Amritakarshini

January 28, 2004

That is a beautiful murti - please tell me more!

m6

January 29, 2004

Namaste m6:

Amritakarshini is one of the 108 devis of the powerful hymn/set of

mantras known as the Sri Devi Khadga Mala Stotram. She pours the

nectar of immortality.

To see another image of Amritakarshini and the other devis, in the

context of Sri Devi Khadga Mala Stotram, follow this link:

http://www.chinmudra.com/SKS.htm

The temple at Devipuram, as Guruji explains, is "the first time you

can see the deities of Khadgamala. Some of them are sky-clad,

implying that they have nothing to hide, they are pure shaktis.

Thousand eyed Lalita Devi called Sahasrakshi Rajarajeshwari is the

presence everywhere. The Sri Meru housing them is the King of

Yantras, offering unbelievable benefits to sincere aspirants who

visit the place. "

The temple in which they are housed is "108 ft square on the ground,

soaring majestically to 54 ft high in three stories. There are 108

life-sized icons of Goddesses of Khadgamala in living color. You can

sit in front of each of them inside the Sri Chakra to meditate, do

archana, or even homa. ... Devipuram is a place with extreme

potential and where peace is palpable and tangible."

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

, "m6" <megalith6@h...> wrote:

> That is a beautiful murti - please tell me more!

>

> m6

January 30, 2004

, "Devi Bhakta"

<devi_bhakta> wrote:

> Namaste m6:

>

> Amritakarshini is one of the 108 devis of the powerful hymn/set of

> mantras known as the Sri Devi Khadga Mala Stotram. She pours the

> nectar of immortality.

>

> To see another image of Amritakarshini and the other devis, in the

> context of Sri Devi Khadga Mala Stotram, follow this link:

>

> http://www.chinmudra.com/SKS.htm

>

> The temple at Devipuram, as Guruji explains, is "the first time you

> can see the deities of Khadgamala. Some of them are sky-clad,

> implying that they have nothing to hide, they are pure shaktis.

> Thousand eyed Lalita Devi called Sahasrakshi Rajarajeshwari is the

> presence everywhere. The Sri Meru housing them is the King of

> Yantras, offering unbelievable benefits to sincere aspirants who

> visit the place. "

>

> The temple in which they are housed is "108 ft square on the

ground,

> soaring majestically to 54 ft high in three stories. There are 108

> life-sized icons of Goddesses of Khadgamala in living color. You

can

> sit in front of each of them inside the Sri Chakra to meditate, do

> archana, or even homa. ... Devipuram is a place with extreme

> potential and where peace is palpable and tangible."

>

> Aum Maatangyai Namahe

>

> , "m6" <megalith6@h...> wrote:

> > That is a beautiful murti - please tell me more!

> >

> > m6

Utterly amazing - the power of these murtis comes through their two

dimensional images . . .

The description of the temple reminds me of the medieval Kula or

Kaula temples in Orissa, which would seat 64 Yoginis in niches,

around the inside of their circular walls.

Jai Om

m6

February 5, 2004

Pranam Devi Bhatka

where is the devipuram temple

with regards

opseth

February 5, 2004

Pranam Opseth:

Devipuram is near Vizag in Andhra Pradesh. Address: via Ammulapalem

PO, Anakapalle, 531001, India

Reaching Devipuram: It is on the bus route between Anakaplle (15km)

& Sabbavaram (5km). Airport is just 30 km; Vizag Rail station is 30

Km. You can get autos and taxis easily. Auto charges are about Rs 25

from Sabbavaram, Rs 80 from Anakapalle. Ph: (STD 08924) 48238

Phone: (STD 08924) 248 238

URL: http://devipuram.info

, om prakash seth

<ops1933> wrote:

> Pranam Devi Bhatka

> where is the devipuram temple

> with regards

> opseth

February 6, 2004

is it a sakti peetha(out of 51 sakti peetha)?

--- om prakash seth <ops1933 wrote:

> Pranam Devi Bhatka

> where is the devipuram temple

> with regards

> opseth

>

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February 6, 2004

Pranam Manoj:

Regarding Devipuram, you ask, "is it a sakti peetha (out of 51 sakti

peetha)?"

