Trinities (was: Indian caste system)

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:39:57 EDT TTIREM3 writes:

>...The whole

> point of being a shaivaite is to reach the purity that reaches

> beyond what is now called hinduism--with the original trinity which

> is NOT Brahma Vishnu and Shiva -- they diminished Shiva so that the

> Dravidians would be fazed out...the original trinity is

> Shiva-Shakti-Kali which is perfect seeing as Shiva is both man and

> woman and beyond gender, Kali is female, and she is his shakti ...

> ist is a perfect trinity....unlike that of the Aryan which excludes

> the female from the trinity.

 

Can you give any documentation of this "Shiva-Shakti-Kali" trinity you

are alledging?

 

Most of the trinities in Hinduism reflect the concept of the three

<gunas> -- Purity, Activity, and Inertia. In what way does your system

incorporate the <gunas>?

 

The traditional "trinity" of Shaktism is Kali, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati.

This does not exclude the male, because each Shakti is pregnant with one

of the Gods. Black Kali gives birth to blue Vishnu (and gives him in

marriage to Lakshmi). Red Lakshmi gives birth to golden Brahma (and

marries him off to Sarasvati). White Sarasvati gives birth to ash-grey

Shiva (and weds him to Kali).

 

The Trimurti and the Tr-Shakti have here two relationships, Mother-Son

and Wife-Husband. There's a third set of pairs -- Kali with Brahma,

Lakshmi with Shiva, and Sarasvati with Vishnu. What is the relationship

demonstrated here?

 

The other Shakta "trinity" I can think of is contained within the

Maha-Devi Herself. As Shiva-Shakti, She is Erotic Mother (Parvati/Uma),

Providing Virgin (Durga), and Avenging Tribal (Kali). This comes close

to the European/ Wiccan trinity of Maiden, Mother, and Crone.

 

-- Len/ Kalipadma

 

 

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