Day 16: Q/A feedback

[Guest guest]

Day 16 Q/A feedback

 

Henny asked:

I have a question about the mudra's:

there are two avahani mudra's in the book, one on page 167,

which, if I understand correctly, we use at this point, and one on

page 173. Could you please explain why there are two mudra's

called 'avahani', which are used with the same mantra, and what

the difference is?

 

A: The first one invites into the heart of the worshipper, and the

second invites to sit on the yantra.

 

Q: the offering of a seat to Lord Shiva with the hands: are the

hands held flat or more like a cup? Does it look like the

sannidhapani mudra on page 174 with the elbows close to the

body? Or are the hands held with the fingertips towards each

other and touching in front of the

heart with the elbows sticking out?

 

A: The hands are held flat in front with the fingertips touching,

elbows are out. It does not look like the sannidhapani mudra.

 

Q: What about the mudras we learned to perform with the water

purification, which confused me when I tried to recite and do the

mudras this morning: at which point in the mantra do we change

from matsya to dhenu to ankusha mudra? Or is that of no

importance?

 

A: Here is one way to do all three mantras and the mudras:

 

om gange ca jamune caiva-(matsya mudra)

godaavari saraswati-(dhenu mudra)

narmade sindhu kaaveri jale-asmin sannidhim kuru-(ankush

mudra)

[Guest guest]

Namaste Parvatiji,

 

thank you very much for answering my questions. It is all clear to me

now,

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

, "parv108" <parv108> wrote:

> Day 16 Q/A feedback

>

> Henny asked:

> I have a question about the mudra's:

> there are two avahani mudra's in the book, one on page 167,

> which, if I understand correctly, we use at this point, and one on

> page 173. Could you please explain why there are two mudra's

> called 'avahani', which are used with the same mantra, and what

> the difference is?

>

> A: The first one invites into the heart of the worshipper, and the

> second invites to sit on the yantra.

>

> Q: the offering of a seat to Lord Shiva with the hands: are the

> hands held flat or more like a cup? Does it look like the

> sannidhapani mudra on page 174 with the elbows close to the

> body? Or are the hands held with the fingertips towards each

> other and touching in front of the

> heart with the elbows sticking out?

>

> A: The hands are held flat in front with the fingertips touching,

> elbows are out. It does not look like the sannidhapani mudra.

>

> Q: What about the mudras we learned to perform with the water

> purification, which confused me when I tried to recite and do the

> mudras this morning: at which point in the mantra do we change

> from matsya to dhenu to ankusha mudra? Or is that of no

> importance?

>

> A: Here is one way to do all three mantras and the mudras:

>

> om gange ca jamune caiva-(matsya mudra)

> godaavari saraswati-(dhenu mudra)

> narmade sindhu kaaveri jale-asmin sannidhim kuru-(ankush

> mudra)