Abhishekam to Ashta Matrukas in Sri Chakra

The srichakra is the king of yantras, chakra raja. It is the genetic code of the cosmos. Whereit is, it bringsorder, peace, happines,, health, wealth and everything. Its considered as an object of fengshui andpyramid and holy trail in various religions. Just keeping it in the home itself is a greatblessings, becauseit connects itself to the other major yantra in the world. It is intelligent. Once it is takenfrom a properGuru, who is well intentioned, can give unbounded happiness and every good thing in life.

For those who can do a proper Srichakra archana, unlimited is the benefit that accrues fromit. But it is a complicated procedure, not very easy. So, for many lay person, who are tightfrortime, but still wish to do some sort of puja, the following are suggested.

In the square or the outer most enclosure of srichakra, in the four cardinal and fourintermediatedirections and the directions are up and down totalling 10 directions. There are so many MudraShaktis, Matrukas and siddhis. We now focus on Ashta Matrukas, who are in the directions andthe intermediate direcitons.

They are Brahmi, Maheshwari, Kowmari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Mahendri, Chamunda and Mahalakshmi.

Their names and associations tell us how and why they are useful as intermediaries to give usthegrace of Parashakti.

Brahmi is Brahma's Atma Shakti - Saraswathy, who symbolises creativity in all forms, music andknowledge. In all efforts that improve the quality of life in this direction, for education,learning andcreativity , worship of Brahmi is recommended.

Maheshwari is the Shakti of Shiva, who represents Mahat Tattwa. She brings Mahat Tattwa,environment,under control. So , for those who aspire greatness, through business, enterprise in variousforms,which need insistence on the right things being done at the right time by the right peoplewith the insistence that the things should not be done in the wrong ways, propiciatingMaheshwari is recommended. It gives the necessary aggression to preserve the competitive edge.

Koumari, is the Atma Shakti of Kumara , Skanda, Subrahmanya, whose consorts areValli and Devasena. He is Shanmukha, the six faced ( five elements and mind being the sixfaces)Kundalini Shakti itself. He resides at all the six chakras balancing them.He is the leader of the armed forces of the Devas.He is also related to Naga Dosha, because Kundalini is the serpent power. Propiciatethe Naga by worshipping the clitoris which is the seat of Kundalini to generatewellness harmones. Conditions suitable for conception are created thereby.So worship of Koumari is recommended for couples who want to get progeny.

Vaishnavi is the Shakti of Vishnu, whose nature is Maya. Maya means Hreem kara.It is involvement in the world. So Vishnu's Atma Shakti , Vaishnavi who is one form ofLakshmi, creates the Samsara; it is best for improvement of one's relationshipsin life. There are relationships conjugal, between friends and all kinds ofrelationships. For improvement in the quality of relationships and establishment of harmony,propiciating Vaishnavi would be very useful.

Varahi - is the commandant of armed forces of Lalita Devi. Residing at Ajna chakra, she is ableto give a command, ajna, to various armed forces to qwell the enemies. Although, it can beused for negative purposes, the positive uses of Varahi is to restrain the various diseasesand internal enemies like kama, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and matsarya as they have to bebrought under our control. So, Varahi can be used effectivelyfor controlling of diseases, and improving the quality of life. It can be done for the sake ofothers also by doing the sankalpam with their names and doing Japa or Proshanaof Varahi and relief will surely come for the person. It would be especially useful for thebringing relief to terminally ill patients, like for those suffering from Cancer and Aids.

Mahendri is Indra's Atma Shakti. Indra is the God of Rain. He sends his thunderbolt, vajrato seed the clouds and bring the rain which fertilizes the earth. So, all our desires regardingthe well being of crops, controlling the floods and natural calamities. Anything relatedto rain and water and fertilization of the earth, is best handled by worshipping Indra'sAtma Shakti - Mahendri. It protects the crops and gives better dairy products and is usefulfor the people in the agro industry. It is also useful for environmental control.

 

The next Goddess is Chamunda. Chamunda Shava Vahana - she lives in cemeteries,rides on corpse, bringing into life. Propiciating of this war Goddess Chamundra, who isa form of Chandi, absolutely controls all evils done by others to you and eliminates that evil.Chamunda is helpful for this.

Mahalakshmi is the wealth of Srimannarayana. She is the cosmic awareness which shunspettiness in every aspect. So, she represents the infinite wealth of the Lord and to removepoverty of all kinds - Ashta vidha Aishwaryas, Ashta Lakshmis - are all under her control andthey all obey her commands. Appropriate to propiciate her to get a feel for the spiritualwealth of the Lord. She not only gives material benefits but also gives the right frame ofmind to take you to the oceanic, infinite antaryami consciousness, wealth and enjoyment of theLord.An attitude that welcomes riches and organisation, and rejects slovenliness brings Her close toyou.

These are the eight Matrukas. Brahmi is in East. Maheshwari to South, Kowmari to West,Vaishnavi to North, Varahi to South East, Mahendri to Southwest, Chamunda to North Westand Maha Lakshmi to North East. These goddesses are located in the middle square enclosure ofthe Sri Yantra. It is good to do Abhishekam to these Goddesses in the Sri Yantra.Sri chakra is the abode of 108 Shaktis. We're picking these 8 from them. The procedure fordoing Abhishekam to them can be found in the mantras given here.

Basically the idea is there is an Avarana Mantra "am Am souH" followed by the name of thename of the Goddess and Namaha at the end.

"aim hrIm srIm am Am souH brAhmI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH mAheSwarI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH kowmArI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH vaiSnavI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH vArAhI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH mAhEndrI mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH cAmundA mAtrE namaH""aim hrIm srIm am Am souH mahA LakSmI mAtrE namaH"

The eight corners of the Srichakra in the square enclosure have to be worshipped.The simplest form of worship can be using Panchamruta, and putting a spoon ofpanchamruta on these spots with each of these mantras. If you want a particular result,you can make a corresponding sankalpa and worship that Goddess 108 times for 40 days.

These are the general hints for the people who dont have time but still want to getthe maximum benefit which will help them to light up the path of their lives.