--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Sahadeva=coccyx center=restraint (muladhara chakra) > > sahadeva (%{saha4-}) mfn. *with the gods*[emph. added] MBh. BhP. ; m. > N. of a R2shi (with the patr. %{vArSAgira}) RV. i , 107 ; of a man > (with the patr. %{zAJjaya}) S3Br. ; of the youngest of the five > Pa1n2d2ava princes (son of Ma1dri1 and reputed son of Pa1n2d2u , best > really son of the As3vins , and twin-brother of Nakula ; > > . Nakula=sacral > > center=obedience (svadhishthana chakra) > > nakula mfn. (in spite of Pa1n2. 6-3 , 75 prob. not fr. %{na} + % > {kula}) of a partic. colour (perhaps that of the ichneumon) TS. > RPra1t. ; m. the Bengal mungoose or Viverra Ichneumon (enemy of mice > and of serpents from whose venom it protects itself by a medic. > plant ; cf. %{nAkulI}) AV. MBh. &c. ; a son L. ; a partic. musical > instrument Lalit. ; N. of S3iva L. ; of a son of the As3vins and > Ma1dri1 (twin-brother of Saha-deva and fourth of the Pa1n2d2u > princes) > > > Arjuna=lumbar=Self control > > (manipura chakra) > > arjuna mfn. (cf. %{Rjra4} and %{raj}) white , clear (the colour of > the day RV. vi , 9 , 1 ; of the dawn RV. i , 49 , 3 ; of the > lightning ; of the milk ; of silver , &c.) ; made of silver AV. iv , > 37 , 4 ; m. the white colour "' L. ; a peacock L. ; cutaneous disease > Sa1y. on RV. i , 122 , 5 ; the tree Terminalia Arjuna W. and A. ; N. > of a man RV. i , 122 , 5 ; of Indra VS. S3Br. , of the third of the > Pind2ava princes (who was a son of Kr2itavi1rya who was slain by > Paras3ura1ma) ib > > > > > Bhima=dorsal=vitality (anahata) > > bhIma mf(%{A})n. fearful , terrific , terrible awful formidable , > tremendous RV. &c. &c. (ibc. , fearfully &c.) ; m. Rumex Vesicarius > L. ; N. of Rudra-S3iva A1s3vGr2. Un2. Sch. ; of one of the 8 forms of > S3iva Pur. ; of one of the 11 Rudras Pur. ; of a Devagandharva MBh. ; > of one of the Devas called Vajn5amush ib. ; of a Da1nava ib. > Katha1s. ; of a Vidya1dhara Katha1s. ; of a son of the Ra1kshasa > Kumbhakarn2a Cat. ; of the second son of Pa1n2d2u (also called) Bhima- > sena and Vr2iko7dara ; he was only the reputed son of PñPa1n2d2u , > being really the son of his wife Pr2itha1 or Kunti1 by the wind-god > Va1yu , and was noted for his size , strength and appetite) > > > > > Yudisthira=cervical=calmness (vishuddha) > > yudhiSThira m. (for %{-sthira}) `" firm or steady in battle "'N. of > the eldest of the 5 reputed sons of Pa1n2d2u (really the child of > Pr2itha1 or Kunti1 , Pa1n2d2u's wife , by the god Dharma or Yama , > whence he is often called Dharma-putra or Dharma-ra1ja ; he > ultimately succeeded Pa1n2d2u as king , first reigning over Indra- > prastha , and afterwards , when the Kuru princes were defeated , at > Hastina1-pura ; cf. IW. 379 &c.) MBh. Hariv. Pur. ; of a son of > Kr2ishn2a Hariv. ; of two kings of Kas3mi1ra Ra1jat. ; of a potter > Pan5cat. ; (with %{maho7pA7dhyAya}) of a preceptor Cat. ; pl. the > descendants of Yudhi-sht2hira (son of Pa1n2d2u) Pa1n2. 2-4 , 66 > Sch. ; %{-vijaya} (or %{-dig-v-}) m. N. of a poem by Va1sudeva Parama- > s3iva-yogin of Kerala. [855,2] > > > > > > > When these powers or 'warriors' come to the aid (are unfolded) of > the > > chela or 'Arjuna' they fight the evil minded sons of the blind King > > Dhritarashtra; lust, greed, avarice and so on.....I could go on but > > you > > get the idea. > > > > The Gita is an alegorical story about the internal battlefield > > (kurukshetra) of man and his struggle with evil (delusion) and the > > final victory by ascention to Spirit and the destruction of > evil..... > > >
Of course, the idea that the Pandavas represen 5 virtues ala Raja Yoga is impossible. They have to represent 5 chakras even though Chakra is never mentioned in the Gita or the Yoga Sutras and only once in the Upanishads. OK... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/