Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 daksinAdaksinArAdhyA : Adored by right-and left-hand DaksinA, by offerings, daksin, by wise men, ArAdhyA, worshipped. Or, daksina, wise men, adaksina, foolish men; or daksina, those who are ever desirous of knowing Karmas [religious actions]. For the word daksina is explained thus in the Sruti, "By knowledge ascetics ascend to where desires cease, which do not reach the daksinas, [the karmins] nor foolish men" Adaksinas, those who know Brahman. The Bh-gitA {VII. 16]:"Four kinds of good men are worshipping me, O Arjuna, distressed, one desirous of knowledge [me], seeker after wealth, and wise, O best of BhAratas" 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 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 She is worshiped by both Daksinacara and Vamacara (see name 912/savyApasavya-mArgasthA). Alternatively, She is worshiped by the educated and the uneducated alike (because everyone worships Her). - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > daksinAdaksinArAdhyA : Adored by right-and left-hand > > DaksinA, by offerings, daksin, by wise men, ArAdhyA, worshipped. > > Or, daksina, wise men, adaksina, foolish men; or daksina, those who > are ever desirous of knowing Karmas [religious actions]. For the word > daksina is explained thus in the Sruti, "By knowledge ascetics ascend > to where desires cease, which do not reach the daksinas, [the karmins] > nor foolish men" > > Adaksinas, those who know Brahman. The Bh-gitA {VII. 16]:"Four kinds > of good men are worshipping me, O Arjuna, distressed, one desirous of > knowledge [me], seeker after wealth, and wise, O best of BhAratas" > > > > > 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 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Have we studied this Goddess here before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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