I had posted the scriptural excerpt above (as translated by Manasataramgini) with the accompanying brief comment, for Kaal Bhairava Jayanti last year. With it having been upon a Tuesday Night this time around - and therefore, a Wednesday Morning Dawn … it seems perhaps apt to contemplate an evident Germanic correlate for the mythic occurance … Continue reading The Glorious Re-Ascent Of Rudra-Odin
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The Roudran Arrows Of Artemis ?
Contemplation: we have earlier observed an array of directly coterminous conceptry viz. Artemis and Rudra (something which, to be sure, Manasataramgini - as per usual - beat us to as a general notion). Now, I am considering Odyssey XI 172-3 - wherein Odysseys asks, effectively, how his mother has died when encountering her shade in … Continue reading The Roudran Arrows Of Artemis ?
On RigVeda V 61 6 – The Worth Of A (Good) Woman ; Courtship By Night And By Marut
[Author's Note: This piece was written a year ago upon this date - however for some reason it's been sitting unpublished this entire time ! It therefore seemed an aptly auspicious occasion, in light of operations and observances from earlier this week, to finally bring it out to the light here on this site of … Continue reading On RigVeda V 61 6 – The Worth Of A (Good) Woman ; Courtship By Night And By Marut
Sharada NavRatri – And The War Rites Of The Indo-Europeans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atPk8JoJ138 It's currently Sharada NavRatri for we Hindus (the Nine Nights of the Goddess Durga , Chandika / Chamunda ) - and so therefore, a look at the observance in light of its Indo-European context. This includes the correlate Goddess-oriented War Rites undertaken by both the Romans (in the form of the Quinquatria dedicated to … Continue reading Sharada NavRatri – And The War Rites Of The Indo-Europeans
On The Funeral Of A Germanic Chieftain Of The Rus Compared With Sati
Recently, we were asked to weigh in upon an interesting point of comparanda - namely, whether the immolation of a Germanic chieftain of the Rus constituted a parallel with the much-hyped (and rather correctly criticized) custom of 'Sati'. As it may prove of a more general interest, here we present a slightly edited rendition of … Continue reading On The Funeral Of A Germanic Chieftain Of The Rus Compared With Sati
In Relation To The Durga Suktam – A Response To Claims Of Pastiche-Revisionism ; And Assorted Metaphysical Commentary
We had recently encountered this … bemusing sentiment over on twitter. And therefore, because it may be of a more general interest - shall reproduce our explanation as to why this … isn't what happened viz. the Durga Suktam and a certain amount as to what's really going on therein. BEGINS: "…I would quite strongly … Continue reading In Relation To The Durga Suktam – A Response To Claims Of Pastiche-Revisionism ; And Assorted Metaphysical Commentary
Roudran Worship Of Ganesha Afore Winning The Three Worlds
We've written a fair amount in relation to Rudra's mighty deed as Tripurantaka - the Destroyer of the Three Forts (and, implicitly, [Re-]Conqueror of the Three Worlds given what said Three Fortifications are locking up in Demonic usage, per the Aitareya Brahmana's presentation as to the issue viz. the Upasads : the Rites of Siege). … Continue reading Roudran Worship Of Ganesha Afore Winning The Three Worlds
Hanuman Jayanti : The Indo-European Situation Of The Striker/Thunderer Deific In Apelike Form [Hindi Translation]
Whilst it's obviously not Hanuman Jayanti at present ... I'd just received this back from our translator. And so - rather than sit on it til next year's observance ... here it is slightly in advance of a Tuesday - Hanuman's Day.The English-language original may be found here: https://aryaakasha.com/2021/04/27/hanuman-jayanti-the-indo-european-situation-of-the-striker-thunderer-deific-in-apelike-form/ We would also direct interested parties … Continue reading Hanuman Jayanti : The Indo-European Situation Of The Striker/Thunderer Deific In Apelike Form [Hindi Translation]
Combat Operations : MahaRudra Ascending ᛗᚱᚨ (Mannaz-Raidho-Ansuz)
On Monday - Shiva's Day - at the height of Shravan Maas (Shiva's Month), two weeks previous, we carried out something simultaneously both 'traditional' and 'ground-breaking'. An ancient Vedic rite - which, via the availment of both modern technology and innovative application of archaic theology & metaphysics - we were able to conduct on two … Continue reading Combat Operations : MahaRudra Ascending ᛗᚱᚨ (Mannaz-Raidho-Ansuz)
The Divine Rite Of The Covenant – The Underpinning Apex As To The Godly Cosmos In Vedic, Hellenic, & Eddic Mythic Expression [ Part 1 – ‘Presaging The Triple-Arrow Thunder’ : The Imperative Oaths To Rudra Tanūnapāt ]
Odin (And Vili, And Vé) slaying Ymir. Zeus (And The Gods, And Three Ouranian Cyclopes, And Three Hekatoncheries) warring against the Titans, Gigantes, and Kronos (And Typhon). The Glorious (Agni-)Rudra (Dyaus) driving forth in terror and annihilation the Demons (A'Suras) from their three great citadels , winning the Three Worlds via Siege and His most formidable … Continue reading The Divine Rite Of The Covenant – The Underpinning Apex As To The Godly Cosmos In Vedic, Hellenic, & Eddic Mythic Expression [ Part 1 – ‘Presaging The Triple-Arrow Thunder’ : The Imperative Oaths To Rudra Tanūnapāt ]
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