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>From Swami Satyananda Saraswati’s intro to the Chandi Path:

 

As human beings we have become habituated to being beset with thought.

In practicing the Chandi Path, we seek to free ourselves from this

habit, to take the “Ego I” out of thought, to find the remedy of that

all too chronic disease, Attachment, and to expand our awareness beyond

the relationships of the physical body so as to intuit by direct

perception the Bliss of the Universe.

 

Visions of the Goddess from the Chandi Path

 

The Highest Meaning of the Goddess

 

I am the intrinsic nature of Consciousness. From me both Nature and

Consciousness have taken birth, this world of true existence and untrue

appearance.

 

I am the form of bliss and blisslessness. I am the form of the Wisdom

of Unity and lack of wisdom as well. I am the capacity of

understanding what is Brahma, the Supreme Consciousness, and what is

not Brahma. I am the great elements of existence as they unite in

forms and in their ununited individual aspects as well. I am this

entire perceivable universe.

 

Whose intrinsic nature Brahma and other divinities cannot know, and

therefore She is called Unknowable; whose end cannot be found, and

therefore She is called Infinite; whose definition cannot be defined,

and therefore She is called Undefinable; whose birth cannot be

understood, and therefore She is called Unborn; whose presence is

everywhere, and therefore She is called the ONE; who alone is the

active principle in the form of the universe, and therefore She is

called the Many. Therefore She is called Unknowable, Infinite,

Undefinable, Unborn, One and Many.

 

The Forms of the Goddess

 

She has three eyes and displays ornaments on all Her limbs. Shining

like a blue gem, she has ten faces. I worship that Great Remover of

Darkness (Mahakali) whom the lotus-born Creative Capacity praised in

order to slay Too Much and Too Little when the Supreme Consciousness

was in sleep.

 

She with the beautiful face, the Destroyer of the Great Ego, is seated

upon a lotus of Peace. I worship the Great Goddess of True Wealth

(Mahalakshmi).

 

Her radiance is like the moon in autumn, her appearance is most

beautiful, She who is manifested from the body of She Who is Rays of

Light (Gauri), and is the support of the three worlds, that Great

Goddess of All-Pervading Knowledge, who destroyed Self-Conceit and

other thoughts I worship. (Mahasaraswati)

 

The radiant body of the Mother of the Universe has the magnificence of

a thousand rising suns. She is draped in a sari of red silk. Around

Her neck is a garland of red skulls. Her breasts have been colored

with red sandal paste. In Her four lotus like hands She holds a rosary

and shows the mudras of Knowledge, Fearlessness and Granting of Boons.

Her three eyes are shining and Her bud-like mouth is extremely

beautiful. Upon her head sits a crown of jewels in which the moon is

situated, and She is resting upon a lotus seat. With unlimited

devotion I bow down to this Goddess.

 

We meditate on She who is constantly served by all men desiring the

Ultimate Perfection, who is surrounded on all sides by Gods, the

Goddess Who Removes Difficulties, who is named Jaya - Victory. Her

beautiful body is splendidly dark like a black cloud. With Her side

looks She instills fear into a multitude of enemies. A digit of the

moon has been fastened upon Her head where it shines. She has three

eyes. She stands leaning upon the shoulders of a lion, and Her radiant

illumination has completely filled up the three worlds.

 

I think of the Ultimate Goddess, Padmavati, who resides in the Eyes of

the Lord of All Wisdom, Bhairav. Her tender body is effulgent with the

brilliance of the multitude of jewels on the hoods of the King of

Snakes upon whom She is reclining. Her luster is like that of the sun,

and Her three eyes are brilliant. The radiant half moon is the shining

crown upon Her head.

 

I meditate upon the Goddess Matangi, the Embodiment of the Mother.

Sitting upon a throne of jewels, She is listening to the sweet sounds

of parrots. The color of her body is dark. She has one foot resting

upon a lotus, and She wears a half moon upon Her head. Wearing a

garland of flower buds, She plays the strings of a vina. She covers

Her body with a blouse and a red colored sari. In Her hand is a cup

made of a conch shell. From Her face comes a slight sweet scent which

causes intoxication, and a brilliant spot of vermillion shines on Her

forehead.

 

I meditate upon Bhavani, the Embodiment of Existence, the Grantor of

Perfection, who is surrounded by rays of light and other subtle

energies. Her body is of red hue. Her three eyes are exuberant with

compassion.

 

I take refuge in the Supremely Divided One, the Lord who is both male

and female continuously without end. Her color is like flowers or

excellent gold with red and yellow mixture. She shows the mudra giving

blessings. The radiant half moon is Her ornament and She has three

eyes.

 

With the fullness of my heart, I think of the female Lord of All,

Kamesvari, the Ruler of Desire, who unites the intrinsic nature of Siva

and Sakti, of consciousness and energy, who wears the radiant half moon

on Her head. Her luster is as beautiful as excellent gold. The sun,

moon and fire are Her three eyes.

 

I meditate on the Goddess Bhuvanesvari, the Ruler of the Earth. The

brilliancy of Her body is like sunrise in the morning. The moon is a

crown upon Her head. Her swelling breasts overflow, and Her three eyes

are in union. Upon Her face shines Her radiant smile, and Her hands

show the mudra granting boons and fearlessness.

 

I meditate upon the three-eyed Goddess, Durga, the Reliever of

Difficulties; the luster of Her beautiful body is like lightening. She

sits upon the shoulders of a lion and appears very fierce. Many

maidens are standing at readiness to serve Her. She displays the mudra

connecting the thumb and the pointer finger with the three other

fingers extended upwards, indicating the granting of wisdom. Her

intrinsic nature is as fire, and upon Her head She wears the moon as a

crown.

 

I meditate upon that Goddess who wears beauty comparable to the regions

of the sun at sunrise, who shows the mudras granting boons and

fearlessness. She is Siva’, the Energy of Infinite Goodness.

 

The Supreme Goddess, Chandi Maa, is made up of the combined light and

energy of all the Gods and Goddesses. When all Gods and Goddesses

combine their light and energy with one intention, the Goddess will

manifest, without a doubt.

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---And to this supremely sublime Goddess Who Shines brighter than a

million suns, Who is more serene than the Ocean of Silence, and Who

is our Eternal Guiding Star, i bow, i bow , i bow! To She in Whom all

the Paths converge, Who Dances on the Waves of Bliss, Whose

luminosity causes the stars to blush, and Who balances all the

Universes on the tip of Her Little Finger, To This supremely sublime

Goddess beyond compare, i bow, i bow, i bow!!! Om.

 

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Sri Ramakrishna Deva!

muktimaa

 

 

In , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> From Swami Satyananda Saraswati's intro to the Chandi Path:

>

> As human beings we have become habituated to being beset with

thought.

> In practicing the Chandi Path, we seek to free ourselves from this

> habit, to take the "Ego I" out of thought, to find the

remedy of

that

> all too chronic disease, Attachment, and to expand our awareness

beyond

> the relationships of the physical body so as to intuit by direct

> perception the Bliss of the Universe.

>

> Visions of the Goddess from the Chandi Path

>

> The Highest Meaning of the Goddess

>

> I am the intrinsic nature of Consciousness. From me both Nature

and

> Consciousness have taken birth, this world of true existence and

untrue

> appearance.

>

> I am the form of bliss and blisslessness. I am the form of the

Wisdom

> of Unity and lack of wisdom as well. I am the capacity of

> understanding what is Brahma, the Supreme Consciousness, and what

is

> not Brahma. I am the great elements of existence as they unite in

> forms and in their ununited individual aspects as well. I am this

> entire perceivable universe.

>

> Whose intrinsic nature Brahma and other divinities cannot know, and

> therefore She is called Unknowable; whose end cannot be found, and

> therefore She is called Infinite; whose definition cannot be

defined,

> and therefore She is called Undefinable; whose birth cannot be

> understood, and therefore She is called Unborn; whose presence is

> everywhere, and therefore She is called the ONE; who alone is the

> active principle in the form of the universe, and therefore She is

> called the Many. Therefore She is called Unknowable, Infinite,

> Undefinable, Unborn, One and Many.

>

> The Forms of the Goddess

>

> She has three eyes and displays ornaments on all Her limbs.

Shining

> like a blue gem, she has ten faces. I worship that Great Remover

of

> Darkness (Mahakali) whom the lotus-born Creative Capacity praised

in

> order to slay Too Much and Too Little when the Supreme

Consciousness

> was in sleep.

>

> She with the beautiful face, the Destroyer of the Great Ego, is

seated

> upon a lotus of Peace. I worship the Great Goddess of True Wealth

> (Mahalakshmi).

