

As of March 2013, inventorying and valuation of the items in vaults C, D, E, and F were just completed; while formal inventorying of vault A had just commenced; and vaults B, G, and H along with their several ante-chambers were yet to be opened. Over 1.04 lakh ‘articles’ have been retrieved, valuated and put back, in the vaults C, D, E and F. Vault A contains over 1.02 lakh articles. An ‘article’ could be either an individual item, or collections of several items, examples of the latter being a cache of 1,95,000 ‘Rassappanams’ (Gold coins) weighing 800 kg and sets of Navaratnas (collections of nine different kinds of fully precious diamonds). There are over 60,000 fully precious stones, set as parts of larger pieces of gold jewelery, amongst those over-1.04 lakh items inventoried from vaults C, D, E and F. The results of the inventory are not to be released until the completion of the whole process by order of the Supreme Court of India.

Followers of Krishna’s Brother Balaram Still Protecting the Last Doors of the Treasures

Treasure and Mysterious Seventh Chamber of Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Balaram brother of Shree Krishna in Dwapar Yug and the serpentine of Shri Maha Vishnu in Vaikunta, had visited this temple according to Shrimad Bhagavatham. Balram is Sheshnag, king of all nags and snakes are followers of him.

The entire world stands now to know what’s behind the Mysterious Last door of Padmanabha Swamy temple. According to the experts it is expected to unlock by itself when a Secret Mantra is spelled as it is locked in that way.

This chamber is being considered by the Trust members and other learned Astrologers of India, as highly mysterious, sacred, risky and dangerous to unveil it. Because the steel door of the Chamber-B is having two big Cobra Portraits on it and this door as no nuts, bolts or other latches.

It is considered to be fixed to the secret chamber with the ‘Naga Bandham’ or ‘Naga Paasam’ mantras by then ‘Siddha Purashas’ who lived during the reign of king Marthandavarma in the 16th century.

A door of such a secret vault can be opened by a highly erudite ‘Sadhus’ or ‘Mantrikas’ who are familiar with the knowledge of extricating ‘Naga Bandham’ or ‘Naga Paasam’ by chanting a ‘Garuda mantra’; so except in this way, the door can’t be opened by any means by anyone. At present no where in India or in the world Rishis exist who are highly sacred and powerful Siddha Purshas while staying among populace and know to recite Garuda mantra Vedically.

Pious Rishis do live, but they stay far away from common people as they successfully elevated their thoughts and soul to a high level of divine consciousness.

If any human attempts are made with man-made technology to open the mysterious Chamber-B other than by chanting highly sacred and powerful Garud Mantras by a pious Sadhus, catastrophes are likely to occur in and around the Temple premises or through out India or even through out the world according to Vedic astrologers of India, who also admitted their inability to open the door by chanting the secret Garud Mantra.

If Garuda Mantra is chanted by any powerful Sadhu or Yogi or Mantrika the door can be automatically opened and no human effort is needed to open it in any other way.

As of now, the people on the our side of the door are able to listen the sounds of water or hisses made by snakes. Believers say that the seventh door has an opening where the entire temple and areas may be flooded with waters and some others say, that there are large serpents guarding the area inside which doesn’t allow any one. The day to know what’s really behind is still awaited. Since ages Vedic astrologers excel in predictions, numerous historical incidences right from occurrence of Mahabharat war to the partition of India were correctly predicted.

It is common among ignorant Indians to disrespect our own legacies. Vedic astrologers were highly regarded even by britishers so when they informed congressmen and britishers not to declare independence on 15th august as the day was not auspicious; britishers purposely declared it on the same date, as they believed that it will definitely cast bad omen on India, whatever Vedicians predicted hold true, and India still remains a nation which has largest number of poor people, no basic sanitation, deeply rooted corruption and anti-hinduism.

That is why Vedic astrologers were called, when they saw the doors, they admitted it is not possible for them to open the doors.

The recent prediction of the re-establishment of Vedic Hindu Rashtra will also become truth after seeing recent developments in the assembly elections of India which is positive for the formation of native Bharat.

The opulence belong to Bhagwan and not to the people, once donation is made, no one has any right on the gifts made for Yagna. The original petitioner whose court action led to the inventory taking, T.P. Sundarajan, died in July 2011, adding credence to those who believe in the secret locking of the temple. Merely filing petition led to the death of petitioner, imagine what can happen if evil attempt of opening the doors is made. The security of doors done by the followers of Balram is still protecting the prosperity of temple.

