Grace

Sree Raja Rajeswari Devi

Universal Mother

"Om



Aim Hreem Shreem Sri Lalita Tripurasundari Padukam Poojayami Namah"

Dhyayet padmasanastham
vikasitavadanam padmapatrayatakshim
Hemabham pitavastram karakalitalasad hemapadmam varangim
Sarvalankara yuktam satata mabhayadam bhaktanamram bhavanim
Shrividyam shanta murttim sakala suranutam sarva sampatpradatrim .



Lord Sree Venkateswara

'Asatho Ma Sathgamaya, 
Thamaso Ma Jyothirgamaya
Mruthyorma Amruthamgamaya'

108 names of Goddess Durga

1 Devi - The Deity
2 Durga - The Inaccessible
3 Tribhuvaneshwari - Goddess of Sargya, Martya and Patal
4 Yashodagarba Sambhoota - Coming out from Yashoda's Womb
5 Narayanavarapriya - In liking of Narayana's Boons
6 Nandagopakulajata - Daughter of the Nandagopa Race
7 Mangalya - Auspicious, Sacred
8 Kulavardhini - Progressor of the Race
9 Kamsavidravanakari - Who made a threat to Kamsa
10 Asurakshayamkari - Who reduced the number Of Demons
11 Shilathata Vinikshibda - At the time of birth, slammed by Kamsa
12 Akashagamini - Move In the sky
13 Vasudevabhagini - Sister Of Vasudeva
14 Divamalya Vibhooshita - Ornamented with beautiful garlands
15 Divyambaradhara - Beautifully Robed
16 Khadgaketaka Dharini - Who hold Sword And Shield
17 Shiva - Auspicious,Sacred
18 Papadharini - Bearer of others' faults
19 Krishna - Sister of Krishna
20 Varada - One who grants the Boons
21 Kumari - Young and Virgin Girl
22 Brahmacharini - One who seeks for Brahman
23 Balarkasadrushakara - Like The Rising Sun
24 Purnachandra Nibhanana - Beautiful Like The Full Moon
25 Chaturbhuja - Who has four arms
26 Chaturvakttra - Who has four faces
27 Peenashroni Payodhara - Large Bosomed
28 Mayoora Pichhavalaya - Adorned with Peacock-Feathered Bangles
29 Keyurangadadharini - Ornamented with Armlets And Bracelets
30 Krishnachhavisama - Similar with Krishna's Radiance
31 Krishna - Dark-Complexioned
32 Sankarshanasamanana - Equal to Sankarshana
33 Indradhwaja Samabahudharini - Whose shoulders like Indra's Flag
34 Patradharini - One who holds the Vessels
35 Pankajadharini - One who holds the Lotus
36 Kanttadhara - One who holds Shiva's neck
37 Pashadharini - One who holds the rope
38 Dhanurdharini - Who holds the Bow
39 Mahachakradharini - Who holds the Chakra
40 Vividayudhadhara - One who carries various Weapons
41 Kundalapurnakarna Vibhooshita - Wearer Of Earrings which Covers The ears
42 Chandravispardimukha - Beautiful Like The Moon
43 Mukutavirajita - Adorned with a Shining Crown
44 Shikhipichhadwaja Virajita - Having Peacock-Feathered Flag
45 Kaumaravratadhara - Observer Of Fasts Like Young Girls Do
46 Tridivabhavayirtri - Goddess Of Sargya, Martya, Patal
47 Tridashapujita - The Goddess Of The Celestials
48 Trailokyarakshini - Protector Of The Sargya, Martya, Patal
49 Mahishasuranashini - Destroyer of the great demon Mahisha
50 Prasanna - Cheerfulness
51 Surashreshtta - Supreme among the Celestials
52 Shiva - Shiva's better half
53 Jaya - Who can gain the victory over all
54 Vijaya - Who can conquer over all
55 Sangramajayaprada - Granter Of victory In the war
56 Varada - Bestower of all
57 Vindhyavasini` - Resident Of The Vindhyas
58 Kali - Goddess of Death
59 Kali - Dark-Complexioned
60 Mahakali - Mahakala's wife
61 Seedupriya - Who is fond of drinks
62 Mamsapriya - Who is fond of flesh
63 Pashupriya - Who is fond of all beings
64 Bhootanushruta - Well-Wisher Of Bhootaganas
65 Varada - Bestower
66 Kamacharini - Acting On One's Own Accord
67 Papaharini - Destroyer Of all Sins
68 Shree - Sacred
69 Kriti - Who gain fame over
70 Dhruti - Valiant
71 Siddhi - Having all Success
72 Hri - Holy Chant Of Hymns
73 Vidhya - Wisdom
74 Santati - Who grants all issues
75 Mati - Wise
76 Sandhya - Twilight,Evening
77 Ratri - Night, darkness
78 Prabha - Pre-Dawn hours
79 Nitya - Eternal and universal
80 Jyotsana - Radiant Like Flames
81 Kantha - Radiance
82 Khama - Forgiveness
83 Daya - Compassionate
84 Bandhananashini - One who detaches the Attachments
85 Mohanashini - One who destroys the Desires
86 Putrapamrityunashini - Sustainer Of Son's Untimely Death
87 Dhanakshayanashini - Controller Of Wealth Decrease
88 Vyadhinashini - Vanquisher Of Ailments
89 Mruthyunashini - Destroyer Of Death
90 Bhayanashini - Destroyer Of Fear
91 Padmapatrakshi - Eyes Like The Beauty of Lotus Leaf
92 Durga - Who can remove Distress
93 Sharanya - Who can grant Refuge
94 Bhaktavatsala - Bestower Of Devotees
95 Saukhyada - Bestower Of Well-Being
96 Arogyada - Granter Of Good Health
97 Rajyada - Bestower Of Kingdom
98 Ayurda - Granter Of Longevity
99 Vapurda - Granter Of Beautiful Appearance
100 Sutada - Granter Of all Issues
101 Pravasarakshika - Protects the Travellers
102 Nagararakshika - Protects the Land
103 Sangramarakshika - Protects the Wars
104 Shatrusankata Rakshika - Protects the Distressed from the foes
105 Ataviduhkhandhara Rakshika - Protects the Ignorant And Distressed
106 Sagaragirirakshika - Protects over the Seas And Hills
107 Sarvakaryasiddhi Pradayika - One who grants Success In All Attempts
108 Durga - Deity Durga

