More on Mahavidyas (was Planets and Dasa Mahavidyas)

June 8, 2009

Dear Sarbani

Nice post!

Thank you!

Regards

Rafal Gendarz

Sarbani Rath pisze:

> Hare Rama Krishna

>

> Dear Narasimha,

>

> The Avatar-Mahavidya co-relation is for a different purpose. The Todala

> Tantra gives a different co-relation:

>

> Nîla Târâ ? Matsya

> Bagalâmukhî ? Kûrma

> Dhumâvatî - Varâha

> Chinnamastâ ? Narasimha

> Bhuvaneshvarî - Vâmana

> Tripurasundarî (Shodasî) ? Parashurâma

> Mâtangî ? Râma

> Bhairavî ? Balabhadra

> Mahâkâlî ? Krishna

> Kamalâ ? Buddha

> Durgâ ? Kalki

>

> They may be other co-relations as well. The Planet-Mahavidya co-relation is

> not SJC?s version. It is used by many pandits and priests. Some of them have

> it in their web sites, and they are not linked with SJC in any way. I don?t

> think this is the issue here. The issue is to understand the different

> schemes of relations between the Avatars and the Mahavidyas, for which one

> needs to delve deep into the Mahavidyas and understand these various

> schemes. I just wanted to share a few points about some of the Mahavidyas

> for deeper reflection.

>

> Sadashiva/Mahakal lying beneath Kali is the nirguna, Purusha from whom the

> gunatmika Prakriti, in the form of Kali, has sprung. Kali?s wild dance is

> the lila of srishti. Kali?s foot, touching Sadashiva, signifies the

> connection between Purusha and Prakriti; that it is the same Brahma who can

> be at once nirguna (Purusha/Sadashiva) and saguna (Prakriti/Kali). The

> imagery is the personification of Shivashaktiaikya or Prakritipurushaaikya.

> The Avatar-Mahavidya connection depicts this aspect. Narayanchandra also

> adheres to this belief. Kali holds the power to severe in one stroke, with

> her khagda, the bondage of the atma with the body and mind. Thakur speaks of

> his visit to Varanasi, where at Manikarnika, he saw clearly Kali moving from

> corpse to corpse, detatching the soul. Although Kali is the gunatmika form

> of the Brahma, in the spectrum of the forms of the Divine Feminine, she is

> nirguna. She burns your sins by ?eating? the fruits of all your karmas,

> thereby making you ready for that bandhna mukti. A special puja of hers is

> the Phalaharini Kali Puja, performed without fail by Thakur each year (and

> continues in the RKM Maths and Missions to this day); a very auspicious Kali

> Puja, where she ?eats? all your karma phalas. The study of her imagery is

> vast; if you go into the details about her skull garland, which represents

> the varnas- mundamala is actually varnamala-; why her teeth is pressing her

> protruding tongue and so on. Saturn is related to sins, longevity,

> re-birth, the lord of the tithi amavasya, when she is worshipped; the

> darkest of nights for cleansing the darkest of sins. It is in amavsaya, that

> Mahakal and Mahakali are united in a permanent embrace; in the aloneness of

> the deepest of dark nights. In tantra, amaa-kalaa is known as Prakriti. A

> Moon bereft of any kalaas. (The other divine form who rermoves your sins

> instantly is Krishna).

>

> To reach Kali you must cross the bhava sagar; the ocean of karmas, the ocean

> of sansar filled with the waves of our illusory attachments. Tara helps us

> to cross over this sorrowful ocean, so that we can reach Kali. Hence Tarini

> ? she who helps us cross the bhava sagar. She is the shakti of Brihaspati

> and if you read the Tararahasyam you will see that she is worshipped with

> the vagbhava bija aim. (Although her mula bija is the pranava). She has

> emerged from the bija Hum, by which the evils of the sansar are suppressed.

> Without her strength you cannot cross that ocean. Her various forms ?

> Ugratara, Ekajata, Nila Sarasvati ? explains further, details of the layers

> of this shakti. One of Nila Sarasvati?s mantra is Aim Aim Vada Vada

> Vagvidini Svaha; associations of Tara with the Guru, with knowledge. She

> bestows the knowledge of crossing the ocean.

