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16 May 2007 @ 21:08, by Vaxen Var
Nicolas' recent article inspired me to forage some of my ancient roots and reacquaint myself with elden loves.
Here then is a hodge podge of e-redacted lore, a simple bit, that I may, or may not, edit - later on - for clarity...
We'll see.
In any case there is a lot here, links as well, that may inspire someone to go beyond the present cacaphony of the world and rediscover things worth while...deep within themselves.
When you look around you at all the wars being perpetrated by the perps of the monied set, thieves and bandits all, and the horrors they generate, it begins to look a lot like the ancient Maha Bharata...
Hope you, whoever you are, who actually reads any of this, find your own, true, way amidst the discord of this worlds' illusions, and thus end delusion for your self and, perhaps, future beings...who've grown tired of the lies of the well schooled charlatans of political and educational dog-ma.
RA
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Wisdom Goddesses : Mahavidyas and the Assertion of Femininity in Indian Thought
There exists in India a group of strange Goddesses, ten in number. One of them is shown holding her own freshly severed head, which feeds on the blood flowing from her headless torso; another holds a pair of scissors while sitting triumphant atop a corpse;
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Shodashi the Goddess who is Sixteen Years Old
Shodashi or Tripura-Sundari is believed to have taken birth to save the gods from the ravages of a mighty and wrathful demon. The tale begins when Shiva burnt down Kama, the god of love, who tried to distract Shiva from his meditation. One of Shiva's followers then scooped off Kama's ashes and formed the image of a man out of them. This man then persuades Shiva to teach him a powerful mantra. By the power of this mantra, one could gain half the might of one's adversary. But because he was generated from the ashes of Shiva's wrath he is transformed into a fierce demon. Intoxicated with his new found power he proceeded to rampage the kingdom of the gods. Apprehending defeat and humiliation, the gods all propitiate Goddess Tripura-Sundari to seek her help. The goddess appears and agrees to help them. Taking the battlefield she heaps a crushing blow on the mighty demon, thus saving the gods.
Iconographically this Goddess is shown seated on a lotus that rests on the supine body of Lord Shiva, who in turn lies on a throne whose legs are the gods Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and Rudra.
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Om shakti Om shakti OM shakti Om
Brahma shakti, vishnu shakti, shiva shakti Om
Adi shakti maha shakti para shakti Om
Iccha shakti jnana shakti kriya shakti Om
Om shakti Om shakti OM shakti Om
Brahma shakti, vishnu shakti, shiva shakti Om
Adi shakti maha shakti para shakti Om
Iccha shakti jnana shakti kriya shakti Om
Om Namo Narayanaya, Om Namo Narayanaya, Om Namo Narayanaya
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Of possible interest to you, Nicola. I may attempt a translation, for you, of Shree Maha Tripura Sundari Stotra.
Maha Tripura Sundari Stotram
Om Namah Shivaya Ambujam,
Jai Ma
Vimala
MAHISHASURA MARDINI STOTRAM
1.. ayi giri nandini, nandita medini, visva vinodini, nandinute ||
giri vara vindhya shirodhini vasini vishnuvilaasini jisnunute ||
bhagavati he shitikaNthakutumbini bhoorikutumbini bhoorikrute ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, Daughter of the Mountain, Who makes the whole World happy, Who makes all the Universe rejoice, Who is praised by Nandin, Who dwells on the peaks of the great Vindhya Mountains, with radiance reaching far and wide, Who is praised by those desirous of victory,
Oh Goddess, Wife to blue-necked Shiva, Mother to many families, Doer of many deeds, Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
b.. suravaravarshiNi durdharadharshiNi durmukhamarshiNi harsharate ||
tribhuvanaposhiNi shankaratoshiNi kilbishamoshiNi ghosharate ||
danujaniroshiNi ditisutaroshiNi durmadashoshiNi sindhusute ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who bestows boons upon the Gods, Who defeats the undisciplined, Who tolerates the ignorant, Who is ever rejoicing, Who nourishes the three worlds, Who pleases Shankara, Who removes sins, Who inhabits the sound of AUM,
Whose wrath befalls the progeny of the demons Danu and Diti, Who destroys those drunk on the evil intoxicant of pride, Who is Daughter of the Ocean!
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
c.. ayi jagadamba madamba kadambavanapriyavaasini haasarate ||
shikharishiromaNi tungahimaalaya shringanijaalaya madhyagate ||
madhumadhure madhukaitabhaganjini kaitabhabhanjini raasarate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, Mother of the World, my Mother, Who loves Her Kadamba tree
forest, Who is always smiling, Whose dwelling is in the tallest peaks of the Himalayas, the greatest of all mountain chains, Who is so very sweet, Who keeps the treasures of Madhu and Kaitabha, Who slayed Kaitabha, Who is ever dancing,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
d.. ayi shatakhaNda vikhaNditaruNda vituNditashuNda gajaadhipate ||
ripugajagaNda vidaaraNachaNda paraakramashuNda mrigaadhipate ||
nijabhujadaNda nipaatitakhaNda vipatitamuNda bhataadhipate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who splinters demons' heads into hundreds of shards, Who severs the trunks of their great battle elephants, Whose great Lion mount exhibits terrifying valor, as he tears apart
the temples of the enemy's elephants Who shatters the skulls of enemy chieftains with the strength of her own arms,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
e.. ayi raNadurmadashatruvadhodita durdharanirjara shaktibhrute ||
chaturavicharadhuriiNamahasiva dutakrita pramathaadhipate ||
duritaduriihaduraashayadurmati daanavaduta krutaantamate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, it is You Who possesses the invinceable force that vanquishes hard-to-subdue enemies in battle Who promoted Pramatha, the great attendant of Shiva, a master of subtle thinking, to be Her general in battle, Who destroyed the messengers of the demons, who were sinful, with evil ntention in their thoughts and minds,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
f.. ayi sharaNaagata vairivadhoovara viiravaraabhayadaayakare ||
tribhuvanamastaka shoolavirodhishiirodhikritaamala shoolakare ||
dumidumitaamara dundubhinaada mahomukhariikrita tigmakare ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, it is You Who gives protection to the wives of heroic enemy warriors when they seek refuge; Who aims a flawless spear at the head of the demon who causes great pain in all the three worlds, Who burns like a blazing hot sun, inflamed by the resounding din of the war-drums of the Gods,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
g.. ayi nijahunkriti maatraniraakrita dhoomravilochana dhoomrashate
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samravishoshita shoNitabeeja samudbhavashoNita biijalate ||
shivashivashumbhani shumbhamahaahavatarpita bhutapishaacharate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, it is You Who, with a single roar, disperses the streams of smoke flowing from the eyes of advancing demons, Who thrives like a vine on the blood that falls on the battleground, Who delights alike in the company of the auspicious Shiva, inauspicious Shumbha and Nishumbha, and the ghoulish spirits who feed on the battle carnage,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
h.. dhanuranusangaraNakshaNasanga parishphuradanga naTatkaTake ||
kanakapishanga prishatkanishanga rasadbhatasringa hataabaTuke ||
krutachaturanga balakshitiranga ghatadbahuranga raTadbaTuke ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who decks Her tender limbs with fine dancing ornaments at the moment of battle, as She readies Her bow, Who slays huge enemy soldiers with Her shining sword and arrows from Her golden-brown quiver, Who plays with the vast enemy forces arrayed on the battlefield as if they were screaming toy soldiers,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
i.. jaya jaya japyajaye jayashabda parastutitatatpara vishvanute ||
jhaNa jhaNa jhinjhimijhinkritanoopura sinjitamohita bhootapate ||
natita nataardhanatiinatanaayaka naatitanaatyasugaanarate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Victory to You! Victory to You! Whose victory need be sung and
praised by all the Universe, Who attracts Shiva's attention with the tinkling of Her bells and ornaments as She dances
Who delights in Her own beautiful singing, and Her dance in the form of Ardhanari,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
j.. ayi sumanah sumanah sumanah sumanoharakaantiyute ||
shrita rajanii rajanii rajanii rajanii rajaniikaravakravrute ||
sunayanavibhra marabhra marabhra marabhra marabhra maraadhipate||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh, it is You Whose flowerlike complexion attracts all good-hearted souls,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
k.. sahitamahaahava mallamatallika mallitarallaka mallarate ||
virachitavallika pallikamallika shrillikabhillika vargavrute ||
sita kruta phullisamullasitaakruNtallaja pallavasallalite ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
[The meaning of this verse is unclear.]
