The Greatest Devotion is also An Intimate Gesture of Ownership!
Parvati Holds Shivji in an intimate gesture of "ownership" as she querries him about spiritual secrets.
A beautiful depiction. It is impossible to 'bind' the transcendent Yogi,he who has no place for Moha, for maya, and yet,
and yet, He is completely twined with Devi Parvati! She is Shakti, the power of Shiva Himself, she is the only Mahamaya big enough to make Shiva,the timeless formless Being, Manifest in this world of time and form, and play out the role of a loyal husband, and the great chief of his men , cheerfully.
The picture shows how Parvati holds Shiva with a great personal authority,and how much he loves her and is attentive to her. So too, is the relationship of God and Mother Nature.
and yet, He is completely twined with Devi Parvati! She is Shakti, the power of Shiva Himself, she is the only Mahamaya big enough to make Shiva,the timeless formless Being, Manifest in this world of time and form, and play out the role of a loyal husband, and the great chief of his men , cheerfully.
The picture shows how Parvati holds Shiva with a great personal authority,and how much he loves her and is attentive to her. So too, is the relationship of God and Mother Nature.
The scriptural texts of Tantra are usually in the form of dialogues between Shiva and Shakti (Parvati). The Dialogues where Shiva is the speaker giving spiritual teachings and Parvati (Shakti) is the listener are called Agama texts.
On the other hand, where Parvati plays the role of teacher and Shiva the listener, the texts are called Nigama. Thus Agamas are those, which are revelations advocating the paths of spiritual practice while Nigama are the traditions describing the forms of actions (karma), spiritual practice and knowledge.
Aum namah shivaya! Jai jagdambe, we pray.
On the other hand, where Parvati plays the role of teacher and Shiva the listener, the texts are called Nigama. Thus Agamas are those, which are revelations advocating the paths of spiritual practice while Nigama are the traditions describing the forms of actions (karma), spiritual practice and knowledge.
Aum namah shivaya! Jai jagdambe, we pray.
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