The term 'Ardhanarishvara' is a combination of three words- 'ardha', 'nari' and 'ishvara', meaning respectively, 'half', 'woman' and 'Lord' or 'God', that is, Ardhanarishvara is the Lord whose half is woman, or who is half woman. Some scholars interpret the term as meaning 'the half male' who is Shiva and 'the half female' who is Parvati. Such interpretations are suggestive of dvaita, the duality of existence, and thus contradict the Advaita Vedic stand in the matter. Such contentions also contradict the Shaiva philosophy of advaita, which is very emphatic in its assertion that He alone is the cause of the entire existence, as it is by His will and out of Him that the cosmos came into being. In the Shaivite hymn 'Ekohum bahusyami' (Shiva Purana), that is, I am One, but wishes to be many, there echoes the Rigvedic perception of the single egg splitting into bhuta and prana. Otherwise also, most interpretations of the Vedas widely favor the principle of monogenic existence. Besides its emphasis on the unity of the outward duality, the Rigveda acclaims, 'He, who is described as male, is as much the female and the penetrating eye does not fail to see it'. The Rigvedic assertion is explicitly defined. The male is only so much male as much he is female and vice versa the female is only as much female as much she is male. The maleness and femaleness are the attributes contained in one frame.-
2007-06-28 05:23:03
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answered by Jayaraman 7
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the most pleasurable form of the Lord is ardhanariswara. otherwise the Lord bears the pain and sufferings because seperation always leads to pain ,though pleasure for sometime but it is for pain only like we suffer.
Sacchidanand
Sat Chit Anand
male female malefemale
Hare Krishna , Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama ,Hare Rama, Rama Rama , Hare Hare
2007-06-29 00:28:11
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answered by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3
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Ardhanarishwara as the name suggests is the divine form in which the karta and the karak have mearged into one. The Purusha and his Pourusha cannot be depicted better in any other form than the Ardhanarishwara, because one is complimentary to the other.
2007-06-29 00:01:10
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answer #3
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answered by RAKSHAS 5
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There is no Man without Woman
These two make the world a lovely and lively thing
2007-06-28 04:21:41
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answered by The More I learn The More I'm Uneducated 5
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"Siva Sakthyaa Yuktho Yathi Bhavathi Sakthaha"(in Soundarya Lahari="Waves of Beaty"-beginning of first Staanza by sri .Sankara Acharya.An excellent piece of litreature full of Beauty and most intellectual/ wise/Religious Text-100 verses )--"Only by the Union of Material Cause(Prakruthi-masculine-Sri.Siva) and the activating Energy(Sakthi-Femenine-Parvathi) all activities in the Universe/Galaxies-Macro to Micro-become possible-Even if one of the Two stops-Universe/Galaxies would collapse.It is the essence of ARDHA=Half---Naari=Femenine aspest of Divinity(GODDESS) and Eeswara=the masculine aspect of Divinity(GOD)--ARDHA+NAARI+EESWARA=ARDHANAREESWARA.
Siva,Parvathi,Eeswara=ardha nari eeswara -all the 3 are missing in the main Posting
2007-06-28 04:45:25
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answered by ssrvj 7
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The secret of consciousness & Energy working togather....both are complimentary to each other
2007-06-29 03:45:46
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answered by ۞Aum۞ 7
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Male & female energy is present in each body, THen why do you seek another body. HOW IT WORKS?
Ida& pingala--nadis---Siva & sakthi merged toghter--
KUNDALINI YOGA= Ardhanariswara
2007-06-28 04:49:10
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answered by Muthu S 7
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contemplate on That and become one with That.
2007-06-28 04:18:29
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answered by Anonymous
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It is HYY
or HHY
{The shortest is better}
2007-06-28 15:59:56
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answered by Shripathi Krishna Acharya 5
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chamundha............even though black you are beautiful..........he he ..........
jai mata ki
2007-06-28 06:27:11
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answered by Anonymous
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