A poem, " Forgive me, O Lord " !

Devi Sooktam or Durga Saptashathi is a major philosophical text. It is called Sapta Shati because it contains 700 verses like another colossus, the Song Celestial ( Bhagavat Geetha ).

The devotee asks for forgiveness. He says I know not Philosophy or Religion and I commit a lot of sins and please forgive me !

Aparadha Sahasrani
Kiryante Har nisam maya
Dasoyam ithi mam mathva
Kshamsva Parameshwari

I commit a lot of sins
Knowlingly or unknowingly
Consider me as your servant
And forgive my sins !

Avahanam na janami
Na janami visarjanam
Poojam chaiva na janami
Kshamyatham Parameshwari


I know not how to invoke Thee
Nor the concluding rites of Puja
I know not how to worship Thee
Please have mercy on me !

Mantra heenam Kriya heenam
Bhakti heenam Sureshwari
Yat poojitham maya devi
Paripoornam thadasthu me

O Mother I know not Mantra
Nor the path of Action
Nor Devotion's way great
Be satisfied by my prayer !

Aparadha Shatham Krithva
Jagadambethi Chochareth
Yam gathim Smavapnothi
Na tham Brahma daya Sura

After doing a lot of sins
If somebody calls Thy Name
Their destiny cannot be judged
By the Creator or demigods !

Saparadhosmi Sharanam
Prapthaswam Jagadambike
Idaneemanu kamyoham
Yadecchasi Tada Kuru

Full of offences am I
I take refuge in Thee
This trembling servant's Fate
Should be decided by Thee !

Anjanadvismruthesronya
Yanyonyam Adhikam Kritham
Tat Sarvam Kshamayam Devi
Praseeda Parameshwaree

Lack of wisdom, memory, knowledge
Spurred my actions bad
Forgive those sins
And be satisfied with me !

Kameshwari Jagath matha
Sachchidananda Vigrahe
Grihanamrcha mimam preethya
Praseeda Parameshwaree

O Love, O Mother of the Universe !
Blissful art Thou in Thy nature
Accept my offerings divine
With happiness and be happy on me !

Guhyathi Guhya Gopthree Thvam
Grihanasma kritham Japam
Siddhir bhavathu me Devi
Thvat Prasadath Sureshwari !

The Secret of all secrets
Is known only to Thee !
May I become divine
Blessed by Thy Grace !

Love, the essence of the Universe !

Love is the greatest  dictum
True Universal Teacher is She !
Love is the greatest Meditation
Celestial Deity great is Love !

All Epics & Poesis symbolise Love
The essence of the Vedas is She !
All poems extoll Love
Love is praised by all Ethics !

Love is the greatest Heaven
The never changing principle is She !
She is the greatest Power
Love is All in All, the ALL !

Love cognised is Truth
In Action, She is Non-Violence !
She is the Mover of the Worlds
As Feeling, She is Peace !

In the 33rd Canto of the Divina Commedia , Dante sees the essence of the
Universe as one perfect Whole and the Whole as nothing but Love. Deeper and
deeper he penetrates into the mysteries of the Trinitarian Unity and sees
the unchanging glory of the triune Deity and the featured countenance of
humanity.

The divine Aurobindo wrote

Love should never cease to be on the earth
Love is the bright link betwixt Earth and Heaven
Love is the far Transcendent's angel here
Love is man's lien on the Absolute !

" Take away Love and the whole world becomes a tomb " said Byron. Also

" Flower of the clove ! All the Latin I construe is " Amo ", I love !"

The highest quality is Intellectual Love or Amor Intelectualis or Jnana Bhakti. Love cometh from Wisdom. Even though Love is an outpouring of the heart, it is the result of intellectuality.

Said Dante " Love is the inevitable consequence of Knowledge ".

"To Love Almighty Love is given

All things to form and all to bear "  said Goethe

Universe rises in Love

It evolves in Love

Love is the Sovereign Power

The highest bliss for all is Love !

Love is expansion. Hatred is contraction. Love is Life. Hatred is Death. Love is Positive, hatred is negative !

Who has conquered everything with hatred ? Love conquers all !

The Eight Symbols of the Eightfold Prosperity

The Eightfold Prosperity has been represented by Vedic Symbolism as the Ashta Lakshmi

They are

1) The Originial Prosperity ( Adi Lakshmi ). This is the Original Lakshmi or Mahalakshmi, the Great Lakshmi. She gives protection to the devotee and sits with Abhaya Mudra ( protection gesture ) and Varada Mudra ( welcome gesture).

2) Wealth as Prosperity  ( Dhana Lakshmi ). She is the bestower of Wealth.

3) Dhanya Lakshmi - Agricultural Prosperity. She is the giver of Agricultural Wealth.

4) Gaja Lakshmi - The Giver of Royal Power. Mythologically, She is the goddess who brought  back the wealth lost by the King of Heaven, Indra

5) The Santana Lakshmi or Progeny Lakshmi. She is the giver of offspring. Isnt the fortune of having children a great Prosperity ?  The son is he who saves the parents from Hell ( poothi thranat tatha putrah ).

6) Dhairya Lakshmi - Guts as Prosperity. She is the greatest Lakshmi ! Without guts a man is nothing ! She is the giver of guts !

7) Vijaya Lakshmi - The Victorious Prosperity or rather the bestower of Victory !

8) Vidya Lakshmi -  Isnt Education or Wisdom prosperity ? She is the bestower of the knowledge of all arts and sciences.

Veracity, Equanimity, Fixity, Non-irritability, Adaptability Humility, Regularity, Absence of Vanity, Sincerity, Simplicity, Tenacity, Integrity, Nobility, Magnanimity, Charity, Purity,  Generosity &  Serenity- the eighteen "ities" associated with Wisdom. These 18 ities can confer Self Actualisation.

The Octagram - Emblem of Ashta Lakshmi

The Octagram is the Emblem of the Eightfold Prosperity. Two rectangles !



The Octagram ( the Eight Pointed Star ) symbolizes Ashta Lakshmi. Known in the West as the Star of Lakshmi, this star figure is used in Indian Philosophy to represent the eight forms of Wealth. Mathematically, it is a complex star figure with two rectangles with the same center  at 45 degrees !

Astrologically, Ashta Lakshmi Yoga confers the eightfold prosperity. This yoga results

When the North Node is in the 6th House

And when Jupiter is angular

That is in 1,4,7,10 Houses

Fame and prosperity is conferred !

Shastha sthana gathe Rahu

Lagna Kendra gathe Gurau

Ashta Lakshee samayuktham

Madhyavan Keerthiman Nara

More maths info about the Star of Lakshmi can be got at

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/StarofLakshmi.html

In Sanskrit the word Aishwarya means Prosperity and also something more than Prosperity. Its definition is Ishwarasya Bhavah ithi Aishwaryah meaning that it is the aspect of the Lord, which is not merely wealth but Bliss !

Faith has it that listening to this music or chanting these verses eightfold can effectuate these eight forms of Prosperity. The Mother Divine in her bounty will give you these eight forms of wealth and may you be blessed with the Eightfold Prosperity !

The Inner Development of Consciousness !

The Devi Mahatmya is the Adventure of Consciousness, the journey into the inner domains of Consciousness.

We have said before that the demons symbolise the negative elements in the human mind. Shumb and Nishumb are the human frailties like Lust & Greed, that which binds Man to the sublunar world.

The aim of the Divine Conscious Force is to destroy the negative elements in the aspirant's mind and give him the divine crown of Self-Actualisation. By destroying lust, greed, anger and jealousy, She makes the aspirant eligible for Self Actualisation.

Sacred Music and Dance are part of all cultures and civilizations. Music is one the 18 sciences which constitute Indian Philosophy, along with Holistic Medicine. ( Ayurvedam Dhanur Vedam Gandharvo Vedameva cha ).

Sacred Music can elevate the soul. Music is divine, whether it is Western or Indian. Music is food for the soul ! Songs accompanied by lyrics and dance is Sacred Music.

The celestials represent the positive elements in the human mind. Truth and Love are great qualities and the celestials or the devas of Indian Mythology eulogise the Mother Divine for destroying the negative elements or the demons !

