Guest guest Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 latha says it should have a long A so here is version #2 in the files section as "sri_kailesh002.jpg" steve , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > oops, latha and i over-lapped ... i just did it and put it in the > files section. but i am a sanskrit newbie, so it very well might > have mistakes. so check it out, it's in the file section named > sri_kailesh001. it can be dragged down to your desktop. > > i added the "001" in case someone tells me about an error, i will > fix it as "002" ... or latha will do tonight, either way ... > > > > steve > > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > Namaste , > > I would be happy to help you . I will send it to you tonight. > > Happy Grihapravesh ! > > JAI MAAAAAAA > > Latha > > > > > > , Saswati B Ramaswami > > <sbramaswami> wrote: > > > Hi everyone. I have a favor to ask of anyone who has access to > > computer > > > software with Devanagari script. We just bought a new house and > > are having > > > a puja to bless it (Griha Pravesh). The priest would like us to > > have a sign > > > typed up in Sanskrit with the name of the house on it. The > house > > will be > > > named Sri Kailash (Lord Shiva¹s home). I have tried to write > it > > myself, but > > > my handwriting isn¹t so great and it looks pretty bad. Would > > anyone be > > > willing to type the words ³Sri Kailesh² for me in Sanskrit > and > > email it to > > > me in the largest typesetting possible? I would greatly > > appreciate it! > > > > > > Saswati Ramaswami > > > sbramaswami > > > > > > > > > On 4/29/04 2:10 PM, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Chris, > > > > Thanks for your rich and deep contributions regarding water > > and > > > > its meaning...very interesting!! > > > > ".. One of the great > > > > rivers (Yamuna?) is said to have gone underground in this age > of > > > > darkness, and will reappear at the end of the age. It is said > to > > > > represent sushumna nadi...." > > > > This "buried" river is the Saraswati and there is a really > > > > strange and magical story that happened recently regarding this > > > > river. In 2001 at the Kumbha Mela, one of the major bathing > days > > > > occured on the same day as the huge earthquake that shook > Western > > > > India and caused so much devastation. The thing is ...that is > the > > > > day that I was in the Ganga, as I had learned it was the most > > > > auspicious day to bathe. I have to say, the energy in the air > on > > > > that day was as strange as I have ever experienced. The sky > was > > an > > > > odd almost greenish yellow, the Ganga looked like mercury, > grey > > and > > > > still and there was a sense of anticipation hanging > everywhere. I > > > > was on the banks (with thousands of other people, mostly > > villagers > > > > who had arrived in huge groups, each carrying a banner so that > > they > > > > would not get lost). I had a mala that I had just gotten > > especially > > > > for that immersion. We all went in in droves (of course > everyone > > > > totally fascinated with the blonde Western woman..waiting to > see > > how > > > > I would dry off my sari). Wave after wave of people crowded > into > > the > > > > river and all day long it went on, long past the "auspicous > time" > > > > and this weird sense of imminent disaster seemed to be in the > > air. I > > > > kept thinking it was because I had heard so much about people > > being > > > > trampled during the bathing but it wasn't that. Everything was > so > > > > odd: the sky, the water, the air. That night at dinner we all > > > > learned that at the very time of the auspicious bathing, there > > had > > > > been a huge earthquake on the other side of India. Even more > > > > strange...was this news that appeared in the paper around a > month > > > > later. Indian engineers had discovered that the earthquake had > > > > uncovered an underground river in Western India...It was > > bubbling up > > > > to the surface. There was alot of speculation that this river > was > > > > the Saraswati...because of its location and because of the > fact > > that > > > > it had become visible during the most auspicious bathing day > of > > the > > > > Maha Kumbha Mela (an event which only happens every 144 > years). > > The > > > > strange thing is that I have heard no more about this.....so I > > don't > > > > know what was eventually decided about this "new" old river. > > > > What I love too about the water symbolism is what Chris > alluded > > > > to: that the 3 holy rivers that exist in India exist in our > body: > > > > the Ida, the Pingala and the Sushumna and that the sangham that > > > > everyone wants to bathe in in Allahabad, exists, also in our > own > > > > bodies...where the 3 nadis come together...awesome! > > > > I will not be posting for a bit (still reading and still > doing > > > > the sankalpa)...I am helping my friend to prepare for this huge > > > > Chandi Homa. Yesterday we were digging the homa pit...Hmmm, the > > > > walls were collapsing. The Shiva priest came from the Temple to > > > > inspect..it seems we will be building a PERMANENT homa pit, not > > > > a "one time only" thing. Also lots of polishing and cleaning > and > > > > weeding and puja trays etc. to prepare. But the Indian ladies > > will > > > > be doing the cooking....yum! My friend who is hosting the homa > > has > > > > been instructed to chant the entire Chandi every day for the 9 > > days > > > > preceeding the homa...plus she has to get everything > ready...talk > > > > about tapasya!!! Anyway, don't forget...if you want to ask for > a > > > > boon from Devi, I will "collect" them next Wednesday and > > > > Thursday...so I'll probably check in then. See you all soon. > > > > best, > > > > sadhvi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > * > > > > * / > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > <? > > subject=Un> > > > > * > > > > * Terms of > > Service > > > > <> . > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Thanks so much for your help. I have printed out a version and it looks great. The version that I printed out uses a different SH than the one that you gave. It is actually an S sound, I am told. Anyway, I really appreciate the help. Take care, Saswati Ramaswami On 4/30/04 11:20 AM, "Steve Connor" <sconnor (AT) austin (DOT) rr.com> wrote: latha says it should have a long A so here is version #2 in the files section as "sri_kailesh002.jpg" steve , "Steve Connor" <sconnor@a...