[Sri Ramakrishna] Homa Bird

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I have wondered about the homa bird too, as it sounds very similar to the huma,

a bird of Persian mythology that appears in the poetry of such masters as Rumi

and Hafiz. According to one source it is a mythical bird of paradise that can

never alight on the ground. The huma is an ascetic bird that lives on bones.

Its wing confers kingship (thus I believe it is associated with the God-realized

master who with a touch or glance can make another like himself).

 

 

 

 

 

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Namaste,

 

You are right; the original word is Huma, somehow got

corrupted to Homa!

 

The following sites have a great deal of info., including a picture!!

 

http://www.tippusultan.org/huma.htm

Huma Bird (Bird of paradise), from Tipu's Throne

It can be seen above the canopy of Tipu's throne. Height 6 ins., wing-

span 8 ins. Body of massive gold, inlaid with diamonds, emeralds &

rubies. Cup shaped support designed by the Regent's famous

silversmith, Paul Storr.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.

 

Hum'a (The).

 

A fabulous Oriental bird which never alights, but is always on the

wing. It is said that every head which it overshadows will wear a

crown (Richardson). The spléndid little bird suspended over the

throne of Tippoo Saib at Seringapatam represented this poetical

fancy. 1

In the first chapter of the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table a

certain popular lecturer is made to describe himself. in allusion to

his many wanderings, to this bird: " Yes, I am like the Huma, the bird

that never lights; being always in the cars, as the Huma is always on

the wing. "

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http://www.sourcetext.com/hupage/Secular/secular.html

 

In Persia the name of the fabulous huma bird is derived from the

root, Hum, which is related to OM. And tradition has it that should

the huma bird alight for a moment upon the head of any person, then

it is a sign that the person is destined to become a 'king'.

Incidentally, the root, HU, is a direct reference to the Word of God;

and this is most interesting, for this same root is also a part of

the Word human. In 'human', the man portion comes from the Sanskrit

Mana, or 'mind of the ordinary man'. So the term 'human' is therefore

an eternal reminder of the ancient doctrine: that God is even now in

all men, and can be more fully realized by all. Even as Jesus was

also the Christ, demonstrating the unification of the principles of

earth and heaven as both the Son of Man and the Son of God, so are

all men hu-man; God-man. (p. 215)

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder

 

Ramakrishna, " Kendra Crossen Burroughs "

<kcburroughs> wrote:

> I have wondered about the homa bird too, as it sounds very similar

to the huma,

> a bird of Persian mythology