Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Salutations to Sri Durga (Mother Divine) Who exists in all beings in the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty; Who is the consort of Lord Siva; who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. Dussera is the greatest Hindu festival of adoring God as Mother. Durga represents the Divine Mother. She is the energy aspect of the Lord. Without Durga, Siva has no expression and without Siva, Durga has no existence. Siva is the soul of Durga. Durga is identical with Siva. Lord Siva is only the silent witness. He is motionless, absolutely changeless. He is not affected by the cosmic play. Durga does everything. Mother-worship is the worship of God as the Divine Mother-Sri Mata. Sakti is the power of the Lord or the cosmic energy. The Divine Mother in Her aspect of Durga is represented as having ten different weapons in her hands. She is sitting on a lion. She keeps up the Lila of the Lord through the three Gunas-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Vidya, Santi, lust, anger, greed, egoism and pride are all Her forms. The Upasana or worship of Devi or Universal Mother leads to the attainment of knowledge of the Self. The story of the Kena Upanishad known as the " Yaksha Prasna " supports this view. Uma taught the Truth to the Devas. Goddess Sakti sheds wisdom on Her devotees. A child is more familiar with the mother than with the father, because she is very kind, loving, tender, affectionate and looks after the wants of the child. In the spiritual field also the aspirant or the devotee-the spiritual child-has intimate relationship with the Mother Durga than with the Father Siva. It behoves, therefore, that the aspirant should approach the Mother first and She will introduce Her spiritual child to the Father for his illumination or Self-realisation. Mother's grace is boundless. Her mercy is illimitable. Her knowledge is infinite. Her power is immeasurable. Her glory is ineffable. Her splendour is indescribable. She gives you Bhukti or material prosperity and Mukti (liberation) also. Approach Her with an open heart. Lay bare your heart to Her with frankness and humility. Be as simple as a child. Kill ruthlessly egoism, cunningness, selfishness and crookedness. Make total, unreserved, ungrudging surrender to Her. Sing Her praise. Repeat Her name. Worship Her with faith and unflinching devotion. Do special Puja on Navaratri days. Navaratri or Dussera is the most suitable occasion for doing intense Sadhana. These nine days are very sacred to Devi. Plunge yourself in Her worship. Do Anushthana. Devi fought with Bhandasura and his forces for nine days and nine nights. The war ended in the evening of the tenth day known as Vijaya Dasami day or the day of victory. Aspirants are initiated on this day. Akshara Abhyasa for children is done on Vijaya Dasami day. The beginning of learning of any science is done on this most auspicious day. It was on this day that Arjuna worshipped the Devi before starting the fight against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra. May Durga give the milk of divine wisdom to Her children and lift them to the magnificent heights of divine splendour and glory, the imperishable state of Kaivalya and eternal Sunshine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi there, The article on Mother Divine is so gud and perfect and it will sure open the hearts of the people Regards senthil On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:17 AM, divinesprt <divinesprt wrote: > Salutations to Sri Durga (Mother Divine) Who exists in all beings in > the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty; Who is the consort of Lord > Siva; who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. > > Dussera is the greatest Hindu festival of adoring God as Mother. > Durga represents the Divine Mother. She is the energy aspect of the > Lord. Without Durga, Siva has no expression and without Siva, Durga > has no existence. Siva is the soul of Durga. Durga is identical with > Siva. Lord Siva is only the silent witness. He is motionless, > absolutely changeless. He is not affected by the cosmic play. Durga > does everything. > > Mother-worship is the worship of God as the Divine Mother-Sri Mata. > Sakti is the power of the Lord or the cosmic energy. The Divine > Mother in Her aspect of Durga is represented as having ten different > weapons in her hands. She is sitting on a lion. She keeps up the Lila > of the Lord through the three Gunas-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Vidya, > Santi, lust, anger, greed, egoism and pride are all Her forms. > > The Upasana or worship of Devi or Universal Mother leads to the > attainment of knowledge of the Self. The story of the Kena Upanishad > known