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
l.. aviralagaNda galanmadamedura mattamatangajaraajapate ||
tribhuvana bhooshaNa bhootakalaanidhi roopapayonidhiraajasute ||
ayi sudatiijanalaalasamaanasa mohanamanmatharaajasute ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who effortlessly steers huge royal elephants in their fury, musk streaming in rivers down their temples, Oh Great Princess, Daughter of the Ocean, Who has the beauty of the
Moon, Who is Ornament of the triple world, Princess of Love, whose beautiful smile enchants the minds of those entrapped by desire,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
m.. kamaladalaamalakomala kaantikalaakalitaamala bhaalatale ||
sakalavilaasakalaanilayakrama kelichalatkala hamsakule ||
alikulasankula kuvalayamaNdala maulimiladbakulaalikule ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Whose flawless forehead displays Her beautiful complexion, pure and delicate like lotus petals, Whose flocks of swans follow Her with the fluid grace that is the mark of all beautiful arts, Whose swarms of bees sail down from the bakula trees to light with other bees atop the lotus flowers,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
n.. karamuraliirava viijita koojita lajjita kokila manjumate ||
militapulinda manoharagunjita ranjitashailanikunjagate ||
nijaguNabhoota mahaashabariigaNa sadguNasambhruta kelitale ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who so sweetly plays Her flute that its music puts the Kokila bird to shame, Who always has sweet thoughts, Who dwells in colorful mountain groves that echo pleasantly with the bustle of mountain folk, Whose playground is filled with reathtaking tribal women, who are manifestations of Her own great qualities,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
o.. katitatapiitadukoolavichitra mayookhatiraskrita chandraruche||
praNatasuraasura maulimaNisphuradamshulasannakha chandraruche||
jitakanakaachala maulipadorjita nirbharakunjara kumbhakuche ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who outshines the brilliance of the moon with the colorful rays flashing from the yellow silks around Her waist, Whose toenails shine like the moon as well, reflecting the crest
jewels of the gods and demons who bow at Her feet, Whose breasts outshine the temples of wild elephants and the high
peaks of golden mountains,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
p.. vijitasahasra karaikasahasra karaikasahasra karaikanute ||
krutasurataaraka sangarataaraka sangarataaraka soonusute ||
surathasamaadhi samaanasamaadhi samaadhi samaadhi sujaatarate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Who surpasses the thousand-rayed sun with the brilliance of Her own thousand hands, and Who is in turn praised by a thousand suns, Who does battle to save the Gods, and Whose sons fought the demon Taraka and are Saviors,
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
q.. padakamalam karuNaanilaye varivasyati yonudinam sashive ||
ayi kamale kamalaanilaye kamalaanilayah sakatham na bhavet ||
tava padameva param padamityanushiilayato mama kim na shive ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh Benevolent Goddess, accompanied by Shiva, when one daily
cherishes Your lotuslike feet, Then, Oh lotus-dwelling Lakshmi, how will one not become wealthy?
Oh Auspicious Goddess, what riches will not be mine, if I earnestly believe that Your feet are the highest goal to be achieved?
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
r.. kanakalasatkala sindhujalairanusinchinute guNarangabhuvam ||
bhajati sa kim na sachikuchakumbha tatiiparirambha sukhaanubhavam ||
tava charaNam sharaNam karavaaNi nataamaravaaNi nivaasisivam ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
If one bathes You, the playground of virtues, in the shining golden waters of the ocean, Will one not experience in Heaven the joy, equal to that of Indra, of embracing the full bosom of Sachi?
Oh Goddess worshipped by the Gods Themselves, I take refuge at Your feet, which are also the abode of Shiva.
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
s.. tava vimalendukulam vadanendum alam sakalam nanu koolayate ||
kimu puruhoota puriindumukhiisumukhiibhirasau vimukhiikriyate ||
mama tu matam sivanaamadhane bhavatii kripayaa kimuta kriyate ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
When one sufficiently dedicates oneself to Your entire moonlike visage, brighter than a host of perfect moons,
How will one be turned away in heaven by the moon-visaged beauties of the city of Indra?
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
t.. ayi mayi diinadayaalutayaa krupayaiva tvayaa bhavitavyamume ||
ayi jagato jananii krupayaasi yathaasi tathanumitaasitare ||
yaduchitamatra bhavatyurariikrutaadurutaapa mapaakrurute ||
jaya jaya he mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasute ||
Oh Uma, please look kindly upon me, because of your virtue of
compassion toward the meek, But you may do as You wish with me, Oh You who removes the pain of Her devotees.
Victory, victory to You, Oh Slayer of the Buffalo Demon!
Victory, Daughter of the Himalayas, with beautifully braided hair!
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Akhandamandalaka ram
vyaptam yena caracaram
tatpadam darsitam yena
tasmai sri gurave namah
Ajnana timirandasya
jnananjana salakaya
caksurunmilitam yena
tasmai sri gurave namah
Gururbrahma guruvisnuh
gururdevo mahesvarah
gurureva param brahma
tasmai sri gurave namah
Sthavaram jamgamam vyaptam
yatkincit sacaracaram
tatpadam darsitam yena
tasmai sri gurave namah
Cinmayam vyapiyat sarvvam
trailokyam sacaracaram
tatpadam darsitam yena
tasmai sri gurave namah
Sarvva sruti siroratna
virajita padambuja
vedantambuja suryo yah
tasmai sri gurave namah
Caitanya sasvata santa
vyomatito niranjanah
bindunadakalatitah
tasmai sri gurave namah
Jnanasakti samarudhah
tattvamala vibhusitah
bhukti mukti pradata ca
tasmai sri gurave namah
Anekajanma samprapta
karmabanda vidahine
atma jnana pradanena
tasmai sri gurave namah
Sosanam bhavasindosca
jnapanamsara sampada
guroh padodakam samyak
tasmai sri gurave namah
Na guroradhikam tattvam
na guroradhikam tapah
tattvajnanat param nasti
tasmai sri gurave namah
Mannathah sri jagannathah
madguruh sri jagadguruh
madatma sarvvabhutatma
tasmai sri gurave namah
Gururadiranadisca
guruh paramadaivatam
guroh parataram nasti
tasmai sri gurave namah
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Shivaratri
By
Sri Swami Sivananda
Introduction
The Story of King Chitrabhanu
Spiritual Significance of the Ritual
Lord Shiva's Assuarance
Click here [link] for another discourse on Maha Shivaratri by Swami Krishnananda.
