Guest guest Posted August 17, 2000 Report Share Posted August 17, 2000 aum , namaste, sometime back i saw the following statement in the tantra site ' At some time in history a school of Shri Vidya was formed on an orthodox Vedik basis.' the statement atleast in one way means to say that shriividya is not vedic in origin and it is tantric in origin. this statement is misleading.likewise there are many controversies in that site which are not our point of interest. i asked an upaasaka seeking clarification regarding this. my question was " are there any references to the devis lalitaa , baalaa , tripura , sundari in the vedas. atleast in the atharvana veda." (i also mean vedic references to shrii vidyaa) the answer was "Regarding lalitha, bala, tripura etc.... The vedas including Rig and Yajur have so many references, you cannot even conceive. there are upanishads in the atharvana , like tripuropanishad, tripurataapinupanishad, etc.... The aruna prashna, speaks volumes of Lalitha. Vedic reference to Baala, is found in Rigveda, in the khila bhaaga of srisuktha,sudhaa suktha, etc tripura and sundari, in atharvana veda, yajur veda, etc.. Tripura appears some 70 times in the vedas." also he says the following regarding the origin of shrii vidyaa "The rigvedic hymn, "Chatvaari vak parimita....." etc, gives details of srividya mantra and its esoteric meaning. Reference to srividya and its mantra derivatives, have been made atleast in 20 places through out the vedas. Especially Yajur and Rig veda. Srividya, originates from three mantras of the vedas. 1. jatavedase rik. from durga suktha yajur veda 2. gayathri mantra, rig veda 3. mrityunjaya mantra, yajur veda These three together are known as shatakshara vidya or shatakshara gayathri, as they have a 100 letters in them. This is the basis of srividya. " these are only some of the references quoted.he himself says that there are many references. from the above it is very clear that shrii vidya is totally vedic in origin .i also heard that the above three mantraas are said to represent the very essence of vedaas. so there should be no doubt about the vedic origins of shrii vidya however hard some western tantrics may try to argue. i wrote the question and answer in a very informal way .i thank anyone who can format it to an understandable question and answer format. aum namaste, satish. Send your favorite photo with any online greeting! http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/americangreetings.rdct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2000 Report Share Posted August 18, 2000 Namaste, Thank you, Satish, for the excellent explanation. It should also be added that the vedas extant now form only @10% of what was available in the remote past! Some sections may still be 'secret' in some families. I remember seeing a book many years ago, of Shri Ganapati Muni's 'finding' sections of Rig Veda while in deep meditation in Gokarna. I wonder if any one else has seen this book. Regards, s. , "satish raja arigela" <a.satishraja@m...> wrote: > > > aum , > namaste, > > sometime back i saw the following statement in the tantra site > > ' At some time in history a school of Shri Vidya was formed on an orthodox Vedik basis.' > > the statement atleast in one way means to say that shriividya is not vedic in origin and it is tantric in origin. this statement is misleading.likewise there are many controversies in that site which are not our point of interest. > > from the above it is very clear that shrii vidya is totally vedic in origin .i also heard that the above three mantraas are said to represent the very essence of vedaas. so there should be no doubt about the vedic origins of shrii vidya however hard some western tantrics may try to argue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 18, 2000 Report Share Posted August 18, 2000 namaste , thank you for the information. i never know this untill now. also i dont know any thing about vedaas and all. i just reproduced what i was told regarding this matter. with regards satish. -- On Fri, 18 Aug 2000 11:43:12 sunder hattangadi wrote: >Namaste, > > Thank you, Satish, for the excellent explanation. > > It should also be added that the vedas extant now form only >@10% of what was available in the remote past! Some sections may >still be 'secret' in some families. I remember seeing a book many >years ago, of Shri Ganapati Muni's 'finding' sections of Rig Veda >while in deep meditation in Gokarna. I wonder if any one else has >seen this book. > >Regards, > >s. > > > > , "satish raja arigela" <a.satishraja@m...> >wrote: >> >> >> aum , >> namaste, >> >> sometime back i saw the following statement in the tantra site >> >> ' At some time in history a school of Shri Vidya was formed on an >orthodox Vedik basis.' >> >> the statement atleast in one way means to say that shriividya is >not vedic in origin and it is tantric in origin. this statement is >misleading.likewise there are many controversies in that site which >are not our point of interest. > >> >> from the above it is very clear that shrii vidya is totally vedic >in origin .i also heard that the above three mantraas are said to >represent the very essence of vedaas. so there should be no doubt >about the vedic origins of shrii vidya however hard some western >tantrics may try to argue. > > > > Send your favorite photo with any online greeting! http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/americangreetings.rdct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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