Story and Importance of Sasthi Devi - Remedy for Childless couple and healthy life for children

 

Description of Śāsthī Devī

The sixth part of Prakṛti is named Śāsthī. The Devī Śāsthī is the Presiding Deity of infants and children; She is the Māyā of Viṣṇu and She bestows sons to all. She is one of the sixteen Mātṛkās and is known by the name of Devasenā."

• Role and Attributes:
  Śāsthī Devī is the chaste and dearest wife of Skanda. She determines the longevity of children and is constantly engaged in their protection. She is a Siddha-Yoginī, always keeping children close to her.
• Priyavrata’s Story:
  Nārāyaṇa recounted the story of Svāyambhuva Manu’s son, Priyavrata, who remained a great yogīndra practicing austerities. Upon Brahmā’s request, Priyavrata married, but for a long time, he had no children. After performing a Putresti sacrifice with Mahārṣi Kaśyapa, his wife Mālinī consumed the sacrificial offering and became pregnant.
• The Birth of the Lifeless Son:
  Mālinī carried the child in her womb for twelve Deva years, but when the child was born, it was lifeless. Grief-stricken, Priyavrata took his son to the cremation ground, where he encountered a divine aerial car, and on it, a beautiful, youthful Siddha-Yoginī appeared.

Meeting with Devasenā

Priyavrata's Worship: Upon seeing the Siddha-Yoginī, Priyavrata placed the child on the ground and began to worship her with hymns. He asked who she was, and the Devī, shining like the summer sun, answered him.

Devasenā’s Revelation: "O King! I am the mind-born daughter of Brahmā. My name is Devasenā, and I am Skanda’s wife, known as Śāsthī among the Mātṛkās. I bestow sons to those who have none, wives to those who have none, wealth to the poor, and fulfillment to all karmīs."

Devasenā explained the importance of karma in determining the circumstances of one’s life, including children, wealth, and well-being. She revived Priyavrata’s lifeless son and assured him of future blessings.

Boon Granted by Śāsthī Devī

• Blessing of a Son:
  Devasenā promised Priyavrata a son who would be famous by the name Suvrata, renowned for his virtues and strength. The king promised to worship her and spread her worship throughout the three worlds.

Worship of Śāsthī Devī

Establishment of Worship:
Priyavrata returned to his kingdom and performed auspicious ceremonies in honor of Śāsthī Devī. From then on, every sixth day of the bright fortnight and other ceremonies related to childbirth became dedicated to her worship.

• Dhyānam and Method of Worship:
  Śāsthī Devī is meditated upon as the giver of sons, adorned with jeweled ornaments, and bright like the white campaka flowers. Offerings of pādya, arghya, ācamanaīya, scents, flowers, dhūpa, lights, and food are made to her. The principal mantra for her worship is:
  “Āūm̐ hṛīṁ śāsthī devyai svāhā.”
• The Power of Stotra:
  A stotra (hymn) composed by Priyavrata for Śāsthī Devī, when repeated with devotion, brings blessings of children, wealth, and well-being. It is said that a barren woman or one who loses children can attain a healthy, long-lived child through the grace of Śāsthī Devī by reciting this stotra.

Stotra translated in English:
"O Devī, Devasenā! I bow down to Thee. O Śāsthī Devī, grant me wealth, sons, and victory, and protect me from enemies. Bestow upon me learning and prosperity, and fulfill my desires."

Through her grace, those who worship her with devotion are blessed with children and success in their endeavors.

 

Popular SriVidya Mantras

 

Popular SriVidya Mantras

 

Panchadashi Mantras

Kadi Vidya - ka e ī la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ha sa ka la hrīṃ |

Hadi Vidya - ha sa ka la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ka la hrīṃ |

Sadi Vidya - sa e ī la hrīṃ - sa ha ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ka la hrīṃ |

Shodashi Mantras (3 variations)

ka e ī la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ha sa ka la hrīṃ | śrīṁ

ka e ī la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ha sa ka la hrīṃ | klīṁ

ka e ī la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ha sa ka la hrīṃ | aiṁ

Saptadashi Mantra

ka e ī la hrīṃ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ - sa ha sa ka la hrīṃ | haṃsa

Astadashi Mantra

aiṁ - ka e ī la hrīṁ

hrīṁ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṁ

śrīṁ - sa ka la hrīṁ

Saubhagya Panchadashi Mantra

aiṁ - ka e ī la hrīṁ

klīṁ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṁ

sauḥ - sa ka la hrīṁ

Purna Shodashi Mantra

aiṁ - ka e ī la hrīṁ

klīṁ - ha sa ka ha la hrīṁ

sauḥ - sa ka la hrīṁ | śrīṁ

Nirvana Sundari Mantra

ka e ī la ha sa ka ha la sa ka la hrīm̐ |

Maha Shodashi Mantra

om śrīṁ hrīṁ klīṁ aiṁ sauḥ

om hrīṁ śrīṁ

ka e ī la hrīṁ

ha sa ka ha la hrīṁ

sa ka la hrīṁ

sauḥ aiṁ klīṁ hrīṁ śrīṁ

Para Shodashi Mantra

śrīṃ sauḥ klīṃ aiṃ hrīṃ

oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ

sa ka la hrīṃ

ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ

ka e ī la hrīṃ

hrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ śrīṃ |

version 2

klīṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ aiṃ klīṃ sauḥ

ka e ī la hrīṃ

ha sa ka ha la hrīṃ

sa ka la hrīṃ

strīṃ aiṃ kroṃ krīṃ īṃ hūṃ

Uchhista Ganapati Mantra 12 Lettered

 

