Mantra Book
Mantra Book
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Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
and Life Eternal Trust
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Dedicated to Our Holy Mother
Her Supreme Holiness
Shri Mataji Nirmala
Devi,
The Source of this Knowledge
and all Knowledge.
May the three worlds resound with Your praise.
Twam v!ng-mayas-twam chin-mayahª. You are the Spoken Word and Pure Consciousness.
Twam !nanda-mayas-twam Joy is Your essence.
Brahma-mayahª. Formless Spirit is Your Nature.
Twam sach-chid-!nand-!dvit%y&-si. You are Existence, Consciousness and Joy unequalled.
Twam pratyaks$ham Brahm!si. You are the Supreme Spirit manifested.
Twam gñy!na-mayo vigñy!na-may&-"si. You are all Knowledge and Understanding. (4)
Sarvam jagad-idam twatto j!yate. This whole world is born from You.
Sarvam jagad-idam twattas-tis$h'$hati.
Sarvam jagad-idam twayi layam-es$$hyati.
Sarvam jagad-idam twayi pratyeti. This whole world returns to You.
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Twam bh$mir !p&-"nal&-"nilo nabhah You are Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether (5 elements)
Twam chatv!ri v!k-pad!ni. You are the four parts of speech. (5)
NamoVr!ta-pataye. Namo Gan$apataye. We bow to the Lord of Assemblies and Chief of Gan$as
Namaha *prama'ha-pataye. Prostrations to the Leader of Lord Shiva’s hordes,
Namast+-"stu lambodar!y-aika-dant!ya, Let there be obeisance to the Big-bellied, One-toothed
Vighna n!#hine, (hiva sut!ya, Destroyer of Obstacles, the Son of Lord Shiva
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(hr% varada m$rtaye namo namah . To the Embodiment of the Giver of prosperity
and boons, Salutation s again and again. (10)
S!ks$h!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namaha
Who art in reality the Primordial Energy incarnate, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, salutations to You again and again.
* this is also commonly written pra!hama-pataye –‘to the First and Foremost Lord’
Editorial Standards followed in this new edition
Any changes that have been made will, we hope, not detract from our unfailing
admiration for the original Mantra Book and will further enhance this great
edifice of praise of Shri Mataji in all Her forms.
One idea is to try and bring the way we non-Indians say Sanskrit in line with
the way it is spoken in India. To this end the Sanskrit has been notated and a
section added on Sanskrit pronunciation.
Some more items have been added notably Sanskrit names of Shri Lakshm!,
Shri Kr$is$hn$a and Lord Jesus and another set of names of Shri Ganesha; 84
names of Shri Vis$hn$umaya in English, some chapters from the Devi
Mah"tmyam, Kavach of the Devi in Sanskrit, Devi Atharva Sheersha and the
1000 names of Shri Mah"k"l!, as being useful for Havan (among other things)
Most of these are items already published in Sahaja Yoga.
Many translations have been reworked but to maintain compatability with the
old Mantra Book, in general the Sanskrit names have not been changed except
where definitely incorrect. The exception to this is that, in the previous edition,
some sets of names ended in –!ya or –e which is the dative ending and is
appropriate when using a mantra such as Om Shr% Vin!yak-!ya namahª
(salutations to …..). In this edition, all the names of the Deities have been
written in the case-less form, so that throughout, we can preface the name with
Om twameva s!ks$h!t - ‘You are…’
The translations have also been re-worded so that they can be prefaced with
‘You are…’, this being the translation of ‘twameva’..
Quite often the most commonly used name of a Deity does not appear in their
set of names (Shri Gan$esha, K"rttikeya, #di Guru Dattatreya, Durga,
Lakshmi etc.) so you will find these names in the form of Shri Mataji’s mantra
at the beginning of these sets of names, as it would seem appropriate to take
that first.
Shri Mataji has commented that when transcribing Her talks we should correct
Her English if it is not grammatically correct - so any quotations that appear in
this book may have been adjusted accordingly.
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SAHAJA YOGA MANTRA BOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page
Dedication………………………………………….. 1
Gan$esha Atharva Sheersha…………………………. 3
Editorial Standards………………………………….. 5
Table of Contents…………………………………… 6
Diacritic marks……………………………………… 9
Notes on Sanskrit pronunciation…………………… 10
Shri Mataji’s promise and declaration………………14
Aarti -Sab.ko dua dena…………………………… 16
Prayer - Mother, Please Come in my Heart…………17
Morning Prayer…………………………………….. 17
Shri Mataji : On Meditation………………………... 18
Meditation with Shri Mataji……………………… 22
I see a mountain……………………………………. 25
Mantras in Sahaja Yoga (by Shri Mataji ) ………… 26
Om………………………………………………….. 31
Mantras.- Left Side………………………………… 33
Right side…………………………………………… 34
Centre Channel……………………………………... 35
Affirmations………………………………………... 37
Lord’s Prayer ………………………………………. 40
Raghupati Raghava Sita Ram………………………. 40
Jay Jagadambe Mata Bhavani……………………… 40
Advice at Chelsam Road…………………………… 41
Sayings from Shri Mataji…………………………... 43
Prayers for Agnya and Heart……………………….. 44
Are You Progressing Well?………………………… 45___
How to awaken Shri Gan$esha’s Power within you… 46 }
12 Names of Shri Gan$esha – Nirvighnam-astu …….. 47 }
AUM, to the Divine Essence of the Prayer………… 48 }
Aarti to Lord Gan$esha…………………………… 50 }
How to clear the Mooladhara Chakra……………….51 } M$l"dh"ra
108 Holy Names of Shri Gan$esha………………….. 54 }
108 Holy Names of Lord Gan$esha(English)……….. 58 }
111 Names of Shri Gan$esha………………………... 62 }
108 Names of Shri Karttikeya……………………… 66___ } .
Gayatri Mantra………………………………………71 } Sw"dhishthan
21 Names of Shri Brahmadeva Saraswati………….. 72 } .
Prayer to Shri #di Bhoomi Devi ………………….. 73 }
Shri Ashta Lakshmi (inc. Shri Santaana- +Raja- Lakshmi)… 74 }
Aparajita Hymn…………………………………….. 76 }
Hymn to Shri Narayani. Devi Mah"tmyam chapter 11…….. 78 }
24 Names of Shri Vis$hn$u…………………………... 85 } N"bhi
108 Names of Lord Vis$hn$u 86 } Shri Lakshmi Vishnu
Praise to Shri Vis$hn$u 89 }
10 Holy Petals of Nabhi Chakra 90 }
108 Names of Shri Lakshmi 91 } .
Guru Mantra 94 }
10 Primordial Masters 94 } Void /Adi Guru
108 names of Shri #di Guru Dattatreya 95 }
113 names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya 100 } .
Prayer to Shri Annapurna 103 }
You are the Mother (Twameva Mata) 105 } Heart
Prayer to the Divine Mother 106 } Shri Devi
Prayer to the Devi 106 }
Shri R"ma Jayam 107 } Shri Rama
R"m-raksha (R"ma Kavacha) 108 }
108 Names of Shri R"ma 112 } Shri Shiva
Atma Ashtakam (FormerlyTad Niskala) 117 }
108 Names of Shri Shiva 119 }
108 Names of the Sacred River Ganges 124 }
84 Names of Shri Durga 129 } Shri Durga
108 Names of Shri Durga 132 } .
84 names of Shri Vis$hn$umaya 136 }
99 Names of Allah 138 } Vishuddhi
16 Names of Shri Radha Kr$is$hn$a 140 } Shri Radha
Krishna
108 Names of Shri Radha Kr$is$hn$a(Sanskrit) 140 }
108 Names of Shri Kr$is$hn$a (English) 145 }
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Advice with Ek"dasha Rudra Problems 148 }
Prayer for Shri Buddha P$ja 149 } Agnya Chakra
Shri Buddha’s Mantras 152 } Ekadasha Rudras
Mantras for Shri Mah"Gan$esha 153 }
11 Ek"dasha Rudras 153 }
108 Names of Lord Jesus Christ (Sanskrit) 154 }
108 Names of Lord Jesus Christ (English) 158 } .
Shri Bhagavati 161 }
Prayer to the Almighty 161 }
Shri Nirmala Namaskar 163 }
Kavach of the Devi (Sanskrit) 169 } Shri Devi/
Devi Atharva Sheersha 173 } Shri Mataji/
Mantras of Vir"ta 184 } Sahasrara
Mantras for Shri Nirmala 185 }
108 Names of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi 187 }
What is the greatest mistake? 192 } .
21 Names of Shri Bhairava for the Id$" N"di 193 } Left Side
108 Names of Shri Mah"kali 194 } .
Prayer to Mah"saraswati 198 } Right Side
Shri Hanumana Chalisa- 199 } .
108 Names of Shri Mah"lakshmi (Latin) 204 } Central Channel
27 Names of Mary Mah"lakshmi (Latin) 208 }
Mahalakshmi Stotram /Padma Purana 209 } .
Negativity Destroying Mantras 210
Praise by #di Shan$karacharya 210
To My Flower Children 211
108 Names of the Devi 215
1000 names of Shri Mah"kali 219
The Creation of Shri Ganesha 252
The story of Shri Karttikeya 263
P$ja. 264
Havan. 267
Glossary -Meanings of the names of Chakras etc 269
Standard Meditations 275
Subtle System 280
Notes on sources of prayers 281
Changes to original SYMB 285
Diacritic marks
See the following ‘Notes on Sanskrit pronunciation’ for more detail.
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Notes on Sanskrit pronunciation
These notes also apply to Hindi and Marathi.
Sanskrit, Hindi and Mar!thi are written in a script called Deva-n!gar%
lit.‘from the town of the Gods’, sometimes called N!gar%. A peculiarity of
all Indian scripts is that each consonant is considered to be followed by a
short a, unless indicated otherwise.
Unlike English, letters in Deva-n!gar% have fixed sounds and one can be
fairly sure of the pronunciation from the spelling.
In Hindi and Marathi short a at the end of words and before long syllables
is dropped so R!ma becomes R!m, Sulabh! becomes Sulbh! etc. This is
not done in Sanskrit.
Hyphens are used in the text to facilitate pronunciation and ease of reading.
Where a hyphen is used, it may indicate that the letter at the beginning of
the following word also belongs to the end of the previous word or that the
words are inextricably compounded. In either case, they should be run
together as one word.
For non-Indians a word like Jagad-amb! ‘world-mother’ would tend to be
pronounced ‘Jaga-damba’; or in the case of vyakt-!vyakt-!tmika, the a’s
at the end of vyakta and avyakta coalesce with the following vowels, but
vyakt!vyakt!tmika would be hard to decypher quickly or correctly; in our
own language we can recognise ‘globetrotter’ as ‘globe-trotter’ and not
‘globet-rotter’.
Dative Endings.
When saying a mantra in the form ‘Om Shri Gane#h!ya namaha’ it is correct to
have the dative ending –!ya on the name Gane#ha, as this is required by the
adverb namaha. The mantra ‘Om twameva s!ks)h!t Shri Gane#ha s!ks)h!t…’
is the nominative/ vocative. The following is a table of dative endings for anyone
wishing to inter-convert.
Dative endings- singular only.
Words ending in:- Masculine Feminine
-a/-" -"ya -"yai
-i/-! -aye -yai or –iye if monosyllabic
-u/-$ -ave -vai or –uve if monosyllabic
-tr)i (eg. kartr)i) -tre (kartre) -tre
Consonants (eg. !tman) -e (!tmane) -e
Shri Mataji ’s promise and declaration
But today is the day I declare I am the One who has to save the
humanity.
I declare I am the one who is #di Shakti, who is Mother of all the
mothers; who is the primordial Mother; the Shakti; the purest desire of
God; who has incarnated on this earth to give it’s meaning to itself; to
this creation; to human beings; and I am sure that through My love
and patience and through My powers, I am going to achieve it.
I was the One who was born again and again; but now I have come in
My complete form and with complete powers. I have come on this
earth, not only for the salvation of human beings, not only for their
emancipation, but for granting them the Kingdom of Heaven; the Joy;
the Bliss that your Father wants to bestow upon you.
‘..It is necessary that you have to recognize Me. And that recognition
is fixed; I cannot change it…you have to dedicate yourself completely
to Me; not to Sahaja Yoga, but to Me. Sahaja Yoga is just one of My
aspects. Leaving everything you have to dedicate- complete
dedication- otherwise you cannot ascend any further; without
questioning, arguing. Complete dedication is the only way you can
achieve it.’
Cowley Manor, 31stJuly 1982
Declare to all the nations now, that I am the Holy Ghost.. and I have
come for this special time- that this is the resurrection time –
21st March 1983. Birthday Puja, Sydney.
The truth is that I am the Adi Shakti incarnated; so go full speed into
any direction, knowing one thing, that you are my child, and that I am
Adi Shakti; everything that looks horrible will become better- you
have seen it now, don’t worry about anything, just know that I am the
Adi Shakti. That all the powers of Gods and Goddesses and all that
are within Me and they are looking after –
‘If they are arrogant, try to give them bandhans, try to control them
through these methods. But if you think by arguing with them you will
be able to manage them, it’s an impossibility. So try Nirmala Vidya,
and that is humility, which is the mylin sheath of vibrations. If you are
humble you will win the battle, if you are not, you will be lost.’
Morning prayer
May I this day, be what You’d have me be.
May I this day, say what You’d have me say.
May I this day, be part and parcel of the whole,
And may my thoughts be of a realised soul.
May I this day, have Love for all mankind.
Shri Mother, be in my heart and in my mind.
Shri Mataji : on meditation
In the morning you get up, have your bath, sit down, take some tea; don’t
talk. Don’t talk in the morning- sit down, meditate - because at that time
the Divine rays come in, the Sun comes afterwards. That’s how the birds
get up. That’s how the flowers get up. They’re all awakened by that and if
you are sensitive you will feel that by getting up in the morning you will
look at least ten years younger. Really, it’s such a good thing to get up in
the morning and then, automatically you sleep early. This is for getting up,
for sleeping I need not tell because that you’ll manage yourself. Then, in
the morning time you should just meditate.
Now start your surrendering. Now if a chakra is catching, you should say
‘Mother, I surrender this to You’. Instead of doing any of these things you
can just say that. But, that surrendering should not be rationalised. If
you’re still rationalising and worrying – ‘Why should I say this?’ - it will
never work out. If there’s pure love and purity in your heart that’s the best
thing; that to do so is to surrender.
Leave all the worries to your Mother- everything to your Mother. But
surrendering is one point that is very difficult in ego-oriented societies.
Even talking about that, I feel a little bit worried.
But if there’s any thoughts coming in to you or any chakra catching, just
surrender. And you’ll see that the chakras are cleared up. In the morning
time you do not go on putting this way, that way, nothing.
Don’t move your hands too much in the morning. You’ll find most of your
chakras will clear out in the meditation.
Try to put your love in your heart. Just try in your heart, and there, try to
put your Guru, in the core of it. After establishing in the heart, we must
bow to that with full devotion and dedication. Now whatever you do with
your mind after realisation is not imagination because now your mind,
your imagination, is itself enlightened. So project yourself in such a way
that you humble down at the Feet of your Guru, your Mother.
And now ask for the necessary temperament needed for meditation, or
atmosphere needed for meditation. Meditation is when you are one with
the Divine.
Now if there are thoughts coming in first you have to say the first mantra,
of course, and then watch inside. Also, you must say the mantra of
Gan$esha, will help some people, and then you should watch inside and
see for yourself which is the biggest hurdle. First the thought ... now for
the thought you have to say the mantra of Nirvichara.
Om Twameva s!ks$h!t Shr% Nirvichara s!ks$h!t
Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Now come to the hurdle of our ego. You see the thought has stopped now
no doubt, but there is still a pressure on the head. So if it is ego, you have
to say:
Om Twameva s!ks$h!t Shr% Mahat-ahamk!ra s!ks$h!t
Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Mahat means the great, Ahamkara means the ego. You say it thrice.
Now, even now, if you find that ego is still there then you have to raise
your left side to push it back to the right side. With your (right) hand, one
(left) hand towards the photograph.
Push the left side higher and the right side lower so the ego and the
superego get the balance. Do it seven times. Try to see how you are feeling
inside, you see.
So once you have given yourself a balance, then the best thing is to pay
attention to your emotions, to Manas Shakti. Watch them. You can
enlighten your emotions, by thinking of your Mother. Right? Just enlighten
them.
This solves all the problems. Whatever are the problems in the Mana. So,
once you are connected to those emotions and you start looking at them in
your meditation, you will see these emotions are rising within you and if
you try to put these emotions on your Mother, (as they say, at the Lotus
Feet of your Mother) they, those emotions, will start dissolving and they’ll
become sort of, expanded. Expanse you see. You will extend them in such
a way that you will feel you are in control of them and by controlling those
emotions, your emotions are expanded, enlightened and powerful.
Now what you do is to watch your breathing. See now, try to reduce your
breathing; reduce it in the sense that you have breathed out, wait for a
while, then breathe in. For a long time. Then you breathe out. So during
one minute your breathing will be less than normal. Alright? Try that, keep
the attention on the emotions, you see? So that the connection is
established.
Better? See, the Kun$d$alin! rises. Now, when you are breathing, you find
that there is a space in-between which you just leave vacant. Breathe in.
Keep it there. Now breathe out and keep breathing out. Now breathe in.
Now start breathing in such a way, that you really reduce your breathing.
Your attention should be on your heart or it could be your emotions, it’s
better to keep the breath inside for a while. Hold it. Bring it out. Hold out.
Then keep it outside for a while. Then again. Then you’ll find that for a
while you will not breathe. Good. See, you’re settled now. The Laya takes
place between your Prana and your Mana. Both the Shaktis become one.
Now raise your Kun$d$alin! - up on top and tie it up. Again, raise your
Kun$d$alin! - up on the head and tie it up. Again, raise your Kun$d$alin!
and tie it up thrice.
Now at the Sahasrara you should say the mantra of Sahasrara - thrice.
Om Twameva s!ks$h!t Shr% Kalki s!ks$h!t
Shr% Sahasrara Swamin% Moks$ha Pradayin% M!t!j%
Shr% Nirmal! Devi namo namahª.
Now it’s open. Now, if you see, now you can open again your Sahasrara
like this.
And see that you are stationed there ... Once this has been done - then you
go into meditation ...
Reduce your breathing, will be better. You reduce your breathing as if
stopping it, but no exertion about it.
H.S.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
Meditation by H.S.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
Please close your eyes. All of you close your eyes. Now we all will do the
meditation the way we have been doing in the halls, wherever we had
public programs.
We will work on the left-hand side and the left hand towards Me. Now
first of all you put your hand on your heart. In the heart resides Shiva, is
the Spirit. So you have to thank your Spirit that it has brought light to
your attention because you are a saint and the light that has come in your
hearts has to enlighten the whole world. So, please now in your heart you
pray.
Let this light of my love of the Divine spread to the whole world. With
all sincerity and understanding that you are connected with the Divine
and whatever you desire will happen with full confidence in yourself.
Now put your right hand in the upper part of your abdomen on the left-
hand side. And now here is the center of your Dharma. Here you have to
pray:
Let Vishwa Nirmala Dharma spread in the whole world. Let people
see the light through our dharmic life, through our righteousness. Let
people see that and accept the Vishwa Nirmala Dharma by which
they get enlightenment and a benevolent higher life and a desire to
ascend.
Now take your right hand in the lower portion of your abdomen, of the
stomach on the left-hand side. Press it. Now this is the centre of pure
knowledge. Here you have to say as Sahaja Yogis that:
Our Mother has given us the full idea how the Divine works. She has
given us all the mantras and all the pure knowledge that we could
bear and understand.
Let all of us be fully knowledgeable about that. I have seen if the man is a
leader, the wife does not know a word about Sahaja Yoga. If the woman
knows about Sahaja Yoga, the husband doesn’t know anything about it.
Let me be proficient and an expert in this knowledge, so that I can
give realisation to people, make them understand what is Divine law,
what is Kun$d$alin% and what are the Chakras. Let my attention be
more on Sahaja Yoga than on all these mundane things.
