Tara Sahasranam, Mookambika Ashtakam/re: Is Tara the planet Venus?

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Dear Shaktas,

 

This is the text which is translated as a) 'star', b) 'Venus': any

thoughts, please?

 

'Om tara kanti tiraskari nasabharana bhasurayai namah'

 

Namaste,

 

m6

 

, "m6" <megalith6@h...> wrote:

> Namaste,

>

> Yes, my apologies - the 'tara' reference appears to be to a

luminary,

> and not the Devi Tara.

>

> but I noticed at this url the word was interpreted as 'star',

>

> http://www.ambaa.org/lalita/LSv3.htm

>

> whereas at this one, it is interepreted as 'Venus' -

>

> http://www.hinduweb.org/home/general_sites/sita/sitakasansar/1-

50.htm

>

> and so presumably 'tara' has a dual meaning here, of 'star' and

> of 'Venus'?

>

> Venus is the brightest 'star', it is called the Morning Star or the

> Evening Star, depending on when it is visible above the horizon, at

> dawn or at dusk.

>

> Venus as the Morning Star has great significance for Buddhism,

since

> it heralded the Enlightenment of the Lord Buddha.

>

> Kind thanks,

>

> m6

>

>

>

>

> , "gitavs" <gitaprana@v...>

> wrote:

> > -Namaste m6-Thank-you for the references. Re reference to Venus:

> I'm

> > not sure. Venus=Shukra usually. Looked Tara up in the Sanskrit

> > dictionary but could not find a connection there. Looked it up in

> > Bhaskaraya's commentary on Lalita Sahasranam. There Tara is

defined

> > as "star". In fact, in the Lalita Saharanam printed by Ammachi

> > Publications Tara also =star. It's a mystery to me. Maybe Tara is

> the

> > name for one of the other bright stars in the sky,but probably

not

> > Venus. In the Lalita Sahasranam the Mother is associated with the

> > brilliance of the dawn, the rising sun etc. Is Venus seen at

dawn?

> If

> > it is, then maybe the association comes from that-poetically

rather

> > than factually. Jai Ma, Gita

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > -- In , "m6" <megalith6@h...> wrote:

> > > , "gitavs"

<gitaprana@v...>

> > > wrote:

> > > > The discussions re Tara and Mahalakshmi lead me to ask 2

> > questions:

> > > > 1) There is supposed to be a sahasranama stotram to Tara in

the

> > > > BrhadNila Tantra. Does anyone know anything about this? How

to

> > find

> > > > it?

> > >

> > > You will find a reference to the Brihad Nila Tantra at:-

> > >

> > > http://www.shivashakti.com/tara.htm

> > >

> > > As regards the sahasranama stotram to Tara you will find a

> > reference

> > > to Tara here (number 20), but I don't think it's quite what

> you're

> > > looking for:-

> > >

> > > http://www.hinduweb.org/home/general_sites/sita/sitakasansar/1-

> > 50.htm

> > >

> > > However, would you be able to explain the reference to "Venus"

in

> > > this section to me, please?

> > >

> > > > 2)At the MusicIndiaOnLine website there is a Sanskrit stotram

> > > called

> > > > Sri Mookambika Ashtakam, sung by the Sulamangalam sisters. I

> have

> > > > been trying to write it down without success. It

> begins "namaste

> > > > jagaddhaatri....." Does anyone know this stotram or where it

> can

> > be

> > > > found in written form?

> > > > Thank-you and Jai Ma, Gita

> > >

> > > I'm sorry, I cannot help here.

> > >

> > > Kind regards,

> > >

> > > m6