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Taratamya - Anandatirtha Prathishtana

This document provides a hierarchy or taratamya of various deities in Hinduism. It lists Maha Vishnu and Maha Lakshmi as the highest beings who do not have a physical form or linga deha. Below them are various other deities including Brahma, Vayu, Saraswati, Indra, Ganga and others who do have a linga deha or physical representation. The list goes down to 30 levels and includes many important gods and goddesses. It notes that while Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi have no physical form, all other deities in the list do have a linga deha or bodily representation of some kind

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Taratamya - Anandatirtha Prathishtana

This document provides a hierarchy or taratamya of various deities in Hinduism. It lists Maha Vishnu and Maha Lakshmi as the highest beings who do not have a physical form or linga deha. Below them are various other deities including Brahma, Vayu, Saraswati, Indra, Ganga and others who do have a linga deha or physical representation. The list goes down to 30 levels and includes many important gods and goddesses. It notes that while Maha Vishnu and Lakshmi have no physical form, all other deities in the list do have a linga deha or bodily representation of some kind

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Taratamya
TheTaratamyaorhierarchyamongstIshvaraandJivas.
I)MahaVishnuorNarayanaorParamatma
II)MahaLakshmi
1.Brahma,Vayu
2.Saraswati,Bharati
3.Gaurda,Shesha,Rudra
4.Shanmahishis(Jambavati,Nila,Bhadra,Mitravinda,KalindiandLakshana)
5.Souparni,Varuni,Parvati
6.Indra,Kama
7.AhankarikaPrana
8.Aniruddha,Shachi,Rati,SvayambhuvaManu,Bruhaspati,DakshaPrajapati
9.PravahaVayu
10.Surya,Chandra,Yama,Shatharupa
11.Varuna
12.Narada
13.Bhrugu,Agni,Prasuti
14.Vishvamitra,Marichi,Atri,Angirasa,Pulastya,Pulaha,Kratu,Vasishta,VaivasvataManu
15.Mitra,Tara,Nirruti,Pravahi
16.Vishvaksena,AswiniDevatas,Ganapati,Kubera,7Vasus,10Rudras,6Adityas,47Maruts,
10Vishvedevatas,1Rubhu,2Dyavaprithivi,3Pitrus
17.KarmajaDevatas(Sanatkumaras,7Indras,Grahas,Gandharvas,Manus,Apsaras,etc)
18.Ganga,Parjanya,Sanjna,Rohini,Shamala,Virat
19.AnakhyataDevatas
20.Svaha
21.Budha
22.Usha(wifeofAshviniDevatas)
23.Shani
24.Pushkara
25.AjanajaDevatas(16100wivesofLordKrishna,etc)
26.ChiraPirtus
27.Devagandharvas
28.Manushyagandharvas
29.AntardarshiKings
30.UamaManushyas

