Guest Cube Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 What does it mean ? Where's does it come from ? History lesson ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sukanta Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 when the saddhus hit the chillum , they use to say bom shankar , it's like a way to thank shiva and share the chillum with shiva... but i may be wrong , maybe it's not shiva(rahhh memory.... :-/ )... and maybe someone will have a better and more clear explanation ...anyone here??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Full Lotus Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Shankar is another (one of many) name for Shiva. If you want a few more names, then please ask. But the above explanation is about right.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jaimz Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Yeah, it's got no direct translation, but something along the lines of "Praise Shiva" or "The Divine Light In Me Recognises The Divine Light In You", or "May The Seed Of Your Loins Be Fruitful In The Belly Of Your Woman". It's the Hindi equivalent of "Praise the Lord" or "Allah Akbah" or "Hail Eris". Personally, I don't really use the phrase too much - I feel it would be offensive to the Hindi religion for me to use it, as I'm not Hindu. Sometimes, tho, I may use it when thanking someone who is Hindu, out of respect. Hail Eris! ;-) Jaimz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsiLoCyBe Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Does it have anything to do with Hare Krishna ? Or just Hindu ? - which is so similiar to Hare Krishna yet so different in many ways .. Who is Shiva ? The same entity as Krishna ? Or another alltogether ? I'd like as much input as you are willing to give - thanx !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsyRoger Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 U PRAY TO GOD BEFORE UR LUNCH OR DINNER.....THAS HOW U PRAY TO GOD ( SHANKAR) BEFORE SMOKIN UR SHANKAR IN OTHER WORDS PAY RESPECT....IN GOOD VIBES....OTHERWISE THE SECOND EXPLANATION BY SUKANTA..bOOm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru sigma Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Hare Krishna is the way of saluting Krishna. And no, Shiva and Krishna are not the same entity. Shiva (or Shankar) is the goddess of energy; creation and destruction. Her man is Shakti (or Kundalini) and the term refers to the energy uncoiling at the base of your spine and connecting to the universe thru your Ananda chakra. If I'm right Krishna is the son of this union. He is always represented with a sheep. I didn't know that Shiva and Shankar meant the same. When my friends hit the chillum, they go "Shiva Bom"... there's many ways of thanking Shiva before hitting the chillum. That's because, hashish is sacred to Shiva, and smoking in a chillum is even more sacred. I even know a man who gets on his knees and puts the chillum above his head before saying a few words in hindi - and then gives it a mmmmmmmmooooooooonster hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Full Lotus Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 Guru Sigma, unfortunatley you are not entirely correct. Shiva is one of the Trimurti of Hindu gods, the others being Bramha and Vishnu. Sort of like the father, son and holy ghost analogy. Anyway, Shiva's wife if you will, is the goddess Parvati, who herself is a personification of Shakti, the female power. Shiva and Pavati had two sons, Ganesh and Karitika. Kundalini is the serpent (power) at the base of the spine, which you uncoil through meditation to travel up your chakras and open your 3rd Eye. Krishna is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu (8th being Rama and the 9th Buddha, with a 10th still to come). In the great Hindu epic, the Mahabharat, Krishna reveals himself to be the Supreme Being-Soul who then narrates to his friend Arjun the Bhagvad Gita, literally 'The Divine Song' which is one of the holiest books in Hinduism. Shiva has many names, here are a few of them, Rudra, Mahadeva, Shankar, Amar Nath, Bhole Nath, Kedar Nath, Som Nath. You can find out about the sacrementa uses of cannabis at the following url: http://www.kamakala.com/cannabis.htm Bom Bholenath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsiLoCyBe Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 Great ! Very interesting since I have been reading quite a bit on Krishna Consiousnes and many names mentioned are also mentioned in the books I read (Sri Isopanisad, The Gita, Science of self Realisation) ... Still very new to me - and so are the concepts .. almost doesn't make sense at some points and it makes too much sense at other points - if you get me. I assume, for someone like me (or anyone) not knowing to much about it .. It would be wrong to say "Bom Shankar" at any given instance .. In that case I'll refrain from doing so out of respect. Thanks for the info guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsiLoCyBe Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 Great ! Very interesting since I have been reading quite a bit on Krishna Consiousnes and many names mentioned are also mentioned in the books I read (Sri Isopanisad, The Gita, Science of self Realisation) ... Still very new to me - and so are the concepts .. almost doesn't make sense at some points and it makes too much sense at other points - if you get me. I assume, for someone like me (or anyone) not knowing to much about it .. It would be wrong to say "Bom Shankar" at any given instance .. In that case I'll refrain from doing so out of respect. Thanks for the info guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru sigma Posted June 12, 2002 Share Posted June 12, 2002 full lotus, thank you for your accurate corrections. good to know people still know their stuff! and they don't just go and assume like myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rishi Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 Saying Boom Shanker is representative way of bringing the energy of Shankar into the chillum/smoking session. It is not of religious significance and the term is used mostly by Sadhus/Babas (Shamens) Shiva is the Destroyer, Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, the three make up a sort of trinity or Tridevs (Tri-gods) Shiva is the Mahadeva (of the greatest of gods, probably has something to do with the fact he's the destroyer = fear psychosis in religon :-) ). I dont think its got anything to do with ===Quote === "The Divine Light In Me Recognises The Divine Light In You", or "May The Seed Of Your Loins Be Fruitful In The Belly Of Your Woman". It's the Hindi equivalent of "Praise the Lord" or "Allah Akbah" or "Hail Eris". ===Quote=== Shiva is most definately a man , If you've ever visited a Shiv temple and seen a Shiv-ling you'll understand ,a Shiv-ling is the phallic symbol so he's also a fertility god. Also saying "That's because, hashish is sacred to Shiva" will get you a good thrashing and a a lot of trouble in India. (Also In India Charas is smoked not a lot of Hashish.) This following is entirely untrue. ===Quote === Shiva (or Shankar) is the goddess of energy; creation and destruction. Her man is Shakti (or Kundalini) and the term refers to the energy uncoiling at the base of your spine and connecting to the universe thru your Ananda chakra. If I'm right Krishna is the son of this union. He is always represented with a sheep. I didn't know that Shiva and Shankar meant the same. When my friends hit the chillum, they go "Shiva Bom"... there's many ways of thanking Shiva before hitting the chillum. That's because, hashish is sacred to Shiva, and smoking in a chillum is even more sacred. ===Quote === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru sigma Posted June 14, 2002 Share Posted June 14, 2002 alright... so i had totally untrue and wrong information - sorry about the confusions i could've caused! what i wrote is what i had understood from what my friends said... the next time i'll ask BEFORE hitting the chillum :Þ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PsiLoCyBe Posted June 15, 2002 Share Posted June 15, 2002 "Saying Boom Shanker is representative way of bringing the energy of Shankar into the chillum/smoking session. It is not of religious significance and the term is used mostly by Sadhus/Babas (Shamens)" So would it be disrespectfull of someone not in Krishna Consiousness or Hindu religion to say 'Boom/Bom Shiva/Shankar' ? (so many people on here do say it ...) Krishna with a sheep ? I thought it's a white cow ? I might be terribly wrong .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adz Om Posted June 17, 2002 Share Posted June 17, 2002 you are probably thinking of Shiva's bull, Nandi. bom Adz Om Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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