Re: (Simple) Prayers to Maa Ambe - Post Your Own
Originally Posted by
Sahasranama
This is a beautiful prayer. My mother likes Devi Mahatmya. We must understand Her and be grateful to Her as YogamAyA, VishNumAyA and hence i like the "Ya Devi ..." prayer in post 11.
Prayers like these - Devi Kavach - are a worship of the Mother Goddess for material success and protection , and to sail through this world. While no doubt, She protects us and keeps us materially comfortable, takes Her advanced bhaktas beyond the material wants and bestows good qualities, this prayer does not immediately focus on Love for Govind - prem, and it is not a complete or final surrender, perhaps a possible precursor. Shaktas will argue it brings Love for the Mother.
On the other hand, Gopis worship Her to obtain Shri KRshNa Govind as their Husband, they do not say "rupam dehi, jayam dehi yasho dehi". They don't ask for success, wealth, victory or beauty of this material world. Their complete surrender is at His Lotus Feet. Their protector, giver, and sarvasva, is Govind. As compassionate Mother, she gave them their Happiness, saubhagya - this is spiritual saubhagya we are talking about , not material. Yes, MA gives KRshNa, She brings KRshNa, but ONLY if that's what the living being wants. Actually it is Govind as the antaryAmi, SuperSoul, paramAtmA who grants wishes of the jiva, but it appears that it is coming from Devi.
Hari (VishNu/KRshNa) drives away material trushNA with His flute, attractive form, names, qualities and highest LOVE. To His devotees, He says they should worship Him alone and none else (Bhagavat Gita).
Whereas, Devi nourishes Her children with lots of material comfort so that they are content and ready to move beyond it.
Just an observation. I may have missed something though, as i have not read Devi MahAtmya.
Govindam Adi Purusham Tam aham bhajAmi ~
Jai Shri KRshNa
|| Shri KRshNArpaNamastu ||
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