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azure-cherie · 2 years

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Vedic asteroids to look for in your chart:)

I wanted to stay off Tumblr but these are too interesting to not share ,😭😌💫

Use tropical or sidereal it's your choice bub !

( i used sidereal since these are vedic based )

For prominents , must be aspecting personal planets , AC & MC !

Disclaimer: some of the interpretations are taken from a website and rest are just my interpretations ! :)

Consorts

Siva + Parvati

Rama + Sita

Brahman + Saraswati

Vishnu + Lakshmi

Asteroids:

Forms of Vishnu

Vishnu 4034 - bliss and what you can preserve in life

Krishnan 22533 - enlightenment , spiritual endeavours, what you know spiritually

Gopalan 7754 – another name for Krishna - your childish side

Balakrishnan 16116 - the child Krishna - which part of life are you adored

Raman 55753 – also Rama -which part of life are you mature at

Sita 244 – wife of Rama - perseverance and kindness

Ramakrishna - 25468 -your devotion

Ramachandran 20851 - neurological intelligence - a bit unsure

Padmanabhan 21575 - unsure

Srinivasan 21748 - unsure

Venkateswaran 28438 - probably intelligence and epiphany

4034, 22533, 7754, 16116, 55753, 244, 25468, 20851, 21575, 21748, 28438

Forms of Parvati

Parvati 2847 - your form of loving others, your form of motherly love

Kaali 4227 - your most fierce feminine form , dark femininity.

Tara 5863 - depends on whether you are considering hinduism or Buddhism, your contrasting characters , since Tara in Hinduism is a very fierce deity but in Buddhism she is a motherly deity, but you can consider either systems .

Forms of Siva

Siva 1170 -your meditative form , calmness , or about your partner

Rudra 2629 -your fierce form of protecting others, corresponds to Ardra nakshatra

Mahakala 10819 - corresponds to things existing before time , what are you good at , since you were born, this asteroid is somewhat more complicated I'll put a post later about it

Shankar 22817 -your most beautiful form , corresponds to spouse as well , beautiful spouse

Mahalingam 18104 - what are you supreme at

Hara 4640 - what are you good at removing/ destroying

2847, 4227, 5863, 9438, 25986, 1170, 2629, 10819, 22817, 18104, 4640

Aditi 4401 - what are you blessed at , Intuition, corresponds to punarvasu nakshatra so where can you bounce back in life .

Anand 23323 - joy, spiritual bliss

Garuda 2307 - a bird, mount of Vishnu, related to kundalini awakening

Ganesa 2415 - son of Siva and Parvati

Hanuman 2211 - popular Hindu deity, follower of Rama, protector from harm

Nada 4106, - divine music, sound heard when kundalini activated

Parana 1779 - prana - life force, yogic breathing

Prabhu 23681 - God

Soma 2815 - drink that confers bliss, immortality

Samadhi 12472 - enlightenment, nirvana, spiritual ecstasy

Vibhuti 25290 - sacred ash; valuable

Kama 1387 - sexual/sensual desires

4401, 23323, 2307, 2415, 2211, 4106, 1779, 23681, 2815 , 12472, 25290, 1387

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Do tell me about your prominents 😘

Have a great day/ night ✨

#astro community #vedic astrology #sidereal astrology #astrology #sidereal zodiac #astrology community #asteroids #asteroid astrology

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talonabraxas · 1 year

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Hindu God Lord Shiva (Siva) The Destroyer Lord Shiva And Maa Parvati Stand In Front Of Shivling At Himalaya

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thereader-radhika · 10 months

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Ambitious Sembiyan Madevi

Sembiyan Madevi is hailed as the epitome of virtue, piety and chastity throughout the novel, but we can see that her history is quite dark.

Mazhavarayars were chieftains at one time. During the wars at the time of Vijayalaya Chola, they joined the Pandyas. As a result, they were disgraced when Cholas thrived and Pandyas vaned. According to herself, Sembiyan Madevi grew up as a devotee of Natarajan, without bothering to befriend other young girls or engage in usual childhood - teenage passions. It could be a lie too.

One day, 40 year old Kandharadithan visited the temple and met this teenager. As she is narrating the story to Maduranthakan to curb his ambition, she presents it as getting enamoured by his presence. He too falls in love with her, just like Pazhuvettaraiyar fell for Nandini (I think 'lust' will be more appropriate). There was a very important political aspect to this marriage,

Soon we got married. As a result, your grandfather regained his old influence and the title, “Mazhavarayar.”

Basically, the Mr. Mazhavarayar regained his lost title and glory through this alliance. It was only after the marriage that Kandarathithan revealed that they he didn't have any plans to elevate them any further. His nephew Sundara Cholan was his crown prince and he wasn't planning to have any more children. What was he thinking? Even now, contraceptives aren't 100% efficient.

