Guest guest Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Dear AllThank you to Linda, Manjushri, Devidas and Surya for your positive responses to my earlier Chandi post. Here are some of my thoughts (oops so much for the Devi killing them) on this chapter.A comment on the viniyogah - both Chapters 1 and 2 have "jape" viniyogah while Chapter 5 has "pathe" viniyogah. When I asked Swamiji if this implied anything, he said "None, both mean recitation". Most exhilarating verses (IMHO) are Verse 38 and 39."Paada kraantya natabhuvam kiriitollikhitaambaraam""Her feet stood upon the earth, and Her crown touched the furthest reaches of the atmosphere" and then it goes on to say "The thousand arms of this Goddess covered all directions"When I read this verse - I just imagine what Mahisasura must have felt when he ran towards a sound and saw this larger than life vision with a thousand arms -- I feel a shiver run down my body.Some verses where I mistakenly switch from one to another1)Verse 11, and verse 18 both have the second half starting with "anyesham caiva devanam" and so I get the 12th and 19th mixed up.2)Verse 13 and 37 both end with "vyapta loka tryam tvisha" and candidates for another switcheroo.3)All that fighting going on -- sigh - so many "yuyudhe samyuge devya/tatra" Verse 45,45, and 48-- more shlokas waiting to trip up the unwary chanter. Cant go on autopilot here.Questions:1)What verses trip you up in this chapter - where you feel you have to pay special attention to?2)Back to verse 38 ,"paada krantya natabhuvam.." -- What must have Mahishasur felt when he saw something completely unexpected? What do you do when you go along your merry way and something completely unexpected and larger than life (could be either positive or negative) awaits you - how to you plan or prepare for such an event? Please share your ideas and stories.Chandi MAA Ki Jai !!Nanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2009 Report Share Posted August 17, 2009 Dear Nanda and all, thank you very much, Nandaji, for posting these notes, which may be short but are full of inspiration! May you have a swift recovery from surgery. Here's my two cents: -the verse in Chapter 2 that trips me up is verse 6, the 'suryendragnyanilendunam': if I try to say it quickly I get stuck in the pronunciation, and if I see it coming and slow down I get caught in attempts to match the word to the translated names of the gods. Either way, I lose momentum. -as far as verse 38 is concerned, I can only say that I would not have been surprised if Mahishasura had run away as fast as his little legs could carry him. Because, if I'm honest, that is my usual reaction to the unexpected. Either that or shut down on the spot, trying not to see at all. Even if it is something 'nice'. Because what is totally unexpected lies beyond the comfort zone. I feel I need to learn to be more open to the unexpected (to stop building structures made of all kinds of expectations revolving around 'good' and 'bad') and to practice slowing down the reaction process so that an opening is made in which there is at least the choice to go and see what is there. But then, I guess Divine Mother always has a few surprises up Her sleeve for which one cannot possibly prepare.. Oh yes, and I would like to add that in Chapter 1, I particularly like how the introduction by means of the story of the King and Businessman, culminating in verse 45 'He and I are as fools without the capacity of discrimination' always reminds me of where I am and puts me on the spot. No matter how distracted I am at the beginning of the recitation, when I get to this verse, I am reminded of why it is that I am sitting here, trying to recite the Chandi:) with love, Henny , " Nanda " <chandimaakijai wrote: > > Dear All > Thank you to Linda, Manjushri, Devidas and Surya for your positive > responses to my earlier Chandi post. > > Here are some of my thoughts (oops so much for the Devi killing them) on > this chapter. > > A comment on the viniyogah - both Chapters 1 and 2 have " jape " viniyogah > while Chapter 5 has " pathe " viniyogah. When I asked Swamiji if this > implied anything, he said " None, both mean recitation " . > > Most exhilarating verses (IMHO) are Verse 38 and 39. > > " Paada kraantya natabhuvam kiriitollikhitaambaraam " > > " Her feet stood upon the earth, and Her crown touched the furthest > reaches of the atmosphere " and then it goes on to say " The thousand arms > of this Goddess covered all directions " > > When I read this verse - I just imagine what Mahisasura must have felt > when he ran towards a sound and saw this larger than life vision with a > thousand arms -- I feel a shiver run down my body. > > Some verses where I mistakenly switch from one to another > 1)Verse 11, and verse 18 both have the second half starting with > " anyesham caiva devanam " and so I get the 12th and 19th mixed up. > > 2)Verse 13 and 37 both end with " vyapta loka tryam tvisha " and > candidates for another switcheroo. > > 3)All that fighting going on -- sigh - so many " yuyudhe samyuge > devya/tatra " Verse 45,45, and 48-- more shlokas waiting to trip up the > unwary chanter. Cant go on autopilot here. > > > Questions: > 1)What verses trip you up in this chapter - where you feel you have to > pay special attention to? > > 2)Back to verse 38 , " paada krantya natabhuvam.. " -- What must have > Mahishasur felt when he saw something completely unexpected? What do you > do when you go along your merry way and something completely unexpected > and larger than life (could be either positive or negative) awaits you - > how to you plan or prepare for such an event? Please share your ideas > and stories. > > Chandi MAA Ki Jai !! > Nanda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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