ADVAITA - undivided


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

AT / TA


Great, Maha महा


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



BRAHMAN - the one transcendent god



BRAHMAN BULL SEAL M-1103: The unified sum total of cosmos and life process: Churning of the Ocean of Milk
#244 #336 #347 #252 #391 #98
BRA
TIGER
SKIN
JAWS
SHIVA
A
VESSEL
butter / nectar
CHURN
tika / 3rd eye
tongue
H - HARI
VISHNU
upholder
hasta (हस्त)
hastau, 2 hands
worship
embrace
brah arms
Bāhu (बाहु)
M
MORTAR
 
Manth
churn
AN
Wheel
chakra
turtle
Light
N
NOT
NONE
FROM
OUT OF



AHIMSA - without harm

Image credit: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions. Volume 3.2. Parpola, ed. 2010



AHIMSA: (अहिंसा) without harm, non-violence



A

SHIVA
annihilator
without
HIMSA

Himsa (harm)
haṃsa (हंस)
Hamsa (swan)
mount of BRAHMA






RHINOCEROS SEAL M-1136: Protective amulet. Defended by the the whirling discus of Vishnu, and the cosmos-melting, wheel-of-fire Tandava dance of Shiva. Armored rhino symbolizes hardened, battle-ready form.
#391 #99 #347 #341 #342
CHAKRA
LIGHT
wheel
spinning, shining
(active verb marker)
and, plural, dual, of
VISHNU
4-armed form
Kurma turtle
(armed ninja form ; ) )
FOOT
Tandava dance of Shiva
destruction, creation
SHIVA
annihilation sign
tilak
jar sign

Seal corner disintegrated. Boom. Blood from rhino neck over altar, symbolizes sacrifice. Flood seal. Creation, destruction cycles. Satya yuga, Dharma stands on 4 legs like dow. Treta, 3 legs like Bringhi. Dwarpa Yuga two legs like demigod man. Kali Yuga, one leg like dancing Shiva. No legs - dissolution, Pralaya. Reboot
2026-9-4



Source: Temple girl




MAHA MANTRA

The Great Churning


Credit: Indian Museum, Kolkata, Human Evolution Gallery
Interpretation CCH 2026-7-15: The Great Churning. MAN-TR-A. Maha Mantra (The Great Mantra)

#336 #89 #211
CHURNING

GREAT
CHURN

MAN
Manthan
A ajna
-ING

TRA
THREE
multiple
repeated
Trimurti
active verb
GREAT

MAHA
Great
A
AD
AT
TRA



Unicorn Yaali Seal: Churning of the Ocean of Milk

This seal represents the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, emphasizing how the multi-headed serpent Shesha coiled around the mountain and was used as a rope, pulled by both gods and demons. Similarly, there is a coil around the unicorn's neck. Next, the nasty scorpion claw poison sign is superimposed on a flow symbol. This seal considers the tension of cosmic forces in the universe, the apparent back-and-forth tug of war of life. Eventually the reward arrives, here with ambrosia lotus and goddess of fortune signs.


source: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions

UNICORN YAALI SEAL. Mythical beast with an elephant trunk, the mount of Budh, the planet Mercury (important to alchemy). Likewise, the manger of the unicorn is an emblem of the secrets of alchemy, the exotic ingredients and processes needed to make ambrosia. The metaphor carries the esoteric meaning of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, which is also probing the depths, and combining the great opposing forces to enable the secrets of eternal life to emerge. Epigraphic pun: the second glyph combines three elements into one: poison, Asura demon, and river flow. This represents the Halahala poison which emerged during the Churning of the Ocean of Milk.

