Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.

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SLOKA NO.11:"Chathurbhih Srikanthaihi Shivayuvathibhihi Panchabhirapi Prabhinnaabhihi Shambhornavabhirapi Moolaprakruthibhihi! Chathushchathvaarimshadvasudalakalaashrathrivala-ya Thrirekhaabhihi Saardham Thava Sharanakonaaha Parinathaaha!" Literal Meaning: " The angles of Thy abode (the Srichakra) which is made up of the nine moolaprakrithis or basic triangles ( the nine primary causative forces of the Universe) consisting of the four distinct Shiva triangles (with apex upwards) kept apart from the former by the bindu, with the eight-petalled lotus, the lotus of sixteen petals with the three circles around and the three lines, are counted as forty-four triangles." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold plate or butter.Sit facing North.Chant this sloka 1000 times daily for 18 (8 or 81 or 6 ) days. Archana: Chant Lalitha Sahasranamam offering vermillion. Offerings: Cooked rice, cooked rice mixed with turmeric powder and ghee, green gram pulse sweetened with jaggery, fruits. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Barren women become pregnant, getting issues. The butter used for drawing Yantra to be consumed daily. Literal Results: Intricate problems being solved. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.12

SLOKA NO.12:"Thvadeeyam Soundaryam Thuhinagirikanye Thulayithum Kaveendraaha Kalpanthe Kathamapi Virinchiprabhruthayaha! Yadaalokouthsukyaadamaralalanaa Yaanthi Manasaa Thapobhirdushpraapaamapi Girishasaayujyapadaveem!" Literal Meaning: "Oh, Daughter of the snow-clad Mountain! The best of thinkers-Brahma and others- are at great pains to find a suitable comparison to Thy beauty. Even the celestial damsels, out of great eagerness to get a glimpse of Thy splendor, mentally attain a condition of absorption into Shiva, which is unobtainable even by penance." Mode of Worship: Yantra to be made on water or honey placed in a silver vessel. it facing North-East. Chant this sloka 1000 times daily for 45 (48) days. With any liquid, Yantra can be made by squeezing the same from a cloth soaked with that liquid. Archana: Chant Saraswathi Ashtotharam with white flowers and Lalitha Ashtotharam with jasmine flowers. Offerings: Cooked rice, pomegranates and honey. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Cures dumbness, provides power of eloquent speech, gift of poesy.

Literal Results: Improves intellect and analytical capacity. Poetic and scholarly pursuits are enhanced. Concentration and capacity to focus increases. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.13

SLOKA NO.13:"Naram Varsheeyaamsam Nayanavirasam Narmasu Jadam Thavaapaangaalokey Pathithamanudhaavanthi Shathasha! Galaddveneebandhaaha Kuchalakalashavisrasthasichayaa Hathaath Thrutyaathkaanchyo Vigalithadukoolaa Yuvathayaha!" Literal Meaning: "If Thy gracious side-glance falls on a very decrepit old man who is ugly to look at and whose erotic sensibilities are dead, he will be followed in all haste, by love-lorn young women in their hundreds, having their locks scattered, their rounded breasts exposed by the loosening of their upper robes, and their girdles suddenly broken in excitement, thus letting their silken robes slip down." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold or lead plate. Sit facing East. Chant this sloka 1008 (1000) times daily, for 6 (16) days. Archana: Chant Lalitha Thrishati offering vermillion. Offerings: Cooked rice and scrapings of coconut kernel mixed with powdered jaggery and milk. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Power to attract women and cures impotency. Literal Results: Ability to magnetize women. Increase of virility in men. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.14

SLOKA NO.14:"Kshithau Shatpanchaashadvisamadhikapanchaashadudake Huthaashe Dwaashashtishchathuradhikapanchaashadanile ! Divi Dwihshat-thrimshanmanasi Cha Chathuhshashtirithi Ye Mayookhaastheshaamapyupari Thava Paadaambujayugam!" Litera Meaning: "In the bindu in the centre of the sahasraara is Thy transcendent abode, far above the chakra to which Thy Rays (or luminous manifestation of Shakthis) reach in the following combinations: Fifty-six in the moolaadhaara comprised of the element of Earth (pruthvi tattwa), fifty-two in the manipoora of the essence of Water (apa tattwa), sixty-two in the Swadhishtaana of the element of Fire (agni tattwa), fifty-two in the anaahatha of the character of Air (vaayu tattwa), seventy-two rays in the vishuddhi of the form of Ether (akaasha tattwa) and sixty-four in the agna which partakes of the character of mind (manasa tattwa)." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold plate. Sit facing North. Chant this verse 1008 (1000) times daily, for 44 (45) days.

