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"Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922],
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Verse 12
O Mother, Thou givest birth to and protectest the world, and at the time of dissolution dost withdraw to Thyself 1 the earth and all things; therefore Thou art Brahm, and the Lord of the three worlds, the Spouse of r, 2 and Mahea, 3 and all other beings and things. 4 Ah Me! how, then, shall I praise Thy greatness?
Commentary
\"'Dost withdraw' (Saharati)"
That is dost make the world lose itself in Thy Causal (Kraa) body.
"'Dht'"
She is the creative akti of Brahm.
"'Husband of r' (rpatih)"
She is the preservative akti of Viu whose spouse is r or Lakm.
"'Mahea'"
She is the dissolving akti of Rudra.
"'All things' (Samasta)"
Thou art both the material and instrumental cause of the world. The Triput-Stotra says, 'Thou art Earth, Brahm, and Creatrix of the world. Thou art also Water, Viu, and Preserver of the world. And thou art Fire, Rudra and the Dissolver of the world. As the Air of the world thou art Aivarya.' Another Stotra says, 'She assumes three forms of body for the purpose of creation, maintenance
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and dissolution. The world being constituted of the three Guas, Brahm, Viu and Rudra are Her Viktis.'
Footnotes
72:1 It is commonly said that She destroys but not so. Devat does not destroy ("Na devo nakah"). Man does. She takes back what She has put forth.
72:2 \"Viu", husband of "Lakmi".
72:3 \"iva". The "Trimrti" is, in fact, Her manifestation.
72:4 \"Pryah sakala api", that is, all moving and unmoving things (Commentary, K.B.). For the Dev is "Vivarpi" in the form of the whole universe. She is the objective world, '"jadtmik"' (Lalit, verse 90), as well as its Cause.
"Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922],
p. 72
Verse 12
O Mother, Thou givest birth to and protectest the world, and at the time of dissolution dost withdraw to Thyself 1 the earth and all things; therefore Thou art Brahm, and the Lord of the three worlds, the Spouse of r, 2 and Mahea, 3 and all other beings and things. 4 Ah Me! how, then, shall I praise Thy greatness?
Commentary
\"'Dost withdraw' (Saharati)"
That is dost make the world lose itself in Thy Causal (Kraa) body.
"'Dht'"
She is the creative akti of Brahm.
"'Husband of r' (rpatih)"
She is the preservative akti of Viu whose spouse is r or Lakm.
"'Mahea'"
She is the dissolving akti of Rudra.
"'All things' (Samasta)"
Thou art both the material and instrumental cause of the world. The Triput-Stotra says, 'Thou art Earth, Brahm, and Creatrix of the world. Thou art also Water, Viu, and Preserver of the world. And thou art Fire, Rudra and the Dissolver of the world. As the Air of the world thou art Aivarya.' Another Stotra says, 'She assumes three forms of body for the purpose of creation, maintenance
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and dissolution. The world being constituted of the three Guas, Brahm, Viu and Rudra are Her Viktis.'
Footnotes
72:1 It is commonly said that She destroys but not so. Devat does not destroy ("Na devo nakah"). Man does. She takes back what She has put forth.
72:2 \"Viu", husband of "Lakmi".
72:3 \"iva". The "Trimrti" is, in fact, Her manifestation.
72:4 \"Pryah sakala api", that is, all moving and unmoving things (Commentary, K.B.). For the Dev is "Vivarpi" in the form of the whole universe. She is the objective world, '"jadtmik"' (Lalit, verse 90), as well as its Cause.
