To Chris about the mantra (was about Use of Swaha (was Prana Pratishta)

[Guest guest]

Chris wrote:

 

....You will find the mantra on the top of page nineteen (in my edition).

It follows all the mantras (incl. gayatri) for the aratrikam, and is

the last of three to the subtle form of mantra...

Dear Chris ~ thank you so much for your very thorough answer. I have

realized, now that I have the Advanced Shiva Puja, that there is the section in the

beginning, which you state that Nanda referred to as "kushandika." (I too

would like to know the meaning of this word.) This part has become so familiar

to me that I am almost to a point where I can recite the Sanskrit, and know

what it means in English, though my understanding is not in terms of a direct

translation.

 

To which book do you refer when you mention page 19? If it is the Chandi, I

will open all the boxes that have "books" written on them until I find Her

again.

 

Thank you for taking your time to help me understand this ~ Linda

[Guest guest]

Linda,

 

No, it was the Advanced Shiva Puja, but there might be several

different printings out there, I'm not sure, so the page numbers may

be different.

 

In the Chandi the three verses I mentioned are located in the Navarna

Vidhi, just before the mantra japa. They are a worship of the subtle

form of the letters, which are the subtle form (expressed as sound) of

all of creation. It asks that these subtle energies, these meanings,

be revealed, and asks for blessings from that consciousness.

 

Be well,

Jai Maa!

Chris

 

 

 

 

 

 

, nierika wrote:

>

> Chris wrote:

>

> ...You will find the mantra on the top of page nineteen (in my

edition).

> It follows all the mantras (incl. gayatri) for the aratrikam, and is

> the last of three to the subtle form of mantra...

> Dear Chris ~ thank you so much for your very thorough answer. I have

> realized, now that I have the Advanced Shiva Puja, that there is the

section in the

> beginning, which you state that Nanda referred to as "kushandika."

(I too

> would like to know the meaning of this word.) This part has become

so familiar

> to me that I am almost to a point where I can recite the Sanskrit,

and know

> what it means in English, though my understanding is not in terms of

a direct

> translation.

>

> To which book do you refer when you mention page 19? If it is the

Chandi, I

> will open all the boxes that have "books" written on them until I

find Her

> again.

>

> Thank you for taking your time to help me understand this ~ Linda

>