UNICORN YAALI SEAL: Churning of the Ocean of Milk
#175 #216 #53 #181 #400 #99 #65 #171 #162 #336 #252 #402
SHESHA
Vasuki
rope
serpent
POISON
adversary
scorpion
evil
DEMON
poison
scorpion
eclipse
FLOW
POISON
river
 
LOTUS
BUD
Vishnu navel
AMRITA
AND
 
 
union
LAKSHMI
FORTUNE
goddess
child, youth
OCEAN
water
5 trident
sceptre
TRIDENT
Shiva's
trishul
 
BUTTER
CHURN
pestle
tongue
MORTAR
PESTLE
butter
churn
SHIVA
tilak, vessel
head mark
ORIGIN




OM NAMA SHIVAYA


Credit: Indian Museum, Kolkata, Human Evolution Gallery
Interpretation CCH 2026-7-15: The Great Churning. MAN-TR-A. Maha Mantra (The Great Mantra)

Inscription M-100: OM nama Shivaya
#269.1 #99 #124B #211
OM

(vibration)

and, plural
nama

Shivaya


2026-9-17 CCH.
Further Excavations at Mohenjodaro. Inscription 100
Ratti sign gold measure
TODO: ingenious spiral lock mechanisms, internal ball trap. Frozen cymatics



Corpus of Indus Inscriptions p17

Case of repeated glyph. In case of Dolavira signboard, may indicate word breaks. Here it is emphatic, part of the story of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk. The wheel / chakra #391 repeated to emphasize the extensive churning, repeated cycles which produced in turn, poison, healing Amrita, Lakshmi, and various treasures.


Valentines, love seal. KAMA, god of love with two hearts


Interpretation by Celeste Horner 2026. Response * post by Harappa.com Facebook post on H-10 unicorn seal
Copper seal of bull with heart, stomach and loin labeled. Diagram in Parpola 1994, Deciphering the Indus Script, p 111.     Cupid - istock


Analysis and interpretation of the unicorn Indus seal of Kama, god of love

Love amulet. World's oldest Valentine? A seal from c2600 B.C.
Two hearts are ignited by Kamadev's arrows of love
Swept away by passion with the force of a waterfall,
flowing with sweetness, glowing with happiness


Sign number Indus sign Description
#323Heart
Upside-down heart symbol is attested on a copper plate from Mohenjo-daro with heart, stomach and loin labeled on a wave-horn bull or water buffalo. Illustration in Parpola (1994), Deciphering the Indus Script, p 111.
#323 #323Two hearts, lovers
#28Kama, god of love with bow and love-inspiring arrows.
Man with bow and arrow. Kama, god of love with bow and love-inducing arrows. Amorous male. Archer. Tautness of the bowstring symbolizes romantic energy and electricity. Bowstring is romantic tension.
#114Many love-inspiring arrows in the quiver of Kama.
8 stroke count. Completeness, all 4 directions X 2, or including cross-quarters, full circle. Many arrows in the quiver of Kama, god of love. Vibrations. Repeated action.
#249Mace (weapon of Vishnu)
Decapitated head. Falling head over heels in love. Losing ones senses for love. Intoxication. Loss of ego. Mace - force, bowled over, knocked out. Butter churn: sweetness.
#252Butter churn (sweetness).
Fire drill, sparks about to fly. Arrow in target. Pestle in mortar. Sweet, rich, delicious, sensual, indulgent. Intimate embrace intercourse. The sword in the stone. Mace, weight, momentum, emotional impact.
#180Flow. Blessings. Waterfall. Heavenly river (Ganga) flowing down gently
Ganga river flowing down from heaven. Hair. Matted locks of Shiva's hair, which buffers the tremendous energy of Ganga river falling from heaven, releasing the river more gently to the earth.
#391LIGHT. Heaven. Sun, light of happiness. Glowing with love
Sun. Star. WHEEL. Speed, heart racing. Cosmic axis. Life.

Unicorn Kama seal interpreted by Celeste Claire Horner, 2026-6-20

Kama Indus seal


Cycles of Existence (Bird in nest) and Void Pralaya (Shiva symbol)
Shiva - dissipation symbol #342 and Vishnu, upholder #347
Pralayas - Puranas [*]

TRANSLATIONS INDEX


H-770   UNITY: Many avatar of Vishnu, featuring 9th. Intersecting rings.

Inscription 2518. Mohini and Shiva







Indus script interpretation by Celeste C. Horner, 2026


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