Introduction as provided by an Indian commentator –
“Soundarya Lahari (“waves of beauty”) — that seductive composition of short and poetic praise of Shakthi (the feminine form of spiritual power, per Indian thought) consists of two parts namely, Ananda Lahari (“waves of happiness,” first 41 stanzas) and Soundarya Lahari (the next 59 stanzas).
It is believed that Lord Ganesha himself has etched the Ananda Lahari on Mount Meru(Some people believe that Sage Pushpa Dhantha did the etching).It was read from there by Sage Gouda Pada who taught it to Adhi Sankara. Adhi Sankara himself added the rest of the 59 stanzas and completed it.
These 100 stanzas are supposed to be the foremost among Manthra literature. It is also believed that by making suitable yanthras and reciting particular stanzas and worshipping the yantras almost anything can be obtained in the world .There are more thn 36 commentries to Soundarya Lahari written in Sanskrit itself.”
Tags: Ganesha, Lakshmi, Manthra, Sanksrit, Shakthi, Shankaracharya, Shiva, Yanthra
September 25, 2008 at 9:08 am |
I would be really obliged if you could suggest a book in english / devnagari explaining the slokawise methods of worshipping the soundarya lahari yantras.