Worship Divine Mother She will remove our difficulties

Worship of the Divine Mother Shakti -the Universal progenitrix-is as old as Rig Veda and is also divulged in detail in Tantras and Puranas. The supreme reality is both transcendent and immanent and it is this immanent form which is the Shakhti aspect of Divinity Therefore adoration of Consciousness in the Mother Aspect has been across ages and geographies Reality is consciousness and this fact dawns upon the aspirant as he ascends the ladder of spirituality.

Human mind wants to forge a unique relationship with the Divine and this craving gives birth to the role of the Divine as the Mother. The child soul of humans readily turns to the Mother Soul in all situations of life and Mother is always ready with her bounty for the myriad children. Therefore, adoration of reality in female anatomy is very inspirational, unpretentious, amenable and gratifying. This expression has been found during Vedic times where Divine Creatrix is worshipped as Aditi and later during the Puranic Age as Durga, Saraswati, Lakshmi and Gayatri. Even Bhagwad Gita mentions the female form as Prakriti which is the cause of this manifestation from time to time. It is believed that the worship of the female form of consciousness melts away the impurities emanating from ignorance and the splendour of truth flows spontaneously and speedily giving rise to supreme awakening. The Flood of supreme ecstasy is experienced and the state of pure incessant Samadhi is attained.

The Indian Subcontinent has numerous Shakti Peethas, from Hengan in Balochistan to Kamakhya in Assam to Chakreshwari in Kashmir to Pitakapureshwari in South India, which reflects the unflinching faith of aspirants across the region

Tantras dilate more about the Shakhti worship and the means and methods of drawing this universal energy in us so that all our thoughts, gunas, physical actions are cleansed of obliviousness. The Shakti worship is the dynamic aspect which fills the mind, life and body with delightful manifestations and hence is capable of awakening the subtle energy centres in human body which are in the form of chakras and are referred to as Kundalini.

Various eulogies, litanies, hymns in admiration of the Universal Mother have been written by various great saints and sages which serve as the link with the Mother Consciousness. The most common among them is Panchastavi in Kashmir, Durga Saptisthi in central India ,Lalita Sahasranaam in south, which are suitably recited daily and especially during Navratri by the faithful worshipers. Among other great works of literary merit are Saundarya Lahari by Adi Shankara, Para Trimsika by Abhinavgupta, Maha Bhagwat Puran by Vyasa and Markandey Puran which expound the Universal character of the Mother, her playfulness, brilliance and her aesthetic expression.

 

Shakti worship has profound expressions also in Yantras and mantras. The Shakti worship draws its scriptures from Tantras which are especially from Kashmiri Shaivism such as Malinivijaya, Swacchand, Vijnana Bhairava which are revelatory and represent the best of the spiritual path ever known in India. Therefore, schools of Tantric worship were developed in Kashmir which later spread to Bengal and Kerala. Esoteric worship of Sri Vidya or Sri Yantra was also developed in Kashmir which later spread to other parts of India, especially to Kerala. Sri Yantra is the representation of the Goddess in the form of geometry of circles, triangles, lotus petals and dots - each representing various energies, level of awakening. and becoming of consciousness. In fact, Kashmiri Shaivism refers Kashmir as the physical representation of Sri Yantra and the faithful, since time immemorial, worshipping have been Goddess Chakreshwari at Hari Parvat in the middle of the Srinagar city and accordingly to some the city draws its name from Sri Yantra. 

In Rudrayamala Tantra there is mention of Nandi, the faithful attendant of Siva, asked his master to divulge the secret of his worship. Siva, being pleased with Nandi's query, revealed that Universe is created by Mother Shakhti who leads to its WITH ATT preservation and final dissolution. Siva further reveals that being SPECIOUS 2 L pleased by my prayer to Shakhti, she entered in my being which lead me to enjoy my sovereignty. Therefore, worshipping. meditating, praying and saluting Shakhti in all conditions and situations confers success, endows one with wisdom, peace and prosperity. tandem to redeem our glorious place in the comity of nations, dispel traces of impurity both personal and societal so as to make ourselves and surroundings clean, remove ignorance, ansing from caste and creed and drive away evil practices of female feticide so that we consider each girl child as the form of Mother Shakhti's grace on humanity.

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Courtesy: Sunil Raina Rajanaka  Koshur Samachar 2017, October