The Mahalakshmi Ashtakam… a multibagger fortune

The mantra / ashtakam of goddess Mahalakshmi is a time tested remedy or a tool for the mankind to accomplish all material desires and fulfil financial goals. I have practically seen the benefits manifest in less than few hours and at some time takes a few days depending upon the goal one has... before reading further here are a few instances to quote…

-          A friend of mine was a micro financer, he had lend money to few folks and was unable to recover the principle nor the interest. I suggested him to chant the Mahalakshmi ashtakam and after a couple of weeks he saw the people coming back to him and repaying the interest to start with and in a span of 4 months all his money was recovered

-          Another instance, she was a sr. manager who lost her job and was desperate to find one to ensure all her EMIs  and other commitments are met. With repeated attempts she was unable to settle down in a good job, every 2-3 months some or the other issues kept her of the work, she resumed to chant the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam and in a less than a months’ time found a high paying job.

-          A Client of mine  was laid off from Jet Airways due to downsizing, he too chanted the mantra and in less than 3 days he was called back to resume his work, while a 1000+ employees were laid off he was the lucky one, he now has complete faith in the ashtakam and chants 11 times daily

-          A stock broker was in a very bad shape, although he had a lot of people opening an account with him, there were a countable few who use to trade and the brokerage earned was more like a students pocket money, he resumed chanting the ashtakam and in less than three months he had more than 1000 clients who are regular traders

-          A couple approached me and they had got themselves into a lot of issues, financial loans, raising credit card bills, frequent hospitalization and loss of money in the business. It was a Diwali night when they started chanting the Ashtakam …. all that she did from morning to evening except when she used to prepare food/perform household activities for almost 8-10 hours a day she used to chant the mantra with full devotion, her husband after reaching home in the evening from 6:00 to the time he used to have his dinner and go to bed chanted the mantra, miracles started to happen at their end, business expended, he moved out form retail to wholesale… in a span of 6 months he started an import export business, the shop which was a rented one where he did business… now in less than 2 years time he owns 3 shops, they have begeted a daughter and have two maids at home doing all the household activities. She and her husband as a practice in the evening chant the ashtakam for atleast 21 times daily and perform aarti and when ever they get time chant as long as they can…

-          I have seen benefit of this mantra myself, just before going to the interview I chanted this mantra for an hour and odd while I was driving down from home to office to attend the interview, the interview was first time right, very comforatable salary negotiation and I landed in a high paying job…

There are lot many such instance I can,  quote about me, my family members, my friends, my clients who have fetched a lot of benefits just by chanting the ashtakam.

The secret behind all material existence is found in the feminine principle, personified in the Goddess Archetype, Lakshmi is a very important Goddess, more people know about her than any other Goddess because Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth and the whole world is run by wealth. I will run short of words if I start writing about the goddess… instead I’m sharing the Ashtakam and the meaning of each of the couplet such that it benefits the reader.

You may wish to chant minimum 8 times a day as written in PadmaPuran for continuous 41 days to see fortune unfold your way .

What I have experienced is a chant of this ashtakam for 108 times is more powerful. 108 as a number in astrology and Vedas carry a lot of importance. There are 9 planets as per Vedic astrology and 12 zodiac houses the product of 9 x 12 = 108 and any chant for 108 times is said to overcome all the ill effects of planets and will open ways for energy to flow in.

Namstestu mahamaye shripithe surapujite

Sankhachakra gada haste mahalakshmi namostu te ..1

Namaste garudarudhe kolasura bhayankari

Sarva papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..2

Sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari

Sarvadukha hare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..3

Sidhi budhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini

Mantramurte sada devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..4

Adyantarahite devi adishakti maheswari

Yogagye yogasambhute mahalakshmi namostu te ..5

Stula Sukshma maharoudre mahashakti mahodare

Maha papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..6

Padmasana sthite devi parabhrahma swarupini

Paramesi janmata rmahalakshmi namostu te ..7

Swetambara dhare devi nanalamkara bhushite

Janthsthite janmata rmahalakshmi ramostu te ..8

Meaning / Explanation:

