Fwd: [omshakthi] Bhavani Nama Sahastra Stutih

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Nora Madasamy: omshakthi wrote:

 

Bhavani Nama Sahasrastutih is a revealed text of Shakti Sadhana in

Sanskrit, containing one thousand names of Bhavani, The Supreme

Goddess.

 

It is an index to the subject matter of the Sakti Doctrine, which is closely

related to the Trika System of Kashmir Saivism. The two Tantra based doctrines

are supplementary to each other. The Saktas school holds Advaita as the Ultimate

Reality, in the same strain as do the monistic Saiva of Kashmi and the Advaita

Vedanta propounded by Adi Sankara. In the Sakta Doctrine, however Divine

Motherhood predominates.

 

Bhavani Namasahasra is an important Sakta-stava which has as much

prominence for the Kashmiri Pandits as Lalitasahasranama has for the

Peninsula India. This eulogy for Bhavani comprises a thousand names

which depict the very nature, characteristic and causation of the

Primordial Mover. Its source is the ancient RudrayAmala-Tantra, which

is "amongst the eight numerically equal groups of the sixty-four

non dualistic Tantras"

 

Theme of the Book : In the prefatory statement of the

BhavAninAmasahasra itself the sceene is laid on the Mount KailAsa,

The abode of Shiva.

 

In that romantic scenery, one day, Shiva during his unwavered meditation, was

approached by His Attendant-in-chief,

Nandikesvara or simply called Nandi. Offering a hymn of

glorification, he implore Shiva to take him into confidence and

reveal to him the object of His deep contemplation.

 

Shiva got pleased and revealed the glory of his Consort Parvati, describing HER

form, foot to the crown, depicting Her Universal Glory in the manifestation of

HER Vidya and Avidya aspects. Thus the holy formula of the thousand gracious

names was given as a favour to Nandikesvara. Therefore this sAstra is also

called Nandi Vidya. The Names sung and recited with earnest devotion to the

Divine Mother, bring prosperity and proficiency towards emancipation.

 

 

My gratitude to Shri Virendra Qazi for this wonderful and

priceless gift. As promise, I will share this Divine revealed text

with the member of this group.

 

 

 

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