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Showing posts with label Day 1: Pratipada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Day 1: Pratipada. Show all posts

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Stories of the Goddess Part 2 - Bala Tripura Sundari



Bala Tripura Sundari

Bala, meaning ‘child’, is conceived as the daughter of Goddess Lalitha in the Lalitha Mahatmya. When Lalitha wages battle against the Daitya (Demon), Bhanda, Bala, with Lalitha’s blessing, takes on and defeats the thirty sons of Bhanda.

In the Lalitha Mahatmya, Bala Tripura Sundari is described as a radiant nine year old girl who is well versed in all martial arts and scriptural lore. Bala is ever present at the Goddess’ side, and is as Her vital breath made manifest in the world.



Lalitha with Bala Tripura Sundari

The esoteric significance of the form of  Bala Tripura Sundari is encoded in her beeja mantra. Once the seeker of the Goddess has been initiated into that mantra, Bala resides in her/him, and overcoming all obstacles that may arise on the path, she leads them to the highest goal – Lalitha herself.

One of the renowned shrines to Bala Tripura Sundari is to be found near the Chamundeshwari Temple in the Mysore District of Karnataka.


Bala Tripura Sundari Temple in Mysore

Saturday, September 30, 2017

North Indian Traditions - Pratipada

Presiding Devi: Shailaputri


Presiding Graha: Chandra 


Bhog (sacred offering): Pure Ghee


Mantra: 

Om Devi Shailaputryai Namaha

Stotra:

vande vāñchitalābhāya candrārdhakṛtaśekharāṃ| 

vṛṣārūḍhāṃ śūladharāṃ śailaputrī yaśasvinīm || 




Sunday, October 9, 2016

South Indian Traditions 2 - Pratipada

Presiding Devi: Sri Bala Tripura Sundari


Durga Saptashloki

Gnaninamapi chetamsi devi bhagawatee sadaa
Baladaa krushya mohaya mahamayaa prayachchathi ||1||

Durgesmrita harasi mathi mashesha jantho
Swasthai smrita mathi matheeva shubhaam dadasi
Daridrya dukha bhaya harini kathwadanya
Sarvopakara karanaya sadarthra chittha ||2||

Sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadhike
Saranye thriyambake gauri narayani namosthuthe ||3||

Saranagatha deenartha paritrana parayane
Sarvasyarti hare devi narayani namosthuthe ||4||

Sarvaswarupe sarveshe sarva shakti samanvithe
Bhaye bhyasthrahi no devi durgedevi namosthuthe ||5||

Rogaana seshana pahamsi tushta rushta thu kaamaan sakalana bheeshtan
Thwama shrithanam navipanna raanaam thwama shrithahya shrayatham prayanthi ||6||

Sarvabhadaa prashamanam thrailokyasya akhileshwari
Evameva thwaya karyamasmath vairi vinashanam ||7||

Bala Tripura Sundari Ashtottra

Om Kalyanyai Namaha
Om Tripurayai Namaha
Om Balayai Namaha
Om Mayayai Namaha
Om Tripura Sundaryai Namaha
Om Sundaryai Namaha
Om Soubhagya Vatyai Namaha
Om Kleemkaryai Namaha
Om Sarva Mangalaayai Namaha
Om Hreemkaryai Namaha (10)

Om Skanda Jananyai Namaha
Om Paraayai Namaha
Om Pancha-Dasha-aksharyai Namaha
Om Trailokyai Namaha
Om Mohana Deeshaayai Namaha
Om Sarveshvaryai Namaha
Om Sarva Rupinyai Namaha
Om Sarva Samkhshobinyai Namaha
Om Poornaayai  Namaha
Om Nava Mudreshvaryai Namaha (20)

Om Shivaayai Namaha
Om Ananga Kusumaayai Namaha
Om Khyaathaayai Namaha
Om Anamgaayai  Namaha
Om Bhuvaneshwaryai Namaha
Om Japyaayai Namaha
Om Sthavyaayai Namaha
Om Shruthyai Namaha
Om Nithyaayai Namaha
Om Nithya Klinnaayai Namaha (30)

