tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post1260696096381074689..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: Potency of Lord Shiva – Part 2Kavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-91915184561212563662011-06-27T14:36:45.331+05:302011-06-27T14:36:45.331+05:30Hello Joshi Sir,
I would be delighted to network ...Hello Joshi Sir,<br /><br />I would be delighted to network with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-32242283630795490792007-04-02T15:31:00.000+05:302007-04-02T15:31:00.000+05:30I think today there would be a very small percenta...I think today there would be a very small percentage of people in ‘India’ who might not have had exposure to the make believe world of cinema/ TV. Normally an average individual today is aware how with advancement in technology and use of computer animation etc. a film is prepared based on some fiction, or apparently a story based on the true-life history of a real personality even who is/ was a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-36198310234450459432007-04-02T10:57:00.000+05:302007-04-02T10:57:00.000+05:30Another reaction to an article in newspaper on Cri...Another reaction to an article in newspaper on Cricket with indication of possibility of time heading towards zero.<BR/><BR/>"Shri Anil Dharker’s ‘Headed Nowhere’ was very timely, that is, it has appeared at the beginning of the month of April to fool the majority and keep one away from the Absolute Truth, as reflected by celebration of April Fools’ Day since time immemorial! In Europe, angling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-7511331107197767032007-04-02T06:48:00.000+05:302007-04-02T06:48:00.000+05:30I might add at this time, when fooling of God’s im...I might add at this time, when fooling of God’s images is being also enquired into, that for quite sometime in North India, ‘Sardar Jokes’ were being used to entertain the public, to give them a break from the generally apparent hard life related with the normal day-to-day activities. And, certain kings in India reportedly even had official ‘vidushak’ that is court jesters, such as, Tenali Rama Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-67666245918772455252007-04-01T07:29:00.000+05:302007-04-01T07:29:00.000+05:30In the Hindu Mythology, although indirectly indica...In the Hindu Mythology, although indirectly indicated, horses are related with the chariots in the battle of Mahabharata in Dwaperyuga believably used by the Maharathis or different Generals, particularly the one that was believably driven by Krishna for expert archer among the Pandavas, Arjuna, symbolically also depicting the relationship between the centre of our galaxy as the charioteer and JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-83600475897285300222007-03-31T21:56:00.000+05:302007-03-31T21:56:00.000+05:30At this stage, one might also like to have a look ...At this stage, one might also like to have a look at ‘dumroo’, a percussion instrument having the shape of an hour-glass and associated with Shiva that, although rarely, is still used by ‘madaris’ to present performance of dances by tamed and trained monkeys, and also tight-rope walkers, by roadsides. <BR/><BR/>The dumroo thus perhaps, in reality, symbolically indicated Shiva as ‘Mahakal’ or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-31067845127153136812007-03-31T08:48:00.000+05:302007-03-31T08:48:00.000+05:30Kavitha, as you are aware I present my reactions t...Kavitha, as you are aware I present my reactions to certain articles that appear in my newspaper and which are not expected to see the light of the day because of ‘Maya’ created by the ‘material’ world. I give below one such reaction which can perhaps appear only in a blog today for the perusal of a limited few, or the ‘fools’ who still interest themselves in the ‘spiritual’!<BR/><BR/>“I read Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-9632792160713689322007-03-31T07:48:00.000+05:302007-03-31T07:48:00.000+05:30Maybe, 'we the images', called PEOPLE, have reach...Maybe, 'we the images', called PEOPLE, have reached the believable stage of ‘realization of truth’ (in the words of the wise ancients) as one sudershan-chakra-dhari in the form of Saturn/ Vishnu, the non-playing-captain-like detached ‘juggler’, is apparently having a good look at the other sudershan-chakra-dhari in the form of Earth-Moon/ Adi Shiva, as also the grand variety of forms on earth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-72279756330297169852007-03-30T23:04:00.000+05:302007-03-30T23:04:00.000+05:30Talking about believable fooling of His Own images...Talking about believable fooling of His Own images by the Formless Creator, and reflected in