Yes, Devipuram is a Shakti peetham, but a recently discovered one --

not one of the canonical locations (which vary somewhat according to

the source anyway).

Here is the official account:

"Amritananda (Dr. N. P. Sastry) performed a Devi Yaga in Vizag in

April 1983. At that time, a three-acre plot was donated at a place

we call Devipuram now. It is in Sabbavaram Mandal, Vizag District,

A.P. He used to come here. There were no roads, no water, no way. He

was looking for confirmation that this was the place intended for

the Devi temple he wanted to build.

"He discovered an oval rock about 9 feet with a triangular with a 6

ft pit in it. It had the features of a female genital. It was

obviously cut by human hands long time ago. He used to meditate

there. He went into a trance and saw Devi Kamakhya in front of him.

When he accepted Her invitation to do puja, she opened herself to

him and initiated him into ancient erotic rituals. She inspired him

to build three temples: one for Herself, one for Father, and one for

Sri Chakra.

"The Kamakhya Guru Peetham was built by him around the oval rock in

1983. Temple for Siva was built on top of the hill the same time.

Then Sri Meru was completed in 1994 in the donated land. Kamakhya

showed him in meditation the goddesses of Sri Chakra. ...

"There are 108 life-sized icons of Goddesses of Khadgamala in living

color. You can sit in front of each of them inside the Sri Chakra to

meditate, do archana, or even homa. This is the first time you can

see the deities of Khadgamala. Some of them are sky-clad, implying

that they have nothing to hide, they are pure shaktis. Thousand eyed

Lalita Devi called Sahasrakshi Rajarajeshwari is the presence

everywhere. The Sri Meru housing them is the King of Yantras,

offering unbelievable benefits to sincere aspirants who visit the

place. Devipuram is a place with extreme potential and where peace

is palpable and tangible."

Hope that helps.

DB

February 6, 2004

Devi_bhakta:

I saw the subject line and had an interesting story to relate- this

is about Muthuswamy Dikshithar, who was visiting some village in

Tamil Nadu. There was a severe drought there and all the villagers

requested Dikshithar to do something about it. He sang the

song "Ananda amrtakarshini" and lo! a great downpour began. There was

so much rain that fell continously, that the villagers had to request

Dikshithar to stop it; he sang the same song with some consonants

reversed and the rain stopped.

Anyone who has ever listened to Dikshithar cannot but wonder how

sublime and meditational the music as well as lyrics are.

BTW did Guruji Amrita tell you more about Amritakarshini??

-yogaman

, "Devi Bhakta"

<devi_bhakta> wrote:

> Pranam Manoj:

>

> Regarding Devipuram, you ask, "is it a sakti peetha (out of 51

sakti

> peetha)?"

>

> Yes, Devipuram is a Shakti peetham, but a recently discovered one --

> not one of the canonical locations (which vary somewhat according

to

> the source anyway).

>

> Here is the official account:

>

> "Amritananda (Dr. N. P. Sastry) performed a Devi Yaga in Vizag in

> April 1983. At that time, a three-acre plot was donated at a place

> we call Devipuram now. It is in Sabbavaram Mandal, Vizag District,

> A.P. He used to come here. There were no roads, no water, no way.

He

> was looking for confirmation that this was the place intended for

> the Devi temple he wanted to build.

>

> "He discovered an oval rock about 9 feet with a triangular with a 6

> ft pit in it. It had the features of a female genital. It was

> obviously cut by human hands long time ago. He used to meditate

> there. He went into a trance and saw Devi Kamakhya in front of him.

> When he accepted Her invitation to do puja, she opened herself to

> him and initiated him into ancient erotic rituals. She inspired him

> to build three temples: one for Herself, one for Father, and one

for

> Sri Chakra.

>

> "The Kamakhya Guru Peetham was built by him around the oval rock in

> 1983. Temple for Siva was built on top of the hill the same time.

> Then Sri Meru was completed in 1994 in the donated land. Kamakhya

> showed him in meditation the goddesses of Sri Chakra. ...

>

> "There are 108 life-sized icons of Goddesses of Khadgamala in

living

> color. You can sit in front of each of them inside the Sri Chakra

to

> meditate, do archana, or even homa. This is the first time you can

> see the deities of Khadgamala. Some of them are sky-clad, implying

> that they have nothing to hide, they are pure shaktis. Thousand

eyed

> Lalita Devi called Sahasrakshi Rajarajeshwari is the presence

> everywhere. The Sri Meru housing them is the King of Yantras,

> offering unbelievable benefits to sincere aspirants who visit the

> place. Devipuram is a place with extreme potential and where peace

> is palpable and tangible."

>

> Hope that helps.

>

> DB

February 6, 2004

Namaste Yogaman:

Thanks for sharing this great tale of Dikshithar (for those members

who are not yet familiar with him, he is the Shakti devotee among

the great Trinity of 18th-century composers in South India's

Carnatic classical music tradition ).

*** Anyone who has ever listened to Dikshithar cannot but wonder how

sublime and meditational the music as well as lyrics are. ***

That is very true. Do you know of any recordings of "Ananda

amrtakarshini"? I do not know of one; among modern singers, S.

Sowmya does my favorite renderings of Dikshitar. I'll love to hear

her tackle this one.

*** BTW did Guruji Amrita tell you more about Amritakarshini?? ***

Everything I know, I've posted here. ;-)

DB

February 7, 2004

Devi_bhakta:

> That is very true. Do you know of any recordings of "Ananda

You might want to check out www.sangeetham.com or www.dikshithar.net.

I have a huge collection of Dikshitar songs, gifted to me by my

cousin who is a vocalist; many of these are rare and old recordings

and I do not think, that it is selling today. I will have to check

this out, but I think I may have this.

> amrtakarshini"? I do not know of one; among modern singers, S.

> Sowmya does my favorite renderings of Dikshitar. I'll love to hear

> her tackle this one.

Hmm.. interesting that you say this; in my opinion Dikshitar is the

only composer whose songs are performer-independent ie. sounds just

as good with most singers(my opinion of course). Ill bet that I could

do a decent rendition of maybe D.'s siddhivinayakam with my somewhat

untrained voice.

And whosoever sings Amrikarshini, I will bet that it will not rain;

after all D. was one of the greatest Srividya upasakas, which singer

can match upto him.

-yogaman

>

> *** BTW did Guruji Amrita tell you more about Amritakarshini?? ***

>

> Everything I know, I've posted here. ;-)

>

> DB

February 8, 2004

Namaste Yogaman:

Thank you for the links. I'm already a fan of sangeetham.com, but

hadn't seen dikshithar.net. A great resource to know about.

*** I have a huge collection of Dikshitar songs, gifted to me by my

cousin who is a vocalist; many of these are rare and old recordings

and I do not think, that it is selling today. ***

Must be amazing. Some of the relatively few vintage rarities I've had

the privilege to hear are truly breathtaking. Recording technology

has vastly improved, but one can only imagine the centuries of genius

that were never captured.

*** in my opinion Dikshitar is the only composer whose songs are

performer-independent ie. sounds just as good with most singers (my

opinion of course). ***

I am certain that your sensibilities are vastly more refined than

mine; you are speaking with a mere novice. I simply find that

Somwya's deeper, darker tones and austere stylings (characteristic of

her guru, S. Ramanathan) are particular well-suited to Dikshitar.

Some of her Dikshitar recordings just send chills down my spine.

*** I'll bet that I could do a decent rendition of maybe D.'s

siddhivinayakam with my somewhat untrained voice. ***

And I'll bet I couldn't! *lol*

*** And whosoever sings Amrikarshini, I will bet that it will not

rain; after all D. was one of the greatest Srividya upasakas, which

singer can match up to him. ***

Well said. ;-)

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

February 19, 2004

Pranam Devi Bhakta

here i will request to further ellaborate how to reach Devi Mandir

thanks

opseth

Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta wrote: