Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Can anyone here tell me a little more about Indrakshi as compared to Indrani? Indrani is, of course, one of the Saptamatrika -- the Sakti of Indra. Indrakshi is also related to Indra; I've heard it said that She is the Source of his Power without being his Shakti. I have seen her depicted as seated on a lotus, with six arms, holding conch, veena, trident, drum, lotus, and (I think) mala. Her complexion is golden, her sari yellow and red. In addition to the three eyes of her face, eyes cover her entire body. Furthermore, in this form She is considered Mahadevi; the Supreme Divine -- this is denoted by the fact that smaller figures of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva appear as supplicants below the lotus (which is elevated), annointing Her feet with flowers, with pooja items spread in front of them. I was told that She is further discussed in a certain stuti, the name of which I cannot recall. (I'd never heard of it before.) Might any of you be able to offer me any additional information? Thank you DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 I've never seen this goddess's image, or heard her name before. But her name looks like it's derived from two words meaning "she of Indra's eyes." Indra himself, of course, is sometimes portrayed as having many eyes spangled all over his body. Indra was a great womanizer, and his angry wife cursed him to have many yonis appear on his body. Indra asked Brahma to remove the curse, but he could only transform the yonis into eyes. Perhaps Indrakshi is the personified curse on Indra (symbolic of his power over women)? -- Len/ Kalipadma On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:50:38 -0000 "Devi Bhakta" <devi_bhakta writes: > > > Can anyone here tell me a little more about Indrakshi as compared to > > Indrani? > > Indrani is, of course, one of the Saptamatrika -- the Sakti of > Indra. > Indrakshi is also related to Indra; I've heard it said that She is > the Source of his Power without being his Shakti. > > I have seen her depicted as seated on a lotus, with six arms, > holding > conch, veena, trident, drum, lotus, and (I think) mala. Her > complexion is golden, her sari yellow and red. In addition to the > three eyes of her face, eyes cover her entire body. > > Furthermore, in this form She is considered Mahadevi; the Supreme > Divine -- this is denoted by the fact that smaller figures of > Brahma, > Vishnu and Shiva appear as supplicants below the lotus (which is > elevated), annointing Her feet with flowers, with pooja items spread > > in front of them. > > I was told that She is further discussed in a certain stuti, the > name > of which I cannot recall. (I'd never heard of it before.) Might any > of you be able to offer me any additional information? > > Thank you > > DB > > > > > > ------------------------ Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Companion Toolbar. > Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! > http://us.click./L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM > --~-> > > > > Links > > > > > > > > ______________ Juno Platinum $9.95. Juno SpeedBand $14.95. Sign up for Juno Today at http://www.juno.com! Look for special offers at Best Buy stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 The version i heard was indra having many lingas in his body. Like an octopus:-). This is i think in ramayana when he seduces ahalya?. Where is the Yoni version from?. , kalipadma@j... wrote: > > I've never seen this goddess's image, or heard her name before. But her > name looks like it's derived from two words meaning "she of Indra's > eyes." > > Indra himself, of course, is sometimes portrayed as having many eyes > spangled all over his body. Indra was a great womanizer, and his angry > wife cursed him to have many yonis appear on his body. Indra asked > Brahma to remove the curse, but he could only transform the yonis into > eyes. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Dear Jessica and Len: Jessica, I haven't heard the linga version; that is interesting! The yoni story mentioned by Len appears in several sources -- including this one from the Padma Purana (1:56:15-53), which mentions the goddess Indrakshi, whom I am asking about: Indra took the form of Gautama [a great sage] in order to seduce Ahalya [the sage's beautiful young wife], telling her, "I am feeling the power of Kama. Come on, give me a kiss!" But since Ahalya was worshipping the gods, she told him that he had chosen an inappropriate time for this kind of behavior. Indra [still disguised as Gautama] replied, "Enough of this talk of what is appropriate and what is not! You must obey your husband, especially in the matters of sex! So embrace me!" And they laid together. Meanwhile Gautama's siddhis allowed him to know what had happened, and he rushed home and cursed Indra, saying, "Since you have acted in this way for the sake of the yoni, let there be a thousand of them on your body, and let your linga fall off." And so it was. Gautama, full of shame, went to do tapas, and Indra stood in the water for a long time, praising Devi in her aspect of Indraksi ("The Eyes of Indra") When She offered him a boon he asked to have his deformity cured, but she said, "I cannot reverse a sage's curse, but I can do something so that people will not notice it: You will have a thousand eyes in the middle of the yonis, and you will have the testicles of a ram." And so the eye-covered, re-masculated Indra came to be. Still hoping for additional info on the dhyana I mentioned in my previous post in this thread ... DB , "jessica_malone1000" <jessica_malone1000> wrote: > > > The version i heard was indra having many lingas in his body. > Like an octopus:-). This is i think in ramayana when he seduces ahalya?. > Where is the Yoni version from?. > > > , kalipadma@j... wrote: > > > > I've never seen this goddess's image, or heard her name before. But her > > name looks like it's derived from two words meaning "she of Indra's > > eyes." > > > > Indra himself, of course, is sometimes portrayed as having many eyes > > spangled all over his body. Indra was a great womanizer, and his angry > > wife cursed him to have many yonis appear on his body. Indra asked > > Brahma to remove the curse, but he could only transform the yonis into > > eyes. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 > > Furthermore, in this form She is considered Mahadevi; the Supreme > > Divine -- this is denoted by the fact that smaller figures of > > Brahma, > > Vishnu and Shiva appear as supplicants below the lotus (which is > > elevated), annointing Her feet with flowers, with pooja items spread > > > > in front of them. > > > > I was told that She is further discussed in a certain stuti, the > > name > > of which I cannot recall. (I'd never heard of it before.) Might any > > of you be able to offer me any additional information? > > > > Thank you DB: This is the Indrakshi stotram, I think it is primarily for getting wealth(not 100% sure on this). I do have this in Malayalam, if anyone wants I can try to translate it sometime. Many people combine the Indrakshi Stotram with the Shiva Kavacam as a sadhana. -yogaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 , "childofdevi" <childofdevi> wrote: > [in response to DB's query for info on Indrakshi] > > This is the Indrakshi stotram, [....] > I do have this in Malayalam, [....] Here is a reference to an edition that appears to be in English. I don't know if it's in print(in India) or available in the U.S.: http://www.fiu.edu/~religion/goddessofindia2.htm Chaman Lal Raina, _Sri Indrakshi Stotram_, Sharda Publishing House, Delhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 And here's another reference; not sure it's in English, but it might be. This might be even harder to track down: Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal', tr & annotator, Indrakshi Stotram (Srinagar, Kashmir: Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, 1995) http://www.radiokashmir.org/Poets/shamasfaqir.html Chaman Lal Raina (reference below) appears to be in Florida, and the syllabus gives an email address and phone number, so that might be a place to start. Here's an interesting reference; looks like an audio recording? http://www.tamilmovieusa.com/Carnatic%20pages/Bombaysisters.htm Okay; enough fun with search engines....back to work. , "msbauju" <msbauju> wrote: > > Here is a reference to an edition that appears to be in English. > I don't know if it's in print(in India) or available in the U.S.: > > http://www.fiu.edu/~religion/goddessofindia2.htm > Chaman Lal Raina, > _Sri Indrakshi Stotram_, > Sharda Publishing House, Delhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2004 Report Share Posted November 23, 2004 Just following the meaning of other names like Kamakshi - One whose eyes are lustful, Visalakshi - One whose eyes are Broad and big Kamalasky - One whose eyes look like a lotus Indrakshi should mean one whose eyes look like Indra. But what does that mean?? -J , "msbauju" <msbauju> wrote: > > > And here's another reference; not sure it's in English, but it might > be. This might be even harder to track down: > > Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal', tr & annotator, Indrakshi Stotram (Srinagar, > Kashmir: Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, 1995) > http://www.radiokashmir.org/Poets/shamasfaqir.html > > Chaman Lal Raina (reference below) appears to be in Florida, and the > syllabus gives an email address and phone number, so that might be a > place to start. > > Here's an interesting reference; looks like an audio recording? > http://www.tamilmovieusa.com/Carnatic%20pages/Bombaysisters.htm > > Okay; enough fun with search engines....back to work. > > , "msbauju" <msbauju> wrote: > > > > Here is a reference to an edition that appears to be in English. > > I don't know if it's in print(in India) or available in the U.S.: > > > > http://www.fiu.edu/~religion/goddessofindia2.htm > > Chaman Lal Raina, > > _Sri Indrakshi Stotram_, > > Sharda Publishing House, Delhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Do a search on this page for Indrakshi.More info in Devirahasya II chapter. http://www.shivashakti.com/deviras2.htm This page says Indrakshi is an attendant of Sri Chinnamasta. http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/tantra/cchinna.htm The Devi Stotra Mala has Sri Indrakshi Stotram. - Sri Meenakshi Pancharatnam. - Thotakashtakam. - Sri Annapoornashtakam. - Sri Kamakshi Stotram and others. - Devi Bhakta Tuesday, November 23, 2004 11:50 AM Indrakshi: Information Please? Can anyone here tell me a little more about Indrakshi as compared to Indrani? Indrani is, of course, one of the Saptamatrika -- the Sakti of Indra. Indrakshi is also related to Indra; I've heard it said that She is the Source of his Power without being his Shakti. I have seen her depicted as seated on a lotus, with six arms, holding conch, veena, trident, drum, lotus, and (I think) mala. Her complexion is golden, her sari yellow and red. In addition to the three eyes of her face, eyes cover her entire body. Furthermore, in this form She is considered Mahadevi; the Supreme Divine -- this is denoted by the fact that smaller figures of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva appear as supplicants below the lotus (which is elevated), annointing Her feet with flowers, with pooja items spread in front of them. I was told that She is further discussed in a certain stuti, the name of which I cannot recall. (I'd never heard of it before.) Might any of you be able to offer me any additional information? Thank you DB / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Respected Friends, Pranam! I have here with me INDRAKSI STOTRAM (Eulogy of the Goddess of Numerous Vital Energies) by Janki Nath Kaul "Kamal". Shri S. Sankaranarayanan fro Madras has written foreward. Kamal expounds: " Indra's spouse, Indrani is the predominating power of Sattva that keeps him within positive limits..... Therefore, Indrani is praised so that she favours devotees with wisdom to combat whatever evil comes their way. Regards, Virendra. msbauju <msbauju wrote: And here's another reference; not sure it's in English, but it might be. This might be even harder to track down: Jankinath Kaul 'Kamal', tr & annotator, Indrakshi Stotram (Srinagar, Kashmir: Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, 1995) http://www.radiokashmir.org/Poets/shamasfaqir.html Chaman Lal Raina (reference below) appears to be in Florida, and the syllabus gives an email address and phone number, so that might be a place to start. Here's an interesting reference; looks like an audio recording? http://www.tamilmovieusa.com/Carnatic%20pages/Bombaysisters.htm Okay; enough fun with search engines....back to work. , "msbauju" <msbauju> wrote: > > Here is a reference to an edition that appears to be in English. > I don't know if it's in print(in India) or available in the U.S.: > > http://www.fiu.edu/~religion/goddessofindia2.htm > Chaman Lal Raina, > _Sri Indrakshi Stotram_, > Sharda Publishing House, Delhi Sponsor Get unlimited calls to U.S./Canada / India Matrimony: Find your life partneronline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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