bhaga can indicate Lord shiva. SHE is worshipped by Him. Or bhaga can refer to suurya maNdala. This indicates the heart or anaahata chakra. devii is worshipped...
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Madhava K. Turumella
madhava@...
Mar 1, 2000 3:02 pm
aiSvryasya samagraSya veeryaSya yaSasa SriyaH jnAna vairAgyayOscaiva shaNNAM bhaga iteeraNA || The word "Bhaga" is mentioned when there are six qualifications...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Mar 1, 2000 5:41 pm
namaste, List members may find this bibliography of interest: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/tantra/bibby.htm Regards, s. ... ...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 2, 2000 1:27 pm
My thanks to Madhava giving verse which lists the 6 qualities associated with bhaga. In fact, I was searching for the verse! The book I had merely mentioned...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 3, 2000 1:27 pm
There was a question regarding tanmaatra. If the context is given probably list members can discuss it in more detail. In my understanding it indicates senses....
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Madhava K. Turumella
madhava@...
Mar 4, 2000 12:02 pm
This is my understanding, feel free to correct if there are any mistakes: "mAtra" is derived saying "meeyaMtE ghRhyaNa iti mAtrA" - means that which grabs....
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Madhava K. Turumella
madhava@...
Mar 4, 2000 12:02 pm
Another sloka that we come across regarding the meaning of Bhagawan: utpattiMca vinASaMca bhootAnAmAgatAM gatiM vEtti vidyAmavidyAMca sa vAcyO bhagawAniti || ...
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Sunder Hattangadi
sunderh@...
Mar 4, 2000 12:14 pm
Namaste, Shri Madhavaji's explanation is well-founded. In the context of philosophy, tanmaatraa is the special term used in Kapila Sankhya Sutras denoting what...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 5, 2000 5:54 am
Here is complete translation. You can read it from http://www.geocities.com/miinalochanii/meenakshi/shyama1.html Following text was cut and pasted from the...
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Madhava K. Turumella
madhava@...
Mar 5, 2000 7:31 am
Beautiful explanation. Thank you....
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Ravi
msr@...
Mar 6, 2000 1:14 pm
... Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 19:35:26 -0800 (PST) From: gagananand Nathan <charyanand@...> To: msr@... Subject: tanmatra <i deleted the message...
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Ravi
msr@...
Mar 6, 2000 1:22 pm
Thank you all for discussing this term. There is a good discussion on this term in vyAsa bhaashhya of pata~njali's yoga suutra-s. namaH shivaayai cha namaH...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 7, 2000 1:33 pm
The name bhagaa many meanings which denote many auspicious qualities. SHE has all these kalyaaNa guNa-s. While commenting on the names kalyaaNaguNashaalinii,...
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Ramu Thiagarajan
ramut@...
Mar 7, 2000 8:28 pm
Hello Everyone: Namaskaram! On my recent trip to India, I went to THE Kuppuswami Sastri Research Institute in the Sanskrit College., Madras. As many of might...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Mar 7, 2000 8:55 pm
That collection is available in the US. And some more books are also available. I am sure that libraries like Connemara library in Madras should have them all....
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 8, 2000 1:25 pm
bhaga means word. bhaga maala is then garland of words and they denote hymns sung in praise of HER. Since is worshipped by all using such hymns SHE is called...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 9, 2000 1:34 pm
SHE is four-armed. Sahasranaama celebrates HER as chaturbaahusamanvitaa. Traditionally, SHE has paasha, ankusha, sugarcane bow and flower arrows. But some...
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satish raja arigela
a.satishraja@...
Mar 10, 2000 4:49 am
sri matre namah namaste! i want to know what does anga devata, upanga devata and pratyanga devata mean and their importance. i read that navakshari Bala...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Mar 10, 2000 3:43 pm
chaampeyagauraardha sharirakaayai karpuuragauraardha sharirakaaya | dhammillakaayai cha jaTaadharaaya namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya || 1 || One half...
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Ravisankar S. Mayavaram
msr@...
Mar 10, 2000 3:44 pm
kastuurikaa kumkuma charcitaayai chitaa rajaH puu~njita vicharchitaaya | kR^itasmaraayai cha vikR^itasmaraaya namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya || 2 || The...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 10, 2000 6:47 pm
SHE has beautiful tresses. The term veNi also means river. SHE is the basis of the deities of the rivers like ganga, yamuna, and so on. Also, like the rivers...
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Aravind Krishna
seeksha@...
Mar 10, 2000 8:58 pm
... Out of the 1000, five naama-s that refer to her hair are champak.h Ashoka punnAga saugandhika lasat.h kachA nIla chikurA vAma keshI barbarAlakA vyoma keshI...
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kaushik
kaushik@...
Mar 11, 2000 1:07 am
I am simply blessed and enjoyed with the narration and meanings explained by Chy.S/shri Aravinda and Ravi. May Goddess bless u all krishnamoorthy...
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K. Rangarajan
krishra@...
Mar 11, 2000 10:13 am
Saturday, 11 March 2000 PLEASE REPLY-E-MAIL-TO rangasha@... Namste! The meaning and narrations make me contemplate more on Shri Maata. In...
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Lotus
lotus@...
Mar 11, 2000 7:19 pm
... upanga devata and pratyanga devata mean and their importance.<< Anga Devatas are the devatas that make the main angas or limbs or the diety. Upangas are...
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satish raja arigela
a.satishraja@...
Mar 12, 2000 6:21 am
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 13, 2000 1:43 pm
... I received this query recently. Kindly address this question. I have stated my understanding (briefly) at the end of this question. ... I can forward this...
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Aravind Krishna
seeksha@...
Mar 13, 2000 3:39 pm
Dear Ravi, ‘marakatavallIm manasaasmaraami’ is a small krithi of dIkshitar dedicated to Sri marakatavalli of ‘virinchi puram’. This town is near...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 13, 2000 6:46 pm
Dear Aravind, Thanks for your prompt reply. In one of the talks kaanchi paramaacharya points that sthala puraaNams fill many gaps in puraaNams which otherwise ...
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Ravisankar Mayavaram
miinalochanii@...
Mar 14, 2000 1:08 pm
AUM shriimaatre namaH 1) To post to ambaa-L you should send your e-mail to ambaa-l@egroups.com 2) If you send from an address which is not subscribed to...
