Shaivacintamani (analytical study)
by Swati Sucharita Pattanaik | 2022 | 84,311 words
This page relates 鈥楽haivism in South India鈥� of the English study on the Shaivacintamani鈥攁n unstudied text on Shaiva or Shiva worship by Lakshmidhara Mishra, written in the late 17th century and edited for the first time in 1994 by Shri Dukhisyam Pattanaik from the Orissa State Museum. The present research aims to offer a comprehensive study of the Saivacintamani, filling the knowledge gap by being the first to provide in-depth analysis and commentary.
Part 5 - 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 in South India
In Southern India the deity under whose name the snake is worshipped is 艢耻产谤补尘补峁噄. The shrine is located in the western part of Mysore.
The Southern 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 has two schools, Tamil 艢补颈惫补 school and Sanskrit 艢补颈惫补 Siddh膩nta, either Tamil or Sanskrit, they follow. Both the schools have common links with the 艢补颈惫补 膧驳补尘补蝉. The first religious leaders of Tamil 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 were the three Nayanars,viz.,? Tree worship is also an important feature. Pipal, Bael, Palas trees are some ofr the trees connected with 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘 and worshipped by Hindus. The Palas leaf is trifoliate,鈥� the middle leaflet is supposed to represent 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 the Brahma is represented by left leaflet and Right leaflet represent 艢颈惫补. The red flowers of tree are offered to god. like wise the leaflets of Bael tree are also offered to god 艢颈惫补. 艢补办迟颈蝉尘 is also associated with 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘. The 艢补办迟颈蝉 of 艢颈惫补 are worshipped in the form of devi 艢补办迟颈 or 鈥淢aa鈥�.
础尘产颈办腻 appears as his (Rudra鈥檚) consort in 罢补颈迟迟颈谤墨测补 膧谤补峁噛补办补鈥�. The influence of 艢补办迟颈蝉尘 is also visible in 础谤诲丑补苍腻谤墨艣惫补谤补 form, of 艢颈惫补. 艢补办迟颈 is the innate Power of 艢颈惫补, with whom it has an inseparable relation of identity(迟腻诲腻迟尘测补). Hence it is also characterized by sat, cit and 腻苍补苍诲补. It is through this 艢补办迟颈 that 艢颈惫补 experiences his sat, cit and 腻苍补苍诲补 nature as Asmi, Prak膩艣e, and Nandami. It is 艢补办迟颈 which grants spiritual knowledge to the devotee who are desirous of liberation.
This conception of 艢补办迟颈 is a development from the 艢谤耻迟颈.
鈥�parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate 箩帽腻苍补鈥�bala鈥�办谤颈测腻 肠补鈥�.
m膩y膩m tu prakritim vidy膩nm膩yinam tu mahe艣varam鈥�
笔耻谤腻峁噄肠 mythology constitutes a very important source of information for study of the history of 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘. The concept of 艢颈惫补 and religious practices associated with it, which are at present prevalent all over India, may be said to have been more or less completely dominated by the religious ideology relating of Lord 艢颈惫补 developed in the 笔耻谤腻峁噄肠 texts. An attempt is made in this chapter to critically analyse the various phases of the personality and character of 艢颈惫补 as reflected in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. Various aspects of 艢颈惫补 such as physical features, dress, ornaments, weapons, Vehicles, banner, residence, family, functions, achievements and relationships with mortals, demons and other gods, form the subject of investigation undertaken in this chapter. Significant names attributed to 艢颈惫补 are also collected and analytically grouped with a view to bringing out their implication for the history of 艢补颈惫颈蝉尘.