Namstestu mahamaye shripithe surapujite
Sankhachakra gada haste mahalakshmi namostu te ..1

 

Salutations to the Mahamaya, the great Enchantress, goddess mahalakshmi in the very first word of the Ashtakam is called as great Enchantress, she has the ability to enchant the whole universe with unimaginable pleasures and fortunes she can shed upon her devotee who resides in Shri Pitha which is her abode and is worshiped by demi gods leave alone human… and the form which is mentioned in the first couple to of the ashtakam is Godess Mahalkakshmi holding Shanka, Chakra and Gada in her hands.

A devotee who is chanting this couplet of the ashtakam has to visualize or imagine goddess in this form, there is significance to each of these elements. Shankha in the texts of Hinduism is considered as a sacred emblem often used to blow as a bugle during the war and inviting VIJAYA LAKSHMI, or inviting goddess Lakshmi to come down and be with the warrior to grant him/her victory. There are two types of Shankha often seen, they are Dakshinavarta (Right Turned) and Vamavarta(Left Turned.) A Hindu legend in Brahma Vaivarta Purana recalls the creation of conchs: god Shiva flung a trident towards the demons, burning them instantaneously. Their ashes flew in the sea creating conchs. Shankha is believed to be a brother of Lakshmi as both of them were born from the sea.

The Chakra, is another most important emblem often seen in hindu mythology, in the metaphysical world the Chakra is closely associated with the Energy Chakras i.e. major plexuses of arteries, veins and nerves, that are centers of life force (prana), or vital energy. Blocked energy in our 7 Chakras can often lead to illness … the chakra in the hands of Goddess Lakshmi is an emblem which reminds the devotee that Goddess has the powers to revitalize the chakras and energize one to accomplish the goal and desire one carries.

The Gada or Mace at the metaphysical level represents the power of time. Just as nothing can conquer time, the mace too is unconquerable and destroys those who oppose it. Often Goddess Lakshmi is referred in many texts as a fortune finder and the devotee who worships Goddess in this form holding the Gada is sure to see good times unfolding his way…

So in a nutshell, when reciting the first couplet of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam  the devotee should visualize Goddess as Mahamaya the great enchantress seated at her abode or Sri Peetha also sometime in some texts referred as the Heart of Lord Vishnu  is worshiped by demi gods in the from where she holds a Conch, Chakra and Mace in her hands…

Namaste garudarudhe kolasura bhayankari
Sarva papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..2

In this verse / couplet goddess Mahalakshmi is worshiped as Riding the Garuda. The Garuda is one of the most powerful demigods and is given an important place in Indian mythology. This can be gauged by the very fact that there is a complete Upanishad and Purana (Garudopanishad and Garuda Purana respectively) on him. Owl is the carrier or vahana of Goddess Lakshmi, but in this verse the devotee is worshiping Goddess who is riding the Garuda, Hindu philosophy firmly believes that spiritualism is the true human endeavour and the goal of life is the union with Creator. The pursuits of material gains is looked down upon as a stupid act of a person who has not seen the light of the spiritual wisdom to know that the real treasure is love for God, the devotee chanting the ashtakam is not only looking for material wealth but also the true divine treasure.  

In this couplet the devotee is worshiping Goddess who was able to put the fear of god in Kolasura the terrorized the demon, the devotee is confirmed that with blessings of Goddess Lakshmi will also carry equal valor and sees her in the form of Dhairya or Veera Lakshmi and prays her to overcome all the sins created knowingly or unknowingly.