Young crafty Sembiyan Madevi wasn't willing to give up without a fight. When she first tells this story to Maduranthakan, she says that she just yearned to become a mother. But when she reveals about the baby swapping, she confesses that her desires weren't just personal.

Sembiyanmadevi had wanted to have a baby as soon as she was married, a child who would become the Emperor of the Chozha country.

Then the infamous baby swapping happened and she had to reveal everything to her husband, who insisted that an outsider can't ascend the throne and Sembiyan Madevi needs to make sure that it doesn't happen. She feels immense guilt, and forces Maduranthakan too to become an ardent devotee. In my opinion, Sembiyan Madevi fears her own ambition and cunningness that "caused" the succession crisis. Perhaps she sees herself in Nandini too.

Then she publicly acknowledges her biological son. Her adopted son who turns out to be a Pandya prince conveniently removes himself from this equation. And she is back to her 'old ways' 😏

. . . a voice choking with emotion, Poonkuzhali said, “I don't know why wars are fought! Why cannot human beings love each other and be happy?” “My daughter! That will never happen. As long as the world is in existence, we will not be free from war. Even Siva and Parvati had to wage war. Those who are born to uphold Dharma in this world always have to wage war.” When the infinitely gentle Sembiyanmadevi, the learned Saivite, said this, everyone was wonderstruck.

Unfortunately the novel ends soon. We don't get to see the 'real character' of this Sembiyan Madevi with political ambitions.

#ponniyin selvan #ponniyin selvan 2 #maduranthakan #chola dynasty #aditha karikalan #kundavai #arulmozhi #nandini #kollywood

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blessed1neha · 1 year

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What is Power of Raam Naam

As we all know Rama is a two letter mantra derived out of the ashtakshara (Aum Na mo Na ra ya na ya) and Panchakshara (Na ma Shi va ya).

Once Goddess Parvathi asked Lord Shiva how can a lay man achieve the benefits of reciting Vishnu sahasranama which is basically read by learned schlors.

For which Lord Shiva answered: "Keno Payena lakuna vishnoor naama sahasrakam - Patyathe pandithair nithyam srothumicchyaamyaham Prabho". "Just by reciting rama rama rama. Rama nama has the essence of Vishnu sahasranama or 1000 names of Lord Vishnu".

This is told in the sloka "sri rama rama ramethi rame rame manorame sahasranama thathulyam rama nama varanane"

Rama nama is so sweet as a nectar. It gives happiness to the mind.

Whatever comes in our way as an obstacle, Rama namam will protect us.

What we desire to have, we get it,that is the prowess of the nama.

The celestial s too sing the pride of this taraka mantra and it installs bravery in one's heart

The power of Rama nama is depicted by Lord Hanuman (Ever living - chiranjeevi). He crossed the ocean by chanting the Rama nama. Rama built a bridge across the ocean to reach Lanka, but hanuman just like that crossed the Ocean by just chanting Rama nama. So this means, Rama nama is mightier than Lord Rama himself.

Let us all chant, Hari and Shiva who are one and Rama nama gives happiness both in this birth and in the next birth. It erases the difficulties of the devotees, cures the illness. Let us all chant the nectar like Rama nama daily and get his blessings.

Every other mantra in our scriptures have their own names. Rama Nama is the only Mantra that is called ‘Taraka Mantra’. The word ‘taraka’ means the one that helps us cross. It helps us cross the ocean of ‘samsara’. It helps us cross the cycles of birth and death. If it is chanted as ‘Rama’, then it is a Nama.

If it is chanted ‘Ram’, then it is a Mantra.

Our ancient Sages and Rishis have glorified the Rama Nama.

Rama Nama gets exactly the same importance in Saguna Upasana (worshipping the Absolute Truth as a Being with a form) as does the Pranava (‘Om’) Mantra in Nirguna Upasana (worshipping the Absolute Truth as formless).

Rishi Manu shows that the Rama Nama has links to all the other mantras that ever exist.

In Syavana Smriti (Syavana is the name of a rishi), Syavana says that the Rama Nama is the essence of all the Vedas, Shastras, Itihasas and Puranas.

Sage Vasishta meditated on the Rama Nama for quite a long time. Hence he wanted to name the Almighty with the same Mantra that he had chanted.

THE YOGA CONNECTION

In the philosophy of the Yoga, ‘Ra’ is considered the ‘Mooladhara’ (the point of origin of the power of Kundalini) and ‘Ma’ is the ‘Sahasrara’ (the destination). Hence, when the Rama Nama is chanted in the right tone and manner, the serpent power rises and hits the head or the ‘kapala’ Thus, by merely chanting the Rama Nama, one can become a Yogi.

In Vishnu Sahasranamam, Lord Siva asks Parvati to chant the Rama Nama all the time. A good teacher is the one who practices what he preaches. It is obvious that Siva, being the Supreme Guru, (Jagadguru) Himself chants the Rama Nama. When parents do something noble, would not the son follow the same? Muruga and Ganesha chant the Rama Nama always. That is verily their ‘Kula Mantra’.

