Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 VidyA : Because she is the vidyA which confers salvation. The Devi MAhA says, "The holy supreme Devi is vidyA" The GaudapAda-sUtra says, "She herself is vidyA" She refers to Devi as described in the previous sutra as "in the form of absolute consciousness" Or vidyA, a certain kind of KalA, which is in the light [tejas] and its nature is described in the Saiva-tantra. "By the descrimination fo the products of mAya, one recognizes the state of wisdom, that supreme kAla is known as VidyA, consisting of knowledge and action" 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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