Guest guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 Worshipped with five objects. These are scent, flowers, incense, lamp, offering of food. The 32nd verse divides 50 names. [Meditate in your pure heart on the succession of gurus from Siva to one's own guru, who are the sons of all good qualities, lords of the Devas, the destroyers of the four [kinds of birth], the givers of four kinds of bliss, namely drdha, Amonda, ghana and sukha] the expounders [of the Vedas] who have new feet] BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2006 Report Share Posted July 5, 2006 She is worshiped with the Five Offerings. Om the worship of Sri Lalita there are generally 16 upacaras or offerings. In their absence, these five objects may be offered mentally by pronouncing their five bijas; i,e, sandal paste (LAM), flowers (HAM), incense (YAM), food (VAM) and all others (SAM). - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 , "NMadasamy" <ashwini_puralasamy wrote: > > > Worshipped with five objects. > > These are scent, flowers, incense, lamp, offering of food. > > The 32nd verse divides 50 names. > [Meditate in your pure heart on the succession of gurus from Siva to > one's own guru, who are the sons of all good qualities, lords of the > Devas, the destroyers of the four [kinds of birth], the givers of four > kinds of bliss, namely drdha, Amonda, ghana and sukha] the expounders > [of the Vedas] who have new feet] > > > > BhAskararAya's Commentary > Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry. > > Lalitha Sahasranama with commentaries now in SS homepage. See link > http://shaktisadhana.50megs.com/Newhomepage/sadhana/Commentaries.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 So according to this tradition, Sandal paste = Earth Flowers = Akasha Incense = Air Food = Water "all others" = Sound/ Shabda This is confusing, because in Kundalini practice, the sense of Smell is associated with Earth (and Kali), and the sense of Touch with Air (and Lakshmi). Sandal paste is both fragrant, and applied to the skin for cooling purposes. Incense (dhoop) is not much associated with tactile senses. And Flowers are Akasha (Space, and the means for Sound to be carried)? Water is the sense of taste, so I see Food's association. -- Len Devi Bhakta <devi_bhakta > wrote: She is worshiped with the Five Offerings. Om the worship of Sri Lalita there are generally 16 upacaras or offerings. In their absence, these five objects may be offered mentally by pronouncing their five bijas; i,e, sandal paste (LAM), flowers (HAM), incense (YAM), food (VAM) and all others (SAM). - Dr. C. Suryanarayana Murthy, Commentary on the Sri Lalita Sahasranama, 1962 Get on board. You're invited to try the new Mail Beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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