SHAKTI WORSHIP IN ADVAITA AND OTHER TOPICS

Posted by: adbhutam | November 26, 2016

SHAKTI WORSHIP IN ADVAITA AND OTHER TOPICS

‘Shakti worship in Advaita and Other Topics’

An article on the above topic is available here for download:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/5blddfw8dckohed/%C5%9Aakti_worship_J.pdf

Om Tat Sat

Posted in Advaita, shāktam | Tags: Advaita, shakti, Shankaracharya, sureshvaracharya

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Kanchi Mahaswami’s detailed discourse on Siva Vishnu abedha.

https://dheivathinkural.wordpress.com/2015/07/11/%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b7%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a3%e0%af%81-%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b0%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%81%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%9a%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%be/
By: Arun Subramaniyan on November 29, 2016
at 8:28 pm

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Thanks Arun, for the link. It makes great reading.
By: adbhutam on November 30, 2016
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Could you also write an article on the tripura rahasya? I have heard that it is a great advaitic text respected even by ramana mahirshi.

Thanks!
By: Rinku Jana on November 1, 2018
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- Thanks for your suggestion. I have great regard for the text ‘Tripura Rahasya’. I have not made a devoted reading of the text yet. If and when I take that up and find specific points there that need to be put in public domain like this blog, I shall certainly write on that text.
  
  Regards
  By: adbhutam on November 2, 2018
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Durga Pancha Rathnam
(Composed by HH Chandrashekarendra Saraswathi of Kanchi Kama Koti Peetam)

te dyanayoganugata apashayan twam eva deviim swagunair nigudaam twam eva shakthii parameshwerasya maam paahi sarweshvari mokshadatri.

(Those adopting meditation (Dhyana) and contemplation (yoga) saw, You as the only divine Goddess hidden in her own qualities And you are the only power behind the great God of universe, And so please protect me, oh goddess of all and oh giver of salvation.)

devatma shaktihi sruti vakya geeta mahirishi lokasya pura prasanna guha param vyoma sataha pratishta maam paahi sarweshvari mokshadatri

(You are the self power of the divine, sung about by the Vedas, Delighted in front of great saints propitiating you, Who have established yourselves in their hearts as Truth, And so please protect me, oh goddess of all and oh giver of salvation )

parasya shaktihi vividhaiva suryaese swetaswa vakyothitadevi durge swbhaviki gnana bala kriya te maam paahi sarweshvari mokshadatri .
(You are His Shakthi called Para, which is spoken in different ways, You are the one who is being celebrated by Swethasvatara Upanishad,* You are by your nature, the power force in all actions and wisdom, And so please protect me, oh goddess of all and oh giver of salvation )

devatma shabedena Shivatma Bhuta yath kurma vayava vacho vivritya twam pasa vicheda kari prasidda maam paahi sarweshvari mokshadatri

(Formed by Self-power of sound* of Siva’s Aatma You are declared by sacred texts as the sound of Anahatha,** Which exists in Kurma and Vayavya*** as Shakthi You are known as one cutting off worldly attachments,And so please protect me, oh goddess of all and oh giver of salvation )

twam brahma puccha vividha mayuri brahma pratishtasupadista gita gyana swarupa atmataya kilanaam maam paahi sarweshvari mokshadatri.

( Hey Mayuri, you are praised as the route to Brahman, You are the form of Brahaman established by the Bhagwad Gita too, You are the wisdom personified, enact the sport of creation And so please protect me, oh goddess of all and oh giver of salvation )
By: Shayak on December 29, 2018
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Nice to see this. I have heard MS Subbulakshmi rendering this hymn.
By: adbhutam on December 29, 2018
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In the Harivamsha there also occurs an aryA stuti where Lord Visnu praises Devi as the Supreme Goddess.

http://mahabharata-resources.org/harivamsa/vishnuparva/hv_2_003.html

satyaM brahma cha divyaM cha dvaipAyanavacho yathA |||2-3-31
According to dvaipAyana (vyAsa), you are truth (satyam), brahmA and divine (divyam).

She also praised there as brahmavidyA and has been described as liberation itself.

vidyAnAM brahmavidyA tvamo~NkAro.atha vaShaT tathA |
nArINAM pArvatIM cha tvAM paurANImR^iShayo viduH ||2-3-23

Among all kinds of knowledge, you are spiritual knowledge (brahmavidyA). You are Om and vaShaT (mantra for homa for devA-s). Among women, the sages know you as pArvati, celebrated in purANA-s.

bhaginI baladevasya rajanI kalahapriyA |
AvAsaH sarvabhUtAnAM niShThA cha paramA gatiH ||2-3-10
You are the sister of baladeva. You are the night. You are fond of strife (kalaha). You are the abode, death and liberation of all beings.
By: Deepak on October 8, 2021
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- Many thanks Deepak for these wonderful references. The idea that Parvathi is the sister of Baladeva and also Krishna is great indeed coming from the Harivamsha..
  By: adbhutam on October 10, 2021
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ओन्नमो भगवत्यै श्रीवेदमात्रे। 🙏🏼