> wrote: > oops, latha and i over-lapped ... i just did it and put it in the > files section. but i am a sanskrit newbie, so it very well might > have mistakes. so check it out, it's in the file section named > sri_kailesh001. it can be dragged down to your desktop. > > i added the "001" in case someone tells me about an error, i will > fix it as "002" ... or latha will do tonight, either way ... > > > > steve > > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > Namaste , > > I would be happy to help you . I will send it to you tonight. > > Happy Grihapravesh ! > > JAI MAAAAAAA > > Latha > > > > > > , Saswati B Ramaswami > > <sbramaswami> wrote: > > > Hi everyone. I have a favor to ask of anyone who has access to > > computer > > > software with Devanagari script. We just bought a new house and > > are having > > > a puja to bless it (Griha Pravesh). The priest would like us to > > have a sign > > > typed up in Sanskrit with the name of the house on it. The > house > > will be > > > named Sri Kailash (Lord Shiva’s home). I have tried to write > it > > myself, but > > > my handwriting isn’t so great and it looks pretty bad. Would > > anyone be > > > willing to type the words “Sri Kailesh” for me in Sanskrit > and > > email it to > > > me in the largest typesetting possible? I would greatly > > appreciate it! > > > > > > Saswati Ramaswami > > > sbramaswami > > > > > > > > > On 4/29/04 2:10 PM, "nityashakti" <sadhvi@p...> wrote: > > > > > > > Dear Chris, > > > > Thanks for your rich and deep contributions regarding water > > and > > > > its meaning...very interesting!! > > > > ".. One of the great > > > > rivers (Yamuna?) is said to have gone underground in this age > of > > > > darkness, and will reappear at the end of the age. It is said > to > > > > represent sushumna nadi...." > > > > This "buried" river is the Saraswati and there is a really > > > > strange and magical story that happened recently regarding this > > > > river. In 2001 at the Kumbha Mela, one of the major bathing > days > > > > occured on the same day as the huge earthquake that shook > Western > > > > India and caused so much devastation. The thing is ...that is > the > > > > day that I was in the Ganga, as I had learned it was the most > > > > auspicious day to bathe. I have to say, the energy in the air > on > > > > that day was as strange as I have ever experienced. The sky > was > > an > > > > odd almost greenish yellow, the Ganga looked like mercury, > grey > > and > > > > still and there was a sense of anticipation hanging > everywhere. I > > > > was on the banks (with thousands of other people, mostly > > villagers > > > > who had arrived in huge groups, each carrying a banner so that > > they > > > > would not get lost). I had a mala that I had just gotten > > especially > > > > for that immersion. We all went in in droves (of course > everyone > > > > totally fascinated with the blonde Western woman..waiting to > see > > how > > > > I would dry off my sari). Wave after wave of people crowded > into > > the > > > > river and all day long it went on, long past the "auspicous > time" > > > > and this weird sense of imminent disaster seemed to be in the > > air. I > > > > kept thinking it was because I had heard so much about people > > being > > > > trampled during the bathing but it wasn't that. Everything was > so > > > > odd: the sky, the water, the air. That night at dinner we all > > > > learned that at the very time of the auspicious bathing, there > > had > > > > been a huge earthquake on the other side of India. Even more > > > > strange...was this news that appeared in the paper around a > month > > > > later. Indian engineers had discovered that the earthquake had > > > > uncovered an underground river in Western India...It was > > bubbling up > > > > to the surface. There was alot of speculation that this river > was > > > > the Saraswati...because of its location and because of the > fact > > that > > > > it had become visible during the most auspicious bathing day > of > > the > > > > Maha Kumbha Mela (an event which only happens every 144 > years). > > The > > > > strange thing is that I have heard no more about this.....so I > > don't > > > > know what was eventually decided about this "new" old river. > > > > What I love too about the water symbolism is what Chris > alluded > > > > to: that the 3 holy rivers that exist in India exist in our > body: > > > > the Ida, the Pingala and the Sushumna and that the sangham that > > > > everyone wants to bathe in in Allahabad, exists, also in our > own > > > > bodies...where the 3 nadis come together...awesome! > > > > I will not be posting for a bit (still reading and still > doing > > > > the sankalpa)...I am helping my friend to prepare for this huge > > > > Chandi Homa. Yesterday we were digging the homa pit...Hmmm, the > > > > walls were collapsing. The Shiva priest came from the Temple to > > > > inspect..it seems we will be building a PERMANENT homa pit, not > > > > a "one time only" thing. Also lots of polishing and cleaning > and > > > > weeding and puja trays etc. to prepare. But the Indian ladies > > will > > > > be doing the cooking....yum! My friend who is hosting the homa > > has > > > > been instructed to chant the entire Chandi every day for the 9 > > days > > > > preceeding the homa...plus she has to get everything > ready...talk > > > > about tapasya!!! Anyway, don't forget...if you want to ask for > a > > > > boon from Devi, I will "collect" them next Wednesday and > > > > Thursday...so I'll probably check in then. See you all soon. > > > > best, > > > > sadhvi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Links > > > > * > > > > * / > > > > * > > > > * > > > > * > > > > <? > > subject=Un> > > > > * > > > > * Terms of > > Service > > > > <> . > > > > / <?subject=Un> Terms of Service <> . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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