Guest guest Posted February 6, 2005 Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 bhakta saubhAgya dAyini : Conferring prosperity on the devotees. According to the Agni. Pr., "Bhaga means fortune, desire, magnanimity, strength, effort, sun and fame." SaubhagA, Lalita Herself. SaubhAgyas are her qualities, she unites [the above mention ones] with herself. But in the Padma Pr, it is said, "sugarcane, PArijata [tarurAja], nispAva and jira seeds, cow's milk with its changes, ie butter milk, curds, ghee, ,etc the saffron coloured things, flower and salt, thus the eight things are called saubhAgyAstaka' Because these are used in auspicious occasions. Or su much, bhAgya luck ie She makes her devotees fortunate BhAskararAya's commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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