अष्टोत्तरशतशक्तिपीठान्येतानि पश्यन्तु पठन्तु अनुग्रहपात्रान् भवन्तु। (108 शक्तिपीठानि)

The important point is that, by recitation the following स्तोत्रम्, अरुन्धती possessed योगसिद्धिः, by reciting ययातिः was able to begot a son, भार्गवः (so of भृगुः) achieved enormous wealth, several देवाः, दैत्याः, ब्राह्मणाः, क्षत्रियाः, वैश्याः & शूद्राः have achieved सिद्धिः in their desired wishes. If one recites the following while performing देवतार्चनविधिः one attains ब्रह्मपदम् as well.

The results are said at the end.

Here’s the list of 108 शक्तिपीठानि, It’s also described in the देवीभागवतम् as well.

देव्युवाच।

वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी नैमिषे लिङ्गधारिणी॥ १३.२६ ॥
प्रयागे ललिता देवी कामाक्षी गन्धमादने।
मानसे कुमुदा नाम विश्वकाया तथाम्बरे॥ १३.२७ ॥
गोमन्ते गोमती नाम मन्दरे कामचारिणी।
मदोत्कटा चैत्ररथे जयन्ती हस्तिना पुरे॥ १३.२८॥
कान्यकुब्जे तथा गौरी रम्भा मलयपर्वते।
एकाम्भके कीर्तिमती विश्वां विश्वेश्वरे विदुः॥ १३.२९ ॥
पुष्करे पुरुहूतेति केदारे मार्गदायिनी।
नन्दा हिमवतः पृष्ठे गोकर्णे भद्रकर्णिका॥ १३.३० ॥
स्थानेश्वरे भवानी तु बिल्वके बिल्वपत्रिका।
श्रीशैले माधवी नाम भद्रा भद्रेश्वरे तथा॥ १३.३१ ॥
जया वराहशैले तु कामला कमलालये।
रुद्रकोष्ट्याञ्च रुद्राणी काली कालञ्जरे गिरौ॥ १३.३२ ॥
महालिंगे तु कपिला मर्कोटे मुकुटेश्वरी।
शालिग्रामे महादेवी शिवलिंगे जलप्रिया॥ १३.३३ ॥
मायापुर्यां कुमारी तु सन्ताने ललिता तथा।
उत्पलाक्षीसहस्राक्षे कमलाक्षे महोत्पला॥ १३.३४ ॥
गंगायां मंगला नाम विमला पुरुषोत्तमे।
विपाशायाममोघाक्षी पाटला पुण्ड्रवर्द्धने॥ १३.३५ ॥
नारायणी सुपार्श्वे तु विकूटे भद्रसुन्दरी।
विपुले विपुला नाम कल्याणी मलयाचले॥ १३.३६ ॥
कोटवी कोटितीर्थे तु सुगन्धा माधवे वने।
कुब्जाग्रके त्रिसन्ध्या तु गंगाद्वारे रतिप्रिया॥ १३.३७ ॥
शिवकुण्डे सुनन्दा तु नन्दिनी देविका तटे।
रुक्मिणी द्वारवत्यान्तु राधा वृन्दावने वने ॥ १३.३८ ॥
देवकी मथुरायान्तु पाताले परमेश्वरी।
चित्रकूटे तथा सीता विन्ध्ये विन्ध्यनिवासिनी॥ १३.३९ ॥
सह्याद्रावेकवीरा तु हर्मचन्द्रेति चन्द्रिका।
रमणा रामतीर्थे तु यमुनायां मृगावती॥ १३.४० ॥
करवीरे महालक्ष्मी रुमादेवी विनायके।
अरोगा वैद्यनाथे तु महाकाले महेश्वरी॥ १३.४१ ॥
अभयेत्युष्णतीर्थेषु चामृता विन्ध्यकन्दरे।
माण्डव्ये माण्डवी नाम स्वाहा माहेश्वरे पुरे॥ १३.४२ ॥
छागलण्डे प्रचण्डातु चण्डिका मकरन्दके।
सोमेश्वरे वरारोहा प्रभासे पुष्करावती॥ १३.४३ ॥
देवमाता सरस्वत्यां पारा पारातटे मता।
महालये महाभागा पयोष्ण्यां पिङ्गलेश्वरी॥ १३.४४ ॥
सिंहिका कृतशौचे तु कार्त्तिकेये यशस्करी।
उत्पलावर्त्तके लोला सुभद्रा शोणसङ्गमे॥ १३.४५ ॥
माता सिद्धपुरे लक्ष्मीरङ्गना भरताश्रमे।
जालन्धरे विश्वमुखी तारा किष्किन्धपर्वते॥ १३.४६॥
देवदारुवने पुष्टिर्मेधा काश्मीरमण्डले।
भीमा देवी हिमाद्रौ तु पुष्टिर्विश्वेश्वरे तथा॥ १३.४७ ॥
कपालमोचने शुद्धिर्माता कायावरोहणे।
शङ्कोद्धारे धरा नाम धृतिः पिण्डारके तथा॥ १३.४८ ॥
कालातु चन्द्रभागाया मच्छोदे शिवकारिणी।
वेणायाममृता नाम बदर्यामुर्वशी तथा॥ १३.४९ ॥
औषधी चोत्तरकुरौ कुशद्वीपे कुशोदका।
मन्मथा हेमकूटे तु मुकुटे सत्यवादिनी॥ १३.५० ॥
अश्वत्थे वन्दनीया तु निधिर्वैश्रवणालये।
गायत्री वेदवदने पार्वती शिवसन्निधौ॥ १३.५१ ॥
देवलोके तथेन्द्राणी ब्रह्मास्येषु सरस्वती।
सूर्य्यबिम्बे प्रभा नाम मातॄणां वैष्णवीमता॥ १३.५२ ॥
अरुन्धती सतीनान्तु रामासु च तिलोत्तमा।
चित्ते ब्रह्मकला नाम शक्तिः सर्वशरीरिणाम्॥ १३.५३ ॥
एतदुपदेशतः प्रोक्तं नामाष्टशतमुत्तमम्।
अष्टोत्तरञ्च तीर्थानां शतमेतदुदाहृतम्॥ १३.५४ ॥
यः स्मरेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते।
एषु तीर्थेषु यः कृत्वा स्नानं पश्यति मां नरः॥ १३.५५ ॥
सर्व पापविनिर्मुक्तः कल्पं शिवपुरे वसेत्।
यस्तु मत्परमं कालं करोत्येतेषु मानव॥ १३.५६ ॥
स भित्त्वा ब्रह्मसदनं पदमभ्येति शाङ्करम्।
नाम्नामष्टशतं यस्तु श्रावयेच्छिवसन्निधौ॥ १३.५७ ॥
तृतीयायामथाष्टम्यां बहुपुत्रो भवेन्नरः।
गोदाने श्राद्धदाने वा अहन्यहनि वा बुधः॥ १३.५८ ॥
देवार्चनविधौ विद्वान् पठन् ब्रह्माधिगच्छति।
एवं वदन्ती सा तत्र ददाहात्मानमात्मना॥ १३.५९ ॥