Now put your right hand on the upper part of your abdomen and close
your eyes. Now here on the left-hand side press it.
Mother has given me the Spirit and I have my own Guru which is the
Spirit. I am master of my own.
Let there be no abandonment.
Let there be dignity in my character.
Let there be generosity in my behaviour.
Let there be compassion and Love for other Sahaja Yogis.
Let me not show off, but have a deep knowledge about God’s love
and His doing, so that when people come to me, I should be able to
tell them about Sahaja Yoga and give them this great knowledge with
humility and love.
Now raise your right hand on your heart. Here you have to
thank God that you have felt the ocean of joy and you have felt the
ocean of forgiveness and the capacity to forgive as our Mother has,
which we have seen is so tremendous.
Let my heart expand and encompass the whole universe and my love
should resound the name of God. The heart every moment should
express the beauty of God’s love.
Take now your right hand on the left Vishuddhi between the neck and the
shoulder in the corner.
I will not indulge into the falsehood of guilt because I know it is
falsehood.
I will not escape my faults but face them and eradicate them.
I will not try to find fault with others, but in my own knowledge of
Sahaja Yoga let me remove their faults. (We have so many ways
secretly we can remove the faults of others. )
Let my collectivity become so great that the whole Sahaja Yoga race
is my own family, my own children, my home, my everything.
Let me get that feeling completely, innately built within myself that I
am part and parcel of the whole because we all have one Mother and
let my concern go to the whole world to know what are their
problems and how can my true desire power solve them. Let me feel
the problems of the world in my heart and let me try innately to
remove all of them from the basis of which they are generated.
Let me go to the principles of all this problems and try to remove
them through my Sahaja Yoga powers, through my saintly powers.
Now put your right hand on your forehead across. Now here you have to
say first:
I have to forgive all those who have not come to Sahaja Yoga, those
who are on the periphery, who come and go, who jump in and out.
But first of all and foremost I have to forgive all the Sahaja Yogis
because they are all better than me. I am the one who tries to find
fault with them but I am at the lowest end and I have to forgive them
because I must know that I still have to go very much further. I am
still much less, I have to improve myself. This humility has to come
within us.
So you have to say here:
Let there be the humility in my heart in a true sense, not hypocritical.
Work out this feeling of forgiveness so that I bow to reality, to God
and to Sahaja Yoga.
Now you have to put back your hand on the back side of your head and
push back your head and you have to say here:
Oh Mother, whatever wrong we have done to You so far or whatever
wrong goes in our minds, whatever smallness we have shown to You,
whatever way we have troubled You and challenged You, please
forgive us.
You should ask for forgiveness. In your intelligence you should know
what I am. I don’t have to tell you again and again, not at Sahasrara.
You have to thank Me at Sahasrara, put your hand, move it seven times
and thank Me seven times.
Mother, thank You very much for the realization.
Mother, thank You very much for making us understand how great
we are and thank You very much for bringing all the blessings of the
Divine and thank You very much for raising us higher, much higher
than from where we were and also thank You very much for
sustaining us and for helping us to improve ourselves and correct
ourselves.
And thank You very much ultimately that, Mother, You have come
on this earth, taken Your birth, and that You are working so hard
for us, for all of us.
Press it hard. And move it hard. Now take down your hands. Heads are
all very hot.
So now let us give ourselves a nice bandhan. In the bandhan of Mother let
us move our left to the right. One - nicely. Understand what you are.
What are your auras. Now again - second one. Now the third one. Now
the fourth one. Now the fifth. Now the sixth one. And now the seventh.
Now raise your Kundalini slowly, very slowly, raise it first time, you
have to do it very slowly. Now push back your head and give it a knot,
one knot - second one, let’s do it very slowly and knowing what you are,
you are a saint. Do it properly, not in a haste. Push back your head and
give it two knots there, one and two.
Now let’s do the other one. Again the third one you have to give three
knots. Very slowly do it. Very slowly. Now do it properly. Now push
back your head. Now give it the third knot. Three times.
Now see your vibrations. See your vibrations like this. All the children
see your vibrations like this, put your hands. Beautiful. I am getting
vibrations from you.
Swastika.
‘creating well-being, making auspicious.’
Su- ‘good’, asti- ‘being’, ka- ‘making’
I see a mountain
I see a mountain from my window,
Standing like an ancient sage,
Desireless, full of love.
So many trees and so many flowers,
They plunder the mountain all the time.
Its attention is not disturbed.
And when the rain pours like many pitchers of clouds bursting,
And it fills the mountain with greenery.
The storms may come soaring,
Filling the lake with compassion,
And the rivers flow running down,
Towards the calling sea.
The sun will create clouds and
Wind carries on its feathery wings,
The rain on to the mountain.
This is the eternal play,
The mountain sees,
Without desires.
The AMEN, the WORD of John’s Gospel. The OM is the integrated power
of the #di Shakti (Holy Spirit). Its essence is expressed in Shri Gan$e&ha
at Mool"dh"ra Chakra; its manifestation is Lord Jesus Christ at #gñy"
Chakra.
OM has three sounds A-U-M.
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Exposition of the sacred syllable OM
From the M!rkan$d$eya Purana Chapter 42
Dattatreya spoke;
The Yogi who lives thus, rightly busied in religious devotion, cannot
be turned away even by hundreds of other lives. And when he has
beheld the Supreme Soul, visible, existing in all forms, whose feet and
head and neck the universe composes, the Lord and Creator of this
universe, let him in order to attain thereto utter the one mighty and
holy syllable OM! Let it be his study as he listens to its true form.
A and U and M are its three letters; these are its three instants; they
are characterised by goodness, passion and ignorance. And another, a
half instant, which has its seat on the top of the head is without quality
and can be understood by Yogis only. It is called gandhari, as it is to
be uttered in the gandhara note (Ga)*. Being pronounced it reaches
the head and it conveys the feeling of ants moving (on the top of the
head).
As the syllable OM being pronounced reaches the head, the Yogi who
is lost in meditation of OM should become united with Brahman, the
Supreme Soul. Life is his bow, the soul is his arrow, Brahma is the
target sublime. It is to be pierced by the heedful man; he should be
united with Brahman, as the arrow becomes embedded in the target.
The syllable OM, consisting of three and a half instants, should be
known in its true sense as the three Vedas – the Rig, Sama and Yajus
– the three worlds, the three fires, and the three deities Vis$hn$u,
Brahma and Shiva. And the Yogi who is absorbed in religious
meditation thereon, may obtain extinction therein.
Moreover the letter A is designated the Bh$r-loka (Earth), and the
letter U the Bhuvah-loka (Sky) and the letter M with its nasal mark is
decided to be the Swah-loka (Heaven). Now the first instant is called
the discrete (manifest) the second the indiscrete, and the third instant
is the intellectual faculty (consciousness, attention); the half instant is
the highest abode (final emancipation from existence). In this very
order must these stages of religious meditation be known. By uttering
the word OM everything both existent and non-existent may be
grasped.
Now the first instant is short, the second is long (two instants), and the
third is prolated (three instants) and the half instant is not cognisant to
speech.
Such is this word. Brahman is designated the Supreme OM. The man
who truly understands it and further meditates on it, escaping the
circle of mundane existence casts off the three-fold bonds, and gains
sublime extinction in Brahman, the Supreme Soul. And he who is
bound with the unconsumed results of his actions, after experiencing
death through ill omens, and recollecting it at the time of his
departure, attains to a yogi’s condition again. Hence by means of
imperfect religious devotion, or again by perfected religious devotion
are always to be known the ill omens’ so that he does not sink into
despondency at the time of his departure.
Note: This corresponds to the order in which creation took place. The
Undifferentiated and Attributeless Supreme Spirit, Brahman, awoke
from the night of dissolution of the first creation (Padmavasana); first
clothed Itself in goodness and manifested as N"r"yana (The One who
lies on the waters, Shri Vis$hn$u, the All-pervading). Next It clothed
Itself in action and passion and manifested the creation as Shri
Brahm", the God of Knowledge, and thirdly became clothed in desire
and darkness as Rudra (Shri Shiva).
*Ga is the third note of the scale (Sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni, sa) The
note ‘Sa’ is found by singing the lowest note you can reach and
coming up 3 tones ie. the fourth lowest note. This is usually around B
flat for men. Ga would then be D flat or D.
Mantras for the Chakras
To help raise the Kundalini, clear the Chakras and develop the qualities
of the particular Deity within ourselves, the aspects of the Divine
(Deities) which govern each Chakra can be invoked.
'Mantras may take the form ‘Om twameva sakshat (Shri Mata) namo
namaha’, so it will be short, as when saying the 108 names or ‘Om
twameva s!ksh!t (Shri Hamsa Chakra Swamini) s!kshat Shri
Mataji Nirmala Devi namo namaha’ and may be said three times, as
when said for a particular chakra’.
H.S.H. Shri Mataji 17/18th May 1980 Winchester
Place right hand on sternum bone and say Jay. Jagadambe repeating
Jagadambe 12 times.
( can also be said Jay Jagadamb". Jagadambe is the vocative ‘O, Mother of the world’)
Sing the bhajan Jay Jagadambe Mata Bhavani (page 40)
Centre Channel
(3) Nabhi Shri Mataji, You are the Royal Dignity in me.
Shri Mataji, You solve my money/family worries
and take care of my well-being.
Whole right side Shri Mataji, You are the Holy Spirit.
Also- Affirmation relating to your job; e.g. for a
teacher:
Shri Mataji, You are the Teacher of all the teachers.
Raghupati Ragava
Raghupati R!gava R!j!-R!m ) O King Rama, Lord of the Raghu dynasty,
Patita-p!vana S%t!-R!m ) x2 Shri Sita Rama, Purifier of the wicked.
Jay Jagad-ambe P$rn$a Kadambe You are the Complete Fulfiller of our desires,
Nirmal! M!t! Jagad-ambe Shri Mataji, Pure and Holy Mother of the World.
Advice at Chelsham Road
‘You must know that you represent Me... Try to imbibe some of My
qualities... Some of My qualities. You must show patience. Now the
best way would be to pray, prayer is a very great thing for Sahaja
Yogis. Pray with your heart.
First of all you must ask for strength from Mother, give me strength so
that I be genuine, I won’t deceive myself... You are deceiving
yourselves morning till evening. Give me strength that I face myself,
and say it with my heart, that I try to improve myself. Because these
are defects which are not your own. They are outside, if they fall off
you’ll feel alright. You’ll be perfect.
Now, then you should ask for forgiveness, pray for forgiveness, there
should be prayer... Said that You forgive me. Because I have been
ignorant. I did not know what to do. I have done mistakes. So You
please forgive me.
That is the first thing one has to ask... is the forgiveness. Then second
thing... You ask for... is give me a sweet tongue. A method by which I
become communicative with others. Others respect me, they like me,
they like my presence.
Then ask for the greatest prayer which you must ask... Please keep me
away from ego that gives me ideas that I am superior to others, or in
any way that takes away my meekness and my humility.
Whatever you do, it should be done with the faith that you have
in worshipping, zeal of a warrior and sensitivity of an artist.
Those who love others are those who really love Me. May 25th 1981
‘If your aim is to give realisation, you will not encounter any
problem whatsoever.’ Shri Buddha P$ja 1988
Agñya:
How fortunate we are to have been realised!
We are Sahaja Yogis, God had chosen us.
How can we work if we remain weak?
#di Shakti has given us the power
to redeem the whole mankind.
We can do it and we will do it.
Heart:
How deep is God’s Love for us! He has given us the realisation.
He is the ocean of mercy. Ignoring all our mistakes.
He is working hard day and night for our welfare
and instead of praying for His forgiveness of our mistakes,
we are making complaints against Him and are blaming Him.
My life is Yours, my heart is Yours, all this is Yours!
R Z Q U
Shri Shri Shri Shri
More&hwara Chint"mani Siddhi-vin"yaka Mah"ganapati
P T S O
Shri Shri Shri Shri
Girij"tmaja Vighne&hwara Ball"l*e&hwara Varad-
vin"yaka
Are you progressing well ?
With a complete surrendered mind, you have to go through the
pilgrimage of this castle. This is one of the glimpses of the tapas that
you have to do because I am told, some of you had to get into little
difficulties and you people suffered a little bit on your way for the
pilgrimage. But it is fun to be venturesome and to get into places
where the devils dare not to go.
And if you know how to get fun out of the so-called discomforts, then
you should know you are on the right line.
As you become more peaceful and your temper vanishes in the thin
air as soon as you see somebody attacking you, then know that you
are progressing well.
When no amount of artificiality can impress you, then know that you
are progressing, no amount of material well-being in others makes
you unhappy, then know that you are progressing well.
So, this one should understand that you are special. You will become
humble about it. Then, when it happens to you that you humble down
when you see you have achieved something, that you have some
powers, that you are emitting innocence, that you are discreet and as a
result of that you become a more compassionate, humbler personality,
a sweeter personality, then you should believe that you are in the
Heart of Your Mother.
This is what is the sign of the new Sahaja Yogi now in the new era,
who has to move with new force, where you will grow so fast that ......
without meditation you will be in meditation,
without being in My presence, you will be in My presence,
without asking, you will be blessed by your Father.
This is what you are in for and again I welcome you to this new era
today on this great day of Sahasrara.
May God bless you.
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The 12 names of Shri Ganesha
From the Gan$esha Purana
May it be obstacle-less:
You are the Essence of all the sacred literature and holy words,
and You are the Energy that understands the holy words;
You are the Divine combination of complete truth,
complete happiness and complete energy;
And You are beyond;
*This amendment to the line which previously ran’..the same song, the same strength,
and the same knowledge,’ was suggested by H.S.H. Shri Mataji (where/when?).
You are all Knowledge,
And You are the use to which the Knowledge is put. Verse 4
You are the Gun$as: and You are beyond the Gun$as;
You are the Body: and You are beyond the Body;
You are the Essence of Time: and You are beyond Time;
You and only You exist at the Mooladhara Chakra;
You are the Spirit: and You are beyond the Spirit;
And those who would join God meditate upon You.
You are Brahm", Vis$hn$u, Rudra;
You are Indra, Agni, V"yu;
You are the Sun at noon: You are the Full Moon;
Through all of these, and more,
You are the all-pervading energy of innocence and wisdom. Verse 6
You are the Divine servant who stoops to wash the feet of saints;
You are the tiny core of all things
Without which the larger have no purpose;
You are the key to the libraries of all the scriptures,
Without which the Truth is hidden;
You are the full stop which completes the sentence,
And without which the sentence loses its meaning;
You are the Crescent Moon: You are the Stars:
And You are beyond the Stars;
All things, from tiny dot to Universe, is You.
You are the future and beyond the future: You are in all forms;
You are where the sounds combine:
You are the silence between the sounds;
You are the rhythm of all music and all prayers;
This is the Knowledge of Nirmal Gan$esh, and You, Nirmal Gan$esh,
Are the master of that Knowledge, and all Knowledge.
You are the God: and You are the Goddess.
Aum Gam, Nirmal Gan$apataye Verse 7
To Your powers, Gan$esha, let all surrender;
Let the left side of memory and the right side of action
Surrender to You and let Your enlightenment prevail. Verse 8
Chorus:
Jay Deva Jay Deva, Jay mañgala m$rti,
Victory to God, Victory to God, Victory to auspiciousness embodied,
Dar#han m!tre mana k!man! purt%, Jay Deva, Jay Deva ...
By Your Presence alone the wishes in our mind are fulfilled,
Victory to You, O Lord God, Victory to God.
A
The 108 Names of Shri Ganesha
#hr$ Vin"yaka asht*-ottara &hata n"m-"vali.
The 108 names of the Remover of Obstacles.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª.
Who is verily Our Beloved Divine Mother Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi,
Salutations to You again and again.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di Shakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namaha
Who is incarnated on the earth in person as Adi Shakti Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi-
Salutations to You for ever and ever.
*The previous 113 Names of Shri Ganesha is now 113 Names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya ( p.93)
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The 108 Names of Shri Karttikeya
Om Twameva s!ksh!t
(hr% K!rttikeya s!ksh!t
(hr% )di (hakti M!t!j%
(hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª.
(hr% Skanda The Valiant Leader of the Divine army who attacks
all demonic forces.
Guha The One who was reared in secret.
Shan mukha The One who has six faces.
Bh!la netra suta The Son of the Three-eyed Lord Shiva.
Prabhu The Lord Supreme.
Piñgala The Golden-hued One.
Krittik! s$nu The Son of the six celestial maidens.
(hikhi v!hana The One whose vehicle is a peacock.
Dwada#ha bhuja The Lord with twelve arms.
Dwada#ha netra The Lord with twelve eyes.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Who is incarnated as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi; Salutations to You again and again.
G yatri Mantra
*this extra phrase appears in Indian versions but not in the Western texts.
This ancient hymn is in praise of Lord Savitri (‘the Impeller’), the Personification
of the Power of the Sun, and an aspect of Shri Brahmadeva. It is recorded in the
Rig Veda and is recited morning and evening by the twice-born as they light the
sacred fire.
It is composed in the G"yatri metre consisting of three lines of eight syllables
each
This hymn addresses the elements of the Piñgal" N"di, the Right Side, and is
helpful for those whose right side needs development.
The 21 names of
Shri Brahmadeva-Saraswati.
Jay (hr% Brahmadeva Saraswat%!
Salutations to You who are:
Om (hr% Buddhi namo namahª Perception,
Intelligence and Awakening.
Om (hr% Mahat-ahamk!ra…etc. Cognition and the sense of individuality.
(hr% S$rya The Sun, the principle of heating.
(hr% Chandra The Moon, the principle of cooling.
(hr% Tattwa-sw!min% Master of Divine Qualities.
(hr% V!yu-tattwa-sw!min% Master of the Qualities of the Wind God.
(hr% Tejas-tattwa-sw!min% Master of all Light and Splendour.
(hr% )pa-tattwa-sw!min% Master of the Qualities of the Oceans.
(hr% Prithvi-tattwa-sw!min% Master of the Qualities of the Mother Earth.
(hr% )k!#ha-tattwa-%#hwar% Lord of the Quality of Ether.
(hr% An%la-tattwa-%#hwar% Lord of the Quality of the Air and Wind.
(hr% Tejo-tattwa-%#hwar% Lord of the Quality of Fire and Light.
(hr% Jala-tattwa-%#hwar% Lord of the Quality of Water.
(hr% Bh$mi-tattwa-%#hwar% Lord of the Qualities of the Earth.
(hr% Hiranya-garbha The Golden Egg of Creation.
(hr% Pañcha-tan-m!tr!si The five Subtle Elements.
(hr% Pañcha-bh$tes)hu The five Gross Elements.
(hr% Vi#hwa The Intellectual faculty.
(hr% Taijas-!tmika The Essence of all life energy.
(hr% Pragñy-!tmika The Essence of all intelligence.
(hr% Turya The Fourth State of Pure Spirit.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
This worship of Lord Brahmadeva and Shri Saraswati as the Form of the
Universe is, like the Ganesha Atharva Sheersha, expounding the Samkhya
philosophy in which there are 25 *tattwas (Divine Principles) composing the
Universe, 24 of which are manifestations of Prakriti, or 'di #hakti, and the
25th being Purusha, the Supreme Spirit, Shri Sad"&hiva, who pervades,
animates and witnesses the creation of 'di #hakti. These 24 tattwas are:-
Buddhi- The faculty of Perception or Intelligence, also called Mahat,
which gives rise to:-
Aham-k!ra- ‘I am’-ness, ego, conception of indivuality. From this arises:-
5 Tan-m!tras -The 5 subtle elements, which give rise to the 5 gross elements
and are the objects of the 5 senses, gandha (smell)-earth, rasa
(taste)-water, r$pa (form-the object of sight)-fire, spar#ha
(touch)-air and #habda (sound)-ether.
5 Bh$tas The 5 gross elements- Earth, air, fire, water and ether.
5 organs of action- Speech, hands, feet, reproduction and excretion.
5 organs of sense- Ears, skin, eyes, tongue, nose.
Manas- The heart/mind, psyche, thinking/feeling.
