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GLYPH #87: TWO, division, JYOTIRLINGA, unity yet duality

Mahadevan (1977) Concordance and Tables, pg 273



Glyph 87: Mahadevan 1977 concordance entries
[1] Number 2, Two strokes
[2] Jyotirlinga, infinite pillar of light
[3] division
[4] Sanskrit dve, two. Deva phonetic complement
[5] World axis
[6] Danda stick punctuation
[7] Danda punctuation: repeat, title enclosure, scripture verse label
[8]
[9]

The river has two banks, yet it is one river


Curse of the Kumaras Legend. || Two gatekeepers. Shiva's tiger meditation mat - oppositional force symbol. Beneficial opposition (like two rows of teeth in the mouth, muscle groups, inhalation, exhalation), helpful challenge. Need both force (demons) and finesse (gods) to achieve climax, peak, optimum performance. Two gates for the two gatekeepers, Jaya and Vijaya. Palace symbol #242. Egyptian hieroglyph O6, hwt 𓉗 Compound symbol, broken and unified. Poison and cure. Ladder and Chute/well.

reminder ivory rod gambling stick, gaming stick, dice



ADVAITA - without division

\
A

"A"
POINT
zero
negated
none
void

A



"a"
slash
zero
negated
none
void

divided, separated from
apart

ADVAITA

NON-DUAL
United
\ "a" without apart divide
|| two, division

division of a division, repeated segment of verse

DVE

DUAL, 2
द्वे dve

Jyotirlinga pillar of light

DEVA



GOD
SHIVA
Shiva nirguna no qualities, blank god fish

Brahma, Vishnu

DEVA

GOD
VISHNU
4-arm
god
divine form
DEVA

GOD
SHIVA
3rd eye

Brahma, horizontal crack, hatched golden egg

DEVA

GOD
BRAHMA
hatched golden egg
horizontal egg crack, top sky, bottom earth

This glyph is not an official entry in Mahadevan (1977) catalog. Variation of #70 Shiva 3rd eye fish, which has a vertical pupil, whereas Brahma's fish has horizontal midline. It is used multiple time in corpus. Added by C. Horner 2026, #70.1

TA


Up (Sanskrit ut-) Ut- (उत्)

chatra divine parasol
Sumerian "ti" arrow, life.
Chinese:
 天 (Tiān, "Heaven
@at up
ad to
great
Maha
haute, high
dedicated to
O Great!


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