Namaste ,


One of the meanings of the word bhaga is aakaasha.(sky)

one devi(baalaa) sahasranama describes her as

bhaga madhya nivaasini. so that should mean

"one who resides in the centre of aakaasha( i.e daharaakaasha)"

and not someother meaning as given in some sites on tantra.


corrections welcome

regards










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>Also note that the dictionary gives various meanings for the word >bhaga
>m. (ifc. f. %{A} and %{I} g. %{bahv-Adi}) `" dispenser "' , gracious >lord ,
>patron (applied to gods , esp. to Savitr2i) RV. AV. ; N. of an >A1ditya
>(bestowing wealth and presiding over love and marriage , brother of >the Dawn
>, regent of the Nakshatra Uttara-Phalguni1 ; Ya1ska enumerates him
>among the
>divinities of the highest sphere ; according to a later legend his >eyes were
>destroyed by Rudra) ib. &c. &c. [743,3] ; the Nakshatra UñUttara->PhñPhalguni1
>MBh. vi , 81 ; the sun ib. iii , 146 ; the moon L. ; N. of a Rudra >MBh. ;
>good fortune , happiness , welfare , prosperity RV. AV. Br. Ya1jn5. >BhP. ;
>(ifc. f. %{A}) dignity , majesty , distinction , excellence , beauty ,
>loveliness RV. AV. Br. Gr2S. BhP. ; (also n. L.) love , affection , >sexual
>passion , amorous pleasure , dalliance RV. AV. Br. Ka1tyS3r. BhP. ;
>(n. L. ;
>ifc. f. %{A}) the female organs , pudendum muliebre , vulva Mn. MBh. >&c. ;
>(%{A}) f. in %{bhagA-nAmnI} below ; n. a partic. Muhu1rta Cat. ; the
>perinaeum of males L. ; m. n. = %{yatna} , %{prayatna} , %{kIrti} , %>{yazas}
>, %{vairAgya} , %{icchA} , %{jJAna} , %{mukti} , %{mokSa} , %
>{dharma} , s3ri1
>L. [Cf. Zd. {bagha} = Old Pers. {baga} ; Gk. $ ; &226046[743 ,3] >Slav.
>{bogu8} , %{bogatu8} ; Lith. {bago4tas} , {na-ba4gas}.] ,--------------
>I can see many interpretations of this name (as given in the links
>above). Among the various possible meanings contemplate on whatever
>resonates with your heart.

when there are multiple meanings the meaning is taken according to context. so
for example taking bhaga=female organs will just not make any sense here.may be
this meaning can be taken on another occasion if the context requires so.there
is a site which uses the above mentioned meaning
every where all over the text.(i.e without regard to whether it makes sense or
not).This is what i am referring to when i said the meaning cannot be something
else. i wonder what might be the reason for such interpretations.

if you ask the person who wrote that, you will receive a blunt answer saying
that "you dont know about culture properly due to british invasion etc.etc ..
(irrelevant to list)


regards










Ravi


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