Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 caitanyakusumapriyA : Fond of Caitanya flower. Caitanya, according to the TAntrikas, means the fifth essence [rasa] called Kundagolodhava, because it is created from the human beings [ See the TripurA Up.} Or Caitanya, consciousness, {That self is called] kusuma, flower, because it produces the highest result; caitanya is [also] compared to a flower by poets, for we see [in the Sau. La., v. 3] : "Devi is the flow of honey in the flower of Caitanya" This flower stands for seven other flowers, for it is said by great men : "Non-injury is the first flower, second restraint of the senses, third pity, fourth compassion, fifth wisdom, sixth penance, seventh truth and the eight is meditation. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 She is fond of being offered AtmA [the individual soul] or jNana [knowledge] as the flower of worship. - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > caitanyakusumapriyA : Fond of Caitanya flower. > > Caitanya, according to the TAntrikas, means the fifth essence [rasa] > called Kundagolodhava, because it is created from the human beings [ > See the TripurA Up.} > > Or Caitanya, consciousness, {That self is called] kusuma, flower, > because it produces the highest result; caitanya is [also] compared to > a flower by poets, for we see [in the Sau. La., v. 3] : "Devi is the > flow of honey in the flower of Caitanya" > > This flower stands for seven other flowers, for it is said by great > men : "Non-injury is the first flower, second restraint of the senses, > third pity, fourth compassion, fifth wisdom, sixth penance, seventh > truth and the eight is meditation. > > > > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. > > Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link > http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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