Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Om Namah Sivaya, dearest Divine Siblings, My humble pranams to you. A thousand million pranams at the beautiful and Divine Holy Feet of Maa and Swamiji. Jai Maa! Here is a little mantra that always gives me "faith" -- Please correct me if i have written it wrong or if the translation is wrong - i don't have any books here to check. "Mantra Heenam, Kriya Heenam, Bhakthi Heenam, Sureshvari, Yet Pujithaam mayaam Devi Paripurnam Thathasthuthe. Anyathaa Sharanam Naasthi, Twameva Sharanam Mama, Tasmaat Kaarunya Bhaavena, Raksha Raksha Maheswari." My understanding of this is -- "I know not your mantras, Mother, I don't know how to do puja. Of pure devotion - i am a total stranger - - yet will you accept my little puja? I have NO ONE ELSE, Maa -- You are my ONLY REFUGE. So please, please, please, my darling, sweet Divine Maa, protect me, protect me, protect me." I always feel this mantra really shows how i feel - i don't know anything and i am doing so many actions wrong - even in my prayers and in my bhajans -- but what can i do? i am Mother's little two year old baby - and She is all i know and all i have -- If Mother has no compassion and does not lift me and teach me and keep me -- what will i do? what can i do? Nothing -- the golden thread of hope and faith in my whole life is only this -- Mother has said that even this little being, that knows not anything is HERS!! Jai Maa! How do i know? Well, Maa as Sharada Maa said "I am the Mother of the Virtuous and I am the Mother of the Wicked. So whenever you are in trouble, just remember, you have a Mother." So i pray to Maa and pray to our most beloved Swamiji, to bless all of us, with faith - complete and total - in Their Lotus Feet - for in this world of colours, where else can this blind child go? In this world of sounds, how can this mute child function? In this world of distance, where can this lame child go? Anyaathaa Sharanam Naasthi, Twameva Sharanam Mama, Thasmaat Karunya Bhaavene, Raksha, Raksha, Parameswari. Thank you for your patient reading. Thank you for your love, your inspiration and your wisdom. with love to all my brothers and sisters and unending pranams at Maa and Swamiji's Golden Lotus Feet. Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! your own, ramya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2004 Report Share Posted July 21, 2004 Chandi, Ksama Prarthana, Prayer for Forgiveness, Verse 3 is the first part of the mantras that you mention. When I read your post, I thought it sounded so familiar--I listen and try to say this section of the Chandi every night. You can find Swamiji's spelling and translation in the text. The second part of your mantras, I don't recognize as being part of the Prayer for Forgivenss, which is so very beautiful and Swamiji chants it so enchantingly. It totally soothes me and ends my evening with me being very happy, no matter what the day has brought forth. It's a wonderful prayer. I think you are so right. It's a prayer asking for forgiveness and you can feel Mother's graciousness all through it. I am so glad you posted your thoughts on this. For me faith, this is faith, asking for and receiving forgiveness. Thanks again. What an uplifting post!!! , "amritadaasi" <amritadaasi> wrote: > Om Namah Sivaya, > > dearest Divine Siblings, > > My humble pranams to you. A thousand million pranams at the > beautiful and Divine Holy Feet of Maa and Swamiji. Jai Maa! > > Here is a little mantra that always gives me "faith" -- Please > correct me if i have written it wrong or if the translation is > wrong - i don't have any books here to check. > > "Mantra Heenam, Kriya Heenam, Bhakthi Heenam, Sureshvari, > Yet Pujithaam mayaam Devi Paripurnam Thathasthuthe. > > Anyathaa Sharanam Naasthi, > Twameva Sharanam Mama, > Tasmaat Kaarunya Bhaavena, > Raksha Raksha Maheswari." > > My understanding of this is -- "I know not your mantras, Mother, I > don't know how to do puja. Of pure devotion - i am a total stranger - > - yet will you accept my little puja? I have NO ONE ELSE, Maa -- You > are my ONLY REFUGE. So please, please, please, my darling, sweet > Divine Maa, protect me, protect me, protect me." > > I always feel this mantra really shows how i feel - i don't know > anything and i am doing so many actions wrong - even in my prayers > and in my bhajans -- but what can i do? i am Mother's little two > year old baby - and She is all i know and all i have -- If Mother > has no compassion and does not lift me and teach me and keep me -- > what will i do? what can i do? Nothing -- the golden thread of hope > and faith in my whole life is only this -- Mother has said that even > this little being, that knows not anything is HERS!! Jai Maa! > > How do i know? Well, Maa as Sharada Maa said "I am the Mother of the > Virtuous and I am the Mother of the Wicked. So whenever you are in > trouble, just remember, you have a Mother." > > So i pray to Maa and pray to our most beloved Swamiji, to bless all > of us, with faith - complete and total - in Their Lotus Feet - for > in this world of colours, where else can this blind child go? In > this world of sounds, how can this mute child function? In this > world of distance, where can this lame child go? > > Anyaathaa Sharanam Naasthi, Twameva Sharanam Mama, Thasmaat Karunya > Bhaavene, Raksha, Raksha, Parameswari. > > Thank you for your patient reading. Thank you for your love, your > inspiration and your wisdom. > > with love to all my brothers and sisters and unending pranams at Maa > and Swamiji's Golden Lotus Feet. Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! > > your own, > > ramya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.