Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 || AUM mahAgaNapataye namaH || || AUM shrI shan.karAchAryavaryAya namaH || || AUM shrImAtre namaH || 170. havirbhoktrii SHE who is the enjoyer of sacrificial offerings. According to shruti SHE is brahma, shiva, hari, indra and svaraaT. SHE enjoys as svaahaa, in the form of vasu, rudra, aaditya, etc., the offering (havis) of the yajamana of the sacrifice. Hence she is called havirbhotrii. Another interpretation of this name is: the term "havis" means the subtle form of the past deeds of the jiiva (who is spoken here as the yajamaana). These past deeds bear fruits in the future as unseen destiny. This is called as bhuuta suukShma and cling to the jiiva and iishvara limited by the avidyaa and maaya respectively in their states of diversity and unity. SHE rules them both till they are liberated. Otherwise, saMsaara will not be beginingless. And a beginning has to be accepted to all bodies. Then the questions of the cosmos springing up sponataneously without any cause would arise. Hence, it is said the past deeds in a subtle form cling on to the jiiva and iishvara as unseen destiny in future. AUM havirbhoktrai namaH _______________________ With this, the series on advaita-l (from which this is being reproduced) concludes. For the sake of completeness, I will post the remaining names by the end of the year, and formally conclude the series. Regards, Sridhar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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