>

> Her radiance is like the moon in autumn, her appearance is most

> beautiful, She who is manifested from the body of She Who is Rays

of

> Light (Gauri), and is the support of the three worlds, that Great

> Goddess of All-Pervading Knowledge, who destroyed Self-Conceit and

> other thoughts I worship. (Mahasaraswati)

>

> The radiant body of the Mother of the Universe has the magnificence

of

> a thousand rising suns. She is draped in a sari of red silk.

Around

> Her neck is a garland of red skulls. Her breasts have been colored

> with red sandal paste. In Her four lotus like hands She holds a

rosary

> and shows the mudras of Knowledge, Fearlessness and Granting of

Boons.

> Her three eyes are shining and Her bud-like mouth is extremely

> beautiful. Upon her head sits a crown of jewels in which the moon

is

> situated, and She is resting upon a lotus seat. With unlimited

> devotion I bow down to this Goddess.

>

> We meditate on She who is constantly served by all men desiring the

> Ultimate Perfection, who is surrounded on all sides by Gods, the

> Goddess Who Removes Difficulties, who is named Jaya - Victory. Her

> beautiful body is splendidly dark like a black cloud. With Her

side

> looks She instills fear into a multitude of enemies. A digit of

the

> moon has been fastened upon Her head where it shines. She has

three

> eyes. She stands leaning upon the shoulders of a lion, and Her

radiant

> illumination has completely filled up the three worlds.

>

> I think of the Ultimate Goddess, Padmavati, who resides in the Eyes

of

> the Lord of All Wisdom, Bhairav. Her tender body is effulgent with

the

> brilliance of the multitude of jewels on the hoods of the King of

> Snakes upon whom She is reclining. Her luster is like that of the

sun,

> and Her three eyes are brilliant. The radiant half moon is the

shining

> crown upon Her head.

>

> I meditate upon the Goddess Matangi, the Embodiment of the Mother.

> Sitting upon a throne of jewels, She is listening to the sweet

sounds

> of parrots. The color of her body is dark. She has one foot

resting

> upon a lotus, and She wears a half moon upon Her head. Wearing a

> garland of flower buds, She plays the strings of a vina. She

covers

> Her body with a blouse and a red colored sari. In Her hand is a

cup

> made of a conch shell. From Her face comes a slight sweet scent

which

> causes intoxication, and a brilliant spot of vermillion shines on

Her

> forehead.

>

> I meditate upon Bhavani, the Embodiment of Existence, the Grantor

of

> Perfection, who is surrounded by rays of light and other subtle

> energies. Her body is of red hue. Her three eyes are exuberant

with

> compassion.

>

> I take refuge in the Supremely Divided One, the Lord who is both

male

> and female continuously without end. Her color is like flowers or

> excellent gold with red and yellow mixture. She shows the mudra

giving

> blessings. The radiant half moon is Her ornament and She has three

> eyes.

>

> With the fullness of my heart, I think of the female Lord of All,

> Kamesvari, the Ruler of Desire, who unites the intrinsic nature of

Siva

> and Sakti, of consciousness and energy, who wears the radiant half

moon

> on Her head. Her luster is as beautiful as excellent gold. The

sun,

> moon and fire are Her three eyes.

>

> I meditate on the Goddess Bhuvanesvari, the Ruler of the Earth.

The

> brilliancy of Her body is like sunrise in the morning. The moon is

a

> crown upon Her head. Her swelling breasts overflow, and Her three

eyes

> are in union. Upon Her face shines Her radiant smile, and Her

hands

> show the mudra granting boons and fearlessness.

>

> I meditate upon the three-eyed Goddess, Durga, the Reliever of

> Difficulties; the luster of Her beautiful body is like lightening.

She

> sits upon the shoulders of a lion and appears very fierce. Many

> maidens are standing at readiness to serve Her. She displays the

mudra

> connecting the thumb and the pointer finger with the three other

> fingers extended upwards, indicating the granting of wisdom. Her

> intrinsic nature is as fire, and upon Her head She wears the moon

as a

> crown.

>

> I meditate upon that Goddess who wears beauty comparable to the

regions

> of the sun at sunrise, who shows the mudras granting boons and

> fearlessness. She is Siva', the Energy of Infinite Goodness.

>

> The Supreme Goddess, Chandi Maa, is made up of the combined light

and

> energy of all the Gods and Goddesses. When all Gods and Goddesses

> combine their light and energy with one intention, the Goddess will

> manifest, without a doubt.

