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Five faces of shivam are Easanam,Thathpurusam, Agoram, Vamadheyam, Sathyojatham. Meikanda Shasthram says three types of worship. *Arupa {Niskala} - formless[empty]. *Rupa {Sakala} - means forms of worship,fully manifested[Natarajar]. *Rupa Arupa {Niskalasakala} -formless form[Sivalingam]. Sarvam Shiva Mayam

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Ancient Scriptures

Seven Islands of the world (sapta dvipa)

The ancient scriptures say the earth has seven islands (compare these with the continents as we are aware of). These major islands separated by ocean and are like the petals of a lotus flower round Mount Meru according to the scriptures. These seven islands are:

  1. plaxa
  2. shalmal
  3. kusha
  4. krau.ncha
  5. shAka
  6. puShkara
  7. jambu

Nine divisions of the jambu dvipa (Asia)

The jambu dvipam which refers to the Asian Continent was divided into nine parts according to the scriptures. These nine parts are:

  1. ilavRita (Himalayan, Tibet regions)
  2. bhadrashva (Region East of Himalayas) East
  3. hari (Arabia) South
  4. ketumalam (Iran, Turkey) West
  5. ramyaka (Russia, Siberia) North
  6. hiraNmaya (Manchuria) North
  7. kuru (Mongolia) North
  8. kiMpurusha / kiMnara (Lower bounds of Himalyas) South
  9. bharata (Indian subcontinent)
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