@Pahadi_Sg@persuingdreams Yes. It is quite different and unique from other compositions in a way that is both universal and grounded at the same time. Hamsa stainton explored this well, would recommend to check out his work aswell.
Pratibhijnā, the philosophy of self-recognition, forms the foundation for all the highest (non-dual) experiences in Śaiva and Śakta tantra. Abhinvagupta, in his philosophical discourse on Pratibhijnā, introduces an intriguing term: Prasiddhi.
The prefix “Pra” signifies forward movement, progression, or intensity, while “Siddhi” denotes accomplishment, attainment, or perfection. Therefore, Prasiddhi represents the attainment of self-recognition, the “I-AM,” which encompasses everything, including the notion of mind (inner sense organs), body (outer sense organs), and the world (objectivity). From an experiential (esoteric) perspective, Prasiddhi signifies the recognition of the pervasive nature of ‘I-consciousness,’ through which our inner and outer sense organs are animated to create, sustain, and dissolve the world continuously. In return, the sense organs (presiding deities of the sense organs) acknowledge this ‘Prasiddhi’ of “I-AM” in individual embodiment as none other than the “I-AM” of Lord Shiva.
Consequently, during the most profound mystical experience, all inner and outer senses of individuality (immanent consciousness) are elevated by their respective deities (shakti-chakra) to the level of transcendental consciousness—Shiva. Meanwhile, these senses remain at the intermediary level of Shakti. This is the state of an accomplished Śaiva Guru, such as Swami Laxman Joo, who bestowed grace upon his disciples simply by a glance or touch, with the shakti residing within his senses.
नुमः शारिकया जुष्टं प्रभया परिपूजितम।
गुरुरूपधरं देवं लक्ष्मणं शान्तविग्रहम् ।।
“I bow to the divine Lakṣmaṇa (Swami Lakshman Joo), serene in form, who has assumed the role of the Guru, who is attended by Śārikā, and who is thoroughly worshipped by Prabhā.”
—Gurustuti by Acharya Rameshwar Jha
Today I found out Kane Pixels’ dad was a VFX artist at Telltale Games and he posted on LinkedIn back in 2021 about his son wanting to be a film director.
Niveles altos de testosterona hacen que los hombres se comporten de forma menos fingida/falsa y que su generosidad no dependa de si alguien los está mirando, mientras que niveles más bajos favorecen una generosidad más dependiente de la mirada ajena, más estratégica o fingida.
@siyonius@YuvrajS2012P@Jshah320@6amiji@surajitdasgupta Not sure completely but during 21 and 22 , there were multiple posts regarding the same and an attempt was made to identify and differentiate the author of this stotram from the ravan of ramayan. Something about it being composed near 8th century or so
Devi’s Grace Can Alter the Fate
When the Divine Mother casts her benevolent glance on her devotee, he experience fullness in all spheres of life. All the limitations, be it physical, mental or sensory are overcome and creativity reaches the zenith. Saraswati dances on his tongue, Lakshmi drenches him in wealth and beauty and Durga protects and promotes his well-being. Gita Dhyana sloka which reads as ‘mookam karoti vachalam pangum langayate girim, yatkrupa tamaham vande’ (meaning whose compassion makes a dumb speak and a lame person climb the mountains) , translates into a reality as the following stories would reveal.
About sixteen centuries ago in the city of Kancheepuram in South India, there lived young man, born deaf and dumb. Spurned by the relatives and frustrated by the handicap, he lived on the mercy of alms. Life prodded on thus. An ardent devotee of Devi, the mendicant would camp outside the steps of the Kamakshi Temple everyday for darshan of Devi and beg for food.
It was late in the evening one day when every one had left the temple and his plate was empty. The mendicant sat still hoping against the hope. It was well past midnight. Inside the temple, the priest, another staunch devotee of Devi, after strenuous entreaties to Devi, for months on end, to show her grace, dozed off feeling tired and saddened by the absence of response. Devi’s designs are, of course, inscrutable, beyond the ken and calculations of the human intellect.
That very night Devi chooses to bless the priest. She steps out of the sanctum Santorum disguised as a beautiful young girl, richly decorated with ornaments and gunghroo in her legs and approaches the priest. The priest hearing the tingling sound of the gunghroo thinks some one had come to deliberately disturb his meditation and shoos her away. As is wont, once Devi embarks on a mission to bless someone she will not return to her abode without doing so. So, she walks down the steps and sees the mendicant sitting alone. She gestures him to open his mouth. Thinking he is going to get some food he opens his mouth wide and Devi spits the essence of betel leaves, she was chewing, on his tongue,
Lo! Miracle happens. The deaf and dumb mendicant is able to speak and hear. From his mouthm gushes forth more than five hundred mellifluous verses giving a picturesque description of Devi from top to toe, capturing her myriad moods and forms, her beauty and splendor, her ceaseless sports, as the root matrix of creation.
This compendium of verses is called Mookapanchasati and the mendicant came to be known as ‘Mooka kavirayar’. Mooka kavirayar at a later date came to adorn the seat of Kanchi Mutt as its 20th Acharya.
During 6th century B.C, Benares was ruled by a king named Bheemashukla. His daughter Vasanti was not only beautiful but was also endowed with great scholarship. The king wanted his daughter to marry Vararuchi, a scholar in his court, but Vasanti spurned the proposal saying that she was a far greater scholar than Vararuchi was.
Around this time there lived a young Brahmin lad who, after being orphaned quite early in his life, was brought up by a cow-herd. Having had no schooling whatsoever to speak of, the lad grew as a dull-headed moron and became an object of derision and ridicule.
The infuriated minister wanted to teach a lesson to the princess. One day while moving in the forest he happened to see this cow-herd boy sitting on the middle of a branch of a tree and trying to chop off the branch from the main bark. The minister thought there could be no greater fool than this lad and decided to use him a weapon to avenge the insult he suffered at the hands of the princess. The lad was dressed in the best of the costumes and presented as a scholar in the king’s court and, through a deceitful ploy, married off to Vasanti. Vasanti came to know of truth after the marriage and became totally distraught. A staunch devotee of Goddess Kali she implored her husband to pray to the
A female who has the blessings of the Goddess
the karmas have to be beared even when Goddess is with you, a message to a devotee
There is a female who knows me through social handles. She has consulted me many times in the past because of some karmika issues.
She had performed some tantric sadhna in her past life which raised some afflictions despite the fact that she was the beloved of the goddess. She is bearing the effects of those things. However I have noticed that she always sends the exact pooja related material at the exact time. I never inform her of any pooja and yet every time she intuitively sends a certain pooja material at the exact moment.
The goddess loves her and there is no doubt about it. In her past life, despite of some sadhna gone wrong, there was truth and devotion in her sadhna and hence Goddess still helps her. Despite of all this one has to bear the fruits of karma.
This message is for her and all the devotees of devi. Your devotion should never change no matter what you are bearing. The karma has to be burned no matter what, no one can change that. The devotee should never forget that the mother divine is standing just next to them.
The fruits of karma are there but it should never alter our devotion.