Om  Amruthodh-bhavaayai Namaha
Om Mohinyai Namaha
Om Paramaayai Namaha
Om Aanandaayai Namaha
Om Kaameshyai Namaha
Om Tarunaayai Namaha
Om Kalaayai Namaha
Om Kala-vatyai Namaha
Om Bhaagya-vatyai Namaha
Om  Padma-raaga Kireetinyai Namaha (40)

Om Sougamdinyai Namaha
Om Saridvenyai Namaha
Om Mantrinyai Namaha
Om Mantra-rupinyai Namaha
Om Tatva-trayaayai Namaha
Om Tatva-mayyai Namaha
Om Siddhaayai Namaha
Om Tripura Vaasinyai Namaha
Om Shriyai Namaha
Om Matyai Namaha (50)

Om Mahaa Devyai Namaha
Om Koulinyai Namaha
Om Para Devathaayai Namaha
Om Kailvalya Rekhaayai Namaha
Om Vashinyai Namaha
Om Sarveshwaryai Namaha
Om Sarva Maathrukaayai Namaha
Om Vishnu Shreyase Namaha
Om Deva Maathryai Namaha
Om Sarva Sampat Pradhaayinyai Namaha (60)

Om Kinkaryai Namaha
Om Maathryai Namaha
Om Geervanyai Namaha
Om Sura Pana Modhinyai Namaha
Om Aadhaaraayai Namaha
Om Hita Patni Kaayai Namaha
Om Svaadhisthaana Samaashrayaayai Namaha
Om Anahathaabja Nilayaayai Namaha
Om Mani Pura Samaashrayaayai Namaha
Om Agnyai Namaha (70)

Om Padmasana Seenaayai Namaha
Om Vishuddha Sthala Samsthitaayai Namaha
Om Ashta Trimshatkala Muryai Namaha
Om Sughamnaayai Namaha
Om Chaaru Madhya-maayai Namaha
Om Yogeshwaryai Namaha
Om Muni Dhyeyaayai Namaha
Om Para Brahma Swaroopiniyai Namaha
Om Chathur-bhujaayai Namaha
Om Chandra-choodaayai Namaha (80)

Om Puranagama Rupiniyai Namaha
Om Aim Kara Radhayai Namaha
Om Maha Vidhyaayai Namaha
Om Pancha Pranava Rupinyai Namaha
Om Bhutheshvaryai Namaha
Om Bhutha-mayyai Namaha
Om Panch Shadvarna Rupinyai Namaha
Om Shodha-shanya Sama-bhooshaayai Namaha
Om Kaamaakshyai Namaha
Om Dasa Maatrukaayai Namaha (90)

Om Aadhaara-Shakthyai Namaha
Om Tarunyai Namaha
Om Lakshmyai Namaha
Om Tripura Bhairavyai Namaha
Om Shaambhavyai Namaha
Om Sacchidaanandaayai Namaha
Om Sacchidaananda Rupinyai Namaha
Om Mangala Daayinyai Namaha
Om Manyaayai Namaha
Om Sarva Mangala Kaarinyai Namaha (100)

Om Yoga Lakshmyai Namaha
Om Bhoga Lakshmyai Namaha
Om Raja Lakshmyai Namaha
Om Tri-kona-gaayai Namaha
Om Sarva Soubhaagya Sampannaayai Namaha
Om Sarva Sampathi Daayinyai Namaha
Om Nava Kona Pura Vaasaayai Namaha

Om Bindutraya Samanvitaayai Namaha (108)

