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The title Ashtadiggajas (Ashta + dik + gaja) means elephants in eight directions.It refers to the old Hindu belief that eight elephants hold the earth in eight directions which are namely Airaavata, Pundareeka, Vamana, Kumuda, Anjana, Pushpadanta, Sarvabhauma, Suprateeka, whose wives are Abhra, Kapila, Pingala, Anupama, Taamraparni, Subhradanti, Angana, Anjanaavati.
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The Matanga Lila associates the Ashtadiggajas as vehicles of the Ashtadikpala, eight divine guardians of the directions. It states that the Unborn (Creator) took half shells of the cosmic egg in his hands; the Ashtadiggajas - eight elephants led by Airavata emerged from the shell in the right hand as the sages chanted the saman hymns; while the ...
They are regarded to guard and control the eight cardinal directions. Each of the Ashta Bhairavas is regarded to preside over eight subordinate Bhairavas, totalling 64 Bhairavas. [ 2 ] The Ashta Bhairavas are described to be subordinate to Kālabhairava, who is considered the supreme ruler of time in the universe and the chief form of Bhairava.
Ishana (Sanskrit: ईशान, IAST: Īśāna), is a Hindu god and the dikpala of the northeast direction. He is often considered to be one of the forms of the god Shiva, [2] [3] and is also often counted among the eleven Rudras. [3] He is venerated in Hinduism, [4] [2] [5] some schools of Buddhism [6] and Jainism. [7]
The lotus symbolizes purity and renunciation. Although the lotus has its roots in the mud at the bottom of a pond, its flower lies immaculate above the water. The Buddhist lotus bloom has 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, 64, 100, or 1,000 petals. The same figures can refer to the body's 'internal lotuses', that is to say, its energy centres . [6] [7]
The ashtadikkpala or the eight directions is also further be qualified as follows.. East or Praachi-Kshatriya/Surabhi West or Paschima-Brahmana/Yoni North or uttara-Vyshya/Pankajam South or Dakshina-Shudra/Chakra Northeast or Eeshaanya-Lingam Southeast or Agni-Gnana Northwest or Vaayu-Koorma Southwest or Niruttya-Shoorpancha ( Dr.Harish Venkat ...