The Lalita Sahasranaama is a powerful Mantra and form a part of The Tantra, Yantra Shastras of India.
Lalita means’ one who plays”
This can be recited daily as a Paarayana and as a Puja.
Excepting Paarayana, the others have to be initiated by a Guru and performed.
The Lalita Sahasranama has the thousand names of the Devi Lalita.
Hinduism describes the Reality as the One without Attributes, Nirguna,
It also provides for worshiping personal Gods,Iswara, Saguna Brahman.
Lalita Sahasranaama contains both Nirguna Upasana and Saguna.
Broadly the Stotra has Nirguna and Saguna Upasana.
It describes the Devi with Attributes in Saguna Saradhana Section, also details the Nirguna aspect.
In Saguna ,The Devi is worshiped as The Mother, as who else can take care of the Child but the Mother!
Nirguna follows the pattern of the Upanishads,’the neti Nyaya’ , that is not his, not this.
Nirguna, Nirahankaara….the list goes on.
And as a mode of worship of Shiva and Shakti it has Eykyaanusanthaanam, where the union of the individual and Universal Soul and of Shiva and Shakti are explained.
Bhaskararay Temple,Bhaskararaaja puram
Maha Meru Bhaskararaaja Puram
Sri Bhaskararaya
Lalita Sahasranaama also deals with the description of the Devi, Her Evolution, though not really She Evolves for “She Always Is’ the details of Her Dwelling place, Sri Pura and Sri Chakra,
The Stotra is Yantra Shastra because it deals with the Sri Yantra,
It deals with Tantra Shastra, when it deals with all the Tantra.
Akulaa Samayaanthastha Samayaachhara Thatpara’
It accommodates all the sects of Devi worship,Kulachaara,Samayaachaara,Vaamaachara, you name it , the Lalita Sahasranaama has it.
Lord Shiva divulged is and other stotras and it was later passed on to the others.
It is also on record that Sri Lalita Devi had ordered Her Yoginins to compose this.
The Stotra also has Yoga embedded in it .
The Angannyaasa and Karanyaasa are of Yogic Discipline.
The various Chakras of the yoga are fixed in the Devi’ specifying the Chakra in its functional aspects.
The fundamental aspect of Human understanding, Thought and Words are embedded her.
‘SriMad vaakbha Koodaika swaroopa,
She rests as Savitri inin the tongue, remaining as Gayatri in the Consciousness Process and expresses herself as Sarasvati when words are formed.
She is the Swaroopa of Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra and She transcends them All.
The letters and words are locked mystically.
This Stotra contains the Bheejaakshara of Bhuvaneswari,Kali, Lakshmi.
And it contains Laita Thripurasundaris Akshara as well.
The practice of Bala as a Deity is also found.
I can go on writing on these lines, which I shall do later.
The reason for this post is about the The Giant who had written Bhashya, Explanation oh Lalita Sahsranaama, Sri Bhaskararaya.
He was born in 1690 in Bhaga, Maharashtra, India, is Mother Konamba and father Gambiraraya, a Scholar.
Gambirraya was conferred the Title ‘Bharathi by the Vijayanagar Empire.
He was of Viswamitra Gotra,
Gambiraraya administered the Saraswati Mantram and had Bhaskararaya trained under Sri Narasimha Advari in Benares,Varanasi.
Bhaskararaya was highly respected by the learned and won accolades from Kings and Scholars.
He was married to Anandhi and Parvati.
He settled in Benares and wrote over 40 books on Vedanta, Mimamsa,Vyakaran,Nyaya, Smriti,Mantra Shastra.
All the works are research papers!
He referers to more than 150 sources for his laita Sahasranaama Bhahsya.
He had a host of Disciplies and Umanandanathar wrote a book on Parasuramakalpasutram and a Biography of Bhaskararaya in Bhaskara Vilaasam.
Bhaskararaya , with the support of his disciples and the Kings had many temples renovated.
Then Bhaskararaya proceeded South, after staying for some time on the banks of the Krishna river and settled on the banks of Kaveri.
A village was created for him as Bhaskararajapuram in Thanjavur district Tamil Nadu.
Later,reached Tiruvidaimaruthur,near Kumbakonam and lived there till 1785, till the age of 95.(1690-1785).
Among his many works the famous are.
Sowbhaagya Bhaaskaram’- this is the Lalita Sahasranaama Bhashyam.
Sethubandham , dealing ith Shodasikaavarnam.
Varivasya Rahasyam.
