Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Dear Members, In one of my earlier postings I had written that Dakshina Kalike is Kali as worshipped in the South. One member who is going through all my postings from the beginning has reported to me that it is not correct. He just sent me one line but I understood what he meant by that. Ok, Dakshina means south. Dakshina also means right. He by his one line has toungue-in-cheek intellectually has emailed me that I did not know this difference. I do not mind his barb at me but I would say that if I do not know I will bow down and learn from him. Now for uninitates of this group....this means that There are two paths in shaktha The vamachara and the Dakshinachara. Dakshina has come to mean right and vama has come to mean left. Vamachara thus means the left-handed path notorious for it's gruesome rituals whereas Dakshinachara is a path which is known for it's satva and higher concepts. Now this is a popular opinion. Popularity does not make for the truth. Vama means the 'weak'...the left hand which is biologically the weaker hand in a right handed human being is referred to thus in sanskrit. This was construed as left. And thus a wrong notion that left is weak and evil has been given. As I said in one other posting which has been conviniently omitted by the fastidious member is that both vama and dakshina are the eyes of Amba. Both can lead to salvation. This group is highly dakshinachara and hence I do not intend to comment further in support of Vamachara and hence I refrain from the act. Traditionally many Indians also used to look at lefthanders with disdain that they are weak in mind.I do not know what they will say for me! as Iam an ambidextrous(Both right and lefthanded) person!..hehe! Now, the pertinent question which may crop up in your mind is why the name " weak " for vama when it is an " eye " of Amba? This is because...it weakens a person's will to proceed further. Only the really strong can proceed in it and attain success. Generally this method is chosen by people who need quick success. By this method I do not mean Vasheekaran,sthambhan prayoga,etc. I mean other arduous sadhanas like Sahasra-runda sadhana to get a darsha n of Devi in a few days as opposed to Dakshinacahar which takes a very long time. Also the correct counterpart of Vamachara is 'Sadachara'...the 'right' or the 'Strong' path. So then where did the name 'Dakshina' come from? Dakshina means verily south and it was and is being practiced by southindians in their pursuit of Srividya Tantra. In Dakshinachara the subclassifications are Keralachara Konkanachara Dravidachara Draaavidachara Andhrachara Cherachara Cholachara Pallavachara (there is no pandiyachara) There are also some other classifications. Now Kali is a deity who is a part of the Dasamahvidya Tradition of Goddesses and thus Southindians adopted a Kali who was more philosophical and more esoteric than the other regions to augment their current practices. This did not include animal sacrifices but the sacrifice of the animalistic nature in oneself. They also evolved a different pattern of the Panchamakara ritual where sexual intercourse,wine drinking,fisheating and meat eating were susbtituted by other satwic counterparts. I will not comment here as to the superiority of the practice as each is superior in it's own right.It may sound that Dakshinahcras concepts are superior but many just indulge in mind games without knowing the essence and most importantly not doing arduous sadhanas. Thus the term Dakshina Kali and Dakshinakalike were formed.She is thus considered a bening form of Kali. While someone unfamiliar with the Shakti worship may perceive Kali's images as equally terrible without making the slightest distinction between them, the Hindu distinguishes a benign Kali (dakshina) from a fearful Kali (smashan) by the position of her feet. If Kali steps out with her right foot and holds the sword in her left hand, she is a Dakshina Kali. If she steps out with her left foot and holds the sword in her right hand, she is the terrible of the Mother, the Smashan Kali of the cremation ground. Hope this much suffices dear member. If I have erred anywhere despite my quest for correct knowledge and clarification please forgive me.I do measure my words though it comes as a free flow when I type. I bow to the shakthi in you. Yours yogically, Shreeram Balijepalli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 As an addendum I would like to add that in both the margas one should aim for a Samayacharic culmination because as the practice becomes sublimer the devotee finds himself in a surreal-magnetic attraction toward the Paradevata in her second and most benevolent Vajra-Satwic form. Namo Namasthe' Shivakamakoti! Sanghe' Shakambari Hridayam! Shreeram