krsna Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Gita CHAPTER 9 TEXT 30 PURPORT In the Nrisimha Purana the following statement is given: bhagavati ca harav ananya-ceta bhrsa-malino ’pi virajate manushyah na hi sasa-kalusa-cchabih kadacit timira-parabhavatam upaiti candrah The meaning is that even if one fully engaged in the devotional service of the Lord is sometimes found engaged in abominable activities, these activities should be considered to be like the spots that resemble the mark of a rabbit on the moon. Such spots do not become an impediment to the diffusion of moonlight. Similarly, the accidental falldown of a devotee from the path of saintly character does not make him abominable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jayaisvara Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Thanks for the very nice findings. I never knew a rabbit existed on the moon /images/graemlins/laugh.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 I never could see the rabbit before. Now I see what people mean. I still don't think it's a literal rabbit though, but I'll remain open minded. /images/graemlins/wink.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulapavana Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 ... and you go, chasing rabbits, to the craters of the Moon. tell them about betel chewing Krishna, whose smile you will see soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theist Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Flashback!!! I best go ask Alice (one of my siksa guru's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Without those rabbit footprints, His devotees would have to hide in latrines to avoid the gossiping envious mentalist pseudo-devotees of fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I just realized that the rabbit drawing was not a joke and likely the Purana was really referencing those old craters on the moon. I had never heard of the lunar rabbit and just assumed it meant footprints. Now I see however that Prabhupada says 'the spots' not just 'spots'. Now the fault seems much much larger than my little rabbit footprints, but we still get moonshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krsna Posted June 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Chapter 10. The Opulence of the Absolute TEXT 21 adityanam aham visnur jyotisam ravir amsuman maricir marutam asmi naksatranam aham sasi SYNONYMS adityanam--of the Adityas; aham--I am; visnuh--the Supreme Lord; jyotisam--of all luminaries; ravih--the sun; amsu-man--radiant; maricih--Marici; marutam--of the Maruts; asmi--I am; naksatranam--of stars; aham--I am; sasi--the moon. TRANSLATION Of the Adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant sun, I am Marici of the Maruts, and among the stars I am the moon. The Sanskrit word "sasi" is the masculaine nominative singular meaning "that which contains the rabbit, the moon." In the Gita where it says sasisuryanetram meaning "the moon and sun being your eyes." sasi the moon, containing the rabbit. Chapter 11. The Universal Form TEXT 19 anadi-madhyantam ananta-viryam ananta-bahum sasi-surya-netram pasyami tvam dipta-hutasa-vaktram sva-tejasa visvam idam tapantam SYNONYMS anadi--without beginning; madhya--without middle; antam--without end; ananta--unlimited; viryam--glorious; ananta--unlimited; bahum--arms; sasi--moon; surya--sun; netram--eyes; pasyami--I see; tvam--You; dipta--blazing; hutasa-vaktram--fire coming out of Your mouth; sva-tejasa--by Your; visvam--this universe; idam--this; tapantam--heating. TRANSLATION You are the origin without beginning, middle or end. You have numberless arms, and the sun and moon are among Your great unlimited eyes. By Your own radiance You are heating this entire universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 I could possibly see the Purana alluding to the topology of the moon, but the Gita and sanskrit I would expect to be independent of astronomical activity from eon to eon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted June 25, 2004 Report Share Posted June 25, 2004 Maybe SaSi means moon and also "like the moon - a rabbit"? Then we're happy with eternal sanskrit and Gita, hoping there are no SaSi hare references until the Puranas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gHari Posted June 26, 2004 Report Share Posted June 26, 2004 <h2>zaza</h2> <h2>zazI</h2> It might seem that the feminine zazI means moon, and the masculine zaza means meteor, a man who can be led around (like the moon is led by the earth), a man born under a particular constellation, or a rabbit/antelope (since its image is on the moon). That makes more sense to me since I don't expect the image of a rabbit/antelope on the moon to have been there forever, but I do expect the Bhagavad-gita to have been here forever. And of course, it makes no sense to use the same word for rabbit and antelope unless this is the case, that they are named after the moon spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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theist Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 So much for trying to analyze the cosmos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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