Guest guest Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 KsetrapAlasamarcitA : Worshipped by KsetrapAla. In Linga Purana and other puranas, Kali was created by Siva to slay the daitya, DAruka. Even after killing him the fire of her wrath was not appeased. Seeing the confusion of the world, Siva in order to dispel her anger assumed the form of a crying infant. She suckled the child who drank up the fire of her anger with milk. This child is that incarnation of Siva, is called KsetrapAla. The literal meaning is : Ksetra is the precint of the sacrificial ceremony, and pAla, the protector. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 "KsetrapAla means Siva as Bhairava. She is worshipped by him. KsetraPAla also means JIva, who worships Her." - Dr. C. Suryanarayanamurthy, Commentary, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > KsetrapAlasamarcitA : Worshipped by KsetrapAla. > > In Linga Purana and other puranas, Kali was created by Siva to slay > the daitya, DAruka. Even after killing him the fire of her wrath was > not appeased. Seeing the confusion of the world, Siva in order to > dispel her anger assumed the form of a crying infant. She suckled the > child who drank up the fire of her anger with milk. This child is that > incarnation of Siva, is called KsetrapAla. > > The literal meaning is : Ksetra is the precint of the sacrificial > ceremony, and pAla, the protector. > > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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