VERSES 6-7: hāra maṣjīra keyūra cūḍā nāsāgra mauktikaiu mudrikādibhir anyaiś ca bhūṣitā bhūṣaṇottamaiu (6) sudīpta kajjaloddīpta nayanendīvara dvayā saurabhojjvala tāmbūla maṣjula śrī mukhāmbujā (7) She is adorned with the best necklaces, ankle bells, armlets, bangles, rings and a splendid pearl hanging at the tip of Her nose. Her two-blue lotus-eyes are decorated with blazing eyeliner … Continue reading “Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verses 6 – 7}”

VERSE 4: dvikalendu lalāṭodyat kasturī tilakojjvalā sphuṭa kokanada dvandva bandhurī kṛta karṇikā Her forehead that looks like the moon in the second day of the waxing quarter, is beautified by brilliant musk-tilaka, and Her ears are beautified by earrings made of blooming red lotus flowers. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: In Śrī Govinda Līlāmṛta (11,106) Rādhikā's forehead … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verses 4 – 5}

Anon APRIL 9, 2018 AT 14:29 About siddha-pranali, is it something that is eternally existing, our identity, or is it something that our guru gives us? Does our guru simply create the 11 points of our manjari identity and then tell us to meditate on it, and thus gradually through meditation we CREATE that identity? … Continue reading Questions about Siddha Pranali – again.

chinna svarṇa sadṛkṣāṅgī rakta vastrāvaguṇṭhinī nirbandha baddha veṇīkā cāru kāśmīra carcitā Her body shines like lacerated gold, She is covered by a red veil, Her braid is carefully bound and She is anointed with beautiful vermilion {3}. Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: When a goldsmith cuts gold with a sword the inside of the gold shines even … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Viśākhānandada Stotram – “Praises that delight Viśākhā” {Verse 3}