Devi Prapannarthi Hare Praseeda
Praseeda mathar jagathokhilasya
Praseed visheshwari pahi vishwam
Thvameeshwaree devi Chara charasya


O Mother Divine Grace us
Grace us with Thy Beneficent Power !
Grace us O Mother of the Universe
Thou art the invincible Shakthi !

Ultimately She goes and destroys the Ego, the formidable force and frees the aspirant from its tyranny !

Thou who exist as Prosperity in the righteous
In the evil doers as lack of mental peace
In the Seers as intelligence
In the good as concentration
In the aristocratic as shame
To Thee our salutations !


Ya sree swayam sukrithanam bhavaneshu alakshmi
Papatmanam krithadhiyam hridayeshu buddhi
Sraddha satham hridi kula jana prabhavasya lajja
Tha thvam na thasma paripalaya devi vishwam !

The negative elements in the human mind are formidable and when one confronts them one becomes fearful

A lone discover in these menacing realms
Guarded like termite cities from the Sun !

Alone, powerful and cruel are these dreadful forces ( lust, greed, anger , jealousy ) which lie in the subconscient. Their destruction is not easy but then the Divine Mother does it though a yogic process.

She is the benign Creatrix, bestowing her Grace on both the mundane and the supra-mundane.

With Thy Grace, one acquires wealth and power
Subordinates and conveyances galore !
With Thy Grace, one acquires Wisdom & Fame
Thou art the giver of both worlds !

She is infinite in her powers and personalities. She as Wealth Personified ( Lakshmi ) blesses the man who seeks wealth. She as Wisdom Personified ( Saraswathi ) gives Wisdom, fame and Self Actualisation to the aspirant. Everything is affected by Her Grace !

This mighty poem arose
Out of the great Markandeya
Of the Eighteen treatises mythological
Others are Padma, Brahma,
Vaishnva, Saiva, Bhagavatha,
Bhavishya, Naradeeya,
Agneya, Brahma Vaivartha
Lainga, Varaha, Skanda
Vamana, Kurma, Matsya
Garuda & Brahmanda

The function of Epic and Mythology is to adumbrate philosophic verities ( Ithihasa Puranabhyam Vedam Sapuma Brimhayeth ) Bacon opined that scientic truths are contained in Mythology in his book De Sapientia Vaterum ( Of the Wisdom of the Ancients ).

Love and Truth takes birth !

Universal Love took birth in Puttaparthi. To shower Grace on all humanity !

In the Divina Commedia Beatrice criticises Dante for following Philosophy and not Religion. There are Thesis and Anti Thesis in Philosophy. There are doctrines which are antithetical, which are ever in conflict and it is highly likely that we will be inveigled in Politics !

Bridal Mysticism or Bhakti Yoga on the other hand emphasises on Love Immortal. Love All, Serve All is the message. Like Philosophy which advocates to see everything sub specie aeternitatis ( under the aspect of Eternity ), Bridal Mysticism tells us to see everything under the aspect of Love ( sub specie Love ) Love is the Alpha and the Omega ! Let us understand that Jesus, Krishna, Mohammed etc were exponents of Universal Love.

Love all beings
That is enough !

Love conquers all ! Amor vincit omnia !

Sai was born with Libra rising, just like another adept, the great Ramana Maharshi. Like Raman's he had Mars in the Seventh, conferring Ruchaka Maha Yoga, a formidable yoga for fame. The resemblance of both their horoscopes were startling. Jupiter in Sai's horoscope ( in Capricorn ) confers a powerful Neecha Bhanga Raja Yoga, because of Mars in the Seventh. The major spiritual planets, Jupiter, Saturn and Ketu were powerfully posited, conferring the status of Divine Personality or Divya Purusha to these divines.

In the Sankhya system of Indian Philosophy, the Lord incarnated as Kapila, the Seer and instructed His mother, Devahuthi into the mysteries of Sankhya.

The Lord told His mother that it is Love that is ever conquering ( Bhavathi parama bhakthi sahi mruthyor vijetri ).

Bridal Mysticism or Bhakthi Yoga is the path celestial. The Self becomes the
Lover and the Bride. "This is our Eternal Lover luring us to Himself, through
all these flashy masks of Himself, through all these shimmering blazes of His
eternal and ineffugable self-existence".

Love is greater than
intelligence and it is  Love alone which can redeem the world.

Scientists and philosophers are generally regarded as Knowers but then
Truth is unknown to all !

Truth is greater, wider than her forms
A thousand icons they have made of Her
And they find Her in the icons they adore
But She remains herself and infinite !         ( Aurobindo )

In classical Indian Philosophy, there are Four Goals of Life ( Wealth, Ethics, Power & Salvation - Artha, Dharma, Kama & Moksha ). There is a Fifth Goal of Life and this is Universal Love !

Again there are Four Dharmas - Childhood, Bachelorhood, Preparation for Asceticism & Asceticism - Kaumara, Brahmacharya, Vanaprastha & Sanyasa ). There is a Fifth Dharma. This is Prajna Dharma - the highest knowledge is Love !

Love is a glory from Eternity's spheres
She is the Godhead that can make all change !

Let Universal Love triumph on earth !

A Musical Prayer !

This is Argala Stotra of Durga Saptasathi or Devi Sooktham, in which are contained great Mantras which can take Man to Self_Actualisation.


Give me Beauty, Victory,
Give me Fame
Destroy my enemies
O Mother Divine

Dehi Soubhagam Arogyam
Dehi Me Paramam Sukaham
Roopam Dehi Jayam Dehi
Yasho Dehi Dwisho Jahi

Health and Fortune
Bliss Supreme and happiness
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me these O Mother Divine !

Madhu Kaidabha Vibhravee
Vidhatree Varade Namah
Roopam Dehi Jayam Dehi
Yasho Dehi Dwisho Jahi


The negative elements in Man are

Lust
Greed
Anger
Jealousy
Sloth
Covetousness
Gluttony

and the positive elements are

Truth
Righteousness
Peace
Love
Discriminative intellect

and these positive and negative elements are ever in conflict !

The Self is the Witness of this inner war and the Self is the metaphysical Ground.

Madhu, Kaidab, Shumb, Nishumb, Mahaishasur are all emblematic of the negative elements in the human mind. They have to be destroyed for Man to rise to the Divine Level. These are the negative energies that lie in the Subconscient.

Man houses dangerous forces in his house
The Titan, the Fury and the Djinn
Lay in the subconscient's cavern pit
And the beast moved in her antre den !


The demons, emblematic of the negative elements in the human mind, have to be destroyed. This She does so effortlessly !

Thee who destroyed the mighty Ego
To Thee all salutations !
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me all, O Mighty Mother !

We shall extoll Thee with Love
O Mighty destroyer of evil
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me all, O Mighty Mother !

O Destroyer of negative ego
O protector of the good
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me all, O Mighty Mother !

To Thee who is revered by all
To Thee who is the bestower of Grace
To Thee who represent the Threefold Veds
To Thee, our humble salutations !

Ego, seated on his peacock throne
Is destroyed by Thee !
Also Lust and Anger,
Sloth, covetousness, gluttony
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me all, O Mighty Mother !

Grant O Mother auspiciousness
Grant O Mother immortal fame
Beauty, Victory, Fame
Grant me all, O Mighty Mother !


This Argala Stotra is very important, as it can wash away the sins accrued to the aspirant and clear the path towards Enlightenment. Along with Devi Kavacha, the Nava Durga Kavacha, which we have highlighted in another article and Keelaka, this stotra has sacred significane in the Durga Sapthasathi scheme.

The Mother Divine as the Kundalini is present in all of us. The Kundalini rises during Meditation and Prayer, from the Root Chakra to the ascending Chakras, like mercury rising in a thermometer. While she rises, many blissful experiences can be felt. The four faculties of the Intuitive Reason - Revealation, inspiration, intuition, illumination - all these grace the native. The Self reveals to the aspirant in flashes, he gets inspiration to write, he gains intuition or profound insight and he is illumined by the mysteries of the Self.

This Argala Stotra is considered very important and is the first step towards Self- Actualisation.

The Eightfold Verse about the Mother Divine ( Bhavani Ashtakam )

Like Socrates who said " I know nothing, not even my own ignorance", Sankara was also known for his humility.

