Guest guest Posted December 29, 2000 Report Share Posted December 29, 2000 Hi everyone. I wonder what the circular symbol Durga wields means? Hope someone can share about them all. Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 advaitin , colette@b... wrote: > Hi everyone. I wonder what the circular symbol Durga wields means? > > Hope someone can share about them all. > > Col Namaste, You may be referring to the 'Disc'[chakra] weapon. The Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., has an excellent exhibit, at URL: http://www.asia.si.edu/devi/durga.htm Regards, s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Om, This Shloka describes all the features of Mata Durga Devi. Akshasrak parashum gadeshu kulisham padmam dhanuh kundikaam dandam shaktim asim cha charma jalajam ghantam surabhajanam shulam paasha sudarshane cha dadhaatim hastaih prasannaananaam seve sairibha mardinimiha mahalakshmim sarojasthitam She with the gloriously resplendent countenance the destroyer of the great ego, is seated upon the lotus of peace. In her hands, She holds the rosary of alphabets, the battle axe of intellectual discretion, the club of perfect articulation, the arrow of logical speech the thunderbolt of lustrous illumination, the lotus of universal peace, the bow of unwavering determination, the water of ultimate purification, the staff of resolute discipline and energy, the sword of devoted worship, the shield of unshakable faith, the conch of harmonious music, the bell of continuous tone, the nectar of joy, the pointed spear of concentration, the manifestation of universal oneness, the discus of infinite revolving time. I worship that great Goddess of true spiritual wealth Taken from this most wonderful site on Durga Devi. http://www.swordoftruth.com/swordoftruth/multimedia/devidurga/devidurga.html Regards, Anand > advaitin , colette@b... wrote: > > Hi everyone. I wonder what the circular symbol > Durga wields means? > > > > Hope someone can share about them all. > > > > Col > Photos - Share your holiday photos online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Thankyou to both Anand & Sunder. I have really enjoyed viewing both of these web sites very much. advaitin , Anand Natarajan <harihara.geo> wrote: > > Om, > > This Shloka describes all the features of Mata Durga > Devi. Which page was this on? I don't think I found it yet. Love, Colette > > She with the gloriously > resplendent countenance > the destroyer of the great ego, > is seated upon the lotus of peace. > In her hands, She holds > the rosary of alphabets, > the battle axe of intellectual > discretion, > the club of perfect articulation, > the arrow of logical speech > the thunderbolt of lustrous > illumination, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 It is on the same website I sent you, on page 18 that is devidurga18.html. Anand > > Which page was this on? I don't think I found it > yet. > > Love, > > Colette > Photos - Share your holiday photos online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2001 Report Share Posted January 1, 2001 Greetings Coletteji: I assume that you are asking about the Srichakra, the most important and the most widely used symbol of the Sakti Cult, the worship of Divine Mother. The Srichakra consists of a dot at the center surrounded by nine traingles-trikona - of which five have their apexes downward and the other four upward. The mutual intearaction of these nine triangles forms fortythree triangles in all. This is surrounded by two concentric circles of eight lotus petals and sixteen lotus petals . This again is surrounded by three more concentric circles. Finally on the outskirts, there is a square -chaturrasra - of three lines, the lines one inside the other, opening out in the middle of each side as four portals. The Srichakra is the symbol of Lalitha aspect of the Divine mother, it is essentially a Yantra, a geometrical diagram representing the form-pattern of the Goddess. Lalitha aspect of Sakti worship focuses on contemplation and Dhyanam (Lalitha Sahasranamam a repetition of 1008 names of Devi or the Divine Mother) The homepage, http://www.ambaa.org/ is fully dedicated to Devi Worship and an ocean of information and links are available. The top of the homepage contains an image of Srichakra. In addition, the organization also maintains a discussion list (ambaa/) Sri Anand and Sri Sunder have already provided excellent materials and relevant links related to your question. I hope Sri Ravi mayavaram (who is currently very busy) may provide additional materials if he gets time. warmest regards, Ram Chandran Note: I also recommend you the book, "Symbolism in Hinduism" compiled by R.S. Nathan and published by Chinmaya Mission, Bombay (you can order by contacting http://www.chinmaya.org/). This book is quite useful for those who are not familiar with the symbolism behind Hindu worship. advaitin , colette@b... wrote: > Hi everyone. I wonder what the circular symbol Durga wields means? > > Hope someone can share about them all. > > Col Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 Dear Coletteji: Here is another Website with more xplanations on Srichakra http://alumni.cse.ucsc.edu/~mikel/sriyantra/ This site contains information on the following: Artistic and Historical Background A curiosity: The mathematics of sriyantra by Joseph The geometry of Sri-yantra by Bolton and Macleod Art of Sri Yantra A connection with Indian ragas by Mookerjee Historical Methods of Duplication Construction by Order of Destruction Construction by Order of Creation Modern Experiments in Construction Construction by Checkerboard Construction by Golden Angle Complexity Measure A note on Computational Complexity of Sri Yantra by Kulaichev regards, Ram Chandran advaitin , "Ram Chandran" <rchandran@c...> wrote: > Greetings Coletteji: > > I assume that you are asking about the Srichakra, the most important > and the most widely used symbol of the Sakti Cult, the worship of > Divine Mother. The Srichakra consists of a dot at the center > surrounded by nine traingles-trikona....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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