• as a free spirited happy woman or a maiden
• a sitting posture by a Yogini in a Tantra
• as a source of good health and a purifier as in a garlic
The above does show that the symbol Swastika is associated with prayers and practices that were meant to purify ritual places, to protect from evil spirits, to protect from sickness and misfortunes, and fundamentally, to invite peace, prosperity and auspiciousness to one’s abode, mind and body. All in all, it denotes good health, which in turn is wealth, and promotes purity, happiness and common good. Swastika is a Sanskrit word, derived from the word Svasktika. It has many meanings which form the word itself. SU means GOOD, ASTI is TO BE and KA is a suffix, hence, Swastika means TO BE GOOD. …show more content…
Hence, it is important that it be used in the right manner and with right intentions. Sanskrit scholar P.R. Sarkar gave a deeper meaning to the symbol Swastika in 1979, as PERMANENT VICTORY. It was he who also stressed that as any symbol, the Swastika too, can have a positive and a negative meaning depending on the manner that it has been drawn. It is, thus, important that Swastika be drawn in the right manner to bring in that very nature of luck. A Right Hand Swastika is a symbol of GOD VISHNU, whereas the Laft Hand Swastika is a symbol of KALI and MAGIC. The double meanings of the symbols have been obtained by the way the symbols have been used. For Hindus, the Swastika is auspicious and brings in prosperity and good fortune. Swastika has also been taken as a representation of the Sun and the Cycle of …show more content…
It is to evoke Gods to bless and has been used for ages and ages. The archaeological records of Indus Valley Civilization have dated the first appearance of Swastika way back to around 2500BC. The cultural importance of Swastika has also been observed in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age cultures around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Though not portrayed as a markedly important symbol, it finds place in the array of symbols used. Swastika has been depicted as the symbol of Revolving Sun, Infinity, or continuing Creation in the Zoroastrian religion of Persia. It was important during the Mauryan Empire in Buddhism and gained importance in the Gupta regime as Hinduism rose and Buddhism declined. But Buddhism paved the way for Swastika to reach as far as Tibet and China. The Hindu Kings also introduced the Swastika to the Balinese Hinduism. The Buddhists also influenced the use of Swastika by the Bon faith of Tibet and also in the later syncretic religions like Cao Dai of Vietnam and Falun Gong of China. Despite the varying importance of the symbol Swastika from culture to culture and country to country, there lies no doubt in the fact that it drew a lof of meaning across all civilizations as being associated with religion and considered
• a sitting posture by a Yogini in a Tantra
• as a source of good health and a purifier as in a garlic
The above does show that the symbol Swastika is associated with prayers and practices that were meant to purify ritual places, to protect from evil spirits, to protect from sickness and misfortunes, and fundamentally, to invite peace, prosperity and auspiciousness to one’s abode, mind and body. All in all, it denotes good health, which in turn is wealth, and promotes purity, happiness and common good. Swastika is a Sanskrit word, derived from the word Svasktika. It has many meanings which form the word itself. SU means GOOD, ASTI is TO BE and KA is a suffix, hence, Swastika means TO BE GOOD. …show more content…
Hence, it is important that it be used in the right manner and with right intentions. Sanskrit scholar P.R. Sarkar gave a deeper meaning to the symbol Swastika in 1979, as PERMANENT VICTORY. It was he who also stressed that as any symbol, the Swastika too, can have a positive and a negative meaning depending on the manner that it has been drawn. It is, thus, important that Swastika be drawn in the right manner to bring in that very nature of luck. A Right Hand Swastika is a symbol of GOD VISHNU, whereas the Laft Hand Swastika is a symbol of KALI and MAGIC. The double meanings of the symbols have been obtained by the way the symbols have been used. For Hindus, the Swastika is auspicious and brings in prosperity and good fortune. Swastika has also been taken as a representation of the Sun and the Cycle of …show more content…
It is to evoke Gods to bless and has been used for ages and ages. The archaeological records of Indus Valley Civilization have dated the first appearance of Swastika way back to around 2500BC. The cultural importance of Swastika has also been observed in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age cultures around the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Though not portrayed as a markedly important symbol, it finds place in the array of symbols used. Swastika has been depicted as the symbol of Revolving Sun, Infinity, or continuing Creation in the Zoroastrian religion of Persia. It was important during the Mauryan Empire in Buddhism and gained importance in the Gupta regime as Hinduism rose and Buddhism declined. But Buddhism paved the way for Swastika to reach as far as Tibet and China. The Hindu Kings also introduced the Swastika to the Balinese Hinduism. The Buddhists also influenced the use of Swastika by the Bon faith of Tibet and also in the later syncretic religions like Cao Dai of Vietnam and Falun Gong of China. Despite the varying importance of the symbol Swastika from culture to culture and country to country, there lies no doubt in the fact that it drew a lof of meaning across all civilizations as being associated with religion and considered