Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 lopAmudrArcitA : Worshipped by LopAmudrA LopAmudrA is the wife of Agastya. The Trisati [i. 15] says, "His wife named LopAmudrA worship me with much devotion" The TripurA-siddhAnta also, "As the supreme ruler was pleased with the wife of Agastya, named LopAmudrA, this Devi is invoked under the name of LopAmudrA" Or LopAmudrA, the PaNcadasimantra [vide name 238] and arcitA, worshipped; or through the LopAmudrA-mantra she is to be worshipped. The KAdimata says "One should perform all the ceremonies by the third division of the mantra" [see footnote] BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Footnote : Bh. NArA. Lopa by the absence of worship, mud, bliss, ra is taken away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 in this context, it is also to be noted that Agastya was the Brahmin among brahmins and Lopaamudra was an "untouchable". Hence this refers to a period long before the claim of birthrights and untouchability. NMadasamy <nmadasamy wrote: lopAmudrArcitA : Worshipped by LopAmudrA LopAmudrA is the wife of Agastya. The Trisati [i. 15] says, "His wife named LopAmudrA worship me with much devotion" The TripurA-siddhAnta also, "As the supreme ruler was pleased with the wife of Agastya, named LopAmudrA, this Devi is invoked under the name of LopAmudrA" Or LopAmudrA, the PaNcadasimantra [vide name 238] and arcitA, worshipped; or through the LopAmudrA-mantra she is to be worshipped. The KAdimata says "One should perform all the ceremonies by the third division of the mantra" [see footnote] BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Footnote : Bh. NArA. Lopa by the absence of worship, mud, bliss, ra is taken away. Devi Traditions Divine Visit your group "" on the web. Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 >in this context, it is also to be noted that Agastya was the Brahmin >among brahmins and Lopaamudra was an "untouchable". Hence this >refers to a period long before the claim of birthrights and >untouchability. When did they live? or maybe better, who were their contemporaries... I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that these divisions were invented over the course of history. Max -- Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives Global Women's History http://www.suppressedhistories.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 LopAmudrA, wife of Agastya, is the Rishi of the PaNcadasI Mantra. She is worshipped as SrI-MAtA with that mantra; hence the name. This nAma also proves that women who are Dharmapatnis are competent to have initiation in the PaNcadasI Mantra. There has sometimes been a popular but erroneous impression that SrI-VidyA is not for women; this nAma definitively removes that impression. - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962. , Max Dashu <maxdashu@l...> wrote: > > >in this context, it is also to be noted that Agastya was the Brahmin > >among brahmins and Lopaamudra was an "untouchable". Hence this > >refers to a period long before the claim of birthrights and > >untouchability. > > When did they live? or maybe better, who were their contemporaries... > I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that these divisions were > invented over the course of history. > > Max > -- > Max Dashu > Suppressed Histories Archives > Global Women's History > http://www.suppressedhistories.net > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Namaste Max Agustya and Lopamudra lived around about the time when Kunti, the father of Dhrishta, ruled the Yadavas; when Dushanta, the father of Bharata, ruled the Pauravas; when Pratardana, the father of Vatsa, ruled in Kashi; and when Asamanja, one of Sagara's sons and the father of Amshumant, ruled in Ayodya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 , "Sarabhanga Giri" <sarabhanga> wrote: > Agustya (read Agastya) > Ayodya (read Ayodhya) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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