Sage Vishwamitra took Sri Rama and Lakshmana to the forests for ‘yagna samrakshana’ (protecting their fire austerities from the demons). Out of the boundless love for Sri Rama, Viswamnitra wanted to gift Him something. A sage that he was, he had no worldly possessions, nevertheless, he had performed an abundance of austerities. He had penanced for a very long time on crores of ‘Devatas’ with mantras for each of them. He initiated Sri Rama with these Mantras.

As soon as the Mantras were initiated to Sri Rama, the ‘devatas’ appeared before them! Viswamitra was jealous of the fact that those devatas who could be invoked by him only after severe penances, now appeared the instant Sri Rama chanted their Mantras!

In our Shastras it is prescribed that when the devatas are invited, they can be installed in one of the three — water (that is the reason we install ‘kalas’ – pots of water for japa, kumbabhishekam and the like), fire (that is the reason we perform homam) and the third being, installing them into one’s own body (during Sandhyavandanam, Goddess Gayathri is installed thus). Here, when the devatas were invoked, they refused to go back to their abodes. Hence Sri Rama invited one and all of them into his body. Thus, by merely chanting the Rama Nama, one gets the benefit of invoking all the 33 crores of devatas as well.

Ramayana is filled with instances where merely the Name ‘Rama’ has solved so many miseries and disentangled so many situations.

ONE NAME FOR ALL GODS

Generally, people can be divided into two broad categories: the Shaivites, who worship Lord Shiva as the supreme, and the Vaishnavites, who worship Lord Vishnu and His forms as the Supreme Being. The most significant Mantra for any Vaishnavite is the ‘Ashtakshari’ (it contains eight letters in Sanskrit) mantra ‘Om Namo Narayana’.

The chief among the Mantras for the Shaivites is the Panchakshari (5 lettered) mantra, ‘Om Nama Shivaya’. Without the letter ‘ra’, ‘Narayana’ would read as ‘Nayana’ that means one without a way (‘gati’); without the letter, ‘ma’, ‘Namasivaya’ would read as ‘Nasivaya’ that means inauspicious.

So the jiva akshara (life-giving letters) ‘Ra’ and ‘Ma’ of these two Mantras are put together to form the Rama Nama! Anyone chanting this Divine Name thus worships both Shiva and Vishnu at the same time.

Also, Here its is

One very famous and old true incident of 15th century!

Once there was a very wealthy Seth (businessman) in the current Uttar Pradesh. He was suffering from leprosy disease (vitiligo as we say white spots) for long time and therefore he plans to end his life by taking Samadhi in Ganga Ji.

He along with his family members and friends came to Ganga river and they saw Kamaal. (son of Kabiradas Ji)

Kamaal inquired about everything and smiled.

Kamaal: Seth! What if I remove this leprosy completely from your body?

Seth: I will give half of my wealth to you Maharaj instantly.

Kamaal: Keep your wealth with you. I don't want anything. Just chant Ram once from the bottom of your heart and take a dip in Ganga.

Seth did what Kamaal told, but nothing happened.

Kamaal: You didn't chant Ram from your whole heart. Do it one more time and take a dip.

Again! Nothing happened.

Now Kamaal asked him to say Ram for the third time and while Seth was taking a dip, Kamaal hit his head with a wodden stick.

Seth was horrified and terrified due to this sudden attack and he cried out Ram naam from the bottom of his heart finally.

And magic happened!

His leprosy disease vanished completely.

Kamaal was very happy seeing this and he hurriedly came to Kabiradas Ji and told him everything.

Kabiradas Ji was very sad hearing this that Kamaal had to take Ram naam for 3 times to cure a disease.

Saying Ram for 3 times for such a small purpose made Kabiradas Ji very angry.

He sent Kamaal to Tulsidas Ji who was Param Ram Bhakt with a letter.

Tulsidas Ji read the letter when Kamaal came to him and it was written:

“Dooba Vansh Kabir Ka Upje Poot Kamaal”

“Teen Ram Ke Naam Se Kodi Kiyo Bahaal”

My lineage has drowned when son like Kamaal born who had to take 3 Ram nam for curing a leprosy disease.

Tulsidas Ji smiled and ordered that whoever wants to cure leprosy disease gather at my ashram.

Around 1k patient of leprosy disease gathered from many villages.

Tulsidas Ji came and chant Ram naam only once on the water in his hands and then sprinkled that water on those patients.

And again magic happened!

Every single patient became disease free. Leprosy was vanished from each and everyone's body.

Kamaal returned home and told the incident as it is to Kabiradas Ji.

Kabirdas Ji was not satisfied even after that.

He sent Kamaal to Soordas Ji who was Param Krishna Bhakt.

