ARDHANARISHWERA...

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Thank you so much db! it is very gracious of you to remember my

humblr contributions to the ex shakti sadhna club.. yes, it has been

a year i still cannot find if anyone has sung this great stotra - i

know you are a lover of devotional music - i will keep trying, dear!

 

here is a description of Lord ARDHANAREESHWERA ON THIS BEAUTIFUL

MONDAY DEDICATED TO THE WORSHIP OF LORD SHIVA !

 

Brahma was unable to create and bring forth creatures from his mental

creation. To know the method of creation he did Tapas. As a result of

his Tapas Adyasakti arose in Brahma's mind. Through the help of

Adyasakti Brahma meditated upon Tryambakesvara. Pleased by the

penance of Brahma, Lord Siva appeared in the form of Ardhanarisvara

(half male and half female). Brahma praised Ardhanarisvara. Lord Siva

then created from His body a Goddess by name Prama-Sakti. Brahma said

to the Goddess: "I was not able to bring forth creatures by my mental

creation. Though I created the Devatas yet they could not multiply.

Therefore, I wish to bring forth creatures by intercourse. Before

Your appearance or till now, I was not able to create the endless

female species. Therefore, O Devi, be merciful and take birth as the

daughter of my son, Daksha."

 

SOURCE- swami sivananda -lord siva and his worship.

 

Dear db, one of the reasons i admire swami sivananda so much is he

has written on every topic under the sun from yoga to buddhism- and

his web site is a great resource for all spiritual aspirants wanting

to learn the many facets of hinduism ! of course, you are right !

They are his perspectives based on his direct experience... so is the

gospel of shri ramakrishna... so are woodroofe's perpectives... that

is why mu gurudeva used to tell me " mother, it is o.k to read all

these various books but you must arrive at truth directly by your own

experience. nothing like direct experience." How i treasure his

words...

 

on another note, in all hindu marriage ceremonies , the bride before

KANYA-DAAN (the actual ttying of the grecian knot) will be seen as

being seated on the right side of the groom and after the actual

soleminization of marriage vows, the bride will be seated on the left

side of the GROOM.

 

that is why in the icon of ardhanarresshwera, shakti is seen on the

left side of shiva. The left side is also the LUNAR SIDE -

representing the feminine and the right side is SOLAR SIDE

representing the masculine !

 

maybe someone can throw more light on this !

 

OM NAMAHA SHIVAYE!

 

OM SAKTHI OM!

 

LOVE

 

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, "devi_bhakta" <devi_bhakta> wrote:

> Thank you, Colin!

>

> That's a gorgeous passage I don't think I've seen before. As a

fellow

> "Woodroffian" I appreciate your posting it here. It reminds me a

lot

> of the so-called Ardhanarishwara Stothra (currently in our Group

> archives) which Adi posted back in the Club days. Speaking of that

> Stotra, does anyone have or know of an actual recording of the song

> they can recommend?

>

> Again, Thank you!