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Sunder this is a beautiful gift, thankyou. I really appreciate it.

 

I wonder how Mother earth fits into all that?

 

Peace,

 

Colette

 

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

> 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.'

> ________________

>

> 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

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advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

>

> I wonder how Mother earth fits into all that?

>

> Peace,

>

> Colette

>

Namaste,

 

Glad you liked it.

 

Hope the following answers your questio:

 

 

35. 'O Devi you who remove the afflictions of the universe, be

gracious

to us who have bowed to you. O you worthy of adoration by the

dwellers of

the three worlds, be boon-giver to the worlds.'

 

The Devi said:

 

36-37. 'O Devas, I am prepared to bestow a boon. Choose

whatever boon you desire in your mind, for the welfare of the world. I

shall grant it.'

 

The devas said:

 

38-39. ' O Queen of all, this same manner, you must

destroy all our enemies and all the afflictions of three worlds.

 

The Devi said:

 

40-41. 'When the twenty-eighth age has arrived during the

period of Avaisvsvata Manu, two other great asuras, Sumbha and

Nisumbha

will be born.

 

42. 'Then born from the womb of Yasoda, in the home of cowherd Nanda,

and dwelling on the Vindhya mountains, I will destroy them both.

 

43. 'And again having incarnated in a very terrible form on the

earth, I

shall slay the danavas, who are the descendants of Vipracitti.

 

44. 'When I shall devour the fierce and great asuras descended from

Vipracitti, my teeth shall become red like the flower of pomegranate.

 

45. 'Therefore when devas in heaven and men on the earth praise me,

shall always talk of me as the 'Red-toothed.'

 

46. 'And again when rain shall fail for a period of hundred years,

propitiated by the munis I shall be born on the drought-ridden earth,

but not womb-begotten.

 

47. 'Then I shall behold the munis with a hundred eyes and so mankind

shall glorify me as the 'hundred-eyed.'

 

48. 'At that time, O devas, I shall maintain the whole world with life

-sustaining vegetables, born out of my own (cosmic) body, till rains

set in.

 

49. 'I shall be famed on the earth then as Sakambhari. At that very

period I shall slay the great asura named Durgama.

 

50-53. 'Thereby I shall have the celebrated name of Durgadevi and

again,

assuming a terrible form on the mountain Himalaya, I shall destroy the

raksasas for the protection of the munis. Then all the munis, bowing

their bodies reverently, shall praise me, and thereby I shall have the

celebrated name of Bhimadevi. When the (asura) named Aruna shall work

great havoc in the three worlds, having taken a (collective) bee-form,

consisting of innumerable bees, I shall slay the great asura for the

good of the world.

 

54-55. 'And then people shall laud me every where as Bhramari. Thus

whenever trouble arises due to the advent of the danavas, I shall

incarnate and destroy the foes.'

 

Here ends the eleventh chapter called 'Hymn to Narayani' of

Devi-mahatmyam in Markandeyapurana, during the period of Savarni, the

Manu.

 

 

Regards,

 

s.

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

> advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

> >

> > I wonder how Mother earth fits into all that?

> >

> > Peace,

> >

> > Colette

> >

> Namaste,

>

> Glad you liked it.

>

> Hope the following answers your questio:

>

> Here ends the eleventh chapter called 'Hymn to Narayani' of

> Devi-mahatmyam in Markandeyapurana, during the period of Savarni,

the

> Manu.

>

>

> Regards,

>

> s.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Sunder I found that rather fearsome. To me earth is my Mother. Mother

is unconditional love.

 

Peace,

 

Col

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advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

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

wrote:

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

> > >

I found that rather fearsome. To me earth is my Mother. Mother

> is unconditional love.

>

> Peace,

>

> Col

 

****In the words of the Upanishad [brihadaranyaka], there is fear

only if there are two! When the Mother's love embraces you, you

forget the 'twosome'ness, and only One exists.

 

Regards,

 

s.

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

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

> > > >

> I found that rather fearsome. To me earth is my Mother. Mother

> > is unconditional love.

> >

> > Peace,

> >

> > Col

>

> ****In the words of the Upanishad [brihadaranyaka], there is fear

> only if there are two! When the Mother's love embraces you, you

> forget the 'twosome'ness, and only One exists.

 

Mother is shiva & shakti.

>

> Regards,

>

> s.

[Guest guest]

advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

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

wrote:

>

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

> > > > >

> > I found that rather fearsome. To me earth is my Mother. Mother

> > > is unconditional love.

> > >

> > > Peace,

> > >

> > > Col

> >

> > ****In the words of the Upanishad [brihadaranyaka], there is fear

> > only if there are two! When the Mother's love embraces you, you

> > forget the 'twosome'ness, and only One exists.

>

> Mother is shiva & shakti.

 

*****This is also Mother's assurance and promise:[whole of Ch. 12]

 

14. Hearing this glorification and auspicious appearances of mine,

and my feats of prowess in battles, a man becomes fearless.

 

 

Regards,

 

s.

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

> advaitin , colette@b... wrote:

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

> wrote:

> >

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

> > > > > >

> > > I found that rather fearsome. To me earth is my Mother. Mother

> > > > is unconditional love.

> > > >

> > > > Peace,

> > > >

> > > > Col

> > >

> > > ****In the words of the Upanishad [brihadaranyaka], there is

fear

> > > only if there are two! When the Mother's love embraces you, you

> > > forget the 'twosome'ness, and only One exists.

> >

> > Mother is shiva & shakti.

>

> *****This is also Mother's assurance and promise:[whole of Ch. 12]

>

> 14. Hearing this glorification and auspicious appearances of mine,

> and my feats of prowess in battles, a man becomes fearless.

 

How beautiful. Mother indeed does give this gift. She's magnificent!

 

Byee

 

Col

>

>

> Regards,

>

> s.