My Introduction

December 24, 2003

Namaste.

As you can see my real name is Sankarasubramanian. Contrary to what

has been sent to me in the invitation for this group, i am no

learned person nor i know the intricacies of sakthi worship. All i

know is the love i got for the almighty mother. All i do is think

about her love for me.

I will start off with the story of the person whose name i have

taken up as my pen name, "Abiramipattar". Incidentally his real name

was also subramanian. This happenned some 300-400 yrs ago in a small

village in south india called "Thirukkadaiyoor". In this place there

was a temple where lord shiva was called "Kaala Samhaara Moorthy" &

the mother was called "Abirami". This "AbiramiPattar" was an ardent

devotee of the mother goddess. He was so much immersed in his

prayers that a lot of people there thought he was a lunatic.

One day the king came to this temple on a new moon day. The evil

people in the temple told the king about abiramipattar and told he

was a nuisance around the place. The king wanted to confirm wether

he was a lunatic or not. So he went to abiramipattar and asked what

day is today. Abiramipattar didn't even see the king's face as he

was looking at the mother' face and since it was glowing like a full-

moon, he told the king that today was a full moon day.

The king angered by abiramipattar' indifference told the minister to

put abiramipattar on a platform and hang the platform below which

there will be fire burining. If that day the moon doesn't arise then

abiramipattar will be dropped into the fire.

But, abiramipattar standing on the platform started to sing the

glory of the mother abirami. He sang a 100 verses in "Tamil" a

(language of south india) in the form of an "Anthathi" (The last

word of the previous verse will be the first word of the next verse

also), singing the praise if goddess abirami. The mother appeared

and threw her ear-ring in the sky which glowed like a full moon on a

new moon day.

The king realising his error asked for forgiveness.

It is said that the "Abirami Anthathi", the 100 verses sung by

abiramipattar, is actually the extract of lalitha sahasra naama. So

these 100 verses are all i know. These 100 verses are ones which has

taught me the ever-flowing love of my goddess mother "Abirami".

May Abirami pierce the darkness of ignorence in us with the light of

the wisdom.

Regards,

Abiramipattar

December 24, 2003

Vanakkam , Welcome to the group.

I learnt the Andhaadhi when a child and used to love singing it with

my mother.

Now I am focussing on another great Epic the Chandi aka Devi

Mahatmyam aka Saptasati.

The Chandi is being chanted with great devotion here at the Devi

Mandir. There are living breathing examples of devotion here - they

are the abiraamipattars of today.

Again, a warm welcome.

Latha

, "Sankarasubramanian"

<abiramipattar> wrote:

> Namaste.

>

> As you can see my real name is Sankarasubramanian. Contrary to

what

> has been sent to me in the invitation for this group, i am no

> learned person nor i know the intricacies of sakthi worship. All i

> know is the love i got for the almighty mother. All i do is think

> about her love for me.

>

> I will start off with the story of the person whose name i have

> taken up as my pen name, "Abiramipattar". Incidentally his real

name

> was also subramanian. This happenned some 300-400 yrs ago in a

small

> village in south india called "Thirukkadaiyoor". In this place

there

> was a temple where lord shiva was called "Kaala Samhaara Moorthy"

&

> the mother was called "Abirami". This "AbiramiPattar" was an

ardent

> devotee of the mother goddess. He was so much immersed in his

> prayers that a lot of people there thought he was a lunatic.

>

> One day the king came to this temple on a new moon day. The evil

> people in the temple told the king about abiramipattar and told he

> was a nuisance around the place. The king wanted to confirm wether

> he was a lunatic or not. So he went to abiramipattar and asked

what

> day is today. Abiramipattar didn't even see the king's face as he

> was looking at the mother' face and since it was glowing like a

full-

> moon, he told the king that today was a full moon day.

>

> The king angered by abiramipattar' indifference told the minister

to

> put abiramipattar on a platform and hang the platform below which

> there will be fire burining. If that day the moon doesn't arise

then

> abiramipattar will be dropped into the fire.

>

> But, abiramipattar standing on the platform started to sing the

> glory of the mother abirami. He sang a 100 verses in "Tamil" a

> (language of south india) in the form of an "Anthathi" (The last

> word of the previous verse will be the first word of the next

verse

> also), singing the praise if goddess abirami. The mother appeared

> and threw her ear-ring in the sky which glowed like a full moon on

a

> new moon day.

>

> The king realising his error asked for forgiveness.

>

> It is said that the "Abirami Anthathi", the 100 verses sung by

> abiramipattar, is actually the extract of lalitha sahasra naama.

So

> these 100 verses are all i know. These 100 verses are ones which

has

> taught me the ever-flowing love of my goddess mother "Abirami".

>

> May Abirami pierce the darkness of ignorence in us with the light

of

> the wisdom.

