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Panchastavi
The compound word 'Panchastavi' in ordinary parlance
connotes a collection of devotional hymns divided
into five cantos. The very first verse of the
first canto remakes it abundantly clear that these
panegyrics are essentially meant for the
'Rainbow-hued' Divine Energy comprising the
'speech' and 'resplendence of symbols'. Moreover
the whole gamut of Alphabet from AA to Ksa is
presided over by this Transcendental Energy; and
to speak squarely, it is the progenitor of the
sound and sense. At times it has been equated with
super-knowledge, bliss and even this whole cosmic
world. Moreover, this 'super-marvel' Maha-maya
creates and annihilates this world of sound and
sense by the triple formula of desire, perception
and action. However it is also to be conceded that
this poetic work is essentially an allegory in
which the mental experience of supreme
consciousness has been clothed in the flesh and
blood of words to make it appear as physical or
concrete. The poet has very candidly referred to
this approach in the fifth canto (6th verse). So
the 'Benign Motherhood' of that 'Primeval Energy'
has become the focal point throughout the pages of
this devotional composition.
Tripurasundari
But this word five pancha
or, the original panchan has many other shades of
meaning, moreso with the Saiva philosophers, which
naturally must have weighed with the poet while
giving a name to his composition. So, it will not
be out of place here to , allude to those shades
contained in the number five, so as to comprehend
exactly as to what the poet wants to express by
its use. Perhaps this contention presupposes that
the devotee-poet has deliberately confined his
imagination to five cantos (stavas) only, so as to
make it synchronize with other shades of meaning
contained in this number.
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Panchastavi
- A Brief Study
The compound word 'Panchastavi' in ordinary parlance connotes a collection of
devotional hymns divided into five cantos. The very first verse of the first
canto remakes it abundantly clear that these panegyrics are essentially meant
for the 'Rainbow-hued' Divine Energy comprising the 'speech' and 'resplendence
of symbols'. Moreover the whole gamut of Alphabet from AA to Ksa is presided
over by this Transcendental Energy; and to speak squarely, it is the progenitor
of the sound and sense. At times it has been equated with super-knowledge, bliss
and even this whole cosmic world. >>>
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Pancastavi In Kashmir
The
Pancastavi is a collection of five hymns sung in the praise of Mother Goddess
Tripura, the personified absolute Godhead of the lord. God is Siva in his ever
static transcendental aspect. He is the theistic Absolute reality of Saiva
monism. He is Himself Sakti, the absolute divine power of Godhead in His ever
dynamic immanent aspect. Both Siva and Shakti are thus one and the same reality.
Such two concepts of Sivahood and Shaktihood, known under the two names are
worked out with respect to the ultimate absolute reality just for the sake of
the perfectness of understanding on the part of seekers of the truth. >>>
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 Panchastavi (5 vols.)
album
by Bhagawaan Gopinath jee Trust
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 Girja
Pandit's Shree Panchastavi Album
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