RE: Narmadeshwar Lingam comes to life!!

August 31, 2004

Dear Satsang Family,

Yesterday, finally (after two months of purification preparations)

my Narmadeshwar Lingam received pranapratistha from the Mahalakshmi

Temple Shiva Priest. One of my teachers has a permanent homa kund in

her backyard, where we have (so far) held a Chandi Homa, then a

Ganesha Homa and abishekam and, yesterday, Rudra Homa and

Narmadeshwar Lingam abishekam and pranapratistha. It was quite a

wondrful surprise that the parents of two sets of particpants were

visiting from India, so we had lots of Indian ladies, making

delicious food for afterwards and everyone so happy to be here in

the US and sitting at a Homa fire, instead of on the tilt-a-whirl in

Disneyland!

The Rudra Homa was very powerful; at one point a column of fire

emerging from the pit and rushing up towards the offering ladle

(sorry, can't remember what it is called). During the abishekam, the

priest told us this lingam is Lord Kashi Vishvenath....I was just so

happy to hear this name, as I remember, with great delight and

longing, sitting in a small boat one full-moon night and watching

the Arati on the main ghat in Benaras (Kashi). After Arati, the two

of us who had gone out in the boat began to sing, "Hara Hara

Mahadeva Shambo, Kashi Vishvanata Kange" and the boatman got so

happy...because this is a chant from near his village. So now I can

chant this all I like to make the Shiva Lingam feel at home in my

puja room.

After the abishekam, all of the ladies in their saris chanted a

VERY rousing version of the Lingastakam...."Oh," I thought, "this is

the Devi's Shiva Lingam"...it was as though Ma Durga had manifested

in the bodies of all of these very conservative and dignified ladies

and, suddenly, made it clear......well, perhaps at the Temple it is

the men who are chanting the Rudram and doing the formal

worship...but it is the LADIES who are the "power behind" them.

The priest was very very happy that I had spent the week

preceding the homa/abishekam doing the retreat with all of you and

especially happy that I had done the Shiva Puja everyday. So, thank

you all (and, of course, especially Shree Maa and Swamiji) for the

support of your sadhana. Thanks, especially to Latha for organizing

all of this and to Steve, for his "spanda" about the retreat. This

Shiva Lingam will always carry the wonderful bhav of this satsang

group .

best love to all,

sadhvi

September 1, 2004

Jai Shiv Shambho Sister Sadhvi!

Very delightening to hear about your Narmadeshwar Lingam. It will do

wonders for you. And you are so true....Ma Durga does manifests in human

bodies of her choosing from time to time whether the person is a male or

female...this is from my very personal experience.

During the puja we had at our home last weekend... the aura was such

that we all felt the presence of Devi Ma amongst us and this was also

confirmed when Ma Durga, Ma Kali and Ma Ganga had manifested in many

people who were present there during the drum beating and dancing and

aarti before I was piercied with Trishul in my ears, and mouth

arosss,total of4 trishuls. I was also amongst the ones who were

manifested and does not recall neither felt any pain or recall any

moments of what has happened during the puja until such time shanti

paath was sung to visarjit the Maa from many people who were there. It

was an evening I would never forget whole ofmy life.

Again, congratulations on your Shiv Lingam and I pray that Lord Ashutosh

bestows his blessings upon you and your family and you have a very

rewarding, prosperous and happy life.remember, a happy person is the

richest person. Remember, Lord Shiv is called Ashutosh because he is

such a God that is pleased with only water...after all is the the

Supreme Bhole Naath and the love ofmy Maa Durga.

Jai Maa Durga

Jay Dayal

nityashakti [sadhvi]

Wednesday, September 01, 2004 1:16 AM