Guest guest Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 >>>In MahaChandi, the descriptive Praise of the Goddess Chapter 3, the moon is situated in a "jeweled crown". In Chapters 4 to ten we see mention of a digit or half moon but after the shield bearing a hundred moons was cut by Mother's sharp sword (chap 10) the Moon then became Mother's crown. Can anyone explain the significance of the moon in this context since most of the dieties are depicted with a digit of the moon? Pranams. Kali>>> Dear Kali, I have been thinking about this for a while. Some ideas: In the Purusha Suktam, the world comes into existence from the body parts of the Cosmic Person..."the moon from his mind"..and "moon, mind in his heart", so it would make sense that the Supreme Lord Of Thoughts would bear a shield with 100 moons. The other thought is the 16 digits of the moon (or Kalas) are taken from the cycle of the moon which waxes, wanes, disappears and is reborn...like the bright half of the month when the moon apears to evolve gradually in fractions until its 15 parts vanish into the whole or full moon. Each digit of the moon is the realm of a very specific Shakti or form of the Devi. I imagine this is what is being referred to . You can research this information abut the Indian concept of Cosmic Time, if it is really interesting to you...explore the Nitya Shaktis. One of the most important parts of Sri Chakra puja concerns the nitya shaktis. i hope this is helpful. best regards, sadhvi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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