tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post3967754718760470995..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: Rudraprayag: Divine experience of Lord Rudra ShivaKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-23288628355456869862010-01-31T18:52:43.633+05:302010-01-31T18:52:43.633+05:30"Satyamev Jayate" is generally translate..."Satyamev Jayate" is generally translated as "Truth Ever Prevails", and in the 'present', that is, Kaliyuga or Dark Age, 'we' get confused due to apparent duality, or 'dwaitwad': indecision due to apparent existence of 'Truth" and 'Untruth', like 'To be or not to be' (believably its intensity is indicated on one's palm by a JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-78370893675867760572010-01-30T12:18:49.210+05:302010-01-30T12:18:49.210+05:30And, having said that, anyone can understand Earth...And, having said that, anyone can understand Earth as being referred as Shiva! And, one can also derive from the popular stories why Shiva is called the Destroyer. For, although apparently, itself it is in existence for over four billion years, all life forms that it supports in the sky, or on its surface, or even underground, ie, in the 'trilokas' are perishable, although different JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-86258756956779792842010-01-30T10:59:07.377+05:302010-01-30T10:59:07.377+05:30Perhaps, for the uninitiated, 'I' might as...Perhaps, for the uninitiated, 'I' might as well add the beautiful/ secretive use of symbols understood in 'Nature' by wise ancients. That is, River Ganga the holiest of holy rivers is associated with Shiva, whereas the relatively inferior appearing River Yamuna is associated with Krishna, that can be understood also as Kali (both meaning 'black') who believably resides in JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-85208585700746337542010-01-28T19:06:21.121+05:302010-01-28T19:06:21.121+05:30Ultimately, it is a matter of attitude. 'We...Ultimately, it is a matter of attitude. 'We' humans feel at ease with humans only, and that too 'of the same feathers'. It is difficult for an average human being to accept, say, Earth & Moon, as two individuals - perhaps known as Shiva & Parvati to the 'wise ancients', and as applied to Rivers too, similarly, for it is the Formless who really matters as the 'JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-5978980135613432952010-01-28T19:05:07.114+05:302010-01-28T19:05:07.114+05:30Ultimately, it is a matter of attitude. 'We...Ultimately, it is a matter of attitude. 'We' humans feel at ease with humans only, and that too 'of the same feathers'. It is difficult for an average human being to accept, say, Earth & Moon, as two individuals - perhaps known as Shiva & Parvati to the 'wise ancients', and as applied to Rivers too, similarly, for it is the Formless who really matters as the 'JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-12010193150541717492010-01-27T18:18:32.384+05:302010-01-27T18:18:32.384+05:30"Satyam Shivam Sunderam", or "Hari ..."Satyam Shivam Sunderam", or "Hari Om Tat Sat" convey the essence of Hindu Mythology from which flow the river of words, or the "Romain Fleuve"...<br /><br />'Prayag' is meeting point or confluence of two rivers that thereafter flow together like Yamuna and Ganga at Prayagraj after 'sangam' ('Shiva-Shakti'-like)...JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-4008572611476806532010-01-27T13:09:01.592+05:302010-01-27T13:09:01.592+05:30Yes, very interesting and informative!Yes, very interesting and informative!Balaji Tirupatihttp://www.grandworld.in/noreply@blogger.com