Soordas Ji was laying on Raman Reti and his eyes were full of tears of love of Govind. He was in dhyan avastha.

Kamaal went to Soordas Ji and told him both the incidents briefly to Soordas Ji.

Soordas Ji: Look at the Yamuna river Kamaal. There is a dead body flowing in it.

Kamaal: Yes! There is a dead body. You doesn't look blind to me at all!

Soordas Ji: (smiling) Take that body out from the river and bring it to me.

Kamaal took the body out and took it before Soordas Ji.

Then Soordas Ji with his heart full of love amd bhakti of Govind, chanted Ra only out of complete Ram and suddenly the dead body became alive and that man stood in front of everybody like he's waken up from a long sleep.

Again magic happened!

Saying half of Ram naam can make a dead into alive!

Valmiki became like a God by chanting Ram naam backwards.

Shri Hanuman Ji Maharaj control Shri Ram himself by continuously chanting Ram naam.

Shri Mahadev took the Halaahal poison and it became an ornament for him because of continous Ram naam jaap.

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Lord Rama is the Supreme Lord himself and any paraphernalia associated with him has his qualities invested in them, then what to speak of his holy name!

In Bhagavad Gita (10.25), Lord Krishna says as follows:

maharṣīṇāṁ bhṛgur ahaṁ girām asmy ekam akṣaram yajñānāṁ japa-yajño ’smi sthāvarāṇāṁ himālayaḥ

Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental oṁ. Of sacriﬁces I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I am the Himālayas.

From this, we can understand that the chanting of the holy names of the lord hold the highest position amongst all other forms of sacrifice.

Why is that? you may ask

It is explained in the scriptures that the Lord has invested all his energies and glories into his holy name.

There are some practical examples where it has been shown that the holy names of the Lord are very powerful, and in some cases, even more powerful that the lord himself!

Evidence from Scripture In the phala sruti of Sri Vishnu Sahasranama, it is said as follows: sri rAma rAma rAmeti rame rAme manorame sahasra nAma tat tulyam rAma nAma varAnane As stated by Lord Siva to PArvati - if you just chant the name "Rama",it is equivalent to chanting the 1000 names of Sri MahA Vishnu"

The Transformation of Valmiki There lived a dacoit in the treta yuga who was quite proud of his profession. One day he happened to come across a few sages. Even though he knew they would not have anything of much value to him, he decided to try his luck by approaching the sages with the intent of robbing them. The sages asked him if he was aware of the amount of negative karma his actions would bring him, to which he replied that he only had his family’s best interest in mind. The sages then advised him to ask his family members if they would be willing to share the results of his impious acts. When he asked his family members this question, they laughed and thought he was stupid to even ask such a ridiculous question. This made him realise the worth of his actions, after which he apologised to the sages. The sages gave him to chant the holy names of Lord Rama, following which he was completely transformed into the saint whom we now know as Valmiki.

The incident with Lord Shiva When Lord Brahma recited the Ramayana, it comprised of 100 crore stanzas. Due to concerns of ownership of the scripture, Lord Vishnu divided the Ramayana into 3 sections - 1/3rd was given to MahaLaxmi, 1/3rd to Garuda and 1/3rd to Shesha. At the end of the division remained 2 words: Ra and Ma. These were given to Lord Shiva. These words became the object of meditation of Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva also promises to give Rama Nama to his devotees in Kashi to grant them liberation.

The incident with Hanuman Once upon a time, Lord Rama was meeting with sages in Ayodhya. As the sages left Ayodhya, Hanuman offered his obeisances to all sages except Vishwamitra. Vishwamitra was furious at this and demanded that Lord Rama execute the offender. Lord Rama being a noble and just king, obliged. Hanuman took shelter of the holy name of Lord Rama. When Lord Rama shot his arrows at Hanuman, the arrows had no effect on Hanuman. (Please keep in mind that this Lila was plotted by Narada to demonstrate the power of the holy name of Lord Rama)

The incident with the Vanaras If you have heard the story of the Ramayana you would be familiar with how the monkeys accomplished the mighty task of building a bridge from Rameshwaram to Lanka by inscribing Lord Rama’s name on rocks and plunging them in water. Due to the strength of the Holy name, the rocks floated on water.

The story of Vibhishana When Vibhishana left Lanka with his attendants, his associates were wondering how Lord Rama was able to build the bridge across to Lanka. Vibhishana explained to them that it was merely the power of the Holy name. The attendant was skeptical and Vibhishana decided that a demonstration was in order. He handed the attendant a folded up leaf with Rama’s name on it and told him to cross the ocean. The attendant may have been skeptical about Rama’s name but he had faith in Vibhishana’s words. He took the leaf and started crossing the ocean which, to his surprise was only knee deep for him. He kept walking until he reached the midway point. Then out of curiosity, he opened the leaf and read Rama’s name. His skepticism returned. How can such a simple name be so powerful as to make the ocean knee deep? Unfortunately for him, the moment he doubted the power of Rama’s name, the ocean swallowed him up. (Taken from Holy name story: Vibhishana and leaf with name Rama!)

