Allegory in History? - Page 4

@Shruja, each one of the 51 Shakti peethas have a letter of Varnamala getting energised there. Each Varna's Shakti & Deity are different. Through Gyan & Anushtan devotees gain power soon in these Shakti peethas. eg. in Kamakhya, "A"kar was evolved. This peethais adishthit with Shree Vidya. Animadi sidhhis can be gained here.

Nothing like that... it is just that I have exams now, so I am not able to come here and post comments... I'm sure same with others! If you see We have liked your posts! SO bring it on!😃

Srimad Bhagavatham is filled with allegories. Let my exams too finish, I will bombard this thread...😆

Originally posted by: varaali

Srimad Bhagavatham is filled with allegories. Let my exams too finish, I will bombard this thread...😆

Not all... but many many...

Ok here is another... Valli Kalyanam...

Originally posted by: SRUJAconscience

The concepts of Buddhi (intellect), Siddhi (spiritual power), and Riddhi (prosperity); these qualities are sometimes personified as goddesses, said to be Ganesha's wives.

Ganesa as siddhi-buddhi-samanvita ("accompanied by, followed by siddhi and buddhi.") Meaning : when Ganesa is present, siddhi 'success' and buddhi 'wisdom' are not far behind. In verse 49a of the Ganesha Purana version of the Ganesha Sahasranama, one of Ganesha's names is buddhisiddhipravardhana ("Enhancer of material and spiritual success").The Matsya Purana identifies Ganesha as the "owner" of Riddhi (prosperity) and Buddhi (wisdom).

Such descriptions are the original conception, of which the marriage was a later development.

God is the seed of this universe from which the whole of creation unfolds. That seed aspect, that primordial, essential fundamental principle of Divinity, is called prajapati. Prajapati is the micro-cosmic principle of Divinity that unfolds into the macro-cosmic principle of Divinity. So prajapati is the seed.

Prajapati has many names. One of the names is Viswaroopa, which means cosmic form. (Viswa, cosmos, and roopa, form.)

Then there are the names of Viswaroopa's daughters, Siddhi and Buddhi. What is their meaning? Siddhi is fulfilment or success, while buddhi refers to the intellect. So the daughters of Viswaroopa, the cosmic form, are success and intellect. Buddhi stands for intellectual awareness, while siddhi stands for wisdom dawning.

It is a low level of understanding if we think this story is about Viswaroopa's two daughters marrying one man. No! The message is that in this cosmos, our world, if we want to be successful (siddhi), we should make use of the intellect (buddhi).

Vinayaka's wives (intellect and success) had two sons. Their names are Kshema and Labha, and these have an inner meaning too.

Labha means profit or gain, while kshema means welfare. You may have success and profit in this world and in every sphere of human endeavour.

You may have labha, success, and kshema, your welfare or the blessing of protection. Actually, both are necessary.