Sri Devi Khadgamala [ Frequently Asked Asked Questions ]
1 . Wh ati st h e“ Sr i De v iKh ad ga mal ma aSt o t r a m” m” ? Sr i De v ir e f er st oSh ak t i ,t h eDi v i n eMo t h er .Kh adg ame an sSwo r d ,Ma l ame me an sGa Ga r l a nd, St o t r a m me an sah y mn mnors o ngo fp r a i s e .Sot h eKh ad ga ma ma l aSt o t r a m( h er e af t e r ,KS)i sa h y mn mnt ot h eDi v i n eMo t h er ,wh i c hi ss ai dt obe st o w aga r l a ndofs wo r d s( s e eF AQ # 2,b el o w) upont hos ewhor ec i t ei t .TheKSt ak esusme ment al l yt hr oug ht heSr i Chak r a;i . e.t hemy s t i c al g eo me me t r i cr e pr e s ent a t i o no ft heSu pr e meGo me dd es s .Th i sYa nt r ac o ns i s t sofni n ee nc l o su r e s– eac hmor es ec r eta ndes ot er i ct hant h eo nebef or e–s ur r oundi ngac ent r al poi nt ,orb i ndu,i n whi c hDe v i ,t h eSu pr e meGo me dd es s( h er ei nHe re r o t i cf o r ma sKame s hwa r i )i sj o i n edi nc oi t u s wi t hh erc o ns o r t( s e eF AQ # 2,b el o w) .Aswema k eo urwa yt ot h ec e nt e ro fSr i Ch ak r a ,wep ay h oma get ot h e9 8y o gi n i sora s pe ct sofDe v i( b yr e ci t i n ge ac ho ft h ei rn ame s)wh og ua r dt h e v ar i ous“ powerp oi nt s ”oft h ec har k aal ongt hewa y .Wei nt er nal i z ee ac hy ogi ni t obe comeHer ; andt hi spr ep ar esust omee tt hene xty ogi ni onourp at h–an ds oonunt i l wer eac ht hecent er . 2 . Wh ati st h es y mb mb ol i cme me an i n go ft h eKS? ' SHAKTI ' ( De vi )i st heSans k r i twor dde no t i ngpo wer ,orener gy–al l En er gy , whe t herwe per c ei v ei t( f r om ourper s pec t i v e)a spos i t i v eorn egat i v e.( I ti st heShak t abel i eft hatt her ei sno “ pos i t i v e”ornegat i v eener gy . Ener gyi sal way st heCr eat r i x . )Ei ns t ei ns ai dt hatal l mat t eri s ener gy . Shak t i s ms ay sal l ener gy–t hati s ,e ver y t hi ngi nandoft het hr eewor l ds–i sal l DEVI . SHI VAi sCo ns c i o us ne ss ,a ndi sv i s ua l i z e da sDe v i ’ sc on s or t .Con sc i o us ne ssen er g i z e db y Power=t heUNI VERSE.Ener gyani mat edbyCONSCI OUSNESSal so=t heUNI VERSE.Lov e –t h ed es i r eofSHAKTIa ndSHI VAt oUn i t ea sOn e–i st h ee s s en c eo fa l l Cr e at i o n.Th atwh y t heKSe nv i s i onsDe vi ' I NCOI TUS' wi t hHerCons or t .Thi si mpl i est hatSHAKTI( Ener gy )i sf ul l y ani mat edb ySHI VA( Cons c i ous nes s )–Sh ei s ,i nf ac t ,i na ne t er nal s t at eofc r eat i v eor g as m. m. Thati st hec os mi mi cbl i s swebegi nt oac c es st hr oughours adhana( s pi r i t ual di s ci pl i nes ) .The h uma ns e x ua li mp ul s ei sme me r el yame t a pho rf o rt h eCo smi cCr e at i v eI mp ul s et h atc r e at e st h at al l wes eea nddono ts ee.TheSt o t r am i si n vi t i ngust or i det hatwa v ewi t hHer ;i nes s enc e,t o b ec o meHe me r .Th eSWORDb e s t o we dup onr e c i t e r so ft h eKSs y mb ol i z e st h epo we r( En er g y ) t hatenabl esust ot r ans c endat t ac hme nt ,ena bl i ngSel f Real i z at i on.AsSr i Amr i t a nandaNat ha e xpl ai ns ,“ t heSwor d[ met aphor i c al l y ]s ev er st h ehead,s epar at i n gbodyf r om mi nd.I tc anbe i nt er pr et edal s oasWi Wi s dom –t hatwhi c hs epar at es ,c at egor i z es ,andcl as si fi es .Soi ti sa s y mb mb ol o fKn owl e dg e.Kh ad ga ma ma l ai sab ou ti ma gi n i n gag ar l a ndo fs y ne r g i s t i ci d ea s, nour i s hi ngandpr ot ec t i ngt hem andput t i ngl i f ei nt ot hem. ” 3. Ofal l t heSh ak t ar ec i t at i ons ,wh ydi dy ouc ho os et os har et h eKS? Ma nyp eo pl eh av eas k e du sov e rt h ey e ar sho wt ob eg i nas er i o usSh ak t apr a c t i c e–s ome t h i n g mor eadv anc edands pec i fi ct hanourmos tbas i c( ands t i l l t ot al l yv al i d)adv i c e,“ J us tpr a yt ot he Mo t h er ! ”a ndy etn ots oc omp l e xandt i me c o ns umi n ga st opl a cei tb ey o ndt h er e as o na bl e
