Shakti Sadhana Programme for Navarathri [ Day Three]

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75-77. 'By you this universe is borne, by you this world is created.

By you it is protected, O Devi and you always consume it at the end.

O you who are (always) of the form of the whole world, at the time

of creation you are of the form of the creative force, at the time

of sustentation you are of the form of the protective power, and at

the time of the dissolution of the world, you are of the form of the

destructive power. You are the supreme knowledge as well as the

great nescience, the great

intellect and contemplation, as also the great delusion, the great

devi as also the great asuri.

 

78-81. ' You are the primordial cause of everything, bringing into

force the three qualities. You are the dark night of periodic

dissolution. You are the great night of final dissolution, and the

terrible night of delusion. You are the goddess of good fortune, the

ruler, modesty, intelligence characterized by knowledge,

bashfulness, nourishment, contentment, tranquility and forbearance.

Armed with sword, spear, club, discus, conch , bow, arrows, slings

and iron mace, you are terrible( and at the same time) you are

pleasing, yea more pleasing than all the pleasing things and

exceedingly beautiful. You are indeed the supreme Isvari, beyond the

high and low.

 

 

 

82-87. 'And whatever of wherever a thing exists, conscient(real) or

non-conscient (unreal), whatever power all that possesses is

yourself. O you who are the soul of everything, how can I extol you

(more than this)? By you, even he who creates, sustains and devours

the world, is put to sleep. Who is here capable of extolling you?

Who is capable of praising you, who have made all of us- Vishnu,

myself and Shiva- take our embodied forms? O Devi, being lauded

thus, bewitch these two unassailable asuras Madhu and Kaitabha with

your superior powers. Let Vishnu, the Master of the world, be

quickly awakened from sleep and rouse up his nature to slay these

two great asuras.'

 

The Rishi said:

88-95. There, the Devi of delusion extolled thus by

Brahma, the creator, in order to awaken Vishnu for the destruction

of Madhu and Kaitabha, drew herself out from His eyes, mouth,

nostrils, arms, heart and breast, and appeared in the sight of

Brahma of inscrutable birth. Janardana, Lord of the universe,

quitted by her, rose up from His couch on the universal ocean, and

saw those two evil(asuras), Madhu and Kaitabha, of exceeding heroism

and power, with eyes red in anger, endeavoring to devour Brahma.

Thereupon the all-pervading Bhagavan Vishnu got up and fought with

the asuras for five thousand years, using his own arms as weapons.

And they, frenzied with their exceeding power, and deluded by

Mahamaya, exclaimed to Vishnu, 'Ask a boon from us.'

 

Bhagavan(Vishnu) said:

96-98. 'If you are satisfied with me, you must both be slain by me

now. What need is there of any other boon here? My choice is this

much indeed.'

 

The Rishi said:

99-101. Those two(asuras), thus bewitched (by Mahamaya), gazing then

at the entire world turned into water, told Bhagavan, the

lotus eyed One, 'Slay us at the spot where the earth is not flooded

with water.'

 

The Rishi said:

102-104. Saying 'Be it so', Bhagavan(Vishnu), the great wielder of

conch, discus and mace, took them on His loins and there severed

their heads with His discus. Thus she (Mahamaya) herself

appeared when praised by Brahma. Now listen again the glory of this

Devi. I tell you.

 

 

Here ends the first chapter called 'The slaying of Madhu and

Kaitabha' of Devi mahatmya in Markandeya purana, during the period

of Savarni, the Manu.

 

 

 

 

>From DEVI MAHATMYAM.

Glory of the Divine Mother.

700 Mantras on Sri Durga.

English Translation by Swami Jagadiswarananda.

Sri Ramakrishna Math, 11th Impression.

 

Will Continue…

I pray to the Divine Mother to shower HER blessings on those who

read this MAhAtmaya.

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Tons of Thanks for posting this chapter Devi.

Actually thanks for posting all these chapter of Devi Mahatyam.

 

I loved this chapter. It gave me goose pumps..

 

Regards

Dp

 

 

On 9/25/06, NMadasamy <nmadasamy (AT) nmadasamy (DOT) com> wrote:

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> Meditation of Mahalakshmi

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> I resort to Mahalakshmi, the destroyer of Mahisasura, who is seated

> on the lotus, is of the complexion of coral and who holds in her

> (eighteen) hands rosary, axe, mace, arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow,

> pitcher, rod, sakti, sword, shield, conch, bell, wine-cup, trident,

> noose and the discus Sudarsana.

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> The Rishi said:

> 1-3. Of yore when Mahisasura was the lord of asuras and Indra the

> lord of devas, there was a war between the devas and asuras for a

> full hundred years. In that the army of the devas was vanquished

> by the valorous asuras. After conquering all the devas, Mahisasura

> became the lord of heaven( Indra).

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Thanks

Dp

[The force is feminine in nature]

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Devi,

 

ha ha ha, now too are pulling my leg..

 

regards

Dp

 

 

On 9/27/06, NMadasamy <nmadasamy (AT) nmadasamy (DOT) com> wrote:

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> > On 9/25/06, NMadasamy <nmadasamy wrote:

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> > > Meditation of Mahalakshmi: I resort to Mahalakshmi, the

> destroyer of Mahisasura, who is seated on the lotus, is of the

> complexion of coral and who holds in her (eighteen) hands rosary,

> axe, mace, arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow, pitcher, rod, sakti,

> sword, shield, conch, bell, wine-cup, trident, noose and the discus

> Sudarsana.

> > >

> The Rishi said: 1-3. Of yore when Mahisasura was the lord of asuras

> and Indra the lord of devas, there was a war between the devas and

> asuras for a full hundred years. In that the army of the devas was

> vanquished by the valorous asuras. After conquering all the devas,

> Mahisasura became the lord of heaven( Indra).

> > >

> >

> "Dhirendra Pal Singh" <dpal.singh wrote: Tons of Thanks for

> posting this chapter Devi. Actually thanks for posting all these

> chapter of Devi Mahatyam.

> >

> I loved this chapter. It gave me goose pumps..

> >

> > Regards

> > Dp

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> .... of which is a good sign. Quote from Lalitha Sahasranama [ the

> last page of the last chapter ]

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> [86] Thus pleased, the great DEVI will grant thee all desired

> objects.

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> Sute said : [86] Having thus instructed Agastya, Hayagrive meditated

> on Mother Lalitha and got himself merged into the bliss, when his

> hair stood on end.

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> .. which means ure almost there Dp... keep it up!! * LOL *

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