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Wow! Muktimaa, you are a Divine Poet. I think that Ramprasad would

totally approve!

 

Ardis

 

 

On Mar 24, 2005, at 7:52 AM, muktimaa wrote:

>

>

> ---And to this supremely sublime Goddess Who Shines brighter than a

> million suns, Who is more serene than the Ocean of Silence, and Who

> is our Eternal Guiding Star, i bow, i bow , i bow! To She in Whom all

> the Paths converge, Who Dances on the Waves of Bliss, Whose

> luminosity causes the stars to blush, and Who balances all the

> Universes on the tip of Her Little Finger, To This supremely sublime

> Goddess beyond compare, i bow, i bow, i bow!!! Om.

>

> Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Sri Ramakrishna Deva!

>                   muktimaa

>

>

> In , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> >  From Swami Satyananda Saraswati's intro to the Chandi Path:

> >

> > As human beings we have become habituated to being beset with

> thought. 

> > In practicing the Chandi Path, we seek to free ourselves from this

> > habit, to take the "Ego I" out of thought, to find the

> remedy of

> that

> > all too chronic disease, Attachment, and to expand our awareness

> beyond

> > the relationships of the physical body so as to intuit by direct

> > perception the Bliss of the Universe.

> >

> > Visions of the Goddess from the Chandi Path

> >

> > The Highest Meaning of the Goddess

> >

> > I am the intrinsic nature of Consciousness.  From me both Nature

> and

> > Consciousness have taken birth, this world of true existence and

> untrue

> > appearance.

> >

> > I am the form of bliss and blisslessness.  I am the form of the

> Wisdom

> > of Unity and lack of wisdom as well.   I am the capacity of

> > understanding what is Brahma, the Supreme Consciousness, and what

> is

> > not Brahma.  I am the great elements of existence as they unite in

> > forms and in their  ununited individual aspects as well.  I am this

> > entire perceivable universe.

> >

> > Whose intrinsic nature Brahma and other divinities cannot know, and

> > therefore She is called Unknowable; whose end cannot be found, and

> > therefore She is called Infinite; whose definition cannot be

> defined,

> > and therefore She is called Undefinable; whose birth cannot be

> > understood, and therefore She is called Unborn; whose presence is

> > everywhere, and therefore She is called the ONE; who alone is the

> > active principle in the form of the universe, and therefore She is

> > called the Many.  Therefore She is called Unknowable, Infinite,

> > Undefinable, Unborn, One and Many.

> >

> > The Forms of the Goddess

> >

> > She has three eyes and displays ornaments on all Her limbs. 

> Shining

> > like a blue gem, she has ten faces.  I worship that Great Remover

> of

> > Darkness (Mahakali) whom the lotus-born Creative Capacity praised

> in

> > order to slay Too Much and Too Little when the Supreme

> Consciousness

> > was in sleep.

> >

> > She with the beautiful face, the Destroyer of the Great Ego, is

> seated

> > upon a lotus of Peace.  I worship the Great Goddess of True Wealth

> > (Mahalakshmi).

> >

> > Her radiance is like the moon in autumn, her appearance is most

> > beautiful, She who is manifested from the body of She Who is Rays

> of

> > Light (Gauri), and is the support of the three worlds, that Great

> > Goddess of All-Pervading Knowledge, who destroyed Self-Conceit and

> > other thoughts I worship. (Mahasaraswati)

> >

> > The radiant body of the Mother of the Universe has the magnificence

> of

> > a thousand rising suns.  She is draped in a sari of red silk. 

> Around

> > Her neck is a garland of red skulls.  Her breasts have been colored

> > with red sandal paste.  In Her four lotus like hands She holds a

> rosary

> > and shows the mudras of Knowledge, Fearlessness and Granting of

> Boons. 

> > Her three eyes are shining and Her bud-like mouth is extremely

> > beautiful.  Upon her head sits a crown of jewels in which the moon

> is

> > situated, and She is resting upon a lotus seat.  With unlimited

> > devotion I bow down to this Goddess.

> >

> > We meditate on She who is constantly served by all men desiring the

> > Ultimate Perfection, who is surrounded on all sides by Gods, the

> > Goddess Who Removes Difficulties, who is named Jaya - Victory.  Her

> > beautiful body is splendidly dark like a black cloud.  With Her

> side

> > looks She instills fear into a multitude of enemies.  A digit of

> the

> > moon has been fastened upon Her head where it shines.  She has

> three

> > eyes.  She stands leaning upon the shoulders of a lion, and Her

> radiant

> > illumination has completely filled up the three worlds.