 

Sarvajne sarvavarade sarvadushtabhayankari

Sarvadukha hare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..3

Goddess in this verse is refered as Sarvajne… the one who know all, and the devotee also prays her calling Sava varade, the granter of all boons and similar to the previous verse where the demon was terrorized by the goddess, the devotee now goes ahead and addresses her as the goddess who is capable of terrorizing all the ill and bad elements also is capable to release one from the clutches of sorrows … the devote offers salutations to the goddess and imagines himself / herself to get all the boons from the goddess to get the desires fulfilled, become knowledgeable and overcome the sorrows if he/she is facing.

 

Sidhi budhi prade devi bhukti mukti pradayini

Mantramurte sada devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..4

The devotee chanting this verse visualizes goddess granting him Success (Siddhi) and Intelligence (Buddhi), Worldly enjoyment and pleasures (Bhukti) and finally requests to grant Mukti (Liberation) and reiterates that goddess mahalakshim Always abides as the Embodiment of Mantra.

The very reason one is chanting this mantra is for both material and spiritual gains, in this world if only sorrows and pains exist one will not be able to accomplish the salvation, contented life on this earth needs both materialistic and spiritual development, if one is in need and that is not being fulfilled then where does one have time for spiritualism, you will not take the path of god unless you have enjoyed the pleasures of earthly world and realized them of not giving you enough satisfaction and look for higher satisfaction of the soul thru spiritual means, Goddess in this verse is requested to grant the devotee Success in his endeavours, could be business, job, exams etc… and Intelligence to ensure not to fall prey to the success and build a false ego, also at the same time the devotee goes ahead and request the goddess to grant him/her enjoyment from the success gained to fulfil the desires of this body made of flesh and blood and live thru the pleasures of this world and meanwhile enough spirituality to finally reach the goal of liberation.

 

Adyantarahite devi adishakti maheswari

Yogajye yogasambhute mahalakshmi namostu te ..5

 Goddess Mahalakshmi by the devotee is worshiped in this verse as the energy which has not end and no one know the beginning, the devotee looks at the goddess as the Supreme intelligence who has lovingly moulded and guided Creation, just as a caring parent would guide her child through the travails and challenges of life. The First Energy, out of whom the entire Creation manifested and expressed itself in all diversity, goddess here is referred to Adi Shakti who does all the work of creation and destroys the evil, the devotee in this verse asks goddess to give him/her the creative power and walk a path to destroy the evil within. The reciter of this verse seeks Comforting, Counselling, Redeeming and Awakening of the Kundalini, who is beyond all these powers, goddess in this verse is offered salutations as the one born of yoga united with yoga.

 

Stula Sukshma maharoudre mahashakti mahodare

Maha papahare devi mahalakshmi namostu te ..6

Reciting this couplet the devotee sees goddess mahalakshmi in all the forms Gross and subtle and most terrible who is capable of granting great power and prosperity is capable to remove all sins. The importance of this verse goes beyond requesting the Goddess to fulfil the desires in this life and also requests the goddess to fulfil the desires as long as the universe and the soul exists in all the forms known and unknown.

Padmasana sthite devi parabhrahma swarupini

Paramesi janmata rmahalakshmi namostu te ..7

Reciting this couplet one visualizes goddess Mahalakshmi seated on the Lotus in the form of Para Brahma and is supreme mother / guardian of this universe. Goddess in this couplet is refered as Para Brahma Sawaroop which is beyond Brahma. The self-enduring, eternal, self-sufficient cause of all causes, the essence of everything in the cosmos, and the reciter affirms with devotion to such an absolute power all the desires get fulfilled.

Swetambara dhare devi nanalamkara bhushite

Janthsthite janmata rmahalakshmi ramostu te ..8

The final verse of this couplet where the devotee marks a blueprint of the goddess in his/her third eye, he visualizes the goddess Dressed in White Garments and Adorned with Various Ornaments encompassing the entire universe. The devote see the goddess as a mother and sees himself in her arms an infant cared and nurtured by the goddess thus fulfilling all his desires.

