tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post7530533372722114587..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: Ammavasai: Notes in the darkKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-29948091985096877742007-04-30T12:46:00.000+05:302007-04-30T12:46:00.000+05:30Kavitha, For a fresh look at the question why Indr...Kavitha, For a fresh look at the question why Indra is not worshipped, a close look at the World Atlas shows that Sun has direct movement, perhaps therefore direct control, only between the Tropic of Cancer (that passes through the Indian sub-continent also, in which India looks like a tiger – and eight-handed Goddess Durga believably had Tiger as Her vehicle!) and the Tropic of Capricorn (that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-13267043227790290532007-04-29T07:47:00.000+05:302007-04-29T07:47:00.000+05:30To visualize creation of apparent hierarchy, I ima...To visualize creation of apparent hierarchy, I imagine myself standing in front of innumerable ‘magical mirrors’ that show a grand variety of images of the self, each looking different from one another. And, the mere appearance of each of those images creates different emotions in my mind – I laugh at some funny looking faces, and am shocked, for an instant only, at the look of some others, JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-18615828753226264912007-04-28T14:16:00.000+05:302007-04-28T14:16:00.000+05:30Although those still are in a rudimentary stages o...Although those still are in a rudimentary stages of development, maybe the persons who are concerned with the design of hardware for digital computers and are also familiar with related software for different uses, and vice versa; or even a layman who has seen a watch-repairer work with the apparent intricate mechanism of a wrist-watch, might perhaps be able to appreciate a little better the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-16599982858182100652007-04-27T15:20:00.000+05:302007-04-27T15:20:00.000+05:30In the nutshell, with universe believably function...In the nutshell, with universe believably functioning as an analogous computer, the ancient Hindus appear to have realized the whole ‘Creation’ as the design of some unseen point force, which is capable of projecting itself in a variety of imaginary forms. <BR/><BR/>And, that out of all the images its apparently best imaginable physical form is Earth, with Moon representing the concerned force Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-66022953283590575872007-04-27T13:26:00.000+05:302007-04-27T13:26:00.000+05:30We must not forget Dhrita-rashtraThe born blind Ka...We must not forget Dhrita-rashtra<BR/>The born blind Kaurava king<BR/>The visually challenged one<BR/>A virtually myopic king <BR/>That is a short-sighted one <BR/>Perhaps influenced by his wife<BR/>A foreigner named Gandhari<BR/>Married to him by deceit<BR/>Helped by her brother Shakuni<BR/>An expert in manipulation<BR/>Because of their selfish interest<BR/>Couldn’t accept superiority <BR/>Of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-61522712954640988992007-04-27T10:25:00.000+05:302007-04-27T10:25:00.000+05:30And besides the ‘third eye’Or the ozone layerNorma...And besides the ‘third eye’<BR/>Or the ozone layer<BR/>Normally closed in ‘yoganidra’<BR/>Shiva has normal eyes too <BR/>Called ‘Rudraksha’ the fiery eyes<BR/>Perhaps alluding to volcanoes <BR/>Scattered all over the earth<BR/>Most of them dormant <BR/>Most of the time<BR/>But fearful when active<BR/>Shiva thus known as 'destroyer'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-70544763466698656012007-04-27T07:52:00.000+05:302007-04-27T07:52:00.000+05:30Mother Parvati Or Jagadamba the MoonThe beautiful...Mother Parvati <BR/>Or Jagadamba the Moon<BR/>The beautiful mother of earth<BR/>Believably having beautiful eyes <BR/>Was called Meenakshi<BR/>In appearance like a fish<BR/>The first reincarnation of Vishnu<BR/>That evolved as water appeared<BR/>On original fiery earth<BR/>That eventually submerged it<BR/>And sustains aquatic life <BR/>Since time immemorial<BR/><BR/>The stories indicate JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374795168555108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-54676949312674474872007-04-27T06:53:00.000+05:302007-04-27T06:53:00.000+05:30For vision of the exterior All animals have eyesKn...For vision of the exterior <BR/>All animals have eyes<BR/>Knows everyone <BR/>One might perhaps not know<BR/>The ancients had realized<BR/>That for overall vision<BR/>One has eyes in the skin too<BR/>Or windows called ‘gavaksha’<BR/>The eyes of sacred cows<BR/>Who with their mother’s-like milk<BR/>And their 'satva' or essence cream<BR/>Are associated with Krishna<BR/>The churner of our galaxy <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-63151481956664630752007-04-26T13:25:00.000+05:302007-04-26T13:25:00.000+05:30To help read in dark, another reaction to newpaper...To help read in dark, another reaction to newpaper article is given below.<BR/><BR/>This refers to Memory Loss by Shri JS Rajput (April 26) and also Memory Plus by Dr. JV Narlikar referred therein by him. <BR/><BR/>All said and done, apples haven’t stopped falling down upon earth since Newton noticed the phenomenon. That’s the truth that still prevails. And it is also true that MAN continues to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-88132398871469473132007-04-26T10:05:00.000+05:302007-04-26T10:05:00.000+05:30In terms of imaginary potsTo hold cosmic energyAnd...In terms of imaginary pots<BR/>To hold cosmic energy<BR/>And represent human form<BR/>One could perhaps visualize<BR/>Like the ancients<BR/>Moon as the ‘Governor vessel’<BR/>In the round face of Mother<BR/>With ‘o’ shaped bindi <BR/>The dot on her forehead<BR/>To represent Nadbindu<BR/>And Earth her ‘Conception vessel’<BR/>That like a balloon grows bigger <BR/>That is filled during Holi <BR/>WithAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-28134295923096871282007-04-25T11:16:00.000+05:302007-04-25T11:16:00.000+05:30I might add further. Moon evolved from EarthSay th...I might add further. <BR/><BR/>Moon evolved from Earth<BR/>Say the scientists today<BR/>But, with the given hint <BR/>In the story of Lord Rama of Treta<BR/>Beautiful Sita called ‘vaidehi’ <BR/>Or 'without any form'<BR/>Hindus realized mysterious Moon <BR/>As the image of Nadbindu <BR/>The point source of supreme energy <BR/>The unborn and the unending<BR/>Creator of the illusory universe<BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-22916720766270167502007-04-25T07:48:00.000+05:302007-04-25T07:48:00.000+05:30Maybe the following would satisfy Shri Amar.The an...Maybe the following would satisfy Shri Amar.<BR/><BR/>The ancient Hindus, using a code language, utilized different terms to indicate different personalities and their associated capacities related with time. For example, the term ‘Yogi’ indicates all those humans who have a relatively higher elevated soul (knowledge) within the body as a result of evolutionary processes over time/ ‘Tapasya’ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-25974961018897032362007-04-24T07:57:00.000+05:302007-04-24T07:57:00.000+05:30‘Apsmara purush’ that I amFor recall memory I imag...‘Apsmara purush’ that I am<BR/>For recall memory I imagine <BR/>I am a droplet of water<BR/>Happily singing sometimes <BR/>Or crying at times <BR/>Holding tightly<BR/>Hands of my siblings<BR/>Flowing on earth<BR/>Towards the ocean<BR/><BR/>All now excited and noisy <BR/>With the expectation <BR/>Of meeting our origin<BR/>Long forgotten<BR/>That now seems closer<BR/><BR/>Our mother who waits Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-22072139077913757062007-04-23T20:51:00.000+05:302007-04-23T20:51:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha, it's advisable to have patience and lo...Hi Kavitha, it's advisable to have patience and look at Shiva's hand in 'abhaya mudra', asking one to be fearless!<BR/><BR/>Whenever I wish, I close my eyes and see Krishna/ Yogeshwar Shiva - dark like a black-board on which nothing is written...and, on the new-moon night I see the infinite sky completely filled up with brighter appearing stars - like a Black-board that is filled up with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com