Soundarya Lahari Sloka 2: Benefits, Rituals And Meaning

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Each verse of the Soundarya Lahari grants lot of boon like benefits, such as wisdom, or success. Soundarya Lahari was partly composed by Sri Adi Shankara, or Shri Shankara Bhagavatpada in praise of the Goddess Devi Mahatripura Sundari.

If the Soundarya Lahari Yantra is properly worshipped, it protects the devotee from Hardships, heightens your power of attraction, helps realize all your ambitions and grants victory for all the ventures that you undertake.

Soundarya Lahari : Sloka 2

Taniyamsam pamsum tava charana-pankeruha-bhavam
Virinchih sanchinvan virachayati lokan avikalam |
Vahatyenam Shaurih katham api sahasrena shirasaam
Harah samkshudhyainam bhajati bhasito-ddhoolana-vidhim ||

Soundarya Lahari: Meaning

Using a grain of dust from your lotus feet, the creator Lord Brahma creates the universe without any imperfection. Vishnu somehow sustains this universe using adisesha with thousand hoods. Lord Shiva destroys this spec of dust and rubs this as bhasma all over his body.

If you plan to chant the second sloka daily, you can chant a rosary of it daily. There is a particular method of worship that you should follow during this process.

Soundarya Lahari : Rituals

1. A yanatra has to be made on a gold plate by inscribing the second sloka on it.
2. Get up early in the morning, complete your daily clearning rituals, and keep the sadhana area neat and tidy,
3. Be seated facing the North direction.
4. Place sri yantra or mother lalitas photo and second sloka yantra in front of you.
5. Light a diya and offer red, white, and yellow flowers on yantra and mothers.
6. Now by making a sankalpa that you will complete 55 days of sadhana. Start the chanting. Chant the shloka 1000 times every day for 45 days.
7. Perform Archana to the Goddess by chanting Lalitha Trishathi . Offer Vermillion while chanting.
8. Every day offer milk gruel Prasada to Sridevi and before you complete your daily sadhana chant the dhyana sloka or aarti of Goddess.
9. The Naivedyam must ideally have as ingredient, milk gruel, coconuts and fruits.

Soundarya Lahari: Benefits

1. It gives you a magnetic attraction
2. You will make a lasting impression on others minds,
3. You will have a charm that makes others listen to you.
4. You will fascinate those around you with your looks and ways.
5. Problem of any nature can be solved after the recitation of this sloka.
6. Meditating on the feet of the Goddess, the effects of malefic placement of Rahu in the jatakam or horoscope or the ill effects of Rahu Maha dasha are eliminated. This is especially beneficial and powerful when the devotees born with moon in the asterisms of Ardra, Swathi and Satabhisham which means that the devotees should be born in these nakshatras. To attain prescribed results, chanting 11 times every day is recommended.