Guest guest Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 - lanka.krishnarao (SrIparasuKAnandanAtha) Subject :- Who is nILAdEvi. Who is nILA dEvi ? Priya mahASayAh, I wish to share my own understandings and views about the esoteric meaning of nILAdEvi with you all in this group. I may be pardoned if I am exceeding any limits or wrongly interpreting any thing from the text. SrInIlAdEvi is said be one among the three wives of Sri vEnkatESwara, the other two are SrIdEvi and BhUdEvi. The vEda addressed her as " Bhuvanasya patni " . It also praised her as the one who is supporting the heavens and holding the earth, from falling them downwards. " viShtamBhO diva dharuNah " . In the tAntric SrIvidya she is called as " niila saraswati " , a different form of `mahAkAli'. If the word `SrI' is indicative of the heavens (the world of all gods with all its wealth and pleasures), is significant of the first part of the above word " niila " , and the second part `BhU' indicates the abode of all our ancestors (pitR^u dEvatas) from whom we all have acquired all the knowledge whatever we now possess. That knowledge indicates " saraswati " . Because it is acting like a conjunctive force between the heaven and the earth, connecting both `niila'and `saraswati', the fellow-mate of these two was named as " niila saraswati " . This force is a kind of vacuity formed in the empty vacant space (AkASE avakASam), which facilitated the paramAtma to palpate his first throb as " ah " (Adyaspandam), from which all the five elements were manifested in a group and that in its turn, became the universe. By the jerk of movement created by the throb of paramAtma, this vacant space itself transformed as the air named " mAtariSwa " . This principal air along with its subordinates " prANa " , " apAna " , " vyAna " , " udAna " and " samAna " vAyus and also their subordinates called " nAga " , " kUrma " , " kR^ikara " , " dEvadatta " and " dhananjaya " are maintaining all the living beings with their six activities, " asti " remaining in the biija BhAva, " jAyati " prakAsa BhAva, " vardhati " AmarSana BhAva, " vipariNamati " , pariNAma BhAva, " apakSIyati " kShaya BhAva, and " naSyati " samhAra BhAva. By all this, we can come to the conclusion that the sole cause for all the activities of the universe is this vacant space. By saying " dR^k diSam " , she has no directions of the compass like east, south, west, north etc., because she has occupied all the edges of all directions. She has no divisions of time also, because there is no device or machinate like 'the sun' outside of her. She herself is the sovereign regulator of time even for this sun and solar system. She is the `kAla " . She is the " kAla sarpa " upon which SrimahAviSNu is reclining. SrImahAviShNu is lying upon this `kAla sarpa' which is called as " Adi sESha " , the remainder at the beginning itself. We generally calculate any remainder after subtracting any sum. It reminds the story of three daughters-in-law of a lady. One was asked to arrange tables and plates for the guests` dinner, the second one to serve the preparations and the third one was given the charge of removing the plates and cleaning the table. They all have accomplished their duties accordingly. But how? The first one arranged the table and plates. Immediately the second one served all the food items in the plates and the third one instantly removed all the plates and cleaned the tables even before any one come to take meals. In the same way one god is creating the universe and another god is dissolving it at one and the same time. In between these creations and dissolutions there is one force saying loudly " I am here, I am here " and " I am maintaining, I am maintaining " ..That force itself is called " Adi SESha " . kAla sarpa. This is the kAla swarUpiNi which is swallowing all the living beings, including brahma, viSNu and the so called mR^ityunjaya mahESwara and wearing the long garland of skulls of mahESwara. This mahA Sakti`s name is " MahA kALi " and also " niila saraswati " . The subordinates of this mahAdEvata, the " mAtariSwa vAyus " and their subordinate vAyus are actually acting like the creators by creating new generations, and acting like maintainers by providing nutrition to the living beings ( " viSwasya cA iShayantii " ), and also acting like the destructing agents also making all beings prey for mortification ( " asyESAnA jagatO " ). If " SrI " can be called as " bindu " for all its objective visualizations, the earth (saraswati) becomes `nAda " and our " niila