List of Some Precious Jewels found in Treasure Vaults

ॐ 1 lakh gold coins
ॐ rare priceless gems
ॐ precious diamonds like belgium diamonds, indraneelam, emerald , rubies
ॐ 1200 Sarapoli coins
ॐ precious crowns
ॐ kashumala (necklace )
ॐ 400 golden necklaces with emeralds embedded on them
ॐ more than 200 gold plates
ॐ gold chains
ॐ gold danus
ॐ gold ornaments
ॐ gold pathakkam
ॐ 4 feet tall statue of Vishnu studded with precious emeralds on it
ॐ golden staffs
ॐ gold utensils
ॐ gold Umberllas
ॐ gold Pots
ॐ gold varppu
ॐ gold uruli
ॐ gold umbrellas
ॐ gold kazhthukuttam
ॐ kadikathadi
ॐ kumbeezham
ॐ silver moola pattika
ॐ Gold , silver nilavilku
ॐ Gold kindi
ॐ Gold , silver dharakidaram
ॐ Golden pot
ॐ Kodumudi
ॐ Naarayam
ॐ God Siva idols in gold
ॐ serpents in gold

OM NAMO NARAYANA

REGARDS,

HARNISH RAVAL

THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE- Mystery Unfolds

The Bermuda Triangle, as soon as we hear about the name we get scared and have a lot of confusions in the mind and think about mysteries.

The Bermuda Triangle is a mythical section of the Atlantic Ocean roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico where dozens of ships and airplanes have disappeared. Unexplained circumstances surround some of these accidents, including one in which the pilots of a squadron of U.S. Navy bombers became disoriented while flying over the area; the planes were never found. Other boats and planes have seemingly vanished from the area in good weather without even radioing distress messages. But although myriad fanciful theories have been proposed regarding the Bermuda Triangle, none of them prove that mysterious disappearances occur more frequently there than in other well-traveled sections of the ocean. In fact, people navigate the area every day without incident.

The area referred to as the Bermuda Triangle, or Devil’s Triangle, covers about 500,000 square miles of ocean off the southeastern tip of Florida. When Christopher Columbus sailed through the area on his first voyage to the New World, he reported that a great flame of fire (probably a meteor) crashed into the sea one night and that a strange light appeared in the distance a few weeks later. He also wrote about erratic compass readings, perhaps because at that time a sliver of the Bermuda Triangle was one of the few places on Earth where true north and magnetic north lined up.

William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest,” which some scholars claim was based on a real-life Bermuda shipwreck, may have enhanced the area’s aura of mystery. Nonetheless, reports of unexplained disappearances did not really capture the public’s attention until the 20th century. An especially infamous tragedy occurred in March 1918 when the USS Cyclops, a 542-foot-long Navy cargo ship with over 300 men and 10,000 tons of manganese ore onboard, sank somewhere between Barbados and the Chesapeake Bay. The Cyclops never sent out an SOS distress call despite being equipped to do so, and an extensive search found no wreckage. “Only God and the sea know what happened to the great ship,” U.S. President Woodrow Wilson later said. In 1941 two of the Cyclops’ sister ships similarly vanished without a trace along nearly the same route.

A pattern allegedly began forming in which vessels traversing the Bermuda Triangle would either disappear or be found abandoned. Then, in December 1945, five Navy bombers carrying 14 men took off from a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airfield in order to conduct practice bombing runs over some nearby shoals. But with his compasses apparently malfunctioning, the leader of the mission, known as Flight 19, got severely lost. All five planes flew aimlessly until they ran low on fuel and were forced to ditch at sea. That same day, a rescue plane and its 13-man crew also disappeared. After a massive weeks-long search failed to turn up any evidence, the official Navy report declared that it was “as if they had flown to Mars.”

By the time author Vincent Gaddis coined the phrase “Bermuda Triangle” in a 1964 magazine article, additional mysterious accidents had occurred in the area, including three passenger planes that went down despite having just sent “all’s well” messages. Charles Berlitz, whose grandfather founded the Berlitz language schools, stoked the legend even further in 1974 with a sensational bestseller about the legend. Since then, scores of fellow paranormal writers have blamed the triangle’s supposed lethalness on everything from aliens, Atlantis and sea monsters to time warps and reverse gravity fields, whereas more scientifically minded theorists have pointed to magnetic anomalies, waterspouts or huge eruptions of methane gas from the ocean floor.

In all probability, however, there is no single theory that solves the mystery. As one skeptic put it, trying to find a common cause for every Bermuda Triangle disappearance is no more logical than trying to find a common cause for every automobile accident in Arizona. Moreover, although storms, reefs and the Gulf Stream can cause navigational challenges there, maritime insurance leader Lloyd’s of London does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an especially hazardous place. Neither does the U.S. Coast Guard, which says: “In a review of many aircraft and vessel losses in the area over the years, there has been nothing discovered that would indicate that casualties were the result of anything other than physical causes. No extraordinary factors have ever been identified.”