https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/मत्स्यपुराणम्/अध्यायः_१३
By: विवेकः (vivekaḥ) on July 12, 2022
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- Thanks for this reference. It is a rare find.
  By: adbhutam on July 13, 2022
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👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 yājñavalkyena kṛtam stotram (Exclusively & Explicitly for देवी lovers/ देवीपूजकाः)

इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे याज्ञवल्क्योक्तवाणीस्तवनं नाम पञ्चमोऽध्यायः॥ ५ ॥

जडीभूतः सहस्रास्यः पञ्चवक्त्रश्चतुर्मुखः।
यां स्तोतुं किमहं स्तौमि तामेकास्येन मानवः॥ ३१

याज्ञवल्क्यः says By reciting whose स्तुतिः (glory) even gods like ब्रह्मा (चतुर्मुखः) पञ्चवक्त्रः (शिवः) आदिशेषः (सहस्रास्यः) had to keep quite then how can a person like me having only 1 face can recite your glories?

त्वं संस्तुता पूजिता च मुनीन्द्रमनुमानवैः।
दैत्येन्द्रैश्च सुरैश्चापि ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादिभिः॥ २.५.३०

इत्युक्त्वा याज्ञवल्क्यश्च भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः।
प्रणनाम निराहारो रुरोद च मुहुर्मुहुः॥ ३२ ॥

Thus speaking याज्ञवल्क्यः bowed before her in reverence filled with bhakti & keeping fast went on crying again & again.

At the end it’s stated as follows:

महामूर्खश्च दुर्मेधा वर्षमेकं च यः पठेत्।
स पण्डितश्च मेधावी सुकविश्च भवेद्ध्रुवम्॥ ३५

The great fool& the one with little/false intelligence if recites this stotram for a year, he’ll become a पण्डितः, मेधावी & सुकविः

https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/ब्रह्मवैवर्तपुराणम्/खण्डः_२_(प्रकृतिखण्डः)/अध्यायः_०५

P.S.: There are plenty of material on सरस्वती in पुराणानि।

ओन्नमो भगवत्यै श्रीसरस्वत्यै। 🙏🏼
ओन्नमो भगवत्यै श्रीवेदमात्रे। 🙏🏼
ओन्नमो भगवत्यै वेदमूर्तये। 🙏🏼
By: विवेकः (vivekaḥ) on August 18, 2022
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- Awesome….
  By: adbhutam on August 18, 2022
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