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I search for information about the Goddess Jyoti, sister of Skanda and Ganesha.

All the information I could collect so far comes from the site http://murugan.org.

According to what is written there, Jyoti is the Vel or weapon given

by Devi to her son Skanda for the fight against the daemon

Surapadman.

She was born of one spark of light from her mother's forehead and

represents the female principle of light. Shiva as Nataraja carries

Jyoti in his left hand as fire.

I have also read that sage Agastya has written the devotional composition Shodasam about Jyoti.

Now I try to find more details about Jyoti Devi, her Yantra, Nyasa,

etc., and would be most grateful for some help and information.

Alice

 

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, d_ee_pika <d_ee_pika>

wrote:

> I search for information about the Goddess Jyoti, sister of Skanda

and Ganesha.

> All the information I could collect so far comes from the site

http://murugan.org.

> According to what is written there, Jyoti is the Vel or weapon

given by Devi to her son Skanda for the fight against the daemon

Surapadman.

> She was born of one spark of light from her mother's forehead and

represents the female principle of light. Shiva as Nataraja carries

Jyoti in his left hand as fire.

> I have also read that sage Agastya has written the devotional

composition Shodasam about Jyoti.

> Now I try to find more details about Jyoti Devi, her Yantra,

Nyasa, etc., and would be most grateful for some help and

information.

>

> Alice

>

Jyoti means 'light' and goddess Jyoti represents the power of the

Ultimate Reality (Brahman) that illuminates our minds and gives

shape and form to all created things and beings of the world.

 

According to the Taittiriya Upanishad 2.1, the five great elements

(pañchamahabhutas) -- earth, water, fire, air and space -- emanate

from Brahman. These five elements, together with the omnipresent

cosmic consciousness of Brahman, constitute all created things and

beings in the universe. In Hindu mythology, this creative process is

symbolized by the family of Lord Shiva. The members of this divine

family are Lord Shiva, His spouse the Divine Mother, their two sons

Ganesha and Skanda, and their daughter Jyoti. Lord Shiva represents

the cosmic consciousness, the Divine Mother denotes the creative

energy, Ganesha symbolizes the elements of earth and water, Skanda

represents the element of fire, and Jyoti symbolizes the two

elements of air and space. Since fire uses air and burns in space,

in Hindu mythology Jyoti is always associated with Skanda and is

known more as Skanda's sister than as Ganesha's sister. She is

worshipped in her formless (arupa) aspect in all temples where Lord

Skanda is worshipped.

 

According to Tantra Yoga, Jyoti is the aroused kundalini shakti

(latent energy) that resides in the ajna chakra (psychic center

between the eyebrows in the forehead) and is experienced as light in

deep meditation. In Her popular images, Jyoti is represented as a

young girl dressed in bright clothes. The brightness of Her attire

symbolizes the light of knowledge that dispels the darkness of

ignorance. Whenever a lamp is lit, Jyoti shines. By worshipping

Jyoti, a Hindu seeks God's blessings to acquire intelligence and

wisdom (jñana), attain love for all God's creatures and secure

divine guidance for spiritual progress leading to spiritual

perfection.

 

 

http://www.exoticindia.com/artimages/dharapatra.jpg

Another description of the origin of the lingam gives a more

sensuous portrayal. According to this view, there once lived in a

forest, a group of hermits with their wives. At some point of

time, Shiva ventured their way, resplendent in his naked glory.

The virtuous wives, the very epitomes of chastity, lost all their

moral qualms, and went berserk with desire at the sight of his

tempting body. In addition to their restraint, they also shed

their inhibitions, ornaments, and clothes, and embraced this

naked stranger in a wild, uncontrolled frenzy.

In one version, the forest sages gave a similar curse to Shiva as

Bhrigu above. A second source says that naturally angered by this

unabashed display of passion by their better halves, they

snatched out Shiva's phallus and threw it on the ground. In a

sacred twist to the tale, it is believed that it broke into

twelve pieces when it struck the earth, and at each of the spots

a pilgrimage center sprung up. These twelve sacred sites are

today known as the 'Twelve Jyotirlingas,' and are important

destinations in the itinerary of a Shaivite pilgrim. The word

jyotirlinga itself means a 'linga of light,' thus further

cementing the association of Shiva's phallus with the cosmic

pillar of light

 

 

http://psy1.psych.arizona.edu/~jforster/ReceivingTheLight.htm

 

http://www.jyotihealing.com/

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