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kAmasevitA : Attended by KAma

 

kAmA, MahAkAma.

 

Or, KAma, the bodiless one [god of love]. The Arun. Up [ Tai. Ar, I.

11], "The bodiless son of Laksmi, though without mind, has

animation. He knew that jewel [srividyA]. He, though without

fingers, worshipped [folding his hands]. Though without neck, he

adorned himself [ as with a necklace]. Though without tongue, he

tasted it. Without knowing that rsi [seer] one should enter the

city. When one enters, he should enter after performing secret

rites. This is the vow of Manmatha" Without mind [acetas],without

eyes he saw the jewel. Since he saw it without eyes, he touched it

without fingers, wore the necklace without a neck, tasted without

tongue, he is the seer. The external cakra [worship] can be entered

[performed] by knowledge of him alone; since no ceremonial worship

is necessary in order to enter the internal cakra, the rsi need not

be known. Secret rites ie the knowledge of the essential equality of

Siva with Devi. The Meaning is that worship performed without the

knowledge of the essential equality of Siva with Devi cannot be

effective.

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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KamasevitA means 'propitiated by KAma'; here, KAma means Siva in His

aspect as the will to create, or SoskAmayata. Siva worshiped Her to

fulfill His wish to create the Universe. Or, KAma (that is,

Manmatha) -- according to Arunopanisat, possessing no body, yet still

managing to propitiate Her -- pleased Her with his devotion, and She

presented him with a sugarcane bow and flowers for arrows, with which

weapon of love he conquered the world.

 

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita

Sahasranama, 1962

 

 

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

wrote:

>

>

> kAmasevitA : Attended by KAma

>

> kAmA, MahAkAma.

>

> Or, KAma, the bodiless one [god of love]. The Arun. Up [ Tai. Ar,

I.

> 11], "The bodiless son of Laksmi, though without mind, has

> animation. He knew that jewel [srividyA]. He, though without

> fingers, worshipped [folding his hands]. Though without neck, he

> adorned himself [ as with a necklace]. Though without tongue, he

> tasted it. Without knowing that rsi [seer] one should enter the

> city. When one enters, he should enter after performing secret

> rites. This is the vow of Manmatha" Without mind [acetas],without

> eyes he saw the jewel. Since he saw it without eyes, he touched it

> without fingers, wore the necklace without a neck, tasted without

> tongue, he is the seer. The external cakra [worship] can be entered

> [performed] by knowledge of him alone; since no ceremonial worship

> is necessary in order to enter the internal cakra, the rsi need not

> be known. Secret rites ie the knowledge of the essential equality

of

> Siva with Devi. The Meaning is that worship performed without the

> knowledge of the essential equality of Siva with Devi cannot be

> effective.

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

>

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