Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 This may be not very popular or easily readable: Sri Kumarakurupara has authored a "Sakalakalavalli maalai" (Garland of verses on the goddes adept in all arts) in tamil. It is around 350 years old, if not more.I have seen parallel verses in sanskrit so there should be some sanskrit work which could have inspired Sri Kumarakurupara. Gopal PS: I have access to Tamil work, if you are interested. >Om Sri Gurubyo Namaha > >Dear Devotees: > >I am somewhat familiar with color preferences, etc for >Ma Saraswati, however, I am having trouble finding >which flowers she prefers. Since someone requested >the info. for Ma Durga, I suppose aid might be offered >me in this instance. IN addition, I would like some >help discovering scriptures devoted to Ma Saraswati. > >Thank you. > >Kevin Shields Gopal Gopinathrao Postdoc Fellow, Nandi Lab Cancer Research Lab 491 LSA UC Berkeley, CA 94720 P:510-642-4712 F:510-642-5741 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 hariom, There are a few upanishads on sarasvathi, notable are sarasvathi poorvatapini upanishad and sarasvathi uttara tapini upanishad, there is alsoa saraswathi suktha in Rigveda. om - K. Blane Friday, June 08, 2001 12:43 AM Re: Saraswati's preferences Om Sri Gurubyo Namaha Dear Devotees: I am somewhat familiar with color preferences, etc for Ma Saraswati, however, I am having trouble finding which flowers she prefers. Since someone requested the info. for Ma Durga, I suppose aid might be offered me in this instance. IN addition, I would like some help discovering scriptures devoted to Ma Saraswati. Thank you. Kevin Shields --- Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail./ Sponsor AUM shrImAtre namaH AUM namaH shivAya AUM namaH shivAbhyAm Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) : /messages// Contact : help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2001 Report Share Posted June 8, 2001 reodreams wrote:Mother Durga answered the following to me: > > "Beloved Son, many are still in the big illusion of materialism and > they like to categorise. If you think that it is the lemons and the > flowers which appease me, you are wrong my Son. I never take the > lemons or flowers. I only take the LOVE and DEVOTION with which you > offer them to me. So offer me ANYTHING at all with love and devotion > and I take it. I am not particular. Same with my consort Shiva, who > only takes the LOVE with which you offer Him Bilva Leaves. > It is indeed true. This idea is beautifully summarized in shivaanandalaharii. gabhiire kaasaare vishati vijane ghoravipine vishaale shaile cha bhramati kusumaarthaM jaDamatiH | samarpyaikaM chetaH sarasijamumaanaatha bhavate sukhenaavasthaatuM jana iha na jaanaati kimaho || 9|| umaanaatha - O umaa naatha! gabiire kaasare - in a deep pond, vijane ghoravipine - in a terrifying forest without humans, )and) vishale shaile - in a broad mountain jaDamatiH - one with less intelligence vishati - enters and bhramati - roams (or searches) kusumaartham - for the sake of flowers. bhavate - To you chetaH sarasijam - (if) the lotus of one's mind ekam samarpya - alone is offered sukhena avasthaatum - one can remain happy (staying in a same place without running around) kim aho! = How come !!! jana iha na jaanati - people here does not know??? I had only 5 minutes to type this, there may be errors in case and tense structure, but it should convey the overall meaning. Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2001 Report Share Posted June 12, 2001 Namaste! Thank you all for your input on my topic. I appreciate your efforts. Hari Om Tat Sat. Kevin Shields --- sunderh wrote: > Namaste, > > The hymn 'sarasvatii stuti' has references to > " seated on a > white lotus, holding a white lotus in her hand, > wearing garlands of > white flowers," which would imply a the lotus being > Her favorite > flower, and any other white flowers would equally > please Her. > > Regards, > > s. > > , "K. Blane" <lilboi_502> > wrote: > > Om Sri Gurubyo Namaha > > > > Dear Devotees: > > > > I am somewhat familiar with color preferences, etc > for > > Ma Saraswati, however, I am having trouble finding > > which flowers she prefers. Since someone > requested > > the info. for Ma Durga, I suppose aid might be > offered > > me in this instance. IN addition, I would like > some > > help discovering scriptures devoted to Ma > Saraswati. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Kevin Shields > > > > --- > > > > > > > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail > - only $35 > > a year! http://personal.mail./ > > Get personalized email addresses from Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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