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Highlights of the Soundarya Lahiri
In this video post, we shall discuss the greatness and benefits of chanting the great hymn Soundarya Lahiri, composed by our great Acharya Sri Adi Shankaracharya, the incarnation of Lord Shiva.
Here are the highlights of the Stotram that we will consider
- The Structure of the Soundarya Lahiri
- Basic hygiene to chant the Soundarya Lahiri
- The use of Yantra in Soundarya Lahiri
- The process and many benefits of the Soundarya Lahiri
Beauty of the Soundarya Lahiri
The Soundarya Lahiri literally means waves of beauty and elegance.
The first 41 verses of this work is called Ananda Lahiri which means waves of Bliss and the next 59 verses are called the Soundarya Lahiri, although the total work of 100 verses together form the Soundarya Lahiri.
Some believe that Lord Ganesha Himself etched the verses of this great work on Mount Meru.
Sri Gaudapada, the Guru of Sri Shankara read it from there and conveyed it to Sri Shankara. After this Sri Adi Shankara, added another 59 verses and completed the 100 verse work.
The 100 verses of Sri Soundarya Lahiri are the foremost work in Sanskrit Literature. These verses are so powerful, that one can chant particular verses of this work and attain anything under the sun.
The Sages recommend one should follow fast and follow strict rules of celibacy and discipline when one has undertaken the Anushthanam of the reading of Soundarya Lahiri. Some also state that creating suitable Yantras speed up the process of wish-fulfillment when one uses the work for one’s own benefit.
The most important aspect of this great hymn is attaining both spiritual and material benefits.
Discussion on a few Yantras for the Lahiri
Now I will list down the exact process of using the Yantra and mantra of Soundarya Lahiri for personal benefits. However, I will discuss only a few Yantras and mantras included in this text otherwise the video post shall become too big and boring.
I request my viewers to follow a clean lifestyle of pure vegetarianism free of onion/garlic/non-veg/smoking/drinking and gambling if they wish to undertake sadhana of the Soundarya Lahiri verses.
If one does not abide by these basic lifestyle rules, following the sadhana process can be dangerous and may even cause harm to the practitioner.
Another important condition for using the Soundarya Lahiri Yantras for purposeful goals is that one has to be formally initiated into the Shakta tradition or the Sri Vidya tradition and that too by a well-established Guru of that lineage; otherwise Yantra sadhana will be fruitless.
Yet, uninitiated persons interested in taking benefit of the Soundarya Lahiri can simply chant the specific verses, a prescribed number of times, considering Devi and Lord Shiva as one’s Guru. This, one can do.
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Description of Verses and Details of Yantras
Now I will begin the description of some verses from this vast work and details of the Yantras.
A person can chant the first verse starting with the word Shivah, 1000 times daily for 12 days. Then he should read the Lalitha Sahasranamam and offer hibiscus flowers to the Yantra which is kept in the North-East direction.
Please watch our video Benefits of Lalitha Sahasranamam | Miracles of Lalitha Sahasranamam. He can also use any other flower of red color for the Yantra worship.
He should offer cooked rice with clarified butter and coconut. One must at least use a gold-plated Yantra for this work. The benefits of doing this process are that He can attain all his material goals and Devi shall provide solutions to all his complicated problems.
A person can chant the 3rd Shloka of the Soundarya Lahiri which starts with the word Avidya. He should chant this verse 2000 times daily for either 15, 45 or 54 days, based on his convenience. One must place the Yantra facing North-East.
The practitioner should read the work known as Lalitha Trishati and offer white flowers such as jasmine to the Yantra. He should offer cooked rice, black gram, honey, betel etc as Prasadam to Devi.
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Benefits of the 3rd Shloka
When one finishes this sadhana, His knowledge will increase. He shall attain intuitive knowledge directly from the spiritual place known as Hiranyagarbha. People doing this sadhana will develop powerful memory and lot of will-power.
How to Practice the 7th Shloka
When one undertakes the sadhana of the 7th verse which starts with the syllables Kvanatha, that person shall be able to put an end to all his enemies. As before, the rules for the Yantra are the same as for previous verse.
One should chant this shlokas for 12 or 45 days. One should additionally chant the Durga Sahasranamam and offer vermillion to Devi.
One has to provide an offering of Cooked Rice, curd, Sweet milk gruel etc to Devi. Like this there is a list of over 300 benefits for the 100 verses of the Soundarya Lahiri.
Benefits of the 7th Shloka
Reading certain other verses even simply with faith can get one out of Law suits and fights with relatives. It can also get someone out of jail, by simply reading the verses of the Soundarya Lahiri.
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The verses are also said to balance the Chakra system of the body and grant perfect health to the chanter. The benefits are infinite, but time limited. Hence I will end this video post stating that, if one even wants to attain the highest spiritual abode of Devi Loka, the Soundarya Lahiri can take you there.
The Soundarya Lahiri is one of the greatest boons that Sri Adi Shankara has conferred on humankind.
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