Ms. Vatsala, One way to look at 1008 significance is as follows: There are 7 outer limits or paridhis and 21 inner limits within which we live as per puruSHa sUktam (saptAsyAsan paridhayah, trissapta samidah kRetAh). Together they make up 7+21=28 Seven outer limits are: (Five elements: Earth, water, wind, fire,space; together with day and night. These govern our 7 outer limits). The 21 inner limitsare: 5 jnAnEndriyams (ability to see, taste, touch, hear and smell); 5 karmEndriyams (to grasp, to walk, to speak,to pee and to poop) 5 vital breats (prANa, apAna, vyAna, udAna and smAna) 4 inner subtleties (antahkaraNam): mind (manah), intellect (buddhih), ego (ahankAram), and consciences (chittam) 2 inclinations: dharmam (Good inclinations) and adharmam (bad inclinations) We lead our life yagna relentlessly (nahi kaschit xaNamapi jAtu tiSHTatyakarma kRet- as per BhagavadgItA) year around (12 months- dwAdasha mAsAh samvatsarah). We are always under the influence of three gUNas sattva, rajas and tamas(trai guNya vishyA vEda- as per BhagavadgItA). Thus: 28 (paridhis)x12(months)x3(guNas)=1008 I am sure there are 1008 other ways of looking at this! dAsan, K. Sreekrishna Tatachar ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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