Guest guest Report post Posted May 21, 2004 Greetings to all, Im very curious to know, ive come across many occasions where the SapthaMatrikas tend to differ, for eg instead of Narashimi i get to see Chamundi. Can anybody say more about this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 21, 2004 The Matrikas, originally tribal deities, have gone through various forms, and vary in number. In the Chandi Path, Durga brings forth seven Matrika Shaktis (Brahmani, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Aindri, and Narasimhi), and two wrathful Shaktis (Shivadhuti and Chamunda). For some reason, when the Saptamatrikas are worshipped, Chamunda replaces Narasimhi as the last Mother. They are usually presented with Shiva to the left, leading them as Vinadhara (the Lute-player). The Mothers follow in the order I gave above, and to their right is Vinayaka Ganesha. The central Mother, Vaishnavi (akin to Lakshmi) rules over fat and abundance, so the Mothers are displayed in a shrine to assure the wealth of the village. When disease or famine causes the population to decline, they move Chamunda to the central position, as she rules over semen and increased progeny. The other <dhatus> (body substances) ruled by the Mothers are: Brahmani: skin Maheshvari: blood Kaumari: muscle Vaishnavi: fat Varahi: bone Aindri: marrow Chamunda: semen I have a Yantra which assigns the Saptamatrikas to the traditional compass directions, Brahmani to North, Maheshvari to North-east, and so on clockwise around the compass. As there are eight compass directions, the last, North-west, is assigned to Durga Mahalakshmi, from whom the Matrikas emerged. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Fri, 21 May 2004 10:33:34 -0000 "Madhava Prabu" <madhava_prabu writes: > Greetings to all, > > Im very curious to know, ive come across many occasions > > where the SapthaMatrikas tend to differ, for eg instead of Narashimi > > i get to see Chamundi. Can anybody say more about this? > > ______________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted May 21, 2004 The formation mentioned is called "rurujit vidhana" and is most popular in Kerala. There are temples where the dieties are in this formation with importance given to one of them. In the tanrika system of Kerala temple worship we will find this formation of small stones (carved out of a single piece of granite) like a [ in the inner prakara of every temple. They are worshipped every day during what is called Shiveli. But now people who know the pooja of the rurujit vidhana is coming down because it is too compliated. kalipadma wrote: The Matrikas, originally tribal deities, have gone through various forms, and vary in number. In the Chandi Path, Durga brings forth seven Matrika Shaktis (Brahmani, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Aindri, and Narasimhi), and two wrathful Shaktis (Shivadhuti and Chamunda). For some reason, when the Saptamatrikas are worshipped, Chamunda replaces Narasimhi as the last Mother. They are usually presented with Shiva to the left, leading them as Vinadhara (the Lute-player). The Mothers follow in the order I gave above, and to their right is Vinayaka Ganesha. The central Mother, Vaishnavi (akin to Lakshmi) rules over fat and abundance, so the Mothers are displayed in a shrine to assure the wealth of the village. When disease or famine causes the population to decline, they move Chamunda to the central position, as she rules over semen and increased progeny. The other <dhatus> (body substances) ruled by the Mothers are: Brahmani: skin Maheshvari: blood Kaumari: muscle Vaishnavi: fat Varahi: bone Aindri: marrow Chamunda: semen I have a Yantra which assigns the Saptamatrikas to the traditional compass directions, Brahmani to North, Maheshvari to North-east, and so on clockwise around the compass. As there are eight compass directions, the last, North-west, is assigned to Durga Mahalakshmi, from whom the Matrikas emerged. -- Len/ Kalipadma On Fri, 21 May 2004 10:33:34 -0000 "Madhava Prabu" <madhava_prabu writes: > Greetings to all, > > Im very curious to know, ive come across many occasions > > where the SapthaMatrikas tend to differ, for eg instead of Narashimi > > i get to see Chamundi. Can anybody say more about this? > > ______________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! / Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70/year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacLeod 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Hello, I am interested in Shakta worship in Kerala. I heard that shakta pooja of rurujit can be performed only by Sri Vidya upasaka, if so can you tell me why? As far as I know shakteya tradition in Kerala was inluenced by Krama and Sri Vidya, but can you give me some examples of this influence? thank you all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
