Shiva-Parvati (Iconography)
author: Thomas Eugene Donaldson
edition: 2007, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1201
ISBN-10: 8124603596
ISBN-13: 9788124603598
Topic: Shilpashastra
Standing/Walking
This chapter describes Standing/Walking located on page 486 in the book Shiva-Parvati and Allied Images (Their Iconography and Body Language). This book deals with the study of sculptures of Shiva-Parvati and other images such as the Murtis of Anugraha, Umamaheshvara and Umasahita as well as the mythological background of the deities represents by those sculptures. The two volumes contain over 700 images dedicated to the study of postures and body language of various sculptures, the sculptor’s technique.. This chapter is part of the collection Iconography and Images of Umamahesvara-murti.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi [by Ganganatha Jha]
na sasattveshu garteshu na gacchannapi na sthitah | na naditiramasadya na ca parvatamastake || 47 || Nor in holes inhabited by living creatures, nor walking, nor standing, nor on reaching the banks of a river, nor on the mountain-top. �(47) Medhatithi s commentary (manubhashya): ‘Nor walking, nor standing. —By the prohibition of passing urine while walking or standing, it is implied that one should pass urine sitting....
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Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) [by George Thibaut]
—There being no special restrictive rule, the Purvapakshin holds that the Devotee may carry it on either sitting or lying down or standing or walking. —This view the Sutra sets aside. Meditation is to be carried on by the Devotee in a sitting posture, since in that posture only the needful concentration of mind can be reached. Standing and walking demand effort, and lying down is conducive to sleep....
Read full contents: Sutra 4.1.7
Ashtavakra Gita [by John Richards]
Abandoning all of these, I live as I please in the goal of human existence. 3 Recognising that in reality no action is ever committed, I live as I please, just doing what presents itself to be done. 4 Yogis who identify themselves with their bodies are insistent on fulfilling and avoiding certain actions, but I live as I please abandoning attachment and rejection. 5 No benefit or loss comes to me by standing, walking or lying down, so consequently I live as I please whether standing, walking or...
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[Shiva-Parvati (Iconography): index]
[About the Author (Thomas Eugene Donaldson)]
[Introduction]