as the " Yaksha Prasna " supports this view. Uma taught the Truth > to the Devas. Goddess Sakti sheds wisdom on Her devotees. > > A child is more familiar with the mother than with the father, > because she is very kind, loving, tender, affectionate and looks > after the wants of the child. In the spiritual field also the > aspirant or the devotee-the spiritual child-has intimate relationship > with the Mother Durga than with the Father Siva. It behoves, > therefore, that the aspirant should approach the Mother first and She > will introduce Her spiritual child to the Father for his illumination > or Self-realisation. > > Mother's grace is boundless. Her mercy is illimitable. Her knowledge > is infinite. Her power is immeasurable. Her glory is ineffable. Her > splendour is indescribable. She gives you Bhukti or material > prosperity and Mukti (liberation) also. > > Approach Her with an open heart. Lay bare your heart to Her with > frankness and humility. Be as simple as a child. Kill ruthlessly > egoism, cunningness, selfishness and crookedness. Make total, > unreserved, ungrudging surrender to Her. Sing Her praise. Repeat Her > name. Worship Her with faith and unflinching devotion. Do special > Puja on Navaratri days. Navaratri or Dussera is the most suitable > occasion for doing intense Sadhana. These nine days are very sacred > to Devi. Plunge yourself in Her worship. Do Anushthana. Devi fought > with Bhandasura and his forces for nine days and nine nights. The war > ended in the evening of the tenth day known as Vijaya Dasami day or > the day of victory. Aspirants are initiated on this day. Akshara > Abhyasa for children is done on Vijaya Dasami day. The beginning of > learning of any science is done on this most auspicious day. It was > on this day that Arjuna worshipped the Devi before starting the fight > against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra. > > May Durga give the milk of divine wisdom to Her children and lift > them to the magnificent heights of divine splendour and glory, the > imperishable state of Kaivalya and eternal Sunshine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Nice, but would it be possible in future to translate all Sanskrit words into English? Greatly appreciated, johan Van: Namens divinesprt Verzonden: woensdag 8 oktober 2008 5:47 Aan: Onderwerp: Salutations to Sri Durga Salutations to Sri Durga (Mother Divine) Who exists in all beings in the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty; Who is the consort of Lord Siva; who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. Dussera is the greatest Hindu festival of adoring God as Mother. Durga represents the Divine Mother. She is the energy aspect of the Lord. Without Durga, Siva has no expression and without Siva, Durga has no existence. Siva is the soul of Durga. Durga is identical with Siva. Lord Siva is only the silent witness. He is motionless, absolutely changeless. He is not affected by the cosmic play. Durga does everything. Mother-worship is the worship of God as the Divine Mother-Sri Mata. Sakti is the power of the Lord or the cosmic energy. The Divine Mother in Her aspect of Durga is represented as having ten different weapons in her hands. She is sitting on a lion. She keeps up the Lila of the Lord through the three Gunas-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Vidya, Santi, lust, anger, greed, egoism and pride are all Her forms. The Upasana or worship of Devi or Universal Mother leads to the attainment of knowledge of the Self. The story of the Kena Upanishad known as the " Yaksha Prasna " supports this view. Uma taught the Truth to the Devas. Goddess Sakti sheds wisdom on Her devotees. A child is more familiar with the mother than with the father, because she is very kind, loving, tender, affectionate and looks after the wants of the child. In the spiritual field also the aspirant or the devotee-the spiritual child-has intimate relationship with the Mother Durga than with the Father Siva. It behoves, therefore, that the aspirant should approach the Mother first and She will introduce Her spiritual child to the Father for his illumination or Self-realisation. Mother's grace is boundless. Her mercy is illimitable. Her knowledge is infinite. Her power is immeasurable. Her glory is ineffable. Her splendour is indescribable. She gives you Bhukti or material prosperity and Mukti (liberation) also. Approach Her with an open heart. Lay bare your heart to Her with frankness and humility. Be as simple as a child. Kill ruthlessly egoism, cunningness, selfishness and crookedness. Make total, unreserved, ungrudging surrender to Her. Sing Her praise. Repeat Her name. Worship Her with faith and unflinching devotion. Do special Puja on Navaratri days. Navaratri or Dussera is the most