saraswati " is occupying the place of " kaLa " . She is the sole cause to show the small single atom into so many kinds of forms in different shapes and varieties. That is why she is called " kaLa " . She is that third foot of `trivikrama' after he has occupied the whole heven and earth (Sri and BhUh), which made the emperor `bali' to surrender before `vAmana'. The other two feet are `SrI' and `Bhuh' She is the `turiiya iimkAra swarUpa mahA mAyA' of SrImahA viShNu. She is also called as " aditi " the mother of all deities in whose bosom the whole universe exists. . " suBhUtih SivA nO astwaditir upasthE " the vEdA says. Dear members, I hope I could convey my understanding clearly to you all. I humbly solicit any suggestions and additions upon these views. Yours in the service of the mother, Krishnarao (SrIparasuKhAnandanAtha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Dear sri krishna rao garu, Namaste. Your interpretation is wonderful. But i have a doubt. Is there any sastra pramana for this. Sri Nila devi is worshipped by Sri Vaishnavas as an aspect of Sri Mahalakshmi. According to Pancharatra Samhita, Bhu Devi and NilA Devi are regarded as two aspects of Vishnu sakthi , which according to Paancharathra is the VERY GODDESS LAKSHMI . Thus , they are aspects of Lakshmi . Both are personifications of tolerance . Both are worshipped along with Lakshmi without affecting the unitary character of Lakshmi as the inseparable consort of Vishnu. And Nila Saraswathi is another aspect of Saraswati with a hue of bluish tinge. Another aspect of Tara ( if i am sure). This aspect of goddess is worshipped for the power of composing poetry. Mostly worshipped by Kashmiris and Buddhists. Can you please throw some more light on this. With regards, sriram krishnarao <lanka.krishnarao wrote: - lanka.krishnarao (SrIparasuKAnandanAtha) Subject :- Who is nILAdEvi. Who is nILA dEvi ? Priya mahASayAh, I wish to share my own understandings and views about the esoteric meaning of nILAdEvi with you all in this group. I may be pardoned if I am exceeding any limits or wrongly interpreting any thing from the text. SrInIlAdEvi is said be one among the three wives of Sri vEnkatESwara, the other two are SrIdEvi and BhUdEvi. The vEda addressed her as " Bhuvanasya patni " . It also praised her as the one who is supporting the heavens and holding the earth, from falling them downwards. " viShtamBhO diva dharuNah " . In the tAntric SrIvidya she is called as " niila saraswati " , a different form of `mahAkAli'. If the word `SrI' is indicative of the heavens (the world of all gods with all its wealth and pleasures), is significant of the first part of the above word " niila " , and the second part `BhU' indicates the abode of all our ancestors (pitR^u dEvatas) from whom we all have acquired all the knowledge whatever we now possess. That knowledge indicates " saraswati " . Because it is acting like a conjunctive force between the heaven and the earth, connecting both `niila'and `saraswati', the fellow-mate of these two was named as " niila saraswati " . This force is a kind of vacuity formed in the empty vacant space (AkASE avakASam), which facilitated the paramAtma to palpate his first throb as " ah " (Adyaspandam), from which all the five elements were manifested in a group and that in its turn, became the universe. By the jerk of movement created by the throb of paramAtma, this vacant space itself transformed as the air named " mAtariSwa " . This principal air along with its subordinates " prANa " , " apAna " , " vyAna " , " udAna " and " samAna " vAyus and also their subordinates called " nAga " , " kUrma " , " kR^ikara " , " dEvadatta " and " dhananjaya " are maintaining all the living beings with their six activities, " asti " remaining in the biija BhAva, " jAyati " prakAsa BhAva, " vardhati " AmarSana BhAva, " vipariNamati " , pariNAma BhAva, " apakSIyati " kShaya BhAva, and " naSyati " samhAra BhAva. By all this, we can come to the conclusion that the sole cause for all the activities of the universe is this vacant space. By saying " dR^k diSam " , she has no directions of the compass like east, south, west, north etc., because she has occupied all the edges of all directions. She has no divisions of time also, because there is no device or machinate like 'the sun' outside of her. She herself is the sovereign regulator of time even for this sun and solar system. She is the `kAla " . She is the " kAla sarpa " upon which SrimahAviSNu is reclining. SrImahAviShNu is lying upon this `kAla sarpa' which