{"id":542,"date":"2023-07-13T04:53:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T09:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/?page_id=542"},"modified":"2023-07-13T04:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T09:53:11","slug":"seated-on-the-left-thigh-of-siva-siva-kamesvara%e1%b9%85kastha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/in-praise-of-mother-lalitha\/seated-on-the-left-thigh-of-siva-siva-kamesvara%e1%b9%85kastha","title":{"rendered":"Seated on the left thigh of Siva (\u015aiva-k\u0101me\u015bvar\u0101\u1e45kasth\u0101)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">On Siva's throne, a vision so divine,\nMother Lalitha, in glory does shine,\nSeated upon His left thigh, a sacred place,\nA union of love, suffused with grace.\n\nSiva, the self-illuminating light,\nPrak\u0101\u015ba form, radiant and bright,\nAnd Shakti, His vimar\u015ba, the reflection,\nInseparable, they dwell in perfect connection.\n\nWhy does She rest upon His left side?\nA symbolism deep, the truth to abide,\nFor the heart, the abode of love's flame,\nIs where She resides, bearing Siva's name.\n\nPerception, the key to knowledge's door,\nCommand, understanding, wisdom's core,\nIn the heart and mind, it finds its abode,\nAll aspects of knowledge, in truth's ode.\n\nK\u0101ma, a word with meanings twofold,\nDesire and knowledge, as we are told,\nHere, it represents the supreme, the sublime,\nNot Manmatha, the god of love and time.\n\n\u015aiva, the auspicious, the divine,\n\u012a\u015bvara, the ruler, sovereignty does define,\nIn knowledge's form, He reveals His might,\nThe essence of heart and mind, shining bright.\n\nIn sagu\u1e47a Brahman, qualities find place,\nForms and attributes, interwoven with grace,\nNirgu\u1e47a Brahman, formless and beyond,\nYet sagu\u1e47a Brahman, in illusion's bond.\n\n\u015aakt\u012b, the manifestation of this realm,\nPrak\u0101\u015ba vimar\u015ba, the ultimate helm,\nMah\u0101 m\u0101y\u0101 svar\u016bpin\u012b, she holds the key,\nTo the cosmic dance of unity.\n\nWhy does k\u0101ma find mention in this tale?\nNot desire's god, but the supreme we hail,\nThe desire of Brahman, the universe's birth,\nThrough Shakti, auspicious, ruling the earth.\n\nThis n\u0101ma, a glimpse of energies combined,\nStatic and kinetic, in unison entwined,\nCreation's symphony, the cosmic play,\nIn this sacred posture, meditate and sway.\n\nSo embrace this vision, divine and true,\nMother Lalitha and Lord Siva, in view,\nTheir love, their grace, a celestial dance,\nUnveiling the secrets of life's expanse.\n\n-<em>Mani<\/em><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Siva&#8217;s throne, a vision so divine, Mother Lalitha, in glory does shine, Seated upon His left thigh, a sacred place, A union of love, suffused with grace. Siva, the self-illuminating light, Prak\u0101\u015ba form, radiant and bright, And Shakti, His &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/in-praise-of-mother-lalitha\/seated-on-the-left-thigh-of-siva-siva-kamesvara%e1%b9%85kastha\">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-542","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/542","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=542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":543,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/542\/revisions\/543"}],"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=542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}