LalithA SahasranAma [442] kumAragananAthAmbA

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kumAragananAthAmbA : Mother of KumAra and GananAtha

 

KUmAra ; Skanda; GananAtha : Ganesa.

 

of Ku, inferior; mAragana, the aggregate of passional ideas [vikAra],

nAthas, the lords of the above. AmbA, the binder [or desroyer]

 

KumAra, the ahamkAra [egoism] whose deity if KumAra. The VarAha Pr

says, "Visnu is the Person, or Siva by that name is called. Avyakta is

Uma or Lakmi, the lotus-eyed. AhamkAra arises from the interaction of

these [two]. This [egoism] is the Guha [skanda], the leader of the

army. "

 

She binds those who possess the qualities of egoism.

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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"KumAra is the COmmander in Chief of the divine forces, and hence

the foremost of the divinising forces of Consciousness. Ganesa is

another aspect of KumAra, whose manifestation is to destroy all

obstructions to the divinising force of Consciousness. These two

deities have thousands of devotees [among Hindus, who] worship them

for Moksa or God-realization."

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary, 1962

 

, "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...>

wrote:

>

> kumAragananAthAmbA : Mother of KumAra and GananAtha

>

> KUmAra ; Skanda; GananAtha : Ganesa.

>

> of Ku, inferior; mAragana, the aggregate of passional ideas

[vikAra],

> nAthas, the lords of the above. AmbA, the binder [or desroyer]

>

> KumAra, the ahamkAra [egoism] whose deity if KumAra. The VarAha Pr

> says, "Visnu is the Person, or Siva by that name is called.

Avyakta is

> Uma or Lakmi, the lotus-eyed. AhamkAra arises from the interaction

of

> these [two]. This [egoism] is the Guha [skanda], the leader of the

> army. "

>

> She binds those who possess the qualities of egoism.

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry