Guest guest Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 > > > > What is the mantra which can be chanted upon rising, asking > > > > forgiveness from Mother Bhumi for placing our feet upon her? > > > > > > samudra-vasane devi > > > parvata-stana-maŠite > > > viŠu-patnyai namas tubhyaˆ > > > p€da-sparaˆ kamasva me > > > > > > "O Mother Earth, I offer my humble obeisances unto you, who are the > > > wife of Lord ViŠu and the residence of the oceans, and who are > > > decorated with mountains. Please forgive me for stepping upon you." > > > > > > Dandavats. > > > ys apd > > What is the source, may I ask? > > >Pancaratra Pradipa. The mantra is used in many texts on puja vidhi, > >arcana and even yoga, without any mention of a source. Also, in many > >texts 'visnu-patni' is used instead of 'visnu-patnyai'. > > Another detail is that after reciting the sloka one should get out of bed > with the right foot first. In Latin America they have a saying when things > go wrong in any given day: "I got out of bed today with my left foot". If you want to be really technical, Ayurveda advises us to make the first step with the foot on the side where you have an unblocked nostril this morning (after arising, one nostril will often be blocked).) But this is almost the wrong forum for this discussion:). Your servant apd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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