Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Nyx -- do you need a translation? See bracketed inserts... --- Arjuna Taradasa <saidevi55 wrote: > 93 > > For shakta-tilaka either kumkuma (which is NOT > turmeric itself, but perhaps made from it) [Turmeric is a spice that is normally yellow.] > or rakta-sindura (red vermillion). > In kaula tradition [Tantric Kali worshippers] > also sexual sectretions of a > woman are used for the same purpose. [Naturally, Taradasa is assuming you are a male with a female Tantric consort. If I recall, you are female. Don't use your own sexual secretions! If you are lesbian... Your guess is as good as mine. :-)] > The only place for tilaka is ajna. [i.e., just mark your brow chakra.] > > In some sects tripundra with bhasma is also applied > together with rakta-bindu. [Devotees who are also fond of Lord Shiva use holy ashes (bhasma) to mark three horizontal lines across their forehead (the tripunda, symbol of Shiva's trident), with a red dot at the center.] [Vaishnavas use a white clay -- perhaps mixed with sandalwood? -- to make two vertical lines on their forehead, which meet over the nose. Sometimes a red dot, representing Lakshmi, is made between the lines.] [shaktas use a simple red dot. I've noticed my Guru, Ammachi of Kerala, often does a large yellow dot with turmeric, and then a smaller red "bullseye" in vermillion paste.] > > A. > > Kali_Ma, "Nyx" > <sottovocenyx@i...> wrote: > > What is the appropriate material for sacred tilak > for Ma, I have heard > > red sandalwood paste and also kumkum which is > tumeric. > > > > I asked for sandlewood paste at a local Indian > store and all they had > > was white (Vishnavites)... > > > > Are there prescribed marks beyond the dot on the > third eye, if so what > > do these look like/represent. > > > > Is there a particular prayer or mantra to be > recited when appling tilak > > for Ma/shakti? > > > > any sites with this info? > > > Read only the mail you want - Mail SpamGuard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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