One of the pancha suktas, Sri
Suktam is an intimate adoration and worship of Mahalakshmi, the
goddess of abundance. Guruji recommends this worship as a
daily/weekly ritual helping us remove our limiting constraints
in perception. The wealth symbolized by Mahalakshmi is not
limited to the physical world alone, but also applies to the
world of "feelings" and "perception". As Guruji often points
out, happiness is not just dependent on what we have but more a
function of how we feel about our haves/have-nots. In a typical
esoteric and mystical fashion, this ritual provides clues to the
inner abundance.
Prompted by Devi herself and in his unique personalized
instruction, Guruji has presented this ritual such that the
ancient Sri Suktam worship is combined with the powerful seed
syllables or Bija Aksharas.The Bija Aksharas from the powerful
Mahashodasi Mantra have been coupled with each of the Sri Suktam
verses allowing our inner vibrations to resonate with the
ritual. Guruji repeatedly points out that the ritual should
begin and end with complete identification with Devi. Doing this
removes any fears, doubts or misgivings we may have. As he
laughingly points out - "How can we fear ourselves? How can we
not forgive ourselves for any mistakes we make? How can
worshipping ourselves be restricted by pre-specified rules and
regulations? How can we not fall in love with ourselves, if the
image you see in front is the divine and beautiful you?" I have
personally seen that this instruction from Guruji has had
profound effect on people who have constantly struggled with
fears (whether self generated or implanted by others).
In addition to the chanting of verses, there are two beautiful
parts in the audio that I find especially moving - (1) Offering
of the Guru to Devi (re-establishing identity between Guru, Devi
and us), (2) Blessings from Guruji. Aravindhan (from Toronto)
has provided two very useful links that give the words and
explanations of the verses which some of you may find useful.
The links are:
