Trident

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. Welcome to all newcomers. Nice to see some other

ladies about.

 

I just want to ask what Shiva's trident symbolises?

 

Next I want to ask what is the myth where the absolute dreams the

relative? Is there an Indian myth that relates to this type of

thing/no-thing?

 

Just wondering,

 

Col

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

"Trishula, Shiva's trident carried by Himalayan yogis, is the royal

scepter of the Shaiva Dharma. Its triple prongs betoken desire,

action and wisdom; ida, pingala and sushumna; and the gunas - sattva,

rajas and tamas."

 

The myth of Vishnu dreaming the Universe is described in Devi

Mahatmya (also called Durga Saptashati, or 700 Hymns to Goddess

Durga), a part of Markandeya Purana.

 

Durga or Shakti has one aspect as the power of sleep [actually 'yoga-

nidra' or meditation sleep], taking recourse to which Lord Vishnu

rests between two cycles of creation.

 

A good reference source is the book "Hindu Gods and Goddesses", by

Swami Harshananda, publ. by Ramakrishna Math, Madras.

 

Regards,

 

s.

 

 

 

advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

> Hello everyone. Welcome to all newcomers. Nice to see some other

> ladies about.

>

> I just want to ask what Shiva's trident symbolises?

>

> Next I want to ask what is the myth where the absolute dreams the

> relative? Is there an Indian myth that relates to this type of

> thing/no-thing?

>

> Just wondering,

>

> Col

[Guest guest]

advaitin , "sunder hattangadi" <sunderh@h...> wrote:

> Namaste,

>

> "Trishula, Shiva's trident carried by Himalayan yogis, is the royal

> scepter of the Shaiva Dharma. Its triple prongs betoken desire,

> action and wisdom; ida, pingala and sushumna; and the gunas -

sattva,

> rajas and tamas."

>

> The myth of Vishnu dreaming the Universe is described in Devi

> Mahatmya (also called Durga Saptashati, or 700 Hymns to Goddess

> Durga), a part of Markandeya Purana.

>

> Durga or Shakti has one aspect as the power of sleep [actually

'yoga-

> nidra' or meditation sleep], taking recourse to which Lord Vishnu

> rests between two cycles of creation.

>

> A good reference source is the book "Hindu Gods and Goddesses", by

> Swami Harshananda, publ. by Ramakrishna Math, Madras.

>

> Regards,

>

> s.

>

 

 

Oh wow. Thankyou so much. If anyone has some quotes about that aspect

of Vishnu I would appreciate it.

 

Peace,

 

Colette

> advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

> > I just want to ask what Shiva's trident symbolises?

> >

> > Next I want to ask what is the myth where the absolute dreams the

> > relative? Is there an Indian myth that relates to this type of

> > thing/no-thing?

> >

> > Just wondering,

> >

> > Col

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

I am not sure what you refer to as quotes, but here is the

section where there is reference to the myth:

 

The complete translation is available at URL:

 

 

http://www.alkhemy.com/sanskrit/doc_devii/doc_devii.html

 

The Rishi said:

 

63-71. She is eternal, embodied as the universe. By her

all this is pervaded. Nevertheless she incarnates in manifold ways;

hear

it from me. When she manifests herself in order to accomplish the

purposes of the devas, she is said to be born in the world, though she

is eternal. At the end of a kalpa when the universe was one ocean(

with

the waters of the deluge) and the adorable Lord Vishnu stretched out

on

Sesa and took the mystic slumber, tow terrible asuras, the well-known

Madhu and Kaitabha, sprung into being from the dirt of Vishnu's ears,

sought to slay Brahma; Brahma, the father of beings, was sitting in

the

lotus( that came out) from Vishnu's navel. Seeing these two fierce

asuras and Janardhana asleep, and with a view to awakening Hari,

(Brahma) with concentrated mind extolled Yoganidra, dwelling in Hari's

eyes. The resplendent Lord Brahma extolled the incomparable Goddess of

Vishnu, Yoganidra, the queen of cosmos, the supporter of the worlds,

the

cause of the sustentation and dissolution alike (of the universe).

 

72-74. Brahma said: 'You are Svaha and Svadha. You are verily the

Vasatkara and embodiment of Svara. You are the nectar. O eternal and

imperishable One, you are the embodiment of the threefold mantra. You

are half a matra, though eternal. You are verily that which cannot be

uttered specifically. You are Savitri and the supreme Mother of the

devas.

 

75-77. 'By you this universe is borne, by you this world is created.

By

you it is protected, O Devi and you always consume it at the end. O

you

who are (always) of the form of the whole world, at the time of

creation

you are of the form of the creative force, at the time of sustentation

you are of the form of the protective power, and at the time of the

dissolution of the world, you are of the form of the destructive

power.

You are the supreme knowledge as well as the great nescience, the

great

intellect and contemplation, as also the great delusion, the great

devi

as also the great asuri.

 

78-81. ' You are the primordial cause of everything, bringing into

force

the three qualities. You are the dark night of periodic dissolution.

You

are the great night of final dissolution, and the terrible night of

delusion. You are the goddess of good fortune, the ruler, modesty,

intelligence characterized by knowledge, bashfulness, nourishment,

contentment, tranquility and forbearance. Armed with sword, spear,

club,

discus, conch , bow, arrows, slings and iron mace, you are terrible(

and

at the same time) you are pleasing, yea more pleasing than all the

pleasing things and exceedingly beautiful. You are indeed the supreme

Isvari, beyond the high and low.

 

82-87. 'And whatever of wherever a thing exists, conscient( real) or

non-conscient (unreal), whatever power all that possesses is

yourself.

O you who are the soul of everything, how can I extol you (more than

this)? By you, even he who creates, sustains and devours the world, is

put to sleep. Who is here capable of extolling you? Who is capable of

praising you, who have made all of us- Vishnu, myself and Shiva- take

our embodied forms? O Devi, being lauded thus, bewitch these two

unassailable asuras Madhu and Kaitabha with your superior powers. Let

Vishnu, the Master of the world, be quickly awakened from sleep and

rouse up his nature to slay these two great asuras.'

 

The Rishi said:

 

88-95. There, the Devi of delusion extolled thus by

Brahma, the creator, in order to awaken Vishnu for the destruction of

Madhu and Kaitabha, drew herself out from His eyes, mouth, nostrils,

arms, heart and breast, and appeared in the sight of Brahma of

inscrutable birth. Janardana, Lord of the universe, quitted by her,

rose

up from His couch on the universal ocean, and saw those two

evil(asuras), Madhu and Kaitabha, of exceeding heroism and power, with

eyes red in anger, endeavoring to devour Brahma. Thereupon the

all-pervading Bhagavan Vishnu got up and fought with the asuras for

five

thousand years, using his own arms as weapons. And they, frenzied with

their exceeding power, and deluded by Mahamaya, exclaimed to Vishnu, '

Ask a boon from us.'

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R^iShiruvAcha .. 63..

 

nityaiva sA jaganmUrtistayA sarvamidaM tatam.h .. 64..

 

tathApi tatsamutpattirbahudhA shrUyatAM mama .. 65..

 

devAnAM kAryasiddhyarthamAvirbhavati sA yadA .

utpanneti tadA loke sA nityApyabhidhIyate .. 66..

 

yoganidrAM yadA viShNurjagatyekArNavIkR^ite .

AstIrya sheShamabhajat.h kalpAnte bhagavAn.h prabhuH .. 67..

 

tadA dvAvasurau ghorau vikhyAtau madhukaiTabhau .

viShNukarNamalodbhUtau hantuM brahmANamudyatau .. 68..

 

sa nAbhikamale viShNoH sthito brahmA prajApatiH .

dR^iShTvA tAvasurau chograu prasuptaM cha janArdanam.h .. 69..

 

tuShTAva yoganidrAM tAmekAgrahR^idayaH sthitaH .

vibodhanArthAya harerharinetrakR^itAlayAm.h .. 70..

 

vishveshvarIM jagaddhAtrIM sthitisa.nhArakAriNIm.h .

nidrAM bhagavatIM viShNoratulAM tejasaH prabhuH .. 71..

 

brahmovAcha .. 72..

 

tvaM svAhA tvaM svadhA tvaM hi vaShaT.hkAraH svarAtmikA .

sudhA tvamakshare nitye tridhAmAtrAtmikA sthitAH .. 73..

 

ardhamAtrA sthitA nityA yAnuchchAryAvisheShataH .

tvameva sA tvaM sAvitrI tvaM devajananI parA .. 74..

 

tvayaitaddhAryate vishvaM tvayaitat.h sR^ijyate jagat.h .

tvayaitat.h pAlyate devi tvamatsyante cha sarvadA .. 75..

 

visR^iShTau sR^iShTirUpA tvaM sthitirUpA cha pAlane .

tathA sa.nhR^itirUpAnte jagato.asya jaganmaye .. 76..

 

mahAvidyA mahAmAyA mahAmedhA mahAsmR^itiH .

mahAmohA cha bhavatI mahAdevI mahAsurI .. 77..

 

prakR^itistvaM cha sarvasya guNatrayavibhAvinI .

kAlarAtrirmahArAtrirmoharAtrishcha dAruNA .. 78..

 

tvaM shrIstvamIshvarI tvaM hIstvaM buddhirbodhalakshaNA .

lajjA puShTistathA tuShTistvaM shAntiH kshAntireva cha .. 79..

 

khaDginI shUlinI ghora gadinI chakriNI tathA .

shaN^khinI chApinI bANabhushuNDIparighayudhA .. 80..

 

saumyA saumyatarAsheShasaumyebhyastvatisundarI .

parAparANAM paramA tvameva parameshvarI .. 81..

 

yachcha kiJNchitkvachidvastu sadasadvAkhilAtmike .

tasya sarvasya yA shakttiH sA tvaM kiM stUyase mayA .. 82..

 

yayA tvayA jagat.hsraShTA jagatpAtAtti yo jagat.h .

so.api nidrAvashaM nItaH kastvAM stotumiheshvaraH .. 83..

 

viShNuH sharIragrahaNamahamIshAna eva cha .

kAritAste yato.atastvAM kaH stotuM shakttimAn.h bhavet.h .. 84..

 

sA tvamitthaM prabhAvaiH svairudArairdevi sa.nstutA .

mohayaitau durAdharShAvasurau madhukaiTabhau .. 85..

 

prabodhaM cha jagatsvAmI nIyatAmachyuto laghu .. 86..

 

bodhashcha kriyatAmasya hantumetau mahAsurau .. 87..

 

R^iShiruvAcha .. 88..

 

evaM stutA tadA devI tAmasI tatra vedhasA .

viShNoH prabodhanArthAya nihantuM madhukaiTabhau .. 89..

 

netrAsyanAsikAbAhuhR^idayebhyastathorasaH .

nirgamya darshane tasthau brahmaNo.avyaktajanmanaH .. 90..

 

uttasthau cha jagannAthastayA mukto janArdanaH .

ekArNave.ahishayanAttataH sa dadR^ishe cha tau .. 91..

 

madhukaiTabhau durAtmAnAvativIryaparAkramau .

krodharaktekshaNAvattuM brahmANaM janitodyamau .. 92..

 

samutthAya tatastAbhyAM yuyudhe bhagavAn.h hariH .

paJNchavarShasahasrANi bAhupraharaNo vibhuH .. 93..

 

tAvapyatibalonmattau mahAmAyAvimohitau .. 94..

uktavantau varo.asmatto vriyatAmiti keshavam.h .. 95..

 

 

Regards,

 

s.

 

 

 

 

 

If anyone has some quotes about that aspect

> of Vishnu I would appreciate it.

>

> Peace,

>

> Colette

>

> > advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

> > > I just want to ask what Shiva's trident symbolises?

> > >

> > > Next I want to ask what is the myth where the absolute dreams

the

> > > relative? Is there an Indian myth that relates to this type of

> > > thing/no-thing?

> > >

> > > Just wondering,

> > >

> > > Col