Guest guest Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Uma Maheswarabhyam Namaha We bow to Uma and Maheswara, She who protects existence, and the great consciousness or seer of all. U is the middle syllable in Aum and represents preservation (a is creation and m is preservation). Thus She protects existence (Divine Mother). Maha is great Ishwara is the Consciousness or Seer of all (Shiva). Ish can be derived from " rishi " which in turn can be derived from " drishti " , to see or perceive. Thus He is the Seer of all. Ishwar is also Master, Lord, God. verb, ish: to be master of. Story of Uma from Kena Upansihad: Once the Devas won a victory over the asuras and were gloating over their victory. The Supreme Divinity appeared before them as a spirit (yaksha) but they did not recognize Him. One by one, Agni the God of fire and Vayu the God of air, came to challenge this new appearance in and tried to show off their powers. The God of Fire could not burn even the straw placed before him. The God of air could not blow even the straw placed before him. Finally Indra the God of all the divines came nearest to that spirit to find out who it is that is presenting these challenges to the divines. And before him stood Divine Mother - Uma - who finally reveals to Indra that the spirit was the Supreme Divinity, Brahman. Love, srini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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