I will praise the water Ardvi Sura Anahita, the wide-flowing (as it is) and healing in its influence.
ARDVI SURA ANAHITA "IS THE PERSIAN GODDESS BELIEVED TO THE "MOTHER OF THE STARS." SHE IS THE HIGH, POWERFUL, UNDEFILED ONE. UPON HER HEAD SHE WEARS A GOLD CROWN WITH A HUNDRED STARS AND A GARMENT MADE OF BEAVER SKINS. SHE IS HONORED ANNUALLY ON THIS DATE WITH A SACRED FESTIVAL CALLED THE "ARDVI SURA" OR "THE DAY OF ARDVI" WHICH TAKES PLACE UNDER THE NIGHTTIME STARS. THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. SHE DRIVES A CHARIOT PULLED BY FOUR HORSES..."WIND, RAIN, CLOUD, AND SLEET." BECAUSE OF HER CONNECTION WITH LIFE, WARRIORS IN BATTLE PRAYED TO HER FOR SURVIVAL AND VICTORY.
She was also the heavenly source of all waters on earth as well as the source of great the cosmic ocean, and as the Goddess of pure waters and fertility, Her temples were built near natural springs, rivers, or lakes. Her fountains are at the top of a mythical mountain in the star region and the waters flow down to nourish the earth. She is identified with a sacred river, the mighty "Aredvi," the largest river on earth. It waters the lands for miles and miles before it splashes into the sea.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM THE "ABAN YAS"T OR "YAST OF THE WATERS" WHICH IS DEDICATED TO "ARDVI SURI ANAHITA."
"OFFER UP A SACRIFICE, O SPITAMA ZARATHUSTRA! UNTO THIS SPRING OF MINE, ARDVI SURA ANAHITA, THE WIDE-EXPANDING AND HEALTH-GIVING, WHO HATES THE DEMONS AND OBEYS THE LAWS OF AHURA, WHO IS WORTHY OF SACRIFICE IN THE MATERIAL WORLD, WORTHY OF PRAYER IN THE MATERIAL WORLD; THE LIFE-INCREASING AND HOLY, THE HERD-INCREASING AND HOLY, THE FOLD-INCREASING AND HOLY, THE WEALTH-INCREASING AND HOLY, THE COUNTRY-INCREASING AND HOLY; "
"WHO DRIVES FORWARDS ON HER CHARIOT, HOLDING THE REINS OF THE CHARIOT. SHE GOES, DRIVING, ON THIS CHARIOT, LONGING FOR THE WORSHIP OF MEN AND THINKING THUS IN HER HEART: "WHO WILL PRAISE ME? WHO WILL OFFER ME A SACRIFICE, WITH LIBATIONS CLEANLY PREPARED AND WELL-STRAINED, TOGETHER WITH THE HAOMA AND MEAT? TO WHOM SHALL I CLEAVE, WHO CLEAVES UNTO ME, AND THINKS WITH ME, AND BESTOWS GIFTS UPON ME, AND IS OF GOOD WILL UNTO ME?
W"HOM FOUR HORSES CARRY, ALL WHITE, OF ONE AND THE SAME COLOUR, OF THE SAME BLOOD, TALL, CRUSHING DOWN THE HATES OF ALL HATERS, THE HATES OF DEMONS AND MEN, OF EVIL SPIRITS AND GOBLINS, OF THE OPPRESSORS, OF THE BLIND AND OF THE DEAF."
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MEENAKSHI is the Hindu Goddess of Madurai, the city of nectar. She is an avatar of the Goddess Parvati. The King of Madurai, Malayadwaja Pandya, was without an heir to his throne. He performed sacrifices before a sacred fire, called yagnas, to pray for a child. During one of the yagnas, a three-year-old girl stepped out of the fire, and Malayadwaja Pandya adopted her as his daughter. The child had eyes that were shaped like fish, so he called her Meenakshi (which means fish-eyed).
The child was also unusual in that she had three breasts. Malayadwaja was concerned about this, but a divine voice told him not to worry, that the third breast would disappear when Meenakshi met her mate. She grew to be a beautiful princess, and took over the kingdom when her adopted father died. She ruled well, and was expanding her kingdom when she met up with Shiva. As soon as she saw him, her third breast disappeared. They married and are worshipped side by side in Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai.
Meenakshi's name is also seen as MINAKSI or MINACI, and there are hymns of praise to her which give her the following epithets:
Treasure house of mercy
Consort of Lord Shiva
Personification of sacred truth
Daughter of the mountain
Enchanter of the universe
Goddess of varied aspects
Greater than the great
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SNOTRA (pronounced SNOW-tra) is the Norse Goddess of prudence. She is one of Frigg's handmaidens, and she is said to have been a master of all knowledge. She was called on by those who wished to be as virtuous and self-disciplined as she. Snotra's name means "wise."
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AIA (pronounce EYE-uh) is one of the Greek Naiades. The Naiades were generally thought to be daughters of an Okeanid mother (the 3000 daughters of Tethys and Okeanos, Goddesses of fresh water sources) and a Potamoi father (the 3000 sons of Tethys and Okeanos, Gods of the rivers). Naiades were particularly responsible for water that came up from the earth, such as springs, fountains, and wells. Aia's spring was in the town of Kholkis on the Black Sea. She was once pursued by Phasis, a local river God. Aia's name is also seen as AEA.
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