tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post588329732140215163..comments2023-05-24T23:33:57.516+10:00Comments on My Unwelcome Stranger: Devahuti and DamodarDenis Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-79750536956128962282011-01-20T00:45:38.980+11:002011-01-20T00:45:38.980+11:00Sort of. Dev was following an Indian tradition aro...Sort of. Dev was following an Indian tradition around at least 4000 years ago! Where some western forms absolutely insisted that a name be put in the Given Name and Family Name boxes she just put 'Devahuti Devahuti'.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-17412229260861338642011-01-19T14:34:02.990+11:002011-01-19T14:34:02.990+11:00.. so Devahuti was at the forefront of the one nam..... so Devahuti was at the forefront of the one name trend imitated much later by Madonna, Prince, Sting et al.Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-90190428647090666742010-12-27T08:35:01.264+11:002010-12-27T08:35:01.264+11:00Thanks for that, Julie. What? You have been lookin...Thanks for that, Julie. What? You have been looking at the lingam at great length? What's goin' on here??? :)<br />That's the meaning of Devahuti I was looking for, incidentally. Well done. I just wasn't sure of the 'hut' component.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-85437995722784848732010-12-26T19:14:58.518+11:002010-12-26T19:14:58.518+11:00Devahuti means invocation, or call, to god (deva)....Devahuti means invocation, or call, to god (deva). I love reading these meanings and have just done so at great length on a Sai Baba website, to do with the lingam..the meaning I mentioned above is from mythology. Maybe if Joan has a Sanskrit dictionary she can look it up.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796734273732243982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-32322723520523799222010-12-26T07:59:00.731+11:002010-12-26T07:59:00.731+11:00Lovely translation for Devahuti, Julie. I suspect ...Lovely translation for Devahuti, Julie. I suspect it has others too, but my Sanskrit is pidgin-Sanskrit. Joan might be able to add to that. Yes, they were the best teachers..<br />As to India, I am still deeply saddened by this strange rift between India and Australia. It was never there before, and must be to do with the exploitation of Indian students, but definitely NOT by Australian educational institutions alone. The middlemen on BOTH sides have taken part in it.<br />Too big a topic for here but I can't believe how quickly it has happened, and how wrongly.Denis Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786035137418348609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-17179290989428859742010-12-24T13:36:13.317+11:002010-12-24T13:36:13.317+11:00Devahuti: mother of wisdom -mother of the sage Kap...Devahuti: mother of wisdom -mother of the sage Kapila<br /><br />Damodar: a name of god Vishnu (to do with discipline - the clarity that comes with discipline)<br /><br />Good teachers!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796734273732243982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722735165669239585.post-8110753402065805462010-12-24T09:47:40.896+11:002010-12-24T09:47:40.896+11:00Your instinct led you to your dharmic path :) in m...Your instinct led you to your dharmic path :) in my grateful opinion. Devahuti looks enchanting and I'm envious of what you can do with photoshop as well as, a bit, of those connections you were making then! "India has a culture?" is a question most Australians still would not even think to ask.India -where's that? I'm still astonished at how determinedly educationalists here now overlook that incredible country which is increasingly so powerful both strategically and economically. And its wonderful culture!! We have a big push for Asian languages renewed at UNE. No Hindi, of course. I love this story of your learning. *Smile*Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796734273732243982noreply@blogger.com