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Introduction
This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means "the night of Shiva". The ceremonies take place chiefly at night. This is a festival observed in honour of Lord Shiva. Shiva was married to Parvati on this day.
People observe a strict fast on this day. Some devotees do not even take a drop of water. They keep vigil all night. The Shiva Lingam is worshipped throughout the night by washing it every three hours with milk, curd, honey, rose water, etc., whilst the chanting of the Mantra Om Namah Shivaya continues. Offerings of bael leaves are made to the Lingam. Bael leaves are very sacred as, it is said, Lakshmi resides in them.
Hymns in praise of Lord Shiva, such as the Shiva Mahimna Stotra of Pushpadanta or Ravana's Shiva Tandava Stotra are sung with great fervour and devotion. People repeat the Panchakshara Mantra, Om Namah Shivaya. He who utters the Names of Shiva during Shivaratri, with perfect devotion and concentration, is freed from all sins. He reaches the abode of Shiva and lives there happily. He is liberated from the wheel of births and deaths. Many pilgrims flock to the places where there are Shiva temples.
The Story of King Chitrabhanu
In the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharata, Bhishma, whilst resting on the bed of arrows and discoursing on Dharma, refers to the observance of Maha Shivaratri by King Chitrabhanu. The story goes as follows.
Once upon a time King Chitrabhanu of the Ikshvaku dynasty, who ruled over the whole of Jambudvipa, was observing a fast with his wife, it being the day of Maha Shivaratri. The sage Ashtavakra came on a visit to the court of the king.
The sage asked, "O king! why are you observing a fast today?"
King Chitrabhanu explained why. He had the gift of remembering the incidents of his previous birth.
The king said to the sage: "In my past birth I was a hunter in Varanasi. My name was Suswara. My livelihood was to kill and sell birds and animals. One day I was roaming the forests in search of animals. I was overtaken by the darkness of night. Unable to return home, I climbed a tree for shelter. It happened to be a bael tree. I had shot a deer that day but I had no time to take it home. I bundled it up and tied it to a branch on the tree. As I was tormented by hunger and thirst, I kept awake throughout the night. I shed profuse tears when I thought of my poor wife and children who were starving and anxiously awaiting my return. To pass away the time that night I engaged myself in plucking the bael leaves and dropping them down onto the ground.
"The day dawned. I returned home and sold the deer. I bought some food for myself and for my family. I was about to break my fast when a stranger came to me, begging for food. I served him first and then took my food.
"At the time of death, I saw two messengers of Lord Shiva. They were sent down to conduct my soul to the abode of Lord Shiva. I learnt then for the first time of the great merit I had earned by the unconscious worship of Lord Shiva during the night of Shivaratri. They told me that there was a Lingam at the bottom of the tree. The leaves I dropped fell on the Lingam. My tears which I had shed out of pure sorrow for my family fell onto the Lingam and washed it. And I had fasted all day and all night. Thus did I unconsciously worship the Lord.
"I lived in the abode of the Lord and enjoyed divine bliss for long ages. I am now reborn as Chitrabhanu."
Spiritual Significance of the Ritual
The Scriptures record the following dialogue between Sastri and Atmanathan, giving the inner meaning of the above story.
Sastri: It is an allegory. The wild animals that the hunter fought with are lust, anger, greed, infatuation, jealousy and hatred. The jungle is the fourfold mind, consisting of the subconscious mind, the intellect, the ego and the conscious mind. It is in the mind that these "wild animals" roam about freely. They must be killed. Our hunter was pursuing them because he was a Yogi. If you want to be a real Yogi you have to conquer these evil tendencies. Do you remember the name of the hunter in the story?
Atmanathan: Yes, he was called Suswara.
Sastri: That's right. It means "melodious". The hunter had a pleasant melodious voice. If a person practices Yama and Niyama and is ever conquering his evil tendencies, he will develop certain external marks of a Yogi. The first marks are lightness of the body, health, steadiness, clearness of countenance and a pleasant voice. This stage has been spoken of in detail in the Swetaswatara Upanishad. The hunter or the Yogi had for many years practised Yoga and had reached the first stage. So he is given the name Suswara. Do you remember where he was born?
Atmanathan: Yes, his birthplace is Varanasi.
Sastri: Now, the Yogis call the Ajna Chakra by the name Varanasi. This is the point midway between the eyebrows. It is regarded as the meeting place of the three nerve currents (Nadis), namely, the Ida, Pingala and the Sushumna. An aspirant is instructed to concentrate on that point. That helps him to conquer his desires and evil qualities like anger and so on. It is there that he gets a vision of the Divine Light within.
Atmanathan: Very interesting! But how do you explain his climbing up the bael tree and all the other details of the worship?
Sastri: Have you ever seen a bael leaf?
