Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Our most beloved kenji observes It is easy to see then how we can imply a meaning of mAyA being a deceptive power, but to see it as being only a power of deception is to miss its lawful place in the order of things, as the veil which reveals that underlying 'will', iccha. our most respected Professorji responds ... Wonderfully said! "The veil which reveals that underlying 'will', icchA". And that is the meaning of "mama mAyA" in B.G. VII - 14! Iccha ! Iccha shakti!! wow! for days on end our professorji has been delighting us all with verses from Adi shankara's Saundarya Lahari ! The central figure of this wonderful tantric text is none other than Sree LALITA Tripura Sundari, the divine Goddess ! In her four hands , Sree Lalita Devi holds sugarcane-bow, flower- arrows, Pasha(noose) and Ankusha(goad). Noose (Pasa) represent Iccha-Shakti, which is the bondage causing the distinction between the individual self and the Supreme Spirit (Svatma-rupa-bheda-bandhana). The sugarcane bow and the five flowry arrows(iksucapa-prasuna-sara- pancaka) represent Kriya-Shakti which is the cause of attachment (Avarjana) to things outside one's self (Svabhinna). The sense of this is that it is the Shaktis- Iccha, Jnana, and Kriya which in obedience to Her behest assume the forms of Pasa and the like and remain in Her service (Tadupasanam acaranti). " The resplendent on holding in her hand the noose (Pasa) which is Will (Iccha-Shakti), the Goad (Ankusa) which is knowledge (Jnana- Shakti) and the arrows and the bow which is Action (Kriya-Shakti). " is this not a wonderful explanation for Devi as MAHA-MAYA? http://www.aadhyashakti.com Salutations to devi!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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