Guest guest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 astamUrtih :Eight-formed. The Matsya Pr. says, "Wealth, intelligence, earth, nourishment, gauri, contentment, radiance, stability, protect me, O Sarasvati, by these eight forms." Or, her eight forms are to be known by mantras. The Yoga-sAstra says, "The self is of eight kinds according to the difference of qualities, namely embodied soul [jivAtman], inner Self, [antarAtman], supreme Self [ParamAtman,], unstained Self {NirmalAtman], pure Self [suddhAtman], wisdom Self [JNAnAtman], great Self [mahAtman], and elemental Self [bhUtAtman]. Thus there are eight Selves." Or, the five elements, the sun, moon, and Jiva or heaven or sacrificer; thus are eight bodies. The Saktirahasya says, "The five elements, sun, moon and heaven [are the eight bodies]." The Visnu Pr, also :"The sun, water, earth, fire, air, ether, the brAhmana, the sacrifier and the moon, these are the eight bodies. The wives of these eight are respectively : UmA, Sukesi, AparA, SivA, SvAhA, Diti, DiksA and Rohini. Their sons are respectively: Saturn, Venus, LohitAnga, Manojava, Skanda, Svarga, SantAna and Budha" But the linga Pr says, "The eight prakrtis are said to form th e body of Devi, also the [eight kinds] of products [vikrtis] are manifestations of her body in order to mould the bodies" According to the Bh-GitA {VII.4], Earth, Water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism thus eightfold is her prakrti. The eight kulas [ie, eight kinds of women] The SamayAchAra-smr says, "GanikA, SaundikA, Kaivarti, Rajaki, TakrakAri, KarmaRi, MAtangi an dPumscali" In the RudrayAmala the characteristics of the following eight women are given, namely "Anangakusuma, who has symmetrical limbs and long hair" The name of each woman is given in the third chapter of the same book. The eight forms may mean the eight vasinis, BrAhmi, etc. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 She has eight forms, or manifestations. According to the Sakti- Rahasya, they are: 1. LaksmI 2. MedhA 3. DharA 4. Pusti 5. GaurI 6. Tusti 7. PrabhA 8. Dhrti Alternatively, Her eight manifestations are said to be the paNcabhUtAs, plus the Sun, Moon and YajamAna, the Sacrificer. - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962. , "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...> wrote: > > > astamUrtih :Eight-formed. > > The Matsya Pr. says, "Wealth, intelligence, earth, nourishment, gauri, > contentment, radiance, stability, protect me, O Sarasvati, by these > eight forms." > > Or, her eight forms are to be known by mantras. The Yoga-sAstra > says, "The self is of eight kinds according to the difference of > qualities, namely embodied soul [jivAtman], inner Self, [antarAtman], > supreme Self [ParamAtman,], unstained Self {NirmalAtman], pure Self > [suddhAtman], wisdom Self [JNAnAtman], great Self [mahAtman], and > elemental Self [bhUtAtman]. Thus there are eight Selves." > > Or, the five elements, the sun, moon, and Jiva or heaven or > sacrificer; thus are eight bodies. The Saktirahasya says, "The five > elements, sun, moon and heaven [are the eight bodies]." The Visnu Pr, > also :"The sun, water, earth, fire, air, ether, the brAhmana, the > sacrifier and the moon, these are the eight bodies. The wives of these > eight are respectively : UmA, Sukesi, AparA, SivA, SvAhA, Diti, DiksA > and Rohini. Their sons are respectively: Saturn, Venus, LohitAnga, > Manojava, Skanda, Svarga, SantAna and Budha" But the linga Pr > says, "The eight prakrtis are said to form th e body of Devi, also the > [eight kinds] of products [vikrtis] are manifestations of her body in > order to mould the bodies" According to the Bh-GitA {VII.4], Earth, > Water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism thus eightfold is > her prakrti. > > The eight kulas [ie, eight kinds of women] The SamayAchAra-smr > says, "GanikA, SaundikA, Kaivarti, Rajaki, TakrakAri, KarmaRi, MAtangi > an dPumscali" > > In the RudrayAmala the characteristics of the following eight women > are given, namely "Anangakusuma, who has symmetrical limbs and long > hair" The name of each woman is given in the third chapter of the same > book. The eight forms may mean the eight vasinis, BrAhmi, etc. > > > > > 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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