A-vyakta- The ‘Unmanifested’ part of the )di Shakti, the Kundalin%,
as the pure desire to reunite with the Purusha.
Note. This replaces the Shri Sant"na- and Shri R"ja-Lakshmi praises which
appeared in the original mantra book. These are verses 4 and 5.
Aparajita Hymn
‘Devi Suktam’
In praise of the Divine Mother from the Devi Mah!tmyam.
A hymn to Shri Mah!k!l" as the qualities of the Left Side.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Hymn to Shri N!r!yani (Shri Mah!lakshmi)
Chapter 11 of the Devi Mah!tmyam in the
M!rkandeya Purana.
This hymn may be familiar as the Sanskrit song ‘Sarva-mangala’(v.7 onwards)
2) Devy! hate tatra mah! surendre When the great lord of Asuras was slain there
Sendr!h sur! vahni-purogam!st!m By the Devi, Indra and the Devas led by Agni
K!ty!yani tusht*u-varish'ha-l!bh! Praised Her, Katyayani: their object fulfilled
Dvi-k!si-vaktr-!bja-vik!si-t!s!h And their cheerful faces illumining the quarters
6) Vidy!h samast!stava Devi bhed!h All lores are Your aspects, O Devi, as well as
Striyah samast!h sakal!-jagatsu All women in the world, with various attributes.
Tvayaikay! purit-ambay-aitat k! te By You alone, Mother, this world is fulfilled.
Stutih stavya-par!-pariktih How can we praise You, the Source of all praise?
10) Sarva mañgala m!ñgale O You who are the good of all good
(hive sarvatha s!dhike O auspicious Devi, who accomplishes every object
(haranye tryambake Gauri The Giver of Refuge, O Three-eyed Gauri
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani,
11) Srisht*i s'hiti vin!#h!n!m O You who have the power of Creation,
(hakti-bh$te san!tani Sustainance and Destruction and are Eternal.
Gun!#hraye guna-maye O Substance and Embodiment of the three gunas
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani
13) H!ms! yukt! vim!na-s'he You ride in a heavenly chariot yoked with swans
Brahm!ni r$pa dh!rin% And take the form of the Shakti of Shri Brahma
Kau#h!mbhah ksharike Devi O Devi, who sprinkles Kusha grass with water.
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani
14) Tri#h$la chandr!hi dhare O You who bear the trident, the moon
Mah!-vrishabha v!hin% And the serpent, and ride a huge bull,
M!he#hwari swa-r$pena You have the form of the Consort of Shri Shiva
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani
15) May$ra kukkut*a vrite O You who are attended by peacock and cock
Mah!#hakti dhare naghe And bear a great spear. O You, who are sinless
Kaum!r%-r$pa-samsth!ne And take the form of the Shakti of Shri K!rttikeya
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani
16) (hañkha chakra gad! #h!rnga O You who grasp the supreme weapons
Grih%ta param-!yudhe Of conch, discus, club and bow,
Pras%da Vaishnav% r$pe Be gracious, O Shakti of Shri Vishnu
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani
17) Grih%t-ogra mah!-chakre O You who grasp a huge formidable discus,
Danshtrod-dhrita vasun-dhare And uplift the earth with thy tusk,
Var!ha-r$pin% (hive O Auspicious Devi, who has a boar-like form,
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani.
21) Danshtr!-kar!ta vadane O You who have a face terrible with tusks,
(hiro-m!l! vi-bh$shane And are adorned with a garland of heads,
Ch!munde munda mathane O Devi Chamundi, Slayer of the demon Munda,
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to you, 0 Narayani.
22) Lakshmi lajje mah!-vidye, You who are Prosperity, Modesty and Wisdom
(hraddhe pusht*i swadhe dhuve Faith, Nourishment and Self-establishment
Mah!-r!tri mah!-m!ye The Great Night and Great Illusion,
N!r!yani nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Narayani.
24) Sarva swar$pe sarve#he O, You who exist as the form and Queen of all,
Sarva #hakti samanvite And possess every might
Bhaye bhyas-tr!hi no Devi, Save us from error, O Devi.
Durge Devi nam&-stu te Salutations be to You, O Devi Durga
25) Etathe vadanam saumyam May this benign countenance of yours
Lochana-traya bh$shitam Adorned with three eyes,
P!tu nah sarva bh$ti-bhyah Protect us from all fears
K!ty!yani nam&-stu te. Salutations be to You, O Katyayani
27) Hinasti daitya-tej!nsi Your bell destroys the prowess of the Daityas,
Svanen!-p$rya y! jagat And fills the world with its ringing,
S! ghan'h! p!tu no Devi Guard us, O Devi, as a mother protects,
P!pebhaye nah sut!niva Her children from all sins and fears.
35) Pranat!n!m prasida O Devi who remove the afflictions of the universe
Tvam Devi vi#hv!rti-h!rin% Be gracious to us who have bowed to You,
Trai-lokya-v!sin!minye. Worshipped by the dwellers of the three Worlds
Lok!n!m varad! bhava Be Boon -giver to all the worlds.
37) O Devas, I am prepared to bestow a boon. Choose whatever boon you desire
in your mind, for the welfare of the world. I shall grant it.'
38-) The Devas said: O Queen of all, in this same manner, You must destroy all
our enemies and all the afflictions of the three worlds.
40-) The Devi said: ‘When the twenty-eighth age has arrived during the period of
Vaiva-svata Manu, two other great Asuras, Shumbha and Nishumbha
will be born.
42) Then born from the womb of Ya#hod!, in the home of cowherd Nanda, and
dwelling on the Vindhya mountains, I will destroy them both.
43) And again having incarnated in a very terrible form on the earth, I shall slay
the D!navas, who are the descendants of Viprachitti.
44) When I shall devour the fierce and great Asuras descended from
Viprachitti, My teeth shall become red like the flower of pomegranate.
45) Therefore when the Devas in Heaven and men on the Earth praise Me, they
shall always talk of Me as Rakta-dantakam (Red-toothed)
46) And again when rain shall fail for a period of hundred years, propitiated by
the munis I shall be born on the drought-ridden earth, but not womb-
begotten.
47) Then I shall behold the munis with a hundred eyes and so mankind shall
glorify Me as Shat-akshimi (Hundred-eyed)
48) At that time, O Devas, I shall maintain the whole world with life-sustaining
vegetables, born out of My own cosmic body, till rains set in.
54-) And then people shall laud Me everywhere as Bhr!mar% (Bee-like). Thus
whenever trouble arises due to the advent of the D"navas, I shall incarnate
and destroy the foes.
Bolo (hr% N!r!yan% s!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devi
ki- Jai!
The 24 Names of Shri Vishnu
(Said at the beginning of P$ja to invoke the blessings of this Deity)
Om Shr% Ke#hav!ya namahª The One who has abundant and beautiful hair.
Om Shr% N!r!yan!ya namahª ‘The Son of Man’ and Refuge of all.
Om Shr% M!dhav!ya namahª The Spring-like Descendant of Madhu.
Om Shr% Govind!ya namahª The Lord of Cows.
Om Shr% Jan!rdan!ya namahª The One who excites and motivates all beings.
Om Shr% Upendr!ya namahª The Younger Brother of Shr" Indra.
Om Shr% Haraye namahª The Remover.
Om Shr% Krishn!ya namahª The One who incarnated as Shri Krishna.
S!ksh!t Shr% )di (hakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Who is incarnated in person as Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi,
Salutations to You again and again
The 108 Names of Shri Vishnu
(hayan-!mbudhau Nirmale Tw!vaiva N!r!yanakyam pranat&smi
r$pam.
To the One of the Pure and Shining Form reclining on a cloud, known indeed as the very
refuge of humanity, we bow with the greatest reverence and humility.
Achyuta Unchanging.
Jan!rdana The One who excites and motivates all beings.
Hara The Remover.
Krishna The Dark Bodied Lord of the Vishuddhi Chakra.
Vishnu The One whose splendour pervades the whole universe
Pe#hala Charming and graceful in appearance and action.
Pushkar-!ksha Lotus eyed.
Hari The Remover of the illusions of Samsara.
Chakrin The Master of the discus, the Sudarshana Chakra.
Nandakin Holding the sword called Nandaka.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!ji (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Who art the Perceptible Embodiment of the First Cause of this Universe, Our Holy Mother
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi. We bow to You in great reverence.
Pur!na prabhu The Ancient Master, (‘Sai Baba’ and ‘Lao Tsu’ also
have the same meaning)
Sattva bhrit Maintaining a state of being in the highest reality.
Bh$ta #hankara Compassionate and beneficent to all beings.
Ham(sa s!kshin The Witness, with pure and swanlike discrimination.
Sattva vid The Knower of the Essence of Existence on Sattva
Guna.
Vidy!vat The Embodiment of all Knowledge.
)tm!nu-bhava-
The One who has a perfect perception of the Spirit.
-sampanna
Vi#h!l-!ksha The One who has powerful eyes.
Dharma vardhana The One who strengthens Dharma.
Bhoktri The One who experiences enjoyment.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!ji (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Twam-ekam (haranam Gachchami
To You alone I come seeking refuge.
Guru Purnima
(The Full Moon when the Sun is in Cancer)
Shri Dattatreya’s name means ‘given to the Sage Atri’ (Shri Mataji once
explained that Shri Atri was so called because he was ‘beyond the three Gunas’)
As a boon Shri Atri had a son with the qualities of Shri Vishnu, Brahm! and
Shiva, Shri Dattatreya. Many of these names indicate the qualities of Shri Vishnu,
but some of Shri Brahm! and Lord Shiva also.
S$rya mandala madyaga The One who resides in the centre of the Sun.
Janaka The Progenitor of the Universe.
Mantra v%rya The Essence of mantras.
Mantra b%ja The Seed-sounds of the mantras.
(hastra v%rya The Essence of the scriptures.
Ekaiva Only One.
Nishkala Complete and Indivisible.
Nir-antara Constant and Eternal.
Sure#hwara The God of all the Gods.
Yantra-krut The One who exercises restraint.
Yantrin Self-restrained
Yantra vid The Knower of all science and techniques.
Yantr-!r$dha par!jita The One who has overcome being mounted on the
revolving machine of the Universe.
Yantra-mat The Epitome of self-restraint.
Yantr-!dh!ra The Support of the Kundalin".
Brahma yoni The Giver of birth to Lord Brahmadeva.
Vi#hva yoni The Power that gives birth to the universe.
Guru The One who is our Most Sacred Guru.
Brahman The All-pervading Divine Consciousness.
Tri-vikrama The One who encompasses the three worlds.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Prayer to Shri Annapurna
by Shri #di Shankar"ch"rya. (788-820 AD)
M!t! cha P!rvati devi, You are our Mother, O Goddess Parvati,
Pit! devo Mahe#hwarahª, Our Father the great Lord Shiva.
B!ndhav!hª (hiva bhakt!#h cha, The collectivity of Shiva devotees is
Swa-de#h% bhuvana trayam. (12) Our family throughout the three worlds.
Through the sight of Self surrender, let my prattle become recitation of Your
name; The movement of my limbs, gestures of Your worships;
My walk, perambulation around You;
My food, sacrificial offering to You;
My lying down, prostration to You;
Whatever I do for my pleasure,
Let it become transformed into an act of worship to You.
In the beginning one should meditate on Lord R"ma, putting one’s attention
on the right heart.
The physical description of Lord R"ma is as follows:
His hands are very long, reaching His knees; He is holding a bow and arrow
in His hands, sitting on a throne and wearing yellow clothes. His eyes are like
fresh lotus petals and He is happy as He looks at His wife, Shri S!t" who is
sitting on His left. His skin is the colour of a water-filled cloud (dusky blue).
His hair is very long and His body is covered with different ornaments.
1) Lord R"ma’s character is so vast that we could write 1000 million
verses describing it, every word of it capable of destroying the
greatest sins of human beings.
2) A wise man should learn this praise of Lord R"ma (called R"m-raksha) by
heart.
3) The qualities of Lord R"ma are described as follows:
His skin has a dusky blue colour and His eyes are like lotuses, big and joy-
giving. Beside Him is Shri Lakshmana and His wife Shri S!t". He is
decorated with a crown of braided hair. He has a sword in one hand and a
bow and arrow in the other and on His back spare arrows to kill the
Rakshasas. He is beyond birth and death, His powers have no limits and by
His powers He has incarnated as Lord R"ma. He is capable of destroying all
negative forces and fulfilling all our desires.
4) May Lord R"ma, who is born in the famous line of Raghu-r"ja, protect my
head.
May Lord R"ma, the Son of King Dasharatha, protect my forehead.
5) May Lord R"ma, Son of Queen Kausalya, protect both my eyes.
May Lord R"ma, the favourite disciple of Lord Vishwamitra, protect both my
ears.
May Lord R"ma, the protector of the Havan of Lord Vishwamitra, protect my
nose.
May Lord R"ma, who loves His brother Shri Lakshmana, protect my mouth.
6) May Lord R"ma, who holds all knowledge, protect my tongue.
May Lord R"ma, who is worshipped by Shri Bh"rata, protect my throat.
May Lord R"ma, who possesses all the powerful weapons, protect my
shoulders.
May Lord R"ma, who broke the strong bow during the Swayamvara of Shri
S!t", protect both my arms.
7) May Shri S!t"’s Husband, Lord R"ma, protect my hands.
May Lord R"ma, who won against Shri Para&hu-r"ma, protect my heart.
May Lord R"ma, who destroyed the Rakshasa named Khara, protect the
centre of my body.
May Lord R"ma, who gave refuge to Jambavan, protect my navel.
8) May Lord R"ma, who is the Lord of Sugr!va, protect my waist.
May Lord R"ma, who is the Lord of Shri Hanuman, protect my groin.
May Lord R"ma, who is the Destroyer of the lineage of the Rakshasas,
protect my thighs.
9) May Lord R"ma, who built a bridge over the seas, protect my knees.
May Lord R"ma, who destroyed the ten-faced R"vana, protect my calves.
May Lord R"ma, who gave R"ja-lakshm! to Bibh!shana, protect my feet.
May Lord R"ma, who gives joy to everyone, protect my body.
10) Anyone who learns this R"ma Kavacha, which is full of the Power of Lord
R"ma, will live a long life, will be contented and happy, will have sons and
will succeed wherever he goes, gifted with humility.
11) Anyone who has the protection of this R"ma Kavacha will be saved from the
evil spirits of dead people living on the Earth, in the sky or in Hell.
12) Anyone who remembers the name of Lord R"ma as R"m, R"mchandra or
R"mbhadra, never falls prey to sin, will experience all types of well-being
and in the end is liberated (i.e. he gets his Self-Realisation).
13) This R"mraksha or R"makavacha is as strong as the iron cage of Lord Indra,
hence it is also called Vajrapanjar.
14) The one who recites this R"mraksha triumphs wherever he goes, is blessed
and obeyed by all.
15) This R"mraksha was recited by Lord Shiva in the dreams of Sage
Budhakaushika, and he wrote it down in the morning of the following day,
exactly as told.
16) Lord R"ma is like a beautiful garden of nectar-giving trees.
Lord R"ma - who is the Destroyer of all our troubles and worries and who is
praised throughout the three Lokas (Earth, Sky and Heaven) - is our God
Almighty.
17) Lord R"ma and His Brother Shri Lakshmana, who are the heads of the Raghu
dynasty, protect us.
18) Lord R"ma and Shri Lakshmana are described as follows:
Young, handsome, well-built, very strong and courageous. Their eyes are like
lotuses and They wear a p!t"mbar (yellow dhoti). They eat roots and herbs,
They have gained mastery over the organs of Their bodies and
appear spiritually evolved. They are celibate, They protect all the animals and
are great warriors with the bow and arrow. They have destroyed the dynasty
of the Rakshasas.
19) May Lord R"ma and His Brother Shri Lakshmana who have a bow and arrow
ready in Their hands and many arrows on their backs, walk in front of me on
my path to protect me.
20) May Lord R"ma, who is always on guard, having a bow and arrow and club,
who is always guiding our minds and who, with Shri Lakshmana, is
omnipresent in the Universe, protect us.
One who takes the names of Lord R"ma in the different forms now given
gets many blessings from Lord R"ma.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Who is in person Shri M!t!j" Nirmala Dev", salutations to You again and again.
tma-ashtakam
( Formerly titled Tad Nishkala)
by Shri 'di Shankar"ch"rya. c.788-820CE.
‘That’s what you are. You are eternal bliss and awareness.
Consciousness, the pure consciousness, I think this must be.
Everyone must learn it by heart and must say it in all the ashrams.
That’s a very good way of remembering what you are.
May God bless you.’
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The 108 names of Shri Shiva
From the Shiva Purana.
Amen. We, the children, bow with utter devotion and adoration to the
Sacred One who resides in the heart of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
From Him came the desire for our emancipation.
Om (hivam (hiva-karam
(h!ntam (hiv-!tmanam
(hiv-ottamam
(hiva-m!rga Pranet!ram
Pranatosmi Sad!-#hivam
Om, O Thou Auspicious Lord,
Creator of Happiness and Peace,
You are the Pure Spirit,
the Highest Benevolence,
You are the One who leads us
on the auspicious path
to our Ultimate Goal;
We bow to You,
O Eternal Spirit.
S"ksh"t #hr$ 'di #hakti M"t"j$ #hr$ Nirmal" Devyai Namo Namahª
The 84 Names of Shri Durg
K!me#hvar-!stra-
The Goddess whose blazing K!meshwara missile
-nirdagdha-sa-bhand!sura- annihilates the demon Bhandasura and his city.
-#h$nyak!
*Madhu Kaitabha hantr% The Killer of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha.
*Mahish-!sura gh!tin% The Slayer of Mahish-!sura (False Sai Baba).
*Raktab%ja vin!#hin% The Destroyer of Raktabija (Guru Mah!raji).
*Narak-antak! The Destroyer of Narak (‘Mah!rishi’ Mahesh
Yogi/TM).
*R!vana m!rdin% The Destruction of R!vana (Rajneesh/Osho).
*R!kshasa-ghn% The One who destroys all evil forces and demons.
Chandik! Angry with evil forces.
Ugra chande#hwar% The Ferocious and Passionately Angry Goddess.
Krodhin% The Cosmic Wrath.
Ugra prabh! Radiant Fury.
Chamund! The Slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda.
Khadga p!lin% The One who rules by the sword.
Bh!svar-!sur% The One whose blinding radiance destroys the
demonic forces.
*(hatru m!rdin% The Slayer of the enemies of the saints.
Rana pandit! The Expert in the science of wars and battles.
Rakta dantik! The One whose teeth are red with the blood of
demons.
Rakta priy! Fond of the blood of demons.
Kuru-kulla virodhin% The Confronter of demonic hosts and all the sins
of the world.
*Daityendra m!rdin% The Victorious Chief demon Slayer.
*Ni#humbha #humbha- The Destroyer of the demons Shumba and
-sañhantr% Nishumba.
Chand% Passionate about protecting Your devotees.
Mah!k!l% The Great Dark Compassionate Mother as the
Power of the left side.
P!pa n!#hin% The Destroyer and Cleanser of sins.
(hma#h!na k!lik! The Dark Goddess who lives in the cremation ground.
Kuli#h-!ñg% Thunderbolt-bodied.
D%pt! The Light of the world illuminating the paths followed
by all true seekers.
Ghora dañshtr! The One with exceedingly fierce jaws.
Mah!-dañshtr! The One endowed with Cosmic Jaws.
Vijay! The One who triumphs over evil.
T!r! The Saviour and the Redeemer of all evils.
S$ry!tmik! Radiant Spirit like the sun.
Rudr!n% The Spouse of Shri Shiva in His fierce form.
Raudr% The Fierce Consort of Shri Mah!deva.
Bhay-!p!h! The Liberator of devotees from fear and doubt.
Rathin% The One who rides in a chariot.
Samara-pr%t! Happy on the battlefield.
Vaigin% The One who crushes all opposition.
*T!rak-asura samh!rin% The Slayer of the wicked Taraka.
Vajrin% The Wielder of the thunderbolt.