These three are called the Ratnathraya of Devi Upasana
ललित सहस्रनामम् भारतीय तंत्र और यंत्र शास्त्र का एक महत्वपूर्ण मंत्र है। ललिता उसका नाम ‘खेलनेवाली’ है। इसे दैनिक प्रार्थना और पूजा के रूप में पाठ किया जा सकता है। पाठ के पश्चात इसे गुरु द्वारा संप्राप्त करना चाहिए। यह हजारों नामों का मंत्र है जिसमें देवी ललिता की महानता का वर्णन है। इसमें निर्गुण और सगुण उपासना दोनों हैं। श्लोकों में सगुण उपासना खंड में देवी को माँ के रूप में आराधित किया जाता है, क्योंकि कोई भी बच्चे की देखभाल कर सकती है सिवाय माता के। निर्गुण उपासना उपनिषदों की प्रणाली ‘नेति नेति’ का पालन करती है। इसमें देवी का विविधता, स्थान, श्रीपुर और श्री चक्र का वर्णन है। यह मंत्र शास्त्र है क्योंकि इसमें श्री यंत्र का वर्णन होता है, तंत्र शास्त्र है क्योंकि इसमें सभी तंत्र का वर्णन है। इसमें सभी देवी की प्रवृत्तियों का वर्णन है, जैसे कूलाचारा, समयाचार, वामचार और अन्त तक। इसका बड़ा भाग के रणाबांध कवि शिव ने ओर अन्य स्तोत्रों को लिखा है और यह बाद में दूसरों को भी पहुंचाया गया है। इस पोस्ट का कारण यह है कि ललित सहस्त्रनाम के टिप्पणीकरण के लिए भाष्य लिखने वाले ग्रामवासी थे, इसका नाम भास्करराय था। उन्होंने 1690 में महाराष्ट्र के भागा में जन्म लिया था। उनके पिता का नाम गंबीरराय था, जो एक पंडित थे। गंबीरराय को विजयनगर साम्राज्य ने भारती नाम से सम्मानित किया था। वे विश्वामित्र गोत्र के थे, गंबीरराय के नेतृत्व में श्री नरसिंह अदवारी के तत्वों के तहत भास्करराय का अद्ययन हुआ था। उन्हें ज्ञानी और राजाओं से महान सम्मान मिला था। उनकी शादी आनंदी और पार्वती से हुई थी। उन्होंने वाराणसी में बसने के बाद 40 से अधिक पुस्तकें वेदांत, मीमांसा, व्याकरण, न्याय, स्मृति, मंत्र शास्त्र पर लिखीं। उनकी सभी प्रविष्टि प्रमाणिक हैं। उनके लिखे भाष्य के लिए वे 150 से अधिक स्रोतों का उल्लेख करते हैं। उनके अनेक छात्रों के सहयोग से और राजाओं के सहयोग से उन्होंने कई मंदिरों का मरम्मत करवाया। फिर भास्करराय दक्षिण की ओर चले गए, कृष्णा नदी के किनारे कुछ समय बिताकर कावेरी नदी के किनारे बसे। उनके नाम पर भास्करराजपुरम नामक गांव बनाया गया। बाद में उन्होंने थांजावुर जिले के तिरुविडैमरुथूर पहुंचा, वहां रहकर उनकी उम्र 95 वर्ष (1690-1785) तक रुकी। उनकी कई प्रमुख पुस्तकें हैं: “सौभाग्य भास्करम्”- यह ललित सहस्रनाम के भाष्य है, सेतुबंधम्- शोडशीकावर्णमध्ये संबंधित, वरिवस्य रहस्यम्। ये तीन देवी उपासना की रत्नत्रय माने जाते हैं।
ఈ పోస్టును తెలుగులో అనువదించండి:
లలిత సహస్రనామం ఒక శక్తిపూర్ణ మంత్రమానికి చెందిన ఒక భాగముగా భారత దేశంలోని తంత్రశాస్త్ర యంత్ర శాస్త్రాలు. దినపత్రంలోనికి అనేక ఆవశ్యకమైన ప్రవృత్తిలతో, ఇది హరిపాద్యము అంటారు. ఒక గురునాయకుడి ద్వారా నిర్ధరించబడిన మీరు పారాయణము చేసుకోగలిగే వారికి సహపాఠం నేది. లలిత సహస్రనామంలో దేవి లలితాకు ఎప్పుడూ ఒకటిగానే ఉన్న సహస్ర నామాలు ఉన్నాయి. హిందూధర్మంలో సామర్థ్యముగా నరలో గుణాలేక ఉండే రహస్యస్వరూపముందు కూడా దేవరానికి ప్రార్థభావబద్ధమైన అర్చన పటం ఉన్నది. ఈ సహస్రనామం నిర్గుణ ఉపాసన మరియు సగున ఉపాసన రెండూ ఉన్నాయి. సర్వేయుడిగురించిన పట్ల వివరణలు అంటే అని సాగుతుంది. సగున ఉపాసన విభాగంలో దేవిని తాయనిగే ఆరాధించగలదు. సగుణ ప్రకారం, పిల్లలను ఎలాంటివారు పరిగణింకగలిగేందుకు తాయుడు ఏమీ చేయలేదో ఆరాధించగలడు. నిర్గుణ నాయకుడు పురాణ పద్ధతిలో, ‘నేతి నేతి’ అనే పద్ధతిని అనుసరించుటకు భక్తులకు ఉపదేశించబడును. నిర్గుణ, నిరహంకారం … జాబితాపు జరుగుతుంది.
శివుని మరియు శక్తిని ఆరాధించే పటంలో ఆత్మీయత ఏక్యానుష్ఠానం ఉన్నది, ఇక్కడ వ్యక్తిదైవత్వ సహజ జీవ యొక్క ఏకైక ఆవేశకాలం మరియు శివుడు మరియు శక్తి యొక్క ఏకైక సమానత గురించి వివరణ చెప్పగలుగుతుంది.
