Fwd: [omshakthi] BhavAnI nAma Sahasra Stutih

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Nora Madasamy: omshakthi wrote:

BhavAninAmasahasrastutih is a revealed text of Shakti Sadhana in Sanskrit,

containing one thousand names of Bhavani, The Supreme Goddess.

 

It is an index to the subject matter of the Sakti Doctrine, which is closely

related to the Trika System of Kashmir Saivism. The two Tantra based doctrines

are supplementary to each other. The Saktas school holds Advaita as the

Ultimate Reality, in the same strain as do the monistic Saiva of Kashmi and the

Advaita Vedanta propounded by Adi Sankara. In the Sakta Doctrine, however Divine

Motherhood predominates. BhavAninAmasahasra is an important Sakta-stava which

has as much prominence for the Kashmiri Pandits as Lalitasahasranama has for

the Peninsula India. This eulogy for Bhavani comprises a thousand names which

depict the very nature, characteristic and causation of the Primordial Mover.

Its source is the ancient RudrayAmala-Tantra, which is "amongst the eight

numerically equal groups of the sixty-fournon dualistic Tantras"Theme of the

Book : In the prefatory statement of the BhavAninAmasahasra itself the sceene

is laid on the Mount

KailAsa, The abode of Shiva.

 

In that romantic scenery, one day, Shiva during his unwavered meditation, was

approached by His Attendant-in-chief, Nandikesvara or simply called Nandi.

Offering a hymn of glorification, he implore Shiva to take him into confidence

and reveal to him the object of His deep contemplation.

 

Shiva got pleased and revealed the glory of his Consort Parvati, describing HER

form, foot to the crown, depicting Her Universal Glory in the manifestation of

HER Vidya and Avidya aspects. Thus the holy formula of the thousand gracious

names was given as a favour to Nandikesvara. Therefore this sAstra is also

called Nandi Vidya. The Names sung and recited with earnest devotion to the

Divine Mother, bring prosperity and proficiency towards emancipation. My

gratitude to Shri Virendra Qazi for this wonderful and priceless gift. As

promise, I will share this Divine revealed text with the member of this group.

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