Guest guest Posted June 18, 1999 Report Share Posted June 18, 1999 On 18 Jun 1999, Vidvan Gauranga wrote: > Phani means serpent. So Phanisvara means the Lord of snakes, Ananta Sesa(?) > and Phani-bhusana is the one who is decorated with snakes which is Lord > Siva(?) Phani-bhusana would also be a natural synonym for Naga-bhusana, which is a name of Garuda given in the Garuda Upanishad: ... evaM dhyAyet trisandhyAsu garuDaM nAgabhUSaNam | viSaM nAzayate zIghraM tUlarAzimivAnalaH || 5 || (Very roughly: "For one who meditates in this way at sunrise, noon, and sunset on Garuda, who is decorated with snakes, all poisons are destroyed very quickly, just as ??? is consumed by fire." I'm not sure what "tUlarAzim" means, but "ivAnalaH" should mean something about a process similar to burning by fire.) Yours, Vijay S. Pai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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