Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 We have references of Shakthi worship in Maha-Bharata in many contexts - before entering Matsya- Kingdom, at the commencement of battle of Kurukshetra Arjuna prayed Durga, -- In Bhagavatam we observe Rukmini worshipping Ambika before her marriage. Devi Bhagavatam deals entirely with the glory of divine Mother. Brahmanda puranam contains Lalitha Sahasranama and Trisati. Candi or Devi-Mahatmyam forms part of Markandeya-puranam. Saundaryalahari (one of the 64 Sakta Tantras) says that after Siva had filled the world with the other Tantras, He gave out, at the request of Devi, the 'Sri Tantra' which fulfills the objects covered by all other Tantras. This is known as the worship of Tripura or Sri-Vidya, and includes Upasana of " Bala, Pancadasi and Sodasi " Om Sakthi Padmashri Sampathkumar Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I was curious about some Sanskrit terms in this post. Does 'Upasana of " Bala, Pancadasi and Sodasi " ' happen to translate to " Maiden, Mother, and Crone " in some rough context? I ask because I know " Bala " translates to " female child " , roughly. Jai Ma! Sincerely, Christina ---- Padmashri Sampathkumar <padmashri_sampathkumar wrote: > We have references of Shakthi worship in Maha-Bharata in many contexts - before entering Matsya- Kingdom, at the commencement of battle of Kurukshetra Arjuna prayed Durga, -- In Bhagavatam we observe Rukmini worshipping Ambika before her marriage. Devi Bhagavatam deals entirely with the glory of divine Mother. Brahmanda puranam contains Lalitha Sahasranama and Trisati. Candi or Devi-Mahatmyam forms part of Markandeya-puranam. Saundaryalahari (one of the 64 Sakta Tantras) says that after Siva had filled the world with the other Tantras, He gave out, at the request of Devi, the 'Sri Tantra' which fulfills the objects covered by all other Tantras. This is known as the worship of Tripura or Sri-Vidya, and includes Upasana of " Bala, Pancadasi and Sodasi " > > Om Sakthi > Padmashri Sampathkumar > > > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Namaste: I'm not really Shri Vidya practitioner, but I'll try answering this question. You are correct that Bala means child. Pancadasi is a reference to the 15 syllable mantra that is a cornerstone of the Shri Vidya tradition. Sodashi is another name for Goddess as Tripura Sundari, one of the Mahavidyas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura_Sundari While we Hindus tend to like trinities in a similar fashion to European Pagan traditions, we typically divide them up based on one of the three Gunas of Nature (Cohesion, Dynamism, and Dissolution) rather than the three stages of life (and in Hindu thought, we have four stages of life - student exists between child and parent.). We do have child goddesses, mother goddesses, and crone goddesses, but they are not usually depicted together. -- -S. Santo Sengupta " Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 No crone. The other names mean Fifteen and Sixteen, i believe. >Does 'Upasana of " Bala, Pancadasi and Sodasi " ' happen to translate >to " Maiden, Mother, and Crone " in some rough context? I ask because >I know " Bala " translates to " female child " , roughly. -- Max Dashu Suppressed Histories Archives http://www.suppressedhistories.net Real Women, Global Vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 In the context of physical representation, Bala as stated is a child, Panchadasi represents HER as a woman of child bearing age and Shodasi represents HER as an eternal virgin (16 yrs old). , " Santo Sengupta " <s.santo.sengupta wrote: > > Namaste: > I'm not really Shri Vidya practitioner, but I'll try answering this question. > > You are correct that Bala means child. Pancadasi is a reference to > the 15 syllable mantra that is a cornerstone of the Shri Vidya > tradition. Sodashi is another name for Goddess as Tripura Sundari, > one of the Mahavidyas. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura_Sundari > > While we Hindus tend to like trinities in a similar fashion to > European Pagan traditions, we typically divide them up based on one of > the three Gunas of Nature (Cohesion, Dynamism, and Dissolution) rather > than the three stages of life (and in Hindu thought, we have four > stages of life - student exists between child and parent.). We do > have child goddesses, mother goddesses, and crone goddesses, but they > are not usually depicted together. > > -- > -S. Santo Sengupta > " Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 This is very interesting information. Thank you all for clarifying this for me. I am always trying to seek information on all of the " trinities " that exist out there, because I like comparing and contrasting them. While East is not West, no one can deny that on a holistic, and not literal level, there are connections in culture and spirituality. At least, that is what I am convinced of thus far. Only Devi will unveil the truth to me in time, I suppose. :-) Thank you again! Jai Ma! Sincerely, Christina ---- ganpra <ganpra wrote: > In the context of physical representation, Bala as stated is a child, > Panchadasi represents HER as a woman of child bearing age and Shodasi > represents HER as an eternal virgin (16 yrs old). > > , " Santo Sengupta " > <s.santo.sengupta wrote: > > > > Namaste: > > I'm not really Shri Vidya practitioner, but I'll try answering this > question. > > > > You are correct that Bala means child. Pancadasi is a reference to > > the 15 syllable mantra that is a cornerstone of the Shri Vidya > > tradition. Sodashi is another name for Goddess as Tripura Sundari, > > one of the Mahavidyas. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripura_Sundari > > > > While we Hindus tend to like trinities in a similar fashion to > > European Pagan traditions, we typically divide them up based on one > of > > the three Gunas of Nature (Cohesion, Dynamism, and Dissolution) > rather > > than the three stages of life (and in Hindu thought, we have four > > stages of life - student exists between child and parent.). We do > > have child goddesses, mother goddesses, and crone goddesses, but > they > > are not usually depicted together. > > > > -- > > -S. Santo Sengupta > > " Aum Shanti Shanti Shantih. " > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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