Udupi: Taptha Mudradharane conducted at Shri Krishna Mutt

By Snehalatha, Udupi
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 12 July 2011: Taptha Mudradharane a religious program, which is one among the Madhwa Traditions, were conducted in Udupi Shri Krishna Mutt on Monday. Shiroor Mutt Shri Laxmeevara Theertha who is administering the Shri Krishna Paryaya Pooja conducted the Taptha Mudradharane to thousands of devotees. Taptha Mudradharane is the process of heating the metallic Shankha Chakra in Sudarshana Homa and marking (Mudra) from it on the body. As per the Shastra this Taptha Mudradharane is to be performed at least once in a year without any difference among the castes.

 

But there is also an scientific significance in marking by the hot metal. In the rainy season many diseases are caused by the germs, this Taptha Mudradharane works as preventive to diseases. But the people are not ready to get their body burnt just for this purpose, so our elders have given the religious background to this. The mudras are in the shape of the weapons of the Gods, Shanka Chakra. In one way this represents that these mudras are the weapons which prevent from diseases.

 

 

On Monday Paryaya Shree and also Vidyasagaratheertha of Krishnapura Mutt at their Mutt conducted the Taptha Mudradharane after the Sudarshana Homa. Similarly on Monday Pejavara Senior Shree Vishveshatheertha who is in Chennai conducted Taptha Mudradharane there at Raghavendra Mutt and Palimaru Shree Vidyadeesha Theertha conducted Taptha Mudradharane at Krishnadhama in Mysore.

 

Pejavar Junior Shree Vishvaprasanna Theertha, Sode Mutt Shree Vishvavalabha Theertha and Puttige Mutt Shree Suganendra Theertha who all are in Bangalore for the Chathurmasa Vratha, conducted Taptha Mudradharane in their branch Mutt in Bangalore.  On the day of Taptha Mudradharane itself Chathurmasa Vratha will also begin. Seers who are always on travel for their religious mission, stay during the rainy season in one place and conduct religious study and orate the same to devotees.