Soundarya lahari Part 5

Saundarya Lahari (Shlokas 59-75) Rendition by Mambalam Sisters) The Saundarya Lahari, meaning "Waves Of Beauty", is a famous literary work in Sanskrit written by Adi Shankara. It eulogizes the beauty, grace and munificence of Goddess Parvati / Dakshayani, consort of Shiva. The Saundarya Lahari is not only a poem. It is a tantra textbook, giving instructions on puja and offerings, many yantras, almost one to each shloka; describes tantric ways of performing devotion connected to each specific shloka; and details the results ensuing therefrom. The Saundarya Lahari is often viewed as being composed of two parts: Verses 1 - 41 describe the mystical experience of the union of Shiva and Shakti and related phenomena. In fact, it opens with the assertion that Only when Shiva is united with Shakti does He have the power to create. This part of the text is often referred to, quite appropriately, as the Ananda Lahari, the wave of bliss. Verses 42 to 100 are more straightforward---they describe the physical beauty of the Goddess and are sometimes referred to as the Saundarya Lahari itself. Many scholars, however, refer to the entire text with one name, namely, Saundarya Lahari. For translation of the verses, refer to http://eemaata.com/indic2indic/index.... For knowing the benefits of chanting each shloka, refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saundary...