> >

> > I think of the Ultimate Goddess, Padmavati, who resides in the Eyes

> of

> > the Lord of All Wisdom, Bhairav.  Her tender body is effulgent with

> the

> > brilliance of the multitude of jewels on the hoods of the King of

> > Snakes upon whom She is reclining.  Her luster is like that of the

> sun,

> > and Her three eyes are brilliant.  The radiant half moon is the

> shining

> > crown upon Her head.

> >

> > I meditate upon the Goddess Matangi, the Embodiment of the Mother. 

> > Sitting upon a throne of jewels, She is listening to the sweet

> sounds

> > of parrots.  The color of her body is dark.  She has one foot

> resting

> > upon a lotus, and She wears a half moon upon Her head.  Wearing a

> > garland of flower buds, She plays the strings of a vina.  She

> covers

> > Her body with a blouse and a red colored sari.  In Her hand is a

> cup

> > made of a conch shell.  From Her face comes a slight sweet scent

> which

> > causes intoxication, and a brilliant spot of vermillion shines on

> Her

> > forehead.

> >

> > I meditate upon Bhavani, the Embodiment of Existence, the Grantor

> of

> > Perfection, who is surrounded by rays of light and other subtle

> > energies.   Her body is of red hue.  Her three eyes are exuberant

> with

> > compassion.

> >

> > I take refuge in the Supremely Divided One, the Lord who is both

> male

> > and female continuously without end.  Her color is like flowers or

> > excellent gold with red and yellow mixture.  She shows the mudra

> giving

> > blessings.  The radiant half moon is Her ornament and She has three

> > eyes.

> >

> > With the fullness of my heart, I think of the female Lord of All,

> > Kamesvari, the Ruler of Desire, who unites the intrinsic nature of

> Siva

> > and Sakti, of consciousness and energy, who wears the radiant half

> moon

> > on Her head.  Her luster is as beautiful as excellent gold.  The

> sun,

> > moon and fire are Her three eyes.

> >

> > I meditate on the Goddess Bhuvanesvari, the Ruler of the Earth.  

> The

> > brilliancy of Her body is like sunrise in the morning.  The moon is

> a

> > crown upon Her head.  Her swelling breasts overflow, and Her three

> eyes

> > are in union.  Upon Her face shines Her radiant smile, and Her

> hands

> > show the mudra granting boons and fearlessness.

> >

> > I meditate upon the three-eyed Goddess, Durga, the Reliever of

> > Difficulties; the luster of Her beautiful body is like lightening. 

> She

> > sits upon the shoulders of a lion and appears very fierce.  Many

> > maidens are standing at readiness to serve Her.  She displays the

> mudra

> > connecting the thumb and the pointer finger with the three other

> > fingers extended upwards, indicating the granting of wisdom.  Her

> > intrinsic nature is as fire, and upon Her head She wears  the moon

> as a

> > crown.

> >

> > I meditate upon that Goddess who wears beauty comparable to the

> regions

> > of the sun at sunrise, who shows the mudras granting boons and

> > fearlessness.  She is Siva', the Energy of Infinite Goodness.

> >

> > The Supreme Goddess, Chandi Maa, is made up of the combined light

> and

> > energy of all the Gods and Goddesses.  When all Gods and Goddesses

> > combine their light and energy with one intention, the Goddess will

> > manifest, without a doubt.

>

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, Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...> wrote:

> Wow! Muktimaa, you are a Divine Poet. I think that Ramprasad

would totally approve!

> Ardis

>

Oh Ardis ji! Just hearing you say the name 'Ramprasad' in practically

the same sentence as muktimaa, makes her swoon in bliss. He is the

Guru of all the Divine Poets. [in this one's humble opinion]

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Ramakrishna Deva!

muktimaa

 

>

> On Mar 24, 2005, at 7:52 AM, muktimaa wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > ---And to this supremely sublime Goddess Who Shines brighter

than a

> > million suns, Who is more serene than the Ocean of Silence, and

Who

> > is our Eternal Guiding Star, i bow, i bow , i bow! To She in

Whom all

> > the Paths converge, Who Dances on the Waves of Bliss, Whose

> > luminosity causes the stars to blush, and Who balances all the

> > Universes on the tip of Her Little Finger, To This supremely

sublime

> > Goddess beyond compare, i bow, i bow, i bow!!! Om.