"I know not Philosophy, Literature or Science " , he says in his poem,
Bhavani Ashtakam. I am one of the worst beings and my only refuge is Thee !


Na Janaami Dhaanam, Na cha Dhyana Yogam,
Na janami Thanthram, na cha Sthothra manthram,
Na janami poojam, na cha Nyasa Yogam,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam Thwam Ekaa Bhavani

Neither do I know how to donate,
Nor Meditation transcendental
Neither do I know Tantra,
Nor the stanzas of prayer great,
Worshipping is unknown to me ,
Nor do I know the art of yoga,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !

His critics criticised him as a hidden Buddhist. There was no atheism or Agnosticism in him. He declared that all this is a projection of the Universal Mind and that the Eternal Triad - the Relative Universe, the Relative Ego and the Relative Supreme - are all the projections of the Cosmic Mind !

There were other critics who criticised him saying that he championed the superiority of Transcendental Philosophy ( Jnana Yoga ) over Bridal Mysticism ( Bhakthi Yoga ). This was not true, as Bhavani Ashtakam will prove.

" If I believe in anybody in this world, it is Sree Sankara of the East ", said Max Muller. Sankara, the Exponent of Oneness, continues to be one the of the greatest philosophers that ever graced this earth !

Na Thatho, na Matha, na Bandur na Datha,
Na puthro, na puthri , na Bhruthyo , na Bhartha,
Na Jayaa na Vidhya, na Vruthir Mamaiva,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

Can I depend on any of these ?
The father, the mother,
The relation or the friend ?
Neither son nor daughter,
Neither servant nor husband,
Neither wife nor Knowledge,
And neither my Profession,
Are refuges I can depend,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !



Bhavad bhava Pare , Maha Dhukha Bheeru,
Papaatha Prakami , Pralobhee Pramatha,
Kam Samsara Pasha Prabadha Sada Aham,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

I am in this ocean of worldliness,
I cant face sorrow, guts have I none,
Lust and Sin torment my mind
Greed and desire hold absolute sway,
Bound am I by the useless life I lead
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !


Na janami Punyam, Na janami Theertham,
Na janami Mukthim, Layam vaa kadachith,
Na janami Bhakthim, Vrutham vaapi maatha,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam, Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

I know not divine merit,
Nor places sacred to visit,
Salvation I know not,
Union with Him is also unknown,
I know not Bhakti Yoga,
Nor austerities divine,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !


Kukarmi, Kusangi, Kubuddhi, Kudhasa,
Kulachara heena, Kadhachara leena,
Kudrushti, Kuvakya prabandha, Sada Aham,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam, Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

I do commit heinous sins,
And keep company of the bad,
Sinful thoughts torment me ,
I serve masters bad,
Belong I to a bad family,
Sinful acts dominate me,
See I with bad intentions,
Write I collection of bad words,
Always, ever and ever,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !


Prajesam, Ramesam, Mahesam, Suresam,
Dhinesam, Nisidheswaram vaa Kadachit,
Na janami Chanyath Sada Aham Sharanye,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam Thwam Ekaa Bhavani


The Creator I know not,
Or the Preserver Divine,
The Lord is unknown to me,
The lord of Celestials I know not,
Unknown is the the Lord of the Day,
Also the Lord of the Night,
Neither do I know any other Gods,
Mighty Goddess to Thee I bow always,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !


Vivadhe, Vishadhe, Pramadhe, Pravase,
Jale cha Anale Parvathe Shatru Madhye,
Aranye, Sharanye Sada Maam Prapahee,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam, Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

Whenever I am in an argument,
Whenever in sorrow,
Whenever suffering accidents,
Whenever travelling far away,
Whenever in water or on fire,
Whenever on top of a mountain,
Whenever surrounded by enemies,
Whenever in a deep forest,
I always bow before thee, O Mighty One,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !



Anadho, Dharidro, Jara Roga Yuktho,
Maha Ksheena Dheena, Sada jaadya vakthra,
Vipathou Pravishta, Pranshata sadha Aham,
Gathis Thwam, Gathis Thwam, Thwam Ekaa Bhavani.

Despite being an orphan,
Despite being extremely poor,
Despite affected by disease of old age,
I bow before Thee always
Whenever I am terribly tired,
Whenver in a pitiable state,
When problems overwhelm me,
When dangers threaten,
I always bow before thee,
Thou art my only Refuge , O Mother Divine !

Sri Yantra, the Holographic Universe !

From the central dot, the Bindu, symbolic of the Absolute Self, rises the holographic universe. Sri Yantra is a Master Plan of Manifestation.

The digits 15 and 16, called Pancha Dasa and Shodasadasa have sacred significance in Sacred Geometry.

When the Moon is within 12 degrees of the Sun, it is called a Lunation, Prathama. Moon creates 15 lunations. Lunation is called in Sanskrit as a Thithi . These are known as the 15 Kalas of the Moon. There is the 16th Kala and that is Transcendence !

Corresponding to the 15 Kalas, there is the Panchadasa Mantra, a mantra made of 15 letters.

"Ka E i La Hreem - Ha Sa Ka Ha La Hreem - Sa Ka La Hreem"

This is the main mantra of the Sri Yantra.

This is the greatest symbol
Of all symbols divine
Made up of letters fifteen
With Transcendence as the Sixteenth
The greatest emblem of Deity
Worshipped by mystics divine
The greatest hidden mystery
I take refuge in Thy symbol
Thy divine symbol, O Mother Divine !

Sreemad Panchadasa Aksharaika Nilayam
Shree Shodasee Mandiram
Shree Nadadibhir Architham cha Bhahuda
Devai Samaradhitham
Shree Kamesha raha Sakhi Nilayanam
Shreemad Guharadhitham
Shree Chakram Saranam Vrijami Sathatham
Sarvaishta Siddhi Pradham

Sri Yantra, a great Sacred Geometry Symbol !

Wisdom is the additional quality of Man, which distinguishes him from the animals.

Ahara Nidra Bhaya Maidhunas cha
Samanyamethat Pasubhir naranam
Jnanam Naranam Adhiko Vishesho
Jnanena Heena Pashubhi Samana

Food, sleep. fear and copulation
Are common for both animals and men
It is Wisdom, an additional quality
Which distinguishes man from the quadruped !

The universe is a dream in the Cosmic Mind. It is the Universal Mind who is the creatrix and She sports as the Universe !

Karthum Devi Jagat Vilasa Vidhina
Srishtena the Mayaya
Sarvananda mayena madhya vilasa
Chree Binduna lankritham
Sree math sad guru poojya pada karuna
Samvedya Thathvatmakam
Sree Chakram Saranam Vrijami Sathatham
Sarveshta Siddhi Pradam



For the sake of Cosmic Play
She created the Universe
She is the Cosmic Illusion
Which tantalises all !
The Sacred Feminine is She
With triangles five downwards
The Sacred Masculine has
Triangles four facing upwards
With bliss ineffable
She sports with her invisible Lord
Who abides as the Central Dot
In the mighty Sri Yantra !
By the Grace of Master Divine
The Great Verity is known
In Thy sacred symbol Sri Yantra
I take refuge, O Mighty Mother !

The essence of all sciences
Is Thyself, O Mighty One !
All women Thy manifestations
O Mother Blissful
Which poet can describe Thee !

In the house of the righteous
Thou abidest as Prosperity
In the house of the sinful
Thou abidest as mental tension !
As Intelligence in the Seers
As Concentration in the good
As Shame in the aristocratic
Protect this Universe, O Mighty One !

Thy Grace conferreth Wealth
With all its paraphernalia !
Royalty is also conferred by Thee
How glorious is Thy Grace !

It is also Thy Grace that conferreth
Wisdom Supreme & Self Actualisation
Thou makest the aspirant do
Righteous deeds; thereby taking
Him to heavenly realms !

Thy Grace bestoweth both
Worldly and divine wealth
Thy Grace is difficult to attain
But blessed is Thy Grace !

Sacred Music is Nada Yoga !

Can Sacred Music activate the Kundalini ? The answer is Yes !