Ati-r!m! The Healing Influence.
(hañkin% Blowing a conch to strike fear into the demons.
Chakrin% Wielding Shri Vishnu’s Discus for war.
Gadin% Brandishing a Mace to crush the demons.
Padmin% The Ruler of the Lotuses (chakras).
(hulin% The Demon-killing Goddess bearing a Trident.
Parigh-!shtr! The Divine Mother protecting devotees with a club.
P!#hin% The Devi holding a noose as a punishment for evil-
doers.
Pinaka dh!rin% The Compassionate Mother armed with a bow.
Rakta-p! The One who drinks blood in the cosmic war.
*Asur-!ntak! Dedicated to destroying the demons.
Jaya-d! The One who gives victory.
Bh%shan-!nana The One with a terrifying face.
Jvalin% The Cosmic Blaze, burning the asuras.
Durdhyey! The One who knows no rest from slaying the asuras.
Bherund! A Formidable Form for slaying the asuras.
Batu bhairav% The Learned Goddess as the all-destroying Vigour of
Shri Shiva.
B!la bhairav% The Child-like Wife of Shri Rudra.
Mah!-bhairav% The Great Consort of Shri Shiva.
Vatuka bhairav% The One who observes Celibacy.
Siddha bhairav% The Divine Mother as the Source of all success and
fulfilment.
Kañkala bhairav% The Ruler of the skull.
K!la bhairav% The Dark-hued Wife of Shri Shiva.
Kalagni bhairav% The Fierce Goddess who controls the flow of time.
Yogin% bhairav% The Consort of Shri Shiva in the form of the Great
Yogini.
(hakti bhairav% The Power of Shri Shiva.
)nanda bhairav% The Joy of the Supreme Spirit.
M!rtanda bhairav% The Goddess as the Power of the Sun.
Gaura bhairav% The Pure and Untouched Goddess.
(ma#h!na bhairav% The Spirit of total Dissolution, who resides in the
cremation ground.
Pura bhairav% The Ancient Goddess.
Taruna bhairav% The Youthful Mother Kali.
Param-!nanda bhairav% The Power of the Ida N!di as Supreme Bliss.
Sur!nanda bhairav% The One who gives Joy to the Devas.
Gñy!n-!nanda bhairav% The Joy of the Highest Knowledge.
Uttam-!nanda bhairav% The Supremely Joyful and Joy-giving Mother.
Amrit-!nanda bhairav% The Immortal Joy of the Divine Nectar.
Chakre#hwar% The Holder of the discus for destroying the asuras.
R!ja chakre#hwar% The Royal discus-Holder, making her devotees
fearless.
V%r! Strong and Courageous.
S!dhak!n!m sukha k!r% The One who gives happiness to devotees.
S!dhak-!ri vin!#hin% The Mighty Mother who slays the forces which
confront Your children.
(hukra nindaka n!#hin% The Slayer of those who insult the spirit of Purity.
S!dhak-!dhi vin!#hin% The Loving Mother who destroys the suffering of
devotees.
S"ksh"t #hr$ 'di #hakti M"t"j$ #hr$ Nirmal" Devyai namo namahª
Salutations to Shri Durg
Om Twameva s!ksh!t (hr% Jagad-amb! Durg!-m!t!
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Salutations again and again to the Protectress, The Great Goddess,
The Divine Mother of this whole Universe,
Who is verily Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in person.
The 108 Names of Shri Durga
Shr$ Durg"sht*-ottara &hata n"ma stotram
108 names in praise of Shri Durg!.
,#hwara uv!cha:- The Supreme Lord said:
(hata-n!ma pra-vak#hy!mi Whoever recites this hundred names to the Goddess
(hrin-ushva kamal!nane, of Lotus face, at evening-time and at break of day,
Yasya pras!da-m!trena Such a one pleases Mother Durg! and
Durg! pr%t! bhavet sat%. Becomes dear to the excellent Shri Sati (P!rvati).
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Who is incarnated on the earth in person as Adi Shakti Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi-
Salutations to You again and again.
The 84 names of Shri Vishnumaya
Om Twameva s!ksh!t (hr% Vishnum!y! s!ksh!t
(hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
We bow with the greatest reverence at the Lotus Feet of
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi who is in person Shri Vishnumaya,
the #di Shakti of this and all Universes.
You are:
1. She who is the K"l!.
2. She who was created by Shri Mah"k"l! Herself.
3. She who dwells in the Vishuddi Padma, the Lotus of Vishuddi.
4. She who is Kulish"ñgi, Thunderbolt bodied.
5. She who is dazzling like lightning.
6. She who has special weapons.
7. She who is a weapon of Shri Americeshwari.
8. She who is the conqueror of rakshasas and devils.
9. She who conquered Mahish-"sura.
10. She who destroyed Shumba and Nishumba.
11. The One who is the Eternal Virgin.
12. She who is the beloved daughter of the Vindhya mountains.
13. She who is the Devi praised in the Devi Mah"tmyam.
14. She to whom #di Shankar"ch"rya gave praise.
15. Born into the home of the cow herd Nanda.
16. She who was born on the same day as Shri Krishna.
17. The Sister of Shri Krishna as the M"y"-shakti.
18. The One who declares that an Avatar of Truth has come.
19. She who sacrificed herself in order announce the Birth of Shri Krishna.
20. She who became Lightning to announce the Birth of Shri Krishna.
21. She who is the M"y" that is impossible to surpass - Vaikritika Rahasya.
22. She whose M"y" is beyond the knowledge of Shiva, Brahm" and Vishnu.
23. She who is of Mysetrious Forms - M$rti Rahasya.
24. She whose Teeth are as Red as the Pomegranate Flowers.
25. She with a Hundred Eyes.
26. She who is N"r"yan!.
27. The Goddess who is the Gracious Remover of Afflictions.
28. She who gives Chastity, the Foundation of all Dharmas.
29. Her Flowers of Chastity that express the Powers of Shri Ganesha.
30. She who insisted that Chastity be defended by the battle
with the Kauravas.
31. The One who was Draupadi.
32. The One whose Chastity is protected by the brother.
33. The One who cares for the spirituality of the brother.
34. She who was responsible for Mah"bh"rata.
35. She who joins the five elements, the five Pandavas.
36. She who can enter into all the elements.
37. She who integrates heart and brain.
38. She who is quick acting.
39. The One who burns away negativity.
40. The Powerful one whose Electricity brings auspiciousness.
41. She who controls lightning, earthquakes, typhoons and burning forests.
42. She who gives a miracle picture every 28 seconds.
43. The One who enlightens the film medium.
44. The One who gives pure speech.
45. The One who empowers mantras.
46. She who is without ego.
47. She who bestows true humility.
48. The One who creates confidence.
49. The Keeper of Reality.
50. The One who exposes negativity.
51. The One who exposes false sophistication.
52. She who is blameless.
53. She who protects the respect for grandparents.
54. She who guards the respect for the Mother principle.
55. She who is the power of a sister in a family.
56. She who makes us part and parcel of the whole.
57. She who removes self-doubt.
58. She who is the destroyer of false mantras.
59. The One who destroys false explanations.
60. She who helps keep the maryadas of the chakras.
61. She whose root is in the heart.
62. The One who gives courage.
63. The Power in a woman that cannot be dominated by money
or materialism.
64. She who is the Destroyer of Myths.
65. She who removes artificial norms.
66. She who reveals what is underneath.
67. She who is the support of Joy.
68. She who gives comprehension of the Subtle.
69. She who clears the Path for Self Realisation.
70. She who does not tolerate sarcasm.
71. The One who is fully Capable.
72. She who gives the quality of being whole-hearted about Sahaja Yoga.
73. She who brings us to the Vir"ta.
74. She who is Shri Vithala Vishnum"y" Vir"ta.
75. She who resides in the Left Vishuddi as the Mah" Shakti.
76. She who was Fatima, the Pure Sister and Daughter.
77. Saraswati, She who becomes the Vishnumaya at Hamsa Chakra.
78. The Destroyer of the D"navas and the Asuras of Viprachitta.
79. She who is known as Sakambhari, the Giver of nourishing herbs.
80. The great Bhramari, Her Fiery Beauty slays even the worst of foes.
81. The Fire Power of the Id" N"di.
82. She who speaks the Truth and purifies the ethers.
83. She who is the Power of a Woman.
84. She who is to be worshipped every day.
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The 99 names of Allah
La Illaha Illa Hah Muhammed Rasulullah
There is only one God and Muhammad is His prophet.
S!ksh!t Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Shri M"t"j$ hu Akbar!
The 16 names of Shri Radha Krishna
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
The 108 Names of Shri K ishna
Sanskrit -from the Divine Cool Breeze
(hr% K.ishna The Dark-skinned God who sows and cultivates the
seeds of Spirituality.
(hr%-dhara The One who gives prosperity.
Venu-dhara The One who plays the divine flute.
(hr%-man The One who holds all wealth and well-being.
Nirmal!-gamya Attained through purity and holiness.
Nirmal!-p$jaka The One who worships Shri Mataji.
Nirmal!-bhakta-priya The One who loves the devotees of Shri Mataji.
Nirmal!-h.iday The One who has the Lotus Feet of Shri Mataji in
His heart.
Nir-!dh!ra The One who needs no support.
Vi#hwa-dhara-janaka Shri Vishnu and the Father of Shri Vishnu as our
Lord Jesus Christ.
(hr% Vishnu The Eighth Incarnation of Shri Vishnu.
Mah!-vishnu p$jita Worshipped as the Father by Lord Jesus Christ.
Vishnu-m!y! sughoshit*a The One announced by Shri Vishnumaya.
V!g-%#hwara The Master of Language.
V!g%#hwar%-bhr!tra The Brother of Shri Saraswati, the Goddess of
Speech.
Vishnu-m!y-!nuja The Brother of Shri Vishnumaya.
Draupad%-bandhu The Brother of Shri Draupadi, the wife of the five
Pandavas.
Par'ha-sakta The Friend of Arjuna.
San-mitra A True Friend.
Vi#hva-vy!pti The One who permeates the universe.
Vi#hva-rakshin The One who guards the universe.
Vi#hva-s!kshin The One who witnesses the cosmic play of
everything.
Dw!rak-!dh%#ha The Supreme Ruler of the city of Dwaraka, in
present-day Gujarat.
Vi#huddhi-pr!nt-!dh%#ha The Ruler over the country of the Vishuddhi.
Jana-n!yaka The Leader of the people.
Vi#huddhi-jana-p!laka The Protector of the people of the land of the
Vishuddhi.
Amerik-e#hwara The Lord of the Americas.
Mah!-n%la The Great Dark God whose skin in blue.
P%t!mbara-dh!rin The One who wears a yellow dhoti.
Su-mukha The One who always has a cheerful face.
Su-h!sya The One with a radiant smile.
Su-bh!shin The One whose speech is pleasing.
Su-lochana The One whose eyes are fascinating.
Su-n!sika The One whose nose is handsome.
Su-danta The One whose teeth are perfect.
Su-ke#ha The One with abundant and beautiful hair.
(hikhandi The One with a peacock feather adorning His head.
Su-#hruta The One who listens to all that is auspicious.
Vañ#ha dwesha- The Destroyer of the inequities of caste, creed and
-n!#haka race.
)tma gñy!na varnita The One who teaches the knowledge of the Spirit.
Agñy!na pra-n!#hana The One who teaches how to destroy ignorance and
non-knowledge.
Nir-!k!ra The Formless Spirit incarnated on this earth.
)nanda-k!ra Joy personified.
)nanda prad!yaka The One who gives joy to the Sahaja Yogis.
Pavitr-!nanda The Joy of purity.
Pavitra rakshaka The Protector of chastity and purity.
Gñy!n-!nanda The One with the pure knowledge of Joy.
Kal-!nanda The One who gives joy from the arts.
G.uh-!nanda The Ones who gives joy to the household.
Dhan-!nanda The One who gives the joy of prosperity.
Kubera The God of wealth and prosperity.
)tm-!nanda The Pure Joy of the Spirit.
Samuh-!nanda The Giver of the Joy of Sahaja collectivity.
Sarv-!nanda All Forms of Joy and Bliss.
Vi#huddh-!nanda The Giver of Pure Joy.
Sang%t-!nanda The Giver of the Joy of music.
N.uty-!nanda The Giver of the Joy of collective dancing.
(habd-!nanda The Giver of the Joy of words.
Maun-!nanda The Giver of the Joy of silence.
Sahaj-!nanda The Giver of Joy through Sahaja culture.
Param-!nanda The Giver of Absolute Joy.
Nir-!nanda The Source of Pure Joy.
Natya priya The Enjoyer of the Divine Play.
Sang%ta priya The Enjoyer of music.
Ksh%ra priya The Enjoyer of milk.
Dadhi priya The Enjoyer of curds.
Madhu priya Fond of honey.
Gh.uta priya Having a taste for ghee.
Mat.u charan- The One who adores the Amrut from the Lotus
-!m.uta priya Feet of Shri Mataji.
Sudar#hana dh!rin The One who uses the Sudarshan Chakra to
protect the seekers.
Mah!-v%ra The Great Warrior.
(haurya d!yaka The One who bestows Valour.
Rana pandita The Master of the art of warfare.
Rana choda The One who ran away from the battlefield to
destroy an enemy.
(hr%-n!th The Master of the Param Chaitanya.
Yuktivan The Knower of all the tricks and techniques.
Akbar The Greatest Person.
Akhile#hwara The God of the whole universe.
Mah!-Vir!ta The Great Being of which everything is part and
parcel.
Yoge#hwara The God of Yoga.
Yogi vatsala The One with fatherly love for the yogis.
Yoga varnita The One who describes yoga as the destination.
Sahaja sande#ha v!haka The One through whom we can communicate
Sahaja Yoga.
Vi#hwa dharma- The Upholder of the flag of Vishwa Dharma.
-dhvaja dh!raka
Garuda rudha The One who rides on the condor-like Garuda.
Gad! dhara The Weilder of the Mace.
(hañkha dhara The Bearer of the Conch.
Padma dhara The Holder of the Lotus.
L%la dhara The Upholder of the cosmic play.
Damodara The One who is very generous.
Govardhana dh!rin The One who lifted the Govardhan mountian to
protect the Gopas.
Yoga kshema v!haka The One who looks after the well-being of the yogis.
Satya bh!shin The One with all truth within Himself.
Hita prad!yaka The Bestower of benevolence.
Priya bh!shin The One whose speech is pleasing to the Spirit.
Abhaya prad!yaka The One who creates fearlessness.
Bhaya n!#haka The Destroyer of all fears.
S!dhaka rakshaka The Protector of the seekers of truth.
Bhakta vatsala The One who loves His devotees.
(hoka h!rin The Destroyer of grief.
Duhkha n!#haka The Destroyer of sorrow.
*Rakshasa hant.i The Destroyer of demons and false gurus.
Kuru-kula virodha-ka The One who opposed the Kuru clan which
practiced adharma.
Gokul v!sin The One who resides in Gokul.
Gop!la The One who looked after the cows.
Govinda The Lord of cowherds.
Yadu-kula #hresh'ha The Highest of the Yadava clan.
Akula Beyond all family, caste or race.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namaha
The 108 names of Shri Krishna (English)
Whenever, O scion of Bharata, Dharma declines and evil prevails,
I incarnate Myself. Bhagavad Gita Ch. IV. v. 7
No names can describe You. You cannot be grasped and You are beyond
praise. Yet, based on Sahaja Yoga shastras, here are one hundred and eight
names humbly offered at Your Lotus Feet.
Salutation, Honour and Glory to Shri Bhagavati, Shri #di Shakti M"t"j!,
Shri Nirmala Devi who bears Shri Krishna on Your forehead as the
Crowning Jewel of the Heavens.
You are Shri Krishna. Praise unto You for ever and ever.
You are worshipped through Lord Jesus Christ. Praise unto You ...
You grant permission to become a Sahaja Yogi.
You accept the Yogis certified by Lord Jesus Christ.
You accept the Yagñyas (sacred ceremonies) of the noble souls.
You are the Primordial Being.
You are the Ishwara of the Yogis.
You are the God of Yoga.
You are our Ideal in its highest Glory.
You are sublime and the source of sublimity.
You are fully aware of Your Divine Powers.
You are the S"kshi (Witness).
You are the Axis of the whirling universes.
You are holding the strings of the cosmic puppet show.
You are the great Enticer of the three worlds.
You are the Father yet You are the Friend.
You are the revelation of ultimate Fatherhood.
You are Shri Sad"-Shiva.
Shri #di Shakti’s creation is for Your play.
You are the integrated brain of Divinity.
You were, are and ever shall be.
You are Shri Vishnu the Magnificent.
You are the Supreme Yahweh of Moses.
Buddha perceived You as Nir-"k"ra (formless).
You are the Father of Lord Jesus Christ.
You are the Allah and Akbar of Islam.
You are the Lord God Almighty, All-knowing, All-pervading.
You are the Master of the Aquarian Age.
You are the Doer of the Divine work in Krita Yuga.
You carry the yellow-dusted Feet of Shri R"dh"ji in Your heart.
You see Shri R"dh"ji in Mother’s Laughing Eyes.
You are the Worshipper of Shri Nirmala Vir"tanGana.
You pervade #k"sha (the Ether).
You are the Blue Lord of ethereal infinity.
You are blue for the sake of Shri Mah"k"li.
For Your sake the firmament is blue.
You wear many garlands of moons, suns and stars.
You play with Mother Surabhi on the Milky Way.
Shri Brahmadeva gave You Your yellow dhoti.
The Sun rises to behold You.
You grant the power of total confidence.
You grant the power of discrimination.
You grant the power of decision.
You grant the power of detachment.
You grant the power of responsibility.
You grant the power of auspicious vision.
You grant the power of leadership.
You granted abundance to America.
You grant the power of plenitude.
You grant the power to communicate and convince.
You grant power of silence.
You grant power to the Sahaja Collectivity.
You grant the power to share.
You grant the power to permeate.
You grant the power to expand Thoughtless Awareness.
You grant the power of Cosmic Consciousness.
You have the power to make anyone a king.
You grant and withdraw power to human institutions.
You bear the rings of Saturn on Your right fore-finger.
You make fun of worldly powers.
You shatter the pillars of false dharmas.
You are blazing doom for adharma.
You are both Madhuri and Samhara-shakti.
You subdue the serpents of anger, hate and arrogance.
You dislike frivolity, grossness and plastics.
You are mischievous with individualists.
You incarnate on this earth to re-establish the dharma of innocence.
You restores the lost vision of the Absolute.
All myths are consumed by the fire of Your Truth.
You lead us to victory on the battlefield of the brain.
You lead Your worshippers beyond the Kuruk-shetra (the battlefield of the
Mah"bharat war) of involvement.
You inspired Abraham Lincoln.
You are propitiated by the twice-born for the salvation of America.
You lead the twice-born back to Gokul.
You teach the twice-born through the voice of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
You are adorable and adored by the twice-born.
You play and frolic in joy and happiness.
The cows of Mah"rashtra rushed to lick Your Arms.
You are the incarnation of gentle graciousness.
You melt everyone’s hearts in the honey-like spring of Your Sweetness.
You drive the chariot of the five senses.
You are the Protector of chaste womanhood.
You are fond of the Nirmala Bhaktas.
You asked Garuda to answer the call of the Nirmala Bhaktas.
You sent Sudarshana Chakra to kill the foes of the Nirmala Bhaktas.
You purify all relationships.
You envelop our sisters’ chastity in Draupadi’s saree.
You adorn our brothers with valour and chivalry.
You are the flute player of collective charisma.
You play rasa with the Sahaja gopis.
You are the friend of the Sudhama yogi.
You make the Energy circulate through everyone.
You establish the link with collectivity.
You are the collective Consciousness of the Atma.
You break the pitcher that covers the ego.
You dissolve ego in etheric Consciousness.
You dispel superego in witnessing Consciousness.
You feed the roots of the Tree of Life in the brain.
You enlighten the cells of the brain.
You crown the consciousness of the twice-born.
You sustain Adi Shakti’s throne in the brain.
You are the Lord of inconceivable Majesty.
