Dear sanabijay, I strongly believe in chanting Saundaryalaari daily. Please see the shloka index - I have given specific shlokas for daily chanting. Also chant 32 names of Durga given in the index. She will hear you & help you. Don't lose hope. All the bes. Love, C
Namaskaram mam, I will chant as you said and i will let you know the result . thanks a lot hari om sanabijay
Dear friens, I have started a new thread http://www.indusladies.com/forums/pujas-prayers-and-slokas/118104-vishnu-sahasranamam-in-tamil.html From Dhyana shlokam, I plan to post in Sanskrit, english & tamil. I hope you will all benefit by it. Love, C
Dear chitra mami, Wishing you a very happy, prosperous and very healthy New year. you are doing such a wonderful job. I am very thankful to u for the slokams and receipes u have posted in this forum. May God bless u with a very healthy long life. Regards, Sublakshmi.
Dear Chithra Madam, Wish u a happy new year 2011. I pray to god all success, peace,prosperous, happy, healthy life and god blessings to you and your family members always forever. Kind Regards R.KaviyaPrabhu
Dear Hamsadhhwani, Sublakshmi, rkavyaprabhu, Thank you very much for your wishes. My thanks to God for putting all together on this pltform - IL. Love, C
Namaste Ms Chitra, Happy New Year! I came across this rare gem of a thread today. You are providing such valuable guidance to all of us. I among lot of others are very grateful to you. I have a question. My daughter is nearing 20 and we live in US. As a child she was a very pretty girl. However after reaching teenage, she stopped growing - she still looks around 10 or 11. Her face has lot of dark marks from pimples. She is very thin and she has even started losing lot of hair. Because of this she has started avoiding meeting her friends. Me and my husband try to avoid talking about her appearance - but everyone we meet comment on it. I have a hard time making her come to temples. Is there any sloka I can chant to help her? Given her current frame of mind - she may not recite anything. From the Soundarya Lahari slokas in the Sloka index I saw slokas 12 and 80 maybe helpful. Can I chant these for? In general I have heard that Devi puja and stotrams require lot of soucham. Is there any harm in my doing this without upadesham from a Guru. Your advice is greatly appreciated. I am from Kerala. I have a copy of Soundarya Lahari in Malayalam at home. I also have the beautiful picture of Tripura Sundari which you have posted in the Sloka Index. For some reason I have not kept it in the Puja room. Is this wrong? Thanks a lot.
Dear Yasoodha, I think, in your frame of mind, you are worrying unnecessarily!! First abot soucham - yes, do not chane during periods. Otherwise, fine, if you say after bath. Second, devi will not be unhappy if you don;t hang her photo - she is grace & kindness personified. Do chant SL, with the deepest concentration - do not bother about how many times etc. Try to instill confidence in your daughter that personality takes precedence over appearance. Do her a lot of counselling - that is what she needs. All the best. Love, C
Dear Ms Chtira, Thanks a lot for your response. I will certainly start chanting SL and leave everything to Devi. You are absolutely right about my worrying. Hope I get the strength to leave everything at Her lotus feet and accept whatever She gives. But Devi has been very kind in giving me a sister like you who guides me. As a mother I am expected to be strong and compassionate and sometimes I am so clueless. I sometimes feel that when I talk to my daughter my expressions or way of talking itself conveys my anxieties to her. So I refrain from any counselling lest I do more harm Yasoda