LalithA SahasranAma [381] rahoyAgakramArAdhyA

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rahoyAgakramArAdhyA : To be worshipped in the secret by sacrificial

rites.

 

The AcArya [sau. La., v. 9] says, "In the SahasrAra lotus, in the

secret place, you sport with your husband"

 

Raho, in the secret [ in the SahasrAra], yagA, the sacrifice of the

eight oblations of good actions, etc, in the fire of cit supported

by the golden Kundalini; or rahoyAga means the meeting [of Siva and

Sakti] in a lonely place [ in the SahasrAra]; krama, stepping into

[that place]; ArAdhyA is to be attained.

 

Apastamba says, "Salvation is not for him who confines himself to

scriptural words alone, nor for him who delights in fine houses, or

in rich fodd and clothes or in worldly ideas; but the man of firm

vow, who leads a lonely life and has ceased from [worldly],

pursuits, attains salvation, and he who constantly rejoices in

meditation on the Self and who never injuries anything, attains

salvation."

 

 

 

 

BhAskararAya's Commentary

Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry

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"RahoyAgakramArAdhyA [means] 'worshiped with the ritual of the

secret sacrifice.'

 

"There is an allusion to this in the ninth sloka of Soundarya

Lahari: Saha-Rahasi PatyA-Viharasi, i.e., 'You will enjoy with Your

own husband in secret.' This secret sacrifice and its ritual, in

essence, is the antaryAga described in BhAvanopanisat, cf.

Introduction. The Guru teaches in practice this rahoyAga, which is

in essence the realization of the unity between:

 

(1) the SrI Chakra and the three sarIrAs of the devotee, namely

sUksma, sthUla, and kArana;

 

(2) chandra-mandala in sahasrAra chakra, and SarvAnandamaya-Bindu in

SrI Chakra; and

 

(3) the Universal and the individual Self. of of prakAsa and

vimarsa; that is, of Siva and Sakti.

 

"After this, the entire Universe is experienced as an unbroken ocean

of consciousness (akhanda-chinmaya)."

 

- Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary, 1962

 

 

, "NMadasamy" <nmadasamy@s...>

wrote:

>

> rahoyAgakramArAdhyA : To be worshipped in the secret by

sacrificial

> rites.

>

> The AcArya [sau. La., v. 9] says, "In the SahasrAra lotus, in the

> secret place, you sport with your husband"

>

> Raho, in the secret [ in the SahasrAra], yagA, the sacrifice of

the

> eight oblations of good actions, etc, in the fire of cit supported

> by the golden Kundalini; or rahoyAga means the meeting [of Siva

and

> Sakti] in a lonely place [ in the SahasrAra]; krama, stepping into

> [that place]; ArAdhyA is to be attained.

>

> Apastamba says, "Salvation is not for him who confines himself to

> scriptural words alone, nor for him who delights in fine houses,

or

> in rich fodd and clothes or in worldly ideas; but the man of firm

> vow, who leads a lonely life and has ceased from [worldly],

> pursuits, attains salvation, and he who constantly rejoices in

> meditation on the Self and who never injuries anything, attains

> salvation."

>

>

>

>

> BhAskararAya's Commentary

> Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry