August 28, 2008
January 14, 2008
Daily Mantra Hymn for 2008
Composed by Kunchithapaadha Kaviraya Siddha and given to us by Sathguru Venkataraman, this is a hymn that glorifies the Lord of 2008, Sri Shiva Tripura Samhara Thandava Moorthi.
Recite this hymn daily throughout 2008.
Click here for a short clip that contains a recitation of this mantra by an Agasthiar Ashramite.
Agasthiar Ashram located in holy Arunachala.
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Om
January 11, 2008
27 Names of Mother Sri Ayur Devi
In the course of ten lectures during the 1992 Navaratri festival at the Veleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Chennai, Sathguru Venkataraman, the founder of the Agasthiar Ashram, reintroduced the worship of Mother Ayur Devi which humankind had gradually forgotten over the past few yugas. He concluded the lecture series by revealing the Mother's unique divine form, which you see here. Click here for more info.
Here are 27 names of Mother Sri Ayur Devi that you can use in your worship:
| 1. | Om Sri Akilaandesvaryai Namaha |
| 2. | Om Sri Anna Vaahinyai Namaha |
| 3. | Om Sri Adbhuta Chaarithraayai Namaha |
| 4. | Om Sri Aadhi Devyai Namaha |
| 5. | Om Sri Aadhi Paraasakthyai Namaha |
| 6. | Om Sri Eesvaryai Namaha |
| 7. | Om Sri Ekaantha Poojithaayai Namaha |
| 8. | Om Sri Omkara Roopinyai Namaha |
| 9. | Om Sri Kaala Bhairavyai Namaha |
| 10. | Om Sri Kritha Yuga Chit Sakthyai Namaha |
| 11. | Om Sri Chakra Vaasinyai Namaha |
| 12. | Om Sri Siddh Purusha Thathvaayai Namaha |
| 13. | Om Sri Shiva Shakti Aikya Svaroopinyai Namaha |
| 14. | Om Sri Lalitha Paramesvaryai Namaha |
| 15. | Om Sri Trimurti Svaroopinyai Namaha |
| 16. | Om Sri Nava Kara Roopinyai Namaha |
| 17. | Om Sri Nava Mudra Samaaraadhyaayai Namaha |
| 18. | Om Sri Padmaasanasthaayai Namaha |
| 19. | Om Sri Yogaambikaayai Namaha |
| 20. | Om Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswathi Nishevithaayai Namaha |
| 21. | Om Sri Vishnu Roopinyai Namaha |
| 22. | Om Sri Veda Mantra Yantra Shaktyai Namaha |
| 23. | Om Sreem Hreem Aim Subaayai Namaha |
| 24. | Om Sri Shiva Kutumbinyai Namaha |
| 25. | Om Sri Arunachala Merusthaayai Namaha |
| 26. | Om Sri Kara Peeta Vara Prasaadinyai Namaha |
| 27. | Om Sri Aayur Devyai Namaha |
Source: http://www.agasthiar.org/AUMzine/0008-ad.htm#namavali
If you chant this set of 27 names four times, that will equal one ashtotara (108 names). Repeating this ashtotara ten times will be a sahasranama (1000 names) and that is highly recommended. 10 sahasranamas per day is the royal road to the Mother's grace!
Doing archana (offering flowers at the Mother's lotus feet with the recitation of every name) with gold/yellow colored fragrant flowers is highly recommended. This is the way to get sarva mangala sowbhagya - all auspiciousness and prosperity.
Click here to see these 27 names of the Mother in Tamil script.
January 10, 2008
Daily Darshan for 2008
Shiva Tripura Samhara Thandava Moorthi.
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January 1, 2008
Shiva Tripura Samhara Thandava Moorthi
August 5, 2006
August 4, 2006
Arasar Kovil Sundara Mahalakshmi - Varalakshmi Vratham
Arasar Kovil Sundara Mahalakshmi
Varalakshmi Vratham
Viya Varusham
Greeshma Rithu
Aadi Maasam 19th day
August 4, 2006
Friday
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Sri La Sri Lobha Matha Agasthiar Ashram
Thiru Annamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Om.
On this blessed Varalakshmi Vratham day, it is a great blessing to get the darshan of Sri Sundara Mahalakshmi at Arasar Kovil. Mother Sundara Mahalakshmi sports six toes in Her right leg as she blesses us seated in the padmasana posture. Why six? Six is Sukra's number and Mother Lakshmi is Sukra's Divine Controller. The six toes of Mother Sundara MahaLakshmi constitute a concrete reminder to us that it is She who controls Shukra's power to bestow prosperity. This should be kept in mind on this blessed Varalakshmi Vrata day.
This temple is a particular favorite of Shukra since Mother Lakshmi here has conveyed the significance of his number six in such a concrete fashion. Shukra worships at this shrine every Friday without fail. What form he might assume is beyond human comprehension, but he is one of the visitors to this shrine every Friday. This indeed is a boon to anyone who might desire the blessings of Shukra and Mother Lakshmi.
Prosperity is not just a million dollar bank account. A truly prosperous human is one who is blessed with 64 aiswaryas - 64 forms of wealth, well being and prosperity - each governed by a form of Mother Lakshmi, viz., Dhana lakshmi, Dhanya lakshmi, Vijaya lakshmi, Veera lakshmi, Dhairya lakshmi, Gaja lakshmi, Santhana lakshmi, Vidya Lakshmi, Mangala Lakshmi, Madhava Lakshmi, Bhagya Lakshmi, Senji (Senjula) Lakshmi, Soundarya Lakshmi, Vara Lakshmi, Yoga Lakshmi, Jyoti Lakshmi, Sethu Lakshmi, Sita Lakshmi, Maha Lakshmi and so on. (Recite these names as mantra pooja.) But it is Mother Sundara Mahalakshmi at this shrine who is the root form of all these 64 Lakshmi Devis. So anyone who desires all 64 aishwaryas must indeed worship Mother Sundara Mahalakshmi at this shrine, say the Siddhas.
This is a perfect shrine for propitiating the navagrahas. Each of the nine Navagraha lords and their consorts worshipped Mother Sundara Mahalakshmi at this shrine in nine different Lakshmi forms. Adi Lakshmi (Aditya or Soorya), Soma Lakshmi (when Mother Lakshmi appeared with Chandra), Mangala Lakshmi, Bhowmya Lakshmi (the root form of SriVidya Lakshmi), Gurupara Lakshmi, Shukra Lakshmi, Bhagya Lakshmi or Sumangali Vara Lakshmi (She who blesses a woman's husband with health and longevity).
Make it a point to worship Mother Sundara Mahalakshmi at this temple on Varalakshmi Vrata days and Fridays, particularly those Fridays that occur in Aadi maasam (July 15 - August 15) and Thai maasam (January 15 - February 15) and especially during Sukra hora (use our calculator). Mother Lakshmi will bless one and all with solutions to money problems like poverty, debts, losses in business, court cases and other litigation problems. Perform tharpan ceremonies for your ancestors on the banks of the nearby Paalar river. Most importantly, with your body, mind and wealth, work for the renovation and upkeep of this temple.
Om.
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Sri La Sri Lobha Matha Agasthiar Ashram
Thiru Annamalai, Tamil Nadu, India