లలిత సహస్రనామంలో దేవిని, ఆకృతిని మరియు దేవి అభివృద్ధిని వివరిస్తుంది. రహస్యకోనంలకు దాని నామపదం చేరుకోగడమంటే “ఈశ్వరుని, విష్ణువు, రుద్రుని” అని ఉంటుంది. పత్రాలు మరియు పదాలు రహస్యవాదంగా ఉండును.
ఈ స్తోత్రములో భీజాక్షరముల గురించి చర్చించడానికి నేల కలిగినా సాగుతుంది. ఇది లలిత త్రిపురసుందరి అక్షరమును కూడా గురించి చెప్పగలదు. బాలునిని ఆరాధించే పటంలో కూడా గుర్తింప ఉంది.
ఈ రచయిత గురించి మరింత వ్రాస్తాను, అందువలన ఆవశ్యకం కానిది. ఆ పేజీలను గుర్తించడానికి ఇక్కడ క్లిక్ చేయండి.
I posted an article on this with the intention of posting some more on the subject.
Somehow I never got around dong it.
Reason was I wanted to get to know further details on Shakti worship and Tantra Shastra.
Though I am reasonably with the Tantra Shastra I had reservations.
Now , as it happens when I think of writing some thing, the reference books keep coming to me, with out my seeking them.
I have now two excellent references.
So the post.
Shati Peethas Locations
Apart from worshiping God as an Impersonal principle, Hinduism treats them as Personal Gods with Human Attributes.
Thus one would find Upanishads,Purusha Suktha efining or describing th Brahman as the Ultimate Reality,we also have Narayana Suktam,Sri Suktam,Vishnu Suktam,Durga Suktam, Rudra and Chamaka, not to speak of the innumerable Slokas.
In the case of Shaki or Devi Worship, the worship has gone into greater lengths and as a personal God, her Body parts are reported to have been scattered over a wide area, after the Self immolation of the Sati Devi at the Daksha Yaga.
There are various and differing versions as to the number of parts that have fallen.
Further explaining the importance of these four Pithas, the “Brihat Samhita” also gives the location of these Pithas as (In Sanskrit) “Rushikulya* Tatae Devi, Tarakashya Mahagiri, Tashya Srunga Stitha Tara Vasishta Rajitapara” (Rushikulya is a holy river flowing on the foot hill of the Tara Tarini Hill Shrine”-The Astashakti and Kalika Purana.
Apart from this there are Fifty two Shakti Peethas spread over India,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Tibet and Pakistan.
According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 52 peethas are scattered all over India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Pakistan. The Shivacharita besides listing 52 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 52 peethas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below.One of the few in South India, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd-century temple.
There is also a version which states that there are 64, 108.
Locally known as Bhramari Devi. In Jalpaiguri near a small village Boda on the bank of river Teesta or Tri-shrota (combination of three flows) mentioned in Puranas
First relating to Brahmanda Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, it mentions 64 Shakthi Peetha of Goddess Parvati in the Bharat or Greater India including present day India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Another text which gives a listing of these shrines, is the Shakthi Peetha Stotram, written by Adi Shankara, the 9th-century Hindu philosopher.[10]
According to the manuscriptMahapithapurana (c. 1690 – 1720 CE), there are 52 such places. Among them, 23 are located in the Bengal region, 14 of these are located in what is now West Bengal, India, 1 in Baster (Chhattisgarh), while 7 are in what is now Bangladesh.
Rishi Markandeya composed the ‘Devi Saptashati’ or the seven hundred hymns extolling the virtues of the Divine Goddess at the shaktipeetha in Nashik. The idol is also leaning a little to the left to listen to the sages composition. The Saptashati or the “Durga Stuti” forms an integral part in the vedic form of Shakti worship.
Preserving the mortal relics of famous and respected individuals was a common practice in ancient India – seen in the Buddhiststupas which preserve the relics of Gautama Buddha. It is believed by some[citation needed] that these 64 peethas preserve the remains of some ancient female sage from whom the legend of Kali could have emerged and then merged with the Purusha – Prakriti (Shiva Shakti) model of Hindu thought.
Despite the politicians having divided India, none can severe the Religious bond between India and Pakistan. One of the 52 Shakti Peetas is in Hinglaj, Balochistan province about 250 km north of Karachi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ekTB3SCBng The Teertha. An important stop during the pilgrimage is the mud volcano called ‘Chandrakup’ (Bengali:…
One of the Shakti Peetas is Shakti Sugandha, where the Devi’s Nose had fallen. This is one of the rare Temples where the Shadow of The Temple Falls on the River Sunanada . Shiva is worshiped here as Triyambak, Generally the Shadow of the temple is not expected to fall…
Lecture on Sri Lalita Sahasranama. This sahasranama is used in various modes of worship of the Divine Mother such as parayana (recitations), archana, and homa. A different but less popular version[2] of the Lalita Sahasranama can also be found in the purva bhaga of the Narada Purana. The names are organized as hymns, or stotras,…
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