Samoothiri Raja's Kozhikode

കോഴിക്കോടിൻെറ പിൽക്കാല ചരിത്രത്തെ പറ്റി ചില വസ്തുതകൾ.ചിലത് കോഴിക്കോട് ലൈബ്രറിയിൽ നിന്ന് ലഭിച്ചതാണ്.മറ്റു ചിലത് നിഗമനങ്ങളും.കോഴിക്കോട് നഗരം വാസ്തു ശാസ്ത്രപ്രകാരം രൂപകല്പന ചെയ്തതാണ്. ഇരട്ട ചങ്കുള്ള നഗരം എന്ന് ഈ നഗരം ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് കാലത്ത് അറിയപ്പെട്ടു.ഈ രണ്ടു ഹൃദയ ഭാഗങ്ങൾ തമ്മിൽ അകറ്റാൻ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് കാർ റയിൽ പാലം പണിതു എന്നും പുസ്തകത്തിൽ എഴുതിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. റയിലിന് അപ്പുറവും ഇപ്പുറവും ആയി പടിഞ്ഞാറും കിഴക്കും.

മലബാർ എന്ന പേര് അറബികൾ ഇവിടുത്തെ സിൽക് വ്യാപാരം അനുസ്മരിച്ച് ആണ് നാമകരണം ചെയ്തത്.മൾബറി സിൽക് ഇന്നും വിപണിയിൽ ഉണ്ട്.പണ്ട് ഗുജറാത്തിൽ നിന്നുമായിരുന്നു മലബാറിലേക്ക് ഉള്ള പ്രവേശന കവാടം വിദേശികൾക്ക് .അത് മാറ്റി പിന്നീട് സാമൂതിരി വിദേശ വ്യാപാരികളെ കോഴിക്കോട് നേരിട്ട് വന്ന് കച്ചവടം ചെയ്യാൻ ക്ഷണിച്ചു എന്ന് മനസ്സിലാകുന്നു

Natural immunity against diseases

Modern science is now trying to kill corona virus using micro biology enabled with Artificial intelligence.But Indian Ayurveda increases immunity power of body to fight against such germs. Probiotics medicines does it by introducing good bacteria  inside your guts.

It's all about your gut bacteria.They does immunity against outside germs.So good bacteria should dominate bad bacteria in your stomach.Taking more of modern medicine kills these good bacteria.Thus bad bacteria,virus and all invades our body.

Insomnia for example is caused by lack of good gut bacteria .

As per Ayurveda ,85 percent diseases  are due to  digestive problems.That's exactly where this good gut bacteria comes into limelight.Drinking a glass of warm milk with half a 
tea spoon turmeric daily can help increase immunity and resistance against diseases.

Ravana

Ravana,the king of Lanka used to worship Tarini.After reaching Lanka over the patharabandha (stone embankment) on the sea with Sugriva,Hanuman and Banara sena ,Rama desired to know the whereabouts of Sita.Lakshmana was sent to the Ashoka Vana to see her. Lakshmana reached there and climbed an Ashoka tree.Sita was in pitiable condition always uttering the name of Rama.At the dead of the night,Ravana came there with Puja materials asking the demonesses (Asurinis) to leave the place.He prayed the goddess, "How long I will live the life of a demon.Free me from this wretched life". Lakshmana was surprised to see the noble attitude of Ravana.Lakshmana exuberantly uttered, "How fortunate Ravana was". Ravana located Lakshmana in the Ashoka tree,and angrily said "You have elicited my secrets here.If you disclose it before anybody you will die of heart attack.When Rama will know that I am worshipping Sita the great Rama will not come.If he does not come who will free me from the bondage"?Lakshmana left the place before dawn and narrated the interesting incident before Rama and as ordained died instantly.Rama in crying prayed to Ravana to save his brother.All of a sudden Ravana appeared and enlivened Lakshmana,on condition that whatever he would demand Rama would grant.Raghuvira agreed.When Lakshmana got back his life Rama requested Ravana to ask for his desired boon.The demon king beningly said
You  will cut my head only by Brahmastra but not by any other weapon.

Rama retorted,how could he kill a helpful person.But Ravana insisted to his desire.Then the demon king narrated about Tarini,his tutelary goddess.She is in her original Pitha at Kanchi in the state of Madras. Ravana disappeared.Having been pleased with the demon king Rama prayed the goddess Tarini for her blessing.The goddess appeared before him asking him to kill Ravana and all the demons of Lanka.She would be always with him.The ten armed Devi was found seated on a Lion,radiating her celestial light.Rama was directed to worship her with fruits only on all the days.From the time of the Ramayana she came to be known as Sankata Tarini .

-- Taken from "Sakta Pithas - A Study"  by Dr H.C.Das 
(He is author of 18 authoritative books and editor of 20 books on 
History,Archeology,Iconography,Art and Architecture,Religion,Tribal culture,Music etc and has published 850 research papers on these subjects)

Dissociation of mind

Dissociation from thoughts leads to a thoughtless mind in meditation and hypnosis.An empty vessel can be filled full of water. Similarly, pranshakti would cover fully the empty mind which results in hypnotic power.Indian Rishis called it Sammohan shastra.

Now take the case of dissociative mental illness where the patient loses continuity of thoughts. Possession may happen in this dissociated mind .This is like negative energy entering mind

Now let us see the positive side in dissociation and occupance by divinity in it. In the case of parakaaya pravesh,the sadhak disidentifies with himself and enters another dead body with his prana and mind.Shankaracharya has performed this magical act in his life.

Yogis say that most people travels out of their body using Astral body in dream and before getting up from sleep, they reenters the body.Mental illnesses like sleep paralysis can result in person getting kidnapped and taken away by unknown powers from outside.Ramayan has story of Rama and lakshmana getting abducted in sleep and taken away to the nether-world by Ahiravan,who was Ravana's brother ,and Hanuman rescues Rama and lakshmana from them.

Dissociation followed by flow of pranashakti is always positive,but when possessed by negative powers it manifest as mental illness.