> >

> > Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Sri Ramakrishna Deva!

> >                   muktimaa

> >

> >

> > In , Ardis Jackson <ardis1@v...>

wrote:

> > >  From Swami Satyananda Saraswati's intro to the Chandi Path:

> > >

> > > As human beings we have become habituated to being beset with

> > thought. 

> > > In practicing the Chandi Path, we seek to free ourselves from

this

> > > habit, to take the "Ego I" out of thought, to find the

> > remedy of

> > that

> > > all too chronic disease, Attachment, and to expand our

awareness

> > beyond

> > > the relationships of the physical body so as to intuit by

direct

> > > perception the Bliss of the Universe.

> > >

> > > Visions of the Goddess from the Chandi Path

> > >

> > > The Highest Meaning of the Goddess

> > >

> > > I am the intrinsic nature of Consciousness.  From me both

Nature

> > and

> > > Consciousness have taken birth, this world of true existence

and

> > untrue

> > > appearance.

> > >

> > > I am the form of bliss and blisslessness.  I am the form of the

> > Wisdom

> > > of Unity and lack of wisdom as well.   I am the capacity of

> > > understanding what is Brahma, the Supreme Consciousness, and

what

> > is

> > > not Brahma.  I am the great elements of existence as they

unite in

> > > forms and in their  ununited individual aspects as well.  I am

this

> > > entire perceivable universe.

> > >

> > > Whose intrinsic nature Brahma and other divinities cannot

know, and

> > > therefore She is called Unknowable; whose end cannot be found,

and

> > > therefore She is called Infinite; whose definition cannot be

> > defined,

> > > and therefore She is called Undefinable; whose birth cannot be

> > > understood, and therefore She is called Unborn; whose presence

is

> > > everywhere, and therefore She is called the ONE; who alone is

the

> > > active principle in the form of the universe, and therefore

She is

> > > called the Many.  Therefore She is called Unknowable, Infinite,

> > > Undefinable, Unborn, One and Many.

> > >

> > > The Forms of the Goddess

> > >

> > > She has three eyes and displays ornaments on all Her limbs. 

> > Shining

> > > like a blue gem, she has ten faces.  I worship that Great

Remover

> > of

> > > Darkness (Mahakali) whom the lotus-born Creative Capacity

praised

> > in

> > > order to slay Too Much and Too Little when the Supreme

> > Consciousness

> > > was in sleep.

> > >

> > > She with the beautiful face, the Destroyer of the Great Ego, is

> > seated

> > > upon a lotus of Peace.  I worship the Great Goddess of True

Wealth

> > > (Mahalakshmi).

> > >

> > > Her radiance is like the moon in autumn, her appearance is most

> > > beautiful, She who is manifested from the body of She Who is

Rays

> > of

> > > Light (Gauri), and is the support of the three worlds, that

Great

> > > Goddess of All-Pervading Knowledge, who destroyed Self-Conceit

and

> > > other thoughts I worship. (Mahasaraswati)

> > >

> > > The radiant body of the Mother of the Universe has the

magnificence

> > of

> > > a thousand rising suns.  She is draped in a sari of red silk. 

> > Around

> > > Her neck is a garland of red skulls.  Her breasts have been

colored

> > > with red sandal paste.  In Her four lotus like hands She holds

a

> > rosary

> > > and shows the mudras of Knowledge, Fearlessness and Granting of

> > Boons. 

> > > Her three eyes are shining and Her bud-like mouth is extremely

> > > beautiful.  Upon her head sits a crown of jewels in which the

moon

> > is

> > > situated, and She is resting upon a lotus seat.  With unlimited

> > > devotion I bow down to this Goddess.

> > >

> > > We meditate on She who is constantly served by all men

desiring the

> > > Ultimate Perfection, who is surrounded on all sides by Gods,

the

> > > Goddess Who Removes Difficulties, who is named Jaya -

Victory.  Her

> > > beautiful body is splendidly dark like a black cloud.  With Her

> > side

> > > looks She instills fear into a multitude of enemies.  A digit

of

> > the

> > > moon has been fastened upon Her head where it shines.  She has

> > three

> > > eyes.  She stands leaning upon the shoulders of a lion, and Her

> > radiant

> > > illumination has completely filled up the three worlds.

