{"id":447,"date":"2023-07-11T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/?page_id=447"},"modified":"2023-07-11T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T17:45:18","slug":"two-rows-of-gleaming-teeth-that-are-an-entire-universe-a-body-of-knowledge-of-their-ownsuddha-vidhya%e1%b9%85kurakara-dhvijapak%e1%b9%85ti-dvayojvala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/in-praise-of-mother-lalitha\/two-rows-of-gleaming-teeth-that-are-an-entire-universe-a-body-of-knowledge-of-their-ownsuddha-vidhya%e1%b9%85kurakara-dhvijapak%e1%b9%85ti-dvayojvala","title":{"rendered":"Two rows of gleaming teeth, that are an entire universe, a body of knowledge, of their own!(\u015auddha-vidhy\u0101\u1e45kur\u0101k\u0101ra-dhvijapak\u1e45ti-dvayojval\u0101)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">In the realm of sacred wisdom, behold,\r\nThe teeth of Mother Lalitha, a story untold.\r\nA bud of pure knowledge, in form they reside,\r\nResembling the mantra, sixteen-syllabled wide.\r\n\r\nFrom Muladhara's chakra, they first did emerge,\r\nThrough stages they traveled, a cosmic surge.\r\nPara, the sound, the primal form it took,\r\nPasyanti, a seed, in sprouting it shook.\r\n\r\nMadhyama, where leaves tenderly entwined,\r\nNot yet separated, a union defined.\r\nVaikhari, the final, where they fully bloom,\r\nJoined at their roots, in harmony's loom.\r\n\r\nThis Ankura, this bud, so wondrous to see,\r\nIt mirrors gleaming teeth, radiant and free.\r\nThey shine like beacons, guiding our way,\r\nA testament to wisdom, in every display.\r\n\r\nThe Shodasi mantra, the seed of the divine,\r\nSixteen b\u012bja-s, in sacred alignment shine.\r\nAs a sprout bears two leaves, so too we find,\r\nThirty-two teeth, a reflection, aligned.\r\n\r\nIn ignorance, we see separation's divide,\r\nJ\u012bva and God, as distinct, we abide.\r\nBut like the jaws, attached deep within,\r\nThey are one and the same, a unity within.\r\n\r\n\u015ar\u012b Vidy\u0101's worship, in seclusion is sought,\r\nUnderstanding the significance it has brought.\r\nWith meanings and procedures, held close and dear,\r\nResults shall be yielded, when wisdom is clear.\r\n\r\nIn Devi's initiation, thirty-two paths unfold,\r\nD\u012bk\u015ba in myriad forms, a treasure untold.\r\nAnd even the Sahasran\u0101mam, a sacred art,\r\nBegins with thirty-two letters, a significant start.\r\n\r\nThese teeth, a symbol, of oral transmission's might,\r\nGuru to disciple, imparting wisdom's light.\r\nIn \u015ar\u012b Vidy\u0101's realm, the mantra's sacred verse,\r\nSpoken, embraced, as knowledge traverses.\r\n\r\nSo let us extol the teeth of Mother Lalitha fair,\r\nIn their form, the bud of knowledge we share.\r\nThrough stages they journeyed, in unity they thrive,\r\nGuiding seekers on the path, where wisdom will arrive.\r\n\n-<em>Mani<\/em>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the realm of sacred wisdom, behold, The teeth of Mother Lalitha, a story untold. A bud of pure knowledge, in form they reside, Resembling the mantra, sixteen-syllabled wide. From Muladhara&#8217;s chakra, they first did emerge, Through stages they traveled, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/in-praise-of-mother-lalitha\/two-rows-of-gleaming-teeth-that-are-an-entire-universe-a-body-of-knowledge-of-their-ownsuddha-vidhya%e1%b9%85kurakara-dhvijapak%e1%b9%85ti-dvayojvala\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":378,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-447","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":448,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/447\/revisions\/448"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}