Listening to Sacred Music and becoming aware of its meaning can transport us to celestial heights. I have been hearing this Sacred Music lately ( and I have put a lot of Music videos on my site ) and I am uplifted.

Nada means Sound and Yoga means Union. In other words, Nada Yoga means Union via Sound. Nada Yoga is an ancient science dealing with Meditation on Music, on sound and transformation though sound.

There are many types of Yoga, all roads leading to the Divine.

Our minds become absorbed in sound and we all listen to music. There are external and internal sounds, called in Sanskrit as Ahat and Anahat, struck and unstruck sounds.

Yogis say that the seat of the Self is the Heart Chakra or the Anahata Chakra. This is from where unstruck sounds originate.

During Meditation, you can hear the inner sounds, which arise from the Heart Chakra. Nada Yoga takes you to this inner blissful realm.

The inner sound, arising from the Anahata, is considered by many as the Kundalini itself, the Serpentine Power coiled in humans and which rises during Meditation !

Now the question is this. Can listening to the mantras activate the Kundalini.? It can ! Try listening to these Music Videos, understand the meaning of the verses and definitely there will be an upsurge in Consciousness !

An Eightfold Verse is called an Octet and this is an Octet to the Lord.

This magnificent octet describes the Indescribable, gives form to the Formless and limits the Illimitable. We have already said that describing Deity in terms of humanity is like expressing the Center in terms of the circumference !

Rathna Sanu Sarasanam, Rajathadri Srunga Nikethanam,
Sinchini krutha Pannageswara Achyuthanana Sayakam,
Kshipra Dhagdha Pura Thrayam thri Divalayairabhi Vanditham,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

His bow contains mountains of jewels
His residence is on the Silver Mountain
Serpent Vasuki was converted into a rope
Lord Vishnu was used as arrows
All evils are destroyed by Him
Him the triune worlds salute !
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !


Pancha Paada Pa Pushpa Gandhaparambhuja Dwaya Shobitham,
Bala Lochana Jatha Pavaka Dagdha Manmatha Vigraham,
Bhasma Digdha Kalebharam, Bhava Nasanam, Bhava Mavyayam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

Shines He with the pair of His Lotus Feet
Which are worshipped by flowers five
His anger destroyed the God of Lust
With Fire out of His Third Eye
His body is smeared with ashes
Symbolising all that is evanescent
He is the destroyer of Existential Sorrow
He knoweth no destruction
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Matha Varana Mukhya Charma Kruthothareeya Manoharam,
Pankajasana Padma Lochana Poojithangri Saroruham,
Deva Sindhu Tharanga Seekara Siktha Shobha Jatadharam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the greatest stealer of minds
With his upper cloth made
Of the skin of wild elephants
His Lotus feet is worshipped by the mighty
By Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma
His matter hair drenched with drops
Of the waves of river Ganga
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !


Yaksha Raja Sakham Bhagaksha Haram Bhujanga Vibhooshanam,
Shaila Raja Suthaa Parish Krutha Charu Vama Kalebharam,
Kshweda Neela Galam Praswadha Dharinam Mruga Dharinam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the friend of the Lord of Riches
He destroyed Bhaga's eyes
Serpents are His ornaments
His left part is She
Mountain's daughter, Parvathi
His neck blue due to poison
He is described as armed with an axe
A deer accompanies him everywhere
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !


Kundalee Krutha Kundaleswara Kundalam Vrusha Vahanam,
Naradadhi Muneeswara Sthutha Vaibhavam Bhuvaneshwaram,
Andhakandhaka Masrithamara Padapam Shamananthakam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam


Ear studs made of a curling serpent adorn Him
Divines like Narada praise Him high
Lord of the Cosmos entire is He
The destroyer of Anthakasura
The Wish giving Tree to his devotees
The destroyer of Death ineluctable
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Bheshajam Bhava Roginam Akhilapadamapa Harinam,
Daksha Yajna Vinashanam Trigunathmakam Trivilochanam,
Bhukthi Mukthi Phala Pradham Sakalagha Sanga Nibharhanam,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

He is the Doctor divine who cures Sorrow
The Annihilator of all dangers
Destroyer of Daksha's fire sacrifice
Personification of qualities triune
With Past, Present & Future as eyes
Bestower of devotion and Salvation divine
The Annihilator of all sins
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !


Bhaktha Vathsala Marchitham, Nidhim, Akshayam, Haridambaram,
Sarva Bhoothapathim, Parathparam Apreya Manuthamam,
Soma Varinabhoohuthasana Somapanilakha Krutheem,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

The darling of all devotees is He
O Wealth Secure that hath no longing !
He clothes Himself with Directions
The Chief of all creatures is He
Beyond the unreachable is He
Unknown is He to all living
The Holiest of all living beings
He is served by the Elemental Five
Earth, water, fire, ether & wind
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Viswa Srushti Vidhayinam, Punareva Palana Thathparam,
Samharathamapi Prapanchamashesha Loka Nivasinam,
Kreedayanthamaharnisham, Gana Nadha Yudha Samnvitham,
Chandrashekara Mashraye Mama Kim Karishyathi vai Yama.

Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Pahi Mam
Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Chandrashekhara Raksha Mam

His work is Creation of the Universe
Also the preservation of this Cosmos
He destroys what He has created
At the appropriate time proper
Immanent is He in everything
He alternates as Night and Day
He is the leader of all living
He is like all mortals
If I have such Lord as my Saviour
How can Mortality/ Death devour me ?

Save us and liberate us, O Lord
From this quagmire of worldliness !

Octet to the Divine Master

The path to Enlightenment is a very difficult road indeed. It is long, arduous, dangerous, difficult. Tradition has it that only devotion to the Guru, who is the direct representative of the Godhead, can pave the way for Self- Actualisation !

It is said that Guru's Grace conferreth

Enlightenment, Wealth, Agri prosperity,
Wisdom, children and enjoyments
What is not possible eternally
With the Grace of the Guru ?

It is My Master who inspires me, who maketh me write this, who is guiding everything from within and am I not indebted to him ?

There are some critics who criticise Moksha or Self Realisation as a selfish desire. One worldly man tells a Yogi thus

You are talking about the Mount
When people are living in the valleys !
You thirst for the Divine Crown
You alone want the Divine Bliss
When others are sunk in Sorrow Existential
Isnt your effort and aim selfish?

Maybe Enlightenment is a selfish desire, but then it is the summum bonum of Life and the Goal of Evolution !

This is an octet consecrated to the Master Divine. May you be blessed by Enlightenment !



Shareeram Suroopam Thada Va Kalatram
Yashas charu chithram dhanam meru Thulyam
Guror Angri Padme Manas Chena Lagnam
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

One may have a body beautiful
And a loving spouse to boot
Fame immortal to grace
And wealth beyond the dreams of avarice !
These are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !


Kalathram Dhanam Puthra Pauthradhi Sarvam
Graham Bandhava Sarva medhadhi Jatham
Manas Chena Lagnam Guror Angri Padme
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

Wife, wealth and all paraphernalia
A house beautiful and relatives good
Are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !


Shad Angani Vedo Mukhe Shastra Vidya
Kavithvadi Gadyam Supadyam Karothi
Guror Angri Padme Manas Chena Lagnam
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

Learning is a great virtue
The Six sciences auxiliary
The Six sciences main
Poetry Prose and Mystic Poetry
Are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !

Vidhesheshu manya, swadesheshu dhanya
Sadachara Vritheshu matho na cha anya
Manas Chena Lagnam Guror Angri Padme
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

You may be respected abroad
And rich in your naitve place
Virtuous you may be
And in life a person famous
These are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !

Kshama Mandale Bhoopa Bhoopala Vrindai
Sada sevitham yasya padaravindam
Guror Angri Padme Manas Chena Lagnam
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

King you may of a region great
And may be served by emperors and kings
These are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !

Yaso me dhanam bhikshu dhana pratapa
Jagadwathu sarvam kare yath prasadath
Manas Chena Lagnam Guror Angri Padme
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

Even if Fame has graced you
Even if Fame & Charity makes you popular
These are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !

Na Bhoge, na Yoge, na Vaa Vajirajou
Na Kantha Sukhe naiva Vitheshu Chitham
Guror Angri Padme Manas Chena Lagnam
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

Even if you dont concentrate on Yoga
Or on Bhoga, pleasures of the flesh,
Or on passion, fire sacrifice,
Or in the affairs of wealth
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !


Anarghani Rathnani Mukthani Samyak
Samalingitha Kaminee Yamineeshu
Manas Chena Lagnam Guror Angri Padme
Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim,Thatha Kim, Thatha Kim!

You may be embellished by jewels
A loving wife you may have
These are only wealth relative
Invalid before the Absolute !
What is the use, what is the use, what is the use
If thy mind does not fly to the Lotus Feet of the Guru !

An Octet to the Nourishing Mother !

It is Cosmic Creative Intelligence, which is relatively Absolute and absolutely relative, which sustains the universe. The entire Cosmos is Her play and display ( Chit Vilasa Prapanchoyam ).

Annapoorna Ishwari is the Nourishing aspect of the Mother Divine. This octet is equivalent to the Western prayer " God, give us this day our daily bread".

This is the exoteric aspect. The esoteric aspect is that this octet contains mystic meanings which are discernible to the mystic mind. She can give not only bread but also Enlightenment !

Nithyaananda Karee Varaa Abhya Karee,
Soundharya Rathnaakaree,
Nirddhotahakila Ghora Pavaanakaree,
Prathyaksha Maheswaree,
Praaleyachala Vamsa Pavanakaree,
Kasi Puraadheeshwaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi, Krupaa Valambana Karee,
Mathaa Annapoorneshwaree.

O Mother Divine who nourishes
O presiding Deity of Kashi
O Helper of all with kindness
O Maker of others joyful
The Shelter of all and boon giver
The Epitome of Beauty ravishing
O Destroyer of sorrows
The Ever visible Deity Thou art
The Star of Himavan's clan
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Naana Rathna Vichithra Bhooshana Karee,
Hemaambar Adambaree,
Mukthaa Haara Vilamba Maana Vilasa,
Dwakshoja Kumbaan Dharee,
Kashmeera Garu Vasithaa Ruchi Karee,
Kashee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana Karee
Matha Annapoorneshwaree

O Mother Divine who nourishes
The presiding Deity of Kashi
Decorated with jewels priceless
Well dressed in silk golden
O with a chest beautiful
Adorned with chains golden with gems
The Epitome of beauty ravishing
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Yogaananda Karee Ripu Kshyakaree,
Dharma Artha Nishtaa Karee,
Chandr Arka Anala Bhasa Maana Laharee,
Trailokya Rakshaa Karee,
Sarvaishwarya Samastha Vaanchithakaree,
Kasi Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana Kari
Mathaa Annapoorneswaree

O Nourishing Divine One
O presiding Deity of Kashi
The bliss of Yoga is given by Thee
Thou destroyest enemies
Ethics and wealth are made
Permanent by Thee
Who shines like the luminaries
Sol and Luna and Fire divine
Saviour of the three slates relative
Waking, dreaming and dreamless sleep
The Bestower ol all wealth
The Wish Fulfiller of all men
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Kailaasaachala Kandharaa Laya Karee,
Gowree Umaa Shankaree,
Kaumaree Nigamartha Gochara Karee,
Omkara Beejaksharee,
Moksha Dwaara Kavata Patana Karee,
Kasee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Deh ,Krupaa Valambana Karee
Matha Annapoorneswaree



O Nourishing Divine One
O presiding Deity of Kashi
O Cave dweller of Kailasa Mount
Uma, Sankaree, Gauri called
O Ever blissful Maiden
O known only to mystics
O Personification of Om
O Opener of the gates of Self Actualisation
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Drushyaa Drushya Prabhootha Vahana Karee,
Brahmaanda Bhando Ddharee,
Leelaa Nataka Soothra Kelana Kari,
Vijnana Deepam Guree,
Sree Vishwesa Mana Prasaadhana Karee,
Kasee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana Karee
Matha Annapoorneswaree

O Nourishing Divine One
O presiding Deity of Kashi
Thou art the vehicle of the Seen and the Unseen
Who carries the Cosmos within Thee
The causer of Detachment
The Beacon Light for all sciences
Who makes the Universal Lord satisfied
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Urvee Sarva Janeshwaree Bhagavathee,
Maatha Anna poorneshwaree,
Venee Neela Samaana Kunthala Dharee,
Ananda Dhaneswaree,
Sarvanandakaree Dasa Shubhakaree,
Kasi Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana Karee
Matha Annapoorneswaree

O Nourishing Divine One
O presiding Deity of Kashi
Thou rulest the worlds triune
O Perfected One with qualities six
Prosperity,virilty, fame
Wisdom,detachment,integrality
O ocean of Kindness and Love
Knowledge, valour, wealth of this world
O Bestower of Bliss
With lustrous hair blue
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Aadhi Kshaantha Samastha Varna Nakaree,
Shambho Tribhaava Karee,
Kashmeeraa Trijaneswaree Trilaharee,
Nithyaamakuree Sarvaree,
Kamaa Kamksha Karee Janodhaya Karee,
Kasee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana Karee
Mathaa Annapoorneswaree

O Nourishing Divine One
O presiding Deity of Kashi
All alphabets describe Thee
Who gives the Lord powers triune
O Goddess of cities three
Thou manifests in forms three
Who nourishes daily existence
The Annihilator of all sorrows
O Fulfiller of all wishes
O Dawn Goddes of all
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom

Darvee Sarva Vichithra Rathna Rachithaa,
Dakshe kare Samsthitha,
Vame Swadu Payodharee Priyakaree,
Sowbhagya Maaheshwaree,
Bhaktha Abhishtakaree, Dasaa Shubhakaree,
Kasee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam dehi Krupaa Valambana Karee,
Mathaa Annapurneswaree

O Presiding Deity of Kashee
O Nourishing One
Adorned with jewels Thou art
The beauteous daughter of Daksha
The Personification of all beauty
Thy milk is Poetry and Prose
The Mother Divine of all systems
The Grand Fortune of all
Devotee's wishes are fulfilled by Thee
The does of all things good
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom



Chandrarkaanala Koti Koti Sadrusha,
Chandramsu Bhimbaa Dharee,
Chandrarkaagni Samaana Kunthala Dharee
Chandrarka Varneshwaree,
Maala Pusthaka Pasha kangusha Dharee,
Kasi Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Dehi Krupaa Valambana karee
Matha Annapoorneswaree

O Presiding Deity of Kashee
O Nourishing One
Thou resemblest billions
Of Sun, Moon and Fire
O Wearer of Luna's orb
Thy hair has the luster of Sun and Moon
Thy complexion is the complexion
Of the luminaries biune
O holder of books and beads
Holder of a spear and a rope
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom


Kshathra Thraanakaree, Mahaa Bhayakaree,
Mathaa Krupaa Sagaree,
Sakshaan Mokshakaree Sadaa Shiva karee,
Visweshwaree Sreedharee,
Daksha Krundha Karee Niraa Mayakaree,
Kasee Puraadheeswaree,
Bhikshaam Deh Krupaa Valambana Karee,
Mathaa Annapoorneswaree

O presiding Deity of Kashee
O Nourisher of the Universe
O protector of regal duties
O instiller of fear in the demoniac
O Universal Mother compassionate
O infinite ocean of Mercy
Self Actualisation is granted by Thee
O doer of things auspicious
The Primal Deity of the Universe
O holder of all wealth mundane
O insulter of demon Daksha
O granter of wellness, health
O Ocean of Campassion & Mercy
Nourish me with food and Wisdom



Annapurne Sadaa Poorne,
Sankara Praana Vallabhe,
Jnana Vairagya Siddhyartham,
Bikshaam Dhehi cha Parvathi.

O Mother Nourishing
O Mother Eternal
Consort of the Lord
Give me food and shelter
Conducive to Wisdom and detachment
O daughter of the Mountains !



Mathaa cha Parvathy Devi
Pithaa devo Maheshwara
Bandhava Shiva Bhakathyascha,
Swadesho Bhuvana Thrayam.


My mother is the Sacred Feminine
My father is the Sacred Masculine
Purusha and Prakrithi called
Brahman and Maya called
Shiva and Shakti called
Logos and Sophia called
His devotees are my relatives
And my country, the Universe !