>

> Regards,

> Abiramipattar

December 26, 2003

This year before Navratri I bought my first copy of the Chandi. I

read it each day during the nine nights of worship, and immediately

fell in love with it, and even more with She whom it reveals. I have

fairly well memorized the "Ya Devi" stuthi in chapter 5, which has

touched my heart so powerfully. I am very impressed with those of you

that have memorized the entire text. I would so love to do that. I

think I have been successful with the Ya Devi because of its

wonderful meter and repetition. I can't imagine how to begin to

memorize the whole Chandi. I used a single 3x5" card to learn the Ya

Devi, and some days I still have to peek when I chant it. Any

suggestions on how to commit the entire text to memory would be

greatly appreciated.

In love and appreciation,

Rick

, "Latha Nanda" <lathananda>

wrote:

> Vanakkam , Welcome to the group.

>

> I learnt the Andhaadhi when a child and used to love singing it

with

> my mother.

>

> Now I am focussing on another great Epic the Chandi aka Devi

> Mahatmyam aka Saptasati.

>

> The Chandi is being chanted with great devotion here at the Devi

> Mandir. There are living breathing examples of devotion here - they

> are the abiraamipattars of today.

>

> Again, a warm welcome.

>

> Latha

>

> , "Sankarasubramanian"

> <abiramipattar> wrote:

> > Namaste.

> >

> > As you can see my real name is Sankarasubramanian. Contrary to

> what

> > has been sent to me in the invitation for this group, i am no

> > learned person nor i know the intricacies of sakthi worship. All

i

> > know is the love i got for the almighty mother. All i do is think

> > about her love for me.

> >

> > I will start off with the story of the person whose name i have

> > taken up as my pen name, "Abiramipattar". Incidentally his real

> name

> > was also subramanian. This happenned some 300-400 yrs ago in a

> small

> > village in south india called "Thirukkadaiyoor". In this place

> there

> > was a temple where lord shiva was called "Kaala Samhaara Moorthy"

> &

> > the mother was called "Abirami". This "AbiramiPattar" was an

> ardent

> > devotee of the mother goddess. He was so much immersed in his

> > prayers that a lot of people there thought he was a lunatic.

> >

> > One day the king came to this temple on a new moon day. The evil

> > people in the temple told the king about abiramipattar and told

he

> > was a nuisance around the place. The king wanted to confirm

wether

> > he was a lunatic or not. So he went to abiramipattar and asked

> what

> > day is today. Abiramipattar didn't even see the king's face as he

> > was looking at the mother' face and since it was glowing like a

> full-

> > moon, he told the king that today was a full moon day.

> >

> > The king angered by abiramipattar' indifference told the minister

> to

> > put abiramipattar on a platform and hang the platform below which

> > there will be fire burining. If that day the moon doesn't arise

> then

> > abiramipattar will be dropped into the fire.

> >

> > But, abiramipattar standing on the platform started to sing the

> > glory of the mother abirami. He sang a 100 verses in "Tamil" a

> > (language of south india) in the form of an "Anthathi" (The last

> > word of the previous verse will be the first word of the next

> verse

> > also), singing the praise if goddess abirami. The mother appeared

> > and threw her ear-ring in the sky which glowed like a full moon

on

> a

> > new moon day.

> >

> > The king realising his error asked for forgiveness.

> >

> > It is said that the "Abirami Anthathi", the 100 verses sung by

> > abiramipattar, is actually the extract of lalitha sahasra naama.

> So

> > these 100 verses are all i know. These 100 verses are ones which

> has

> > taught me the ever-flowing love of my goddess mother "Abirami".

> >

> > May Abirami pierce the darkness of ignorence in us with the light

> of

> > the wisdom.

> >

> > Regards,

> > Abiramipattar

December 26, 2003

Hello Rick, pleased to meet you.

I don't think memorization is as important as the recitation. Memorization makes

it part of our mind so that it may bring some "organized" clutter to our memory,

but recitation brings order to our entire being that we may experience the

Chandi personally. To bring order out of chaos, one has to change the chaos, not

add something ordered to it.

If you chant the Chandi or any spiritual text regularly, then it will become

more and more a part of you and you will know it automatically. You will

automatically memorize it. It will not be so much a part of your memory but a

part of your experience.

You will find as you chant it that the parts you have problems prounouncing are

the parts of yourself goddess is working on, and once the pronouciation is far

enough along, you'll find the parts that you haven't memorized are the parts of

you goddess is still working on. At some point chanting will be the same as not

chanting, and that's when you will be a master of the three worlds.

The Chandi isn't a book.

The Chandi is who we are.

Memorization is not necessary. Just recite it, goddess will do everything else

as soon as you let her.

Understanding is not necessary either. However if your mind is open you will

come to understand more and more about the story and its characters. And every

mental understanding will show you what parts of your mind you have grown fully

conscious of, what parts goddess has shined her love into.

And you will have the tools necessary to shed light on other people's darkness,

even sometimes when they don't want you to.

Good luck, goddess bless.

Jai Chandi!

Brian

Rick <rikzinger

Dec 26, 2003 9:16 AM

Re: My Introduction