Guest guest Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 yajNarUpA : Sacrifice. The Sruti [Tai. sam] says :"YajNa means Visnu" Or the sacrifice form Her body. The Harivamsa and PAdma Pr. when they speak of the Lord say, "Vedas are his feet, the sacrificial post his teeth, the oblation his hand, the pile of sacrificial fuel his face, the fire his tongue, [the sacrificial] rules his hair, the BrAhmana his head, day and night his eyes, the VedAntas his ear-ornaments, the sacrificial ladle his mouth, the ghess his nose, the great sound of the SAman his voice, he is virtue and truth, good actions his moving to and fro, penance his finger nails, the sacrifial animals his knees, audhAtra his bowels, the homa his organ of generation, the fruits his organs, vAyu his inner self, the mantras his hips, the soma juice his blood, the Vedas his shoulders, oblation his smell, oblation to gods [havya] and oblation to manes [kavya] his speed, the space before the alter his body, worshipped by many vows, gift his heart, Yogin, possessing great mantras, the great supplementary ceremonies his lips and chin, the pravargya [hymn of SAman] his navel, the different metres his gait, the Guhyopanisad his seat, the shadow his wife, he is as high as the summit of the Meru" According to the MukhyAmnAyarahasya, yajNarUpa means: "The great sacrifice is worshipping one's own Self with much devotion by perfumes, etc which he cognizes by his own senses". BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 She is the sacrifice. "yajNo vai visnuH: yajNA means Vishnu." (Tai. Sam.) Alternatively, She is AntaryAga, according to BhAvanopanisat. - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > yajNarUpA : Sacrifice. > > The Sruti [Tai. sam] says :"YajNa means Visnu" > > Or the sacrifice form Her body. The Harivamsa and PAdma Pr. when they > speak of the Lord say, "Vedas are his feet, the sacrificial post his > teeth, the oblation his hand, the pile of sacrificial fuel his face, > the fire his tongue, [the sacrificial] rules his hair, the BrAhmana > his head, day and night his eyes, the VedAntas his ear-ornaments, the > sacrificial ladle his mouth, the ghess his nose, the great sound of > the SAman his voice, he is virtue and truth, good actions his moving > to and fro, penance his finger nails, the sacrifial animals his knees, > audhAtra his bowels, the homa his organ of generation, the fruits his > organs, vAyu his inner self, the mantras his hips, the soma juice his > blood, the Vedas his shoulders, oblation his smell, oblation to gods > [havya] and oblation to manes [kavya] his speed, the space before the > alter his body, worshipped by many vows, gift his heart, Yogin, > possessing great mantras, the great supplementary ceremonies his lips > and chin, the pravargya [hymn of SAman] his navel, the different > metres his gait, the Guhyopanisad his seat, the shadow his wife, he is > as high as the summit of the Meru" > > According to the MukhyAmnAyarahasya, yajNarUpa means: "The great > sacrifice is worshipping one's own Self with much devotion by > perfumes, etc which he cognizes by his own senses". > > > > 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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