About this episode
In this exceedingly beautiful discussion we did last week as an offering to Holy Mother for Her Jayanti, he say a few things about how T?ntrik meditation and practice works in general (with reference to some of its unique, aesthetically rich features) and then based on this understanding, we translate and unpack the dhy?na-mantra, meditation/visualization mantra of Holy Mother S?rada Dev? and in so doing, we explore many very esoteric T?ntrik concepts encoded in the verses of this hymn! The mantras are reproduced below and all our talks on Holy Mother over the years are in this playlist. dhy?namo? dhy?yeccittasarojasth?? sukh?s?n?? k?p?may?m? prasannavadan?? dev?? dvibh?j?? sthiralocan?m??lul?yitake??rdhavak?a?sthalavima??it?m? ?vetavastr?v?t?rdh??g?? hem?la?k?rabh??it?m? svakro?anyastahast?? ca jñ?nabhaktiprad?yin?m? ?ubhr?? jyotirmay?? j?vap?pasant?pah?ri??m? r?mak???agatapr???? tann?ma?rava?apriy?m?tadbh?varañjit?k?r?? jaganm?t?svar?pi??m?j?nak?r?dhik?r?padh?ri??? sarvama?gal?m?cinmay?? varad?? nity?? s?rad?? mok?ad?yin?m?snehamay?? ?iv?? ??nt?? bhuktimuktiprad?yin?m?sarvaj?vatr??akartr?? s?rad?? jñ?nad?yin?m?One should meditate on She who abides in the lotus of the mind, sitting easefully, filled with compassion and with a serene face, the two armed Goddess with steady eyes, Her long flowing hair adorning half Her bosom with half Her body clothed in white garments, adorned with golden ornaments, Her hands placed in Her own lap and bestowing knowledge and devotion, She is radiant light, the Destroyer of ignorance and suffering in human beings, whose every breath flows to Ramakrishna, who delights in the hearing of His name, Her form saturated with the ecstatic mood of absorption in Him, She is the Mother of the whole world! She is all-auspicious One who becomes R?dh? and S?t?, She is the Eternal S?rada, Sarasvat?, the giver of boons and liberation! Full of love, auspicious and peaceful, She is S?rad?, the bestower of enjoyment, knowledge and liberation, the protector of all beings!dhy?yed h?dambuje dev?? taru??ru?avigrah?m?var?bhayakar?? ??nt?? smitotphullamukh?mbuj?m?sthalapadmaprat?k??a-p?d?mbhoja-su?obhan?m??ukl?mbaradhar?? dh?r?? lajj?pa?avibh??it?m?prasann?? dharmak?m?rthamok?ad?? vi?vama?gal?m?svan?thav?mabh?gasth?? bhakt?nugrahak?ri??m?One should meditate upon the Goddess in the lotus of the heart. She has a youthful, red form, her hands showing the boon-giving and fear removal gestures. She is peaceful and upon her lotus-like face blooms a smile! Her feet are like radiant lotus flowers upon the earth, clad in white garments, steady, She is adorned with the veil of mystery! She is gracious and grants the four goals of life: dharma, pleasure, wealth and liberation! She is embodied as this auspicious universe (She is the auspiciousness in all things au
