Mantra Talks

This hymn on goddess mahālakshmi who is in the form of lakshmi, sarasvati and pārvati, the supreme goddess who is the consort of nārāyaṇa was sung by Shankara when he was a brahmachari.Even today this hymn is recited with devotion praying the goddess mahālakshmi for wealth, good fortune and happiness.This hymn is called as kanakadhārā stotra. Kanaka means gold dhārā means rain the hymn which pleased the goddess to shower gold (wealth) on rooftop and hence it is called by the name kanakadhārā stotra since then. To know the meaning and explanation of this stotra, get your copy now from https://amzn.to/45JR4nH

These Twenty five epithets of goddess lalitā parā bhattārika was initiated by lord hayagreeva (the horse necked incarnation of lord Vishnu who learnt the path of srividyā and perfected it under the direct guidance of Devi.) to sage Agastya upon his polite request. These epithets are found in the eleventh chapter of Lalitopākhyāna which is a part of Brahmānda Mahā Purāna. for more books, videos, and podcasts visit https://linktr.ee/authorkoushik

In sundara khanda of valmiki ramayana, Valmiki describes what hanuman did  and whom hanuman prayed before making his mind to cross the ocean स सूर्याय महेन्द्राय पवनाय स्वयंभुवे। भूतेभ्यश्चाञ्जलिं कृत्वा चकार गमने मतिम्।।5.1.8।। sa sūryāya mahendrāya pavanāya svayambhuve. bhūtebhyaścāñjaliṃ kṛtvā cakāra gamane matim..5.1.8.. in this episode, let us discuss about that shloka in brief.  for more books, videos, and podcasts visit https://linktr.ee/authorkoushik

Mantrarajatmaka rama stotra is a hymn on lord Rama, composed by hanuman himself (as given in the sacred text of hanumat kalpa) the hymn has the words of the nrusimha mantraraja - also called as Nrusimha anushtup mantra, the hymn acts as a commentary and explanation to anushtup mantra - in this hymn, the words of the anushtup mantra which praises Nrusimha, are explained in a way to show that it also denotes Rama. it is a very interesting, powerful and one of the highly revered hymns used by devotees of rama to worship him and earn his grace.  wish you all a very happy rama navami  #ramnavami #ramnavmi for books related to Hinduism and to follow me in the social media platforms of your choice visit  https://linktr.ee/authorkoushik

Achyutāshtakam is a simple yet wonderful hymn of eight stanzas  comprising the names of lord Vishnu with main emphasis on his  incarnations Rāma and Krishna. This easy to sing hymn of  wonderful metre was composed by āchārya Shankara Bhagavadpāda. The names  indicate various divine qualities of lord Vishnu and glorify his great  deeds. āchārya shankara bhagavadpāda compiles a collection of  names of lord Vishnu containing deep meaning in them and remind us of  the great pastimes of the lord narrated in the purānas. They also remind  us the beauty of his forms and help us visualize and contemplate on  him. This book is an effort to put light of meaning of each name  from this hymn and also narrate in short the incidents the names  indicate or relate to. The names in this hymn are compiled from Vedas, purānas, Upanishads, Vishnu sahasranāma and mantra shāstras. Some  of the names are repeated more than one time. When it comes to praising  the lord’s name repetition is not seen as an error. Some names are repeated for its greatness and glory and the names value as a mantra. At  places, I have indicated the value of the names given in this hymn by  naming the sources in which the names are used as mantras. This is done  to emphasize the kindness of āchārya shankara bhagavadpāda who compiled  this wonderful hymn of names and to emphasize the importance of the  names used in this hymn. To learn the meaning of achyutashtakam , get your copy of the book now!  https://amzn.to/3oZMmza Follow me on: facebook.com/authorkoushik  authorkoushik.tumblr.com  instagram.com/authorkoushik To support me use https://www.buymeacoffee.com/authorkoushik Happy reading 

