Friday, November 10, 2017
Saturday, November 4, 2017
How Avanti Became Ujjain
Lord Shiva triumphing over the demon Tripurasura
then renaming the city from Avantika to Ujjainiyini (meaning 'conquers with pride')
Story / Symbolic
The demon Taraka had three off-springs named Taarakaaksha, Kamalaaksha and Vidyunmaali. Shiva transforemd them to Chaamaram (fans)


- sky as the roof,
- Prithvi(Earth) as base
- Four Vedas as horses
- sun and moon was the wheels,
- Meru as the Bow,
- Vasuki as the string and
- Vishnu was the arrow.
- bramha was the charioteer,
- Waking,
- Dreaming, and
- Deep Sleep,
- Conscious,
- Unconscious, and
- Subconscious aspects of mind.
- Gross world,
- Subtle plane, and
- Causal reality.
- past,
- present and
- future.
- OM Mantra,
- Gayatri Mantra, and
- Mahamrityunjaya Mantra.