Guest guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 what are they ? please elobarate thanks charan sunderh Mon 8/27/2001 10:53 PM Cc: Re: Dasa Mudras / Mandala 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 > > > > AUM shrImAtre namaH AUM namaH shivAya AUM namaH shivAbhyAm Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) : /messages// Contact : help Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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