Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Namaste Arjunaji, Grrrreat explanation re "stromboid notch" and the rest, thanks a zillion for this! Om Namah Shivaya Sy , Arjuna <arjunaacharya> wrote: > True conchs have a feature called a stromboid notch towards the tail. Whelks do not. Some shells that are normally right-handed such as the whelk have the unusual variation of being left handed and so are prized by collectors. The same is true for conchs that are normally left-handed, a few a sprites, i.e. variants and are right-handed. > Arjuna > Arjuna > > Sri Janaardana Kalianandaswami <baba1008@m...> wrote: > Hari Om > > Shells from north of the equator > > are left handed > > those grown south of the equator > > are right handed > > I found mine on the northern coast of Virginia Beach > > it is left handed > > I feel it is more the intent that rules here > > when I can afford a large white right handed > > I will aquire one > > and also a blowing conch > > but until then I will use my left handed one > > this object conveys Tulasi Devi's devotion to her demon husband > > and her outrage at being raped by Vishnu > > the Shanka is on the alter to convey this devotion > > for each of us is God's Bride > > and the Shanka is our devotion to our beloved > > it is the intent my beloved > > that is the signature of faith > > God Bless You > > Jai Maa > Love baba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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