From: akkiraju@ee.tamu.edu (Siva Kumar Akkiraju)
Subject: Mystic Symbolism--Part 4
Organization: Texas A&M University
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 02:37:36 GMT

Hi Netters,
Let us continue with the Mystic Symbolism. The research of Mr.Subhash C.Kuk,
 and his article, has provided the fuel for this article. His research is 
 commendable for that it brought some interesting facts and  accelerated  
further study in ``OUR WAY''. 

Let us consider the brick laying in ``Fire
 Place Construction''. The symbolism indicated in the construction has been 
 shown to have a link with the Organization of ``Vedic texts''(by Mr. Subhash) 
which in turn is connected with Cosmic Principles. For a ``Keen-Eyed'' 
meditator, it may not be difficult to see that this symbolism, both Vedic-Text
 organization and Brick laying represent some higher principles( yet to be 
excavated ?)
 
For instance: In the Fire Place Brick Laying: (As also explained in Mr.Subhash's
 article) There are five layers in brick laying (In Vedic texts, they bear 
distinct names: A layer is termed ``Invisible counter part of Visible world''.
 Some bricks form the, so called,  ``Life-Bearing bricks'', some bricks
 form the principles of life ``Prana'' and ``Apana'' and so on). The purpose 
 of these five layer symbolism is esoteric. If we consider the bricks used for
 construction, two bricks come into picture, one, ``Isha''(Perfect cube),
 and second one, ``Urja''(a Proportion Brick). The perfect cubic brick forms
 a cube with 12 units of side. Thus, each side represents the months in a year.
 The sum of all the sides of an edge form, 12 X 3 =36 divisions of each year
( This corresponds with the 36 deacons of Egyptian Rituals), sum of all the 
right angles in the cube, 24 corresponding to Gayatric Metre(Also, lunations of
 year, hours of day etc). Regarding the geometry of the proportional brick,
 its length, width and height are in the proportion 4:3:2 ! (remember this
 ever present number?) 432 is the base number for the computation of duration
 of Yugas (432000 years for kali yuga, Maha Yuga forming with 4320000 yrs.etc)
That is some thing to do with ``Brick-Laying''.
 
If we go to Puranas: 
It was described in Vishnu Puraana..

1) The king of gods(Indra) sends a beautiful Apsarasa, Pramlocha to 
seduce Kandu, a sage, a yogi, pious and ascetic. She succeeded in her unholy
 attempt and ``907 years 6 months 3 days'' spent in her company appeared to
 sage as one day. After Muni realizes what happened, and curses the creature of
 seduction bitterly, thus disturbing his devotion. Pramlocha, terrifies, and 
flies away giving birth to a child, the lovely girl named Marisha, from
 the pores of her skin in drops of her perspiration.''

Similar(same ?) allegory of Genesis says:

2) Of Adam, born an image of clay, into which the ``Lord -god'' breathes the
 breath of life but not of intelligent and discrimination, which are developed
 only after he had tasted of the fruit of Tree of Knowledge; in other words when
 he has acquired the first development of mind, and had implanted in him Manas.


3) There is Similar allegory in Irish Myths..Could some body supply the
 info ?

Could these allegories be understood as ``Kandu(and Adam of Genesis) standing 
for the First Race. He is son of Pitrus, hence one devoid of mind, which is 
hinted by his being unable to discern a period of nearly 1000 years from one 
day. Pramlocha is the Hindu Lillith of the Adam; and Marisha, the daughter
 born of perspirations from her pores, stands as a symbol for second Race 
 of Mankind ? Also, by any chance, the time of ``907 yrs...''is an exoteric 
figure given purposefully reversed and distorted, being the figure of
 duration of the cycle between the first and second human race ? ? ''

Before ending this part, let us look at the ``Number-Logic'' of Vedas:

1) Solar Allegory, Ramayana is composed in 24000 poems according to
 Gayatric Metre.

2) Lunar Allegory, Mahabharata is composed in 18 books (3/4 of 24 because
 3/4 of the creation remains as a concealed formula to reveal the remaining
 1/4 )

3) the Soly-Lunar Allegory Bhagavata is composed in 12 books after the 12 
divisions of the Zodiac and 12 months of the year.

An AEL says: ``there is not a word in any of the Puranas that has not
 a special esoteric meaning'' ! 

We shall continue in the next part.

--siva a.k.