SEVEN SPRITUAL SAINT OF PANCHAMAHABHUTAS CALLED ALAKH NIRANJAN.

Title: 7 SPRITUAL SAINT OF PANCHAMAHABHUTAS CALLED ALAKH NIRANJAN.

RM Singh, M PHARM -Pharmacology, S.E.T'S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, DHARWAD, KARNATAKA

Abstract

Alakh Niranjan (अलख निरञ्जन) is a term used by Nath Yogis to describe God and the Self. It is also a synonym for the Creator. 

Meaning of Alakh Niranjan 

• Alakh: Means "unseen" or "sightless"

• Niranjan: Means "unblemished" or "spotfree"

Significance of Alakh Niranjan

• The term is used to describe the characteristics of God and the Self, known as the Atman 

• The term is used to describe the Absolute, which is beyond everything, the Supreme emptiness, the purest, and the space of Prakasha 

• The term is used to describe the transcendent comprehending of the Supreme (Alakh Vijnana) 

• The term is used to describe the one who is spotless and pure 

The five elements of Panch Mahabhoot in English are: 

• Aakash: Ether or space

• Vayu: Air

• Agni: Fire

• Jal: Water

• Prithvi: Earth

What do the elements mean?

• Aakash: The space that connects all things, and is related to freedom and expansion 

• Vayu: The element of motion, associated with the skin and touch 

• Agni: The element of fire, associated with digestion, metabolism, and vision 

• Jal: The element of water, associated with liquidity, adhesion, and cooling 

• Prithvi: The element of earth, associated with the structure of the body, including bones, teeth, and hair 

Where are the elements in the body?

In Ayurveda, the five elements are present in the body in different ways. For example, water is present in bodily fluids like saliva, plasma, and digestive juices. 

How do the elements relate to each other?

The five elements work together to create three basic types of energies called "Doshas" in the human body. 

Significance

In Yoga and Sanatan Dharma, the five elements are seen as the basis of all creation, including the physical body. 

In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi, a tatpurusha compound of brahma  is a member of the highest classof Rishis ("seers" or "sages"), especially those credited with the composition of the hymns collected inthe Rigveda.A Brahmarshi is a sage who has attained enlightenment (Kaivalya or Moksha) and became a Jivanmukta bycompletely understanding the meaning of Brahman and has attained the highest divine knowledge, infiniteknowledge(omniscience) and self knowledge called Brahmajnana. When a Brahmarshi dies heattains Paramukti and frees himself from Samsara, the cycle of birth and death.Saptarishi, meaning "seven sages" are who are extolled at many places in the Vedas and Hindu literature. TheVedic Samhitas never enumerate these rishis by name, though later Vedic texts such asthe Brahmanas and Upanisads do so. There are seven stars of the Big Dipper namedKratu,Pulaha,Pulastya,Atri,Angirasa,Vasista and Bhrigu. There is another star slightly visible within it,known as "Arundhati”, wife of Vasista.***Manvantara in Hindu units

Introduction

The present Saptarishis of Vyvasvata manvantara are Kashyapa, Atri, Vasistha,Vishvamitra, Gautama Maharishi, Jamadagni and Bharadvaja. They bring down to the earththe required knowledge and energies to strengthen the processes of transition (pralaya).They are naturally the most evolved 'light beings' in the creation and the guardians of thedivine laws.Saptarishi are the seven greatest sages of the Vedic realm. They have attained a semi-immortal status, that of an exceedingly long lifespan due to their yogic power and by thepower of their penance. The seven holy sages were assigned to be present through the fourgreat ages, to guide the human race. These seven sages worked closely with the Adi Yogi orShiva to maintain the balance on Earth. They are the seven mind-born sons of Brahma wholive for a period of time known as a manvantara (306,720,000 Earth Years). During thisperiod of time they serve as representatives of Brahma and at the end of a manvantara, theuniverse gets destroyed and Saptarishis merge in the God and the task of filling the Earth isgiven to newly appointed Saptarishi.

(Manvantara) Saptarishis -Swayambhu Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulaha, Kratu, Pulastya, and Vasishtha.

Swarochisha: Urja, Stambha, Prana, Nanda, Rishabha, Nischara and ArvarivatAuttami Kaukundihi, Kurundi, Dalaya, Sankha, Pravahita, Mita and Sammita(Sons of Vasistha)

Tamasa :Jyotirdhama, Prithu, Kavya, Chaitra, Agni, Vanaka and PivaraRaivata Hirannyaroma, Vedasrí, Urddhabahu, Vedabahu,Sudhaman, Parjanya and MahamuniChakshusha Sumedhas, Virajas, Havishmat, Uttama, Madhu, Abhinaman, andSahishnnuVaivasvata Kashyapa, Atri, Vasistha, Vishvamitra, GautamaMaharishi, Jamadagni and BharadvajaSavarni Diptimat, Gslava, Parasurama, Kripa, Draunior Ashwatthama, Vyasa and RishyasringaDaksha-savarni Savana, Dyutimat, Bhavya, Vasu, Medhatithi, Jyotishman, and SatyaBrahma-savarni Havishman, Sukriti, Satya, Apammurtti, Nabhaga, Apratimaujas andSatyaketuDharma-savarni Nischara, Agnitejas, Vapushman, Vishnu, Aruni, Havishman andAnaghaRudra-Savarni Tapaswi, Sutapas, Tapomurti, Taporati, Tapodhriti, Tapodyuti andTapodhanaRauchya Nirmoha, Tatwadersin, Nishprakampa, Nirutsuka, Dhritimat, Avyayaand SutapasBhautya Agnibshu, Suchi, Aukra, Magadha, Gridhra, Yukta and Ajita

The Saptarishis Calendar of ancient India is based on precession of the equinoxes. It employs the tropical zodiac of the Greeks and the precessional rate of Hipparchus. The Saptarishis era has to be determined by naked eye observation of the sky. The line of reference goes through the stars Dubhe and Merak in the constellation of Ursa Major, touching both of them, and crosses the ecliptic in the sidereal Purvaphalguni Nakshatra1 of Simha Rashi at a point close to the star 59 Leonis. The angular difference between this ‗Saptarishis pointer‘ and the vernal equinox gives the tropical lunar mansion in which Saptarishis resides at a given point in time.

A manvantara (age of Manu) is a unit of time within a kalpa (day of Brahma). There are fourteen manvantaras in a kalpa, each separated by sandhyas (connecting periods). Each manvantara is ruled by a different Manu, with the current seventh one ruled by Vaivasvata Manu. Rishis and their sons are born anew in each manvantar

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