सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च ।
दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे ॥
With a pitcher (kalasam) filled with the divine nectar (amrutha),
an another pitcher filled with blood
Holding them with her lotus like hands, O Goddess Kushmanda, please do good to me. (I bow to you).
Source: Vocal and music by Dr P.V. Bose.
पिण्डजप्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता ।
प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता ॥
Translation:The one Riding on a Tiger,
who is displaying severe anger on the wicked,
accompanied by the weapons
Please bestow your grace on me, O Goddess Chandraghanta, the omnipresent (I bow to you).
Source: Vocal and music by Dr P.V. Bose.
दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू ।
देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा ॥
Translation: olding in her lotus like hands, a rosary (Akshamala)and an aesthetic water pot (kamandalam)
O devi, Shower your bliss on me, Goddess Brahmacharini, the uncomparable or the highest one (I bow to you)
Source: Vocal and music by Dr P.V. Bose.
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम् ।
वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम् ॥
I Worship the one who can attain or fulfils ones wishes, who is adorned with a crescent moon on her head (as an ornament). Riding on a bull, holding a trident, O Goddess Shailaputri, the illustrious one (I bow to you). Listen to beautiful chanting by Dr P.V. Bose.
Source: Vocal and music by Dr P.V. Bose.
Lord Agni is considered as the principal deity and represents the divine energy that highlights the power and presence in various forms. The first sukta of the Rigveda is devoted to Lord Agni and composed by the seer Madhuchanda. Listen to the beautiful chanting by Vedabrahmarshi S. Shyamsundar Sharma and Vedabrahmasri Satyakrishna Bhatta.
Source: Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry.