Atmanathan: It has three leaves on one stalk.
Sastri: True. The tree represents the spinal column. The leaves are threefold. They represent the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna Nadis, which are the regions for the activity of the moon, the sun and fire respectively, or which may be thought of as the three eyes of Shiva. The climbing of the tree is meant to represent the ascension of the Kundalini Shakti, the serpentine power, from the lowest nerve centre called the Muladhara to the Ajna Chakra. That is the work of the Yogi.
Atmanathan: Yes, I have heard of the Kundalini and the various psychic centres in the body. Please go on further; I am very interested to know more.
Sastri: Good. The Yogi was in the waking state when he began his meditation. He bundled up the birds and the animals he had slain and, tying them on a branch of the tree, he rested there. That means he had fully conquered his thoughts and rendered them inactive. He had gone through the steps of Yama, Niyama, Pratyahara, etc. On the tree he was practising concentration and meditation. When he felt sleepy, it means that he was about to lose consciousness and go into deep sleep. So he determined to keep awake.
Atmanathan: That is now clear to me; you certainly do explain it very well. But why did he weep for his wife and children?
Sastri: His wife and children are none other than the world. One who seeks the Grace of God must become an embodiment of love. He must have an all-embracing sympathy. His shedding of tears is symbolical of his universal love. In Yoga also, one cannot have illumination without Divine Grace. Without practising universal love, one cannot win that Grace. One must perceive one's own Self everywhere. The preliminary stage is to identify one's own mind with the minds of all created beings. That is fellow-feeling or sympathy. Then one must rise above the limitations of the mind and merge it in the Self. That happens only in the stage of Samadhi, not earlier.
Atmanathan: Why did he pluck and drop the bael leaves?
Sastri: That is mentioned in the story only to show that he had no extraneous thoughts. He was not even conscious of what he was doing. All his activity was confined to the three Nadis. The leaves, I have said before, represent the three Nadis. He was in fact in the second state, namely, the dream state, before he passed into the deep sleep state.
Atmanathan: He kept vigil the whole night, it is said.
Sastri: Yes, that means that he passed through the deep sleep state successfully. The dawning of day symbolises the entrance into the Fourth state called Turiya or superconsciousness.
Atmanathan: It is said that he came down and saw the Lingam. What does that mean?
Sastri: That means that in the Turiya state he saw the Shiva Lingam or the mark of Shiva in the form of the inner lights. In other words, he had the vision of the Lord. That was an indication to him that he would realise the supreme, eternal abode of Lord Shiva in course of time.
Atmanathan: So it appears from what you say that the sight of the lights is not the final stage?
Sastri: Oh no! That is only one step, albeit a difficult one. Now think of how the story continues. He goes home and feeds a stranger. A stranger is one whom you have not seen before. The stranger is no other than the hunter himself, transformed into a new person. The food was the likes and dislikes which he had killed the previous night. But he did not consume the whole of it. A little still remained. That was why he had to be reborn as King Chitrabhanu. Going to the world of Shiva (Salokya) is not enough to prevent this. There are other stages besides Salokya. These are Samipya, Sarupya and finally Sayujya. Have you not heard of Jaya and Vijaya returning from Vaikunta?
Atmanathan: Yes, I have understood now.
Lord Shiva's Assuarance
When creation had been completed, Shiva and Parvati went out to live on the top of Mount Kailas. Parvati asked, "O venerable Lord! which of the many rituals observed in Thy honour doth please Thee most?"
The Lord replied, "The 14th night of the new moon, in the dark fortnight during the month of Phalgun, is my most favourite day. It is known as Shivaratri. My devotees give me greater happiness by mere fasting than by ceremonial baths and offerings of flowers, sweets and incense.
"The devotee observes strict spiritual discipline in the day and worships Me in four different forms during each of the four successive three-hour periods of the night. The offering of a few bael leaves is more precious to Me than the precious jewels and flowers. My devotee should bathe Me in milk at the first period, in curd at the second, in clarified butter at the third, and in honey at the fourth and last. Next morning, he should feed the Brahmins first and, after performing the prescribed ceremonies, he can break his fast. O Parvati! there is no ritual which can compare with this simple routine in sanctity."
Parvati was deeply impressed by the speech of Loid Shiva. She repeated it to Her friends who in their turn passed it on to the ruling princes on earth. Thus was the sanctity of Shivaratri broadcast all over the world.
The two great natural forces that afflict man are Rajas (the quality of passionate activity) and Tamas (that of inertia). The Shivaratri Vrata aims at the perfect control of these two. The entire day is spent at the Feet of the Lord. Continuous worship of the Lord necessitates the devotee's constant presence in the place of worship. Motion is controlled. Evils like lust, anger, and jealousy, born of Rajas are ignored and subdued. The devotee observes vigil throughout the night and thus conquers Tamas also. Constant vigilance is imposed on the mind. Every three hours a round of worship of the Shiva Lingam is conducted. Shivaratri is a perfect Vrata.
