Below is Guruji’s narration of a
vision of Sri Mahalakshmi that he had in 2003. Since this was
told spontaneously early one morning, the original narration was
never recorded or transcribed. So what is presented below is a
paraphrasing of the narration. However, we have made every
effort to keep this narration as accurate as possible, both in
its spirit and in its details.
Guruji – Last night I had
an interesting vision. I saw miles and miles of silk zari[1]
saree in colors that are hard to imagine or even describe. It
was like a continuous stream of saree that extended in all
directions as far as I could see. As I looked carefully, I
realized that each zari thread in the saree was alive and was
actually a totally different universe. What Devi was showing me
was a cosmic vision in which each universe was like a thread
that extended to infinity. The slight curvatures in the saree
were like warps in multi-dimensional space-time continuum grid
that physicists talk about. Anyway…its not important..(tries to
change topic)
Disciple – Wait a minute,
Guruji! What did this vision signify?
Guruji – It made me
understand what Kabir[2]
implied when he said that God was like a weaver. I felt that
this was a vision of the cosmic abundance of Mahalakshmi. There
was a very distinct feeling of abundance.
Disciple – Why didn’t
Mahalakshmi show Herself in regular human-like form?
Guruji – Why should She
be limited to a human form alone? It makes more sense to me for
Her to be in the form of diagrams, yantras and the like. Even
these are forms but more universal. “Maha” in Mahalakshmi
implies universal.
[1]
Zari is the fine glittery thread of gold or silver and the
embroidery made using them. The stitches are extremely fine and
are worked with dexterity and skill, with the embroidery
starting from the center and proceeding to the outer edges in a
circular fashion.
[2]
Medieval age mystic saint from India who was a weaver by
profession. He is known for his pithy yet powerful teachings
that continue to inspire people from all walks of life including
poets, scholars, spiritual aspirants and the common people. In
his songs he often compared God to a weaver and the body to a
piece of cloth.
Acknowledgement - This Mahalakshmi Ashtakam audio is sung and
composed by Nandakumar Nayar. We gratefully acknowledge
Nandakumar's generosity in dedicating his time, effort and
talent for this audio and numerous other Vi1/Devipuram projects
