Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Dear Members, I wish you all a Happy Maha Shivratri. The terms Shiva and Sankara mean Auspicious. Same means blissful awareness (chitaanandha). Kara means the one who causes it. Thus, Sankara means the One who causes blissful awareness. Sankara is the One who confers blissful awareness on those who take refuge in Him or adore Him. The secret of creation is evident from the description of the form of Shiva. The crescent moon on Shiva's head symbolizes the consciousness in human beings, the Ganges river (Gangaa) symbolizes the life force, and the snakes on Shiva's body represent the myriad of living beings. He resides on a silver mountain. His dearest friend is Kubera, the Lord of Wealth. Despite being endowed with all these, why was He obliged to carry the begging bowl? To demonstrate to the world that every kind of wealth is a hindrance to spiritual advancement, Shiva renounced everything. It is through renunciation that Shiva became the eternal embodiment of supreme bliss. The three eyes of Shiva represent the three worlds (lokas). Shiva's trident is symbolic of the past, present, and future, the three aspects of time. The three qualities (gunas) --serenity, passion, sloth (satva, rajas, thamas)-- are images of the Trinity: Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The three worlds, the triune aspect of time, and the three qualities are the manifestations of the God Principle (Easvara Principle). When the Divine is installed in the heart in this manner, man can raise himself to the level of the Divine. Regards Prasanna Kumar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 I wish all a very HAPPY SHIVRATRI. HOPE ALL RECEIVE THE BLESSINGS OF MAHA LORD DEVADI DEV SHIVA GOD. On 2/16/07, prasanna kumar <groupowner.prasanna > wrote: > > Dear Members, > I wish you all a Happy Maha Shivratri. > The terms Shiva and Sankara mean Auspicious. Same means blissful > awareness (chitaanandha). Kara means the one who causes it. Thus, > Sankara means the One who causes blissful awareness. Sankara is the > One who confers blissful awareness on those who take refuge in Him > or adore Him. > > The secret of creation is evident from the description of the form > of Shiva. The crescent moon on Shiva's head symbolizes the > consciousness in human beings, the Ganges river (Gangaa) symbolizes > the life force, and the snakes on Shiva's body represent the myriad > of living beings. He resides on a silver mountain. His dearest > friend is Kubera, the Lord of Wealth. Despite being endowed with all > these, why was He obliged to carry the begging bowl? To demonstrate > to the world that every kind of wealth is a hindrance to spiritual > advancement, Shiva renounced everything. It is through renunciation > that Shiva became the eternal embodiment of supreme bliss. > > The three eyes of Shiva represent the three worlds (lokas). Shiva's > trident is symbolic of the past, present, and future, the three > aspects of time. The three qualities (gunas) --serenity, passion, > sloth (satva, rajas, thamas)-- are images of the Trinity: Brahma, > Vishnu, and Shiva. The three worlds, the triune aspect of time, and > the three qualities are the manifestations of the God Principle > (Easvara Principle). When the Divine is installed in the heart in > this manner, man can raise himself to the level of the Divine. > > Regards > Prasanna Kumar > > > -- Sumit Bajaj Contact: +91-98300-84593 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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