Guest guest Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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