Guest guest Posted August 25, 2001 Report Share Posted August 25, 2001 Can anyone suplly meanings for each of the Dasa Mudras? I would really apreciate your input. Jai Ma! Colin Also can anyone give significance of doing praticies for a mandala (41 days). I know part of the reason is was set was to prove ladies should continue pratices through menstration. I have also noticed LENT is a mandala and the Noaha bible story rain was a mandala as well (40 days 40 nights). Anyone know of examples of a mandala being significant in other cultures? Thanks Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger http://phonecard./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 Namaste, The ten mudras are: sa~NkshobhiNi [jolting] baaNa [arrow] aakarshhaNa [attraction] vashya [power] unmaada [ecstasy] mahaa~Nkusha [great goad] khecharii [flying] vijayinii [victory] trikhaNDaa [three-sectioned] dhanu [bow] dasha-mudraa-samaaraadhyaa is the 977th name in lalitaa-sahasra-naamaavalii. "....they must be learned from a Guru. When a devotee does not know these mudras it is better he conducts all the worship with yoni-mudra which is used by Maharshis as namaskaara-mudraa and which is a manifestation of Sri-Lalita as the union of Siva and Shakti." [from Sri Lalita Sahasranamam, by C. Suryanarayana Murthy,2nd ed. 1975, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,; p. 198] Regards, sunder , "kaushik" <kaushik@n...> wrote: > if u r aware of bharathanatyam, the dancer exhibits certain > abhinayams (ie symbols or say body gestures)and various > kinds of body movements to indicate the viewers the > meanings of the words of the songs. similarly the various > body movements by the deaf and dumb communicating > their views to others.in mother's worship these gestures > r called mudhras.many kinds of mudhras are indicated > inthe Tantra sastras.there r many explanations and > tatwas r given in detail in pancharathra agamas. > these mudhras r given very important place in Pujas. > Ambaal is worshiped ten kinds of mudhras. in lalitha > sahasranama she is praised as Dasamudhrasamaradhya. > many tatwas r expressed by various ways of twisting > the fingers of both hands. further in yoga sastras and > other physiology, experts say that body nerves and nadis > r so effectively energised in these mudhras. > five fingers indicating five bhutas(elements) and five > krutyas.right hand indicate the prakasarupa shiva and > left hand indicate vimarsarupa shakthi. > union of shakthi and shiva with five elements bring > forth creation of this universe and allied activities. > starting with thrilokya mohana chakra with sarvasam- > kshobini mudhra and ending with sarvanandamaya chakra > with yomudhra and showing thrikanda indicating > samashti rupa > yoni mudhra is the form of Mother and all originating > from this only. > > - > Colin Earl <srichakrayoga> > > Saturday, August 25, 2001 10:20 PM > Dasa Mudras / Mandala > > > > Can anyone suplly meanings for each of the Dasa > > Mudras? > > I would really apreciate your input. > > > > Jai Ma! > > Colin > > > > Also can anyone give significance of doing praticies > > for a mandala (41 days). I know part of the reason is > > was set was to prove ladies should continue pratices > > through menstration. I have also noticed LENT is a > > mandala and the Noaha bible story rain was a mandala > > as well (40 days 40 nights). Anyone know of examples > > of a mandala being significant in other cultures? > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger > > http://phonecard./ > > > > > > > > AUM shrImAtre namaH > > AUM namaH shivAya > > AUM namaH shivAbhyAm > > > > Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) > > : /messages// > > > > Contact : help@a... > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 Namaste, For a description of Mandala Puja, the following URLs may be helpful: [i hope this is what is being referred to] http://web.singnet.com.sg/~sreeni/more.htm http://www.saranamayyappa.org/Traditional_Vrutham_(Austerities).htm Regards, sunder , Colin Earl <srichakrayoga> wrote: > > Also can anyone give significance of doing praticies > for a mandala (41 days). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 shriiH In another tantra(?) it is written that "As parents become happy by seeing the actions of their children, like wise, the gods become happy by the display of mudras." - Meru tantra(?) quote may not be exact. regards. , sunderh@h... wrote: > Namaste, > > The ten mudras are: > > sa~NkshobhiNi [jolting] > baaNa [arrow] > aakarshhaNa [attraction] > vashya [power] > unmaada [ecstasy] > mahaa~Nkusha [great goad] > khecharii [flying] > vijayinii [victory] > trikhaNDaa [three-sectioned] > dhanu [bow] > > dasha-mudraa-samaaraadhyaa is the 977th name in > lalitaa-sahasra-naamaavalii. > > "....they must be learned from a Guru. When a devotee does not > know these mudras it is better he conducts all the worship with > yoni-mudra which is used by Maharshis as namaskaara-mudraa and which > is a manifestation of Sri-Lalita as the union of Siva and Shakti." > > [from Sri Lalita Sahasranamam, by C. Suryanarayana Murthy,2nd ed. > 1975, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,; p. 198] > > > Regards, > > sunder > > , "kaushik" <kaushik@n...> wrote: > > if u r aware of bharathanatyam, the dancer exhibits certain > > abhinayams (ie symbols or say body gestures)and various > > kinds of body movements to indicate the viewers the > > meanings of the words of the songs. similarly the various > > body movements by the deaf and dumb communicating > > their views to others.in mother's worship these gestures > > r called mudhras.many kinds of mudhras are indicated > > inthe Tantra sastras.there r many explanations and > > tatwas r given in detail in pancharathra agamas. > > these mudhras r given very important place in Pujas. > > Ambaal is worshiped ten kinds of mudhras. in lalitha > > sahasranama she is praised as Dasamudhrasamaradhya. > > many tatwas r expressed by various ways of twisting > > the fingers of both hands. further in yoga sastras and > > other physiology, experts say that body nerves and nadis > > r so effectively energised in these mudhras. > > five fingers indicating five bhutas(elements) and five > > krutyas.right hand indicate the prakasarupa shiva and > > left hand indicate vimarsarupa shakthi. > > union of shakthi and shiva with five elements bring > > forth creation of this universe and allied activities. > > starting with thrilokya mohana chakra with sarvasam- > > kshobini mudhra and ending with sarvanandamaya chakra > > with yomudhra and showing thrikanda indicating > > samashti rupa > > yoni mudhra is the form of Mother and all originating > > from this only. > > > > - > > Colin Earl <srichakrayoga> > > > > Saturday, August 25, 2001 10:20 PM > > Dasa Mudras / Mandala > > > > > > > Can anyone suplly meanings for each of the Dasa > > > Mudras? > > > I would really apreciate your input. > > > > > > Jai Ma! > > > Colin > > > > > > Also can anyone give significance of doing praticies > > > for a mandala (41 days). I know part of the reason is > > > was set was to prove ladies should continue pratices > > > through menstration. I have also noticed LENT is a > > > mandala and the Noaha bible story rain was a mandala > > > as well (40 days 40 nights). Anyone know of examples > > > of a mandala being significant in other cultures? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with > Messenger > > > http://phonecard./ > > > > > > > > > > > > AUM shrImAtre namaH > > > AUM namaH shivAya > > > AUM namaH shivAbhyAm > > > > > > Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) > > > : /messages// > > > > > > Contact : help@a... > > > > > > Your use of is subject to > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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