To Surya Sri Vidya

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Namaste Surya Maharaj (ki jai!)

 

I'm not sure what you are asking and this is why:

 

*since you are reciting the Khadga Mala, you are worshipping the Sri

Yantra. When we do the Cosmic Puja, we do the worship of the Chandi

Yantra by placing flowers/petals for each of Her names in the

prescribed spot on the Yantra. By offering flowers/petals to the Sri

Chakra with every name you are worshipping the Yantra.

 

In the Lalita Trishati, " Ka e i la hrim... " which is the mantra for

Sri Vidya, is the first letter in the names, ie, the total names

spells out the mantra, so you are worshipping Her in another level.

 

Swamiji has said that the 16 letter mantra will be intuited by the

sadhak as he/she recites the 15 letter mantra.

 

this is waht i get out of it.....as always consult your Guru before

starting any exercise/sadhana program...

 

love,gauri

 

, Surya <mahamuni wrote:

>

> Aum Namah Shivaya Gauri Ji,

>

> Thanks for the answer and for directing me to read Swamiji's

wonderful passage in Verse 14 of Sri Devyatharvashisam.

>

> My question is specifically directed at how exactly the Sri Lalitha

Trishati Stotram describes the Sri Yantra and its form of worship. I

just don't get that except for the obvious fact of it spelling out the

Panchadashakshari Mantra in code, which is one of the main mantras

used in worship of the Sri Yantra being part of the larger Sri Vidya.

Although some traditions of Sri Vidya may have the opinion that the

15 syllable is the same or equal to the 16 syllable

Shodashakshari/Shodasi Mantra, most would acknowledge (including

Swamiji if I recall) that the 16 takes you a step further. In some

traditions it goes even beyond that. In some you actually are

required to worship Sri Bala Tripurasundari first with HER Mantra

spelled out in either its 6 or 9 syllable form. I don't think at that

point the Sri Vidya Upasaka in those traditions is worshipping the Sri

Yantra, but I don't know. I believe, if I remember correctly that

Bala Tripurasundari has Her own unique Yantra.

>

> But getting back to the initial question, I chant all these

regularly and don't see exactly yet how specifically the Sri Lalitha

Trishati Stotram describes the Sri Chakra/Yantra and its lay out of

intersecting triangles at all. Its also not the feeling or

visualization I get when I chant the LTS.

>

> I am familiar with how the Sri Khadgamala Stotram/Namavali worships

each of the deities in each part of the Sri Chakra, but I don't yet

see how the LTS does. I do see how it praises much more

subtle/ethereal qualities of the Goddess as opposed the more head to

toe concretely physical way SHE is described in the Sri Lalitha

Sahasranam Stotram (to oversimplify things a bit). I also don't yet

have the specific understanding of how the names in the LTS, or the

specific rendition/translation of the surrounding part of Sri

Lalitopakhyana that Swamiji/Shree Maa teach, describe how:

>

> how Goddess sees HERSELF

> how Goddess sees the world and the world sees Goddess

> how the world sees the world

>

> I might just need to study it more and I am sure there are many

meanings for each of the names in the LTS, just as Bhaskararaya

describes them for the LS.

>

> It seems in most more " advanced " or " complete " Sri Chakra/Yantra

Pujas I have seen, which are usually referred to as Navavarana

Puja--worship of the 9 levels of the Sri Chakra (which are much easier

to see when it is in one of its 3 dimensional " Meru " forms), worship

the parts through the Sri Khadgamala Namavali and later towards the

end of the puja have a place where either Lalitha's 1000, 300 or 108

are chanted as per the time/desire of the pujari.

>

> So, can you or any other knowledgeable member elaborate for me

further so I can obtain a deeper understanding of these things?

>

> Sorry for the long exposition, but I just wanted to be clear and

specific.

>

> JAI MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

>

> Surya

> ---- gauri_108 <gauri_108 wrote:

> > Dearest Surya,

> >

> > Funny you should ask.....as i was chanting the Devi Atharvashirsham

> > this evening, i was reading Swamiji's translation/explanation and i

> > came across verse 14. This is the one where Swamiji shows how the

> > Lalita Trishati mantra --

> > ka e i la hrim

> > ha sa ka ha la hrim

> > sa ka la hrim

> >

> > is embedded in the verse and the translation ends with " This is the

> > root of the knowledge of the Divine Mother " .