You are the Witness of Your own Bliss.
You rule over the ocean of Amrut.
You reside at the parting of Shri #di Shakti’s Hair.
You lead the play of recognition of Shri #di Shakti Nirmala Devi.
You establish on this earth the dazzling Glory of Shri #di Shakti Nirmala Devi.
You unite the nations of the earth at the Lotus Feet of Shri #di Shakti
Nirmala Devi.
S!ksh!t Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Advice with Ekadasha Rudra problems
Some notes from Shri Mataji ’s advice on how to correct problems with the
Ekadasha Rudra
‘If it is a guru problem, then say the Adi Guru mantra for the Void.
Say the mantra, if you know the name of the guru you know the mantra to
be used… like ‘*Narak!sura Mardin%’,(TM) ‘*Mahish!sura
Mardin%’(False Sai Baba) or ‘*Sarva Asura Mardin%’ (Destroyer of all
demons) Then best is to give vibrated salt with water to drink.’
‘Mantras for false gurus include ‘*Sarva Asatya Guru Mardin%’.
(Destroyer of all false gurus)’
Shri Mataji , Thou art, in solitary Glory, the Creator, the Maker,
the Absolute Doer. Thou art the Slayer of the hosts of
Mara and the only real Mahat-ahamk!ra.
Thou only can save us from our karma and remove the threat of
the impending doom, called upon ourselves by our own misdeeds.
Please, Shri Mataji , undo the evil that men have done.
Thou art the great Avatar of the great Maitreya, Divine Love in
human form, the master of the White Horse.
And now the plagues of this modern world will be listed:
First and foremost, the ghost of materialism has empowered the
rakshasi of the industrial production system with tremendous
might to swallow the bodies and minds of the millions.
PRAYER
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
As a result, the three elements of earth, water and air are polluted. We are
releasing chemicals which deplete the ozone sphere and destroy marine life.
We are cutting down the forests that used to protect the land, and acid rains
are destroying the rest.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
We have manufactured hydrogen bombs and leave behind atomic plants
and radioactive waste which represent a threat for hundreds of years to
come.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Modern weaponry has transformed war into a faceless butchery of
unprecedented proportion. Arms dealers are building economic empires by
selling death.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
As a consequence of this, and related genocides, there are millions of
bhoots haunting the planet.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Electronic machinery and mechanisation may transform the human brain
into a collection of robotic processes.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Biotechnology and genetic manipulation may release harmful substances or
lead to the creation of monstrous creatures.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
The destruction of innocence dooms our children, our families, and heralds
the dissolution of society.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Violence and the perversion of sex in the media pollute the Consciousness
of the masses.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
The diseases of modern life such as cancer, AIDS and insanity are the direct
result of our self-made hellish environment.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Drugs and alcohol throw people into a regression of their Consciousness.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Because people can no longer feel their heart, social services are breaking
down. The hospital system tries to make money on its guinea pigs, and
lawyers have graduated to professional crooks.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
The banking system does not so much encourage productive and useful
activities as protect the unethical accumulation of wealth.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Corrupt government and politicians cannot handle the problems of the Kali
Yuga but, on the contrary, can only massively add to them.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
Political dictatorship and religious fanaticism have given an official seal to
mindless violence.
Shri #di Shakti, please undo the evil that men have done.
And finally, Shri Mataji , in this country which should be the land of
integration, the brain of the people has been atomised into little bits and
fragments. Hence those brains are unable to get the vision of the Whole, the
vision of Your Plan.
*Most of these are b$ja-‘seed’ mantras, that is sounds which have power but only
mystical meanings.
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The 11 Ekadasha Rudras
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108 Names of Lord Jesus Christ
(Sanskrit)
S!ksh!t Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
We bow to the One who is the only Son of His Virgin Mother,
in every pore of whose body galaxies whirl as dust,
who was born to teach us of His Father Sad"-shiva,
the Everlasting God Almighty. Amen.
‘Give me Love, Love, that I could love the whole world and
that the whole world becomes one in Love’.
‘Give salvation to the entire humanity, which is suffering’.
‘Take me to Your Feet’.
‘Cleanse me with Thy Love’.
‘Now see if there’s God or not. You can feel it. Within
yourself he hears you. He is the Glory of all the Glory. He
loves you, He protects you, He guides you. He has created
you to be really His Love. But accept it.’
‘Any time any thought is coming to you - pray; and you will
be moving in the way of that Ocean which is Unconscious
mind, which starts with thoughtless awareness.
If you cannot become thoughtless, you pray to Him:
Shr% Vi#hwa M!t! Vi#hwa Gr!sa Producer and Consumerof the Universe
Shr% Nir!k!ra Nirvik!ra Formless and Unchanging
Shr% Nirmal-!mbika Prakrit% Immaculate Mother Adi Shakti
Om Twameva Parame#hwar% You are the Supreme Goddess.
Shr% Mah! K!me#ha Mahish% Most excellent Queen, the Ruler of Desire,
Shr% Mah! Yogin% M!lin% Great Garlanded Worker of Magic.
Shr% Mah! M!t! Nirmal! M! Most Immaculate Mother Goddess
Shr% )di Dev% (hr% V!stav! The Primordial Goddess in Her genuine form.
Note: The Italicised portion is the original English text from the Sahaja Yoga Mantra Book
‘Kavacha’ means a ‘breastplate’ or ‘protection’.
Our Guru is The Great Mother. All Her Shakti and Yogin" aspects are available
for Her children. By reading The Kavach of the Devi, we mobilise these powers
to purify and enlighten our Koshas (our mental, emotional and physical bodies).
Thus, by the Power of the Gurumata the Atma becomes the Guru of the body.
While reading The Kavach of the Devi one should put one’s attention on the
aspect or the part of the body which is to be protected. One may also, while
reading, pause between the names and take the corresponding mantra, for
example:
The Kavach should be read aloud. It washes away the ‘catches’ and bathes the
children in Divine Vibrations. May the wisdom and compassion of our Satguru
flow through us and reach the four quarters of the earth.
Om M!rkandeya uv!cha.
Thus spoke M"rkandeya:
Yad-guhyam paramam loke sarva-raksh!-karam nrin!m,
Yanna kasya-chid!khy!tam tanme br$hi Pit!-maha. (1)
Amen. O Brahmadeva, please tell me that which is very secret and has not
been told by anyone to anybody else and which protects all human beings in
this world.
Brahm-ov!cha.
Shr$ Brahmadeva said;
Asti guhya-tamam vipra sarva-bh$t-opa-k!rakam,
Devy-!stu kavacham punyam tat-#hrinushva mah!-mune. (2)
Brahmin, there is Devi Kavach which is most secret and is useful to all
beings. Please listen to that, O Great Sage.
The following nine names have been told by the Great Soul Brahmadeva Himself.
Shri Durga is known by these names:
S!ks)h!t Shri )di Shakti M!t!j% Shri Nirmal! Devyai namo namaha
Salutations to theOne who is our Complete Protection, Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
Devi Atharva Sheersha
The Highest Praise of the Supreme Devi.
Esh-!tma-#haktihi,
Esh! vi#hva-mohin%, p!#h-!nku#ha-dhanur-b!na-dhar!,
Esh! (hr% Mah!-vidy!, ya evam veda, sa #hokam tarati. (15)
She is the Power of the Spirit, She is the Enchantress of the Universe, wielding
noose, goad, bow and arrow, She is Shri Lakshmi, Grantor of the Highest
Knowledge; whoever knows this is carried across all sorrows.
* the five Atharva Sheershas traditionally recited are the Gane&ha, Devi, S%rya, Vishnu
and #hiva.
Shri Mataji’s comments on the Devi Atharva
Sh rsha. Pune, 17thOct.1988
When you give joy to someone, the source of joy has to be beyond the joy.
I am the Giver of Knowledge.
Without the light of Atma, without the light of the Spirit, how can you
know anything?
You see the Source is Unborn; It can take birth because It is primordial,
so it is unborn. Primordial is there, it is absolute, but then Absolute can
take birth.
Why not get Realisation? Without that what’s the use of doing Devi
P$ja? Without the knowledge of Atma, if you do any P$ja, what is the
use? You won’t get Divine Blessings. Already said thousands of years
back.
Vaikhari is the powers by which we speak.
Any God’s name you take, you ask ‘are you this?’ -you get cool
vibrations……-because the Shakti of all those people is the essence of
all those. Because I am that Shakti, that’s why you get the vibrations.
Ask anybody’s name, even the saints, rishis, Mah!rishis.
‘haanh’(‘yes’ in Hindi) all of that is Me. That is why- that’s the point
they are trying to make.
Bolo Shri B%ja Mantra Sw!min% Shri Nirmal! Dev% ki- Jay!
The Mantras of Vir ta
Om Twameva s!ksh!t (hr% Gruha-lakshmi Kubera Vir!ta
You are verily the Divine qualities of a wife and the God of Wealth in the vast
cosmic form,
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª.
Who is incarnated on this planet as Her Supreme Holiness,
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Salutations to You again and again.
S!ksh!t Shr% )di Shakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
The 108 Names of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
These are 108 of the 1000 names of the Mah"-dev! given in the Shri Lalit"
Sahasran"ma. The Great Goddess is, at the same time, simple and innocent as
a little child and unfathomable, all-pervading, totally elusive, transcending all
categories of perception, all known and unknown universes.
The names simply expose some aspects of Her field.
She is to be worshipped.
(hr% M!t! The Sacred Mother, who not only gives every good
thing that a loving Mother gives to her child, but also
the highest knowledge, Brahma Vidya, to Her devotees.
(hr% Mah!-r!jñ% The Great Empress.
Deva k!rya- The One who emerges for a Divine purpose. You appear
-samudyat! in Your great splendour when all the Divine forces are
helpless and unable to eradicate wickedness.
Akul! The One who is beyond family, caste or race; who
resides in the thousand-petalled Lotus in the head.
Vishnu-gran'hi- The One who cuts the knot of M!y! (illusion) of Shri
-vibhedin% Vishnu in the Solar plexus. Then the devotee perceives
the unreality of his individuality as body, mind and
present incarnation; he loses the sense of limited ‘I’-
ness.
Bhav!n% The Queen of Bhava, i.e. Lord Shiva and Giver of Life
to the whole Universe.
Bhakti priy! Fond of devotees.
Bhakti gamy! Realised by devotion.
(harma d!yin% The Giver of Happiness, including Divine Bliss.
Nir-!dh!r! Unsupported, being the Support of the entire Universe.
You are Pure Consciousness, unformulated,
undifferentiated.
Nir-añjan! Unstained by any limitations or ignorance whatsoever.
Nirlep! Untouched by any Karmas or dualism.
Nirmal! Pure.
Nish-kalañk! Faultless brilliance.
Nity! Eternal.
Nir-!k!r! Formless.
Nir-!kul! Unruffled.
Nirgun! Attributeless. Beyond the three gunas and the three nadis
(Id!, Piñgal! and Sushumna). You are Consciousness
devoid of the qualities and attributes of the mind.
Nishkal! Indivisible and Complete.
Nishk!m! Without any desire, having everything.
Nir-$paplav! Indestructible.
Nitya mukt! Ever Free, and Your devotees are ever free.
Nirvik!r! Changeless, but the Unchanging Basis of all change.
Nir-!#hray! Without any need of help or support as You are
Everything.
Nir-antar! Pervading the whole universe and everything in it equally.
Nish-k!ran! Causeless, being the Cause of all causes.
Nir-$p!dhihi Alone, without any illusions of plurality.
Nir-%#hwar! Supreme, there being no higher divinity.
Nir!g! Without any passion, longing or attachments.
Nirmad! Pride-less.
Ni#hchint! Without any anxiety.
Nir-aham(k!r! Without Ego.
Nirmoh! Without any illusion such as mistaking the unreal for real.
Nirmam! Without selfishness.
Nishp!p! Beyond all sins.
Nih-sam(#hay! Having no doubts.
Nir-bhav! Unborn.
Nir-vikalp! Beyond all mental activity and self-doubt.
Nir-!b!dh! Untroubled.
Nir-n!#h! Deathless, being the indestructible Basis of Reality.
Nish-kriy! Beyond all action or inaction, being uninvolved in any
actions.
Nish-parigrah! Taking nothing, since You need nothing as You are the
Purna-k!m! and have everything.
Devotees also become Nish-parigraha.
Nistul! Unequalled.
N%la chikur! Dark-haired.
Nir-ap!y! Beyond all harm or dangers.
Nir-atyay! Infallible, it being impossible for You to transgress.
Sukha prad! The One who confers Happiness and Moksha- the Bliss
of Liberation.
S!ndra karun! Intensely Compassionate to Your devotees.
Mah!-dev% The Greatest of Goddesses, Infinite.
Mah!-p$jy! Worshipped even by the Trimurtis; Shri Brahma, Vishnu
and Shiva.
Mah! p!taka n!#hin% The One who destroys the greatest of sins.
Mah!-#haktihi The Great Power of the universe.
Mah!-m!y! The Supreme Creator of illusion and confusion even to
the greatest of Gods.
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Mah!-ratih The Greatest Bliss that is beyond all sense pleasures.
Vi#hva r$p! Omnipresent, having the Universe as Your Form; also
the individual Self ‘Vishva’ in the wakeful state is Your
form.
Padm!san! Seated in the lotuses, i.e. in the Chakras.
Bhagavat% The Adorable Matrix of the Universe, worshipped by all
including the Gods.
Raksh!-kar% The Saviour.
*R!kshasa-ghn% The Slayer of evil forces who are Rakshasas (demons).
Parame#hwar% The Ultimate Ruler.
Nitya yauvan! Ever Young, untouched by time as it is Your creation.
Punya labhy! Attained by the merititious or righteous. You are
worshipped as a result of good actions in previous births.
Achintya r$p! Inaccessible to thought since mind, the instrument of
thought, is Your creation.
Par!-#hakti The Ultimate Power; the Energy manifested in every
particle, as well as the Primordial Vibration.
i Of the form of Guru; every Sat-guru is the Goddess
Guru m$rtih
Herself.
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)di #haktih The Primal Power, being the First Cause.
Yoga-d! The One who gives union of the ‘j"v!tma’ or individual soul
with the ‘Para-brahma’, the Supreme Spirit.
Ek!kin% Alone, being the Sole Basis of the plurality of the Universe.
Sukh-!r!dhy! Easily worshipped, without putting the body to great strain.
(hobhan! sulabh!- The Most Auspicious and Easily Attained Path to Self-
-gatihi realisation.
Sat chit !nanda- ‘Sat’ which is absolute Truth, ‘Chit’ which is Conscious-
-r$pin% ness and ‘#nanda’ which is Bliss. These are the three
components of the Ultimate; they are therefore Your forms.
Lajj! Bashful Modesty; residing in all beings as modest chastity.
(hubha kar% Beneficent. The greatest good is the realisation of the
Ultimate and You grant that to devotees.
Chandik! Angry with evil forces.
Tri-gun-!tmik! The #di Shakti who, when becoming the Creation, assumes
the form of the three gunas (moods): Sattva (reality), Rajo
(passion) and Tamo (ignorance), which correspond in the
human body to the three channels of the autonomic nervous
system.
Mahat% The Great, Immeasurable, Supreme Object of attention and
worship.
Pr!na r$pin% Of the form of the Divine Breath of Life.
Para-m!nuh The Ultimate Atom, too minute to be comprehended.
P!#ha hantr% The One who destroys the bonds of attachment and gives
liberation.
V%ra m!t! The Mother of devotees who are competent to lead the
battle against the demonic forces. Shri Ganesha, Shri
Hanuman and Shri K!rttikeya are also called ‘Vira’.
Gambh%r! Infinite Depth; the Great Mother described as a vast,
unfathomable lake of Consciousness, uncomprehended by
space and time.
Garvit! Proud, as the Creatrix of the Universe.
Kshipra pras!din% The Goddess who showers Grace on Your devotees very
quickly.
Sudh! srutih The Ambrosial Stream of Bliss resulting from meditation on
You, the Great Goddess, in the Sahasrara.
Dharm-!dh!r! The Support of right conduct in every age.
Vi#hva gr!s! The One who devours the Universe at the time of Pralaya,
the ultimate dissolution.
Svas'h! Established in Yourself; also You establish the Self in the
devotee.
Sva-bh!va madhur! Natural Sweetness, residing in the heart of Your
devotees as Bliss.
Dh%ra sam-archit! Worshipped by the wise and the brave, meaning You
cannot be worshipped by the cowardly and the stupid.
Param-od!r! Of Supreme Generosity, readily responding to the
prayers of Your devotees.
(h!#hvat% Ever present, continuous.
Lok-!t%t! Transcending all created universes, seated above
Sahasrara.
(ham-!tmik! Having Peace as Your Essence. Devotees with their
minds at peace are Your abode.
L%l! vinodin% The One whose sport is the Universe, as the entire
creation is Your play.
Sad!#hiva The Eternal All-pervading Ever-auspicious Shri
Sadashiva.
Pusht*ih All Forms of Nourishment, nurturing every living being
with Divine Vibrations.
Chandra nibh! Luminous like the moon.
Ravi prakhy! Effulgent like the sun.
P!van-!kritih The Purest Sacred Form which washes away all sins.
Vi#hva garbh! The Goddess who contains the entire Universe being the
Mother of the Universe.
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Chit #haktih The Power of Consciousness that dispels ignorance and
confusion.
Vi#hva s!kshin% The Silent Witness of the action of the Universe.
Vimal! Pure and Untouched.
Varad! The Giver of boons, even to the Trimurtis.
Vil!sin% Charming and Playful; the Universe is for Your
pleasure and You, at Your pleasure, either open or
close the way to Self-realisation.
Vijay! The Element of Success in all actions.
Vand!ru-jana vatsal! The Divine Mother who loves Her devotees as Her
children.
Sahaja Yoga D!yin% The Grantor of spontaneous Self-realisation.
Vi#hva Nirmal!- The One who establishes the Universal Pure Religion.
-Dharma pra-sth!pin%*
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª.
*This extra name was suggested by H.S.H. Shri Mataji at the Ganesha Puja, Brighton, 1984.
What is the greatest mistake?
Questions put to Her Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi in Cabella Ligure.
The 21 Names of Shri Bhairava
The Mantras for the Id! N!d)i (Left Side)
Lord Bhairava is the Archangel Michael and the General of Shr" Shiva’s
army, being an aspect of the Great Mah!deva Himself. Like Shri
Mah!kali, Lord Bhairava is of terrible aspect when angry and
intoxicatingly beautiful when propitiated.
(hr% Mah! Bhairava The Lord who is very fierce and formidable.
(hr% Vatuka Bhairava The Fierce Lord who appears as a boy.
(hr% Siddha Bhairava The Lord of all Success and Fulfillment.
(hr% Kañk!la Bhairava The Lord who is garlanded with human bones.
(hr% K!la Bhairava The Dark-hued Emanation of Lord Shiva.
(hr% K!l!gni Bhairava Lord Shiva as the final conflagration of the world.
(hr% Yogin% Bhairava The Lord who blesses with Divine Union.
(hr% (hakti Bhairava The Lord who is the Creative Power
(hr% )nanda Bhairava The Lord of Divine Bliss.
(hr% M!rtanda Bhairava The Lord of the Sun.
(hr% Gaura Bhairava The Lord of Absolute Purity.
(hr% Bala Bhairava The Lord who appears as a Child.
(hr% Batu Bhairava The Lord who has the form of a youth.
(hr% (hma#hana Bhairava The Lord of the Cremation ground.
(hr% Pur! Bhairava The Ancient Lord.
(hr% Taruna Bhairava The Lord who is ever Youthful.
(hr% Param-!nanda Bhairava The Lord who is the Highest Bliss.
(hr% Sur-!nanda Bhairava The Lord who is the Bliss of the Gods.
(hr% Gñy!n-!nanda Bhairava The Lord who is the Bliss of Knowledge.
(hr% Uttam-!nanda Bhairava The Lord who is the Supreme Joy.
(hr% Amrit-!nanda Bhairava The Lord who is the Nectar of Immortal Joy.
