Devi as Consciousness - Nairji Paints a picture of pure Ecstasy!

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Thank you Nair-ji!

 

Wow! what 'Divine Power' ( daivi shakti) in those Words, Thoughts,

Emotions, Logic, Reasoning - Shakti 'empowered' you with the best of

poetry, Romance and Mysticism!

>From your divine post, the following names of Devi came to mind !!!

 

Aum VindyaChala vilasini Maa! Aum Namo Namosthuthe!( vindhya

mountains)

 

Aum KanyaKumari Maa ! Aum Namo Namosthuthe! (Girl Friend)

 

Aum Simhavahini Maa ! Aum Namo Namosthuthe! (Mounted on a Lion)

 

Aum Kamalatmika Maa ! Aum Namo Namosthuthe! ( seated on a Lotus-

Goddess of Delight )

 

and Finally Consciousness

 

Ya Devi Sarvabhooteshu Chetanetyabhideeyate !

Namastasyei Namastasyei Namastasyei Namo Namah

 

As you have rightly said , for a DevI bhakta, every day is a day of

worship and every moment is a moment of rejoicing in the company of

the Beloved ! But there is something 'special' about Sharad

Navaratri ! The legend has it that this is the time Devi Durga leaves

her Husband Shiva's abode In Kailash to visit her Mother's house on

earth accompanied by Goddess Saraswati and her Son Ganesha ! Any

Mother would love to welcome her daughter home - hence all

the 'fanfare' !and i know the feeling -as an 'earth' mother , how

delighted i feel when my married daughter comes home !!

 

In reality, Rituals , Rules and Regulations do not mean much to

someone who is situated in pure consciousness but they mean a lot to

someone who is struggling on the path - the Rituals are there only as

a tool not as a Crutch!! Hanuman could cross the Ocean in one single

leap with the help of Rama-nama on his lips! but Lord Rama himself

had to build a bridge with Rocks from the Sea and shores to cross the

Ocean with the help of Hanuman and his band of thousands of monkeys!

(Sethu Bandanam)!

 

and Nair-ji, today The DIvine Mother sent two wonderful gifts my

way - one your Divine message and the other, a beautiful ivory image

of Devi Durga from Bengal from a colleague of mine! this is a double

blessing and very auspicious!

 

Nair-ji, may i also thank our beloved Maniji on his wonderful post on

the Ashta vargas .... ?

 

In a few days from now, we will be saying goodbye to Summer and

welcoming 'AUTUMN' - this is the season when Trees shed

their 'leaves' ... And Likewise while celberating Navaratri in this

autumnal season, let us shed our 'negative' tendencies and replace

them with all positive energies! Let 'devi' reside like the

perennial 'spring' ( BASANTI IS A NAME FOR DEVI) in our hearts!

 

with a spring in my step and a dance in my heart, i thank you, Nair-

ji!

 

"Sakti-Jnana Vina Devi Nirvanam Naiva Jayate"

 

O Devi! Without knowledge of Sakti, Mukti cannot be attained,

says Siva to Devi.

 

Aum Bhukti Mukti Pradayini!

 

Jai Gurudeva!

 

Jai Maa!