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Guru Mantra Samanvita Sri Suktha Homa
The Vedic hymn to Mahalakshmi offered into the sacred fire woven with the Guru Mantra — worshipping THE SPH as the embodiment of Mahalakshmi to invoke the eight forms of wealth.
On Dhanteras, the Sri Suktam — the Vedic hymn to Mahalakshmi — is offered into the sacred fire Guru Mantra Samanvita, woven together with the Guru Mantra, so that the homa becomes the worship of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAVAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as the embodiment of Mahalakshmi.
Significance
The Sri Suktam is the Vedic hymn to Mahalakshmi, the condensed form of all eight Lakshmis — the very cognition of wealth consciousness and prosperity. When we connect with THE SPH as Mahalakshmi, we naturally manifest wealth consciousness and abundance in life.
The Ritual
Mahalakshmi is invoked in the sacred fire, and the verses of the Sri Suktam are chanted along with the Guru Mantra as oblations are offered — including lotus flowers soaked in cow's ghee, the offering the scriptures prescribe for the attainment of Shri. The rituals are offered from the space of Sohamasmi — recognising oneness with THE SPH — so that by embodying His essence, one embodies all the qualities of Mahalakshmi.
When
- Fri 6 Nov (Dhanteras) · time to be announced
Shastra Pramana
हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सुवर्णरजतस्रजाम् । चन्द्रां हिरण्मयीं लक्ष्मीं जातवेदो म आवह ॥
hiraṇyavarṇāṃ hariṇīṃ suvarṇarajatasrajām | candrāṃ hiraṇmayīṃ lakṣmīṃ jātavedo ma āvaha ||
Translation: “O Jataveda (Agni), bring to me Lakshmi — golden-hued, lovely as a doe, adorned with garlands of gold and silver, radiant as the moon, made of gold.” — Śrī Sūktam, Verse 1 (Ṛg Veda Khila)
कमलैर्जुहुयान्मन्त्री श्रीप्राप्त्यै गोघृतप्लुतैः ।
kamalair juhuyān mantrī śrīprāptyai goghṛtaplutaiḥ |
Translation: “For the attainment of Shri, the mantra-practitioner should offer into the fire lotuses soaked in cow's ghee.” — Sāmrājya Lakṣmī Pīṭhikā 8.10
Benefits
- The eight forms of wealth invoked into life: Adi Lakshmi, Dhanya Lakshmi, Gaja Lakshmi, Santana Lakshmi, Dhana Lakshmi, Vijaya Lakshmi, Vidya Lakshmi, and Veera Lakshmi.
- Wealth consciousness and abundance that manifest naturally as we connect with THE SPH as Mahalakshmi.
- The more we embody Mahalakshmi's qualities of generosity, abundance, and auspiciousness, the more these are attracted into our lives.