Musica Universalis or Music of the Spheres !

The Law of Universal Order, the doctrine that there is Law behind the order of the Universe was echoed by Shakespeare." That the heavens themselves, the planets and the spheres observe proportion, ratio and Order"

The Music of the Spheres is a philosophic concept, that regards the proportions in the motion of the celestial bodies as Musica Divina or Divine Music The Music of the Nine Revolving Heavens, the Nava Grahas !. Though not literally audible, this Musica Divina is accessible to the divinely intoxicated mind, in a state of Cosmic Consciousness. It is harmonic, mathematical and Sacred Music !

The concept is Pythagorean. Pythagorus, the father of Astro Numerology, with his semi-mystical and semi-mathematical philosophy, declared that the Mystery of the Universe is discernible through Unio Mystica or Mystic Union. Mystic systems in the West like Gnostic Christianity and Free Masonry use this concept, as both these systems were influenced by Pythagorus.

Johannes Kepler, the great astronomer who gave the western world the Laws of Planetary motion, declared that Sacred Geometry, Cosmolgy, Astronomy, Astrology, Harmonics and Music stemmed from this Musica Universalis. Kepler elaborated this concept in his Harmonice Mundi , relating Astrology and Harmonics ! Kepler declared that

p1^2/p2^2 = a1^3/ a2^3

that is the ratio of the squares of the sidereal periods of planets is equal to the cube roots of their semi-major axes. ( The Third Law of Planetary Motion ).

Dante elaborated this concept in his formidable poem The Divina Commedia The spheres were believed to be related by whole number ratios of pure musical intervals, generating musical harmony.

In his book De Musica Beothius defined three types of Music

Musica Universalis or Musica Mundana ( Music of the Spheres )
Musica Humana ( the internal music of the human body )
Musica instrumentalis ( Instrumental music by instrumentalists )

This music can be heard in the Region of Concrete Thought, according to Max Heindel. This is a different state of Consciousness, different from the mundane. In Esoteric Christianity, this is called the second heaven.

Indian Philosophy gives great importance to Sacred Music. Most of the poems of the great poets have been musicalised. We find that great epic poems, like Geetha, like Devi Sooktham etc have been musicalised. Singers like Lataji, Anuradha, Chitra, Jesudas etc has sung the glory of these poems. Listening to these poems can make the Kundalini rise.

In 2006, Greg Fox divided the orbits of the planets in half again and again till they were literally audible. The result was Carmen of the Spheres.

Yogic schools like Nada. Laya and Shabda Yogas give importance to Sacred Music. The Shabda Yoga Gurus consider Pythagorus as a divine Guru, his name stemming from two Sanskrit words, Pitha ( father ) and Guru ( preceptor ). This Guru or gorus occurs in such names as Protagorus, Anaxagorus and Pythagorus !

Fortunatley I grew up in a tradition of Sacred Music. As a child, I used to get out of bed, hearing my mother sing Sankara and Jayadeva. I grew up listening to Sai bhajans, which can spiritualise any one.

In the Masonic Initiation, the Heirophant or the Guru tells the initiate " We have selected for you, selected by the Grand Organist, some selections from the Music of the Spheres ". He tells him " how all heavens and earths, the Grand Lodge below and the Grand Lodge above are all held together by that Music, though few on earth have the ears to hear it".

Genius hears the overtones, also the Music of the Spheres. Genius knows what it meant when Pythagorus said that Philosophy is the highest Music.

According to the Indian tradition, all Music is Samaveda . Musicology is the 17th science which constitute Indian philosophy ( ayurvedam dhanurvedam gandharvo veda eva cha ). Gandharva Veda is the eternal Music of Nature, the Universal Music, whose infinitesimal expression is all earthly music. What the Seers hear in higher or altered states of Consciousness is nothing but this Heavenly Music ( Ananta Vai Veda ).

Gandharva Music is the divine music in alliance with the Laws of Nature. If you make yourself still, you can hear this music in the rising of the sun and its setting. All you have to do is to prepare yourself spiritually and tune in and you can hear this wonderful music. This celestial music has psychotherapeutic properties.

The healing properties of Gandharva Music has been lost to the West and now many of India's professional musicians are touring the world, performing ancient melodies and demonstrating its psychotherapeutic properties to people from all civilizations.

You can hear some sample of Gandharva Music here
http://www.maharishi.co.uk/gv/MaharishiGandharvaVedaListenToSamples.htm


You can listen to these music videos and make your Kundalini rise !

An Octet to the Formless

The poet Tulsi Das wrote Rudrashtakam, an octet to the Formless. Here it is in musical form. This octet is very good and I had experienced my Kundalini rising, as I pondered on its meaning.

"The Internet is the best place to talk about God", said Pope Benedict XVI. Sacred Music or Gandharva Music can definitely elevate the Kundalini. After all, the Universe is one Cosmic Dance and let us dissolve in that Cosmic Dance, which is Bliss Absolute.

Listening to Sacred Music, we elevate our Consciousness from the mundane level to the supra-mundane level. The Point of Bliss becomes accessible to the divinely intoxicated mind, the Point where Truth, Art, Poetry and Music meet.

Namameesha Meeshana Nirvana Roopam
Vibhum Vyapakam Brahma veda swaroopam
Nijam Nirgunam Nirvikalpma Nireeham
Chid Akasha Akasha Vasam Bhajeham

O The Lord of All That is
Who is the Bliss of Self
Resplended art Thou in Thy Form
Omnipresent in all verities
Of the Nature of Absolute Being
With mighty Vedas as Thy Form
Changeless, passionless, attributeless,
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Nirakara Omkara Moolam Thureeyam
Giraajnana Gotheetha Meesham Gireesham
Karalam Maha Kala Kalam Kripalam
Gunakara Samsara Param Nathoham


O Formless Absolute
O Transcendence Personified
The Root Cause of all sound
Transcending senses, knowledge, tongue
The Lord of the Himalayas
O Destroyer of fierce Time
Benevolent, the abode of qualities divine
Transcending the Universe
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Thusharadri Sankasha Gauram Gabheeram
Mano bhootha koti prabha sree sareeram
Sphuran mouli kallolinee charuganga
Prasadbhala balendu kante bhujanga


O Beauty Absolute, as white as snow
Who is Mind, who is Matter also
Who is all human beings
With splendour and wealth immense
With shining forehead, bearing Ganges
Who sports the Moon on his forehead
Who is garlanded by snakes
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Chalat Kundalam Bhroosu Netram Vishalam
Prasannanam Neelakantam Dayalam
Mrigadheesha Charmambaram Munta malam
Priyam Sankaram Sarva Nadham Bhajami

I adore Thee, O Mighty Lord,
Thy Third Eye is the Eye of Wisdom
Who is massive and spreadout
With a pleasant, beatific face
With a beautiful throat blue
O benevolent Lord of the righteous
Wearing a lion skin around the waist
Who sportest a skull-cap garland
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Prachandam prakrishtam pragalbham paresham
Akhandam ajam bhanu koti prakasham
Trayah shoola nirmoolanam shoola panim
Bhajeham Bhavanee pathim Bhava gamyam


O Lord of the Divine Mother
Immense, fierce, mature and brave
Transcending eveyone and all
The Unborn, eternal Self
Resplendent with the brilliance of millions of Suns
Transcender of qualities triune
( Making us totally detached )
Accessible to the devotee divine
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Kala theetha Kalyana Kalpantha Karee
Sada sajjanananda datha puraree
Chidananda Sandhoha moha apaharee
Praseeda Praseeda Prabho Manmadharee

O Destroyer of lust demoniac
Who is beyond Cosmological Cycles
Auspicious and End of Universe
The Endower of Bliss to the righteous
O Destroyer of Pura
O Bliss Eternal and Absolute
O Destroyer of passions Six
(Lust, greed, anger, avarice, jealousy, gluttony)
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Na yavad uma natha padaravindam
Bhajantheeha loke Pare va Naranam
Na thavat sukham santhi santhapa nasam
Praseeda prabho sarva bhoothadivasam


Those who do not adore Thee
Never attain to Bliss Absolute
In this world or the next
Be happy with us O Lord
Be happy with us mortals !
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

Na janami yogam japam naiva poojam
Nathoham sada Sarvada sambhu thubhyam
Jara janma dukhau dhatha thapya manam
Prabho pahi apanna mameesha sambho

I know not Yoga, Mantra or Tantra
I only have Thee in mind
Desiring only Thee I live
Save me from Existential Sorrow
The sorrow that resulteth from birth
Grief, sins, troubles, old age
To Thee who lives in the Sky of Consciousness
To Thee, I bow !

