Nilakanta Dikshitar Krita Chandi Rahasya Stotram (Concluding Part)

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Dear members,

 

This is the continuation of my previous post “Nilakanta Dikshitar Krita

Chandi Rahasya Stotra – Part 1).

 

The meaning of my earlier sloka no. 25 runs as follows:

 

(Who can defeat you in battle? Who can subjugate you Ahamkara (Devi is Mula

Aham Swarupini) Who can stand before you in battle? Who can dare to become your

husband? You sent the message to Shumbha through Sugriva, you sent the message

through Siva. It is just your lila or divine sport to deceive the demons but not

to undermine Siva)

 

chanDI ! dvishastava nipEtu rapEtakrityA

schanDATTahAsa ninadai riti nAdbhutam nah

dishTakriya strishu purEshu tavAprasiddhO

mandasmitArtha mahimA na hi mAdrishAnAm………………26

 

(O Chandi! There is no wonder that your dreadful laughter (bhankara attahasa)

killed the demons in the battlefield. Because your half-smile itself was enough

in killing the Tripurasura) (Siva being the ardhanarisava and Mother being his

second half, the poet has poetically described the ardhanariswara swarupa with

half-smile)

 

karmANi yAni dasatE janabhIshaNani

kalyANdAni bhajata mabhijAnatAm vA

tairEva vishwamakhilam parivrittibhEdai

rbadhnAsi munchasi cha kunchikayEva yantram……………….27

 

(An aspect of Mahakali – presiding the Prathama Charitra is described)

 

(You bestow auspicious knowledge on the ignorant fools who contemplate on your

10 functional aspects as Maha Kali Swarupa. These 10 functions aspects are the

principles that enslave the Jiva in samsara and the same when contemplated

liberate the Jiva from samsara)

 

It is to be noted that the functional aspects are represented by the number of

hands alongwith corresponding weapons.

 

The 10 functional aspects of 10-handed Mahakali are:

 

1) To delude the devatas including Brahma 2) To help Mahakala at the time of

Pralaya 3) To Dissolve Brahma at the time of Mahapralaya 4) To create Hunger 5)

To create Thirst 6) To create Sleep 7) To create Desire 8) To perform Dushta

Sikshana 9) To make the Mahavishnu sleep at the time of Mahapralaya before the

start of new creation 10) Not letting the devatas to know her true Nature

 

The 18 functional aspects of 10-handed Mahalakshmi (of Madhyama Charita) are;

 

The 18 hands of the Mahalakshmi denotes the 18 manifestations of

Manifestations in the form of 1) Buddhi 2) Nidra 3) Kshudha 4) Chaaya 5) Sakthi

6) Trishna 7) Kshanti 8) Jaati 9) Lajja 10) Shanti 11) Sraddha 12) Kaanti 13)

Lakshmi 14) Vritti 15) Smriti 16) Daya 17) Tushti 18) Bhranti respectively.

These 18 manifestations are the 18 chitta vrittis of the Jiva. The detailed

references of these manifestations are reflected in 5th chapter of Uttama

Charita. (Pl. refer the Aparajita Stuthi)

 

The 8 functional aspects of 8-handed Mahasaraswati (of Uttama Charita) are;:

 

As per the Tantra, there are 8 bondages / chains which bind the soul. These 8

bondages arise from Asmita (I-ness) and Mamakara (Possessiveness) . These

bondages are 1) Ghrina (Hate) 2) Lajja (Shame) 3) Bhaya (Fear) 4) Shankaa

(Doubt) 5) Jugupsaa (Reproach) 6) Kula Abhimana (Caste) 7) Jaati (Creed) 8)

Sheela (Modesty). Any consciousness which is bound by these 8 bondages is called

Jiva and the Consciousness that is free from all these chains is called Sadasiva

(Universal consciousness) . The Chapter 8 of Sapthasathi describes allegorically

these 8 types of bondages. They are given below:

 

1) Hatred is depicted by Asura Udayudha 2) Shame is depicted by Asura Kambu 3)

Fear is depicted by Asura Kotivirya 4) Doubt is depicted by Asura Dhaumra 5)

Reproach is depicted by Kalaka 6) Caste is depicted by Asura Dauhadri 7) Creed

is depicted by the Asura Kalkeya 8) Modesty is depicted by the Asura Maurya.

 

These 8 types of demons are under the control of Shumbha and Nishumbha that are

Asmitha (I-ness) and Mamakara (Possessiveness) .

 

Mahasaraswathi severs these 8 pasas / bondages with the help of her 8 aspects of

Vidya Vrittis of Ashta (8) Matrikas and grants the swa-swarupa jnana. She

manifests these 8 vidya vrittis, each vidya vritti severing each of the Pasa /

bondage. Thus, her 8 hands and the weapons she holds are meant to sever the 8

bondages. Her 8 vidya murtis or 8 matrikas are:

1) Brahmi 2) Maheshwari 3) Kaumari 4) Vaishnavi 5) Varahi 6) Narasimhi 7)

Indrani 8) Chamunda

 

 

 

The presiding deity of all the three deities is 4-handed Mahalakshmi that

holds Matulinga Phala, Mace, Shield and Bowl in her 4 hands. She is the Mula

Prakriti.