Sri Bala Tripurasundari Khadgamala Stotram

hṛdayadevi śirodevi śikhādevi kavacadevi netradevi astradevi ||

divyaughākhya gururūpiṇi prakāśānandamayi paraśivānandamayi kāmeśvarānandamayi mokṣānandamayi kāmānandamayi amṛtānandamayi | siddhaughākhya gururūpiṇi īśānamayi tatpuruṣamayi aghoramayi vāmadevamayi sadyojātamayi | mānavaughākhya gururūpiṇi gaganānandamayi viśvānandamayi vimalānandamayi madanānandamayi ātmānandamayi priyānandamayi | gurucatuṣṭayarūpiṇi gurumayi paramagurumayi parameṣṭhigurumayi parāparagurumayi ||

sarvajne nityatṛpte anādibodhe svatantre nityamalupte anante ||

rati prīti manobhave | kṣobhaṇabāṇamayi drāvaṇabāṇamayi ākarṣaṇabāṇamayi vaśīkaraṇabāṇamayi sammohanabāṇamayi | kāmarājamayi manmathamayi kandarpamayi makaradhvajamayi mīnaketanamayi | triśakti - kṣobhaṇādi pancabāṇaśakti - kāmarājādi pancakāma sahita prathamāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

subhage bhage bhagasarpiṇi bhagamālini anaṅgakusume anaṅgamekhale anaṅgamadane anaṅgamadanāture | subhagādi aṣṭaśaktisamanvita dvitīyāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

brāhmi māheśvari kaumāri vaiṣṇavi vārāhi indrāṇi cāmuṇḍe mahālakṣmi | brāhmyādi aṣṭamātṛkāśakti samanvita tṛtīyāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

asitāṅgabhairavamayi rurubhairavamayi caṇḍabhairavamayi krodhabhairavamayi unmattabhairavamayi kapālabhairavamayi bhīṣaṇabhairavamayi saṃhārabhairavamayi | asitāṅgabhairavādi aṣṭabhairavasahita turīyāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

kāmarūpapīṭhamayi kolhārapīṭhamayi kulāntapīṭhamayi cauhārapīṭhamayi jālandharapīṭhamayi malayapīṭhamayi oḍḍiyāṇapīṭhamayi devīkoṣṭhapīṭhamayi | kāmarūpādi aṣṭapīṭhasamanvita pancamāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

hetukabhairavamayi tripurāntakabhairavamayi vetālabhairavamayi agnijihvabhairavamayi kālāntakabhairavamayi kapālīśabhairavamayi ekapādabhairavamayi bhīmarūpabhairavamayi malayabhairavamayi hāṭakeśvarabhairavamayi | hetukādi daśabhairavasahita ṣaṣṭhāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

indramayi agnimayi yamamayi nirṛtimayi varuṇamayi vāyumayi somamayi īśānamayi | brahmamayi viṣṇumayi | indrādi aṣṭadikpāla - brahmaviṣṇusahita saptamāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

vajramayi śaktimayi daṇḍamayi khaḍgamayi pāśamayi aṅkuśamayi gadāmayi triśūlamayi padmamayi cakramayi | vajrādi āyudhaśaktisamanvita aṣṭamāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

vaṭukamayi yogini kṣetrapālamayi gaṇapatimayi aṣṭavasumayi dvādaśādityamayi ekādaśarudramayi | vaṭukādi digdevatāsahita navamāvaraṇarūpiṇi śrībālātripurasundari ||

Sri Bala Tripura Sundari  Gayatri Mantra

Om Tripura Sundari Vidmahe
Kaameshwari cha Dheemahi
Thanno Devi Prachodayaath




Friday, April 15, 2016

South Indian Traditions 1 - Pratipada

Presiding Devi: Maheshwari


Flower Offering: Malligai (Jasmine)


Fruit Offering: Banana


Thithi: Prathamai

Kolam: Rangoli made with dry white rice flour


Raagam: Thodi 

e.g. ‘Kamalambike’ in Thodi Ragam, composed by Muthuswamy Dikshithar


Shlokam:

Om. Shwethavarnaaya Vidmahe
Shoola Hasthaaya Dheemahi
Thanno Maheshwari Prachodayaath