SOME SHOCKING FACTS

The Bermuda Triangle is not small. In fact, it is quite large and covers an area of 440,000 miles of sea. This is larger than the combined area of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra

The triangle is certainly not fixed and its effect can be experienced outside of the triangle too. 

The disappearances are ascribed to UFO's and alien activity, city of Atlantis lost under the triangle, and various other technical, natural and geographical reasons. 

At least 1000 lives are lost within the last 100 years. On average, 4 aircraft and 20 yachts go missing every year. 

Inside the Bermuda Triangle, US Government has AUTEC (for Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center), which is located on the Andros Island of Bahamas. Here US Navy tests their submarines, sonar and other weapons. However many are of the view that it is more than just the testing center. 

People have experienced electronic fog in the triangle, which can be a Time Travel Tunnel too. Pilot Bruce Gernon claims he lost 28 minutes after flying through a time-warping cloud tunnel. The plane went missing from radars, only to re-emerge in Miami Beach.

The first person to report about Bermuda Triangle was Christopher Columbus. He wrote in his journals that inside the triangle, the ship's compass stopped working and he also saw a fireball in the sky.

Bermuda Triangle is one of the rare places on earth where the compass does not point towards Magnetic North. Instead of that, it point towards true north, which creates confusion and that's why so many ships and planes lost its course in the triangle

BERMUDA TRIANGLE IN RAMAYAN

Remember the old saying shown to the world in Shiv Puran; Energy need to be transferred to other form. It can be hidden within spiritual powers or leashed in any form of the matter present in the planet. But it cannot be destroyed. That is the dharm of Energy.

What is mystery for today’s materialistic people was never a mystery for ancient Hindus and Vedic Gods. Shree Ram Bhakt Hanuman and his severallilas are cited in various ancient texts; one of the most revered being Ramayan

What is exactly Bermuda Triangle Mystery ?

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle (thanks to a famous incident of Chhayagrahi and Shree Ram Bhakt Hanuman, a Rudra Avatar of Lord Shiv), is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. No trace is ever found of these vessels – however huge they might be. The map of Bermuda Triangle defined by various countries differ but one thing that commonly stuns scientists and physicists across the globe is immense grabbing power of Triangle that defies common principles of physics that we teach in schools.

 the incident that we are seeing today in Bermuda Triangle reminisces of the past. If we deny past, ignoring Vedic history then we might never be able to find answers to such mystical powers which are beyond control of human senses or equipments. Imagine a situation wherein the grasping power of Bermuda Traingle suddenly stops do you think our future generations would believe us when we share the incidents with them- if we ourselves get habitual to denying Vedic history. We will fail to convince our next generation about such occurrences. It is better to accept the truth of past scientifically and build the future. The legacy that we define shapes the future of human race. We should never keep religion over Vedic history. Whatever information we have in Vedas are for human race and we should be thankful to Indians and especially Hindus for recording every ancient incident for us, which is pathmaker for all of us even today.

World’s Most Ancient Bermuda Triangle Incident Mentioned in Ramayan

Demoness Simhika did dhyan for thousands of years of Lord Brahma (जगत्-पिता ब्रह्मा – creator of Universes and Planets). Lord Brahma pleased by her bhakti asked about her wish. Chhayagrahi (Simhika) wanted to have controlling powers wherein she could be able to grasp anything towards her. Thereafter, the demoness was bestowed with the boon of grasping any object or being, however powerful it might be, by Lord Brahma. She was famously known Chhayagrahi because she had the mystical power of pulling any object/entity with a glance at the shadow of the object. She had huge body and was capable of swallowing bigger objects that she can easily pull towards her. Due to this, no one dared to travel passing nearby her. When Jambavan (Jamwant) guided Hanuman to cross Indian Ocean then Hanuman started flying over the Indian Ocean to search for Seeta Mata, he felt his speed slowing down, feeling powerless, under immense invisible pressure.

Sundar Kand from Ramayan (which is also proof of existence of Bhagwan Ram) contextualizes the incident to sinking ship.

Sundar Kand Verses 5-1-185

samākṣipto.asmi tarasā pañūkṛtaparākramaḥ |

pratilomena vātena mahānauriva sāgare ||

mahaa nauriva = like a great boat; saagare = in the ocean; pratilomena = (with) opposing; vaatena = wind; asmi = I am becoming; samaakshiptaH = pulled; tarasaa = forcefully; paJNuutaparaakramaH = with disabled power.

“Like a great boat in the ocean with opposing winds, I am being pulled back forcefully, with disabled power.”

Later on seeing here and there, up and down, Lord Hanuman sees floating demoness pulling his shadow towards her. Lord Hanuman killed her by decreasing the size of his massive body and entering her mouth later destroying her internal organs. Hanuman fled with the speed of his thought. (Imagine how fast we think, here Hanuman Ji is taking flight with speed of his thinking). Thinking is faster than speed of light, we might take time to reach moon even with the speed of light, but we can think about moon in milliseconds.