suitable occasion for doing intense Sadhana. These nine days are very sacred to Devi. Plunge yourself in Her worship. Do Anushthana. Devi fought with Bhandasura and his forces for nine days and nine nights. The war ended in the evening of the tenth day known as Vijaya Dasami day or the day of victory. Aspirants are initiated on this day. Akshara Abhyasa for children is done on Vijaya Dasami day. The beginning of learning of any science is done on this most auspicious day. It was on this day that Arjuna worshipped the Devi before starting the fight against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra. May Durga give the milk of divine wisdom to Her children and lift them to the magnificent heights of divine splendour and glory, the imperishable state of Kaivalya and eternal Sunshine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Yes it's a wonderful article. thank you for sending us this gem. May Goddess Durga Mother bless us all --- On Tue, 10/7/08, senthilnathan ramakrishanan <senthil.unbounded wrote: senthilnathan ramakrishanan <senthil.unbounded Re: Salutations to Sri Durga Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 11:58 PM Hi there, The article on Mother Divine is so gud and perfect and it will sure open the hearts of the people Regards senthil On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 9:17 AM, divinesprt <divinesprt > wrote: > Salutations to Sri Durga (Mother Divine) Who exists in all beings in > the form of intelligence, mercy, beauty; Who is the consort of Lord > Siva; who creates, sustains and destroys the universe. > > Dussera is the greatest Hindu festival of adoring God as Mother. > Durga represents the Divine Mother. She is the energy aspect of the > Lord. Without Durga, Siva has no expression and without Siva, Durga > has no existence. Siva is the soul of Durga. Durga is identical with > Siva. Lord Siva is only the silent witness. He is motionless, > absolutely changeless. He is not affected by the cosmic play. Durga > does everything. > > Mother-worship is the worship of God as the Divine Mother-Sri Mata. > Sakti is the power of the Lord or the cosmic energy. The Divine > Mother in Her aspect of Durga is represented as having ten different > weapons in her hands. She is sitting on a lion. She keeps up the Lila > of the Lord through the three Gunas-Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. Vidya, > Santi, lust, anger, greed, egoism and pride are all Her forms. > > The Upasana or worship of Devi or Universal Mother leads to the > attainment of knowledge of the Self. The story of the Kena Upanishad > known as the " Yaksha Prasna " supports this view. Uma taught the Truth > to the Devas. Goddess Sakti sheds wisdom on Her devotees. > > A child is more familiar with the mother than with the father, > because she is very kind, loving, tender, affectionate and looks > after the wants of the child. In the spiritual field also the > aspirant or the devotee-the spiritual child-has intimate relationship > with the Mother Durga than with the Father Siva. It behoves, > therefore, that the aspirant should approach the Mother first and She > will introduce Her spiritual child to the Father for his illumination > or Self-realisation. > > Mother's grace is boundless. Her mercy is illimitable. Her knowledge > is infinite. Her power is immeasurable. Her glory is ineffable. Her > splendour is indescribable. She gives you Bhukti or material > prosperity and Mukti (liberation) also. > > Approach Her with an open heart. Lay bare your heart to Her with > frankness and humility. Be as simple as a child. Kill ruthlessly > egoism, cunningness, selfishness and crookedness. Make total, > unreserved, ungrudging surrender to Her. Sing Her praise. Repeat Her > name. Worship Her with faith and unflinching devotion. Do special > Puja on Navaratri days. Navaratri or Dussera is the most suitable > occasion for doing intense Sadhana. These nine days are very sacred > to Devi. Plunge yourself in Her worship. Do Anushthana. Devi fought > with Bhandasura and his forces for nine days and nine nights. The war > ended in the evening of the tenth day known as Vijaya Dasami day or > the day of victory. Aspirants are initiated on this day. Akshara > Abhyasa for children is done on Vijaya Dasami day. The beginning of > learning of any science is done on this most auspicious day. It was > on this day that Arjuna worshipped the Devi before starting the fight > against the Kauravas on the field of Kurukshetra. > > May Durga give the milk of divine wisdom to Her children and lift > them to the magnificent heights of divine splendour and glory, the > imperishable state of Kaivalya and eternal Sunshine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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