Guest guest Posted October 15, 1999 Report Share Posted October 15, 1999 On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Ravisankar wrote: >[ratnam - 4 of shrii miinaakShii navaratnamaala stotram.h] >One who dispels darkness, whose abdomen is comparable to the >sky, whose breasts are high, One whose hands are with the melodious >musical instrument viiNa, One whose neck is like live conch, One who >has a garland(forming) of saambraaNi and incence around her feet, One >who protects the good with a Bow(or uses the Bow to protect good), One >who possesses eyes like fish, O Ruler of Madhura, One who bears >happiness, O child of PaaNDya, I worship you. Here, the abdomen of ambAl is compared to the sky. Could some one explain the concept(s) behind this comparison ? Thanks, Sudhakar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 1999 Report Share Posted October 15, 1999 Namaste, Here is another interpretation. Ammachi is always describing the universe as existing as a bubble within Her. So when I read the line ..... vyoma samaana madhyamayutaaM...(whose abdomen is comparable to the sky) I understood it to mean that the universe (the sky) exists within Her belly, in other words, all of existence resides within Her. The walls of the stomach would appear like the sky as the furthest boundries of the universe that we could see. This may be an incorrect translation of the sanskrit, as there is probably a different word for universe than sky (my ignorance.) However, when I am in a state of very clear connection with Devi, I often feel as if I am inside Her, I see my house, myself driving to work, my relationships with other people, all as a little drama playing out inside of Her Unfathomable body. The abdomen is the center of the body, so when the universe is in Her abdomen it resides in the center of the Divine Mother. This also could have connotations of the growth/residence of a baby inside the Mother. Jai Ma, In Amma, Parvati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 1999 Report Share Posted October 15, 1999 The sky contains vayu and our stomach also produces various types of gas or vayu.Further we are always surrounded by the energy which is nothing but our own breathing and the breathing of those who left this immortal coil to merge with the all pervading energy. The energy we are breathing is prana of high purity whereas the gas produced in our stomach are many, but they generate from the superfine energy. Hope my concept is OK. Regards.S.SANGARANARAYANAN - Dr. S.R.Marur <smarur ambAl List Friday, October 15, 1999 3:17 AM A clarification > On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Ravisankar wrote: > > >[ratnam - 4 of shrii miinaakShii navaratnamaala stotram.h] > > >One who dispels darkness, whose abdomen is comparable to the > >sky, whose breasts are high, One whose hands are with the melodious > >musical instrument viiNa, One whose neck is like live conch, One who > >has a garland(forming) of saambraaNi and incence around her feet, One > >who protects the good with a Bow(or uses the Bow to protect good), One > >who possesses eyes like fish, O Ruler of Madhura, One who bears > >happiness, O child of PaaNDya, I worship you. > > Here, the abdomen of ambAl is compared to the sky. Could some one > explain the concept(s) behind this comparison ? > > Thanks, > > Sudhakar > > > ------ > Think you're ready for Dreamcast? Get all the news, previews and > prices at CNET.com. It's your source for the latest and greatest > in gaming! http://clickhere./click/1157 > > AUM shrImAtre namaH > Archives: / > Help : Contact miinalochanii and > lotus > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 1999 Report Share Posted October 15, 1999 On Fri, 15 Oct 1999, Dr. S.R.Marur wrote: > On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Ravisankar wrote: > > >[ratnam - 4 of shrii miinaakShii navaratnamaala stotram.h] > > >One who dispels darkness, whose abdomen is comparable to the > >sky, whose breasts are high, One whose hands are with the melodious > >musical instrument viiNa, One whose neck is like live conch, One who > >has a garland(forming) of saambraaNi and incence around her feet, One > >who protects the good with a Bow(or uses the Bow to protect good), One > >who possesses eyes like fish, O Ruler of Madhura, One who bears > >happiness, O child of PaaNDya, I worship you. > > Here, the abdomen of ambAl is compared to the sky. Could some one > explain the concept(s) behind this comparison ? > > Thanks, > > Sudhakar > namaste. My take on this is: The whole jagat is considered to be in the abdomen of Shri DevI. Similar description that the whole world is inside the stomach of saguNa Brahman is also there in VishnusahasranAma. May be I am wrong, but my interpretation at the moment is that way. Regards Gummuluru Murthy ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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