LalithA SahasranAma [805] puskareksanA

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puskareksanA : Lotus-eyed.

 

The Visva says, "Puskara means lotus, ether, water, elephant's trunk,

end, herb, island, bird, place of pilgrimage, a certain musical note,

a kind of serpent, the drum, head, sword and a fruit called

Khadgaphala"

 

According to the PAdma. Pr., Puskara is a certain planetary

conjunction. When the sun is in the asterism called VisAkhA, and the

moon is in the KrttikA, the conjunction is called Puskara and it is

very rare at the place of Puskara" Puskara also means the earth. The

PAdma Pr. says "The Devas all the pericarp of the lotus earth, the

sAragurus [?] in the lotus, they call divine mountains. The [upper]

petals of the lotus became a Mleccha country. The lower petals are the

worlds of the serpents an dthe daityas. Thus by the wish of NArAyana

the earth came out from the lotus.....hence the earth is called

Puskara".

 

Ksana, festivity, or remaining inactive. The Amara [v.431]

says, "Ksana means leisure, a division of time, festivity"

 

Puskara also maens the Banyan Tree; because Matsya Pr. says, "Because

there is a Banyan tree in the Puskara island it is called Puskara."

The Visnu Pr. says, "The Banyan tree is in the Puskara country, that

is the supreme abode of Brahman" The Sruti [Nr. PU. TA. Up., 1-1]

says, "That one PrajApati was in the Bayan leaf" Here, as he slept in

the Banyan leaf, Visnu himself is called Puskara; Iksana,

compassionate look -- She beholds him with compassion.. The De. BhAg.

Pr. says, "Adoration to Visnu in the form of a boy asleep on Banyan

Lead.... in a half verse it is said that Devi is the giver of all

things".

 

Puskara, water, Iksana, [she] looked. The Sruti says, "There are four

aps [waters], namely Devas, men, manes and asuras"

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.

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She has beautiful eyes like lotus petals.

 

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

Sahasranama, 1962

 

 

 

, "NMadasamy"

<ashwini_puralasamy wrote:

>

>

> puskareksanA : Lotus-eyed.

>

> The Visva says, "Puskara means lotus, ether, water, elephant's

trunk,

> end, herb, island, bird, place of pilgrimage, a certain musical

note,

> a kind of serpent, the drum, head, sword and a fruit called

> Khadgaphala"

>

> According to the PAdma. Pr., Puskara is a certain planetary

> conjunction. When the sun is in the asterism called VisAkhA, and

the

> moon is in the KrttikA, the conjunction is called Puskara and it

is

> very rare at the place of Puskara" Puskara also means the earth.

The

> PAdma Pr. says "The Devas all the pericarp of the lotus earth, the

> sAragurus [?] in the lotus, they call divine mountains. The

[upper]

> petals of the lotus became a Mleccha country. The lower petals are

the

> worlds of the serpents an dthe daityas. Thus by the wish of

NArAyana

> the earth came out from the lotus.....hence the earth is called

> Puskara".

>

> Ksana, festivity, or remaining inactive. The Amara [v.431]

> says, "Ksana means leisure, a division of time, festivity"

>

> Puskara also maens the Banyan Tree; because Matsya Pr.

says, "Because

> there is a Banyan tree in the Puskara island it is called

Puskara."

> The Visnu Pr. says, "The Banyan tree is in the Puskara country,

that

> is the supreme abode of Brahman" The Sruti [Nr. PU. TA. Up., 1-1]

> says, "That one PrajApati was in the Bayan leaf" Here, as he slept

in

> the Banyan leaf, Visnu himself is called Puskara; Iksana,

> compassionate look -- She beholds him with compassion.. The De.

BhAg.

> Pr. says, "Adoration to Visnu in the form of a boy asleep on

Banyan

> Lead.... in a half verse it is said that Devi is the giver of all

> things".

>

> Puskara, water, Iksana, [she] looked. The Sruti says, "There are

four

> aps [waters], namely Devas, men, manes and asuras"

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry.

>