>

> The Moon attains its full 16 kalas on purnima; the devi is then Shodashi.

> Resplendent, majestic and manifest. The queen of the three puras. Tri- puras

> also represent the three aspects of the Kundalini shakti. She is the empress

> of kundalini. Very much saguna. Prithvi tattva Mercury is associated with

> her. Sri shakti; hence linked with the most saumya of the planets. She is

> Mantratmika. Because Mercury is related to learning; Tripurasundari is

> worshipped in all guru-shishya paramparas. Incidentally she is worshipped on

> Thurdays. Thakur performed the shodasa upachar puja to ma as Shodasi.

> Although Ma has said, ?Know that I am Bagala?. (In the chart provided in her

> biography by Swami Gambhirananda, she is Karka lagna with lagna lord and AK

> Moon conjoined Mars).

>

> Devi Chhinnnamasta is the thunderbolt, the streak of lightening, which is

> the shakti of Virocana, the Supreme Self, the luminosity of the Primordial

> Prakasa. That is why she is Vajravairocani, the glow of the Paramatma which

> flashes like a lightening and shatters the skies. She is yellow and shines

> like a million suns, the glory of which destroys all desires and makes her a

> Mahayogini, the supreme exponent of yogic powers and like Vajra, pure and

> blazing. She epitomizes self-control by conquering sexual and selfish

> desires and transforming that energy into yogic energy. Hence she is

> Yogamaya, Yogamargapradayini, the acme of yogic force. The blood rushing

> from below her feet to her head depicts this transformation of kunadalini

> energy from its somnabulence to its blossoming through the dint of yoga and

> the act of self control. Be the energy below the control of sexual desire of

> Rati and Kama, or the transformation of the eternal yearning for Shiva under

> her feet, both are channelized into a blazing, yogic might, which makes her

> like the Vajra, untainted and pure. This primal energy rushes up her body to

> meet the thousand petalled lotus in her head, culminating in the bliss of

> the union with Parama Shiva. Hence she is the epitome of spiritual power

> which every sadhaka seeks to acquire. The energy is also channelized into

> love as the blood nourishes her devotees on her either side, who were hungry

> for nourishment. So she is the food (bhojanam), the nourisher (bhokta) and

> the eater (bhojyam) as she also drinks her own blood while feeding her

> devotees. These two devotees are Rajas and Tamas, who could not escape the

> bind of duality, and are therefore fed by the secondary channels or nadis,

> Ira and Pingala. Thus they are also known by these names. The Devi as the

> Sushumna, depicts Satva guna and she is the one who is able to cut the binds

> of the chakras and clear the passage for the blood to rush though and unite

> with Shiva in the sahasrara and then gush down to drench the sadhaka in the

> bliss of the union. As the destroyer of all bonds, and the means of

> achieving liberation through supreme yogic powers, Chhinnamasta is the

> embodiment of Moksha.

>

> Rahu, the greatest of bonders, the cause of re-birth, grips the sadhaka in

> its vicious coils. From its basest form of extreme greed and carnal desires,

> through the treachery and trickery of its twisted mind, it seeks to engulf

> all that comes before his path. Even when a person is able to avoid such

> engulfment, it ensures that his path towards the union with Parama Shiva is

> strewn with hurdles and makes it difficult for the sadhaka to prise himself

> from his grasp. It is Chhinnamasta who has the power to cut the knots of

> Rahu and release the sadhaka from his bonds to enable his journey towards

> Moksha. Chhinnamasta therefore is the link, which allows one to travel the

> trajectory from Rahu (bondage) to Ketu (liberation), wherein all desires are

> dissolved. Having cut the bonds, Devi herself absorbs the poison and

> transforms herself to Dhoomavati, the widow.

>

> Best Regards,

>

> Sarbani Rath

>

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> sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of

> Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

> 07 June 2009 22:03

> ; ;

> vedic astrology ; sohamsa

> Re: Planets and Dasa Mahavidyas

>

Dear Swee,

>

>> If you do not mind, Munda literally means " demon " ?????????? - so the list

>>

>

>> you have given below is not for the purpose of internal yagna but for

>> causing pain to others, which I believe is opposite of what you are trying

>> to teach.

