Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 O Goddess with the head of a boar, We beseech you to let us ride with you upon your elephant tonight Let us ride with you in your search for reason In your quest for the ultimate sacrifice, In your march towards responsibility and justice You who are adorned with ornaments made of coral, Bring to us your knowledge of the sea, That primordial ocean of bliss from which you come That reservoir of infinite love That place of belly wrenching righteousness and surreal splendor You who represent the color of clouds before illumination, You who kill the enemies of freedom, You who devour darkness, be with us now. >From the Devi Mahatmaya The slaying of Raktabija "The Shakti of Hari, who assumed the incomparable form in a sacrificial boar, she also advanced there in a boar-like form" The Slaying of Nishumbha "... Shattered by the boar formed goddess ( Varahi ) with blows of her snout, wounded in their chests by the point of her task and torn by her discuss, (the asuras ) fell down ... some were powdered on the ground by the blows from the snout of varahi" The bestowing of boons "Salutation to you, O Narayani, O you who have a face terrible with tusks .." "Her lotus eyes quiver through drinking wine. Equal in glory to a thousand suns Seated upon a lion with ten arms In my heart praise Varahi" Om Varahi Namosture Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Among the Celts the central Goddess was also identified with the Boar, specifically the white boar. I have a small statue of this Goddess for one of my altars. The female boar is a very powerful animal, driven to protect her young. Fierce. prainbow , "Nora <ashwini_puralasamy>" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > O Goddess with the head of a boar, > We beseech you to let us ride with you upon your elephant tonight > Let us ride with you in your search for reason > In your quest for the ultimate sacrifice, > In your march towards responsibility and justice > You who are adorned with ornaments made of coral, > Bring to us your knowledge of the sea, > That primordial ocean of bliss from which you come > That reservoir of infinite love > That place of belly wrenching righteousness and surreal splendor > You who represent the color of clouds before illumination, > You who kill the enemies of freedom, > You who devour darkness, be with us now. > > From the Devi Mahatmaya > > The slaying of Raktabija > "The Shakti of Hari, who assumed the incomparable form in a > sacrificial boar, she also advanced there in a boar-like form" > > The Slaying of Nishumbha "... Shattered by the boar formed goddess ( > Varahi ) with blows of her snout, wounded in their chests by the > point of her task and torn by her discuss, (the asuras ) fell > down ... some were powdered on the ground by the blows from the > snout of varahi" > > The bestowing of boons "Salutation to you, O Narayani, O you who have > a face terrible with tusks .." > > > "Her lotus eyes quiver through drinking wine. > Equal in glory to a thousand suns > Seated upon a lion with ten arms > In my heart praise Varahi" > > > Om Varahi Namosture Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 Thank you Prainbow I hope im not asking to much, but do u have a picture of this beautiful white boar. yes ! female boar is indeed a very powerful animal Om Varahi Namosture Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Nora, Please forgive the delay in my reply. I have been fighting the flu. I got my statue from sacredsource.com. As I do not have a digital camera nor a working scanner, I can best direct you to the picture on their site: http://www3.mailordercentral.com/sacredsource/prodinfo.asp? number=FB&variation=&aitem=1&mitem=10 I do think that she is lovely. My statue looks a little greener than this, this looks quite brassy. But I still like the image. It is somewhat similar to some Durga images. Please let me know what you think. Blessings, prainbow , "Nora <ashwini_puralasamy>" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > Thank you Prainbow > > I hope im not asking to much, but do u have a picture of this > beautiful white boar. > > yes ! female boar is indeed a very powerful animal > > Om Varahi Namosture Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Greetings all, Here is some info ive read on Mother Varahi Devi : Varahi is a bali (animal sacrifice) devata, one of Lalita's receivers of offerings. Her four alchemical elements (dhatus) are known as the four fires. Kurukulla's alchemical elements are known as the five Shaktis. The combination of these five Shaktis (downward pointing triangles) and four fires (upward pointing triangles), forms the complex figure in the centre of the Shri Cakra. Varahi's four are the twelve (three x four) sun kalas, twelve sidereal constellations. Kurukulla's five triangles are the fifteen (five x three) Kalas of the moon, fifteen lunar days. The complete individual grows within nine months to be born as a Shri Yantra or plant. The flowering of this plant is shown by the 24 petals of the yantra. OM SHAKTHI , "prainbow61 <paulie- rainbow@u...>" <paulie-rainbow@u...> wrote: > Among the Celts the central Goddess was also identified with the > Boar, specifically the white boar. I have a small statue of this > Goddess for one of my altars. > > The female boar is a very powerful animal, driven to protect her > young. Fierce. > > prainbow > > , "Nora > <ashwini_puralasamy>" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > > O Goddess with the head of a boar, > > We beseech you to let us ride with you upon your elephant tonight > > Let us ride with you in your search for reason > > In your quest for the ultimate sacrifice, > > In your march towards responsibility and justice > > You who are adorned with ornaments made of coral, > > Bring to us your knowledge of the sea, > > That primordial ocean of bliss from which you come > > That reservoir of infinite love > > That place of belly wrenching righteousness and surreal splendor > > You who represent the color of clouds before illumination, > > You who kill the enemies of freedom, > > You who devour darkness, be with us now. > > > > From the Devi Mahatmaya > > > > The slaying of Raktabija > > "The Shakti of Hari, who