#SaintsandSagesofKashmir
Chapter - 3
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#Lalleshwari ( Lal Ded )1320–1392
Foremost among Kashmiri Saints was the great "seer", Lalleshwari, popularly known as Lal Ded (Mother Lalla) of the Kashmir #Shaivism school of philosophy.
Chapter - 3
#Thread
#Lalleshwari ( Lal Ded )1320–1392
Foremost among Kashmiri Saints was the great "seer", Lalleshwari, popularly known as Lal Ded (Mother Lalla) of the Kashmir #Shaivism school of philosophy.
She was the creator of the style of mystic poetry called vatsun or Vakhs, "speech" (from Sanskrit vaak). Known as Lal Vakhs,Lal Ded is also known by various other names, including Lal Dyad (Dyad means "Grandmother"), Lal Diddi, Lalleshwari,Lalla Yogishwari/Yogeshwari and Lalishri
She continued the tradition of Shaivism in Kashmir, which was known as Trika before 1900.
When Lalla was twenty-six she renounced the family and became a devotee of Shiva.
When Lalla was twenty-six she renounced the family and became a devotee of Shiva.
Her sayings
You are the heaven and You are the earth,
You are the day and You are the night,
You are all pervading air,
You are the sacred offering of rice and flowers and of water;
You are Yourself all in all,
What can I offer You?
You are the heaven and You are the earth,
You are the day and You are the night,
You are all pervading air,
You are the sacred offering of rice and flowers and of water;
You are Yourself all in all,
What can I offer You?
At the very young age she met her Guru,The Siddha Shrikanth who enlightened her with Kashmir Shaivism , with practice she reached the state of Avadhuta ,rising above all body consciousness. It is said that in the end of her life she took Samadhi by dissolving into flame of light.
Source
- Kashmir net
- Yogini's of India
- Wiki
- kashmiri culture archives
- Kashmir net
- Yogini's of India
- Wiki
- kashmiri culture archives
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