OM SARVAMANGAL MANGALYE,
SHIVE SARVARTHASADHIKE
SHARANYE TRYAMBKE GOURI,
NARAYANI NAMOSTUTE

Gayatri Mantra in Sanskrit

Gayatri, the five-faced Goddess, is said to have domain over the five senses or pranas, and protects these five life-forces of those who chant the Gayatri Mantra. In her role as the protector, Gayatri is referred to as Savitri.

bhoor = embodiment of vital spiritual energy(pran) ;
bhuwah = destroyer of sufferings ;
swaha = embodiment of happiness;
tat = that ;
savitur = bright like sun ;
varenyam = best choicest;
bhargo = destroyer of sins ;
devasya = divine ;
these first nine words describe the glory of God
dheemahi = mayimbibe ;

pertains to meditation
dhiyo = intellect ;
yo = who ;
naha = our ;
prachodayat =may inspire!
"dhiyo yo na prachodayat" is a prayer to God

Hence
the Gayatri is unique in that it embodies the three concepts of stotra (singing the praise and glory of God), dhyaana (meditation) and praarthana (prayer).

Maha Lakshmi Ashtakam

- The Lakshmi Puja Recitation -

Indro-uvacha:

Shankha chakra gada haste, Mahalakshmi namostute 1

Indra utters:

Salutations to the universal mother Mahalakshmi who symbolises illusion, whose place is an abode of prosperity,fortune and bliss and who is worshipped by all demi-gods.

I bow to the one who is mounted on Garuda/eagle and who destroyed the terrible Kolhasura; thou destroys all sins.

Sarvagne sarva varade sarva dushTa bhayankari;

sarva dukha hare devi, Mahalakshmi namostute 3

One who knows all, is ever pervading eliminiates sinners and removes sorrows, I offer oblations to that Mahalakshmi.

Siddhi buddhi prade devi, bhakti mukti pradayini;

Mantra murte sada devi Mahalakshmi namostute 4

I pray to goddess Mahalakshmi who bestows wealth, bliss knowledge and salvation, who is all oblations personified.

Goddess Mahalakshmi has no beginning or end whom the concept of time-space can’t touch, who emerges from yoga and sustains it; I offer my prayer to thee.

Sthula sukshmi mahraudre mahashakti mahodare;

mahapaapa hare devi mahalskhmi namostute 6

Who covers the whole universe-who is manifested yet is unmanifest, thou is the eliminator of sins, accept my prostrations.

I bow before Mahalakshmi who is seated in lotus posture who is the supreme element of this universe and a mother to all beings.

Who is attired in white and is adorned by different types of jewelery, O mother of this universe my salutations to you.

Benefits of recitations:

My Guru Ji  Used  tosay

Enni Janmala Punya Phalamo

One will hear to the sapta  swaras... Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ne Sa

So even more are  those who are blessed  with the  knowledge  who learn and play, and Those who are Maestros  are Blessed by the Goodess Herself .. they must  have done  great punyams in their  previous births...

