RE: [SJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata

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Dear Ajit,Just shift the focus from exact meanings for a moment...or you will

miss the wood for the trees . Try to approach this from a different view point.

Do read the Markandeya Purana. It is from Gouri's body that the three gunas

emerged. Tamo guna emerged in the form of Mahakali, Rajas emerged as

Mahalakshmi and Satva as Mahasaraswati. It is from these three forms of shakti

that all the various rupas of the devi emerges. Annapurna is a sub-form of

Shrim shakti or Mahalaskhmi. We are not getting into the details of Annapurna's

form and nature here. Tamo shakti is represented by Saturn (Kali) and its

sub-forms by Mars (Chamunda) and Rahu (Durga) as well as by permutation

combinations of Venus and Rahu and Mars and`Rahu...but lets not get into that

now. So though Annapurna is married to Shiva, she represents Shrim, and is

hence represented by Venus. Moon represents Devi in general...and Moon is also

Shrim....

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani Ajit Krishnan

[astro (AT) mudgala (DOT) com]Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:02 PMTo:

Subject: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Re: ishta

devatahamsassohamDear Sarbani et al,I have been taught to worship

Annapurneshwari in order to ask for compassion, ensuring that basic needs are

met, and not for extravagance. We supplicate to her and request/beg for

alms/food as a child does to a mother. Hence the stotra's constant refrain is

"bhikshaam dehi...maataannapurneshvari".I agree that bounty (of food etc) is

represented by Shri, but I did not consider Annapurneshwari to be in this

category. Perhaps I am mistaken. ajit,

"Sarbani Sarkar" <sarbani@s...> wrote:> Dear Ajit, Rao and others,> > The Moon

represents the Divine Mother in her ubiquitous all pervading form.> Mother Mary

will also be represented by the Moon, so as all the forms of the> Devi as we

worship her. Anna means rice and by extension implicates food,> and purna means

full, 'filled with'...in this case bountiful. This bounty of> food, of

prosperity is Sri or Lakshmi. In Bengal for example Lakshmi is> worshipped on

the full moon immediately prior to the Diwali amavasya, where> Lakshmi is

adorned with paddy ears and the newly harvested rice is offered> as the prime

naivedyam. The timing has great agricultural significance. This> is to show

that Lakshmi or Sri is not only about monetary wealth, but the> wealth of a

bountiful home, which overflows with food, warmth and> hospitality. A home that

is well kept, bountiful and auspicious. This is> Lakshmi, this is Sri. Annapurna

depicts a part of this Sri. Women living in> the house are considered the

harbingers of this auspiciousness or Sri, so a> home where a woman has been

abused or insulted usually loses Sri's> blessings. This Shrim shakti whether as

Lakshmi or Annapurna is represented> by Venus. This has nothing to do with the

fact that Annapurna is Shiva's> wife. What is important is that she represents

the Shrim shakti. So Venus is> the one representing her.> > Sanjayji adds that

for reckoning ishta devata we should not take a female> deity. Following

Parasara, we should adopt Vishnu and Vishnu avatars for> ishta devata, as

ishta devata is the one who takes us towards moksha.> Although Parasara

suggests Parasuram as the ishta devata for Venus, most do> not worship him. In

that case, Hrishikesha should be worshipped as the ishta> devata. Incidentally,

Lakshmi always worshipped Narayana with the mantra,> Klim Hrishikeshaya Namah.>

> Best regards,> > Sarbani> > > > > Ajit

Krishnan [astro@m...]> Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:28 AM> To:

> Re: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata>

> > hamsassoham> > Dear Sarbani,> > Annapurna is Parvati (Shakti) as found in

kashi. This is clearly taught in> Shankaracharya's Annapuurnaa stotram, which

describes her as gaurI, umA,> sha~nkarI, vishveshvari, mAheshvarI, and

kAshIpurAdhIshvarI. As such, I> wonder why Venus represents Her.> > The last

verse says:> > annapuurNe sadaapuurNe sha~nkarapraaNavallabhe .>

gyaanavairaagyasiddhyarthaM bhixaaM dehi cha paarvati .> maataa tu paarvatii

davii pitaa devo maheshvaraH .> baandhavaaH shivabhaktaashca svadesho

bhuvanatrayam ..> > Oh! Parvati! Annapurna! always full, the dear consort of

Shankara,> grant us alms for the sake of securing knowledge and detachment.>

Goddess parvati is our mother, Lord Maheshvara is our father,> the devotees of

Shiva are my relatives, and the three worlds are my own> country.> >

http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok13.htm> > > ----- Original Message

-----> Sarbani Sarkar> > Sent:

Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:18 PM> RE: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta

devata> > > Dear Ramapriya,> > Prashna Marga depicts Annapurna as

represented by Venus. Anna is a part of> Lakshmi's, Sri's domain...> > Best

regards,> > Sarbani> > > > Ramapriya D

[hubli@h...]> Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:06 PM> To:

> Re: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta

devata> > > Hey Ramesh,> > I thought Annapoorna was more mother-like and

depicted by Moon... or is> she?> > Ramapriya> > ----- Original Message

-----> Ramesh Gangaramani> >

Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:02 AM> RE: [sJC: Achyuta

Gurukul] ishta devata> > > Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat> > Dear ,>

If 12th from Karakamsa (Navamsa placement of AK) is not occupied, lord> of the

house is seen to identify the Ishta Devta. For Venus it will be a> female deity

like Annapoorna, Lakshmi or Radha. Some prefer to check the> aspects on 12th

from Karakamsa too.> I wonder if your devotion to lord Krishna is because

of Ishta Devta> being Radha! Learned members can comment on this. I am not

aware of Mantras> and would request Gurus to give you the same.> Kind

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Dear Ajit,

 

Above all, the main reason why I adhere to Venus representing Annapurna is

that, as mentioned earlier, Prashna Marga clearly states that Venus in a

satwik sign specifically represents Annapurna.

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani

 

 

Ajit Krishnan [astro]

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:13 PM

 

[sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Re: ishta devata

 

 

hamsassoham

 

Dear Sarbani,

 

You had translated annapurna as a bounty of food. This didn't sound

quite right, so I took out my dictionary. puurNa also means "filled

with tears" or compassion. Thus, she is one who gives food out of

compassion. In my opinion, this is a better meaning. She is the one

that feeds a poor (ignorant) child out of compassion.

 

Disclaimer: my dictionary translation may be off the mark.

 

ajit

 

 

, "Ajit Krishnan" <astro@m...>

wrote:

> hamsassoham

>

> Dear Sarbani et al,

>

> I have been taught to worship Annapurneshwari in order to ask for

> compassion, ensuring that basic needs are met, and not for

> extravagance. We supplicate to her and request/beg for alms/food as

a

> child does to a mother. Hence the stotra's constant refrain

> is "bhikshaam dehi...maataannapurneshvari".

>

> I agree that bounty (of food etc) is represented by Shri, but I did

> not consider Annapurneshwari to be in this category. Perhaps I am

> mistaken.

>

> ajit

>

>

> , "Sarbani Sarkar"

<sarbani@s...>

> wrote:

> > Dear Ajit, Rao and others,

> >

> > The Moon represents the Divine Mother in her ubiquitous all

> pervading form.

> > Mother Mary will also be represented by the Moon, so as all the

> forms of the

> > Devi as we worship her. Anna means rice and by extension

implicates

> food,

> > and purna means full, 'filled with'...in this case bountiful.

This

> bounty of

> > food, of prosperity is Sri or Lakshmi. In Bengal for example

> Lakshmi is

> > worshipped on the full moon immediately prior to the Diwali

> amavasya, where

> > Lakshmi is adorned with paddy ears and the newly harvested rice

is

> offered

> > as the prime naivedyam. The timing has great agricultural

> significance. This

> > is to show that Lakshmi or Sri is not only about monetary wealth,

> but the

> > wealth of a bountiful home, which overflows with food, warmth and

> > hospitality. A home that is well kept, bountiful and auspicious.