 

There is no slightest of the doubts in my mind and I’m recommending one and all to personally see the miracles of this powerful ashtakam. Chant for 108 times daily and in very less time see your goals and desires fulfilling. Could be business, career, job, money, trading, progeny, winning law suites, peace, harmony, family happiness, bliss etc…

 

 

Invest in telecom sector for multi fold returns

Look at the horoscope of India (15^th August 1947, 12:00 AM, New Delhi) and one can see India has Rahu in the Antecedent with Mars in the second house (House of wealth) and Mercury which rules the communication sector in house number 3, India has a Kaal Sarp yog in its horoscope and five very strong planets in the third house (Moon, Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Venus). Investing in Inida is any day a profitable situation due to the combination of Moon and Sun (New Moon Day Yoga)… refer to my blog that clearly shows that markets are up on New Moon Days.

India is currently going thru the mahadasha of Sun and the Antardasha of Saturn will continue till end of June 2013. Some movement in the telecom industry can be seen between 30^th June 2013 and 6^th May 2014; one of the strategies I follow is keep nibbling stocks like R-Com, IDEA, and Bharti every week or every month as a SIP till mid-2013 and hold them tight for some time.

One can try and book profits during 2014 but if you are a very long term investor continue SIP in the telecom sector till 2015 and hold it for coming 15 – 20 years.

Clearly this is one sector that goes hand in hand with the IT Industry. India has planet Rahu in the antecedent which is a clear benefic per my understanding that will help the internet era, a second generation cycle will be seen with the social media revolution which will take a form of a big giant with the help of planet Neptune dominating the social media space… don’t be surprised to see mom preparing breakfast for her kid looking at this status on Facebook on what he/she will like to eat.

What’s happening today in the telecom sector is

-          Profits are falling

-          Companies licenses been cancelled

-          Sector is under litigation in India.

-          Huge debt with no signs of profitability.

This is because the current aspect of Saturn on Mercury and the dasha India is going thru is not favoring the telecom sector.

We may not be interested on why is this happening but more interested on when this sector will come out of this situation.

Clearly 2014 and onwards one can see real good gains if starting a Systemic investing strategy in the telecom space for long term benefits. None the less short term gains and bouce back in the stock prices can be seen when of Mercury will be moving into Aries sign shortly but again the prices may correct due to Mercury which will sit in House of expenditure and losses in 12th house. This can be because of huge expenditure expected with 4G license which is due in next few of months.

Mercury will be moving to the house it was at the time of Indias independence in late qarter of the year situation may improve. Jupiter, lord of House of gains and Income will move to Taurus which will provide lot of relief and impact primarily due to the banking norms that can ease and the interest on debt can be seen coming low. Sun and Mars also will be favorable in early 2013 which will help in reducing some policy pressure and get Government support to this sector. However Saturn will remain dominant and pull down the sector quite often when the aspects of benefic planets is week till May 2014.

Two big planets will move on, Saturn out of Libra and at the same time Jupiter will move into Gemini which will propel the sector to new heights.

One can start accumulating now and wait for the up move to happen from 2014 if you don’t have enough cash, and if you are sitting on good cash one can buy around May – June 2014 and hold for a long term (8 – 10 years) for real good multifold benefits.

You have not missed the bus….

Deciding level was 4667 and Nifty made low of 4770 and bounced back with a bang. Astrologically this was due to the full moon day effect followed with the venus transit. Next Week will be volatile as we have lot of data points the crucial ones are …

                1) 12 June: IIP data for Jan 2012 (Expected 1.5%)

                2) 14 June: Inflation Data (WPI)

                3) 15 June: Advance Tax Payments due for Q1FY13

After Greece its Spain now… all said and done few factors that come to my mind for the next week looking at the starts are as follows…

·         Uranus – Pluto square and Mercury adds in completing a triangle pattern that’s a dicey situation

·         Sun and Saturn looking at each other is also an indication of trouble

·         While these two negatives will make the market volatile

·         By mid of the week there will be some optimism back with Mercury - Venus aspect…

·         Remember my theory … the new moon day will make the markets move up

So this week will end good and early next week will also see a good start and then go short in the markets the June ‘12 series will see a fall back below 4900 levels and we may have to wait till end of July to see something good happening back end.

