Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 NirnAsA : Imperishable. NAsa, end. The Sruti, [Tai. Up., III] "Brahman is Truth, Knowledge and Infinity." BhAskarAya's Commentary. Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Ok, I have some questions, not too far off topic: First, I found this online: "The third name in the "shrI lalitA ashhTottara shata nAmA vali" is: aum shaN^karArdhaNga saundarya sharIrAyai namo namaH It seems to mean something close to, "aum and salutations to She whose body is half shiva (shan^kara)." ardha=half, aNga=limb, and sharIra=body. I do not know the meaning of "saundarya Is this person's translation of this phrase accurate? What does "saundarya" mean, and in context, how does it alter the meaning of the translation provided? Next, what does "namo namah" mean? This is actually in response to Detective Mongo's game character. I know we say these words in mantra a lot, but to translate them, I am not sure how. BTW I found the above quote while doing an online search for the meaning of "namo namah." , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > > NirnAsA : Imperishable. > > NAsa, end. The Sruti, [Tai. Up., III] "Brahman is Truth, Knowledge and > Infinity." > > > BhAskarAya's Commentary. > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 it's a salutation of the salutation, a double affirmation of the silence if you will, kind of like bending over backwards...in homage - Mary Ann Thursday, April 07, 2005 12:06 PM Re: LalithA SahasranAma [180] NirnAsA Ok, I have some questions, not too far off topic: First, I found this online: "The third name in the "shrI lalitA ashhTottara shata nAmA vali" is: aum shaN^karArdhaNga saundarya sharIrAyai namo namaH It seems to mean something close to, "aum and salutations to She whose body is half shiva (shan^kara)." ardha=half, aNga=limb, and sharIra=body. I do not know the meaning of "saundarya Is this person's translation of this phrase accurate? What does "saundarya" mean, and in context, how does it alter the meaning of the translation provided? Next, what does "namo namah" mean? This is actually in response to Detective Mongo's game character. I know we say these words in mantra a lot, but to translate them, I am not sure how. BTW I found the above quote while doing an online search for the meaning of "namo namah." , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > > NirnAsA : Imperishable. > > NAsa, end. The Sruti, [Tai. Up., III] "Brahman is Truth, Knowledge and > Infinity." > > > BhAskarAya's Commentary. > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Sponsor Children International Would you give Hope to a Child in need? · Click Here to meet a Girl And Give Her Hope · Click Here to meet a Boy And Change His Life Learn More Links / b.. c.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 > >Next, what does "namo namah" mean? This is actually in response to >Detective Mongo's game character. I know we say these words in >mantra a lot, but to translate them, I am not sure how. BTW I found >the above quote while doing an online search for the meaning >of "namo namah." > Dear Mary Ann. I stand corrected, if my understanding is wrong. My understanding of "Namo Namaha" means - HUMBLE way of paying homage to goddess by chanting IT IS NOT ME IT IS YOU. Namaha always chanted at the end of each verse in Namavali's. 'Via Om syllabus we begin each verse thus pay homage to Lord Ganesha, then the goddess and end with" Namaha "saying it is not me it is you. For example: Lalitha Sahasranama consists of 1008 verses. Each time, we praise goddess and say that it is she and not me. Like Shree Maharajye namaha - you are the goddess of god and not me.raji _______________ Talk with your online friends with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 That's funny. I thought it meant "I am that." It seems odd that mantras would be saying "I am not that, you are," to paraphrase you. I guess it's all some way of attempting to bypass the ego. , "rajeshwari iyer" <rajii31@h...> wrote: > > > > > > >Next, what does "namo namah" mean? This is actually in response to > >Detective Mongo's game character. I know we say these words in > >mantra a lot, but to translate them, I am not sure how. BTW I found > >the above quote while doing an online search for the meaning > >of "namo namah." > > > > Dear Mary Ann. > > I stand corrected, if my understanding is wrong. > > > My understanding of "Namo Namaha" means - HUMBLE way of paying homage to > goddess by chanting IT IS NOT ME IT IS YOU. > > Namaha always chanted at the end of each verse in Namavali's. 'Via Om > syllabus we begin each verse thus pay homage to Lord Ganesha, then the > goddess and end with" Namaha "saying it is not me it is you. > > For example: Lalitha Sahasranama consists of 1008 verses. Each time, we > praise goddess and say that it is she and not me. Like Shree Maharajye > namaha - you are the goddess of god and not me.raji > > _______________ > Talk with your online friends with MSN Messenger http://messenger.msn.nl/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 --- Mary Ann <buttercookie61 wrote: > > > aum shaN^karArdhaNga saundarya sharIrAyai namo > namaH > > It seems to mean something close to, "aum and > salutations to She whose body is half shiva > (shan^kara)." ardha=half, aNga=limb, and > sharIra=body. I do not know the meaning of > "saundarya > > Is this person's translation of this phrase > accurate? What > does "saundarya" mean, and in context, how does it > alter the meaning > of the translation provided? It looks like it's derived from "sundara," meaning "beautiful." > Next, what does "namo namah" mean? "I bow repeatedly," or "many obeisances." -- Len/ Kalipadma Mail - You care about security. So do we. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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