Guest guest Posted January 8, 2000 Report Share Posted January 8, 2000 This is the third name in shrii miinaaxii ashhTottaram. shyaamaa means SHE who is dark in complexion. Like HER brother shriiman naaraayaNa HER complexion is also dark. This is often portrayed by blue or green color. ambaaL as miinaakshii is often called shyaamaLaa. Tantra shaastra defines shyaamaa as a girl of age sixteen. This implies that SHE is ever youthful. This name also occurs in sahasranama as shyaamaabhaa. Her darkness symbolically indicates that SHE is like dark cloud (full of water) filled with compassion and every ready to shower HER grace on HER devotess whose hearts are dried by the fire of desires. That grace quenches the error prone fire of desires and brings shaanti to the devotees. How sweet it is to contemplate on the names of ambaaL! ichhuvai tavira yaan pOy indira lOkam aaLum achchuvai peRinum vENDEn madhurai-maanaagara raaNi! (I will deny even post of indira in favor contemplating on your name O queen of Madurai city). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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