 

anvAsitam hariharadruhiNaih sadAraih

jAmAtrubhi stanubhavai rduhituh sutaishcha

agropavEshitajagajjananIsamAja

mArAdhayE janani! rUpam anuttaram tE…………………….28

 

(the form of Mahalakshmi is described)

(The Principle whom the Brahma, Vishnu, Siva alongwith their consorts and

families worshipped and attained their respective portfolios, I worship that

Principle which is your Anuttara Rupa)

 

(This anuttara rupa has to be learnt from one’s gurunatha)

 

 

 

 

 

sarvAnukamparaparam svakritOpadEshaih

sArvajnagarvashamanam taruNEndumouLEh

sattvaikasAra makrtOktipathAnusAram

sAraswatam vapuridam tava chintayAmah……………………..29

 

(Your Saraswatha rupa is bestowing the grace to all the jivas and is

subjugating the “AhamtA bhAva†ie., “I am omniscient†in Parama Siva.

You are the essence of Shuddha Sattva Guna which is extolled by the Vedas)

 

nandAtmajEti nanu varshasi hEmarAshim

shAkambharIti shamaya syudarOpasargAn

yOgIshwarIti parihritya bhayAni bhaktAn

mAtEva pAyayasi kAmadughou stanou tE………………30

 

(You bestow riches in the form of Nanda, cure the abdominal related diseases

as Shakambari, dispel the devotees fear and nourish and grant the wishes through

your stanya pAna (breast feed)

 

icchAtmikA puraharasya chidAtmikA cha

shakti strilOkaviditE na hi tatra shankA

tE chArchitE janayutah kila yatprasAdam

tAmAshrayE bhagavatah kritishakti mambAm…………………….31

 

(I worship you o mother who is the Kriya Shakti of the Parameshwara)

 

Tvam chEtanA(a)si hridayam tvamasi prajAnAm

Tvam vrittayO dhritimatipramukhA stdIyAh

Kaih sAdhanai rabhimukhIkaraNam tava syAt

svEnaiva dEvi dayasE yadi ta ddayEthAh……………………32

 

(You are the Chitta vritti (mano, buddhi, chitta and ahamkara) of the Jivas.

How can we worship you with your form viz., how can we worship you with the help

of our chitta. So, out of compassion you voluntarily grace us)

 

tatpUjanam yadiha jAnadajAnad arham

mAta shchkartha mahatI kila chAtUrIyam

jAtadbhirEva bhavatI yadi pUjanIyA

lupyEta pUjanakathaiva jagatrayE tE ……………………………33

 

(Without knowing your form and principle, even if one worships you, he will

get the fruits of his worship. Because, knowing You and your principle and then

worshipping the Mother is quite ironical. Because WHO DARES TO KNOW YOUR

PRINCIPLE AND YOUR FORM? IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN THERE WOULD BE NO WORSHIP FOR

YOU)

 

yAvatparatva makhilAgamabOdhitam tE

tAva ttatah shataguNam cha sukhAshrayA(a)si

vEdA stvadarchana vidhAnaparA hi nO chEt

amba syurabdhitaraNOktivat pramANam……………………..34

 

 

(O Mother! You are easily accessible to Devotees which even Vedas also

proclaim. Which is very true and hence Vedas are the Pratyaksha Pramanas.

Otherwise Vedas would have been A-pramanas)

 

prAjnAnabhijnasulabhAm paripUrNashakti

mavyAjabhUta karuNA pariNAmarUpAm

ambAm manAgapi manasyavasambamAnA

dhIrA na bibhyati katham chi ditO(a)mutO vA…………………..35

 

(Ignorant persons and Jnani whoever they may be, if they approach the Mother

with little devotion, Mother grants fearlessness here and thereafter (iha and

para saukhya dayini))

 

abhyarthanIya makhilam bhavadAshritAnA

mabhyarthitam prathamamEva hi dEvasamghaih

amba! Smaran saphalayA myavashishTamAyu

rangAni tE bhuvanamangalamangaLAni…………………….36

 

(O MOTHER! WHATEVER ONE HAS TO ASK AND PRAY, THOSE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED

BY DEVATAS (IN CHANDI SAPTHASATI). SO, THERE IS NOTHING FOR ME TO ASK YOU. SO,

I WOULD SPEND MY REST OF THE LIFE IN REMEMBERING YOUR AUSPICIOUS NAME AND

MEDITATING ON YOUR AUSPICIOUS FORM)

 

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// iti shri Nilakanta Dikshita krita Chandi Rahasyam Sampurnam//

 

Dear devotees of ambaal,

 

Let us all cling to the Feet of Mother Chandi and make our life beautiful,

fruitful, divine and purposeful.

 

Etat phalam sri chandi paradevata arpana mastu……

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

 

 

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