Text. Verse 9
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"Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922],
p. 66
Verse 9
What, indeed, O Mother, 1 can we of so dull a mind say of Thee whose True Being 2 not even Dht, 3 a, 4 or Hari 5 know? Yet, despite our dullness and ignorance, our devotion towards Thee makes us talk of Thee. 6 Therefore, O Dark Dev, 7 forgive this our folly. Anger towards ignorant creatures such as we, is not befitting Thee 8.
Commentary
\"'Mother'"
Of us all including Brahm, Viu, and Rudra. In the Devi-Skta, Viu says, 'One, subtle, and unchanged, and yet many, Thou dost give birth to millions of worlds. Who am I Viu, and who is the other iva and who are the Devas that we and they should be able to (fully) sing Thy praises? ' In the Mrkadeya-Pura, Brahm says, 'When Viu, vara and myself owe our appearance to Thee who has the power to (fitly) praise Thee?' In Viuymala, Viu says to Dev 'Oh Mother, none know Thy supreme aspect. The heavenly ones therefore worship that gross (Sthla) aspect of Thine in the form of Kl and the rest.' The Mahkla-sahit says, 'When Dht was not, nor Viu, nor Kla, when the five Bhtas were not, then Thou the Cause wert alone as the Supreme Brahman, the Being of all that is.'
"(Asite) 'Unlimited'"
She is not limited by the Guas and is Nirgu.
p. 67
Footnotes
66:1 \"Jnmi;" origin of the three worlds.
66:2 \"Parama", or 'reality' (Commentator K. B).
66:3 p. 67 "Dht" is "Brahm" who dispenses the fruits of "Karma". (v)
66:4 \"iva". "a": "Rudra" who wields the power of "vara-hood". (v)
66:5 \"Hari": "Vinu" who dispels the threefold sorrows of "Jvas". (v)
66:6 \"Tathpi tvadbhaktir mukharayati". "Tathpi": still, despite our dullness and ignorance (V) "Tvadbhaktih": inclination to sing Thy praises (V). "Mukharayati": impels to utter words in praise of Thee (v)
66:7 This is literal but According to V "Asite" = unlimited one. Mahkala-sahit says, 'Unthinkable, unlimited, "akti" Itself, which is That on which all that is manifested rests, beyond the "Guas", free of the opposites ("Dvandva") to be apprehended only through "Buddhi": Thyself alone art Supreme Brahman.' (v)
66:8 As one does not become angry with animals (Pau or animal and ignorant men also called Pau) because they do wrong, so do not be angry with us. It is moreover, the part of the great to overlook the faults of their inferiors (Commentator. K. B.)
"Hymn to Kali", by Arthur Avalon (Sir John George Woodroffe), [1922],
p. 66
Verse 9
What, indeed, O Mother, 1 can we of so dull a mind say of Thee whose True Being 2 not even Dht, 3 a, 4 or Hari 5 know? Yet, despite our dullness and ignorance, our devotion towards Thee makes us talk of Thee. 6 Therefore, O Dark Dev, 7 forgive this our folly. Anger towards ignorant creatures such as we, is not befitting Thee 8.
Commentary
\"'Mother'"
Of us all including Brahm, Viu, and Rudra. In the Devi-Skta, Viu says, 'One, subtle, and unchanged, and yet many, Thou dost give birth to millions of worlds. Who am I Viu, and who is the other iva and who are the Devas that we and they should be able to (fully) sing Thy praises? ' In the Mrkadeya-Pura, Brahm says, 'When Viu, vara and myself owe our appearance to Thee who has the power to (fitly) praise Thee?' In Viuymala, Viu says to Dev 'Oh Mother, none know Thy supreme aspect. The heavenly ones therefore worship that gross (Sthla) aspect of Thine in the form of Kl and the rest.' The Mahkla-sahit says, 'When Dht was not, nor Viu, nor Kla, when the five Bhtas were not, then Thou the Cause wert alone as the Supreme Brahman, the Being of all that is.'
"(Asite) 'Unlimited'"
She is not limited by the Guas and is Nirgu.
p. 67
Footnotes
66:1 \"Jnmi;" origin of the three worlds.
66:2 \"Parama", or 'reality' (Commentator K. B).
66:3 p. 67 "Dht" is "Brahm" who dispenses the fruits of "Karma". (v)
66:4 \"iva". "a": "Rudra" who wields the power of "vara-hood". (v)
66:5 \"Hari": "Vinu" who dispels the threefold sorrows of "Jvas". (v)
66:6 \"Tathpi tvadbhaktir mukharayati". "Tathpi": still, despite our dullness and ignorance (V) "Tvadbhaktih": inclination to sing Thy praises (V). "Mukharayati": impels to utter words in praise of Thee (v)
66:7 This is literal but According to V "Asite" = unlimited one. Mahkala-sahit says, 'Unthinkable, unlimited, "akti" Itself, which is That on which all that is manifested rests, beyond the "Guas", free of the opposites ("Dvandva") to be apprehended only through "Buddhi": Thyself alone art Supreme Brahman.' (v)
66:8 As one does not become angry with animals (Pau or animal and ignorant men also called Pau) because they do wrong, so do not be angry with us. It is moreover, the part of the great to overlook the faults of their inferiors (Commentator. K. B.)