human form by Krishna the 'Natkhat Nandlal’, it is interesting that April Fools’ Day is just around the corner! And, after apparent elimination of Cricket Team India from the super 8’s from World Cup match that is in progress, and the last minute hope for some 'miracle', the following message was seen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-87692687132683504242007-03-30T14:02:00.000+05:302007-03-30T14:02:00.000+05:30Although it is known that man, believably the most...Although it is known that man, believably the most intelligent life on earth, gets fooled often due to natural short-coming in one’s vision, it is also well known how inferior life forms are also delibertely being made fool of through illusion created by relatively superior or ‘more intelligent’ being(s). <BR/><BR/>To cite an example, in order to study better the behaviour of sharks, with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-29767962570545212202007-03-30T09:06:00.000+05:302007-03-30T09:06:00.000+05:30The Hindu Mythological stories, in code words perh...The Hindu Mythological stories, in code words perhaps, indicate River Ganga to have descended from our Moon, and with the concept of prototypes and models, macrocosm and microcosm etc. a drop of water could perhaps also be visualized as a model of Moon, as seen through the eyes of the ‘wise’ ancients. And, it is known that a drop of water is formed of innumerable droplets. Therefore, the rings Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-37582861430762773892007-03-29T17:57:00.000+05:302007-03-29T17:57:00.000+05:30With the above in mind and the planet Saturn being...With the above in mind and the planet Saturn being reported as closest to our earth in the recent days and close to moon today, it is also a posibility that “Jal-chakra” or ‘water-cycle’ also was referred by the ‘wise’ ancient Hindus as “sudershan chakra,” literally “beautiful wheel’ of Vishnu/ Saturn as the planet and its rings of bright bits of ice in orbit make broad and beautiful rings too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-8276024798500714672007-03-29T13:41:00.000+05:302007-03-29T13:41:00.000+05:30The waters are apparently flowing down along these...The waters are apparently flowing down along these rivers from North-west to South-east since time immemorial and even in the ‘present’ on account of gradual melting of snow, which had reached and rozen there during the ice-age at the Mount Kailash, deposited there from time immemorial due to cold atmosphere at those heights in the Himalayas, literally ‘the house of snow’. Most of the water Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-13302272046636081542007-03-29T12:15:00.000+05:302007-03-29T12:15:00.000+05:30Once again, one would notice, in the map of India ...Once again, one would notice, in the map of India in the World Atlas, that the relatively more polluted River Yamuna meets the more revered of the two, River Ganga, in the middle of its course at their ‘sangam’ or confluence near Allahabad, and ‘Anhat Chakra’ is depicted by Yogis in the middle of the body at chest level. Whereas, the River Brahmaputra meets the River Ganga just before the waters Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-3508463201032221672007-03-29T08:57:00.000+05:302007-03-29T08:57:00.000+05:30After the apparent shameful defeat of team Cricket...After the apparent shameful defeat of team Cricket India against teams Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, both, the following apparent Historical/ Mythological ‘reasons’, in lighter vein, are under circulation on the internet. <BR/><BR/>These also could perhaps be seen by a ‘seeker’ to indicate the hand of mischievous Krishna. For, Indira Gandhi’s pet name was Indu that is moon (associated with Sahasrara)JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-75426350341279906042007-03-28T15:24:00.000+05:302007-03-28T15:24:00.000+05:30The Hindu Yogis’ concept of existence of two basic...The Hindu Yogis’ concept of existence of two basic locks, one housed in the head and the other at the tail-bone end, between them to hold together the entire knowledge, one of which is related to ‘spiritual’ and the other to ‘material’. <BR/><BR/>Also, existence of three 'nadis’ or channels, that is, one central and two sympathetic nervous systems, could suggest part of energy/ information JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-49195465816218499182007-03-28T11:41:00.000+05:302007-03-28T11:41:00.000+05:30With the above as background, perhaps we are in a ...With the above as background, perhaps we are in a better position to visualize why in the mythological stories Rahu’s head only is depicted to have been rendered immortal as he deceptively