> >

> > Sri Vidya is the ultimate knowledge of Divine Mother, the 3 ways of

> > seeing Maya :

> > * Maya as illusion

> > * Maya as the universal body of Nature

> > * Maya as One Consciousness in harmony with Her Self

> > or 3 ways of seeing God:

> > * how God sees Himself

> > * how God sees the world and the world sees God

> > * how the world sees the world

> >

> > As for the Sri Chakra Yantra, the Sotram enumerates all the Siva

> > triangles and the Shakti triangles and the bindu in the middle and how

> > they " stack up " . When you look at a Sri Chakra is is possible to see

> > this...the bindu is on the top of the pyramid.

> >

> > So in reciting this stotram, the mantra, the embedded mantra in the

> > Atharvashirsham and smeditating on the meanings, i feel we are really

> > putting some concentrated effort in calling Her.

> >

> > does this help?

> > love,gauri

> >

> > , Surya <mahamuni@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Namaste Gauri Ji Maharani,

> > >

> > > Can you explain from your own understanding just how the Lalitha

> > Trishati Stotram " is a definition of the Sri Vidya " and " an

> > > explanation of the Sri Chakra Yantra " .

> > >

> > > I've been delving much deeper into these practices and would love to

> > hear more of the " cream " you've digested from Swamiji on the subject.

> > >

> > > JAI AMMA!

> > >

> > > Surya

> > >

> > > ---- gauri_108 <gauri_108@> wrote:

> > > > Namaste Dear Karen,

> > > >

> > > > One part of our " bag of tools " (as Swamiji defines it) is the

Lalita

> > > > Trishati Stotram " which is a definition of the Sri Vidya, an

> > > > explanation of the Sri Chakra Yantra, and exposition of three

hundred

> > > > names of the Divine Mother, indicative of three hundred divine

> > > > attributes which seekers can strive to emulate " . Also, in the

Chandi,

> > > > specifically in the Devi Atharvashirsham (one of my personal

> > > > favorites) in verse 15, Sri Vidya is also mentioned. it is the

> > > > explanation of " ka e i la hrim, ha sa ka ha la hrim, sa ka la

hrim "

> > > > mantra. This is a powerful mantra!

> > > >

> > > > In essence it is the worship of Divine Mother in these very

powerful

> > > > ways.

> > > >

> > > > In the Pronunciation and the Chandi Samputs book Swamiji says

that 108

> > > > repetitions of the Devi Atharvashirsham (Highest meaning of the

> > > > Goddess) is an incredible sadhana -- What a fabulous way to

celebrate

> > > > the coming Navaratri...

> > > > anybody up for the challenge?

> > > >

> > > > love,gauri

> > > >

> > > > , " Karen " <Koros7@> wrote:

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Namaste Gauri and Family,

> > > > >

> > > > > Could you please explain Sri Vidya? Thank you. love, karen

> > > > >

> > > > > Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji!

> > > > >

> > > > > , " gauri_108 " <gauri_108@>

wrote:

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Dear Devi et al,

> > > > > >

> > > > > > there are actually 4 times of prayer -- As Sri Vidya

worshippers

> > > > > > (that's us!) we observe all of them:

> > > > > > 1) between night and morning -- dawn

> > > > > > 2) between morning and afternoon -- noon

> > > > > > 3) between day and night -- dusk

> > > > > > 4) middle of the night

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Any practice you do at the times of prayer are great -- as

Swamiji

> > > > > > says, it is most important to do something!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > hope this helps,

> > > > > > gauri

> > > > > >

> > > > > > , " Devi " student61754@

wrote:

> > > > > > >

> > > > > > > Namaste all,

> > > > > > > Have heard this mentioned many times and read that

certain texts

> > > > > should

> > > > > > > be used at these times of prayer.

> > > > > > > Assume it is morning(4-6), noon evening(4-6) & midnight. Is

> > it 3 or

> > > > > 4?

> > > > > > > Does the word pray mean meditation, puja, or (Dear God will

> > you help

> > > > > me

> > > > > > > with this) prayer or all of these?

> > > > > > > Cosmic puja p. 285 in Saraswati puja states:...three times

> > of prayer

> > > > > by

> > > > > > > means of this hymn...

> > > > > > > Does this mean we take it out of puja and recite it

alone? Is

> > > > > sankalpa

> > > > > > > ness.?

> > > > > > > Blessings to all!

> > > > > > > Thank you for your help in understanding this.

> > > > > > > Devi

> > > > > > >

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