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Mahalakshmi Ashtakam
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A Cosmic Vision of Abundance Sri Mahalakshmi
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.
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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
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