The Nine Forms of the Mother Divine !

All Indian festivals are based on the position of the Heavens.

When the Moon is within 12 degrees of the Sun it is called the First Lunation, Prathama. The second is ( 12-24 degrees ) is called Dwitheeya. Then Thritheeya ( Third ), Chathurthi ( fourth ), Panchami ( Fifth ), Shashti ( Sixth), Sapthami (Seventh ), Ashtami ( Eighth ),Navami ( NInth ) and so on.

Navaratri is the festival of Nine days, when the Nine forms of the Mother Divine are worshipped. The Universal Mother is worshipped in her Nine Aspects, which are as follows.

1) Shailaputri - Mythologically, She is the daughter of the Himalyas. She is worshipped during Prathama, the first lunation, when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the Sun.

2) Brahmacharini - She is the celibate and celibacy is observed by all spiritual aspirants for Self Actualisation. She is worshipped during Dwitheeya, the second lunation.

3) Chandra Ghanti - She holds a half-circular Moon on her forehead and is worshipped during Thritheeya, the third lunation. . The Moon is the exoteric symbol of the Divine Mother. The Sun is the exoteric symbol of the Self. In Vedanta, the Moon represents the Universal Mind or Cosmic Mind.

4) Khooshmanda - She creates the Universe, the Brahmanda, by mere laughing. She is the power behind the solar systems. She holds the Rosary, indicating that Mantra Yoga is powerful and is conducive to Enlightenment. She is worshipped during Chathurthi, the fourth lunation

5) Skanda Matha - She is the mother of Skanda, the Military General of the celestials. She observed penance to get the hand of Lord Shiva and gave birth to Skanda, the Military Chief. She is worshipped during Panchami, the fifth lunation.

6) Katyayani- She was born as the daughter of Katyavan. Katyavan was a seer who perfomed penance to get the Universal Mother as his daughter. She is worshipped during Shashti, the sixth lunation.

7) Kalaratri - Kala means Dark and Ratri means Night. This is the symbolism of the Dark Night of the Soul and the Dark Night of the Spirit. She is worshipped during Sapthami, the seventh lunation.

8) Maha Gauri - Gauri means White. She is as pure and white, sinless. She is worshipped during Ashtami, the eighth lunation.

9) Siddhi dhathri - Siddhi means psychic or occult powers. She is the bestower of psychic powers. There are eight Siddhis. They are Anima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamya, Iishitva & Vashitva, Garima and Mahima. She is worshipped during Navami, which is the ninth lunation.

These nine deities are Her nine aspects. Now man is a composite creature and only by overcoming our negative aspect, can we aspire for Self Realisation. Overcoming our negative aspect is not easy. Lust, greed, anger, jealousy, sloth, covetousness, gluttony, the Seven Deadly Sins, have their home in us.

Man houses dangerous forces in his house
The Titan, the Fury and Djinn
Lay in the Subconscient’s cavern pit
And the beast moved in his antre den !

The Mother Divine destroys them one by one, to give us immortal Bliss. For this purpose, She is propitiated on Nine Days, during the Nine Lunations, during the Nine Thidhis, in Her Nine Aspects !.

If you want, you can listen to this Sacred Music and may you achieve Enlightenment !

 

The secret of the Ninefold Deity !

The Ninefold Deity is the Mother Divine in her nine aspects.

She is the Sacred Feminine of Gnosticism, the Maya of Vedanta, the Prakriti of Sankhya and the Shakti of Tantra. She is the beginingless Ignorance or Nescience ( Avidya ), which binds man to the sublunar world. She is the manifest power of the Unmanifest !

The power of the Unmanifest Lord
Triune, Tri-featured and Eternal
The generatrix of the Universe is She
Universal Mind, which sprung from the Lord !

Avyaktha namnee paramesha shakti
Anadya Vidya trigunatmika para
Kayanumeya Sudhiyaiva Maya
Yada jagat sarvamidham prasooyathe



This Nava Durga Mantra protects the seeker, whether he be amidst enemies or in the battlefield, or enveloped by worries and difficulties. He who takes refuge in the Mother Divine will be protected by the Creatrix of the Universe.

Agnina dahya manasthu sathru madhye gatho rane
Vishame Durgameschaiva bhayartha saranam gatha


She is begininngless, because of her structural inherence in the phenomenal worlds. All the universes and multiverses are in transitional flux, in exact antithesis to the Immutability of the Divine !

She is worth worshipping, as She can destroy all the triune afflictions - physical, mental and emotional suffering, the thapa trayas.

We shalt exalt thee with devotion
O Destroyer of suffering triune
Physical, mental, emotional
Give us health physical
Give us Victory
Give us fame immortal
And destroy our enemies !

Sthuvath bhyo bhakthi poorvam thvam
Chandike Vyadhi Nasini
Roopam Dehi Jayam Dehi
Yaso Dehi Dwisho Jahee

A Hymn to the Mother Divine !

To elevate our Consciousness, Sankara wrote a Hymn to the Divine Mother, the Raja Rajeshwari Ashtakam. This octet is good and can make our Kundalini rise !

Ambaa shaambhavi chandramaulir abalaa.aparnaa umaa paarvathi
KaaLii haimavatii shivaa trinayanii kaatyaayanii bhairavii .
Saavitrii navayauvanaa shubhakarii saamraajyalakshmiipradaa
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii


O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings
Thou art the Mother of the Universe,
The daughter of the mighty Himalayas,
The consort divine of the Divine Lord
With eyes triune - past, present and future
Thou art the conferror of Royalty & Fortune
With the splendour of a thousand suns !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !



Ambaa mohini devataa tribhuvanii aana.ndasa.ndhaayinii
VaaNii pallavapaaNiveNumuraLii gaanapriyaalolinii .
KalyaaNii uDuraajabi.mbavadanaa dhuumraakShasa.mhaariNii
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii


Thou art enchanting and tempting
O Mother of all the three worlds
Thou art the Seven Octaves of Music
Thou art the Song and the Poem
Thou art the bestower of Auspiciousness
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !

Ambaa nuupuraratnaka~NkaNadharii keyuurahaaraavaLii
Jaajiichampakavaijayantilaharii graiveyavairaajitaa .
ViiNaaveNuvinodamaNDitakaraa viiraasanaasa.msthitaa
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii

O Mother embellished with jewels
O Mother of the relative states
Waking, dreaming and dreamless sleep
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !



Ambaa raudriNi bhadrakaaLi bagaLaa jvaalaamukhii vaiShNavii
BrahmaaNii tripuraa.ntakii suranutaa dediipyamaanojjvalaa .
Chaamu.nDaashritarakShapoShajananii daakShaayaNii pallavii
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii

O Mother fierce and dreadful
O Time Personified
O Devourer of all as Time
O Wisdom Personified
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !



Ambaa shuuladhanuHkushaa.nkushadharii ardhe.ndubi.mbaadharii
Vaaraahii madhu kaiTabhaprashamanii vaaNiiramaasevitaa .
Mallaadyaasuramuukadaityadamanii maaheshwarii a.mbikaa
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii


O Universal Mother who destroys evil
Lust, greed, anger, jealousy,
Sloth, covetousness, gluttony
The negative elements of the human mind
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !




Ambaa sR^iShTivinaashapaalanakarii aaryaavisa.mshobhitaa
Gaayatrii praNavaakSharaamR^itasaraH puurNaanusa.ndhiikR^itaa .
OMkaarii vinutaa suraarchitapadaa uddanNDadaityaapahaa
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii


O Mother Divine of the Vedas
O Mother personified as Gayatri
The Mantra which protects the chanter
Gayath thrayate iti gayathri
O Thou personified as AUM
Which represents the states triune
Waking, dreaming and dreamless sleep
And also Transcendence
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !




Ambaa shaashvata aagamaadi vinutaa aaryaa mahaa devataa
Yaa brahmaadi pipiilikaa.nta jananii yaa vai jaganmohinii .
Yaa pa~nca praNavaadi repha jananii yaa chitkaLaamaalinii
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii


O Deity of all deities
O Thou who enchant the Universe
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !




Ambaa paalitabhaktaraajiranisha.m a.mbaaShTaka.m yaH paThet
AmbaalokakaTaakShaviikShalalitaa aishvaryamavyaahataa .
Ambaa paavanama.ntraraajapaThanaaddantiishamokShapradaa
Chidroopii paradevataa bhaghavathii shree raajaraajeshwarii

O Prosperity Personified
O Thou who art the Prosperity Eightfold
O Conferror of Bliss Absolute
O Mother Divine of the nature of Consciousness
O Celestial Deity Great
With the noble attributes six
O Queen of all queens and kings !
Bestow on us Thy Bliss Celestial !

Make spiritual debit zero !

We have a Cosmic Ledger and we have spiritual Credit & Debit. In order to get Enlightenment, we have to make our spiritual debit Zero.

This is the doctrine of the Karma, Learn !

Only when the dross of sin is quit

Only when Life dies like a white flame spent

Death dies along with it !  ( The Light of Asia )

So if we want to achieve Self Actualisation, we have to make our debit zero !

In Bridal Mysticism, our destruction of debit will be come by His Grace. The events that happen to the devotee will be to purge sins. It is said that He sits on the Consciousness of the devotee, destroying his sins and ready to confer Enlightenment !

Thalsol pannam vikarama akhila vidanu
Sevya chith sthithathvam

Thvan me papartha thapan pavanupurapathe
rundhi, bhakthim praneeya

Man is now in his lower nature !

In the Superior Design, which Man in his present stage of evolution cannot understand, all that exists are instruments of the Greater Life.

In the fierce conflict between good and evil, the final victory will be the Good's. The Good and the Law will always overcome the negative forces, the fleeing and illusory shadow of the Great Life !

To overcome Man's negative aspect, the Fourfold Yoga has been prescribed. Of the Four Paths, the noblest and blest is Union via Love. Love is sufficient unto Love. Love is Love's reward.

May Universal Love triumph on earth !

Though I subterranean powers approve
Yet help in this case is needed from above !

We need the Grace of Creative Intelligence, She who is asleep in us all as the Kundalini. Let Her as the Kundalini awaken in us and may we experience Enlightenment !

May She who is the Creatrix
Of all the relative states triune
And who is the Sole Existence
As Transcendence sublime
Who is the Power of the Lord
Who sustains the Universe
Who is all in all, who is all
May She grace us all !

The Prosperity Mantra !

This is Sree Sooktham, the Prosperity Mantra. The Deity of Prosperity is invoked for the eightfold prosperity.

This mantra destroys impecuniosity and confers the much needed prosperity. The Goddess of Prosperity is invoked .

Hiraņya Varnám Hariņeem Suvarna-rajatha-srajám
Chandrám hiranmayeem lakshmeem Jatavedo ma avaha

Tám ma ávaha Játavedo Lakśhmeem anapa gámineem
Yasyám hiraņyam Vindeyam gám Aaśvam Puruśhán Aham

Aśhwa-pūrvám ratha-madhyám Hasti náda Prabódhineem
Śhriyam deveem upahvaye Shrír ma devír jushatám

Kám sósmitám Hiranya prákárám Aardrám jvalantím triptám tarpayanteem
Padme sthitám Padma-varnám támihópahvaye śhriyam

Chandrám Prabhásám Yaśhasá Jvalantím Shriyam Lóke Deva Justám Udáráam
Tám padmineem-ím saranam aham prapadye' Alakshmeer me Naśyathám Thvám Vrne

Ǎditya Varne tapasó dhijátó vanaspatis tava vrikshó' tha bilvah
Tasya phalani tapsá nudantu mayántaráyás cha báhya alakshmíh

Upaitu mám deva-sakah kírtis cha maniná saha
Prádūr bhūtó' smi rashtre' smin kírtim riddhim Dhadhátu me

Kshut pipásá-amalám Jyesthám alakshmím Náshayámy aham
Abhūtim asamriddhim cha sarván nirnuda me Grihath

Gandha dvárám durá Dharşhám Nithya-pushtám Karíshiním
Iśhvaeeím sarva bhūtánám tám ihó pahvaye Shriyam

Manasah Kámam ákūtím Vácah Satyam ashímahi
Paśhūnágm Rūpam annasya mayi Sríh Shrayatám Yaśhah

Kardamená praja-bhūtá Mayi Sambhava Kardama
Śriyam vásaya me kule mátaram Padma-málineeím

Ǎpah srijantu snigdháni Chiklíta vasa me Grihe
Nicha devím mátaram Shriyam Vásaya me Kule

Ardám Pushkariním Pushtim Pingalám padma málineem
Chandrám hiran-mayeem Lakshmím Játavedó ma Avaha

Ǎrdhám yah kariním yashtim Suvarnám Hema-málineem
Sūryám hiran-mayím lakshmím Játavedó ma Avaha

Tám ma ávaha játevedó Lakshmím Anapa gáminím yasyám
Hiranyam prabhūtam gávó dásyó Aśván vindeyam Purushan aham

Ǒm Mahá-devyai cha Vidmahe
Vishnu-patnaiya cha Dhímahee
Tanno Lakshmíh prachódayáth

Ǒm Shánthih, Shánthih, Shánthih.

By Thy Grace, the " poverty which is sin ", will be destroyed, the poverty which manifests as hunger and thirst and which prevents the entry of Prosperity.

O Thou who shines like the Moon in its Full Glory, who is Prosperity personified, pls destroy all impecuniosity !

An Octet to the celestial Martial Chief !

This is the Eightfold Verse about Lord Subrahmanya, the celestial Military Commander. He represents Mars ( Bhauma Kumaro Smritha ). He is six faced, representing the six seasons, Vasanta, Greeshma, Varsha, Sarath, Hemantha & Sisira . He is the preceptor and main Deity of Astrology, according to the Tamil savants ! He is the son of Shiva and Parvathi, the male and female components of the Ultimate, the father and mother of the Universe ! His blessing is the blessing of Mars. If a native has Mars afflicted, astrologers tell him to undertake a trip to Palani, the great temple where He is enthroned !


He Swaaminaatha Karunaakara Deena Banidho
Sree Paarvateesha Mukha Pankaja Padma Bandho
Sree Eeshaadi Devagana Poojita Paadapadma
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam

Devaadi Devasuta Devaganaadi Naatha
Devendra Vandya Mrudupankaja Manjupaada
Devarshi Naarada Muneendra Sugeeta Keerthe
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam

Nityaannadaana Niradaakhila Rogahaarin
Bhaagya Pradaana Paripoorita Bbaktakaama
Shrutyaagama Pranava Vaachya Nij aswarupa
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam

Krauncha Asoorendra Parikhantana Shakti Shule
Chaapaadi Shastra Parimandita Divyapaane
Sree Khantaleesha Druta Thunda Shikheendra Vaaha
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam


Devaadi Deva Rathamandala Maddhyametya
Devendra Peetanagaram Druda Chaapahasta
Shooram Nihathya Soora Kotibhireedyamaana
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam


Haaradi Rathna Vara Yuktha Kireeta Haara
Keyoora Kundala Lasath Kavachaabhiraama
He Veera Thaaraka Jayaamara Brunda Vandhya
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam

Panchaaksharaadi Manu Manthrita Gaanga Thoyai
Panchaamruthai Pramudithendra Mukhair Muneendrai
Pattaabhishiktha Hariyuktha Varaasanaatha
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam


Sree Kaarthikeya Karunaamrutha Poorna Drushtyaa
Kaamaadiroga Kalusheekrutha Dushta Chittham
Shiktvaa Thu Maamava Kalaadhara Kaanthi Kaanthyaa
Vallee Sanaatha Mama Dehi Karaavalambam



May the Deity of Mars bless you in His bounty !