Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 kevalA : The Absolute. Because she is single as she is devoid of attributes. Or kevalA, a kind of knowledge described in a Siva-Sutra [iII. 35] :"That which is freed from that is the absolute [kevala]." Or kevalA, completeness and fixed meaning. The Visva says, "KevalA means a department of knowledge, one, complete, fixed meaning, somtimes also a mouse." Or, with reference to the kAmabija [ie Klim] mentioned in the previous name, when the ka and la are eliminated [from the klim], kevalA means the kAmakala [ ie im] which is the turiya state; the Sruti says, "He who hears this without ka and la does not reach the place of good action". The explanation is, one who hears i alone without ka and la [ in the Klim] does not go to the place attained through action; but obtains the world, attainable by unconditioned knowledge alone. The meaning is, the three objects [dharma etc] are attained by kAmabija, and moksa through kAmakalA alone. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 She is the Pure Brahman, absolute and undifferentiated by any of the three forms of difference (i.e., Svagata, SajAtIya and VijAtIya). While the KAmarAja-BIja, KlIm [see Nama 622], helps the devotee to obtain the first three PurusArthAs, KAmakalA, or Im, takes the devotee to Moksa. - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962. , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > > kevalA : The Absolute. > > Because she is single as she is devoid of attributes. > > Or kevalA, a kind of knowledge described in a Siva-Sutra [iII. > 35] :"That which is freed from that is the absolute [kevala]." > > Or kevalA, completeness and fixed meaning. The Visva says, "KevalA > means a department of knowledge, one, complete, fixed meaning, > somtimes also a mouse." > > Or, with reference to the kAmabija [ie Klim] mentioned in the previous > name, when the ka and la are eliminated [from the klim], kevalA means > the kAmakala [ ie im] which is the turiya state; the Sruti says, "He > who hears this without ka and la does not reach the place of good > action". The explanation is, one who hears i alone without ka and la [ > in the Klim] does not go to the place attained through action; but > obtains the world, attainable by unconditioned knowledge alone. The > meaning is, the three objects [dharma etc] are attained by kAmabija, > and moksa through kAmakalA alone. > > 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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