is called as " Adi sESha " , the remainder at the beginning itself. We generally calculate any remainder after subtracting any sum. It reminds the story of three daughters-in-law of a lady. One was asked to arrange tables and plates for the guests` dinner, the second one to serve the preparations and the third one was given the charge of removing the plates and cleaning the table. They all have accomplished their duties accordingly. But how? The first one arranged the table and plates. Immediately the second one served all the food items in the plates and the third one instantly removed all the plates and cleaned the tables even before any one come to take meals. In the same way one god is creating the universe and another god is dissolving it at one and the same time. In between these creations and dissolutions there is one force saying loudly " I am here, I am here " and " I am maintaining, I am maintaining " ...That force itself is called " Adi SESha " . kAla sarpa. This is the kAla swarUpiNi which is swallowing all the living beings, including brahma, viSNu and the so called mR^ityunjaya mahESwara and wearing the long garland of skulls of mahESwara. This mahA Sakti`s name is " MahA kALi " and also " niila saraswati " . The subordinates of this mahAdEvata, the " mAtariSwa vAyus " and their subordinate vAyus are actually acting like the creators by creating new generations, and acting like maintainers by providing nutrition to the living beings ( " viSwasya cA iShayantii " ), and also acting like the destructing agents also making all beings prey for mortification ( " asyESAnA jagatO " ). If " SrI " can be called as " bindu " for all its objective visualizations, the earth (saraswati) becomes `nAda " and our " niila saraswati " is occupying the place of " kaLa " . She is the sole cause to show the small single atom into so many kinds of forms in different shapes and varieties. That is why she is called " kaLa " . She is that third foot of `trivikrama' after he has occupied the whole heven and earth (Sri and BhUh), which made the emperor `bali' to surrender before `vAmana'. The other two feet are `SrI' and `Bhuh' She is the `turiiya iimkAra swarUpa mahA mAyA' of SrImahA viShNu. She is also called as " aditi " the mother of all deities in whose bosom the whole universe exists. . " suBhUtih SivA nO astwaditir upasthE " the vEdA says. Dear members, I hope I could convey my understanding clearly to you all. I humbly solicit any suggestions and additions upon these views. Yours in the service of the mother, Krishnarao (SrIparasuKhAnandanAtha) Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 , venkata sriram > Sri Nila devi is worshipped by Sri Vaishnavas as an aspect of Sri Mahalakshmi. According to Pancharatra Samhita, Bhu Devi and NilA Devi AFAIK this nIlA devI is the wife of viShNu. She is worshiped with a yajur veda mantra which begins as abhi no gR^iNAhi dhR^itavati ... combined with kamalA bIja. > And Nila Saraswathi is another aspect of Saraswati with a hue of bluish tinge. Another aspect of Tara ( if i am sure). This aspect of goddess is worshipped for the power of composing poetry. Mostly worshipped by Kashmiris and Buddhists. Yes this is nilasarasvati. She is not just worshiped by the above but also by many others. My friend showed me an inscription of a Chalukya princess from south India which mentions nilasarasvati. She is taken as an udbhava mUrti of mahAsaravati (not viri~nchipatni). In the AmnAya krama we follow she comes in the uttarAmnAya along with shAradA. In her own maNDala vidhi nilasarasvati is worshiped with the following: AvarNa mUrtis (following antara-krama. i am giving core only): 1) indrAdi 2) aniruddha-sarasvati (pA~ncharAtra mantras); ekajATA (pAShaNDa mantras); mahAchInakramatArA and ugratArA (chinAchAra mantras); kulavAgIshvarI (kula-patha); 3) vajravINA sarasvati; Arya-sarasvati, Arya-vajra-sarasvati = (Arya trikoNa) 4) vajrashAradA; dashabhujA-shAradA; tAriNi =(shAradA) 5) mAtR^ikAsarasvati; vidyAvidyeshvarI; vAgbhaveshvarI; vAgIshvarI 6) nIlasarasvati The shAstras important for nIlasarasvati are: siddha-sArasvataM (the procedure above), bR^ihadnIlA (some material is not recommended for Brahmin males as well as females). Easterns follow tArArahasya a recent compendium. There are many Riks used the procedures which are given in the sarasvati rahasya upaniShad. Some from UP vehemently argued with me that women and shudras are not entitled to using saMpuTas of those R^iks. Cheers, Rajita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.