S"ksh"t #hr$ 'di #hakti M"t"j$ #hr$ Nirmal" Devyai namo namahª
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The 108 Names of Shri Mah k l
We, the Children, are bowing to the Immaculate Desire
of God the Almighty.
Kuru-kull! virodhin% Confronting demonic hosts and all the sins of the
world.
Krishna deh! Dark bodied.
Nara mund!l% Wearing a garland of human skulls.
Galat rudhira bh$shan! Decorated with dripping blood.
Preta nrittya par!yan! The Spirit of the cosmic dance of dissolution.
Lola jihv! Having a rolling tongue, insatiable for the blood of
demons
Kundalin% The Pure Desire of the Holy Spirit.
N!ga kany! The Most Excellent Naga Maiden (a race of half-snake
demons)
Pati-vrat! The Devoted Wife.
(hiv-!sang% The Eternal Companion of Shri Shiva.
Mano-ram! The One whose Divine Grace and Charm pleases all.
Va#hy! The Celestial Charmer enticing all in Your web of
love.
Sarva saundarya nilay! The Home of all beauty.
Rakt! Red with blood.
Swayam-bh$ kusuma- The Life Energy of the blossom of the Self-existent, i.e.
-pr!n! the Universe- the Chakras and realised souls are also
Self-created flowers.
Swayam-bh$-
Intoxicated with the self-created flowers.
-kusum-on-m!d!
(hukra p$jy! Worshipped as the whiteness of purity.
(hukra-s'h! Surrounded by a halo of purity and whiteness.
(hukr-!tmik! The Soul of purity and sacredness.
(hukra nindaka n!#hin% The Destroyer of those who scorn holiness.
Ni#humbha-#humbha-
The Slayer of Shumba and Nishumba.
-sañhantr%
Vanhi mandala-
Standing at the centre of the circle of cosmic fire.
-madhya-s'h!
V%ra janan% The Mother of the brave.
*Tripura m!lin% Wearing the demon Tripura’s head as a necklace.
Kar!l% Having a gaping mouth at the time of dissolution.
P!#hin% Holding the noose of death.
Ghora r$p! The One having a Terrifying Form.
Ghora dansht*r! Having Fierce Jaws.
Chand% Angry with evil tendencies in Your disciples.
Sumat% The Mother of the purest wisdom.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Jai, Jai, Jai (hri M!t!j%!
Prayer to Shri Mah saraswat%
Y! kundendu tush!ra
H!ra dhaval!
Y! #hubhra vastr-!nvit!,
Y! v%n! vara dan)d)a
Mandita kar!
Y! #hweta padm!san!.
Y! Brahm-!chyuta
(hankara pra-bhriti-bhir
Devaihi sad! vandit!,
S! m!m p!tu Saraswat%
Bhagavat%
Nih:#hesha j!d)y-!pa-h!.
Tulsidas says:
(hr% Guru charan. saroj. raj., I bow to the Lotus Feet of the Divine Guru,
Nij. manu mukuru sudh!ri. May the dust of Your Feet clean the mirror
of my mind.
Bar.na$m Raghubar. bimal. jasu, Now I will describe the pure glory of Shri
Jo d!yaku phal. ch!ri. Rama, who bestows the four gifts -.
Dharma (Virtue and right conduct)
Artha, (Purpose, Wealth)
K"ma (Love and desire) and
Moksha (Liberation)
4) Kanchan. baran. vir!j. subes!, O You of golden complexion and well attired,
K!nan. kundal. kuñchit. kes!. Youthful, wearing ear rings, with curly hair.
5) H!th. bajra aur dhvaj! bir!jai, You hold Vajra (the rock) and the flag in
K!nthe m$nja janeoo s!jai. Your hands; With the sacred thread of moonj
grass across Your shoulder.
7) Vidy!v!n. gun% ati ch!tur., You are highly learned, virtuous and
R!m. k!j. karibai ko !tur.. sagacious, You are always anxious to
accomplish Shri Rama’s work.
8) Prabhu charitra sunibe ko rasiy!, You revel in listening to the lore of the Lord,
R!m. Lakhan. S%t! man. basiy!. Enshrining in Your heart Shri Rama,
Lakshman and Sita.
9) S$kshm. r$p. dhari siyahim dikh!v!, You appeared before Shri Sita in a tiny
Vikat. r$p. dhar% Lañka jar!v!. form,Assuming a colossal figure, You
burnt the city of Lanka.
10) Bh%m. r$p. dhar% asur. sañh!re, Acquiring a terrifying form to destroy the
R!m.chandra ke k!j. sam(v!re. Asuras, You served the cause of Lord
Ramachandra.
11) L!ya sañj%van. Lakhan. jiy!ye, You brought the Sanjivani herb and revived
(hr% Raghub%r. harashi ura l!ye. Shri Lakshmana, Shri Rama then embraced
You in joy.
12) Raghupati k%nh%m bahut. bad!-%, Shri Raghupati praised You very
Tum. mam. priya Bharat.hi sam. bh!-%. highly, ‘You are as dear to me as
Bharat,’ He said.
13) Sahas. badan. Tumh!ro ya#h. g!vain, ‘The thousand faced Shesha sings hymns
As. kahi (hr%pat% kanth. lag!vain. in Your praise’, The Lord of Lakshmi
said, pressing You to His heart.
14) Sanak-!dik. Brahm!di mun%s!, The God-realised saint Sanaka, along with
N!rad. S!rad. sahit. ah%s!. Shri Narada and Sharada sings Your praise.
15) Jam. Kuber. Dikp!l. jah!nté. The Gods of Death, Wealth, and Protection
Kavi kovid. kahi saké kah!nté. as well as great poets and scholars have all
failed to sing fully of Your glories, How can
this poet give expression to Your excellence?
16) Tum. up.k!r. Sugr%va-hin k%nh!, You helped Sugriva and brought him to
R!m. mil!ya r!ja-pad. d%nh!. Lord Rama; Thus You retrieved his lost
kingship for him.
17) Tumharo mantra Vibh%shana m!n!, Vibhishana listened to Your advice and
Lañke#hwar. bhaye sab. jag. j!n!. became the King of Lanka; the whole
world knows this.
18) Yug. sahasra yojan. par. bh!n$, The Sun is twelve thousand yojans away,
L%lyo t!hi madhur. phal. j!n$. You mistook it for a sweet fruit and tried
to swallow it.
19) Prabhu mudrik! meli mukh. m!hin, No wonder that putting Lord Rama’s ring
Jaladhi l!ghin. gaye acharaj. n!hin. in Your mouth, You leapt across the sea.
20) Durgam. k!j. jagat. ke jete, All difficult tasks of the world are
Sugam. anugraha Tumh!re tete. rendered easy, with Thy Grace.
21) R!m. du!re Tum. rakh.w!re, You guard the doorsteps of Lord Rama,
Hot. na !gñy! binu pais!re. No one can enter His presence without
Your permission.
22) Sab. sukh. lahain Tumh!r% saran!, All happiness lies in seeking refuge at
Tum. rakshak. k!h$ ko daran!. Your feet, When You are the protector,
why should one fear?
23) )pan. tej. samh!ro !pai, You alone can control the great power
T%nom lok. h!ñk. te k!mpai. You possess, All the three worlds
24) Bh$t. pis!ch. nikat*. nahin !vain, Evil spirits do not dare to come near
one
Mah!vir. jab. n!m. sun!vain. who recites Your name, O Great Warrior
tremble at Your call.
25) N!sai rog. harai sab. p%r!, All disease and pain are destroyed by the
Japat. nirantar. Hanumat. v%r!. constant repetition of the name of valiant
Shri Hanuman.
26) Sañkat*. tén Hanum!n. chhur!vain, Hanuman delivers a person from
misery
Man. kram. bachan. dhy!n. jo l!vain. if he meditates on Him in thought, word
and action.
27) Sab. par. R!m. tapasv% r!j!, Lord Rama is the Detached Ruler of the
Tinake k!j. sakal. Tum. s!j!. universe, You brought to fruition all His
enterprises.
28) Aur. manorath. jo ko% l!vai, If someone comes to You with a desire in
T!su amit. jivan. phal. p!vai. mind, You give that person the unlimited
fruits of life.
29) Ch!rom jug. parat!p. Tumh!r!, Your bright glory travels all directions and
Hai parasiddh. jagat ujiy!r!. ages, The world knows the supreme success
of Shri Hanuman.
30) S!dhu sant. ke Tum. rakhaw!re, You are the protector of seekers and saints,
Asur. nikandan. R!m. dul!re. You are the destroyer of the Asuras, the evil
forces.
31) Asht*a siddhi nav. nidh% ke d!t!, You dispense the eight powers and the nine
As. var. d%n. J!nak% M!t!. types of wealth, As a boon bestowed on You
by the Divine Mother Janaki.
32) R!m. ras!yan. Tumhare p!s!, You possess the Divine elixir of Shri Rama’s
Sad! raho Raghupati ke d!s!. Name; You are ever the Servant of
Lord Rama.
33) Tumhare bhajan. R!m. ko p!vai, By singing hymns in Your praise one
Janam. janam. ke dukh. Bisar!vai. reaches Shri Rama; And is freed from the
sorrows of many lifetimes.
34) Ant. k!la Raghubar. pur. j!-%, In the end such a one enters the Divine
Jahom janma Hari-bhakta kah!-%. abode of Shri Rama; If reborn, he
becomes a devotee of Shri Vishnu.
35) Aur. dev.t! chitt. na dhara-%, Your devotees need not remember any other
Hanumat. se-% sarv. sukh. kara-%. Deity; All happiness is assured by
Lord Hanuman.
36) Sañkat. hatai mitai sab. p%r!, All difficulties and pain are destroyed,
Jo sumirai Hanumat. bal.v%r!. When one remembers Hanuman, the strong
and brave.
37) Jay Jay Jay Hanum!n. gos!-%m, Hail, Hail, Hail to Hanuman! Lord of my
Krip! karahu Guru Dev. k% n!-%m. entire Self; Please shower Your grace on
me like a Divine Guru.
38) Jo sat. b!r. p!th. kar. ko-%. One who recites this Chalisa a hundred
Chh$tahin bandi mah! sukh. ho-%. times, will be delivered from difficulties
and will attain great joy.
39) Jo yah. padhai Hanum!n. Ch!lis!, One who recites this Chalisa in praise of
Hoy. siddhi s!kh% Gaur%s!. Shri Hanuman, will achieve success and
get the darshan of Lord Shiva.
40) Tuls%d!s. sad! Hari cher!, Tulsidas is ever the servant of the Lord and
K%jai N!th. hridaya mamh. der!. prays perpetually, ‘O Lord, may You
always reside in my heart!’
R!m. Lakhan. Sit! sahit., With Shri Rama, Lakshman and Sita,
Hridaya basahu sura-bh$p.. Please reside in my heart, O Protector of
heaven and earth.
Note; The old form of Hindi that Saint Tulsidas wrote in, has many words commonly spelt with v
in Sanskrit and modern Hindi( eg. vidy!, v"ra) written with a b (the Devanagari letter is almost
identical). The more familiar words are here rendered with v, as they are in the Nirmalanjali and
commonly in India. This is a change from the original SYMB.
The 108 Names of Shri Maria Mahalakshmi
(in Latin)
In Latin:
Sancta Mater…………Dei Genitrix………….Benedice Nos
Holy Mother Mother of God Bless us
Shri Chakra.
(Shri Yantra)
The mystical design representing Shri Mah lakshmi.
A view through the Sushumna Nadi.
There are four upward pointing and five downward pointing triangles, whose intersection
forms 112 triangles and 21 quadrilaterals.
27 Names of Our Sacred Lady Mary
Mah lakshmi
in Latin.
Sancta Dei Genitrix Holy Mother of God
Sancta Virgo Virginium Holy Virgin of all the Virgins
Mater Christi Mother of Christ
Mater Purissima Purest Mother
Mater Inviolata Inviolate Mother
Mater Admirabilis Admirable Mother
Mater Boni Concilii Mother of good advice
Mater Salvatoris Mother of the Redeemer
Virgo Veneranda Most venerable Virgin
Virgo Fidelis Faithful Virgin
Speculum Justitiae Mirror of justice
Sedes Sapientiae Seat of wisdom
Causa Nostra Laetitiae Source of our joy
Vas Honorabilis Vessel of honesty
Janus Coeli Door of heaven
Salus Infirmorum Salvation of the suffering
Refugium Peccatorum Shelter of the sinners
Consolatrix Afflictorum Comforter of the distressed
Regina Angelorum Queen of the angels
Regina Patriarcharum Queen of the patriarchs
Regina Apostolorum Queen of the apostles
Regina Martyrum Queen of martyrs
Regina Virginium Queen of virgins
Regina Originalis Concepta Queen of the Immaculate Conception
Regina Pacis Queen of peace
Regina Amoris Queen of Love
Regina Beatitudinis Queen of Bliss
Imperatrix Mundi Empress of the world
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Shri Devi Asht-ottara-shata N m- vali.
The 108 names of the Devi.
#di Shankar"ch"rya has said ‘Your right eye being the embodiment
of the sun creates day, Your left eye being the embodiment of the
moon creates night, your third eye radiant like the slightly open
golden lotus, creates twilight’. He also says that due to collyrium
that the Mother wears, Her eyes become tri-coloured - The streak of
red, the natural white colour of the eyes and the black of the
collyrium. They look like the triad of the three quantities - Raja,
Sattwa and Tama.
O Mother, You are not only correcting the imbalances of the people,
but are also freely distributing the Divine Bliss which could be
enjoyed by very few in the past after great efforts. May thousands
and thousands more come and drink the nectar that is flowing from
Your Lotus Feet. Proximity to Your Lotus Feet is Moksha and You
are so kind that You are present in our hearts the very moment we
remember You. O Mother, pray, kindly keep this form of Yours for
years and years, so that all seekers get their salvation and Mother
Earth is relieved from all evil. What can we offer in P$ja when You
are everywhere and everything, including our Selves?
To My Flower Children
Mother Nirmala.
Written on returning from a trip to America in 1976?
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The 1000 Names of hr Mah k l
#hr$ K"l$sahasra N"ma Stottram
I resort to Shri Mah"k"l!, the Supreme Goddess with ten faces and ten legs,
who holds in Her hands the sword, discus, mace, arrow, bow, club, spear,
missile, human head and conch, who is three-eyed, decorated with jewels
around all Her limbs which are luminous like a blue gem and whom Lord
Brahma extolled in order to destroy the dauntless demons, Madhu and
Kaitabha, when Shri Vishnu was in His mystic sleep
Note: The following list of names can be said as a poem, in verses consisting of
four p!das of eight syllables each. There is a single vertical line | to denote the
end of the first sixteen syllables and a double line || at the end of the verse. There
are also small words in the list of names to fill out the meter like cha- ‘and’ and
ta!ha- ‘thus’ which have been included in italics in brackets.
Note: The symbols !, " and $ denote long vowel sounds as in cart, keen and stoop. Short a is
pronounced like the u in but.
S!ksh!t (hr% )di (hakti M!t!j% (hr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª
Salutations to Her who is verily Shri Mahakali incarnated in person,
Her Supreme Holiness Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi.
Most reverend salutations to You,
For ever and ever.
The Creation of Shri Ganesha. (extract from the Shiva Purana)
N!rada said,’I wish to hear the excellent story of Ganesha, the details
of his divine nativity, auspicious of the auspicious’.
On hearing the words of N!rada, the great sage Brahm! became
delighted and replied to him remembering Lord Shiva.
8 ‘Due to the different Kalpas (ages) the story
of the birth of Ganesha is told in different ways. According to one
account He is born of Mah!deva, the great lord (Shiva). His head,
being looked at by *Shani (Saturn) was cut off and an elephant’s head
was put on Him.
9 Now we narrate the story of the birth of
Ganesha in Swetakalpa (present age) when His head was cut off by the
merciful Shiva.
10 No suspicion need be entertained, O sage.
Shiva is certainly the cause of enjoyment and protection. He is the Lord
of all. Shiva is possessed as well as devoid of attributes.
11 It is by His divine sport that the entire
universe is created, sustained and annihilated. O excellent sage, listen to
what is relevant to the context, with attention.
12 A long time had lapsed after the marriage
of Shiva and His return to Kail!sa that Ganesha was born.
13 Once the friends Jay! and Vijay! conferred with P!rvat% and
discussed.
14 ‘All the Ganas of Rudra carry the orders of Shiva. They all, Nandin,
Bh.ingin and others are in a way our own.
15 Pramathas are numerous. But none of them can be called our own.
They stand at the portals, subservient to Shiva’s behests.
16 They also may be called our own but our mind is not in unison with
them. Hence, O sinless lady, one, our own must be created.’
*This refers to a well-known story of the creation of Shri Ganesha where He was
born as a normal boy to Shri P"rvat$, who was proudly showing the beautiful baby
off to all the gods. Shani (the planet Saturn) was cursed that his glance had an evil
effect, so he would not look at the boy. Shri P"rvat$ taunted him that nothing bad
could happen to Her child and insisted that he look at him. However when he did
the boy’s head was burnt to ashes, which distressed the Goddess greatly. On the
advice of Lord Brahma they set out northwards and the first creature they found
was as elephant whose head they took to place on the boy, whose life was restored
by Lord Shiva.
17 Goddess P!rvat% to whom this charming suggestion was made by the
two friends considered it wholesome and resolved to carry it out.
18 Once when P!rvat% was taking Her bath, Sad!shiva rebuked Nandin
and came into the inner apartment.
19 The Mother of the universe, seeing the
untimely arrival of Shiva in the midst of Her bath and toilet, stood up.
The beautiful lady was very shy then.
20 The Goddess decided that Her friends’
suggestion would be conducive to Her good and so was enthusiastic.
21 At the time when the incident occurred,
P!rvat%, the great M!y!, the great goddess, thought as follows;
22 T
here must be a servant of my own who will be expert in his duties. He
must not stray from my behest even a speck’.
23 T
hinking thus the goddess created a person with all the characteristics, out
of the dirt from Her body.
24 H
e was spotless and handsome in every part of his body. He was huge in
size and had all brilliance, strength and valour.
25 S
he gave him various clothes and ornaments. She blessed him with
benedictions and said;-‘you are my son. You are my own. I have none
else to call my own.’ Thus addressed the person bowed to Her and said;-
26 ‘What is Your order? I shall accomplish what you command’. Thus
addressed, P!rvat% replied to Her son.
27 ‘My dear, listen to my words. Work as my gate-keeper from today.
You are my son. You are my own. It is not otherwise. There is none else
who belongs to Me.
28 O good son, without my permission, no-one, by any means, shall
intrude my apartment. I tell you the fact.’
29 Saying this She gave Him a hard stick. On seeing His handsome
features She was delighted.
30 Out of love and mercy She embraced and kissed Him. She placed
Him armed with a staff at Her entrance as the gatekeeper.
31 Then the son of the Goddess, of great heroic power, stayed at the
doorway, P!rvat% began to take Her bath with Her friends, unworried.
32 At this very moment, Shiva who is eagerly indulgent and an expert
in various divine sports came near the door.
33 Not knowing that He was Lord Shiva, the consort of Parvat%,
Ganesha said;-‘O sir, without my mother’s permission you shall not go
in now.
34 My mother has entered Her bath. Where are you going now? Go
away!’, saying thus, He took up His staff to ward Him off.
35 On seeing Him Shiva said;-‘O foolish fellow, whom are you
forbidding? O wicked knave, don’t you know me? I am Shiva, none
else’.
36 Thereupon Ganesha beat Shiva with the staff. Shiva expert in
various sports became infuriated and spoke to His son thus.
37 ‘You are a fool. You do not know that I am Shiva, the husband of
P!rvat%. O boy, I go in my own house. Why do you forbid me?’
38 When Lord Shiva tried to enter the house, Ganesha became
infuriated and struck Him with His staff once again.
39 Then Shiva too became furious. He commanded his own Ganas;-
‘Who is this fellow here? What is he doing? O Ganas, enquire’.
40 After saying this, the furious Shiva stood outside the house. The
Lord, following the worldly conventions, is capable of wonderful sports.
