Hari Om.
Was listening to the Maha Lakshmi Ashtakam (8 verses in praise of the lovely Goddess of auspiciousness and spiritual and material wealth). Today is Her day- Friday is the day of the Goddess as per Vedic Astrology.
All days are good for worship. However the following days are classically associated with the following different forms of the One God and are suitable for extra puja/japa/homam if one wishes to propitiate a particular form. Worship of specific forms of the Divine is sometimes prescribed by Vedic astrologers as the best remedy to reduce the effects of difficult karma associated with different planets in one's horoscope. This is also prescribed for yogis for spiritual progress.
The following days are associated with the following deities as per Vedic astrology
Sunday (ruled by the Suryadev, the Sun)- presiding deities are Rama, Shiva
Monday (ruled by Chandradev, the Moon)- Parvati, Divine Mother
Tuesday (ruled by Mangal, Mars) - Subramanya, Narasimha, Hanuman
Wednesday (ruled by Buddha, Mercury)- Vishnu
Thursday (ruled by Brihaspati, Jupiter)- Guru, SambaShiva
Friday (ruled by Shukra, Venus)- Lakshmi, Divine Mother
Saturday (ruled by Shanidev, Saturn)- Narayana
I really like reciting and listening to the Maha Lakshmi ashtakam. It is a lovely prayer to a very lovely Goddess, the beloved of Mukunda.
Would like to share the meaning of this prayer and a link to listen to it for anyone who is interested.
The Maha Lakshmi ashtakam - recited by Indra, king of the demigods in praise of the Divine Mother:
1.
Namastestu MahaMaye,
Sri Pithe Surapujithe,
Shankha Chakra Gada Haste,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Prostrations to the Great Illusionary Power, who resides in Sri Pitham, Who is worshipped by the demigods/devas, Who holds the Conch, Discus and Mace in Her hands, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi.)
2.
Namaste Garudarudhe,
Kolasura bhayankari,
Sarva papa hare Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Prostrations to One who rides on the King of Eagles Garuda, Who is the cause of terror to the evil Kolasura, Who destroys all our sins, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
3.
Sarvagye Sarvavarade,
Sarvadushta bhayankari,
Sarva dukha hare devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The Omniscient One, the Giver of all boons, the One who causes terror to all wicked beings, the One who is the dispeller of all sorrows, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
4.
Siddhi Buddhi Prade Devi,
Bhukti Mukti Pradayini,
Mantra murte sada Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The One who bestows all accomplishments and intelligence, the One who grants wordly pleasures as well as Liberation, the One whose very form is Mantra, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi.)
5.
Aadyanta rahite devi,
Aadya Shakti Mahesvari,
Yogaje Yogasambhute,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute
(The Goddess without beginning or end (Infinite One), the Primordial Energy, the Great Ruler, Whose Source is Yoga, Who is ever immersed in Yoga, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
6.
Sthulasukshma Maharaudre
MahaShakti Mahodare,
Mahapapa hare Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Who is all forms both gross and subtle, the Goddess who assumes a Terrible form (to destroy evil), the Great Energy, the Great Prosperity, the One who destoys the greatest of sins, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
7.
Padmasana sthithe Devi,
ParaBrahma svarupini,
Parameshi Jaganmatha,
Maha Laksmi Namostute.
(The One seated in the lotus posture (of meditation), the very Essence of the Supreme Being, the Supreme Ruler of all, the Mother of all the worlds, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
8.
Shvetambaradhare Devi,
Nanalankarabhushithe,
Jagatsthithe Jaganmatha,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The One wearing pure white garments (symbolising spotless purity and desirelessness), The One wearing beautiful ornaments (symbolising all beauty and auspiciousness), The One who Herself is present everywhere in the world (as She is the very world itself), The Mother of all the worlds, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi).
Lakshmi Gayatri:
Om MahaDevyai cha vidmahe, Vishnupatnyai cha dhimahi, Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayaat.
Om I meditate on the Great Goddess, the Consort of Lord Vishnu, may that Lakshmi illumine my understanding."
