- Kirti Tarang Pande
Good News!!!!
You don’t need to spend thousands in buying lights, crackers,
sweets and all the shenanigans to woo Goddess Laxmi.
You just need one thing. You have it with you. For free! This
thing is your body.
So, why confine Laxmi to your house, when you can seat her in
your heart & carry her along wherever you go? It is possible & can be
done in easy steps of Sound Yoga.
However, it is my belief that you mustn’t do anything just
because; “I told you so”. That’s why before I tell you the steps, it’s important that you understand the
science behind it:
Who is
Laxmi?
In Yogic Philosophy, Laxmi is a manifestation of Brahman/
Supreme Reality. This Brahman pervades in all things. In humans, the seat is
the heart.
As a manifestation of this Brahman, Laxmi is the Goddess of
beauty & divine grace. While love & devotion come under beauty; health,
prosperity & fertility are a part of Divine Grace.
The Sound
of Laxmi
Srim is the Beej Mantra of Laxmi. It governs the prime forms of
energy as magnetic force, electrical force & delight. Of all the four
Goddess Beej Mantras, it is one of the softest & safest mantras to use.
Srim allows us to surrender to and take refuge in Laxmi. Once we
are immersed in Laxmi, not only good things flow in life but also our heart
gets faith & emotional nature gets steadiness.
Woo Laxmi
in Easy Steps through Sound Yoga
- Start your day with Opening the Heart
If Laxmi is to reside in your heart, one must open its door for
her. Laxmi’s seat is a blooming lotus. So, sit in Padmasana, form the mudra
blooming lotus with your hands & place it near your chest. Now close your
eyes & visualize that a lotus is opening in your heart chakra & Laxmi
is sitting in it in her full radiance. Bless everyone & anyone who comes to
your mind with the gifts of Laxmi. Generosity of soul is the cosmic door
through which Laxmi comes in.
2. Purify your heart through Om
We all know Laxmi resides in cleanliness. With each out breath
chant Om. Let the sound ‘O’ come from your heart & ‘M’ from throat. Repeat
the chant five times. This purifies our heart of its afflictions.
3. Illuminate your Heart through Surya Namaskar
It is light of the heart which lures Laxmi, she has no interest
in the ones that you hang in your home. So, stand in Namaskar Mudra & pray
to Surya to illuminate your heart with truth this verse:
Hiranmayena patrena satyasyapitham mukham|Tat tvam pusannapavrnu satyadharmaya drstaye||
Meaning: O Sun! Like a utensil covering the mouth of a vessel,
your golden orb is the lid covering the truth. Un-lid & lead me to the
Dharma of Truth.
It’s important that you link every Asana of the Surya Namaskar
with inhale & exhale of breath. Each inhalation & exhalation must be in
Ujjayi Breath.
Laxmi, was born after churning the ocean. The Ujjayi (sound of
ocean) inhalation & exhalation teamed with Surya Namaskar churns our body
& Laxmi is born within us.
4. Energize your Lunar Side
The Beej Mantra of Laxmi has a pleasing lunar property. To
prepare the body for the Chanting of the Beej Mantra, first one need to
activate the lunar side through Chandra Anulom: Upon nightfall sit in
Vajrasana, close the right nostril with ring finger, deep inhale & exhale
through left nostril. Repeat 10 times. Once, the lunar side is activated, it is
time to energize it with Chandra Bhedan: Sit in Vajrasana, close the right
nostril with ring finger inhale through left nostril. Close left nostril with
the thumb & exhale through right. This is one cycle of Chandra Bhedan.
Perform 10 such cycles.
Now that the body is prepared, it is time to chant the Beej
Mantra & evoke the Laxmi that whose sthapana
we did in our hearts this morning.
5 Srim Japa
Srim (pronounced as: shreem) is the sound relating to beauty
& divine grace. It floods the senses with divine beauty & delight,
promoting health, prosperity, fertility & rejuvenation.
Sit in Padmasana, close your eyes, and bring your awareness to
the Laxmi seated in your heart & chant Srim. You can chant from 5, 7, 9 to
108 any odd number of times. Please note it doesn’t matter how many counts you
do, what really matters is how well you link the sound of Shrim to the energy
of Laxmi in your heart.
- Originally published in Daily Bhaskar
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