To Nanda on Cosmic Sankalpa, and Question for Swamiji

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Nanda wrote:

>> Here is a beautiful article written by Devnath Saraswati. It sets

the stage for a beautiful

>> sankalpa this year - one that benefits the whole world - one that

we can join Shree Maa >> and Swamiji is praying for Mother Earth.

The sankalpa will be posted as a poll to see

>> how many of us can join in praying with Maa...>> ... JAI MOTHER

EARTH>> Take a sankalpa to pray to one or more or all the planets

with japa and homa as per your >> capacity and the following system.

You can do it in one asana, in one day or in one week >> or on the

day of the planet or in a month or over time -- as you like. It is

your sankalpa. >> Just so you complete the sankalpa in this year as

an offering for Earth Mother. >> ...Surya >> Om Hrim Hrim Suraya

Namah... >> Chandra>> Om Aim Klim Somaya Namah...>> Mangala>> Om

Hum Srim Mangalaya Namah... >> Buddha>> Om Aim Strim Srim Buddhaya

Namah... >> Brihaspati>> Om Hrim Klim Hum Brihaspataye Namah...

>> Sukra>> Om Hrim Srim Sukraya Namah... >> Sani>> Om Aim Hrim Srim

Sanaiscaraya Namah... >> Rahu>> Om Aim Hrim Rahave Namah... >>

Ketu>> Om Hrim Aim Ketave Namah

Dear Nanda ~ wow! I'm glad you added a few qualifiers to the

introduction. This is just the kind of thing that makes me want to

dive under the bed. : ) I am saving all the wonderful information,

though, in hopes that I will someday actually be able to chant 180

malas without falling over. Bhu Devi (Sanskrit, or possibly Malayam

.... you could check with Swamiji), our Mother Earth is in need of our

care, as Shree Maa so well understands. And what a better sankalpa ...

to include as part of my hour (in answer to Swami's question again).

I have a couple of questions. First, I am assuming all the Proper

Names listed above the mantras are the names of the planets, yes? If

so, do they have any correlation to the planets as they are

designated in Western thought (Earth, Mars, Venus, etc.). Second

would the Nine Planet Mantra book be a good resource for this

sankalpa? I also wanted to share another mantra I was taught to say

for for Mother Earth; it is the Gayatri Mantra for Bhumi (Bhu Devi):

Om Vasundharaya vidmaheBhutadhatraya dhimahiTanno Bhumih prachodayat

Another I was taught:

Om hrim shrim klim Vasundharayai svaha

Here is a question for Swamiji.

Dear Swamiji ~ are either or both of the mantras above appropriate and

acceptable to say as part of this sankalpa for Mother Earth? Many

thanks ~ Linda

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> Dear Nanda ~ wow! I'm glad you added a few qualifiers to the introduction.

> This is just the kind of thing that makes me want to dive under the bed. :

)

> I am saving all the wonderful information, though, in hopes that I will

> someday actually be able to chant 180 malas without falling over.

 

do them sitting down,

 

and then fall over

 

make a plan/budget for it -- for instance every Sunday for Surya, 10 malas, and

like that

for each of the planets on it's day week after week until you finish the

sankalpa

 

Sunday - Surya

Monday - Chandra

Tuesday - Mangal

Wednesday - Budha

Thursday - Brihaspati

Friday - Sukra

Saturday - Sani

Rahu and Ketu - any day