The story of Mother Sita When Hanuman saw Mother Sita in the Ashoka Vatika, she was unkempt and chanting the holy names of Lord Rama. She states to Hanuman that only due to the power of the holy name has she been able to survive in Lanka.

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extraae · 8 months

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Vedic Synastry Asteroids

Siva/Parvati and Kaali/Rudra feature often. Since both Siva and Parvati have various forms, it is possible that these forms are interchangeable and other pairings are equally common. It may be that they haven't been checked.

Could you please help with this and say which pairs feature in your natal and a synastry with an SM or TF.

Female

Parvati 2847

Kaali 4227

Tara 5863

Satie 9438 -- for Sati or Parvati

Male

Siva 1170

Rudra 2629

Mahakala 10819

Shankar 22817

Mahalingam 18104

Hara 4640

2847, 4227, 5863, 9438, 1170, 2629, 10819, 22817, 18104, 4640

Rama and Sita would be another pair to check

Ramakrishna 25468

Ramachandran 20851

Raman 55753

Sita 244 – wife of Rama

25468, 20851, 55753, 244

Thank you

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santoschristos · 1 year

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9 of Lotuses Brahma officiates the wedding of Siva and Parvati

Siva Marries Parvati Brahma is the first of the divine Trimurti - Creator, Sustainer, Destroyer.

The other two are Vishnu and Siva. In Hinduism, Brahman is not Brahma. Brahman is the One transcending every divine Face: the un-named, ineffable and Immanent Presence, containing All.

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Preceding with Sakti

The philosophical underpinnings of Sakti, the All-pervading Energy.

NOTHING can exist unless there is some ground for its existence, some substratum from which it may rise. There must also be some possibility and some reason for existence. We have seen that the universal substatum was called the Immensity (brahman) and that the mechanical potentiality of manifestation lay in the form of opposing tendencies represented as cohesion (Vişnu) and disintegration (Śiva), their balance, the space-time creating principle, being known as the Immense-Being (Brahmā).

The tension between the opposites from which motion arises in the substratum is depicted as the first appearance of energy (sakti). It is from manifest energy, and not merely from the opposition from which it springs forth, that existence arises. Energy does not pertain to one or the other of the opposites nor to their opposition. It is something more, something new. Once manifestation has taken place, it appears as the substance of everything, pervading every thing. It can be represented as the power of Siva or that of Visnu or that of Brahma. As the power of their combined form, Isvara, it becomes the Supreme Goddess (Bhagavati), the Resplendent-One (Devi). It can even be conceived as the power which appears in the neutral Immensity, as the maelstrom from which existence and the three basic-tendencies (gunas) themselves appear to arise; it is then called Illusion (Maya). From the point of view of cosmology this power, when manifest, it is called Nature (prakṛti). It is through it that the gods are born and procreate, Energy is pictured as female, being the creative birth giving aspect of divinity, the power through which creation manifests. It is only when the qualityless, shapeless, substratum becomes: "The quality of being divine, appearing in that in which there is most energy." powerful beings, rest upon that of power. The gods are infused through and through by the great Energy. A limitless center from which the universe can be created, maintained, and destroyed. Without energy, Siva, the lord of sleep, is unable to create or destroy, He is as powerless as a corpse. The divinity of divinity rests upon Energy. "She is the power of the Self; she it is who creates appearances." In the Linga-arcana Tantra we read: "Devoid of senses, the eternal lord of sleep is merely the form of the Void. He has no visible form. What can be expected from the worship of nothingness?

"Without the great Daughter-of-the-Mountain (Parvati), ever glorified as his supreme dread energy, the corpse of Rudra is never worshiped. This primordial goddess is known as "the coiled, Kundalini". Her substance is Brahma-Vişnu-Šiva. She envelops Šiva with her three and a half veils. Only because he is united with Energy is the eternal lord of sleep a doer of actions. This is why the Goddess is worshiped as a linga surrounded by a yoni." "The quiescent aspect of Siva is, by definition, inert. Activity is the nature of Nature (prakṛti). For this reason the female form is represented in sexual union as being above (vipartta) the male. When the devi is shown standing above Siva... [this also represents] the liberating aspect of the Mother." (Woodroffe, The Serpent Power, p. 27)

Among the Saktas, who are the worshipers of the Goddess, the source of existence is considered female, becomes the main representation of divinity is God as woman.

Yet power is ever inseparable from him who possesses it. So the all-powerful Energy cannot be really distinct from the substratum from which it arises. The concept of Sakti is necessary to justify the appearance of the perceptible universe out of an inaccessible, motionless substratum.