>>

>

> Munda does not have such a meaning at all. It means a head, especially a

> shaved head. It also symbolizes ego. Munda maala is a garland of heads and

> symbolizes the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

>

> * * *

>

> Dear Sarbani,

>

> Good to hear from you! Please convey my regards to Sanjay ji.

>

>> Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan Bhattacharya, in his epic tome, " Jyotish

>> Kalpa-Vriksha " has quoted from the tantra thus:

>>

>

>> <verse..see below>

>>

>> He does not mention the name of the tantra, though.

>>

>

> Thank you for giving a classical reference to the SJC version of

> planet-Mahavidya mapping. Do you know when Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan

> Bhattacharya lived? If he does not name the tantra that he " has quoted

> from " , that is not helpful. Munda Maala Tantra, on the other hand, is a

> respected Tantra text.

>

> Best regards,

> Narasimha

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> sohamsa , " Sarbani Rath " <sarbani wrote:

>

>> Hare Rama Krishna

>>

>> Dear Narasimha,

>>

>> Sri Narayanchandra Jyotirbhushan Bhattacharya, in his epic tome, " Jyotish

>> Kalpa-Vriksha " has quoted from the tantra thus:

>>

>> Divaakarasya Matangi Chandrasya Bhuvaneshvari

>> Kujasya Bagalaadevi Budhasya Parasundari.

>> Tara Brihaspateshchaiva Shukrasya Kamaltmika

>> Shanestu Dakshinakaali Grahanaamishtadevtaa..

>> Chhinnamastaa Tathaa Raahoh Ketordhumavati Tathaa.

>>

>> He does not mention the name of the tantra, though. He has further

>>

> proceeded

>

>> to construct a table called Sarbadukhaharachakramidam, where he has mapped

>> the planets with the Dashavatars and the Dasha Mahavidyas. It might be of

>> intereste to you.

>>

>> Best Regards,

>>

>> Sarbani Rath

>>

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>>

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>>

>

> sohamsa , Swee Chan <sweechan wrote:

>

>> Jaya Jagannatha

>>

>> Dear Narasimha,

>>

>> Namaste

>>

>> If you do not mind, Munda literally means " demon " ?????????? - so the list

>> you have given below is not for the purpose of internal yagna but for

>> causing pain to others, which I believe is opposite of what you are trying

>> to teach.

>>

>> According to my Guru, Chhinnamasta is akin to Rahu, fierce and its vidya

>> quells the rebellious aspect of the enemy. Nothing to do with cleansing

>>

> the

>

>> Indriya per se, but the prevailing external forces which we can map to our

>> horoscopes. Parasara of course teaches us that it is not one, but two or

>> more malefics that causes such pain.

>>

>> Baglamukhi is Mars, since she helps in lawsuits and contentious issues

>>

> with

>

>> land. Both issues point to Mars as the karaka in learner jyotish. Whilst

>>

> we

>

>> are at it, I am surprised you did not but her in the category of Venus,

>>

> the

>

>> 2nd house lord of the natural horoscope and speech.since Bablamukhi is

>> number one for causing stambhan.

>>

>> You may enjoy reading the Narada Purana with its wonderful exposition on

>>

> the

>

>> expansions of the shaktis and get a better idea on the same, since it is

>> evident that you have given a list off the cuff and off course.

>>

>> Thanks for reading.

>>

>> Love,

>>

>> Swee

>>

>> _____

>>

>> sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf

>>

> Of

>

>> Narasimha P.V.R. Rao

>> 06 June 2009 22:54

>>

>> Cc: vedic astrology ; ;

>> sohamsa

>> Planets and Dasa Mahavidyas

>>

>> Dear Narayan,

>>

>> Thanks for the verse from Munda Maalaa Tantra. Out of all planet-mahavidya

>> mappings I have seen, this is the most philosophically sound mapping.

