Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 Dear Nanda, Jai Maa Kali! Your posts are precious and I bow down to you and thank you. ramya and i have been chanting the Adya Strotram and Kali Sahsranama everyday. I am grateful for this opportunity as it has helped increase my sadhana by 20 minutes and also brought me closer to the Divine Mother. I bow down to Her blue feet. with love and prayers srini , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > > > Dear All, > My sixth day of Kali Sahasranam completed successfully. JAI KALI MAA !!! > > Glad that you are enjoying the Mahavidya series Sadhvi. I will convey your thanks to Maa and Swamiji. Today I will be posting on the third Mahavidya - Shorasi. She is also name 773 of the Kali Sahasranam. > > Thank you to Berijoy, Henny, Muktimaa , Pahari Maa, Kanda, beloved Kalia for continuing to send in your sankalpa updates. > > Special thanks to Muktimaa for keeping the Kali bhav alive with her posts on Nivedita, Vivekananda , and her Kali pix from her altar. > > Advance greetings for a happy diwali, for you too Chetanji. > > I wanted to take a moment to thank all those participating in this sankalpa and the Diwali Day sankalpa. > > It is great when all of us join in these short intensives and give it all we have got, but there is one sadhana that the group has been doing - quietly, effectively , sincerely and without fail. And that is our weekly Prayer club. > > If we look at it, the chanting of the Mahamrityunjay mantra (21 times only ) takes less than 3 minutes, we probably spend the bulk of our time chanting the actual sankalpa , but all in all, it takes less than 15 minutes at the most each week, and is the BEST example that we have as a group of participating for the betterment of everyone around us. And what a wonderful dedicated coordinator we have in Karen too, who has been TIRELESS in getting people to participate. > > May I humbly request everyone to take a few moments to sign up for next week's Mahamrityunjay Mantra sankalpa. All it takes is 15 minutes of your time once a week, and a quick email once a week to our beloved coordinator Karen at _prayer_club > > Your 15 minutes WILL make a difference.:x Thank you so much. > > :)OK, now onto Shorasi... > > Maa translates, Swamiji writes , Nanda posts (Easy as 1-2-3) > > ============================================= > The third form of Dasamahavidya is Shorasi. There is a story behind Her manifestation. When Parvati left Her form as Kali and assumed the form of Gauri, then Shiva addressed Her as Kali again and again. Parvati was insulted and left that place. Shiva went into His own heart and began to remember the Goddess. But without seeing the Goddess in person, He became dismayed and wondered where She had gone. At that time Narad muni came to where Shiva was meditating. Shiva narrated this occurrence to Narad, and told that Kali had left Him. Narad was very happy to hear of the differences between Shiva and Kali. In his meditation Narad saw that Parvati was sitting in meditation on Sumeru Mountain in an inaccessible place. In order to increase the separation between Shiva and Parvati, Narad went to where Parvati was meditating and said that Shiva was entering into a relationship with another woman. It will be proper for you to stop Him. > > Went the Goddess heard this from Narad's mouth, She became filled with anger. In this great anger, the Goddess assumed another form. Of all Her myriad of forms She took the form of the most beautiful young lady of sixteen years, Shorasi, and presented Herself before Shiva. Seeing Her own shadow reflected upon Shiva's chest, and thinking it to be another woman, She became even more angry, and said, "When we were married, you gave your heart to me for my residence. How can you now give your heart to another woman?" > > When Shiva heard Kali's words, He replied, "Look closely at my heart. The woman you see in my heart is your reflection." When the Goddess looked closely and meditated carefully, with great satisfaction She asked, "The woman that I just saw in your heart, by what name shall She be known?" > > Hearing Kali's question, Shiva replied, "This new form of yours is one of the Mahavidyas, and Her name will be Shorasi, She who manifests the sixteen. In this form you will manifest excellence!" > ========================================== > > JAI MAA > Nanda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2005 Report Share Posted October 30, 2005 What is the Adya Stotram? srini_sadhu wrote: > Dear Nanda, > > Jai Maa Kali! > > Your posts are precious and I bow down to you and thank you. > > ramya and i have been chanting the Adya Strotram and Kali Sahsranama > everyday. > > I am grateful for this opportunity as it has helped increase my > sadhana by 20 minutes and also brought me closer to the Divine > Mother. > > I bow down to Her blue feet. > > with love and prayers > srini -- Be Love, Egyirba http://www.egyirba.net -=-=- .... 0365."But if the goal is to realize the Supreme Being, you should become completely egoless. That requires self-effort. The sadhak himself must pray sincerely for the removal of his negative tendencies. He should work hard. This prayer is not to achieve anything or to fulfill any desire. It is to go beyond all achievements; it is to transcend all desires. It is an intense longing of the sadhak to return to his original and real abode. He feels and becomes aware of the burden of his own ego, and this feeling creates a strong urge to unburden its heaviness. It is this urge which expresses itself as prayer." --Ammachi, "Awaken Children," Vol.5, p33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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