The Hymn Runahara Ganapati Stotra is from the great Tantric text Krishna  Yamala tantra.  Runahara means he who destroys debts. Through this hymn  the lord is worshipped as the one who frees us from our debts. Ganesha  is worshipped as the supreme reality (parabrahman) in this hymn. This  hymn describes how and when different gods and goddesses like brahma,  Vishnu, Rudra, Durga, Surya (the sun god), Chandra the moon god)  worshipped Ganesha for attaining success in their endeavors and obtain  what they wish for.  By this the supremacy of lord ganesha is well  established. The incidents of various gods and goddesses  worshipping lord ganesha is well described in the Ganesha Upanishad  (Brahma worships lord Ganesha in the beginning of creation) , in the  herambha Upanishad ( Lord shiva describes that he worshipped ganesha to  gain the power to destroy the tripuras), Ganesha purana, Mudgala purana,  vinayaka tantra etc describes various gods worshipping ganesha for  gaining success in their endeavors. Since every shloka in this  hymn has ‘ṛṇanāśaṃ karotu me’ - May he do the act of destroying the  debts for me. This hymn can be understood as the praise and prayer to  the form ‘ṛṇa mochana Ganapati’, but each verse of the hymn indicates  and represents different forms of Ganapati worshipped by different gods  and goddesses. to grab your copy of the book explaining the runahara ganesha stotra visit  https://bit.ly/runahara check this links to get my books from your favorite online book stores  https://linktr.ee/authorkoushik 

Today let us recite the verses of Heramba Upanishad  Heramba Upanishad is an Upanishad text which establishes that Ganesha is  the supreme absolute god (para brahman) and explains the atma vidya  (wisdom of the nature of real self) through Ganesha. Goal of any Upanishad is to teach the wisdom of self-realisation through which final liberation (mukti) is experienced. This Upanishad is a conversation between Shiva and Gauri where Shiva teaches the sacred wisdom upon Gauri’s request. These  kinds of Upanishads which talk about worshiping certain forms of god as  supreme absolute godhood forms a bridge between upasana (the way of  worshiping a deity) and Vedanta (the realisation of oneness with  absolute god)  In this text the form of god worshiped as the supreme  reality is Ganesha, specifically, The Herambha – the form of Ganesha who  appeared before lord Shiva and blessed him with the power to conquer  Tripura (three demon cities and destroy them)  We may see that  particular episode of destroying three cities has a great significance  in Upanishads because those three cities are symbols of three gunas ,  (satva, rajas, tamas) three states of body and mind ( jagrat – awaken,  svapna – dream, and susupti – deep sleep) and hence is deeply connected  or related to the subject of self-realisation, realising the nature of  one’s true self atman  which is beyond this three states. In avadhoota gita also it is described that “eeshwara anugrahadeva pumsam advaita vasana” Only  by the grace of supreme god, a soul gets interest in the philosophy of  non-duality that is how we should understand the connection between  worship of supreme god and attaining the wisdom of self-realization. The experience of the self-realized soul and the benefits of reciting this Upanishad is also described well in this text. to know the deeper meaning of the text get your copy of Heramba Upanishad from the below link  https://bit.ly/heramba-upanishad Follow me on  https://facebook.com/authorkoushik https://instagram.com/authorkoushik https://authorkoushik.tumblr.com

Today I am going to talk about the surya ashtoththra shatanama stotra ( names comprised of more than hundred and eight names of lord surya the sun god.  When one chants this hymn with devotion in the mornings regularly is blessed with the grace of sun god. Chanting this hymn and worshiping Surya Naarayana through it with true devotion increases health, wealth, wisdom and prosperity. #surya #lordsurya #aditya #martanda #sungod #surajbaba #savita #ravi #mahabharata #yudhishtira #dhrmaputra 3dhaumya #vanaparva #aranyaparva #vyasa #sagevyasa #lordkrishna facebook.com/authorkoushik  authorkoushik.tumblr.com  instagram.com/authorkoushik

A talk on meaning and explanation of sarvamangala mangalye. A shloka from devi mahathmyam ( durga saptashati) and a shloka from durga saptashloki stotra. This is a very powerful mantra praising devi and is recited to attain good fortune, luck and blessings of the goddess. follow me on facebook http://www.facebook.com/authorkoushik Follow me on my blog  for related books. http://authorkoushik.tumblr.com