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Kulimela
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yajvan
aká¹trima-aham-vimarÅa
hariḥ oṁ
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namasté
I thought to offer this POV, of the 'mil' that occurs in India...
kumbha is rooted (√
in kumbh meaning covering ; kumbha is a water-pot , small water-jar i.e. some call an urn.
'mela' is really 'mil' - come together , assemble , concur ; we could say milāpaka - one one who obtains the gathering ( mil-āpaka).
So this kumbha mil is that gathering that occurs during kumbha. Kumbha being the rāśi (sign) of Aquarius.
Since this Aquarius is the natural 11th house , it is a house of gain. It's kāraka¹is guru ( Jupiter). Since this 11th house is the house of gains it too is a upacaya¹ - that is it grows over time.
Now if we look at a more subtler view of this kumbha mil there is another consideration that is not readily apparent at first glance. Kumbha we know as an urn, but this is also a yogic practice of filling or emptying one's self of air. It brings calmness and tones the overall system. And this mil is a beautiful word not often heard, but the Supreme on occasion is called mil-mil. What can that mean? It suggests joined and assembled totally, fully, without any seems.
So, on attending the kumbha mil one comes and joins others, yet in affect also comes to be filled fully with the Supreme.
praṇām
words
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namasté
I thought to offer this POV, of the 'mil' that occurs in India...
kumbha is rooted (√
in kumbh meaning covering ; kumbha is a water-pot , small water-jar i.e. some call an urn.'mela' is really 'mil' - come together , assemble , concur ; we could say milāpaka - one one who obtains the gathering ( mil-āpaka).
So this kumbha mil is that gathering that occurs during kumbha. Kumbha being the rāśi (sign) of Aquarius.
Since this Aquarius is the natural 11th house , it is a house of gain. It's kāraka¹is guru ( Jupiter). Since this 11th house is the house of gains it too is a upacaya¹ - that is it grows over time.
Now if we look at a more subtler view of this kumbha mil there is another consideration that is not readily apparent at first glance. Kumbha we know as an urn, but this is also a yogic practice of filling or emptying one's self of air. It brings calmness and tones the overall system. And this mil is a beautiful word not often heard, but the Supreme on occasion is called mil-mil. What can that mean? It suggests joined and assembled totally, fully, without any seems.
So, on attending the kumbha mil one comes and joins others, yet in affect also comes to be filled fully with the Supreme.
praṇām
words
- kāraka - making , doing , acting , who or what does or produces or creates
- upachaya - increase , growth , prosperity
- Note the 'i' in saṃskṛt (इ sounds like fill or lily. The long ī (ई sounds like a double e (ee) like in feel or police;
Hence mil and mel are close in sounding. Yet 'e' in saṃskṛt sounds like the 'e' in prey. So mela becomes may-la.
kaisersose
Active Member
Kulimela and Kumbha mela are completely different, as far as I know.
yajvan
aká¹trima-aham-vimarÅa
hariḥ oṁ
~~~~~~
namasté
yes, different - as I offered just a different idea - I hope within the same theme ~spiritual gathering~ and the upliftment of mankind.
praṇām
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namasté
yes, different - as I offered just a different idea - I hope within the same theme ~spiritual gathering~ and the upliftment of mankind.
praṇām
Gaura Priya
IRL
I wish I could go to a Kulimela and see all the youth in action... it's nice to see Krishna consciousness come alive at such festivals!
Plus, I am of the young adult section, haha!
Plus, I am of the young adult section, haha!