BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih : 844, 845 & 846

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[844] PrAcI : Who exists in the East.

PrAcI is an epithet of Indra. He is the lord of the east because he

killed Vrta, a demon supposed to be a personification of darkness. His

famous weapons is the thunderbold. He is of golden colour and can

assume any form at will. He is presiding deity of hands. This power is

bestowed upon him by MahAmAyA, the supreme power of existence.

 

[845] AvAcI : Who reigns the South, the field of Death.

Yama, the lord of death is a dikpAla. His field is the southern

quarter. According to Uttara RAmAyana his city is called Samyamini,

the subduer of passion. So the supreme power of the goddess reigns the

south in the form of Yama. Her grace subdues all passions, misleadaing

one towards duality.

 

[846] PratIcI [dik] : who pervades water in the West.

The Mother works through Varuna, who is bestowed with kingship of the

waters. As such the western quarter in controlled by this deity.

Varuna is the presiding deity of tongue. He is endowed with the power

of waxing and waning with Candra [moon] to cause tidal waves in the

oceans. That is the change for renewal. That power is the Mother.

 

 

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