>>

>> Sun - Taaraa - Raama

>> Moon - Kaali - Krishna

>> Mars - Bhairavi - Nrisimha

>> Mercury - Maatangi - Buddha

>> Jupiter - Dhumaavati - Vaamana

>> Venus - Chhinnamastaa - Bhaargava Rama

>> Saturn - Bagalamukhi - Koorma

>> Rahu - Bhuvaneswari - Varaaha

>> Ketu - Kamala - Matsya

>>

>> * * *

>>

>> Vidya is knowledge. Mahavidya is supreme knowledge. Dasa mahavidyas are

>>

> the

>

>> ten highest forms of knowledge that take us to moksha or liberation,

>> approaching from different angles. Other kinds of knowledge (e.g.

>> mathematics, physics, astronomy, astrology, grammar etc) do not liberate

>>

> us.

>

>> But these ten kinds of knowledge liberate us. The deities (names and forms

>> described in books for ten mahavidyas) are personifications of those ten

>> types of supreme knowledge that liberate us.

>>

>> * * *

>>

>> Please note one thing here. Moksha means overcoming the maayaa of the

>> duality around us. Seeing some things as desirable, some as undesirable,

>> some as pleasurable, some as painful, some as beautiful, some as ugly etc

>>

> is

>

>> what binds us. Overcoming the duality and seeing all as Brahman is

>> liberation or moksha.

>>

>> Different planets represent different aspects of our selves. The duality

>> around us and the way to overcome it seem different from different angles.

>> From the point of view of individual soul (Sun), this maayaa is something

>> that needs to be overcome by crossing and reaching the other end (supreme

>> cosmic soul). From the point of view of mind (Moon), this duality is

>> something that clouds the vision and needs to be destroyed so that it

>>

> cannot

>

>> tempt again. From the point of view of the intellect/discrimination/dhee

>> (Jupiter), it issomething that is non-existent anyway ( " so what was the

>> problem in the first place? " ), like shapes made of smoke. From the point

>>

> of

>

>> view of initiative and energy within us (Mars), it is something that needs

>> to be fought hard and fearlessly. From the point of view of the learning

>> ability within us (Mercury), it is something that needs to be learnt and

>> understood fully so that we can overcome it. From the point of view of

>> enjoyment and happiness (Venus), it is something that needs to be accepted

>> and enjoyed and not something to fear or avoid ( " after all, all is

>>

> Brahman.

>

>> Then why stay away from enjoyments? " ). And so on.

>>

>> But remember one important thing. Whichever approach is taken to

>>

> overcoming

>

>> duality, the end result is the same. One first masters the approach. It

>> becomes part of one's common sense and thinking. One eventually overcomes

>> duality. One becomes self-realized and becomes liberated. That end result

>>

> is

>

>> the same irrespective of the approach chosen.

>>

>> * * *

>>

>> Sun is the soul within us. The highest form of knowledge coming from

>>

> delving

>

>> deep into this aspect is what makes one wade (tar=swim/wade/cross) the

>>

> ocean

>

>> of delusion and get to the source. If you master the knowledge that helps

>> one view the world as an ocean that needs to be crossed to reach the

>> supreme, other things will follow and you eventually get liberation.

>>

> Taaraa

>

>> personifies this knowledge.

>>

>> Moon is the mind within us. The highest form of knowledge coming from

>> delving deep into this aspect is an understanding of attachments and

>> desires, their impermanence and how to kill them. If you master the

>> knowledge that kills all attachments and desires and gives perfect control

>> on the mind, other things will follow and you eventually get liberation.

>> Kaali personifies this knowledge.

>>

>> Mars is the energy and initiative within us. The highest form of knowledge

>> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives one fearlessness

>>

> of

>

>> anything in the universe. If you master the knowledge that makes you

>>

> utterly

>

>> fearless and you do not fear anything (including death or pain!) other

>> things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Bhairavi personifies

>> this knowledge.

>>

>> Mercury is knowledge and learning ability within us. The highest form of

>> knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives one

>> learning of various topics. If you master the knowledge that give you

>> mastery of all kinds of learning through logical and rational thinking,

>> other things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Maatangi

>> personifies this knowledge. In fact, some people associate Maatangi with

>> Saraswati. Saraswati is also known as " Maatanga Kanya " .

