Guest guest Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 cArucandrakalAdharA : Wearing a beautiful crescent moon. CAru, neither waxing nor waning, candrakalA, is the ever lasting kalA [sAda], in the form of consciousness. or CandrakalA is the daughter of a king. To her in a dream Devi appeared and told her to marry a prince by name Sudarsana who was worshipping Devi [kAmarAjabija]. According to that story the meaning is, cAru, rightly, dharA supports [vide De. BhAg. pr. Book III] BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Dear Friends of Shakti Sadhana, Namaskar! Jay Sri Mata! This picture is a statue of the Greek Goddess called Io. I hope the picture can get through the mail. The “horned Goddess” is also known as the Egyptian Hathor – the horns symbolize both the Moon crescent and the Cow principle (Mother Earth is identified as Bhumi, in the form of Cow, in Vedic tradition). The shape of the bull’s horns (Taurus) has also been compared to the shape of the feminine reproductive system (uterus and ovaries). Another very interesting parallel is between the name of the Hindu Goddess Lalita and the ancient Middle East Goddess Lilith, described by the patristic semitic tradition as “the Mother of all demons” and the “original witch”. Lilith is accompanied by owls (like Laksmi) and lions (like Durga). PK Devi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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