assumed the incomparable form in a > > sacrificial boar, she also advanced there in a boar-like form" > > > > The Slaying of Nishumbha "... Shattered by the boar formed goddess > ( > > Varahi ) with blows of her snout, wounded in their chests by the > > point of her task and torn by her discuss, (the asuras ) fell > > down ... some were powdered on the ground by the blows from the > > snout of varahi" > > > > The bestowing of boons "Salutation to you, O Narayani, O you who > have > > a face terrible with tusks .." > > > > > > "Her lotus eyes quiver through drinking wine. > > Equal in glory to a thousand suns > > Seated upon a lion with ten arms > > In my heart praise Varahi" > > > > > > Om Varahi Namosture Namah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 2003 Report Share Posted February 22, 2003 Greetings Prainbow "I have been fighting the flu." How is the fight getting on? LOL. I have stop taking the flu medications. I have a home remedy I like to share : ginger, lemon and honey besides plenty of fluids and sunshine of course. For nasal allergy or "chest cold" ( running nose as lay man here use to call it ) I used : tulasi, betel and mint leave. Nothing is like the remedy of Mother Nature. Thanks for the link. I managed to take a look at it. Yes! indeed it look lovely. I apologise that I am not quite familiar with Celtic Goddess, but the statue does look somewhat like Durga except that she don't have any weapons with her. From what I read, another Celtic Mother Goddess : Ceridwen too was called the "old White Sow". Is Goddess Freya too associated with The Boar. "The female boar is a very powerful animal " Interesting different cultures have different interpretations of the Boar. 1. The Varaha-Purana relates Varahi as a representation of the inauspicious emotions of Envy. 2. In the Celtic and Welsh version, the boar represent courage and strong warriors. 3. In China, the boar represents the wealth of the forest. 4. In Japan, the boar depicts courage. 5. To the Buddhist, the boar represents attachment ( general and material ), greed and lust. If you look at the concept of Avatar which is associated with Vishnu, the organic evolution theory which indicates the origin of the human from an aquatic background does make sense even though there is still debate about the reliability of the Theory. The boar being the third manifestation represents the complete picture of a terresterial animal. Scientist especially in genetics field have discovered the close association of human genetics with that of a boar. There are instances of boar to human tissue transplant. So if you look in this aspect, the boar is a close relation to human. Some suggest the idea that to eat a boar is like eating a human flesh. Om visukra prana harana varahi virya nanditayai namah Salutations to HER who appreciates the prowess displayed by Varahi in the destruction of Visukra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2003 Report Share Posted February 23, 2003 Yes, before i looked up the link I had forgotten that this is not Cerridwen, but Freya, in my mind they represent the same symbol, the White Goddess that Graves refers to. Even in your list I see similarities. This seems like the power of the Earth, or the truth of the flesh, similar to Maya. I think the Goddess draws us there to appreciate Her gift to us. This business of incarnation and life on this lush planet seems to me to be a unique experience and while we should not loose our perspective, neither should we overlook the immense opportunities provided by this experience. I do find this image of the Goddess very moving. Yes, although She does not have weapons here as Durga does, still she is an image of a warrioress riding on a fierce beast. That's where I see the similarities. I shall have to print out your remedies that I may remember them. I'm sure I apply some of them now, but this fight is a pretty even match. Namaste, Prainbow , "Nora <ashwini_puralasamy>" <ashwini_puralasamy> wrote: > Greetings Prainbow > > "I have been fighting the flu." > How is the fight getting on? LOL. I have stop taking the flu > medications. I have a home remedy I like to share : ginger, lemon and > honey besides plenty of fluids and sunshine of course. For nasal > allergy or "chest cold" ( running nose as lay man here use > to call it ) I used : tulasi, betel and mint leave. Nothing is like > the remedy of Mother Nature. > > Thanks for the link. I managed to take a look at it. Yes! indeed it > look lovely. I apologise that I am not quite familiar with Celtic > Goddess, but the statue does look somewhat like Durga except that she > don't have any weapons with her. From what I read, another Celtic > Mother Goddess : Ceridwen too was called the "old White Sow". > Is Goddess Freya too associated with The Boar. > > "The female boar is a very powerful animal " > Interesting different cultures have different interpretations of the > Boar. > > 1. The Varaha-Purana relates Varahi as a representation of the > inauspicious emotions of Envy. > 2. In the Celtic and Welsh version, the boar represent courage > and strong warriors. > 3. In China, the boar represents the wealth of the forest. > 4. In Japan, the boar depicts courage. > 5. To the Buddhist, the boar represents attachment ( general and > material ), greed and lust. > > If you look at the concept of Avatar which is associated with Vishnu, > the organic evolution theory which indicates the origin of the human > from an aquatic background does make sense even though there is still > debate about the reliability of the Theory. The boar being the third > manifestation represents the complete picture of a terresterial > animal. > > Scientist especially in genetics field have discovered the close > association of human genetics with that of a boar. There are > instances of boar to human tissue transplant. So if you look in this > aspect, the boar is a close relation to human. Some suggest the idea > that to eat a boar is like eating a human flesh. > > > Om visukra prana harana varahi virya nanditayai namah > Salutations to HER who appreciates the prowess displayed by Varahi in > the destruction of Visukra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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