Sundar Kand Verses 5-1-194

tatastasyaa nakhaistiikNairmarmaaNyutkR^itya vaanaraH |

utpapaataatha vegena manaH saMpaatavikramaH || 

tataH= then, vaanaraH= Hanuma, utkR^itya= rending, marmaaNi= internal organs, tasyaaH= of Simhika, tiikshNaiH nakhaiH= with sharp nails, atha= and after that, utpapaata= flew up, manaH sampaata vikramaH vegena= with a speed equal to that of thought.

“Then Hanuman rend her internal organs with His sharp nails and after that flew up with a speed equal to that of thought.”

Another incident that draws attention of readers of Ramayan is when King Ravan is killed.

What Made Ravan Immortal and Powerful ?

Ravan was very intelligent, brave and trilok vijayi (winner of all three lokas). With his dhyan, penance, austerity towards Shiv Shankar, he got several boons which added to his strength making him almost invincible. During his rise, no living god or human being could dare to fight with him. The secret to his massive strength was due to blessings of Lord Shiv. He was also gifted gem (which helped in re-generation of nectar at his navel). This made himamar (immortal) and no one could kill him. It was important that the gem be taken back from him so that nectar from the navel could be soaked to kill him

Hanuman Hiding Powerful Energy of Ravan’s Navel Beneath Ocean

Lord Shiv knew that Mandodari, great wife of Ravan, was aware of the place where Ravan had hidden that mani (मणि-gem). Mandodari was devout wife of Ravan and also devotee of Lord Shiv. Lord Shiv took appearance of a Sage and went to meet Mandodari.  He blessed Mandodari, then Mandodari thought of giving dakshina to Lord Shiv. Lord Shiv in the form of Sage asked for themani (मणि-gem) from Mandodari. No devotee of Lord Shiv could ever say no to the Sage for dakshina. Mandodari knew that secret of mani is only known to Lord Shiv, Ravan and her. She understood that Sage is no one but Lord Shiv himself. She gave the mani to Shiv Shankar as dakshina. She came to know that the Ramlila is about to end with the death of Ravan.

After this incident there was no doubt left that Ravan will be killed easily by Bhagwan Shree Ram.

Lord Ram killed Ravan by firing Arrow of Brahma at the navel of demon king of Sri-Lanka, Ravan. This arrow of Brahma was given to him by Sage Agastya. The arrow of Brahma burst Ravan’s navel, and returned to Ram’s quiver. This made Ravan lifeless and he fell down to the ground, the nectar of immortality soaked from his navel and this led to his death.

The gem was very powerful, after death of Ravan, it became imperative that the gem be placed in a zone that absorb its energy and uncontrollable power. The gem was so powerful that its presence could impact future generations too. Rambhakt Hanuman Ji was giving the task of placing the mani to the depth (core) of the ocean bed, very deep so that its impact could be minimized and diluted. The mani was placed in the deepest core of Ocean of that time which today is known as Bermuda Triangle. The immense grabbing power ofmani is the main reason which pulls down the objects flowing or floating nearby or above Bermuda Triangle zone.

Ever Wondered Why We Have To Open Window Shades During Take-Off & Landing In Airplanes?

If you have ever been on a plane, I'm sure you have been asked to fasten your seat belts, put your seat back in the upright position, close all trays and, the one that has always confused me, open all window shades. But why is that? Pretty sure it isn't to enjoy the view outside.
The reason behind it is:

First, it is very important to know that the most vulnerable time for a mishap in aircrafts is during landing and take-off. The cabin crew is given specific instructions to keep passengers safe. In case of an emergency, the crew has only 90 seconds to evacuate the people on board.

So preparing for any kind of emergency before hand can help save vital time and those 90 seconds can be the difference between life & death.

Well, opening window shades during take-off & landing is also part of the standard emergency protocol and passengers are asked to do so majorly for the following reasons:

If an emergency occurs during day time, with the shades up and cabin lights on, it will be easier for a passenger to adjust to the light outside while evacuating. A sudden change in light can cause temporary blurred vision. Same goes for night time, when shades are open but the cabin lights are dimmed.

The crew can assess the situation outside and plan the evacuation accordingly, like which side to disembark from, because during emergencies, every second counts.

In case something goes wrong on the outside, a passenger can also report it quickly. Like any damage to the wings or an engine catching fire.

It is always good to have an extra pair of eyes, especially because passengers are also very cautious of the smallest details while flying.

Open window shades can also help the emergency ground staff see inside the airplane.

Apart from the emergency process, it can also help passengers brace themselves during a bumpy landing.

So there you have it, you know why the cabin crew keeps reminding you to follow these rules. It is for your own safety!

Harrnish Raval