Guest guest Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 I'm sure any messages sent to HER, regardless of her name will eventually get there. What do these concepts matter? Bhakti transcends name and form. -Peter --- d_ee_pika <d_ee_pika wrote: > I am trying to find information about the Goddess > Jyoti. > All the information I could collect so far comes > from these sites: http://murugan.org/jyoti.htm, > http://murugan.org/jyoti2.htm, and > http://kataragama.org/research/krishnapillai.htm. > > > According to what is written there, Jyoti is the > sister of Lord Skanda and represents the female > principle of light. > > She was born of one spark of light from the > > forehead of the Universal Mother . > > When Skanda went for his fight against the asura > Surapadman, Devi fashioned out of herself a weapon, > the Vel, which was not just an instrument but a > deity - Jyoti Devi. > > Jyoti Devi is also known as Saravanabavayai to > indicate that she is always intertwined with Sarvana > or Skanda and acts for him. > > At Tiruvannamalai Jyoti is worshipped every year > during the month of Karttikai of the Tamil calendar. > > Jyoti is called here Arul Perum Jyoti, or the > graceful and great Jyoti. > > The most important day for worship of Jyoti is the > day of her birth when the Universal Mother fashioned > the spark in her forehead into Vel and gave it to > Skanda. > > This is the day of Visaka Nakshatra in May. > > Shiva as Nataraja carries Jyoti in his left hand as > fire. > > A saint who merged with her in recent times was > Ramalinga Swamigal. > > > > Some things, however, remain unclear. > > Is Goddess Jyoti really the same as Jwalamukhi as > Dr. Alappan writes in his article on murugan.org? > > I could find quite a lot of information about > Jwalamukhi on web, but is this really the same Devi > as Jyoti? > > Is there any connection between Jyoti and > BalaTripuraSundari, the form of > LalitaMahaTripuraSundari as a 16 years old girl (who > is sometimes called Shodashi)? > > How does one worship Jyoti? > > How does the Yantra of Jyoti Devi look like? > > What is her Nyasa ritual? > > > > I would be most grateful for some help and > information. > > Is there any book where I could find these details? > > > > Alice > > > > > > > New Photos - easier uploading and sharing New Photos - easier uploading and sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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