The word Sakti, meaning "energy," is found in the Vedas, where its equivalent is in fact (divine grace), representing Energy, personified as the consort of Indra, the divine might. The notion of Sakti as the supreme power seems to appear fully only in the Svetasvatara Upanisad, one of the Saivite Upanisads.

In the common Hindu theology, Sakti is but another name for the manifesting power, the creative principle. It takes the place of Brahma, the Cosmic Embryo (Hiranya-garbha). In later mythology the concept of Sakti comes to include both the notions of a concentrating and illuminating the power that is Vişņu and an active space-time principle that is Brahma to form the complement of the male, positive, ultimate knowledge that is Śiva.

Descending from the earliest prehistoric Saivism, the eternal couple Šiva and the all-pervading Energy Sakti is represented in the male and the female emblems, the linga and the yoni, pervades the whole of later Hinduism. The linga embraced by the yoni forms the central object of worship and tends to reduce to a minor position all the other ways of representing divinity.

Energy is the source of everything, the origin of the phenomenal world but also of the conscious plan of its creation, and the principle of knowledge or perception through which its existence, real or apparent, can be known. Thus the Goddess is also represented as Consciousness or as Knowledge. Without her the gods are dead, inactive, unknown, nonexistent. Knowledge (jana) without action (kriya) is dead knowledge, and so is feeling (rasa) without strength (bala).

The Goddess is the source of all, the universal creator. "The gods, approaching the resplendent Goddess, asked her, 'Who are you?' The Goddess replied, 'I am the form of the Immensity; from me the world arises as Nature and Person (prakṛti-purusa)." (Devi Upanisad 1-2 [478])

"She is the form of all that is conscious. The origin, the knowledge, the perception of reality, the instigator of intellect." (Devi Bhagavata Purāņa 1.1. [479])

She is realized in the microcosm as the ultimate goal of Yoga.

"In the principial-aperture (the brahma-randhra, behind the forehead) each man finds me, the lady-of-the-spheres (Bhuvaneśvari), who am the shape of the Principle, beyond the Fourth [unmanifest] stage." (Bhuvanesvart Upanisad. [480])

The Devi Sukta of the Rg Veda describes her as supreme, all-pervading divinity.

The Goddess says:

"I wander with the principles-of-life (Rudras), with the spheres-of-existence (Vasus), the sovereign-principles (Adityas), and the all-pervading-gods (Viśvadevas). I am the support of Might (Indra), of Fire (Agni), of the law-of Asvins). I am the support of the soma wine which flows from the crushing man-and-gods (Mitra-Varuna), of the horse-headed gods-of-agriculture (the stone; I am the support of the Shaper (Tvaştr), of the Nourisher (Paşan), of the Inherited-Share (Bhaga). I am the giver of the fruit of action to the performer of the ritual sacrifice, which nourishes the gods with offerings. "I am the Kingdom, the giver of wealth, the knower of the essence of things. I come first in all rituals. The gods have established me in various abodes. My sphere is wide. I dwell in all things.

"From me comes the food you eat, all that you see, all that has breath (prāna), and all the words you hear. Those who do not acknowledge me are destroyed. Study and hear what I say with respect. I am the pleasure of gods and men".

"I make everyone whatever he wishes to be, feared or great, a man of vision or intellect. I draw the bow of the lord-of-tears (Rudra) to kill the tribes of the enemies of knowledge. I fight for the people. I enter the sky and the earth. I give birth to the father and I am his head. I spring forth from the waters of the ocean. From there I spread into the universe. I touch the sky with my body. I blow like the wind, creating the worlds. My greatness expands beyond the sky and the earth." (Rg Veda 10.125.1-8. [481])

As the source, the plan of the universe, Energy first appears as a consciousness. Knowledge, that is, the perception of the existing universe, is its manifest form. There is a conscious plan for everything and therefore a possibility of knowing, a knowledge related to everything. The knowledge of the universe is the transcendent-knowledge (maha-vidya), whose form is identical to that of the all-powerful Goddess, and fragments of which are expressed in the revealed scripture, the Veda.

The knowledge of the cosmos is called virat-vidya; that of the manifest universe is visva-vidya. The main aspects of existence as perceived from the point of view of man are represented in the ten forms of the Goddess, the ten objects-of-transcendent-knowledge (maha-vidyā, महाविद्या) which are her most commonly worshiped aspects. Mahavidyas are usually named in the following sequence: Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, Bhuvaneshvari, Bhairavi , ChhinNamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Nevertheless the formation of this group encompass divergent and varied religious traditions that include yogini worship, Saivism, Vaishnavism, and Vajrayana Buddhism.