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WhileMahaVishnuandMahaLakshmidonothaveLingaDeha,therestinthelistdohave
LingaDeha(some
formofphysicalrepresentation).
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arunkumarSays:
October7,2008at2:35pm
Dearhari,
DouthensaythatMahaVishnuandmahaLakshmidonothaveaformorshape?
SoalltherepresentationsofLordVishnuorLakshmiinthephotographsthatarebeing
circulatedinthispresenteraarefalse?
IfyousayYES,theydonothaveashape,thenwhatformaretheyin?onlylight,
imagination?orsomethingelse?
and,aboutothergodslikeshiva,ganapathietc,arethephotographscirculatedaround,the
replicationoftheiractualshapeorjustanimaginationthatonepersondrewandpassedon?
thanksinadvanceforthereply
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HariprasadSays:
October7,2008at4:00pm
DearArun,
TheyarenotboundbythelimitationsofLingaDehalife,death,Indriyas,etcetc.
Iwillleavethetopicofphotosandrepresentation.Wewillneedtositdownandhavea
seriousdiscussiontogetyouananswer
Regards,Hari
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RaghuSays:
October8,2008at2:14pm
Namaskara.IhaveafewratherbasicquestionsandIhopeIwonttestyourpatienceby
askingthemApologiesinadvance!
1.SinceShriVayuandShriBrahmadevaruareonthesamelevel,whyisthatwealwayssay
VayuJeevohamaanddonotsayBrahmaJeevohama.
2.Canyoukindlyprovideinfoontheimportanceandmeaningbehindthestandardphrase
BharatiRamanaMukhyapranaantargatha.
3.WhoisBharati.Whoseconsortisshe?
4.IgetconfusedbetweenPranaDevaru,VayuDevaru,andAnjaneyadevaru.IsHanuman
thesonofVayuandifyes,inthephraseVayuJeevohamaarewereferringtoVayu
Devaru,NOTAnjaneyadevaru?
IsMukhyaPraanadevarusameasVaayudevaruorAnjaneyadevaru?
IhopeIamnotwastingyourtimebyaskingallthesequestions.MayLordHariBlessyou.
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HariprasadSays:
October8,2008at3:35pm
Namaskara,
PleasetakemyanswerswithcautionIamstillanoviceinlearningthishugeoceanof
knowledge.
1.ThoughBrahmadevaruisthecreator,itisMukhyaPranadevaruwhoisresponsiblefor
lifeinthisuniverse.HesitsinsideofeverylifeforminthisuniverseandinfusesLife.He
residesineveryJivaanddoestheShwasaJapa(Hamsamantra)andconsequentlythereis
life.Infactinhumans,heperformsHamsaMantraJapa21000+timesaday,everysingle
day!!HenceheisJivoama.
2.AccordingtoSriMadhva,understandingtheTaratamyaisveryessentialtoobtainthe
Lordsgrace.Understandingtaratamyaalsomeansthatweunderstandthenaturalwayof
reachingHIM.We,thelowerformsoflife,areuerlyillqualiedtobereachinghim.But
thewayoutistoapproachHIMthroughhistrueBhaktas.MukhyaPranaistheLordsbest
servantanddevotee.Hence,weplaceouroeringstotheLordthroughMukhyaPrana.
Hencethephrase.
3.BharatiistheconsortofVayuDevaru.
4.Rujus(Brahma,Vayu,Latavyaetc)areoneandthesameintheirMulaandAvatararupas.
Hence,MukhyaPrana,AnjaneyaandVayuDevaruaresameonlytheirrupaisdierent.
Hence,VayuJeevoamaisalsoapplicabletoMukhyaPrana.
SriVyasanakerePrabhanjanacharyahasexplainedthisbeautifullyinoneofhis
pravachanas.HesaysthatbecauseVayuisequallypowerfulinallhisavatars,anyavatar
canbeworshipped.HenceMadhvamathas,Anjaneyatemplesandsoon.However,the
sameisnotapplicabletootherdevatas.Therefore,forexample,wealwaysworshipShivain
originalformandnotAshwahamaorDurvasaorotheravatars.
Hopeyoundthisuseful.
Sincerely,
Hari
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:43pm
DearHari,
Iamaninfantinthesemaers,andsurelynewtotheforum.
Ilikedyoulastparadescribingpranadevarapowerinallformsbeingequal.My
questionisregardingthat.MygrannyalwayssaideventhenailofNarasimhadevaru
hadallthegunaandwaspoornaliketheLORDhimself.Isthatconcepttrueforvayu
devaru??.WehearastoryaboutthemeetingoftheGreatmonkeyandbhimaand
couldntevenmovehishair..Soishishairtoohavethesamegunaasvayudevaru
himself?.
Thank
Laxmi
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chiraanSays:
October12,2008at1:22am
DearShriarun,
lingadehaismadeofelemensfromchitprakriti,savarajastamas,itiscoversthesoul
atman,likeaskinonthegrains,whichhastobebeaten,groundandsoakedinwatertoget
ridoftheskinandthewholegrainappears.Soulsundergosamsaraincreation(akinto
grinding)andthennallyisdipped(soaked)invirajatogettheiroriginalformswarupa
deha(Moksha).LordandMahalakshmidonothaveanysuchlingadeha.Theyhaveonly
swaroopadehaonly.Nolingadehahencenobirthanddeath.
chiraan
hp://chiraan.blogspot.com
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:47pm
Itsverybasicquestion.Butwouldliketoknowthen.Doesbrahmaandvayuhave
lingadeha??Heisjeevothamathoughmeaninghenisheshisterminthepostandin
pralayaanewlathavyatakesover,ratherthandeath.Isntit?
Peaseexplain
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
June13,2014at9:47pm
Yes,alltheJeevas(includingBrahmaandVayuDevaru)arehavinglingadeha.
Duringthegreatdeluge(MahaPralaya),therecomingfromSankarshanaroopiSri
HariandNarasimhaDevaruwillbringthewholesetofJeevastodust(inside
Bramhanda).
Outsideofit,BrahmadevaruwithallthejeevaswillenterthewombofSriHari.
Thisismyunderstanding.
Pleasecorrectmeifwrong.
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raghavendraSays:
March22,2010at3:43am
NamaskaaraHari,
Wherewoulddurgadeviappearintheabovetaratamya?
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PavanKulkarniSays:
July22,2011at4:00pm
DurgadeviistheAvataraofPravati..Sonootherseparatepostiscreated..
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LaxmiSays:
January28,2013at4:50pm
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IfsheisParvatithenwhyinDurgasuladhiitsays..SribhuDurgavarnathriye.

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IfsheisParvatithenwhyinDurgasuladhiitsays..SribhuDurgavarnathriye.
IsntshearepresentationofSriLaxmiDeviinthe3swaroopagunasofthejeeva
Sathva,rajusandthamasa.
Pleasethrowlight
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
December17,2013at3:24am
DurgadeviistherepresentationofShriMahaLaxmidevi.
Reply
kpavankumarSays:
March24,2012at11:19am
budhhaisavtarofvishnuhowexactly?budhhaisnotbelivingvedas.innedinformation
regardingthis.iheardireadthatweareacceptingbudhhaisavtarofvishnufromlast1500.
yearswhatwasbefore.
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VinaySays:
March26,2012at10:43am
Budhhaavatharofmahavishnuisnotgauthamabudhha,budhhaavatharawastaken
frommahavishnujusttohelplordshivatokilltripurasura.thinkanypersonwhois
moreknowledgeableonthiscansomemorelightonthis.
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SudhindraKulkarniSays:
December17,2013at3:26am
Vinayisabsolutelycorrecthere.Inthevedasandupanishads,therearemany
referencestothephraseTriyugiforShrimanNarayana.Thatmeans,hetakes
avatarasinonly3Yugas,Krutayuga,TretayugaandDwaparayuga.
AndGautamaBuddhawasborninKaliyuga.
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NirajSays:
December17,2013at6:51pm
isntKalkiavtaartakingplaceinkaliyuga?
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natrajvarmamaneshindeSays:
June12,2013at9:59pm
isthisdoctrineoftartamyasanctionedbythevedas?isthereanyshrutiadharaforthis
doctrine?
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