Padmaragaprabha Parvati

I saw a life-size statue of Goddess Parvati. She was fair complexioned with all the ornaments. The statue was kept in a grand room, the details of which I do not remember. Goddess Parvati had all the ornaments. Her face was beautiful. Among them, I was paying attention to the hair-parting ornament (maang-teeka) and ear-rings. Both of them had large "padmaraaga" (best quality rubies) studded. The rubies were quite large. The precious gems were making the cheeks and forehead of Goddess Parvati reddish in color.

Dream 31: Wandering in villages

This dream is about five days old. In the dream, during a journey towards Āmī (Bihar), I get stuck around a village. I did not see any mode of transport, which probably means I was on foot. I noticed a hand-pump and I decided to wash my hands and feet in its water, before moving ahead. However, I noticed my ancestor's village home on reaching the hand-pump, and therefore I decided to take blessings from my village relatives.

No one replied to my door-knocks, after which I entered through the doors on my own. I noticed a bright and grand room, with lots of photos and small idols of Pārvatī decked up against the wall. I immediately took a bow. The floor was made of white marble. In another room to the left of Pārvatī temple, was a room of Lakṣmī decked up in a similar fashion. I noticed two more rooms before my dream ended. One room had many small idols and photos of Kṛṣṇa, and the last one had a somewhat large wooden idol of Gaṇeśa.

Dream 30: Two temples

This dream is about a month old. During the night or during a dark evening, I saw two adjacent temples, one of Śiva and one of Pārvatī (Devi). The temples were lighted from outside and they looked beautiful.

Dream 28: Rama, Sita, and Gauri

This dream is from 15th May week in 2009. I was around a huge mansion (haveli) in the night, with moonlight shining in the field. I saw some elderly aunts, whom I respect deeply. Inside the mansion, there were stairs leading to the roof. I went up on the stairs, till I finally met a temple.

The temple had a unified idol, consisting of Rāma, Sītā, and Gaurī (with Sītā in the middle). Within the dream, I thought that this temple represents the blessing of Gaurī to Sītā in the puṣpavāṭikā.

Dream 20: Bhavānī's voice

In reality, I was discussing some Tantra and stuff with my friends last night. I told them how the Devi Bhagvat differs from the commonly known interpretation of Śivalinga as a phallus with Pārvatī's vulva. The Devi Bhagvat narrates the Linga as the egg shaped cosmos, while some books like Rudrayamalam suggest it to be the primordial energy egg from which the universe expanded (hint: Big Bang).

Now, let's move on to the dream part. Just the same night, I saw a black dark area, from which a voice was emanating. The voice was in English (unlike some previous dreams where it would be Sanskrit). The voice seemed confident and aware of what it was talking about. Yet the voice was soft and tender (like that of a teacher). The voice was of a woman, and most likely Goddess. The voice said, ‘‘It is really impossible to tell whether Bhavānī's energy is present in vulva or not. But that should not really concern you.’’

I woke up suddenly, but luckily I remembered the dialogue this time. Its interpretation is not completely clear to me, as of now.

Dream 19: Mother Kīrti

I had this confusing dream a few days ago. Either a narration was being done by my father about a version of Rāmāyana (not the Valmiki one). Or otherwise, I was just roaming in ancient times, witnessing various characters.

At some point in time, I reached a strange temple with beautiful white stairs. While ascending, I found an emanating fire coming out from the mouth of Goddess. The Goddess was called as Kīrti there. The fire was about ten meters long. My luck was not good enough to see Her face.