Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Hare Krishna Tradition declares that Devi is the sister of Vishnu.She is shakthy swaroopini and without Her even Siva becomes powerless.It is thru the power of Shakthy this cosmos is vibrating.We can also hear people say I don't hv the shakthy to do such and such a thing.Normally Upanishads say abt Nirguna Brahman and so that is calledBrahma Vidya.To bring that into experience the path is shown by Sri Vidya.Absolurte dedication to Devi will bring all sorts of mundane and spiritual benefits. Soundaryalahiri is considered as a great hymn of Adi Sankara who got the same direct from God though there is a general belief that the first 50 verses Sankara got direct and the balance 50 verses he coined.That describes Devis swaroopa.It is a lovely hymn which has the potential of mantra in each sloka and it is said that each sloka is meant for attaining various desires whether mundane or spirtual.Of course there are certain formalities to recite the same for achieving the desire.But the same can be recited just like Lalitha Sahasranama as a prayer dedicated to the Cosmic Power. Sloka 1: SIVA SAKTHYA YUKTHO YATHI BHAVATHY SHAKTHA;PRABHAVITHUM NA CHE DEVAM DEVO NA KALU KUCHALA: SPANTHITHU-MABHI ATHAS-TWA-ARADHYAM HARI HARA VIRINCHATHIBHI-RABHI PRANANTHUM STHOTHUM VA KATHAMAKRITHA-PUNYA-PRABHAVATHY II On the above sloka the exhaltation of Sakthy is described.Only people who hv done meritorious deeds and accumulated punya will hv the desire to worship Devi.The meaning in crisp of the above sloka is the mangala moorti Siva can do His part only thru the Grace of Sakthy.Without Her Grace He is powerless.Hence she is worshipped by Vishnu,Rudra,Brahma.When they do such a thing how can a mortal worship Her without doing meritorious deeds in the earlier births.Reciting the above 1000 times a day for 40 days will bring attractive powers.But there are some conditions which can be seen in the books. I hv posted only the first sloka out of 100 of the hymn for general infmn.Those who are interested can get the book from some stall and recite as part of the prayers.If no time is available some of the verses can be recited and may be benefitted in course. Hare Krishna, agraman India Matrimony: Find your life partner online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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