Thursday, March 22, 2012

Soundarya Lahari - Part 52


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There is also another name ‘panca-preta-Asana-Aseena’ meaning ‘She who is seated on the seat of five ‘preta-s’ -  preta, meaning ‘dead body’ --. The ‘Brahman-s’ of the earlier name are here called ‘preta-s,
because, if the five functions had not been assigned to them, they are nothing,  - like the motor without the horsepower ! 

Even for KAmeshvara, she is the life-giving Shakti and therefore the name ‘KAmeshvara-prANa-nADI’ which occurs both in Lalita-sahasranama and in Trishati.

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