c apac i t yofanav er a gede v ot ee.TheKSi sav er yadv anc ed,v er ypo wer f ul r ec i t at i onf r om t he Sr i v i dy as c hool ofShak t i s m –andy eti ti st o t al l ywi t hi nt her eac hofan yonewhoappr oac hesi t i nas pi r i tofs er i ous ,s us t ai neddev ot i onandpr ac t i c e. 4. Wh ys ho ul dIu sei t ? Bec aus ei tc ondens esal ongs er i esofc ompl i c at edr i t ual si nt oav er ysi mpl e,eas i l yac hi ev abl e r ec i t at i on/ medi t at i ont hatan yonec anl ear nandhugel ybenefi tf r om.Thef ul l pooj aoft heDev i s o ft h eSr i Ch ak r at a k esho ur s ,b ec a us ea te ac hp oi n twep au sean dd os ma l l e r ,d et a i l e d pooj as .Henc et hes agesofy or ec r eat edt hi sKSasanal t er nat i v e,s hor t f or mr ec i t at i ont hati s mor es ui t abl ef ort h edeman dsandt i mec ons t r i c t i onsofmoder nl i f e.Ac c or di n gt oon e a dv a nc e dSr i v i d y au pa s akwh oi same mb ero ft h i sgr o up :" Al l o ft h es ad ha nao fSr i v i d y ac a n beac hi e v edbyt her ec i t at i onoft h eKh adg amal a.Hour sofl ongr i t ual c ompr es s edt ol es st h an hal fanhourofi nt ens emedi t at i ont hatwi l l gi v ey ouat i c k etont hes amepl aneast hegr eat Sr i v i d y aUp as ak as .Wh at e v ery o urd ev e l o pme nt al s t a ge ,t h i si sI T . "Ev e nt h os ewh oha v en ot beeni ni t i at edi nt oSr i v i dy ac anbenefi tf r om t heKhadgamal a.St ot r asar eonet ool ofSr i v i dy a upas anat hati sopent oal l c at egor i esofpeopl e.I tdoesnothav er i t ual i s t i ci nj unc t i onsofdos anddon’ t s .Al l y ouneeddoi sr ec i t e;t hen,byandby , t heDev i swi l l bec omev i s i bl eandy ouwi l l f eel t hebl i s so funi onwi t ht heul t i mat eandason eg oeson ,t henec es s ar yt eac her swi l l appear asi ff r om t hi nai randgui dey ouf ur t her( t hi si st heper s onal e xp er i enc eofma nyamemberof t hi sgr oup) . 5 . Ho wd oIb eg i n ? Si mpl ypr i nto utt h eKha dg ama l aSt o t r a ma sl i n k edf r o mt h eSh ak t i Sa dh an as i t e,d own l o adt h e MP3r ec i t at i onf r om De v i p ur a m s i t e,andbegi nr ec i t i ngi t .I t ’ saseas yast hat .Li s t enandr ead t i l l y ouk nowi tbyhear t .Thenl i s t enonl y .Thens t opev ent hat .J us tc ont empl at ei ti ny ourmi nd. 6 . Ho wd oIr e ci t et h eKS? Sr i Amr i t anandaadv i s es ,“ Asy ouar er ec i t i ngeac hname,t haty ogi ni ’ spor t i onofSr i Chak r a s houl ds pr i ngu pi ny ouri magi nat i on.Thepowerc omesf r om i nt ens i f y i ngc onc ent r at i ont o v i s ual i z et hef or m,heart hes ound,f eel t het ouc h,t as t e,ands mel l oft hedi v i neper f umeoft he [ y ogi ni ]ma ni f es t i ngt h atpar toft heev ery o ut hf ul Godd es s .… TheGodd es sl o v esf u n.Shei s deepl yi nl o vewi t hy ou,mak i ngy ouSi v a. ”Don’ twor r yi fy ourr ec i t at i oni sawk war dory our pr onunc i at i oni sbad .AsSr i Amr i t ana ndaNat hac ouns el s ,y ous houl ds i mpl ydi s mi s sal l of t h os et e ch ni c al c on ce r n sf o rn o wa nds i mpl y“ b eg i ny o urj o ur n eyt oGo dde sst o da y , n oma t t e r h owf e ebl y . Yo uc a na ddpo we ra ndde pt hasy o umo v ea l o ng .Wear et h er et ohe l py ou . ”I ti s s ai d“ Bh av agr Ah IJ a nAr d an a( Go du nd er s t an dst h ef e el i n ga ndi n t e nta nddo esn otb ot h er aboutmi s t ak es . )Al s o,i ny ourmedi t at i on ,dono tt r yt oohar dt oc onc ent r at e–bec aus ey ou c annot ! !J us tr ec i t e,l ett hemi ndwander ;l eti tdowhat ev eri twant s .St i l l t her es ul twi l l c ome.I f onet r i est oc onc ent r at e,t hebodywi l l bec omet ens eandt her es ul t swi l l notappear . 7. Howof t ens houl dIus ei t ?