Chapter 14.
• The infuriated Ganas of Shiva at His bidding went there and
questioned the son of P!rvat% who stood at the gate.
• ‘Who are you? Whence do you come? What do you propose to do? If
you have a desire to remain alive go away from here’.
• On hearing their words, the son of P!rvat% who was armed with the
staff spoke to the Ganas as follows;-
• ‘O handsome fellows, who are you? Whence have you come? Go
away. Why have you come here and why do you stand in opposition to
me?’
• On hearing His words, Shiva’s Ganas of great heroism and arrogance
laughingly spoke to one another.
• After conferring with one another, the infuriated P!r*shadas of Shiva
replied to Ganesha, the doorkeeper;-
• ‘Listen, we are the excellent Ganas of Shiva. We are His doorkeepers.
We have come here to throw you out at the bidding of Lord Shiva.
• Considering you too as one of the Ganas, we are not going to kill you.
Otherwise you would have been killed. Better stay away yourself. Why
do you court death?’
• Though warned thus, Ganesha, the son of P!rvat%, stood fearless. He
did not leave His post at the door. He rebuked Shiva’s Ganas.
• After hearing His words, the Ganas of Shiva went back and informed
Shiva about His stand.
• On hearing their words, Lord Shiva of wonderful divine sports,
following the worldly conventions, rebuked His Ganas.
• ‘Who is this fellow? What does he say? He is standing there haughtily
as though he is our enemy. What will that wicked knave do? Certainly
he wants to die.
• Why? Are you dastardly eunuchs to stand here helplessly and
complain to me about him? Let this new doorkeeper be thrown out’.
• Thus commanded by Lord Shiva of wonderful sports, the Ganas
returned to that place and spoke to the doorkeeper.
• ‘O gatekeeper, why are you standing here? Why have you been
stationed here? Why don’t you care for us? How can you thus remain
alive?
• We are here the duly appointed doorkeepers. What are you saying? A
jackal sitting on a lion’s seat wishes for happiness.
• O fool, you will roar only as long as you do not feel the brunt of our
attack. Erelong you will fall by feeling the same’.
• Thus taunted by them, Ganesha became furious and took the staff with
his hands and struck the Ganas even as they continued to speak harsh
words.
• Then the fearless Ganesha, son of P!rvat% rebuked the heroic Ganas
of Shiva and spoke as follows;-
• ‘Get away. Get away. Or I shall give you a foretaste of my fierce
valour. You will be the laughing-stock of all’.
• On hearing these words of Ganesha, the Ganas of Shiva went to
Shiva who was standing at a distance of a Krosha from Kail!sa and
spoke to Him’
• Shiva ridiculed them all. The trident-armed great lord of fierce
temperament spoke to His Ganas who professed to be heroes.
• ‘Impotent wretches, you profess to be heroes but are never so. Why
should I speak more? He must be driven away’.
• Thus rebuked by Lord Shiva, the excellent Ganas went back and
spoke to Him.
• ‘Listen, boy. You go away from here; if not your death is certain’.
• In the meantime the Goddess heard the noise of this wrangle between
the Ganas and the doorkeeper, and told Her friend ‘Go and see’.
• The friend came to the door and saw them for a moment. She
understood the whole matter. She was delighted and returned to P!rvat%.
• ‘O great Goddess, the heroic Ganas of Shiva are taunting and
rebuking our own Gana who is standing at the door.
• When this man belonging to us is taunted, it amounts to our being
taunted. Hence, O gentle lady, you shall not abandon your prestige of
high order’.
• P!rvat% stood there for a moment and then taking up a haughty mood
She said;-
• ‘What is to happen happens. What is done cannot be altered.’
• The friend came to the door and told Ganesha what P!rvat% had
said with affection.
• ‘Whether good or bad let your duty be done’.
• On hearing the words of the friend, Ganeshwara became highly
delighted, strengthened and lifted up.
• Girding up His loins, tying his turban firmly and clapping His calves
and thighs, he spoke fearlessly to all the Ganas.
• I am the son of P!rvat%. You are the Ganas of Shiva. Both of us are
thus equal. Let your duty be done now. You shall not enter the
apartment either forcibly or humbly’.
• The Ganas went to Shiva and acquainted Him with that news of
wonderful nature.
• Shiva replied;- ‘If we are humble, there is likely to be a rumour:-
‘Shiva is subservient to His wife’. O Ganas, this is certainly derogatory
to Me.
• How can a woman be obdurate, especially with her own husband?
P!rvat% will certainly derive the fruit of what She has done.
• Hence, my heroic men, listen to My words with attention. This war
has to be fought by all means. Let what is in store happen.’
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• When Shiva told them thus, they got ready and went to Shiva’s palace.
• On seeing the Ganas coming, fully equipped for war, Ganesha spoke
to them thus;-
• ‘I am only one and that too a mere boy. You are all experts in warfare
and have fought in many a battle.
• You shall look to your Lord and I to my Mother. Let what is destined
to occur, occur.’
• When thus taunted and rebuked they rushed towards Him with big
batons adorning their arms and taking up different kinds of weapons.
• Gnashing their teeth, grunting and bellowing, the Ganas rushed at
Him.
• Nandin came first and caught hold of His leg and pulled at it.
Bh.ingin then rushed at Him and caught hold of His other leg.
• Before the Ganas had time to pull His legs Ganesha struck a blow
at their hands and got His legs free.
• Then seizing a big iron club and standing at the doorway He
smashed the Ganas so that none among them could stand face to face
with Him.
• Just as deer flee to any direction on seeing a lion, the Ganas fled.
Then Ganesha returned to the doorway and stood there.
• At this time, urged by N!rada, all the gods including Vishnu and
Indra came there.
• Standing in front of Shiva and bowing to Him, they said; - ‘O Lord
be pleased to command us.
• You are the great Brahman, the Lord of All, the Creator, Sustainer
and Annihilator of all created things. All are Your servants.
• You are intrinsically devoid of attributes but by means of Your
sports You assume R!jasika, S!ttvika and T!masika forms. O Lord,
what sport are You indulging in now?’
• Then Shiva, the Lord of All, the Consort of P!rvat%, then laughingly
told me, Brahm!.
• O Brahm!, you alone should go there. This strong boy shall be
propitiated. O Brahm!, you shall bring him under control.
• On hearing the words of the Lord, I went near Ganesha
accompanied by the sages.
• On seeing me approaching, the powerful Ganesha came to me very
furiously and plucked my moustache and beard.
• ‘Forgive me, O Lord. I have not come for fighting. I have come to
make peace and I will cause thee no harm’.
• While I said thus, the heroic Ganesha took up the iron club, seeing
which I began to run away immediately.
• The others too were struck down with the iron club. Some fled to
Shiva and intimated to Him the details of the incident.
• On seeing them in that plight and on hearing the news, Shiva
became very angry.
1. He issued directives to Indra and the other gods, to the Ganas led by
know of the entire incident and was very furious. She created two
Shaktis for the assistance of Her own Gana.
6. One Shakti assumed a very fierce form and stood there opening her
and hurled back at them. None of the weapons of the gods was seen
anywhere around the iron club of Ganesha. This wonderful feat was
performed by them.
1. The earth with all the oceans quaked. As a result of the violent battle
a sudden. The hero had been conferred great strength by the Shaktis.
2. Seeing Him terrific, even Shiva was greatly surprised, thinking within
two Shaktis, remembered the lotus-like feet of his mother and struck
Him in his hand with his spear
2. Thereupon the trident fell from the hand of Shiva of the Supreme Soul,
who took up His bow Pinaka.
3. Ganesha felled that to the ground by means of His iron club. Five of
His hands were also struck. He took up the trident with the other five
hands.
4. ‘Alas, this has been more distressing even to me. What may not
bestowed by the Shaktis struck the Gods and the Ganas with His iron
club.
6. The Gods and the Ganas, smothered by that wonderful striker with the
iron club, went away to the ten directions. None of them remained on
the battlefield.
7. On seeing Ganesha, Vishnu said-‘He is blessed. He is a hero of great
destroy. They took up the gods with their hands and threw them into
their mouths.
• The gods then discussed with N!rada- ‘How could our misery be
quelled?’ then they said;-
• ‘As long as the goddess P!rvat% does not favour us there will be no
happiness. No suspicion need be entertained in this matter.’
• N!rada and other sages went to P!rvat% in order to appease Her
anger. They then propitiated her.
• They bowed to Her again and again. They eulogised Her with hymns.
They tried to please Her with devotion and at the behest of the gods and
ganas, spoke thus.
• ‘O Mother of the Universe, obeisance to You. Obeisance to You, O
Shiv!, Obeisance to You, O Chandik!, Obeisance to You, Kaly!n%.
• O Mother, you alone are the Primordial Shakti. You are the Eternal
Cause of Creation. You alone are ever the Sustaining Power. You alone
are the Cause of Dissolution.
• O Goddess, be pleased. Spread peace. Obeisance be to You. O
Goddess, the three worlds are agitated by Your fury.
• The Mah!devi P!rvat% thus eulogised by N!rada and the other sages
glanced at them furiously. She did not say anything.
• Then the sages bowed at Her lotus-like Feet and spoke to Her in low
voices with devotion joining their palms in reverence.
• The sages said;- ‘O Goddess, forgive. The final dossolution seems
near at hand. Your Lord is standing here. O Mother, You see Him.
• What are we, the gods, Brahm", Vishnu and others? We are only Your
subjects. We stand here with palms joined in reverence.
• O Mah!dev%, our guilts shall be forgiven. We are agitated and
distressed. O P!rvat%, give us peace.’
1. After saying this the agitated and distressed sages stood in front of Her
with their palms joined in reverence.
2. On hearing their words P!rvati was pleased and She replied to the
sages with Her mind full of compassion.
3. If My Son regains life there may not be further annihilation. If you can
arrange for Him an honourable status and position among you as the
chief presiding officer, there may be peace in the world. Otherwise you
will never be happy.’
On hearing that, Indra and other gods joined their palms in reverence
and piteously intimated to Shiva what had transpired there.
On hearing what the gods said, Shiva spoke thus-‘it shall be done
accordingly so that there may be peace over all the worlds.
You shall go to the northern direction and whatever person you meet
at first, you cut off his head and fit it to this body.’
Then they carried out Shiva’s behests and acted accordingly. They
brought the headless body of Ganesha and washed it well.
They paid homage to it and started towards the north. It was a single
tusked elephant that they met.
They took the head and fitted it to the body. After joining it, the gods
bowed to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahm!.
Then Brahm!, Vishnu and the other gods spoke after bowing to Lord
Shiva who is free from the ill effects of the attributes.
They said- ‘Since we are all born out of Your brilliant energy, let that
energy come into it by the recitation of the Vedic mantras.’
Saying so, they jointly sprinkled the holy water, invoked by the
mantras on that body after remembering Shiva.
Immediately after the contact of the holy water the boy was
resuscitated to life and joined with consciousness. As Shiva willed, the
boy woke up as from a sleep.
He was handsome, extremely comely. He had the face of an elephant.
He was red-complexioned. He was delighted with face beaming. He was
brilliant and had fine features.
On seeing the son of P!rvat% resuscitated to life, they all rejoiced and
their miseries came to an end.
They showed him delightedly to the Goddess. On seeing him restored
to life, the Goddess was greatly delighted. Taking him up with both
hands she embraced him joyously.
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When the son of P!rvat% was resuscitated, he was honoured by the
Goddess who bestowed all siddhis on him and touched him with the
hand that removes all distress and said;-
‘You have had great distress since Your very birth.
You are blessed and contented now. You will receive worship before
all the gods. You will be free from distress.
Vermilion is visible on Your face now. Hence You will always be
worshipped with vermilion by all men always.
All achievements certainly accrue to him who performs Your worship
with flowers, sandal paste, scents, auspicious food offerings, N%r!jana
rites (waving of lights), betel leaves, charitable gifts, circumambulations
and obeisance. All kinds of obstacles will certainly perish.’
Then with the graceful blessings of P!rvat%, instantly peace reigned
upon the gods and particularly on the ganas.
Placing his lotus-like hand on Ganesha’s head, Shiva told the gods,-
‘this is another son of mine.
He is the Remover of all obstacles and the Bestower of the fruits of all
rites.
He shall be worshipped first and We shall be worshipped afterwards.
If He is not worshipped, We too are not worshipped.’
In order to gratify P!rvat%, Ganesha was proclaimed as the Presiding
Officer by all, Brahm!, Vishnu, Shiva and others.
The story of Shri Karttikeya
(from the Shiva Purana)
The Devas and Rishis implored Lord Shiva to save them from the
wicked demon T"rak"sura and his brothers who had conquered Heaven
and were terrorizing the three worlds. They had boons that they could
be destroyed only by a son of Lord Shiva Himself. As the Great Lord
was not married, this presented a difficulty, and the Devas and Rishis
went to great lengths to arrange His marriage to Shri P"rvat!.
Eventually the wedding was performed but due to His Yogic powers,
Lord Shiva remained immersed in the bliss of union for a thousand
years while T"rak wreaked havoc in the world. Finally Shri Agni, the
god of fire, was chosen to disturb the Lord and remind Him of the need
for a saviour.
Golden seed glowing with intense heat emerged from the Three-eyed
Lord and He instructed Shri Agni to carry it in secret and place it in the
river Ganga. Six lotuses appeared with a baby in each which were
found by the six Krittikas (river-nymphs) who nursed them. There was
a dispute over whose babies they were, but when Lord Shiva’s wife
Shri P"rvati held the children they merged into one, a sign that She was
the true mother. Shri K"rttikeya is therefore known by several names
from His different carers and progenitors.
Shri K"rttikeya destroyed T"rak but his two brothers realized the folly
of their ways, were granted Moksha, and became the God’s peacock
vehicle and the cockerel which is His chariot-emblem.
Shri K"rttikeya is the God of War and is normally depicted as a beautiful
youth holding a spear and seated on a peacock.
P ja
P$ja is the Sacred Art of generating vibrations and expressing devotion through
worshipping and making offerings to the Divine.
Performing P$ja with devotion, sincerity and humility is more effective than
adherence to strict protocol. It is better not to be tense but to enjoy performing the
P$ja.
We are authorised to do P$ja through our connection to Her Supreme Holiness Shri
Mataji and our subtle systems get cleansed with floods of Divine Vibrations.
In Pur"nic lore, five offerings are made in P$ja, corresponding to the five elements-
D!pa (light-fire), D$pa (incense-air), Pushpa (flowers-ether), Gandha (perfume-
earth) and Naivedya (eatables/amrut- water).
Dedication of the P$ja.-State time, date and place, invite all the Deities to be
present and request the Deity to be worshipped (Shri Mataji in Her form as..) to
accept the P$ja.
Say Shri Ganesha’s mantra (once or four times usually)
Say Shri Ganesha Atharva Sheersha (or other praises). Shri Mataji’s Feet can be
washed while saying this.
The sealed photograph is held over the bowl and the warm water poured over it.
People come and wash Shri Mataji’s feet in turn, normally children first, then
women and lastly men, performing namask"r to Shri Mataji before and after
washing.
The water is poured clockwise over Shri Mataji’s Feet as the devotee rubs the
photo clockwise with the thumb and fingers of either the right hand alone with the
left hand supporting the right forearm, or both hands. The water becomes vibrated
and is good for plants or can be put on the earth or in a river, but not normally
consumed if it has been touched*. After washing Shri Mataji’s Feet, the wet hands
can be applied to the Sahasrara and Agnya Chakras.
During the P$ja, bhajans can be sung, Names of the Deity or other mantras
intoned, readings from sacred texts or silence.
Everyone present should keep the attention on the P$ja and not close the eyes.
Everyone present should wash Shri Mataji’s feet if practicable.
The Photograph is then dried and decorated with kum-kum (normally swastikas
on Shri Mataji’s Feet and decorating the toes and ankles) and perfume oil is applied
to the photo. Some ladies can hold a sari as a screen around as this is done.
Flowers are offered and placed in front of the Photograph, ideally by everyone
present, and the plates of Prasad are offered and placed by Shri Mataji’s Feet.
Everyone stands to sing Shri Mataji’s Aarti with clapping and bells. A conch can
be blown at the beginning and end of the Aarti.
Other mantras may be said while standing (Jay Jagadambe, Allah hu akbar, the
Lord’s prayer etc.) and people pull their earlobes to ask for forgiveness for any
mistakes in the P$ja (and to bring down the ego and superego)
The Three Great Mantras are said or sung.
Everyone namaskars at Shri Mataji’s Lotus Feet (see the following note on
Namaskaar)
After a few minutes meditation with the Attention on taking in Shri Mataji’s
vibrations through the Sahasrara, the Prasad can be distributed, first offering some
of each kind to Shri Mataji on a small plate. Shri Mataji’s Prasad can be eaten the
next day or offered to the Mother Earth, the river or consumed by animals.
People should raise Kundalini and take a bandhan before leaving the room after
the P$ja.
*Alternatively the water can be poured over Shri Mataji’s Feet without touching. It
can then also be used to drink or in food. Vibrated water can be used to clear the
vibrations of places by sprinkling around, applied to the body for healing or applied
to the Sahasrara as an aid to meditation. It is not recommended to use vibrated
water or vibrated salt in footsoaks; however a few drops can be added to a matkar
(lemons and chillies).
‘Devi P$ja’. The next level of P$ja includes offering Amrut -the five auspicious
foods. These elements help to clear our Koshas (subtle bodies) and work on
different chakras.
Requirements –
-a large bowl (can be the same one) and a supply of warm water.
-five small pots containing-1) melted ghee ( butter ghee or butter clarified
by standing the container in hot water)
2) plain yoghurt
3) milk
4) runny honey (may need warming)
5) sugar (white cane sugar normally)
Optional- some saffron stalks in the sugar.
These should be from new packets or ones only used for P$ja before.
-after washing the Photograph of Shri Mataji’s Feet and drying, but before
decorating, clean or change the bowl and offer the elements in the order written
(greasiest first) by pouring over the photo of Shri Mataji’s Feet clockwise followed
by a little warm water. Do not touch with the hands. The Photograph is then dried
and decorated as described above.
-after the P$ja the Amrut is mixed (a little warming helps) and distributed for the
devotees to drink-a spoonful in the palm of the right hand traditionally, drunk and
the palm applied to the Sahasrara - or served in glasses.
Havan
A Havan is a sacred fire ceremony, where negativity is consumed by making
offerings to the fire. Havans are performed normally at the beginning of an
enterprise to ensure success or.to deal with problems or negativity on a local or
global scale.
A Havan can be performed outside, indoors in a fireplace or in the middle of a room
as the smoke from a Havan has a cleansing effect on the vibrations - a well tended
Havan need not produce a lot of smoke; but be careful- open fires are dangerous!
Requirements
…a wooden board... to build the Havan on, if being performed indoors, at least 50
cm. square, ideally raised on blocks so that everyone can see the fire.
…a metal Havan and/or bricks to make a fireplace. Normally 6 or 8 bricks per
layer, 2 or 3 layers high, ideally without gaps between the bricks.
…a 5 cm.layer of soil in the bottom of the fireplace (not sand as this conducts heat)
…5 fruits…not citrus (bananas can be used but some say they are considered
cheap’)The fruits are placed around the top edge of the fireplace.
…wood…should be ‘new’ (i.e. not old building timber) Dry sticks collected from
the forest is the real thing. Thin sticks (pencil to finger thickness) fed
constantly give a more steady and manageable fire.
About 20 litres of sticks for a domestic Havan.
…camphor to light fire…4 or 5 large pieces placed under the wood to start with…
…ghee…butter ghee, melted (place tin in pan of boiling water)…1-2 kg on average.
…ghee spoon…a long-handled, wood or metal spoon to pour the ghee onto the fire.
…incense…lit and placed around the Havan at the start..1 or 2 packets
…kum-kum...the Havan bricks and fruits are decorated with OM, swastika, etc.
…large bowl of rice...2 to 5 kg. .mixed with….
…samagri…(sacred herbs) (10-20% of weight of rice) and a little turmeric.
…one or two people in charge of feeding the fire with wood and ghee.