> This is

> > Lakshmi, this is Sri. Annapurna depicts a part of this Sri. Women

> living in

> > the house are considered the harbingers of this auspiciousness or

> Sri, so a

> > home where a woman has been abused or insulted usually loses Sri's

> > blessings. This Shrim shakti whether as Lakshmi or Annapurna is

> represented

> > by Venus. This has nothing to do with the fact that Annapurna is

> Shiva's

> > wife. What is important is that she represents the Shrim shakti.

So

> Venus is

> > the one representing her.

> >

> > Sanjayji adds that for reckoning ishta devata we should not take

a

> female

> > deity. Following Parasara, we should adopt Vishnu and Vishnu

> avatars for

> > ishta devata, as ishta devata is the one who takes us towards

> moksha.

> > Although Parasara suggests Parasuram as the ishta devata for

Venus,

> most do

> > not worship him. In that case, Hrishikesha should be worshipped

as

> the ishta

> > devata. Incidentally, Lakshmi always worshipped Narayana with the

> mantra,

> > Klim Hrishikeshaya Namah.

> >

> > Best regards,

> >

> > Sarbani

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Ajit Krishnan [astro@m...]

> > Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:28 AM

> >

> > Re: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata

> >

> >

> > hamsassoham

> >

> > Dear Sarbani,

> >

> > Annapurna is Parvati (Shakti) as found in kashi. This is clearly

> taught in

> > Shankaracharya's Annapuurnaa stotram, which describes her as

gaurI,

> umA,

> > sha~nkarI, vishveshvari, mAheshvarI, and kAshIpurAdhIshvarI. As

> such, I

> > wonder why Venus represents Her.

> >

> > The last verse says:

> >

> > annapuurNe sadaapuurNe sha~nkarapraaNavallabhe .

> > gyaanavairaagyasiddhyarthaM bhixaaM dehi cha paarvati .

> > maataa tu paarvatii davii pitaa devo maheshvaraH .

> > baandhavaaH shivabhaktaashca svadesho bhuvanatrayam ..

> >

> > Oh! Parvati! Annapurna! always full, the dear consort of Shankara,

> > grant us alms for the sake of securing knowledge and detachment.

> > Goddess parvati is our mother, Lord Maheshvara is our father,

> > the devotees of Shiva are my relatives, and the three worlds are

my

> own

> > country.

> >

> > http://www.kamakoti.org/shlokas/kshlok13.htm

> >

> >

> > -

> > Sarbani Sarkar

> >

> > Tuesday, October 28, 2003 4:18 PM

> > RE: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata

> >

> >

> > Dear Ramapriya,

> >

> > Prashna Marga depicts Annapurna as represented by Venus. Anna

is

> a part of

> > Lakshmi's, Sri's domain...

> >

> > Best regards,

> >

> > Sarbani

> >

> >

> >

> > Ramapriya D [hubli@h...]

> > Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:06 PM

> >

> > Re: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata

> >

> >

> > Hey Ramesh,

> >

> > I thought Annapoorna was more mother-like and depicted by

Moon...

> or is

> > she?

> >

> > Ramapriya

> >

> > -

> > Ramesh Gangaramani

> >

> > Tuesday, October 28, 2003 11:02 AM

> > RE: [sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] ishta devata

> >

> >

> > Satyam Bruyat Priyam Bruyat

> >

> > Dear ,

> > If 12th from Karakamsa (Navamsa placement of AK) is not

> occupied, lord

> > of the house is seen to identify the Ishta Devta. For Venus it

will

> be a

> > female deity like Annapoorna, Lakshmi or Radha. Some prefer to

> check the

> > aspects on 12th from Karakamsa too.

> > I wonder if your devotion to lord Krishna is because of Ishta

> Devta

> > being Radha! Learned members can comment on this. I am not aware

of

> Mantras

> > and would request Gurus to give you the same.

> > Kind Regards

> > Ramesh

> >

> >

> > [Om Kleem Krishnaaya Jagannathaaya namah]

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