Onc eada yi si deal .Sodoi tdai l y ;and,i fpos si bl e,att hes amet i meands amepl ac e.Buti f y o urc i r c ums t an ce sma k et h atk i n do fc ommi t me ntd i ffic ul to ri mp os s i b l e ,d on otwor r y !Si mpl y d oi twh eny o uc a n.Es pe ci a l l ywh eny o ua r es a da nd / o rf a ci n gap r o bl e m;j u s td oi ta ndy o u ma ywe l l s e emi r a c l e s . 8. Whati st heeff ec tofus i ngi ts uppos edt obe? On eSr i v i dy aup as aki nourgr oup,whoi squi t ee xp er i enc edi nu seo ft heKS,s ay s ,“ I t ’ sa h yper pl anet hatwi l l t ak ey ouan ywher ey ouwant( orne ed)t og o. ”I tc l ear sy ourd oubt sand f ear s ,r emo v esy ourp sy c hi cbagg age,andpr epar esyo urmi ndan ds pi r i tf ordr amat i cs pi r i t ual adv anc ement .“ I tf ul fi l sal l wi s hes ,mor et hany oudes i r e,i ns t ant l y , ”addsSr i Amr i t ananda. “ Ther ei nl i esi t spower .Regul arpr ac t i c epr ot ec t sy ou,nour i s hesy ou,andt ak esy oubey ond. ” 9. I si tok ayt or ec i t eKha dg amal aSt ot r am wi t h outagur u? Yes ,i ti sas t ot r aandi sal s oamal amant r a( i . e. ,amant r awi t hmor et han1, 000l et t er s ) .Keep i nmi ndt hatt heor i gi nal s our c edo cumen toft heSt o t r am hasbee nl os t ,t ot hebes tofmo der n k nowl edge,ot hert hanaf ews t r a ye xc er pt st hathav es ur v i v edher eandt her e.Soi nj unc t i ons ,i f an y ,ha v ea l s obee nl os t .Butt hesi mpl ef ac ti st hatman y ,ma nypeopl eh av er ec i t edt heKS wi t houti nj unc t i onsandat t ai nede ver y t hi ng.Ther ef or e,i tc ans af el ybeas s umedt hatt her ear e nonegat i v ei nj unc t i ons . 10. I ’ mc onf us edb yal l oft h epi c t ur esan dp os t ssur r oundi ngt hi s“ Kh adgamal aDe vi sSer i es . ” DoIr eal l yha v et ok no w ormemor i z eal l t hi ss t uff ? Abs ol ut el ynot !Asnot edabov e,t her ei snopr es sur e.I fy ouus ei tal ot ,t hememor i z at i onwi l l c omev er ynat ur al l yi ni t sownt i me.Don’ twor r yabouti t ,anddon’ tt r yt of or c ei t .TheShak t i Sa dh an aGr o upi sc u r r e nt l ye ng ag edi na1 00 we eks er i e s ,i nwh i c hwec on si d ere ac hoft h e De vi soft h eKS,onea tat i me,p os t i ngt hei rpho t oast h eGr ouppi c t ur e,t al k i n gabo utt h em a nd l etpeopl ek nowal i t t l ebi taboutt hem.Butev eni fy ounev err eadas i ngl eoneoft hos epos t s ( ore veni fy ou* d o*r eadt hem buty ouar enots ur ey our eal l yunder s t and) ,i ti snomat t er .You c ans t i l l s i mpl yr ec i t et heHy mn. . .andDev i wi l l doal l t her es t .Wehopet hatt heFAQ has a ns we r e da n yqu es t i o nsy o uma yh av eh adab ou tt h eKh a dg a ma l aSt o t r a m.I fy o uha v ea ny o t h erq ue s t i o ns ,pl e as epo s tt h em att h eSh ak t i Sa dha naGr o up .So me on ewi l l r e pl yt oy ou . 11. I ft her ei sas hor tc utv er s i on,whyt hel ongf or m ofpooj a? Ans wert ot hi sques t i on,Cl i c kher e