>>

>> Jupiter is the intellect, wisdom and discrimination (dhee shakti) within

>>

> us.

>

>> The highest form of knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is

>> that all is delusion. The individual soul and individual mind and

>>

> everything

>

>> they perceive is just an illusion. All that is there is Brahman. Any other

>> perceptions, of various good or bad things, are just a delusion, like

>> figures made of smoke. If you master the knowledge that makes your

>>

> intellect

>

>> shine, you will realize that the entire world is a delusion and not

>>

> deluded

>

>> by anything anymore. Then other things will follow and you eventually get

>> liberation. Dhumaavati personifies this knowledge.

>>

>> Venus is the spirit of enjoyment and bliss. The highest form of knowledge

>> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what makes one egoless and

>> blissful. If you master the knowledge that makes you utterly fearless and

>> you do not fear anything, including death or pain, other things will

>>

> follow

>

>> and you eventually get liberation. Chhinnamasta personifies this

>>

> knowledge.

>

>> She is depicted as a deity holding her own severed head, standing near a

>> naked couple in copulation and surrounded by associates who are drinking

>> wine. One mastering this knowledge need not stay away from any pleasures,

>> but one learns to see god even those pleasures. However, pleasure obtained

>> with an ego ( " *I* am enjoying this act or object " ) binds. The headless

>>

> state

>

>> symbolizes egolessness. If one has overcome I-ness, pleasures are not

>> binding. One not thinking in terms of " *I* am enjoying " but having no

>>

> sense

>

>> of " I " can live life without running away from any pleasures or

>>

> undertaking

>

>> any austerities and yet become liberated.

>>

>> Saturn is the spirit of hard work within us. He also represents our

>> weaknesses and sins. The highest form of knowledge coming from delving

>>

> deep

>

>> into this aspect is what makes us realize our internal enemies and destroy

>> them. If you master the knowledge that makes you overcome weaknesses such

>>

> as

>

>> laziness and internal enemies such as lust, anger, greed, jealosy etc,

>>

> other

>

>> things will follow and you eventually get liberation. Bagalamukhi

>> personifies this knowledge. Most of her mantras ask to destroy enemies and

>> so people foolishly think that she is the one who gives success in

>> litigation and worship her for court cases. This is like going to a king

>>

> to

>

>> ask for two spoons of sugar for your milk. You go to the king for bigger

>> things and a neighbor is enough for giving you two spoons of sugar. The

>> enemies destroyed by Bagalamukhi are internal enemies and your own

>>

> laziness.

>

>> Remember, she is a mahavidya, i.e. a type of supreme knowledge that

>> liberates you!

>>

>> Rahu is the spirit of material well-being within us. Rahu is the one who

>> binds us to rebirth (this is why Saturn showing sins and Rahu showing

>> rebirth are important in the death chart). The highest form of knowledge

>> coming from delving deep into this aspect is what gives us worldly success

>> in a dhaarmik way. If you master the knowledge that makes you materially

>> successful in a dharmik way, you become successful and fulfil all your

>> duties and debts in the world and eventually get liberation. Bhuvaneswari

>> personifies this knowledge.

>>

>> Ketu is the spirit of of detachment and Vedic knowledge within us. The

>> highest form of knowledge coming from delving deep into this aspect is the

>> essense of Veda. If you master the knowledge that enables you to be in

>> oneness with the supreme cosmic being, you eventually get liberation.

>>

> Kamala

>

>> (Mahaalakshmi) personifies this knowledge. According to saptashati rahasya

>> also, Mahaalakshmi is the Aadyaa (the first One). She is the energy of

>> supreme cosmic being. She divides Herself into 3 parts - Mahaakaali,

>> Mahaalakshmi and MahaaSaraswati and they create Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and

>> their consorts. Kamala represents the knowledge of the supreme cosmic

>>

> energy

>

>> of the supreme cosmic being.

