Shaiva Upanishads (A Critical Study)
by Arpita Chakraborty | 2013 | 33,902 words
This page relates 鈥楥owdung-Products of the cow as 鈥榁idya鈥欌�� of the study on the Shaiva Upanishads in English, comparing them with other texts dealing with the Shiva cult (besides the Agamas and Puranas). The 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲s are ancient philosophical and theological treatises. Out of the 108 Upanishads mentioned in the Muktikopanishad, 15 are classified as Saiva-Upanisads.
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13. Cowdung-Products of the cow as 鈥槼站被宀饽邂��
All the powers, the Power of 痴颈诲测腻 alone is known as 艢补办迟颈.
痴颈诲测腻 is dependent on the three 骋耻峁嘺蝉 (rhythm (Sattva), mobility (Rajas) and inertia (Tamas) and the three 骋耻峁嘺蝉 are likewise dependent on 痴颈诲测腻.
[...] B峁沨ajj膩b膩la 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲 III.4
The triad of 骋耻峁嘺蝉 is alone the cow. The auspicious cow dung became the 痴颈诲测腻. The urine of the cow is likewise said to be the 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲. Looking upon the cow, cow dung and urine as the triad of 骋耻峁嘺蝉, 痴颈诲测腻 and the 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲 respectively, one should thereafter prepare Bhasma. The Calf of the cow is of the character of the 厂尘峁泃颈蝉, and the dung dropped by it one should likewise use in making ashes.[1]
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Ibid III.3,4.