> > >

> > > I think of the Ultimate Goddess, Padmavati, who resides in the

Eyes

> > of

> > > the Lord of All Wisdom, Bhairav.  Her tender body is effulgent

with

> > the

> > > brilliance of the multitude of jewels on the hoods of the King

of

> > > Snakes upon whom She is reclining.  Her luster is like that of

the

> > sun,

> > > and Her three eyes are brilliant.  The radiant half moon is the

> > shining

> > > crown upon Her head.

> > >

> > > I meditate upon the Goddess Matangi, the Embodiment of the

Mother. 

> > > Sitting upon a throne of jewels, She is listening to the sweet

> > sounds

> > > of parrots.  The color of her body is dark.  She has one foot

> > resting

> > > upon a lotus, and She wears a half moon upon Her head. 

Wearing a

> > > garland of flower buds, She plays the strings of a vina.  She

> > covers

> > > Her body with a blouse and a red colored sari.  In Her hand is

a

> > cup

> > > made of a conch shell.  From Her face comes a slight sweet

scent

> > which

> > > causes intoxication, and a brilliant spot of vermillion shines

on

> > Her

> > > forehead.

> > >

> > > I meditate upon Bhavani, the Embodiment of Existence, the

Grantor

> > of

> > > Perfection, who is surrounded by rays of light and other subtle

> > > energies.   Her body is of red hue.  Her three eyes are

exuberant

> > with

> > > compassion.

> > >

> > > I take refuge in the Supremely Divided One, the Lord who is

both

> > male

> > > and female continuously without end.  Her color is like

flowers or

> > > excellent gold with red and yellow mixture.  She shows the

mudra

> > giving

> > > blessings.  The radiant half moon is Her ornament and She has

three

> > > eyes.

> > >

> > > With the fullness of my heart, I think of the female Lord of

All,

> > > Kamesvari, the Ruler of Desire, who unites the intrinsic

nature of

> > Siva

> > > and Sakti, of consciousness and energy, who wears the radiant

half

> > moon

> > > on Her head.  Her luster is as beautiful as excellent gold. 

The

> > sun,

> > > moon and fire are Her three eyes.

> > >

> > > I meditate on the Goddess Bhuvanesvari, the Ruler of the

Earth.  

> > The

> > > brilliancy of Her body is like sunrise in the morning.  The

moon is

> > a

> > > crown upon Her head.  Her swelling breasts overflow, and Her

three

> > eyes

> > > are in union.  Upon Her face shines Her radiant smile, and Her

> > hands

> > > show the mudra granting boons and fearlessness.

> > >

> > > I meditate upon the three-eyed Goddess, Durga, the Reliever of

> > > Difficulties; the luster of Her beautiful body is like

lightening. 

> > She

> > > sits upon the shoulders of a lion and appears very fierce. 

Many

> > > maidens are standing at readiness to serve Her.  She displays

the

> > mudra

> > > connecting the thumb and the pointer finger with the three

other

> > > fingers extended upwards, indicating the granting of wisdom. 

Her

> > > intrinsic nature is as fire, and upon Her head She wears  the

moon

> > as a

> > > crown.

> > >

> > > I meditate upon that Goddess who wears beauty comparable to the

> > regions

> > > of the sun at sunrise, who shows the mudras granting boons and

> > > fearlessness.  She is Siva', the Energy of Infinite Goodness.

> > >

> > > The Supreme Goddess, Chandi Maa, is made up of the combined

light

> > and

> > > energy of all the Gods and Goddesses.  When all Gods and

Goddesses

> > > combine their light and energy with one intention, the Goddess

will

> > > manifest, without a doubt.

> >

> >

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talk about letting her express in through and as u, muktimaa!muktimaa

<muktimaa (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

---And to this supremely sublime Goddess Who Shines brighter than a>

> million suns, Who is more serene than the Ocean of Silence, and

Who> > is our Eternal Guiding Star, i bow, i bow , i bow! To She in

Whom all> > the Paths converge, Who Dances on the Waves of Bliss,

Whose> > luminosity causes the stars to blush, and Who balances all

the> > Universes on the tip of Her Little Finger, To This supremely

sublime> > Goddess beyond compare, i bow, i bow, i bow!!! Om.> >> >

Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! Jai Sri Ramakrishna Deva!> >

muktimaaBe Love, Berijoy

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