Optional-...a coconut placed on leaves (betel or other large shiny leaves) on top of a
…kumbha (metal water pot) containing water and placed beside the Havan.
... small bowls for people to keep the rice/samagri mix in.
Make a tower of sticks inside the Havan with a 10 cm. square hole in the middle.
Put 3 or 4 pieces of camphor at the bottom.The bowl of rice is passed round
clockwise, people in the first two or three rows taking a handful (or bowlful).
Dedication of the Havan..state time, date, place and purpose of the Havan.
Say Shri Gane#ha mantra.
Shri Agni Devata mantra 3 times ( a block of camphor is lit and dropped in the
hole during this mantra and more wood and ghee are added to get a good blaze
going)
Names.. usually 108 or 1000, full or short mantra form Om Shri…..namahª,
Om Sw!h! or Om Twameva Sakshat Shri ….namo namahª, Om Sw!h!, or the
full form of Shri Mataji’s mantra with Om Sw!h! at the end. During the Om
Sw!h! people near the Havan take a pinch of rice mixture from the left hand with
the right hand, lift it up the left side, pass it round the Sahasr"ra clockwise three
times and throw it into the fire respectfully. The other people present perform the
same actions without the rice. (Sw!h! means ‘may it be auspicious!’)
After the names, people make suggestions in the form ‘All the negativity
of…….’(the media, Catholic church etc.) and everyone says Om Sw!h! as before
with the actions. Finally someone says ‘All the negativity that we have not
mentioned’ and everyone says Om Sw!h! three times and S!ksh!t Shr% )di
(hakti M!t!j% Shr% Nirmal! Devyai namo namahª.
Any remaining rice, ghee (not necessarily wood) and the fruits are put in the fire.
People can write names or problems on paper and offer them to the fire at this time.
The fire should be left to go out by itself if possible, but can be carried outside.
Glossary- Section 1- Meaning of the names of the Chakras
Section 2- Meanings of the names of Deities etc.
Section 3- Meanings of some common terms.
Section 4- Qualities of the three Shaktis, Shri Durga.
1. Meanings of the names of the Chakras etc.
Shr% Mah!-k!l% is the Aspect of the Supreme Goddess who protects us from
evil. She is angry and ferocious towards negativity which tries to trouble us,
and is beautiful, sweet and loving to Her children. Being the Supreme Devi as
the Consort of Lord Sadashiva, She is the Iccha Shakti, the Power of Desire,
who stirs us up to achieve our ascent, and gives us shocks if we are too stupid.
Shr% Bhairava is an Aspect of Lord Shiva Himself, as the general of the Divine
Army and is also depicted as extremely fierce when confronting evil and very
sweet and beautiful to true devotees of the Truth. He is the archangel Michael,
St. George, and incarnated as Kabir and William Blake among others.
Shri Durg!
Shri Durg" is the Primordial Mother Goddess as the Shakti of Shri Sad"-Shiva,
the Pre-existent Spirit. She is Shri Jagad-amb", the Mother of the Universe; Shri
Mah"k"l! and Shri P"rvati are two of Her aspects.
Shri P"rvat! was born as K"l! (black-hued), but after Her marriage to Lord
Shiva, imagining that He did not like Her dark colour, She performed penance,
and Lord Brahma granted Her a golden complexion. Thus She became Shri
Gaur! (‘shining’) and Her black skin became filled with the brilliance of all the
Gods as the Goddess K"tyay"n!, invoked to destroy Mahish-"sura and his
followers Raktab!ja, 'humbha and Ni&humbha.
The following nine names of Shri Durg" are associated with the nine nights of
Navar"tri:
Note: In the following text ‘the mantra…’ means ‘Shri Mataji’s full mantra’
ie.’Om Twameva s"ksh"t Shr$ ….. (Ganesha) s"ksh"t Shr$ 'di #hakti M"t"j$
Shr$ Nirmal" Dev$ namo namaha’.
1) Indian meditation 1.
This is what is generally practiced in the public meetings and in private
meditations in India.
3. Kundalini Puja.
Say Shri Gane#ha mantra four times, followed by the mantras for the
chakras on the central channel, one or three times each, viz.
Shri Kundalin% Gauri M!t!,
Shri Lakshm% Vishnu,
Shri )di Guru Datt!treya,
Shri Brahmadeva Saraswat%,
Shri Jagadamb! Durg! M!t!,
Shri R!dh! Krishna,
Shri Hamsa Chakra Sw!min%,
Shri Yeshu Maria (sakshat Shri Mah!vishnu Mah!lakshm%),
Shri Ek!da#ha Rudra,
The Three Great Mantras and sit in meditation.
4. Central Channel 2.
Shri Gane#ha’s mantra 4 times.
Shri Kundalin% Gauri M!t!,
Shri Lakshm% Vishnu,
Shri )di Guru Datt!treya,
Shri Brahmadeva Saraswat%,
Put the right hand on the sternum bone and say ‘Jay Jagad-ambe’
repeating ‘Jagad-ambe’ 12 times.
Place the forefingers in the ears, with the head and arms thrown back,
and say ‘All!h hu Akbar’ 16 times loudly.
Tip of right forefinger pressed between eyebrows and say ‘Shri
Hamsa Chakra Swamin%’ mantra three or five times.
Put the palm of the right hand across the forehead and say ‘The
Lord’s Prayer’ twice.
(hri Ek!da#ha Rudra mantra if required.
Say the Three Great Mantras and sit in meditation.
Other ideas.
SHRI GRUHA-LAKSHMI
SHRI GAN$ESHA
1.Mooladhara
Spellings and meanings have been checked using Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary,
various primers, other scholars and the following sources:-.
STALM- means ‘Sanskrit Texts Available Locally in Maharashtra’. In general publishers
never say where the praises they are publishing originate, but usually
in one of the Puranas (of which there are at least 30)
Nirmalanjali is the Hindi Sahaja Yoga Mantra/ song book. This was produced after the
SYMB (Sahaja Yoga Mantra Book) and much of it is copied from the
SYMB- often with the same mistakes!. An Indian SY Sanskrit scholar
who has been helping me, has offered to give them a corrected text,
but it has not yet been accepted!.
108-Shri Ganesha- Nirmalanjali / Ganapati (English book with the Sanskrit notated and
the same translations. Also in an English/ Sanskrit book ‘Loving
Ganesha’ by swami someone!
113- Shri Ganesha - These names are all taken from the 1000 names of Shri Adi Guru
Dattatreya!!!
111- Shri Ganesha- STALM- widely available with minor variations. This version taken
from the Brihat Stotram book, which seems the most authentic. From
one of the Puranas (not found yet).
108- Shri Karttikeya- STALM- Brihat Stotram book (collection of praises printed about
100 years ago) presumably from one of the Puranas (not Skanda,
Padma or Shiva).
108- Shri Lakshmi- from the Nirmalanjali/STALM.
108- Shri Vishnu- Nirmalanjali (same)/STALM- 1000 names of Shri Vishnu (from
the Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam).
108- Adi Guru Datta- Nirmalanjali/ STALM (taken from1000 names)
108- Shri Rama Nirmalanjali (not quite same but same mistakes!)/ STALM- same 108
names (from the Padma Purana).
108- Shri Shiva Nirmalanjali (same) Most names in 1000 names of Shri Shiva (Shiva
Purana (Motilal Banarsidas)- which has identical translations)
108- Shri Ganga none at present –presumably from a Purana but not Skanda, which has
1000 names of Shri Ganga.(mostly different names)The names seem
to have been translated by a westerner using Monier-Williams.
84- Shri Durga STALM- All in the 1000 names of Shri Mahakali, except no.1..
108- Shri Durga- STALM (book of praises of the Devi- contains more famous and
common names of Shri Durga). Translated by CM.
108- Shri Krishna Divine Cool Breeze (English script). Translations reworked a bit.
108- Shri Jesus ?
108- Shri Mataji Nirmalanjali/ STALM -chosen from the 1000 names of Shri Lalita.
108- Shri Mahakali Nirmalanjali/ STALM -All from the 1000 names of Shri
Mahakali..
Shri Hanuman Chalisa- Nirmalanjali/ STALM- widely available, both original and
modernized.
Mahalakshmi Stotram- STALM/ Nirmalanjali- widely available
Atma Ashtakam (FormerlyTad Niskala)- STALM/ Nirmalanjali- widely available
1000 names of Shri Mah!kali- STALM- with minor variations.
Specific notes on praises (especially any changes to the Sanskrit.).
Ganesha Atharva Sheersha- Sanskritised and retranslated (a more literal translation) The
Sanskrit has been more accurately rendered so there are a few minor changes (sakshad-atmasi
etc.)
Namo namaha at the end is in nearly all versions available and how the SYs say it in India. It
seems appropriate for Westerners to adopt this too. The version which appeared in an early
Nirmala Yoga, on which the western texts are based, had only namaha, but it is far more
common to say namo namaha
OM – formerly titled AUM- In the system of Sanskrit notation AUM is not pronounced the
same as OM (in India the untouchables are not allowed to say OM, and can only say AUM.) so
this should be titled OM which is the proper Sacred Word
There is some doubt about the correctness of the explanation of the correspondence of the letters
of AUM with the three Channels- none of the Puranas or texts so far come across support this
view- the most common being A- Shri Vishnu/ Mahalakshmi Central channel, U- Shri
Brahmadeva/ Mahasaraswati Right Channel and M- Shri Shiva/ Mahakali Left Channel. They
are virtually all in accord over the last one (M- Shri Shiva) Where did this explanation come
from?. I have a feeling it may come from a remark Shri Mataji made that ‘The A-U-M stands for
the Mahakali, Mahasaraswati and Mahalakshmi. All these three powers exist in this Omkara in a
dormant form’(Cabella 15/9/(91?); but the way She said it may not have been in the nature of a
specific declaration but more that there was a correspondence of some sort..
113- Shri Ganesha - These names are all taken from the 1000 names of Shri Adi Guru
Dattatreya!!! In order, starting at name no.21. This would explain why the names do not seem to
be praising the usual qualities of Shri Ganesha. A quick comparison with the 108 names of the
Adi Guru will convince You. They have been renamed 113 names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya
and moved to after the 108 names.
111 names of Shri Ganesha.- This is an addition and replaces the “113 Names of Shri
Ganesha” which has been renamed ‘the 113 names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya’ and moved .
These are the most commonly available set of 108 names in Maharashtra (the world-centre of
Ganesha worship!) and appear, with slight modifications in several publications available
locally. Amazingly only four of these names appear in the 108 names above. This set contains
many famous names- including all the 12 names we sing (Sumukha etc.) and Sindura-vadana,
Ganadhyaksha, Ganesha, Heramba etc. (translations by CM.)
It is in the form of a poem, each verse being two lines of sixteen syllables each (Anushtubh
meter). A single vertical line has been inserted in the text at the end of the first line and a double
line at the end of the verse.
108 Shri K!rttikeya- The rumour is that the original transcription /translation was done by
an English SY (not in SY, at present) with great fervour but little accuracy. There are
considerable changes both in Sanskrit and translations. An original text is available and changes
made are as per the Sanskrit- too many to list!. Lots of h’s put in and taken out, Raksho-bhaya
instead of Aksho-piya! Gahana-‘deep’ instead of Kahana (which does not exist) One wonders
from some of these sets of names and the mistakes they contain, whether they were transcribed
from tapes, maybe from early Pujas in India.
Ashta Lakshmi Stotram – replaces the Raaja and Santana Lakshmi prayers as these are two
of the 8 verses. Nirmalanjali /STALM. Common in books of praises.
108- Shri Vishnu- Nirmalanjali (same set/ same mistakes)/ STALM- This set of names is
slightly confusing in the SYMB as they start off with dative endings and lose them about half
way through. These names all come from the 1000 names of Shri Vishnu in the Mahabharata -
except for Aghoksha, Mahavishnu and Kalki –chosen fairly randomly but often in pairs. There
may be such a set of 108 names, but I have not found it. I suspect this was put together by a SY,
especially as the last two names are added on and obviously ‘Sahaj’.
A couple of major changes to Sanskrit.- Avishishta-no.103- changed to Vishishta on the
grounds that Avishishta means something untouchable, like food eaten by animals, and
Vishishta (which is the name that appears in all the sets of 1000 names) means ‘excellent’.
Maharddhi-no 104- changed to Mah!-hrada on the grounds that Mah!-hrada ‘great lake’ is a
name of Shri Vishnu from all the available sets of 1000 names (it is also in the 16 names of Shri
Radha Krishna) and mah!r)iddhi while not unreasonable is not given in the dictionary and does
not appear in the 1000 names (listening to a tape one might easily confuse these names when
said in dative case)
Changes like Su- to (hu- in (hubh-ekshana and (h$rajan-e#hwara are normal for the SYMB.
Praise to Shri Vishnu. STALM- appears before the start of the 1000 names (Srimad
Bhagavatam) This is at the end of 108 names in SYMB- now given a heading and translation
added.
The 10 Holy Petals of the Nabhi Chakra- mantras shortened, translations extended.
The 108 names of Shri Lakshm%- An addition taken from the Nirmalanjali- including the
use of Shri before each name, which seems appropriate as Shri is a name of Shri Lakshmi.
Some names of Shri Lakshmi would seem essential in a mantrabook.
Shri Guru Mantra- translation included. Moved to before the !08 names. ‘Tasmai Shri
Gurave…’ changed to ‘Tasyai Shri Guruve…’ as this is the feminine form, and we are adressing
this to Shri Mataji (see the vibrations!) Technically Guruve should probably be Gurvyai?
Guru Purnima- no change-moved to be before the 108 names of Adi Guru Dattatreya.
The names of the 10 Primordial Masters- information included . Moved to before the
108 names. (Graphics in the SYMB are good but need a few changes, eg. the ‘OM’ symbols, and
the Sikh symbol. It seems the Shirdi Sai Baba and Raja Janaka symbols are the wrong way
round.(Sai Baba tried to unite Hindus and Muslims)
The 108 names of Shri )di Guru Datt!treya- these names all appear in the 1000
names of Adi Guru Dattatreya, in a fairly random way, but often in pairs or threes. Probably
compiled by a SY.
Yog!rira darpa n!#hana-changed to Yog!rér…..(meaning ‘not having Yoga’) as this is how it
appears in the sets of 1000 names, and Yogarira does not exist.
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The 113 Names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya.- The 113 names of Shri Ganesha are in
fact from the 1000 names of Shri Adi Guru Dattatreya, so they have been renamed and moved
here. Some corrections to Sanskrit- original was probably transcribed from a tape.- translations
were generally correct.
Prayer to Shri Annapurna- Nirmalanjali/ STALM -now given in full –12 verses (which
is not much longer than what appeared in the original SYMB.)
Prayer to Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi- no source available. Sanskritised and translation
tweaked a bit, but basically unchanged.
The 108 names of Shri Shiva - Nirmalanjali/ STALM- 95 of the names appear in the
1000 names of Lord Shiva in the Shiva Purana-Motilal Banarsidas edition (English) with the
same translations. Names not in the 1000 names- Shankara, Swayambhu, Nateshwara, Nataraja,
Ishwara, Kameshwara, Vishva-sakshina, Karuna-sagara, Ardha-narishwara, Umapati, -all well
known names of Shri Shiva-. and the three ‘Sahaj’ ones- Nav-yerusalem-eshwara, Adi-
Nirmalatma and Sahaja-yogi-priya.
Presumably this was compiled by a SY. Generally the Sanskrit is fine allowing for # (as it would
appear in the English-version Shiva Purana) being written as s and not sh.
Sada-yogi changed to Sad-yogi- ‘true Yogi’- a name which appears twice in the 1000 names
(and how it is written in the Nirmalanjali) Sad!-yogi ‘eternally in Union’, would be reasonable,
although it is not in the 1000 names or in the dictionary.
Nav-yer$salem-e#hwara should probably be Nav-yer$salem-%#hwara as the e of e#hwara is a
final a coalescing with the % of %shwara. Presumably there is no a at the end of Jerusalem. (not
changed at present)
The 108 Names of the Sacred River Ganges - no source at present –There are only
105 names- not in the 1000 names in the Skanda Purana. Generally seems pretty reliable. Few
changes where Sanskrit is incorrect (the 1000 names were useful for guidelines). Appears to
have been translated by a Westerner with the same dictionary I have (Monier-Williams). This is
probably not used much, but is supposed to confer the blessings of a dip in the Holy River itself.
The 84 Names of Shri Durg! - STALM- these are all from ‘the 1000 names of Shri
Mahakali’ apart from no.1 which is from ‘the 1000 names of Shri Lalita’. Possibly the SYMB
compilers did not have any names of Shri Durga and took these as being appropriate. They are
similar to the 108 names of Shri Mahakali.
108 names of Shri Durga- This is an addition, partly because the previous set of names is
Shri Mahakali based and these are more Shri Parvati based. Very few repeats of previous set and
many famous names.(Aparna, Durgati-harini, the ‘nine names’ etc.)
The 84 names of Shri Vishnumaya-(English) - these are an addition and have been
popularly used recently in SY.
The Mantras for Shri Mah!-Gane#ha- Vije changed to Vicche .(this is the usual form
of this mantra- which appears in several Puranas including the Devi Atharva Sheersha)
108- Shri Jesus – someone sent me these by email. Presumably they were said at a Puja, but
where or when.?
Devi Atharva Sheersha- STALM (Widely available)/ Nine nights of the Devi (SY) This is an
addition from ‘the nine nights of the Devi’ including Shri Mataji’s comments. The Sanskrit has
been corrected.
What is the greatest mistake? – I believe- but I wouldn’t swear to it- that these are answers
given by Shri Mataji Herself. An addition. We should try and source this.
The 21 Names of Shri Bhairava – the previous ‘Mantras for the Ida Nadi’ has been
dropped as containing the same- but fewer- names. Translation included.
108- Shri Mahakali Nirmalanjali/ STALM All from the 1000 names of Shri Mahakali..
Prayer to (hr% Mah!saraswat%- Appears in ‘Brihat stortram’ book. Sanskritised and
translation extended a little.
Shri Mah!lakshmi Asht*akam Stotram- An addition- This is a very famous praise, the
first verse of which was at the end of the 108 Latin names and verses 4 and 5 as the following
Padma Purana (which it replaces) Familiar as a Sanskrit song, STALM/ Nirmalanjali.
Negativity destroying mantras- Some ‘Shri’s’ taken out. More translations
Praise by )di (hankar!ch!rya- no change.
Guide to perfection- Taken out- This is definitely not chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, but
one of these early 20th. Century German philosophers who, as with the ‘Desiderata’, gave it a
name to make it seem old. The sentiments expressed are not entirely in accord with Sahaja Yoga.
The 1000 names of (hr% Mah!k!l%- An addition, being considered useful for Havans
and clearing Left Side in general. Some translations available are rather Tantric in nature but
these ones have been checked, shortened and to a certain degree retranslated by CM. STALM.
Havan/ P$ja- It was thought that a short note on performing Havan and Puja would be
useful in the Mantrabook. This is a suggestion only and you may want to write your own!
Glossary- Explanation of the names of Chakras, Deities and some common terms in Sahaja
Yoga. Also brief outline of qualities of some aspects (threee Shaktis, Shri Durga etc.
Standard meditations- another suggestion which might be useful, especially to people
away from older, more experienced Yogis who can teach them these sort of things. Open to lots
of suggestions…….
The Subtle System- the drawings in the SYMB would seem to need some information
adding- maybe the names of the chakras and a word or two of their qualities.
On the head for example, there is quite a lot you could say, like where the right and left sides of
each chakra manifest, the Void and Ekadasha Rudras. Maybe a downward view of the head
would also be useful. People often want to know where are the chakras on the arms and legs
The Void is not numbered or shown on the hands or feet. (sometimes numbered 3A).
Another popular item is the correspondence of the different countries with the chakras. A chart
was once shown to Shri Mataji who made a few changes. One would need a disclaimer
included, as they sometimes seem to change!!
The chart included here showing the mantras on the chakras was something we used at
meetings in London and was quite well received. It actually prints in colour although this is
black and white.