Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 prakatAkrtih : Of form experienced Prakata, experienced by all, Akrti, her nature. The SU.-sam [i.8.36], "All men know Him as the idea of "I" yet through delusion they do not recognize him as Siva". Prakatas are the Yoginis established in the first circle [of the Sricakra]. Akrti they are Her form. Some take it as a-prakatA meaning secret or ap, in water, prakatA, manifested. The Sruti says, [MahA-NA., XIV. 1] "All this was indeed water" BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. ------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 She is the form experienced by all living beings as aham or "I." - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > prakatAkrtih : Of form experienced > > Prakata, experienced by all, Akrti, her nature. The SU.-sam > [i.8.36], "All men know Him as the idea of "I" yet through delusion > they do not recognize him as Siva". > > Prakatas are the Yoginis established in the first circle [of the > Sricakra]. Akrti they are Her form. > > Some take it as a-prakatA meaning secret or ap, in water, prakatA, > manifested. The Sruti says, [MahA-NA., XIV. 1] "All this was indeed > water" > > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. > ------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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