[holy_family_108] Jaya, Vijaya

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My informations are from these websites:

http://murugan.org/texts/skanda-purana-chapt21.htm (scroll down to 138-140),

http://webonautics.com/mythology/shiva_parvati5.html,

http://www.sadasiva.com/M_SIVA/va28.html and now (new)

also from "The Ten Mahavidyas" by David Kinsley (p. 147).

He writes that he found this information in the Pranatosini-Tantra which

attributes it to the Narada -Pancaratra:

One day Parvati went to bathe in the Mandakini River... with her attendants, Jaya and Vijaya.

After bathing, the great goddess's color became black because she was sexually aroused.

After some time, her two attendants asked her, "Give us some food. We are

hungry." She replied, "I shall give you food but please wait."

After awhile, again they asked her. She replied, "Please wait, I am thinking about some matters."

Waiting awhile, they implored her, "You are the mother of the universe. A child

asks everything from her mother. The mother gives her children not only food

but also coverings for the body. So that is why we are praying to you for food.

You are known for your mercy; please give us food."

Hearing this, the consort of Siva told them that she would give them anything

when they reached home. But again her two attendants, Dakini and Varnini,

begged her, "We are overpowered with hunger; O Mother of the Universe. Give us

food so we may be satisfied, O Merciful One, Bestower of Boons, and Fulfiller

of Desires."

Hearing this true statement, the merciful goddess smiled and severed her head

with her fingernails. As soon as she severed her head, her head fell on the

palm of her left hand. Three bloodstreams emerged from her throat; the left and

right fell respectively into the mouth of her flanking attendants and the center

fell into her mouth.

After performing this, all were satisfied and later returned home.

(From this act) Parvati became known as Chinnamasta.

He also gives a second story from the Pranatosini-Tantra which attributes this

story to the Svatantra-Tantra (speaker is Shiva):

I shall tell you the emergence of Chinnamasta.

In the Krta Yuga on Mt. Kailasa, the best of mountains, Mahamaya was engaged in

Mahavrta with me (sexual intercourse). At the time of my seminal emission, she

appeared fierce and from her body two Shaktis emerged who became her two

attendants known as Dakini and Varnini. ........ (rest of story is not

important for our question)

Do you know the mentioned works?

 

Alice

 

eric <realsearchfordarshan > wrote:

--- d_ee_pika wrote:> I have search for information about Jaya and Vijaya and

the other friends/attendants of Devi.---------------------** Namaste.** Alas, I

searched for more data concerning Jaya and Vijaya, and I could not find more

precise facts as you wanted.** Furthermore, the tiny bits of texts that I found

cause intricated answers. In the recent big "Dictionary of civilization of

India" (France; 1270p.), Jaya and Vijaya are described as guards of the domain

of Vishnu, not of a Goddess.** Are these problems due to our documents? Or to

different attributes of Jaya and Vijaya? In Hinduism, frequently, deities act

differently according to circumstances.-------------------To from

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