Guest guest Posted February 17, 2003 Report Share Posted February 17, 2003 halliisaiH chitradaNDaiH kumaarikaabhiH ekataalaadiyuktagiitapuurvakaM yallaasyaM nartanaM tasmin.h santushhTaa priitimatiityarthaH | "naariiNaaM maNDaliinR^ityam budhaa halliisakaM viduH" iti haaraavaliikoshaat.h maNDalaakaaranR^ityasantushhTetyarthaH || halliisa-laasya-santushhTaayai namo namaH [shrii lalitaa trishatii shaN^kara bhaashhyam.h ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 , "M. S. Ravisankar" <ravi@a...> wrote: > halliisaiH chitradaNDaiH kumaarikaabhiH ekataalaadiyuktagiitapuurvakaM > yallaasyaM nartanaM tasmin.h santushhTaa priitimatiityarthaH | "naariiNaaM > maNDaliinR^ityam budhaa halliisakaM viduH" iti haaraavaliikoshaat.h > maNDalaakaaranR^ityasantushhTetyarthaH || > > > halliisa-laasya-santushhTaayai namo namaH > > [shrii lalitaa trishatii shaaN^kara bhaashhyam.h ] halliisa is a type of dance performed by girls in a group with ornated wands (small sticks) to rhythm such as eka-taala accompanied by singing and SHE is delighted by such dances. haaraavali-kosha defines hallisakam as a group dance performed by women, hence this name means SHE is pleased/delighted with such dances. -- laasyam is translated as nartanam. laasyam is a feminine form of dance as against taaNDava. sahasranaama celebrates HER as laasya priyaa. -- The harmony in laasya type dance indicates the harmony in creation and sustenance, And destruction thereof in layaa by absorption is like that of taaNDava. Probably, this is why the sahasranaama follows laasyapriyaa with layakarii. And she witnesses that layaa dance also as maheshhvara mahaakalpa mahaataaNDava saaxiNii. -- Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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