Eurozone crisis is not going to end and this is a good time to accumulate few real good stocks for a long term investment that will turn out to be real multibaggars if you wish to hold for in the next 10 years in your portfolio… to name a few which I like the most are …

ü  JSW Energy @ CMP 46

ü  Adani Power @ CMP 47

ü  HCC (Hindustan Construction Company) @ CMP 16

ü  Abbot Limited … (the famous health drink Pediasure which every kid drinks) @ CMP 1400

ü  Punj Llyod @ 45

ü  Reliance Capital … accumulate between 250 and 325

ü  Reliance Communication @ CMP 62

ü  Last but not the least… Infy, Reliance, Coal India… evergreen for a life time

I remember the following quote by Peter lynch... " “When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I’ve bought stocks at $12 that went to $2, but then they later went to $30. You just don’t know when you can find the bottom.”

If you have invested in a fundamentally good stock... and if for some reason it comes down one should buy rather than selling.., dont you see when you are selling the stock there is someone else buying it... :-)

Who will win … Saturn or Jupiter ?

16^th Feb 2011, Nifty hovering around 5500 levels as a celestial drama unfolds and has confused the very best of astrologers to predict if the bull run has started or it’s just a bear market rally and when will this rally end if it’s a bear market rally.

Jupiter is very evident as it remains in close aspect with Uranus. In the coming days there were signs that it will weaken and suddenly we notice another positive aspect with Pluto in March around the budget time. Whether that translates into higher highs and strengthen the beliefs that a bull run is started and we will test the old high of 6300 in the coming days…. will Jupiter influence the finance minister to talk thru the best of the budget speech that we have ever heard in the slowing economy… We know that Jupiter rules the banking sector… will the RBI governor under the influence of Jupiter Pluto aspect continue to now give nice news and introduce rate cuts…  and there are many astrologers who look up to Jupiter and go gaga predicting a bull run…., it’s not only the Jupiter Pluto aspect but some strength to the bull run is provided by the Sun Mercury combination too but there may be a sudden one day fall and another day gain kind of scenario.

On the other hand we have Saturn…, who has turned retrograde on February 7, we had a set of folks who looked at Saturn’s retrograde motion and did short the market at 5400 levels and surprisingly the market moved up. We need to remember that Saturn effect is not immediate… Saturn is the planet most closely associated with issues of debt and we will surely see the Europe issue haunt back, the very nature of Saturn is slow and give the results late but for sure… this retro motion of Saturn will last for four months and this also coincides with the Jupiter dasha ending in the Indian horoscope which can cause the downfall.  While Jupiter, Sun, Mars and Mercury is pushing the banking sector, PSU’s, Telecom and reality we will start noticing the effect of Saturn on Oil Marketing companies and Metals. Look at Reliance Industries in the coming four months for sure this stock will test its December lows while a resistance can be seen at 900 levels.

While we wait and watch this celestial drama unfold its way to continue the bull run and test new highs of 6400 in the coming months and possibly a 7000 by March 2013 or break this bear market rally and pull back the Nifty back to 4900 levels in the coming months and still worst a 3800 by end of March 2013. It’s always good to stay invested in good scripts and buy on every dip with a very long term view. Just like we buy a property or gold and pass on the legacy to our next generation every bear market fall be an opportunity to accumulate and wait patiently sitting aside on your money during a bull run every dip should be seen as a buying opportunity. Remember the nature of the planetary journey is cyclical and every cycle will last for a period of time before the up move continues in the next cycle… in a long run you will always benefit from the markets compared to the short term trading.

The traders favorite is  always been the Moon and Mercury, trade the market with the mood of the moon and use the full moon day / new moon day principle to enter long or short the market and for sure the mercury retrograde cycles if you want to trade the option market on a down side.