And the  works  of the Vageyyakaras and the  Saints who have  contribute dsuch vast  tradition of knowledge and Music are none other than the Incarnations of the respective dieties whom they used  to sing inpraise of..

"Yogeswara, the master of Yoga and the



Ultimate Reality." Thats  what Lord Krishna  Asks Arjuna  to become and Do His  Duty....

I love the  works of the great saint and teacher

        Jagad Guru Sri Adi SankaraCharya

Shivananda Lahari

Thus ends Shivananda


Lahari written by Sri Sankaracharya the Paramahamsa and Parvrijacharya.


[1] 432 Million years



[2] Dharma-righteousness



Its four legs are penance, cleanliness, mercy and truth.



[3] Can also be translated as “Oh Lord , who is very much loved by Goddess


Durga”



[4] Paravathi whose scented hair is followed by bees.



[5] Name of Shiva meaning white Jasmine God



[6] A holy mountain temple in Andhra Pradesh



[7] another name of Parvathi



[8] Bird which only drinks rain water directly



[9] The bird of paradise



[10] The bird which only eats moon light



[11] Lady indicates consort of Shiva



[12] Became an arrow to destroy the three cities



[13] He is Nandi the bull on whom Shiva rides



[14] The world underneath.



[15] Poison obtained by churning of ocean,



[16]Serpants from Patala



[17] Tiger and elephant hides.



[18] See foot note to sloka no. 85



[19] Like Lord Rama



[20] Like sage Agasthya



[21] Like God Brahma



[22] Like Arjuna who sent arrows and pestle at him or Sakhya who used to throw


stones at him.



[23] A deep meditation state when you forget yourself completely and become


only him.

Prayer to the teacher




Imkara hrimkara rahasya yuktha



Srimkara gudartha Maha vibhoothya



Om kara marma prathi paadinibhyam,



Namo nama Sri Guru Padukabyam




I bow before the holy footwear of my teacher,



Who taught me the meaning of “OM”,



Which is the inner meaning of the sound “Srim”,



Being a holy combination of the sounds “Im” and “Hrim”.

The poem is in twelve parts, each a complex interweaving of hymn, narrative



and song. The songs express the feelings of the characters, and are closely



choreographed. Some idea of the structure can be gained by looking at Part



One, which first sets the scene and follows with a three-verse invocation



setting out the claims of Jayadeva and his fellow poets. Then appears the



first of the 24 prabandhas (songs): an eleven-verse hymn to the ten



incarnations of Vishnu, which ends with a summary of Vishnu's accomplishments.



Then appears the second prabandha: again a hymn honouring Vishnu's



incarnations. A following stanza asks for Krishna's blessing. The third song



tells how Rádhá's friend spoke to her in the spring, and continues with eight



stanzas describing Krishna dancing with the cowherdesses (cow-girls according



to the west). The next stanza



again mentions what Rádha's friend heard. The fourth song describes the women



flocking to Krishna. Two stanzas of recitation follow, and the canto ends with



Rádhá submitting to Krishna.

Lines end with syllable repetitions (yamakas) and repeated words in



a continually varying pattern. The texture is equally varied, both simple



constructions and long compounds. Despite its singing quality, the metre is



complicated by classical Sanskrit measures being interwoven with measures



allowing substitution of a long syllable by two short, and vice versa. 

Rasalila

Radha = (Ra + Ā) + (Dha + Ā.)

Ra



means that which expunges the sins of million (Koti = 10 million) births and



prevents experiencing weal and woe  (Subha Asubham) of Karma.

Ā



means that which rescues (the soul) from the cycle of birth and death and



disease.

Dha



means ensuring long life.

Ā



again means that which breaks the fetters.   

(The Guruvayur Temple in



Kerala depicts Krishna [Krishnavathara] as he appeared to Vasudeva and Devaki at



the time of His birth on this earth with four arms carrying the conch, the



discus, the mace, and the lotus, Tulsi garland and pearl necklace. This is the



effulgent and majestic form of MahaVishnu.) Krishna the infant



speaks to the parents and tells them they were previously his parents twice.

1. The age of Swayambhuva Manu. Parents Sutapa and Prisni; son



Prisnigarbha.

3. The present birth. Parents Vasudeva and Devaki; son Krishna.

Baby Krishna (verbal unlike other infants) continues to talk:

I am born with unusual presentation so that you will believe me



as the God who chose you as my parents. You are afraid of Kamsa. I ask you to



take me out of here, leave me with Yasoda and bring her newborn female infant



back to the prison cell, so that Kamsa will think that you gave birth to a girl.



