Decoding the Hindu trinity. In Hindu mythology, there are three worlds, three goddesses and three gods. The three gods areBrahma, Vishnu and Shiva, who create, sustain and destroy, respectively. What is most baffling about this triad is that the sustainer and destroyer are worshipped, never ...
"On the one hand: aggressive, threatening. And on the other hand: sometimes to make sure that there is a happily-ever-after ending." There’s that power again. In Japanese folklore, the Yamauba(山姥) is an equally ambiguous old woman. She’s a mountain witch who, l...
Other Chinese tales say her spirit was once transported to the underworld, where King Yama (Skt.), the lord of hell, attended to her with great respect. But her radiance turned hell into paradise, so King Yama sent her back to earth again, transporting her on a lotus flower. <need to...
paśyanti kṣaṇamapyananyamanasasteṣāmanamgajvara- kḷāntātrastakuraṃgaśābakadṛśā vaśyāḥ bhavanti striyaḥ Whoever, controlling their senses, sees [in meditation] the sky as if fully covered with the redness of sindūra powder, your colour, and sees the earth ...
(southeast) yama¯ya namah. (south) nirr. taye namah. (southwest) varun. a¯ya namah. (west) va¯yave namah. (northwest) soma¯ya namah. (north) ¯ıs´a¯na¯ya namah. (northeast) Having worshipped these guardians, the guru should meditate on the goddess Ba¯la¯...