The formal worship consists of bathing the Lord. Lord Shiva is considered to be the Form of Light (which the Shiva Lingam represents). He is burning with the fire of austerity. He is therefore best propitiated with cool bathing. While bathing the Lingam the devotee prays: "O Lord! I will bathe Thee with water, milk, etc. Do Thou kindly bathe me with the milk of wisdom. Do Thou kindly wash me of all my sins, so that the fire of worldliness which is scorching me may be put out once for all, so that I may be one with Thee-the One alone without a second."
At the Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, the Shivaratri festival is celebrated in the following manner.
All spiritual aspirants fast the whole day, many of them without taking even a single drop of water.
A grand havan is performed for the peace and welfare of all.
The whole day is spent in doing the Japa of Om Namah Shivaya and in meditation upon the Lord.
At night all assemble in the temple and chant Om Namah Shivaya the whole night.
During the four quarters of the night the Shiva Lingam is worshipped with intense devotion.
Sannyas Diksha is also given on this day to sincere seekers on the path.
Offer this inner worship to Lord Shiva daily: "I worship the jewel of my Self, the Shiva residing in the Lotus of my heart. I bathe Him with the water of my pure mind brought from the river of faith and devotion. I worship Him with the fragrant flowers of Samadhi-all this so that I may not be born again in this world."
Here is another formula for the supreme worship of the Lord: "O Shiva! you are my Self. My mind is Parvati. My Pranas are your servants. My body is your house. My actions in this world are your worship. My sleep is Samadhi. My walk is circumambulation of you. My speech is your prayer. Thus do I offer all that I am to you.
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16 May 2007 @ 21:23 by hgoodgame : Disillusion..
Is the last illusion.
16 May 2007 @ 22:40 by : Goddess of India
Is it any wonder the world is in such sad shape as it is with so many authorities vying for the non existent monies which bind them to polity and political meanderings? Enough of this pedantry! Pedants are ivory towered heretics even unto themselves who fear to go out into the worlds created by their non existent histories and infamies, their lies and deceits which support this and that philosophy yet are devoid of any real love for the goddess Sophia from whence they derive their sophistry and collect their univerities funds that they might hold onto their cherished, yet contemptable, seats of wisdom that are devoid of such. We tire of them thus comes forth the warrior priest whose words cut through the high dung and bring forth the blood of truth and the screams of death...the death of innocence which is naught but a lie. The arrow shot from the bow will land somewhere...
17 May 2007 @ 00:49 by : Hmm
Thanks, but yes I did already know about that peticular picto, they are wrong about the location of the kiva, its not at those ruins. There are 2 kivas one small one to the west, and the big one to the east, the opening of the small one faces north, and the opening to the big one faces south, the big one covers 7 main belifes, and has mono lithic carvings of the visitors to that big kiva.
This is the entrance.
http://sp8.fotologs.net/photo/8/0/21/bushman/1160182614_f.jpg
Notice the chiness dog at the lower right, the egyptian cat to the left, as well if you look close you can also see other egyptian figurs of horas and I dont know who is next to him. But right in the center is a sultan, and the giant buda all the way on the left. This is whats left of the city of Baboquivari. A main hub that was still under construction when a big rock fell out of the sky and destroyed it. Not meteor crater, but a bigger impact maybe 3 miles to the southeast, you can see it from sat pics, but it has never been considered a impact, mostly because on the ground it very eroded and on the edge of the rim.
17 May 2007 @ 01:30 by : Palatki
The U.S. Forest Service brochure on Palatki states:
Palatki and its sister site of Honanki at Loy Butte are the two largest cliff dwellings in the Sedona Red Rocks area. Honanki represents one of the largest population centers in the Verde Valley; this period in Southern Sinagua prehistory is called the "Honanki Phase" and is named after this impressive cliff dwelling. Many of the cliff dwellings in the Red Rock/Secret Mountain Wilderness area were occupied during the "Honanki Phase". The actual occupation of Honanki was probably between AD 1130-1280, based upon a tree-ring date of 1271, for a wooden window lintel in the upper ruin, as well as pottery shards. Palatki habitation is dated as AD 1100-1300ÖThe pictographs you see here have not yet been scientifically studied. What little we know about them suggests they were created over a long period of time and include several design styles. The earliest may date to the Archaic period (3000-8000 years ago), before the cliff dwellings were constructed.
In my photographs of the symbol you can see two views of what appear to be Chinese or Asian characters painted as pictographs. When I first saw this image I was stunned by the incredible resemblance to some Asian characters. In Ancient American vol 6, no. 41, I wrote an analysis of a small book written in 1913, which translates ancient Chinese text describing visits to Arizona and the Grand Canyon by ancient Asian travelers, so it was quite exciting to discover this symbol unexpectedly, here in Arizona, less than a day's drive from the Grand Canyon.
