BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih : Namas 744, 745 & 746

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[744] SarvatattvAnubodhinI : Who is the consciousness pervading

through all the categories She manifests.

There is one universal subjective consciousness that moves on

different levels through the thirty six categories of which the

universe comprises. This power is called Cit Sakti, the motivating

power of anything and everything in the manifestation. She is the

central power that gets divided into individualities but is still

aware of the transcendence.

 

 

[745] The power of wakefulness.

The goddess whose waking state is Her dualistic sphere of activity, is

omnipresent and so identified with Visva, the universe, while Jiva has

the conceit that he is an embodied being. Visva denotes the

experiencer of the waking world. JIva is called JAgrI as he takes upon

himself the gross body called Visva. " In the waking state it is he

[the Jiva] who attains satisfaction through the varied objects of

enjoyment, such as woman, food, drink etc. " The goddess is here the

experiencer of the waking world. The idea is that consciousness

appears as though related to our objects, owing to ignorance. Goddess

SarasvatI is the presiding deity of waking state.

 

[746] Susuptih : WHo is not different from the Jivas who experience

deep sleep. The goddess ensouls the totality of transmigratory souls

experiencing deep sleep in which egoism, ignorance and happiness are

subtly present as AvidyA or Tamas. " During the state of profound sleep

when everything is dissolved [into its casual state] he [Jiva] is

overpowered by Tamas [non manifestation] and only exists in his form

of Bliss " The proof is that JivA after waking from deep sleep

reports, " I sleep happily, I know nothing " . This is technically called

the PrajNA state,w here the sleeper does not desire any enjoyable

thing and does not see any dream. The Upanisad names this state

PrajNAnaghanAh, a mass of consciousness which [like everything] appear

as a mass by becoming indistinguishable under noctural darkness. There

is nothing separate or other than consciousness. Activity of mind is

dormant in this state. Goddess PArvati is the presiding deity of

sleeping state. As PrajNA, in its natural state, the goddess is the

ruler of all diversity inclusive of the heavenly world.

 

 

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