Balijepalli Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " para_anuloma " <para_anuloma> wrote: > > Dear Members, > > In one of my earlier postings I had written that Dakshina Kalike is > Kali as worshipped in the South. > > One member who is going through all my postings from the beginning > has reported to me that it is not correct. > > He just sent me one line but I understood what he meant by that. > > Ok, > > Dakshina means south. > > Dakshina also means right. > > He by his one line has toungue-in-cheek intellectually has emailed > me that I did not know this difference. > > I do not mind his barb at me but I would say that if I do not know I > will bow down and learn from him. > > Now for uninitates of this group....this means that > > There are two paths in shaktha > > The vamachara and the Dakshinachara. > > Dakshina has come to mean right and vama has come to mean left. > > Vamachara thus means the left-handed path notorious for it's > gruesome rituals whereas Dakshinachara is a path which is known for > it's satva and higher concepts. > > Now this is a popular opinion. > > Popularity does not make for the truth. > > Vama means the 'weak'...the left hand which is biologically the > weaker hand in a right handed human being is referred to thus in > sanskrit. > > This was construed as left. And thus a wrong notion that left is > weak and evil has been given. > > As I said in one other posting which has been conviniently omitted > by the fastidious member is that > > both vama and dakshina are the eyes of Amba. > > Both can lead to salvation. > > This group is highly dakshinachara and hence I do not intend to > comment further in support of Vamachara and hence I refrain from the > act. > > Traditionally many Indians also used to look at lefthanders with > disdain that they are weak in mind.I do not know what they will say > for me! as Iam an ambidextrous(Both right and lefthanded) > person!..hehe! > > Now, the pertinent question which may crop up in your mind is why > the name " weak " for vama when it is an " eye " of Amba? > > This is because...it weakens a person's will to proceed further. > Only the really strong can proceed in it and attain success. > Generally this method is chosen by people who need quick success. By > this method I do not mean Vasheekaran,sthambhan prayoga,etc. I mean > other arduous sadhanas like Sahasra-runda sadhana to get a darsha n > of Devi in a few days as opposed to Dakshinacahar which takes a very > long time. > > Also the correct counterpart of Vamachara > is 'Sadachara'...the 'right' or the 'Strong' path. > > So then where did the name 'Dakshina' come from? > > Dakshina means verily south and it was and is being practiced by > southindians in their pursuit of Srividya Tantra. > > In Dakshinachara the subclassifications are > > Keralachara > Konkanachara > Dravidachara > Draaavidachara > Andhrachara > Cherachara > Cholachara > Pallavachara > (there is no pandiyachara) > There are also some other classifications. > > Now Kali is a deity who is a part of the Dasamahvidya Tradition of > Goddesses and thus Southindians adopted a Kali who was more > philosophical and more esoteric than the other regions to augment > their current practices. This did not include animal sacrifices but > the sacrifice of the animalistic nature in oneself. They also > evolved a different pattern of the Panchamakara ritual where sexual > intercourse,wine drinking,fisheating and meat eating were > susbtituted by other satwic counterparts. > > I will not comment here as to the superiority of the practice as > each is superior in it's own right.It may sound that Dakshinahcras > concepts are superior but many just indulge in mind games without > knowing the essence and most importantly not doing arduous sadhanas. > > Thus the term Dakshina Kali and Dakshinakalike were formed.She is > thus considered a bening form of Kali. > > While someone unfamiliar with the Shakti worship may perceive Kali's > images as equally terrible without making the slightest distinction > between them, the Hindu distinguishes a benign Kali (dakshina) from > a fearful Kali (smashan) by the position of her feet. If Kali steps > out with her right foot and holds the sword in her left hand, she is > a Dakshina Kali. If she steps out with her left foot and holds the > sword in her right hand, she is the terrible of the Mother, the > Smashan Kali of the cremation ground. > > Hope this much suffices dear member. If I have erred anywhere > despite my quest for correct knowledge and clarification please > forgive me.I do measure my words though it comes as a free flow when > I type. > > I bow to the shakthi in you. > > Yours yogically, > > Shreeram Balijepalli > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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