received ‘amrit’ or nectar, and consumed some of it when it was being distributed (also deceptively, by Vishnu in Mohini form, the pair of Sun & Moon!) to the devtas or selfless characters only (indicating Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-46880555459036683722007-03-28T08:19:00.000+05:302007-03-28T08:19:00.000+05:30Although everyone is aware of it, we know that we ...Although everyone is aware of it, we know that we continue to perceive the full face of our sun truthfully the whole day, as it rises every morning in one direction and sets every evening in the opposite direction, after which the sky apparently gets filled with innumerable ‘stars’. The mysterious moon, however, attracts more attention because of its size (as big as our sun) and its changing faceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-74589735420121538892007-03-27T21:26:00.000+05:302007-03-27T21:26:00.000+05:30At this stage, one might like to recall how ‘in th...At this stage, one might like to recall how ‘in the battle-field of Mahabharata’, Yogiraj Krishna revealed to Arjuna His Supreme form, in the words presented in the Gita, “Arjuna saw the supreme Deity possessing many mouths and eyes. Presenting a wonderful sight, decked with many divine ornaments, wielding many uplifted divine garlands and clothes, besmeared all over with divine sandal-pastes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-63316912600284728592007-03-27T14:05:00.000+05:302007-03-27T14:05:00.000+05:30Reading the Hindu Mythological stories ‘between th...Reading the Hindu Mythological stories ‘between the lines’, conscious of the ‘panchabhoota’ as the representative of Nadbindu, one could perhaps make out that the molten magma in the core of our earth is depicted as ‘Daksha’ (meaning ‘expert’) Prajapati (meaning ‘King’), as the father of Sati in the Satyuga, who didn’t invite Shiva (hardened rocks) to the ritual ceremony where only Sati came Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-23032966352701321462007-03-27T11:23:00.000+05:302007-03-27T11:23:00.000+05:30Thus, in view of the above and read with the symbo...Thus, in view of the above and read with the symbolic representation of Formless Shiva with the help of Shivalinga within the Yoni of Parvati in Hindu Temples, the ‘wise’ Hindus believed the soul – apparently free to start with as one of the innumerable parts of the Supreme Knowledge itself and - to remain in space, confined within some relatively inferior form in a chain that consists of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-24161847209128779382007-03-27T07:10:00.000+05:302007-03-27T07:10:00.000+05:30The concept of “sudershan-chakra-dhari” or the pl...The concept of “sudershan-chakra-dhari” or the planet with beautiful rings - that truly represents the centre of our galaxy – that is, Saturn, the cold planet as the ninth planet besides eight others depicted in the Navagraha Temples, as the controller of the other eight (that in their turn are relevant to human life drama), could be imagined with the working of a juggler in mind who manages to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-13714650984481013432007-03-26T17:50:00.000+05:302007-03-26T17:50:00.000+05:30Also, ‘urdhva’ in Sanskrit means high, which in “U...Also, ‘urdhva’ in Sanskrit means high, which in “Urdhva Nataraja” perhaps refers to high volcanoes which dot the earth’s surface and could perhaps have inspired the ancients to refer those as 'fiery shivalingas' (as against the watery ones, that is, natural geysers') to represent the formless Shiva. However, although many of these are seen still to be active and erupt from time to time, most of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-42305864308173440242007-03-26T12:01:00.000+05:302007-03-26T12:01:00.000+05:30The thought, as a prepatory stage of Ardhanarishwa...The thought, as a prepatory stage of Ardhanarishwar Shiva’s or ‘Shiva-Kali dance’, brings to my mind the gushing up of hot and red molten magma from the heart of earth up through the shaft, and further up till it sees the light of the sun and flows over the volcano’s crater - to spread on its sides while in its wake virtually giving a fresh hair-cut to Shiva by burning the vegetation on its way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-49826025304121115892007-03-26T07:11:00.000+05:302007-03-26T07:11:00.000+05:30kavitha,After the song(ganga+shiva),the dance(Kali...kavitha,After the song(ganga+shiva),the dance(Kali+ shiva)I am very curious to know the third in the series... that probably would lead to the "Anahat Naad" that we all yearn to hear at the end of it all!Dr.Anil Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751770622662718050noreply@blogger.com