LalithA SahasranAma [658] icchAsakti-JNAnasakti-kriyAsakti-svarUpinI

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icchAsakti-JNAnasakti-kriyAsakti-svarUpinI : The energies of desire,

wisdom and action.

 

These correspond to the three qualities. The Samketa-paddhati

says, "Desire is her head, wisdom her trunk, action her feet, thus

her body consists of three energies"

 

The VAmakesvara Tr. also, "TripurA is threefold, namely BrahmA,

Visnu, and Isa an dshe, O beloved one, is the energy of desire,

wisdom and action." Of these energies the preceeding one is the

cause of the succeeding.

 

The kriyAsakti is fivefold according to the Su-sam [iV 14. 28]

namely " Spanda, Parispanda, Prakrama, ParisIlana and PracAra, thus

there are five actions" The MAlinivijaya Tr. says, "That supreme

divine energy becomes the energy of desire when Brahman, the

supporter of the universe, wishes to create. This should be known

thus and in no other way. She becomes the energy of knowledge when

she reminds him saying 'let this be thus'. When thus knowing he

acts, she becomes the energy of actions"

 

The VAsistha also repeats the same.

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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The Powers of Will, Knowledge and Action -- the forces that create

and move the Universe -- are Her forms.

 

Sruti tells us, vividhArambha-kArinyaH trijadas tantra-rajjavAH

icchAdyaHsaktayaH -- "Saktis such as Iccha (Will) are the originators

of all beginnings; and they are the rops controlling the machinery of

the Three LokAs.

 

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

Sahasranama, 1962.

 

 

 

 

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

wrote:

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> icchAsakti-JNAnasakti-kriyAsakti-svarUpinI : The energies of

desire,

> wisdom and action.

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> These correspond to the three qualities. The Samketa-paddhati

> says, "Desire is her head, wisdom her trunk, action her feet, thus

> her body consists of three energies"

>

> The VAmakesvara Tr. also, "TripurA is threefold, namely BrahmA,

> Visnu, and Isa an dshe, O beloved one, is the energy of desire,

> wisdom and action." Of these energies the preceeding one is the

> cause of the succeeding.

>

> The kriyAsakti is fivefold according to the Su-sam [iV 14. 28]

> namely " Spanda, Parispanda, Prakrama, ParisIlana and PracAra, thus

> there are five actions" The MAlinivijaya Tr. says, "That supreme

> divine energy becomes the energy of desire when Brahman, the

> supporter of the universe, wishes to create. This should be known

> thus and in no other way. She becomes the energy of knowledge when

> she reminds him saying 'let this be thus'. When thus knowing he

> acts, she becomes the energy of actions"

>

> The VAsistha also repeats the same.

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> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

>