Sunday, July 16, 2006

Anandapurti

(Image from here)
Dear readers,
Sometimes we do things which are beyond logic and reasoning.
The same happened with me today.
I woke up in the morning and felt like posting an article of Maa Mahishashurmurdini, Jagat Janini Maa Durga.
This is the reason I called this posting "Anandapurti".
The picture adjacent is the Durga madala with the Durga Yantra inside it.
It is a very powerful yantra to remove obstacles and win over enemies. This yantra can be worshipped with Durga Beeja mantras during Navratris or Ashtami tithis. However, I would recommend one to do so only after consultation with an experienced astrologer.


The Durga Beeja Mantra is "AING HRING KLEENG CHAMUNDAYE VICHCHEY". This mantra can be prefixed and suffixed by AUM. Also please consult an astrologer before starting the recitation of this mantra.
However, for bhakti for Maa Durga, you need not consult an astrologer. Bhakti is beyond logic and reasoning and if done in the right spirit can be more effective than other rituals.
(Durga Image from here)
Durga saptashati (from here)
Durga Saptashati is a Mantra of 700 verses on the Mother Goddess.It forms a part of the Markandeya Purana, one of the 18 important puranas of Hinduism.
It is also known as Chandi Path, Devi Mahatmyam or just Saptashati. It is considered as a very potent mantra and its is widely read in all devi temples in India and abroad.It is in the form of a conversion between a king,a trader and a saint. This mantra is believed to have several esoteric meanings and interpretations.It is divided into 3 parts , dedicated to the Goddess -
Kali,Lakshmi and Saraswati.
There are have been several saints well versed in the metaphysical interpretations of this Mantra like Sri
Ramakrishna,The Paramacharyal of Kanchi, The Sringeri Acaryals,Sri Venkatesa Battar and several others.
Durga Saptashati is also translated into easy to recite Hindi verses by Dr.M.L.Sharma. Details of his book "Neeras Ki Shri Durga Upasana" can be found at
http://durgasaptashati.discoveryofindia.com
Jai Maa Durga, Durgati nashini!
Regards,
Souvik

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