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-Pratheep Bhaskar - IYS6146 -
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Samudravasane
devi parvatastanamandale
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Vishnupatni namastubhyam
padasparsham kshamasvame
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Obeisance to the gracious
goddess of plenitude,
consort of Lord Vishnu
Who is clad in the
seas, with bosom rising
as the mountains I
beg forgiveness for
my feet transgressing
upon Thy munificence
Vishunupati samutpanne
shankhavarna-mahitale
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Anek-ratnasampanne
bhumidevi namo namah
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Descending to the
mundane plane with
Her spouse, the
Supreme Godhead
Vishnu
With a conchshell-fair
complexion, bearing
a profusion of gemstones
I offer my prostrations
to Bhumidevi, the
graceful Goddess
Earth |
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—These are
timeless Sanskrit invocations
to the Earth Goddess that
are a part of the daily recitations
in traditional Indian homes
to this day.
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Old Indian
civilisation based on the
knowledge of vibrations |
Ancient
sages had perfect knowledge
of our deep-rooted cosmic
connections. In meditation
they perceived the many-splendoured
forms of the Goddess, colourfully
clad from head to toe in the
lustrous riches of the earth
and the seas. They recited
enchanted mantras and tickled
the Earth to receive gracious
boons from her in the form
of metals and minerals that
were used for all purposes. |
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The
seers were tireless
researchers and
innovators, and
their efforts yielded
great rewards as
the secrets of metals
and minerals were
revealed to them,
for use in healing,
in preparation of
medicinal compounds,
in scrying and the
development of psychic
powers.
Their
work was based on
in-depth knowledge
of vibrations in
the manifestation
of energy and form.
Empowered Sanskrit
mantras were used
for their vibrational
potency, as the
very basis of yogic
exploration, accompanied
with metals and
minerals for amplifying
their effect.
According to one
account, gemstones
were used to enhance
the performance
of the flying 'Chariots
of Gods', using
their natural radiation
and electromagnetic
properties!
Sanskrit
scriptures tell
of the ethereal
Chintamani, the
jewel of wish fulfillment,
that arose during
the churning of
the oceans. Lakshmi,
the beautiful goddess
of prosperity and
abundance is recounted
as one of the precious
thirteen jewels
that rose from the
oceans at the time,
as also Dhanvantari,
the archetypal celestial
healer. Yet another
'jewel', was a pitcher
containing Amrit,
the nectar of immortality. |
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All these jewels
possess well-known properties
of crystals and minerals,
including the manifestation
of thoughts and desires, abundance,
health and longevity. The
centenarian Mahayogi Gagangirinath,
in his riverside ashram in
Khopoli near Mumbai, displays
childlike joy when presented
with fairly inexpensive natural
crystals by amateur rockhounding
disciples. He is the guru
who has spent most of his
life in wilderness experimenting
with yogic precepts, including
kayakalpa. This is the time-honoured
method for rejuvenation of
the body at the cellular level,
using herbs, earth remedies
and hathayoga. He speaks of
occult powers that make it
possible to go back and forth
into the crystal dimensions,
repeatedly, to use their energies
for healing and longevity.
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| The fascination
of minerals and gemstones |
We are familiar
with popular legends like
the fairy princess whose tears
turned to pearls and rubies
scattering on the seashore!
Indians have continued to
yearn for the fabled Nagmani,
the ‘cobra jewel’, which brings
its owner the gift of fabulous
wealth! In popular lore, cobras
are depicted bearing a luminescent
jewel on the forehead, guarding
hidden treasures! |
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Another
old yogi-healer
with many phantasmagorical
tales in his repertoire,
once mentioned how
he was entertained,
while resting in
a Himalayan cave
as a fugitive from
British law, by
the dance of a black
cobra. In the course
of the dance, it
spat out a lustrous
gemstone that filled
the cave with its
brilliant glow,
only to swallow
it back again before
vanishing from sight.
He explained that
aging cobras marked
with tufts of long
black hair where
their ears ought
to be, can produce
such crystals out
of highly concentrated
venom! The stone
is exceedingly poisonous,
causing death even
if its fumes are
inhaled at close
quarters. The
same yogi also spoke
of once having in
his possession a
rare Gajamauktik,
a pearl-like crystal
that is formed in
the skull of very
old male elephant
tuskers. India is
also the original
home of the wonderful
English Crown jewels,
including the Kohinoor.
It produced the
gems encrusting
the Moghul peacock
throne, and
the fabled riches
of many an Indian
sovereign of older
days. Mind-boggling
precious stones
in the coveted treasuries
of Persia, Damascus,
Bokhara and Samarkand
have their origins
in India. While
we are not overmuch
concerned about
precious gemstones
in this article,
this serves as an
indicator of the
great mineral wealth
that still lies
unexplored in different
regions of the country.
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Infinite is
the variety of relatively
more common crystals and minerals
that strew the landscape across
its length and breadth, in
forests, riverbeds, on mountain
cliffs and inside the caves.
Very often on my walks in
the wilderness I have come
upon astounding power crystals,
untouched by the stonecutter’s
hammer and chisel. |
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