SHRI ESWARAYA NAMAHA

காவல் தெய்வங்களில் முனிஸ்வரர் சிறப்பு மிக்க தெய்வமாக மக்களால் கருதப்படுகிறார் வீரமும், ஆவேசமும் நிறைந்த ஆண் தெய்வமாக, முனீஸ்வரர் கருதப்படுகிறார். காவல் தெய்வமான, முனீஸ்வரரை, முனி, முனியாண்டி, முனியப்பர், முனியன் என, பல பெயர்களில், கிராம மக்கள் அழைத்து வழிபடுகின்றனர். முனி என்ற சொல் புராணங்களில், தெய்வ ஆவேசம் படைத்தவர் எனும் அர்த்தத்தில் பதிவு பெற்று உள்ளது.

Om! Having bowed down to Narayana and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word Jaya be uttered. Ugrasrava, the son of Lomaharshana, surnamed Sauti, well-versed in the Puranas, bending with humility, one day approached the great sages of rigid vows, sitting at their ease, who had attended the twelve years’ sacrifice of Saunaka, surnamed Kulapati, in the forest of Naimisha.  Those ascetics, wishing to hear his wonderful narrations, presently began to address him who had thus arrived at that recluse abode of the inhabitants of the forest of Naimisha. Having been entertained with due respect by those holy men, he saluted those Munis (sages) with joined palms, even all of them, and inquired about the progress of their asceticism. Then all the ascetics being again seated, the son of Lomaharshana humbly occupied the seat that was assigned to him. Seeing that he was comfortably seated, and recovered from fatigue, one of the Rishis beginning the conver

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