answers to some common doubts

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shrii maatre namaH

namaste to all,

 

i thought of posting some answers to common doubts generally bhaktaas

have.

i hope that most of us will benefit from this. i dont recall exactly where i

read these. nothing is of my own here i am writing just what i remembered and

heard.

 

1)

doubt:

When we repeat durga ashtottaram for example can we have the image of baalaa ,

or lalitaa or kaali in our mind or do we need to have only the form of durga in

our mind.Can we recite durga satanaama as addressed to lalitaambika.

answer::

The shastras say that "Aaavahitha devathaa anyath devabhi na archayet". i.e,

we should not worship the gods with anyother mantras, other than the ones meant

for the invoked god.

 

However, this rule takes a backseat, when we say Lalitha sahsranamam, and

worship any female god, or Vishnu saharanama for any form of vishnu.

 

2)

doubt:

can we have the image of lord shiva while repeating any devi ashTottara and

image of devi while repeating shiva ashTottara , in our mind.

 

answer ::

There is no harm to have the image of shiva or shakthi, while worshipping

either of them or another. again the shaastraas say that

"Aavayorantharam naasthi candracandrikayoriva....." .

There is no difference

between them(devi(lalitaa,baalaa,miinaakshi, durga),lord shiva) like moon and

moonlight.

 

i will write later about some more doubts in the next posting.

 

shrii maatre namaH

devyarpaNamastu.

 

with regards

satish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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