Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . PLATE VII. The Supreme Spibit in the act of creation became, by Voga, two-fold, the RIGHT SIDE WAS MALE, THE LEFT WAS PRAKRITI. ShE 13 OF ONE FORM WITH BRAMAH. She 18 , eternal and imperishable, such as the Spirit, such is the inherentENERGY. (The Saoti) as THt faculty, op burning is inherent in fire. (Bramah Vaivartta Puranu. Professor Wilson.). - ARDANARI-ISWARA. From an original drawjnq by Chrisna Swami. Pundit. 9 PLATE a copy of an original drawing made by a learned Hindoopundit for Wm. Simpson, Esq., of London, whilst he wasin Ind
Ancient pagan and modern Christian symbolism . PLATE VII. The Supreme Spibit in the act of creation became, by Voga, two-fold, the RIGHT SIDE WAS MALE, THE LEFT WAS PRAKRITI. ShE 13 OF ONE FORM WITH BRAMAH. She 18 , eternal and imperishable, such as the Spirit, such is the inherentENERGY. (The Saoti) as THt faculty, op burning is inherent in fire. (Bramah Vaivartta Puranu. Professor Wilson.). - ARDANARI-ISWARA. From an original drawjnq by Chrisna Swami. Pundit. 9 PLATE a copy of an original drawing made by a learned Hindoopundit for Wm. Simpson, Esq., of London, whilst he wasin India studying its mythology. It represents Brahmasupreme, who in the act of creation made himself double,, male and female. In the original the central partof the figure is occupied by the triad and the unit, butfar too grossly shown for reproduction here. They arereplaced by the crux ansata. The reader will notice thetriad and the serpent in the male hand, whilst in the femaleis to be seen a germinating seed, indicative of the relativeduties of father and mother. The whole stands upon alotus, the symbol of androgyneity. The technical word forthis incarnation is Arddha Nari. PLATE VIII. Is Devi, the same as Parvati, or Bhavani. It is copied fromMoors Pantheon, plate xxx. The goddess represents thefeminine element in the universe. Her forehead is markedby one of the symbols of the four cr
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