Sculpture of Murugan wielding his vel, identified as Jyoti. In modern Tamil Shaiva tradition, Jyoti is sometimes considered to be the personification of the female principle, an embodied representation of the vel of Murugan. [1]

Dec 21, 2023 · Jyoti is a Sanskrit word that means “divine light,” “radiance,” and “brightness.” It is often used as a proper first name, a root word, and as part of compound words for important Hindu practices or concepts.

A jyoti mudra technique that is taught to Kriya Yogis has for its purpose the making manifest the light (jyoti) of the spiritual eye by "closing of the nine gates of the body," which Lord Krishna here advocates as a means for man's illumination.

Nov 29, 2019 · In Kriya yoga, there is a mudra (seal) called Yoni mudra or Jyotirmudra/Jyoti Mudra. This is also called Shanmukhi Mudra in Hatha yoga. The practice of this mudra results in the appearance of a flame like light at the eyebrow center. The real name of this seal in the Yogic parlance is Yoni mudra.

Jyoti is the goddess of light and the divine spear (the vel). She is the daughter of Shiva and Parvati, and is closely related to her brother, the god of war, Skanda, who holds a spear in his right hand. There are two myths describing the birth of the goddess.

Jyotirlinga is the light of Lord Shiva. The Legend of the "Jyotirlinga" is mentioned in the Vishnu Purana. When Lord Vishu and Lord Shiva were debating over who is supreme, Lord Shiva had produced a vast pillar of light and asked both of them to find the end of the light in both directions.

Goddess Jyoti emerged from a spark that appeared from the forehead of Goddess Parvati while she was creating the Vel or spear that is associated with Muruga. Some scholars suggest that Goddess Jyoti is the Vel that Muruga or Skanda carries. She …

According to Tantra Yoga, Jyoti is the aroused kundalini shakti (latent energy) that resides in the ajna chakra (psychic center between the eyebrows in the forehead) and is experienced as light in deep meditation. In Her popular images, Jyoti is represented as a …

Jyoti is a member of the Shiva family. She is a part of the eternal godhead. When Shiva (static consciousness) united with Shakti (kinetic energy) Ganesha (sound) and Skanda (light) were born. Jyoti ('spark of light') was also born out of this union.

Nov 12, 2012 · Goddess Jyoti, Goddess of Light, is said to represent the power of the Ultimate Reality – Brahman that illuminates our minds. She is said to give shape and form to all created things and beings in the world. In pinning her status, Goddess Jyoti is …