In another excellent book, Pale Ink: Two Ancient Records of Chinese Exploration in America, Henrietta Mertz had covered the subject of two visits to Arizona, one in 500 A. C. E. by a Buddhist Priest Hwui Shan and another account compiled by the great Yu for the Emperor Shun around 2250 B.C.E.
The red pictographs-like the example I photographed at Palatki-are estimated to be between 3,000 and 6,000 years old. As it was explained to me by a ranger at the site, the pigment is thought to be either iron oxide pigments mixed with blood, red ochre, or iron oxide pigments alone. If we take the Henrietta Mertz date of the 2250 B.C.E. visit above and add it to 2002 (our present date) we come up with a possible visit some 4,252 years ago to Arizona and maybe here at Palatki by ancient Asian travelers!
We then look at the 3,000 to 6,000 year old age attributed to the Palatki pictograph and it becomes evident that the ancient symbol painted on the rock, so long ago, can take on a whole new meaning. As far as I know, this is the first time anyone has suggested a possible Asian or Sanskrit origin of this particular pictograph at Palatki. Was there an ancient Asian visitor or group of visitors to Arizona, who may have painted this very symbol on the rock at Palatki?
http://www.viewzone.com/chinsespictographs2.jpg
I have the photograph of this symbol (as in this article) posted on my web site (Lost Civilizations and Hidden Mysteries with a brief description of why I think this symbol might be Chinese in origin.
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Sunday, January 13, 2002
from: Jayendra Upadhye
The letter if at all sanskrit is actually the sanskrit "AUM" pronounced as "Om". But the tripple syllable has been turned anticlockwise by 90 degrees.
Sanskrit om or aum symbol in your jpg, [The photo in this article] the "half moon and dot in the top part of the "om" have become straight lines. but the hooked features are still visible, though turned 90 deg clockwise.
http://www.viewzone.com/sanskrit33.jpg || http://www.viewzone.com/om.jpg
Pictograph cropped photo turned counter clockwise 90 degrees.
Photo © 2002 by Jack Andrews
Do the people that wrote this use words like "OM", "AM""AMEN" "AMIN" etc?
The Arabic "AMIN is same as the latin "Amen" is the same as the indian root sanskrit word "Om" which was considered as the "word of god" the shabda-brahma" or "all encompassing word as it represented the hindu holy trinity A for brahma the creator, U for vishnu the preserver and M for Mahesh the destroyer. Pronounced together, Aum sounds like Om but "is different a bit in that the "m" is to be pronounced nasally without closing the lips as one would so when pronouncing
- Jayen.
17 May 2007 @ 02:07 by : Hmm
Thats not totaly true, the Palatki ruins are not the largest, Montazumas castle dwarfs it, as well if you ever go there the drawings are progresive, they call them dwellings, but they were not, they were class rooms, each room tells a story, of the past. Each room has a speaker stone, if anyone accualy lived in them, they were teachers. They are all on the outskirts of much the larger area of Baboquivari, as well, 90% of the ruins out here are undocumented, some of them are islands in the sky , the lost cities of cibola ring the area of a once giant inland lake and river system, there is the ruins behind the cemetary called 10 rooms ruins, bigger than Palatki ruins, then up jacks canyon there is a Zuni fortress, with over 26 rooms and is exacly an island in the sky. As far as the the spiritual language, most the native use the same dieties as the India indians, or indo-european, its all a well kept secret, but is being uncovered, that this is where the jewish gold was hiden, 48 phonician ships built to transport the jews who fled the romans and found thier way up the missisipi and the river that once ran from this huge inland lake, I could show you where the dam broke. It had to look realy cool when it had water in it still, with golden cities around the perimiter and a great temple island in the midle, now mind you the cities were not made of gold, but a gold colored sandstone that has gold sparkles, when they were new, they would shine as gold would. The Hopi would be the first to ask about the OM, since there isnt any Zuni around that I know of, nor Anasazi, if you look at the size of the constructions, you can tell Navahos coudnt be comfy in those rooms, but the Hopi could be comfy since they are direct decendents, and still are shorter than Navahos. Even though it seems the Navaho or Dene did pass the belife system down and still use most the same words in spiritual ceramonys. But Im not a liguist, Im a gardener and explorer, its easy to see and read thier maps. Its my contention, that these people were breeding for shortness, so as to be less of an impact to the land, and food production, since they do tell of thier giant slaying days. Its so very intresting. :}
17 May 2007 @ 02:47 by : hmmm
I didn't know you were Indian...
17 May 2007 @ 05:54 by : Well
I don't know who your talking to skook, lol, but being I am a decendant of Danial Boone on my moms side, there could be some native american DNA involved there, I dont know. On the other hand my dad is suposed to be pure Armenian, but there again, my grandma spoke mixed pursian, greek, turkish, armenian dialect, and she was only about 5ft tall in her youth, and she looked like a native american.