>>

>> * * *

>>

>> One of the above is not superior to the other. Depending on your vasanas

>> (mental conditioning), attitudes, likes and dislikes, depending on which

>> aspect of your personality dominates over other aspects (the sinfulness

>>

> and

>

>> weaknesses? or the interest in learning things? or the spirit of fighting?

>> or the sense of enjoyment? etc), one Mahavidya may be more suitable than

>> others, as that knowledge uses your strong aspect and moulds that aspect

>>

> to

>

>> take you towards liberation. Do not compare them. Take the one that is

>>

> most

>

>> suitable, but do master that aspect.

>>

>> * * *

>>

>> There are some who do Dasa Mahavidya sadhana by doing one Mahavidya's

>>

> mantra

>

>> for one month, then switch to another and so on. They think that by doing

>> each mahavidya mantra for a certain count, they " finish " the mahavidya

>> sadhana. This is wrong and serves no useful purpose. Instead, one should

>> pick any ONE mahavidya and succeed in that sadhana. The definition of

>> success is that the knowledge represented by that deity becomes part of

>>

> your

>

>> common sense - you understand that knowledge and ooze that knowledge in

>>

> your

>

>> thoughts and actions. Whether you experience the deity as an external

>> human-like form (who may impart some knowledge to you) or as an internal

>> human-like form or as light or as sound is secondary, but the end result

>> should be that the knowledge represented by Her should become common sense

>> and second nature to you. One claiming visions or siddhi of a mahavidya

>>

> but

>

>> not showing the corresponding knowledge is bluffing.

>>

>> There are many people who do mahavidya sadhana and yet many others who

>>

> claim

>

>> to have siddhi in one or more mahavidyas, but very few who actually

>>

> possess

>

>> any of the ten mahavidyas. The area of mahavidya sadhana is one of the

>>

> most

>

>> ill-understood in today's age of ignorance and half-baked knowledge. It is

>> easier to possess lower vidyas or lower shaktis, but mahavidyas are beyond

>> the capability of understanding for most people.

>>

>> Best regards,

>> Narasimha

>>

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>> -

>> " naaraayana_iyer " < <narayan.iyer

>> narayan.iyer

>> < >

>> Friday, June 05, 2009 9:58 AM

>> Re: Rama as God

>>

>>> Namaste Narasimha,

>>>

>>> Here's what the Mundamala Tantra states (not in correct itrans format):

>>>

>>> kriShnaastu kaalika saakshaat raamamoortischa taariNii |

>>> vaaraaho bhuvana prokta nrsimho bharavishvarii ||

>>> dhoomavatii vamanaH syaat chinnaa bhrighukulodbhavaAH |

>>> kamalaa matsyaroopaAH syaat koormastu bagalamukhii ||

>>> maatangii baudh ityeSHa Shodashii kalkiroopinii ||

>>>

>>> Some of the reason for the mapping given is:

>>>

>>> Varaha as the boar that dug deep to uplift Mother Earth (Bhuvaneshvari)

>>> Bhairavi is the burning tapas of that shoots forth and destroys all evil

>>>

>

>>> but not to aspirants (like Narasimha deva being kind to Prahalada)

>>> Parasurama cut the head of his mother Renuka (Chinnamasta)

>>> Kamalatmika robed in the waters of consciousness is behind the Matsya

>>>

> the

>

>>> primordial fish in the vivifying waters of creation.

>>> Bagalamukhi is stifling force of Kurma avtara that lies still and

>>> motionless withdrawing its limbs into itself.

>>> Matangi is the Vaikhari Vak behind the avatara of Buddha who had come to

>>>

>

>>> articulate the message of truth.

>>>

>>> Regards

>>> Narayan

>>>

>> , " Narasimha P.V.R. Rao " <pvr@>

>>

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>> Dear Narayan,

>>>>

>>>> Todala tantra also maps Vishnu's ten incarnations to Dasa maha vidyas.

>>>> Krishna is associated with Kaali there too. However, Shiva teaches

>>>> Parvati

>>>> in Todala tantra that Maatangi is Rama. Can you give the full list of

>>>> mapping as given in Munda maalaa tantra?