After he gives directions, the Lord turns into an ordinary two handed infant



without the weapons but with some other accouterments. Yasoda's baby



girl is a manifestation of Yogamaya of the Lord. The power of Yogamaya puts all



the prison guards to sleep, opens all the chained doors, and lights up a path



in the darkness. The night is dark, the clouds are black, the thunder and



lightening are frightening, the rain is coming down in buckets; Ananta Sesa



spreads his hood and covers Vasudeva and the newborn Krishna.

Krishna's Escape (credit: exoticindia.com)

Vasudeva comes to



the banks of Yamuna in roaring floods; Vasdeva bearing



Krishna crosses it with ease. According to legend, River Yamuna



drains itself to the waist level of Vasudeva for his easy passage across the



river.For this act, River Yamuna earns merit.



(Consider this: When Moses and Hebrew slaves in flight, pursued by Egyptian



soldiers, came across the impassable Sea of Reeds, God made the waters part and



laid out in front of them a dry seabed passable; Moses and Hebrews escaped



followed by the Egyptian soldiers treading the path in the seabed. When the last



Hebrew put his feet on dry



land, the sea closed on the soldiers and drowned them. The difference



between God of Moses and Krishna is that Krishna's Yogamaya put all the soldiers



to sleep. They didn't even know what was going on.)

NYTimes reports on 10/24/2006 in
Science Times the following:
"Moreover, they now say, ordinary atomic matter of the kind that makes up you,



me and the stars is 4 percent of the cosmos; dark matter that floats as



gravitational glue between the stars and galaxies is 20 percent; and dark



energy, which is apparently accelerating the cosmic expansion, pushing the



galaxies faster and faster apart, is 76 percent, plus or minus 2 percent.

means Pervader and also the One who takes various forms.

Simply put, He is Isvara, Cit and Acit; that pretty much covers everything in the universe.

 Cit is consciousness; Acit is unconsciousness. We are Cit; stone is  Acit.

Vidya Sankar Temple: This Sri Chakra-shaped shrine is a jewel on the crown of Sringeri. Asculptured treasure house, it reflects a blend of Vijayanagara, Hoysala and Dravidian temple architecture. The shrine was constructed by Bharati Krishna Theertha, a disciple of Sri Vidya Sankara Theertha,some 700 years ago. The outer wall of this temple is a specimen of great craftsmanship. In the sanctum there is a Lingam dedicated to Sri Vidya Sankara, who entered samadhi at this particular place. He had ordained his disciples to open the samadhi only at the end of 12 years when they would find an image of Chaturmurthi Vidyeswara similar to the one in Simhagiri shrine. However, they opened the samadhi before the completion of this period only to find the Lingam.There are 12 pillars representing the 12 Rasis, their Devatas and symbols. It is amazing to note that every month, the Sun`s rays fall on a particular pillar representing that month. An idol of Saniswara is kept in oil.

Sri Chakra-- Kundalini yoga...

Sahasrara Chakra



Agna Chakra



Vishuddha Chakra



Anahata Chakra



Manipura Chakra



Svadhisthana Chakra



Muladhara Chakra

Nataraja dances in all the



Chakras, Mandalas and beyond:



Muladhara, Svadhistahana, Manipura, Anahata, Ajna, and Sahasrara, Fire, Sun and



Moon Mandalas or spheres. He dances in Veda, on the top of the Fire of



Kundalini, in Bodha (Pure Consciousness), with celestials, in sacred temples,



and with the three Gods and Minis.

The Six Chakras

Going to the sphere of Fire, Sun,



and moon.

Sakhamarga. Path of friend. The five senses should



be kept under control; The Ida and Pingala Nadi should be controlled; meditation



on a single object and channeling Prana and Kundalini goddess to Susumna Nadi,



merging of the yogi with Siva in Sahasrara Chakra, imbibing the ambrosia and



going to the sphere of fire, sun and moon are the steps towards Sakhamarga. This



is the path of friend (intelligence) to the Lord. This path assures that the



devotee attains likeness to Siva (Sarupya).
 

Dvādasāntham /



Tvādasāntham (Tamil)

1. (Yoga.) A mystic centre which is believed to be 12



inches above the crown;




 

2. (Yoga.) The 12th and last stage of experience of the soul in yoga



practice;

The ninth center is Moon's sphere (Chandra Mandala) above all



Chakras and Fire and Sun Mandalas. Bindu, Nada, and Bija (Tribindu) are centered



around there. The Yogi's heart and Nada beat in unison. Nada is Mithuna (union)



of Siva and Sakti. The Jiva also attains closeness to Siva.