To Ekta on Bhu Devi

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Ekta wrote:

She hasrequested everyone to chant, meditate and pray selflessly for

all beings,especially Bhu Devi, Mother Earth.

Dear Ekta and also a Q & A for Swami:

 

Is there a specific mantra or prayer for Buh Devi? I would very much

like to chant this prayer. Thank you ~ Linda

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--- nierika wrote:

Is there a specific mantra or prayer for Buh Devi? I would very much like to

> chant this prayer. Thank you ~ Linda

>

 

Hi Linda,

 

That's a good question! I wasn't aware of any mantra specifically in honor of

Bhu Devi, so I searched around and found that the 108 names of "Ashta Lakshmi"

lists Bhu Devi as a name there. Ashta just means eight, so this is 108 names in

honor of Lakshmi in Her eight main forms. Since it's a Lakshmi mantra, one

could chant "shrim" in the mantra, and the whole mantra would be:

 

OM shriiM bhuu devyai namaH

 

The pronunciation is something like "om shreem bhoo devyai namaha".

 

This was all I could find for Bhu Devi. However, any Sanskrit prayers or

mantras will ultimately give peace to Mother Earth, and any prayers made in our

own language for Her sake will also give Her peace. I've heard of pouring milk

into the ground while chanting any Devi mantras or the Mrutyunjaya Mantra as a

way to give peace to the Earth. The milk should go into soil, I guess, if one

were to do this. Milk is very sattvic, because it is white and comes from the

cow, a very sattvic animal. When beings are harmed/killed, and blood is spilled

into the Earth, it pollutes the Earth. Offering milk into the ground helps to

pacify this negativity of spilled blood.

 

Another nice practice is to mentally chant mantras or prayers while walking

outside. One can imagine the positive energy passing through the soles of one's

feet into the Earth, giving Her comfort. If possible, one could stand or walk

barefoot on the bare earth, and chant mantras for world peace. This also

creates a positive connection with the Earth.

 

I was once reading about people's visionary experiences while taking LSD in a

therapeutic setting. Lots of people described merging with different animals or

people, but one woman described feeling as if she had merged with the

consciousness of the entire Earth. She had never thought of the planet as a

being before, but in her vision she experienced the planet as Mother Earth,

feeling saddened by violence and war. She also experienced that when native

peoples perform certain peace ceremonies or dances for the well-being of the

Earth, this made Mother Earth happy. She was very surprised to experience that

the particular rituals of aboriginal cultures would have this effect on the

planet, but that was her experience. Interesting food for thought!

 

Jai Maa!

Ekta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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