>>>>

>>>> Best regards,

>>>> Narasimha

>>>>

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>>>> " naaraayana_iyer " <narayan.iyer@>

>>>> <

>>>>

> >

>

>>>> Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:07 AM

>>>> Re: Rama as God

>>>>

>>>>> Namaste Rajarshiji,

>>>>>

>>>>>> As a corollary, can the path shown by Lord Rama be equated to the

>>>>>>

> path

>

>>>>>> of

>>>>>> Dakshina Kali and that of Krishna as Vama Kali.

>>>>>>

>>>>> Actually, Krishna is equated to Kali, as per the Munda Mala Tantra.

>>>>> Krishna's beeja akshara is Kleem while Kali's beeja akshara is Kreem.

>>>>> Whereas, Rama is equated to Taaraa, the Raama Naama is called the

>>>>> Taaraka

>>>>> mantra. Taaraa means crossing and she is the one who helps us

>>>>> cross-over

>>>>> from the material plane to the spiritual plane. Raama also had to

>>>>>

> cross

>

>>>>> the ocean to get Sita. Esoterically, Raama is the soul, Lakshmana is

>>>>> the

>>>>> single-pointed concentration (lakshya-mana) and Sita is the Kundalini

>>>>> Shakti. Raavana who stands for our material desires steals Sita and

>>>>> takes

>>>>> her away to Lanka, stands for how our material desires makes the

>>>>> kundalini

>>>>> remain in the mooladhara. The beeja akshara of Mooladhaara is Lam,

>>>>> which

>>>>> is what Lanka is.

>>>>>

>>>>> Munda Maala tantra has other parallels (equating Das Mahaavidya & Das

>>>>> Avataara) too, some of which makes sense and some of them dont.

>>>>>

>>>>> Hope this helps.

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>> Narayan

>>>>

June 8, 2009

what was nice in it ??

--- On Mon, 8/6/09, RafaÅ‚ Gendarz <starsuponme wrote:

RafaÅ‚ Gendarz <starsuponme

Re: [vedic astrology] More on Mahavidyas (was Planets and Dasa

Mahavidyas)

vedic astrology ,

Monday, 8 June, 2009, 6:43 PM

Dear Sarbani

Nice post!

Thank you!

Regards

Rafal Gendarz

Sarbani Rath pisze:

> Hare Rama Krishna

>

> Dear Narasimha,

>

> The Avatar-Mahavidya co-relation is for a different purpose. The Todala

> Tantra gives a different co-relation:

>

> NÃ®la TÃ¢rÃ¢ ? Matsya

> BagalÃ¢mukhÃ® ? KÃ»rma

> DhumÃ¢vatÃ® - VarÃ¢ha

> ChinnamastÃ¢ ? Narasimha

> BhuvaneshvarÃ® - VÃ¢mana

> TripurasundarÃ® (ShodasÃ®) ? ParashurÃ¢ma

> MÃ¢tangÃ® ? RÃ¢ma

> BhairavÃ® ? Balabhadra

> MahÃ¢kÃ¢lÃ® ? Krishna

> KamalÃ¢ ? Buddha

> DurgÃ¢ ? Kalki

>

> They may be other co-relations as well. The Planet-Mahavidya co-relation is

> not SJC?s version. It is used by many pandits and priests. Some of them have

> it in their web sites, and they are not linked with SJC in any way. I don?t

> think this is the issue here. The issue is to understand the different

> schemes of relations between the Avatars and the Mahavidyas, for which one

> needs to delve deep into the Mahavidyas and understand these various

> schemes. I just wanted to share a few points about some of the Mahavidyas

> for deeper reflection.

>

> Sadashiva/Mahakal lying beneath Kali is the nirguna, Purusha from whom the

> gunatmika Prakriti, in the form of Kali, has sprung. Kali?s wild dance is

> the lila of srishti. Kali?s foot, touching Sadashiva, signifies the

> connection between Purusha and Prakriti; that it is the same Brahma who can

> be at once nirguna (Purusha/Sadashiva)Â and saguna (Prakriti/Kali). The