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Mahapadukamantra for Shivas Grace as Guru (Useful for Material and Spiritual success)

 

Bhuvaneshwari mantra for well being

 

Passion vs Being Practical

We often here told to follow our passion to be successful and now we have people propagating this advice everywhere.

Let us try to understand some of major problems with this advice

·       How many people know what they are passionate about? Almost all of us are not aware of what we are interested in or have so many things that we like that, we do not have a clue about what we are passionate about reality.

·       Our mind is so fickle that we keep changing our interests every-day. If we do something efficiently on a particular day, the happiness derived from this makes us to think that this work that will define our future and think this is the solution for my success, without realizing that being good at something and repeating the same work everyday with passion is two different things altogether

·       We may be good at something but may not be our passion, as you may not like to do it at all

·       Suppose we can find out what we are passionate about at some point of time. Will this fetch financial security for us? We often find people who are passionate about something in life, but they are unable to make it as a career out of it. Most of the time either we face financial and material distress because we are unable to give up our interests or become bitter that we had to give up our passion as it could not be sustained

·       Lucky are those people who have found their passion and are good at it and can make a career out of it. The trifecta combination of the above factors leads to more fulfilled life, which we read about books. But this does not happen to all, in-fact this happens rarely to people, and these are the people whom we see as most successful and well-rounded people in-terms of career and life

So how do we navigate this problem? Below points may help

·       Instead of searching for passion through out our life and wasting precious time, try to do the work with full focus and honestly that is put to our plate. When we have no idea on what we should do.

·       We should not hate the work that we are doing, but rather should perform the same job efficiently and derive happiness from the same (also love the work that we do). This is especially important to people who have no idea what they are passionate/goal in life about.

·       This way of looking at life will not make us to question our life on daily basis. We do not feel miserable every-day, as we are stuck with a problem of hating what we are doing now vs having no clue of what else can be done otherwise

·       Secondly by having this mindset, we will be happy with what we are doing currently, and also this attitude will help us eventually in finding the right path for us, as mental clarity will ascend when one is happy with what life has offered and it is at this stage, we are open to new possibilities in life as we are open to new things that comes to our way (When happy with what we have and love whatever work is given to us, we are open to the idea of trying new things yet maintain stability).

·       For people who know what they are interested/passionate about but are unable make career out of it or have no idea on how to monetize this passion. It is better to have a stable career first and develop their passion parallelly. As this would avoid financial hardship or leading to unfortunate stage of giving up their passion entirely. (If the passion is more of social in nature like helping people etc, it is more important that we have a stable source of income, as we cannot help others with our stomach being empty)

·       If one is financially secure and knows his passion, they have the means to pursue their interests without the worry financial implications for basic needs

·       Finally, if we have the trifecta quality of knowing what we like and are good at the same work and can make a career/business out of the same. Then we should follow our passion without any doubt

In summary, moderation between passion and being practical plays an important role in having a fulfilling life

Actions and Gratitude – A Spiritual perspective

 Actions and Gratitude – A Spiritual perspective

This word is often used everywhere, that we should have gratitude towards our parents, friends, our partner, colleagues and others who have played some role in our life which has led to some positivity. But doing this in-reality is altogether a different question that needs lots of introspection.

We have become a creature of greed and selfishness who think of our own comfort disregarding the harm it may cause to others and there by have created a vicious cycle of self-centered actions across everywhere.

Let us understand the implication of such actions from spiritual perspective.

Willful action that is performed by us with an ego that I’m doing these actions, or the result is because of me. Creates an impression in the sub conscious mind, if repeated regularly these impressions will form into Karma (an impression which will manifest itself in the future and the person should undergo the effect of the same without escape).

Hence such actions eventually will come out of the subconscious mind to conscious mind at the right time to make sure the person experiences the effects his actions.

Now when a person does the same action without the sense of doer ship or submitting all actions to the to something bigger than himself or just do it with a no ego attached. Then impressions will not get created in the mind. To do this is very difficult and needs lots of practice

So a simpler solution to this is to have a sense of gratitude towards everything in life, if anyone does anything good to you, be thankful, if you had food today be thankful etc, this thankful feeling should be real and not faked, if it faked this gets recorded as an impression again in our mind, as everything that is repeated will get recorded as an impression in our subconscious mind and thereby eventually we need to bear the consequences of the same.

Right action and Gratitude help in purifying the mind of such bad habits is the simple gist of this article