Listen online to this beautiful stothram set to lovely music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFq_qcSQXWo
Hari Aum Tat Sat
Was listening to the Maha Lakshmi Ashtakam (8 verses in praise of the lovely Goddess of auspiciousness and spiritual and material wealth). Today is Her day- Friday is the day of the Goddess as per Vedic Astrology.
All days are good for worship. However the following days are classically associated with the following different forms of the One God and are suitable for extra puja/japa/homam if one wishes to propitiate a particular form. Worship of specific forms of the Divine is sometimes prescribed by Vedic astrologers as the best remedy to reduce the effects of difficult karma associated with different planets in one's horoscope. This is also prescribed for yogis for spiritual progress.
The following days are associated with the following deities as per Vedic astrology
Sunday (ruled by the Suryadev, the Sun)- presiding deities are Rama, Shiva
Monday (ruled by Chandradev, the Moon)- Parvati, Divine Mother
Tuesday (ruled by Mangal, Mars) - Subramanya, Narasimha, Hanuman
Wednesday (ruled by Buddha, Mercury)- Vishnu
Thursday (ruled by Brihaspati, Jupiter)- Guru, SambaShiva
Friday (ruled by Shukra, Venus)- Lakshmi, Divine Mother
Saturday (ruled by Shanidev, Saturn)- Narayana
I really like reciting and listening to the Maha Lakshmi ashtakam. It is a lovely prayer to a very lovely Goddess, the beloved of Mukunda.
Would like to share the meaning of this prayer and a link to listen to it for anyone who is interested.
The Maha Lakshmi ashtakam - recited by Indra, king of the demigods in praise of the Divine Mother:
1.
Namastestu MahaMaye,
Sri Pithe Surapujithe,
Shankha Chakra Gada Haste,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Prostrations to the Great Illusionary Power, who resides in Sri Pitham, Who is worshipped by the demigods/devas, Who holds the Conch, Discus and Mace in Her hands, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi.)
2.
Namaste Garudarudhe,
Kolasura bhayankari,
Sarva papa hare Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Prostrations to One who rides on the King of Eagles Garuda, Who is the cause of terror to the evil Kolasura, Who destroys all our sins, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
3.
Sarvagye Sarvavarade,
Sarvadushta bhayankari,
Sarva dukha hare devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The Omniscient One, the Giver of all boons, the One who causes terror to all wicked beings, the One who is the dispeller of all sorrows, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
4.
Siddhi Buddhi Prade Devi,
Bhukti Mukti Pradayini,
Mantra murte sada Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The One who bestows all accomplishments and intelligence, the One who grants wordly pleasures as well as Liberation, the One whose very form is Mantra, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi.)
5.
Aadyanta rahite devi,
Aadya Shakti Mahesvari,
Yogaje Yogasambhute,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute
(The Goddess without beginning or end (Infinite One), the Primordial Energy, the Great Ruler, Whose Source is Yoga, Who is ever immersed in Yoga, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
6.
Sthulasukshma Maharaudre
MahaShakti Mahodare,
Mahapapa hare Devi,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(Who is all forms both gross and subtle, the Goddess who assumes a Terrible form (to destroy evil), the Great Energy, the Great Prosperity, the One who destoys the greatest of sins, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
7.
Padmasana sthithe Devi,
ParaBrahma svarupini,
Parameshi Jaganmatha,
Maha Laksmi Namostute.
(The One seated in the lotus posture (of meditation), the very Essence of the Supreme Being, the Supreme Ruler of all, the Mother of all the worlds, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi)
8.
Shvetambaradhare Devi,
Nanalankarabhushithe,
Jagatsthithe Jaganmatha,
Maha Lakshmi Namostute.
(The One wearing pure white garments (symbolising spotless purity and desirelessness), The One wearing beautiful ornaments (symbolising all beauty and auspiciousness), The One who Herself is present everywhere in the world (as She is the very world itself), The Mother of all the worlds, Salutations to that Great Mother Lakshmi).
Lakshmi Gayatri:
Om MahaDevyai cha vidmahe, Vishnupatnyai cha dhimahi, Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayaat.
Om I meditate on the Great Goddess, the Consort of Lord Vishnu, may that Lakshmi illumine my understanding."
Listen online to this beautiful stothram set to lovely music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFq_qcSQXWo
Hari Aum Tat Sat
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