The Tejo region is located in the very heart of Portugal, a short drive from the capital city of Lisbon. Pulsing with a rich heritage, Tejo claims a bounty of historical treasures scanning the pages of time, from Roman ruins and Gothic castles, to Manueline monasteries and medieval hilltop villages. Such a Tej Linga was consecrated in the Taj Mahal, hence the term Taj Mahal alias Tejo Mahalaya. 16.Agra city, in which the Taj Mahal is located, is an ancient centre of Shiva worship. Its orthodox residents have through ages continued the tradition of worshipping at five Shiva shrines before taking the last meal every night especially during.
Recitation of Durga Mahatmya on marks the formalbeginning of the festivalMahisasura Mardini (: মহিষাসুরমর্দিনী, The Annihilation of theDemon) is a hugely popular early radio programme have beenbroadcasted since 1930 in (AIR) program which isa beautiful two-hour audio montage of Chandipath (chantingfrom Chandi) recitation from the scriptural verses of SriSri Chandi or,Bengali devotional songs, classical music and a dash of acousticmelodrama. The program has also been translated into Hindi set tosimilar orchestration and is broadcast at the same time for apan-Indian audience. Thisprogramme, which began in 1932, is aired every year at day-break onMahalaya even till today. The programme, which started off as alive-performance has been broadcast in its pre-recorded formatsince the late nineteen-sixties. However, its great popularityremains undiminished even till today.This program has almost become synonymous withcalled Debipakhsha.
For nearly six decades from 1930 now, the wholeof Bengal rises up in the chilly pre dawn hours, 4 am at morning tobe precise, of the Mahalaya day to tune in to the “MahisasuraMardini” broadcast. Contents.BirendraKrishna Bhadrawhowill always be remembered for making Mahalaya memorable to one andall is Birendra Krishna Bhadra, the magical voice behind the“Mahisasura Mardini.” The legendary narrator recites the holyverses and tells the story of the descent of Durga to earth, in hisinimitable style.It was on the day of Mahalaya,the beginning of'devipaksha',the Gods and Goddesses woke up to prepare themselvesfor Durga Puja. Akashvani Mahalaya: In the year 1930, Mahalaya wasfirst broadcasted over the radio in Akashvani. The programme wasorganised by Premankur Aatorthi,Nripendra Krishna Mukhopadhya. It was broadcasted livethen. Later it was recorded and played.Bhadra died long ago, but his recorded voice still forms thecore of the Mahalaya program. In a sonorous, reverberating voiceBirendra Bhadra renders the Mahalaya recital for two thrillinghours, mesmerizing every household with the divine aura of hisnarration, as the Bengalis submerge their souls in quiet moments ofprayer.
MusicalCompositionMahisasura Mardini is a remarkable piece of audio dramamatchless in Indian culture. Though the theme isand the, this program is a landmarkcomposition. It's scripted by Bani Kumar, and narrated by Bhadrawhile Dijen Mukhopadhya, Manobendra Mukhopadhya (Tabo Achinta.),Sandhya Mukhopadhya, Arati Mukhopadhya, Utpala Sen, Shyamal Mitraand Supriti Ghosh (Bajlo tomar alor benu) sang in their melodiousvoices. Theenchanting music is composed by none other than the immortal, andthe songs are rendered by famous singers of yesteryears, includingand Arati Mukherjee. As therecital begins, the serene morning air resonates with the longdrawn sound of the sacred conch shell, immediately followed by achorus of invocation, melodiously setting the stage for therecitation of the Chandi Mantra. ChandipathChandipath narrates that is the primeval source of power, allqualities reside in her. She is one and yet known by many names.She is Narayani, Brahmani, Maheshwari, Shivaduti and She is thefierceful Chamunda, decked with a garland of skulls.
The GoddessChandika is eternal. She has no birth, no definite physical form.She assumes a manifestation of majestic might only to restore theprocess of Creation from the terrible Asuras or evil incarnates.Mahisasura, the terrible king of the Asuras had defeated the godsand driven them out of Heaven. The gods, dejected and humiliatedwent to Brahma, the god of creation Vishnu, the God of preservationand Mahadeva, the God of destruction, to report their defeat.
Thesethree Gods projected their energy and evoked a new form of energy.This energy then crystallised into the heavenly form of a Goddess.She was Mahamaya, the Mother of the Universe. The emergence of thegoddess was an auspicious moment. The Goddess then emerged in fullbattle array to combat Mahisasura. The Himalayas gifted Her thelion to act as her carrier, Vishnu gave her the Chakra, Mahadevagave her the trident, Yama gave her the danda, Brahma gave her therosary and the container of sacred water.
Armed with weapons of allkinds, the Mother Goddess defeated the Asuras, thus ending the ruleof evil forces. The occasion of Mahalaya, thus, always goes onreminding mankind of the divine scheme of things that the Evil mayhave had its say, but it is ultimately the Good that has the lastlaugh. The Story of MahisasuraMardini. Main article:The story element is captivating.
It speaks of the increasingcruelty of the demon king Mahisasura against the gods. Unable totolerate his tyranny the gods plead with Vishnu to annihilate thedemon. The Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara (Shiva) cometogether to create a powerful female form with ten arms - GoddessDurga or 'Mahamaya', the Mother of the Universe who embodies theprimeval source of all power.The gods then bestow upon this Supreme creation their individualblessings and weapons. Armed like a warrior, the goddess rides alion to battle with the Mahisasura. After a fierce combat the'Durgatinashini' is able to slay the 'Asura' king with her trident.Heaven and earth rejoice at her victory. Finally, the mantranarration ends with the refrain of mankind's supplication beforethis Supreme Power:'Ya devi sarbabhuteshshu, sakti rupena sanksthita NamasteshwaiNamasteshwai Namasteshwai namo namaha.' Mahishasura Mardini Stotram or Mahishasur Maridhini Sloka is avery popular devotional stotra of Goddess Durga written by Guru AdiSankaracharya (Sri Sri Sri Shankara Bhagavatpadacharya).
Thisdevotional verse is addressed to Goddess Mahisasura Mardini, theGoddess who killed Demon Mahishasura. Mahisasura Mardini is thefierce form of Goddess Durga Maa (an incarnation of GoddessParvathi), where Durga Maa is depicted with 10 arms who rides in alion or tiger and carrying weapons and assumes symbolic handgestures or mudras. Retrieved2009-06-13., TNN 19 September2009., PiyasreeDasgupta, Sep 18,2009. Retrieved2009-06-13.References. Pragya Paramita. ',expressindia.com, Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai)Ltd, 15 September 2006.
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