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laeternidadporlosastros · 1 year

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“Al avanzar alrededor del Fuego de altas llamas, manteniéndolo a la derecha, esa pareja brillaba como el día y la noche cuando giran estrechamente unidos el uno al otro alrededor de las laderas del monte Meru. Tras guiar por tres veces alrededor del Fuego a la pareja de esposos, que mantenía con los ojos cerrados el contacto mutuo, el sacerdote hizo a la novia arrojar granos tostados en ese fuego de ardientes llamas. Por indicación del sacerdote se acercó ella al rostro un bocanada de humo de agradable fragancia que exhalaban los granos tostados, y una lengua de humo que trepaba por su mejilla se convirtió por un instante en un loto azul que adornaba su oreja. Al recibir según la costumbre aquel humo, el rostro de la novia quedó con el trazo de sus mejillas enrojecido y algo húmedo, se difuminó el tinte del colirio negro de sus ojos, y se marchitó el brote de cebada que usaba como pendiente. El Dos Veces Nacido le dijo a la novia: ‘Niña querida, este fuego es el primer testigo de tu casamiento; con Siva como esposo debes tú vivir observando el deber moral (dharma) y abandonando toda vacilación’. Extendiendo las orejas hasta los ángulos de los ojos, esa palabra del sacerdote fue bebida por Parvati como la primera lluvia de Mahendra es bebida por la tierra cuando siente que ya es excesivo el ardor de la estación calurosa. Por su marido, el eterno, el de encantador aspecto, fue conducida a la contemplación de la estrella Polar, y ella, dirigiendo el rostro hacia lo alto y con la voz ahogada por la vergüenza, apenas fue capaz de decir: ‘la he visto’. Cuando el sacerdote conocedor de los preceptos hubo llevado a cabo de la manera descrita el ceremonial de matrimonio, ambos padres de las criaturas se inclinaron ante el Abuelo cuya sede es el loto (Brahma). La novia fue saludada de esta forma por el Creador: ‘¡Afortunada! ¡Hazte madre de un héroe!’, y aunque él era el Señor de la Palabra, inmóvil quedó su pensamiento buscando una bendición para el de Ocho Formas. Esposa y esposo se acercaron al altar cuadrangular provisto de ornamentos, se sentaron detrás en trono de oro y se sometieron al rociado de granos húmeros, que es costumbre conocida y apreciada entre los hombres. La diosa Suerte sostenía entre ambos la sombrilla de su loto, cuyo largo tallo era el bastón, y a la que las miríadas de gotas de agua suspendidas en los bordes de sus hojas conferían la belleza de una malla de perlas recubriéndola. Sarasvati ensalzó a la pareja con un lenguaje modulado de dos maneras: al excelente novio, con una purificada por el refinamiento, y a la novia con otra entrelazada fácil de comprender. Ambos contemplaron durante un tiempo la primera representación de un drama que las bailarinas celestes (apsaras) presentaron con encantadores gestos de danza, en la que cada parte se mostraba con el estilo preciso y cuyas melodías concordaban con los diversos sentimientos. Al terminar, los dioses, con las manos juntas sobre sus coronas, se prosternaron ante el ya casado Hara (Siva), y le suplicaron que tomara a su servicio al de Cinco Flechas (Kama), que al finalizar su maldición se hallaba de nuevo en posesión de su cuerpo. El Glorioso, libre ya de cólera, permitió a las flechas de él actuar incluso sobre su propia personas; verdaderamente, una petición formulada a sus señores en el momento preciso por quienes conocen la oportunidad, está destinada al éxito. El que lleva la luna en su corona despidió entonces a las huestes de dioses y, tomando de la mano a la hija del Señor de las ‘Portadoras de la Tierra’, entró en el aposento nupcial, que estaba provisto de vasijas de oro y del esplendor de auspiciosas decoraciones, y en cuyo suelo estaba preparado el lecho”.

Kumarasambhava, Kalidasa (Traducción de José Virgilio García Trabazo)

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GONDESHWARA MAHADEVA TEMPLE One of the complete and best preserved temples of nagara style in Deccan. The temple is a best example of panchayatana shrine The main temple is dedicated to Siva and the subsidiary shrines are of Vishnu, Ganapati, Surya and Parvati. The entire complex is within a walled enclosure provided with gateways on south and east. To know more about the temple, Do read my full blog on www.mapsandcutlery.com Or Visit the link in my bio.. Do follow us @mapsandcutlery for more !! . . . . . . . . . #maps_and_cutlery #mapsandcutlery #gondeshwartemple #gondeshwar #gondeswar #sinnar #nasik #nasikcity #nasikoutskirts #offbeattravel #rareplaces #bhumija #architecture #ancienttemples #templesofindia #indianarchitecture #indianhistory #findingtemples #maharastra #incredibleindia #indiandestinations (at Gondeshwar temple ,sinnar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpke8pALeTk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Shiva Parvati in Shivling Artist: G. Shivas (via eBay: Indian_ash)

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Favourite Stories of Bhagavan: Tiff between Uma and Iswara

[Suri Nagamma wrote: Once, even Parvati and Parameswara succumbed to the quarrel-mongering of Narada. “Lakshmi and Vishnu play dice, so why not you?” said Narada, who egged them on. Parvati was ecstatic at the idea and persuaded Siva to play dice with her. In the game, Siva lost and Parvati was puffed up with pride and spoke slightingly of him. That is the legend. After reading it, Bhagavan, his heart full of bhakti, asked me, “Have you read this story before?” When I said, “Yes, Bhagavan,” he said with a voice choked with feeling, “The holy festival which is annually performed here at Pongal, deals mainly with this quarrel between Uma and Maheswara.” (See Letters, Nr. 3, 23rd November 1945.)]

