Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Namaste Manoj, Here is what Swamiji has to say "All the texts say that if you recite this with full faith it grants as much as... It is true. Take any one and begin to chant it with faith, and you will ultimately end loving God in one form or all forms. " Namaste Latha , "manoj_menon" <ammasmon@s...> wrote: > Namah Shivaya. > > Dear Swamiji, > > I have a question. > > It is said that Sri Shanakaracharya composed the Mahisasuramardini > Stotram as a condensed version of the Chandi (a.k.a. Devi Mahatymam). > > He was compassionate enough to realize that the Chandi would be a > challenging task for most people, and so he composed the ultra- > sweet, divine-sounding, and intensely spiritually inebriating short > chant of the Stotram. > > It is also said that he declared that chanting the 21 verses of the > Stotram has the same benefits as chanting the whole 700 verses of > the Chandi. > > Could you please throw some light on this aspect of the ancient > spiritual texts? > > To ALL: > Please, this is not to ween away people from doing the Chandi; this > is just to enhance my knowledge of the ancient sacred texts and > their relation. > > Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Yes! Absolutely! Great answer! - Latha Nanda Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:13 PM Re: Mahisasuramardini Stotram vis-a-vis the Chandi.... Namaste Manoj,Here is what Swamiji has to say"All the texts say that if you recite this with full faith it grants as much as...It is true. Take any one and begin to chant it with faith, and you will ultimately end loving God in one form or all forms. "NamasteLatha--- In , "manoj_menon" <ammasmon@s...> wrote:> Namah Shivaya.> > Dear Swamiji,> > I have a question.> > It is said that Sri Shanakaracharya composed the Mahisasuramardini > Stotram as a condensed version of the Chandi (a.k.a. Devi Mahatymam).> > He was compassionate enough to realize that the Chandi would be a > challenging task for most people, and so he composed the ultra-> sweet, divine-sounding, and intensely spiritually inebriating short > chant of the Stotram.> > It is also said that he declared that chanting the 21 verses of the > Stotram has the same benefits as chanting the whole 700 verses of > the Chandi.> > Could you please throw some light on this aspect of the ancient > spiritual texts?> > To ALL:> Please, this is not to ween away people from doing the Chandi; this > is just to enhance my knowledge of the ancient sacred texts and > their relation.> > Jai Ma! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 I second that. Thanks, Latha, for being the intermediary for the answer. Thank you, Swamiji! Jai Ma! , "Mahamuni" <mahamuni@c...> wrote: > Yes! Absolutely! Great answer! > - > Latha Nanda > > Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:13 PM > Re: Mahisasuramardini Stotram vis-a-vis the Chandi.... > > > Namaste Manoj, > Here is what Swamiji has to say > > > "All the texts say that if you recite this with full faith it grants > as much as... > It is true. Take any one and begin to chant it with faith, and you > will ultimately end loving God in one form or all forms. " > > Namaste > Latha > > > > > , "manoj_menon" <ammasmon@s...> > wrote: > > Namah Shivaya. > > > > Dear Swamiji, > > > > I have a question. > > > > It is said that Sri Shanakaracharya composed the Mahisasuramardini > > Stotram as a condensed version of the Chandi (a.k.a. Devi > Mahatymam). > > > > He was compassionate enough to realize that the Chandi would be a > > challenging task for most people, and so he composed the ultra- > > sweet, divine-sounding, and intensely spiritually inebriating > short > > chant of the Stotram. > > > > It is also said that he declared that chanting the 21 verses of > the > > Stotram has the same benefits as chanting the whole 700 verses of > > the Chandi. > > > > Could you please throw some light on this aspect of the ancient > > spiritual texts? > > > > To ALL: > > Please, this is not to ween away people from doing the Chandi; > this > > is just to enhance my knowledge of the ancient sacred texts and > > their relation. > > > > Jai Ma! > > > > > -- ---------- > Links > > > / > > b.. > > > c.. Terms of Service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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