The Shiv Sutras - Page 3

The best thing about this show is it provides us an opportunity to know & understand various aspect of our rich Spiritual heritage. One such in this series is in tonight's epi. the knowledge given by rishi Dadhichi to Parvati, which he said will be known later as Sutras are The Shiv Sutras. They need very deep comentary to understand them well, but to know what they are, am giving them here as it is.

Originally posted by: Killer_Shark

^^ Red : The best n  heart warming thing i have heard till now from a fellow Indian!⭐️

I think this show has brought most of its viewers one step closer to Spirituality... Last nights episode was an Epic and its gonna stay there forver...i really appreciate the makers,the researchers,te writers,the DT,Technicians n actors for this great effort to bring KNOWLEDGE to millions of its viewers...

@ Thanks a zillion for YOUR effort👏 for making us all know exactly what they are...ur a darling Minu di aka Encyclopedia of DKDM.

Lots of love & Regards 🤗

Sia

Originally posted by: ramki1

Thank you so much Minaxiji...Awesome work...

Originally posted by: mnx12

Thanks Sia😊 infact I was happy while watching that you will be writing compelete description of every scene. This show really provides us an opportunity to come up with whatever knowledge every member has of our rich Spirtual Hetitage. I am proud to be an Indian😊

Thanks again 🤗

Swami Lakshmanjoo cites two of Abhinavagupta's works, the Tantraloka and Paratrisika, to elucidate the Shiva tattva: "The first movement of supreme I-consciousness is unparalleled undifferentiated totality. And when it moves forward with the intention of creating His glory in the external world, it takes the formation of Bliss (ananda)."

Tattva means 'thatness' or principle, reality; it is the very being of a thing. Shiva represents the Oneness, the element (tattva) that contains all the other elements within it. There is only the One.

Within the Shiva tattva are said to be five energies, which are encoded within the vowels of the Sanskrit alphabet. The first energy of the highest (anuttara) consciousness is represented by the vowel equivalent of 'a' in English. The long '' represents the second energy, which is the blissful state (ananda).

In the third energy the subtle state of will (iccha) is represented by the letter 'i' ' emphasis on the word subtle; while the gross state of will (iccha) is represented by the long ''. The letter 'u' is the energy of knowledge (jnana); and the long '' refers to the appearance of a lessening. As Shiva expands and moves out into manifestation, it is said that there is "the apprehension of the lessening of that supreme consciousness and supreme bliss that is His own nature [SLJ]."

This apprehension of a lessening is only 'apparent' as the state of Shiva, the Oneness, is in fact never altered, diminished, or lessened. The totality of God consciousness remains eternal, imperishable, and immutable. "This whole universe'is no universe at all'it is the expansion of your own nature, nothing else. In reality nothing is created at all [SLJ]."

The fifth energy of the Shiva tattva is the energy of action and is represented by the four letters: e, ai, o, and au. They indicate degrees of vividness ' beyond the realms of the subtle. Lord Shiva exists vividly in the external manifestations of this universe. "If you want to see Lord Shiva, see him in blades of grass, he is there existing vividly'if you want to perceive the state of Shiva as it ought to be perceived'you must enjoy this universe [SLJ]."

Originally posted by: pnars

Thank you Minaxi, this is pure gold!! Lots of information which makes eminent sense.

Still can't fathom how they specifically map to the77 stotras you had originally published in this thread...they are of course phonetically derived from a combination of the vowels and consonants laid down by the 14 sutras, but I'm talking of a deeper 1:1 mapping in the meanings of the matrikas and the stotras themselves. They probably do exist considering both are called Shiva Sutras.

Thanks again! 

Paddy

Originally posted by: mnx12

Mapping them is possible by undergoing various states given in the SS. May be they have originated in various states, by Spandas, their feelings at various stages were noted, those feelings have taken form of a word & sentance, forming these Sutras. There are various speech levels too. At each level a thought creates different vibration resulting in a meaningfull word. The 2nd link gives more idea about that.