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In the early days after the marriage of Parvati and Parameswara, the two were relaxing on Meru, when the Divine Mother wanted to play a joke on the Three-Eyed One. She crept up from behind and covered the Lord’s eyes with her lotus-like palms while he sat in meditation. The whole world suddenly became dark. The Lord whose abode is Kailasa has the Sun and the Moon as His eyes. So when covered, the world became lost in darkness. Uma removed Her palms when the Lord gently admonished Her and the universe was bathed in light again.

But the darkness which had enveloped the world solidified and took the form of a boy. Siva handed the child over to Hiranyaksha. Being born in darkness, he became blind to dharma, and growing up in indolence became the demon, Andhakasura. Though an asura, he performed severe penance and obtained great boons from the Creator. However, becoming swollen with pride, the asura roamed about the world, wreaking havoc. At one point when his arrogance was at its height, he beheld the Mother of the Universe relaxing on the Mandara Mountain, and desired her. He sent word to Siva conducting the Pasupata ritual, demanding that He surrender Her to him. Andhakasura attempted to approach Srimata in the guise of Lord Siva. But Mother, who is the primordial power, realised that if she killed the asura, the ritual in which Siva was engaged would be disturbed. Instead she hid Herself in the swethrka flower. Unable to find Her, Andhakasura declared war on Siva. All the Gods stood behind the Lord who was absorbed in his rite and stalled the progress of Andhakasura. Eventually the battle was decided when Sankara pierced the demon’s heart with His trident. When all the blood had drained out of him, he was cleansed of his defilements, became humble and sought the Lord’s pardon. Siva, the ocean of compassion and all-powerful, had the wherewithal to purify him, and did so, and made him head of His followers, the ganas. Now no longer Andhakasura, he became Bhringi, known for his devotion to Lord Siva. However, because of Bhringi’s former error, he would not permit himself to show his devotion to Mother but only ever openly worshipped the Lord. So when the Universal Mother and Father sat side by side, Bhringi would circumambulate and reverence the Lord, not realising the hurt he was causing Mother. Sivani tolerated this for a time but finally made her complaints known to Maheswara.

One day when Bhringi was about to perform pradakshina, as was his wont, around Siva, the Lord took the form of Ardhanarisvara (‘the Lord who is halfGod and half-Goddess’), thinking that at least that way the devotee would have to venerate Mother as well. But the devotee outsmarted the Lord and by taking the form of a bee (Bhringi means ‘bee’), performed pradakshina by piercing the Lord’s heart. Mother, thus excluded from the devotee’s worship, was incensed and cursed Bhringi so that he would not be able to take food any longer. Thus Bhringi became weak, incapable of even standing much less performing his circumambulations. But finally, feeling there was no other solution for the poor devotee, the Lord took pity on him and gave him complete liberation, allowing him to merge forever with the Lord’s Glorious Form. When Mother got wind of it, however, she was furious and directed her anger against the Lord. She locked Him out of the house and no amount of cajoling on His part proved the least bit effective.

According to the legend associated with Arunachala, the Lord now spurned by Uma, went for pradakshina all alone. When He reached Unnamulai Spring, He was detained by the forces empowered by Mother who stripped Him of all he had. Now naked and weak He could not go on but hid Himself in a niche. Mulling over His condition, He recalled how He once served as mediator for His devotee Sundaramurti when he likewise suffered marital strife. He thus summoned Sundaramurti and apprised him of the situation. The devotee assured Him all would be well.

Sundaramurti thus entered the temple invoking the poetic skills the Lord had bestowed on him and began to extol the Divine Mother in exquisite Tamil verse. Mother, thrilled by such fervent outpourings, blessed him with her darshan. In her presence, the poet continued to drench Her feet with the nectar of his verse and Mother, having simply melted in the face of such selfless devotion, offered him boons. The tactful Sundaramurti made only one request, that he might have darshan of the Divine Couple together. Since Mother’s anger had evaporated like camphor on a windy day, she joined Her Lord right there and then, and peace reigned once again in the Lord’s house. — SARANAGATI SRI RAMANASRAMAM - FEBRUARY.2016 - VOL. 10, Nr. 2

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