This pic was taken in 1915. Her mom was a decan of the greek orthodox church in Hajin Armenia when it still existed.
http://www.newciv.org/pic/nl/gallery/13/big/520.gif
17 May 2007 @ 08:20 by : Beautiful...
Wow, bushman, I know a girl from Texas who is the spitting image of her! The whole thing about races and origins and etc., is nonsense anyway. Mostly a lot of gobbledegook for 'political' purposes so that one group or sp called tribe can rip off another... you know.
I say enough of all the old crap. We need to get on with life and the current so called civilization is not condusive, in the least, to the forces of life. WHen that happens you know what must happen next. Let er roll! ;)
Thanks for the pic and the expla., bushman. And there ya go with another misnomer the word Indian! Baharat is Baharat! ;)
17 May 2007 @ 13:34 by : I guessed Bushman
was part Indian. I met an ameri Indian in LA. It was possible to notice his almost total withdrawal from normal life, while he went about normal life. It was as if he were a million miles away. He carried a wound in his leg from 'Nam, and he was naturally protective towards Life and Nature, and with a huge strength, with deep silences as though his way of expressing and seeing things just could not be done in the fast thought processess of LA living etc. They have a different Aura.
Vax, recently I was thinking how to get the Aum sign on NCN? and wondered if it could be one of the automatic symbols in the symbol section for adding to log types? It is FANTASTIC what you have done here, thank you so much. N.
17 May 2007 @ 20:51 by @67.33.253.127 : Shuckins...
;) Thanks Nicola. Maybe you could ask Flemming if he could script it... I don't know what you mean by automatic section and log types...well, not exactly anyway. I think you could copy this one and then upload it as a pic for your log, eh? Flemming should know more.
The whole question of Amer-indian or whatever is kind of intriguing to me. I think especially, about the 160,000 ++ Jewish men that served in The Third Reichs' Army, Navy and Air force and the contemporary feuding going on amongst Askenaziim, Sfaradiim, Mizrachiim, etc.
Insane when you stop to think about Stalin and the upper level management of the Soviet... Lots of Shemitiim.
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19 May 2007 @ 03:39 by : i was talking to vaxen
he is the author of this blog lol
silly bushy lol
and i meant Indian.. as to the country India.. cuz he said he was looking into his roots..
ah.. never mind.. lol
19 May 2007 @ 17:56 by : Heh, heh
Thanks for that skookum. I thought you meant that but wasn't sure as the term 'indian' is so ambiguous. Baharat, as in Maha Baharata, is the name of that 'india.' Is it getting any easier to see how people are so manipulated via 'languages' and so called 'education?' ;)
20 May 2007 @ 01:55 by : we should have
stopped calling the Native Americans "Indians" a LONG time ago.
20 May 2007 @ 14:46 by : I like...
'people' best. But, there is, and was, prejudice on all sides, in all facets, of the multifaceted 'gem of knowledge.' The knowledge trap is such an ambiguity. And some want a reversion to tribalism and elitism. One world, one people. Is that so bad? I guess it is when everyone is hanging on to their little version of 'the truth.'
I guess, in a way, if you only have a thread to hang onto in the overall maelstrom of the metaversal immenstity then that little thread becomes all there is. "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." ;)
22 May 2007 @ 15:31 by : you forgot
the wailing... which i think is close to whining...
doncha hate whining...?
22 May 2007 @ 15:46 by : And...
wailing, and wassailing, and more wailing, lots and lots of wailing, and maybe a bit of whaling, too, just for the Om Shanti Shanti krewe. "What's in it for you, is in it for you." - Abd Al Hazred
Lets put some 'trix' in the quantum bit box mix and call it trixie! Oh, more wailing, too, but only at the wailing wall. We are all Jews so that should be appropos. Aren't we? What was Portnoys complaint anyway? Anyone know?
And thankyou dear skookum for correcting my oh so jaded memory. Every little bit helps. ;)
22 May 2007 @ 16:35 by : I am well versed
in the religious dogma..
unfortunately! lol
23 May 2007 @ 21:03 by : That...
is great, skookum, as it may well become a boon for you in the years to come. Can't deal with an enemy if you can't think like it. Which 'dogma' are you most familiar with?
23 May 2007 @ 23:46 by : I won't admit to it
here lol
24 May 2007 @ 02:25 by : Oh...
We all have our own particular 'crosses' to bear in the game of life, skookum, you can email me or I can take a peek and poke around the Akashic records. ;)
Don't ever be ashamed of anything, not anything, skookum! You're a wonderful being, a real source of inspiration for many. Shine that light sister!
24 May 2007 @ 19:25 by a-d : If only
you knew, sweet Mariss, how many people might get the courage from you to drop the yoke of weird "religious DOGMA" !...ALL religious DOGMA is weird and OUTDATED to say the least! I never forget when in the early Nineteens I was watching the Phil Donahue Talk Show and he told the whole world that he was engaged in the Roman Catholics Anonymus to free himself at least a little from all their DOGMA S--T!...
I happily join in vaxen's last two sentences/statements here above! Yeaahhh; shine that Light Sis! : )
25 May 2007 @ 02:56 by : I will work
on that.. thanks
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