Re: He becomes 2 fold, 3 fold...
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
Originally Posted by
yajvan
Here we have the Supreme's 5 fold act (pañcakṛtyavidhiḥ) :
- sṛṣṭi सृष्टि - letting go or emanation or emission - from this all of creation as we know it unfolds. Note it is an emission of all the tattva's that make up creation
- sthiti स्थिति - continued existence; continuance in being . We may see this as the maintenance of life or of all creation
- saṁhāra संहार - contraction; drawing in (like an elephant's trunk); fetching back. Note many like to use the word destruction (vilaya - dissolution , liquefaction , disappearance , death , destruction ) yet this is not what is being communicating here, it is tat of drawing back in.
- tirodhāna तिरोधान - concealing; covering ( like a sheath , veil , cloak ) ; this covering people wish to call māyā, and we have many posts on this subject.
Yet here in this darśana (view , doctrine , philosophical system ) māyā is the śakti of the Supreme, in this case of śiva. It is His own self-imposed limitation on his own Self. Why so? I hope we can offer a POV that satisfies this question ( It has for me).
- anugraha अनुग्रह - grace; showing favor, kindness; This we know as His blessings and the main act that brings one to kevala
If one wished to read a bit more about grace (anugraha)
this string http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3377 starting with the 3rd post reivew this in some depth.
praṇām
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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