Archana: Chanting of Lalitha Sahasranamam offering red flowers or vermillion. Offerings: Cooked rice, black gram cakes, milk gruel and betels with slices of nut. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Removes poverty in the case of individuals; freedom from famine, drought, etc. in the case of nations. Literal Results: In case of deprivation in any area of life/ health/ career of the devotee, that particular issue gains strength, getting rid of bad and untoward factors. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.15

SLOKA NO.15:"Sharathjyothsnaashubhraam Shashiyuthajataajootamakutaam Varatthraasathraanasphatikaghatikaapusthakakaraa-m! Sakrunna Thvaa Nathvaa Kathamiva Sathaam Sannidadhathe Madhuksheeradraakshaamadhurimadhureenaaha Phanithayaha!" Literal Meaning: "How can torrents of words, excelling even honey, milk and grapes, help flowing from the mouth of good men who once make prostration to Thee who art endowed with the lustre of the autumnal moon, who art holding Thy hands in the pose of granting boons and offering protection, and sporting in the other two a rosary of crystal beads and a book, and who wearest the crescent moon in Thy crown of plaited locks!" Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold plate or in water placed in a siver vessel. With any liquid, Yantra can be made by squeezing the same from a cloth soaked with that liquid. Sit facing East. Chant this sloka 1000 times daily for 45 (48) days. Archana: Chanting of Saraswathi Ashtotharam offering white flowers and Lalitha Ashtotharam offering red flowers. Offerings: Cooked rice, honey, sugar and fruits. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Getting poetic imagination and enlightenment. Literal Results: Attaining wisdom over disturbing issues. Enjoying sweet foods. Creative intellect gets enhanced, elevation in academics. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.16

SLOKA NO.16:"Kaveendraanaam Chethahkamalavanabaalaathaparuchim Bhajanthe Ye Santhaha Kathichidarunaameva Bhavatheem!

Virinchipreyasyaastharunatharashrungaaralaharee Gabheeraabhirvaagbhirvidadhathi Sathaam Ranjanamamee!" Literal Meaning: "O Mother, Thou Aruna, the crimson-coloured Goddess, art like the light of morning's rising sun to the lotus flowers constituted of the minds of gifted poets (helping as Thou dost, their poesy to blossom forth). Therefore, those devoted men who adore Thee become capable of delighting the minds of assemblies of literary connoisseurs with the majestic flow of their words surging like waves of erotic sentiments emanating from youthful Saraswathi; the Goddess of Learning." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold or copper plate. Sit facing North-East. Chant this sloka 1008 (1000) times daily for 44 (45,41) days. Archana: Chanting of Saraswathi Ashtotharam and Lalitha Thrishati offering jasmine or white flowers. Offerings Cooked rice, curd, milk, honey and fruits. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Erudition, knowledge of Vedas and Shastras, knowledge of various languages and immunity from evil effects of spirits. Literal Results: Winning in debates, enticing public through dynamic oratory, capable of emerging victorious in extremely difficult subjects or higher studies and attaining top grades. Highly suited for people in the field of politics and law. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.17

SLOKA NO.17:"Savithribhirvaachaam Shashimanishilaabhangaruchibhihi Vashinyaadyaabhisthvaam Saha Janani Sanchinthayanthi Yaha! Sa Karthaa Kaavyaanaam Bhavathi Mahathaam Bhangiruchibhihi Vachobhirvaagdeveevadanakamalaamodamadhuraihi-!" Literal Meaning: O Mother! Those who meditate on Thee in association with Vashini and allied deities- who are all the sources of speech and whose radiance resembles the lustre of freshly cut moonstone-can become the authors of poetical works as delightful as those of great ones, and sweet with the fragrance of the mouth of Saraswathi, Goddess of poesy and learning." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold or copper plate. Sit facing North-East. Chant this sloka 1008 (1000) times daily for 44 (45, 41) days. Archana: Chanting of Laitha Thrishati and Saraswathi Ashtotharam offering white or jasmine flowers. Offerings: Cooked rice mixed with curd, milk, fruits and honey. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Gives erudition, knowledge of Vedas, Shastras and different languages. Immunity from effects of evil spirits. Literal Results: Magnetic personality and speech. Radiance adding lustre to complexion.

Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.18

SLOKA NO.18:"Thanuchchaayaabhisthe Tharunatharanishreesaranibhihi Divam Sarvaamurveemarunimanimagnaam Smarathi Yaha! Bhavanthyasya Thrasyadvanaharinashaaleenanayanaaha Sahorvashyaa Vashyaaha Kathi Kathi Na Geervaanaganikaahaa!" Literal Meaning: "How can numerous celestial courtesans including Urvashi, with eyes bashful like those of a frightened deer of the forest, do not become fascinated by a person who meditates on the beauty of Thy form which bathes the heaven and the earth in its crimson radiance resembling the rising sun!" Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on gold or copper plate. Sit facing North-East. Chant this verse 1000 times daily for 45 days. Archana: Chanting of Laitha Ashtotharam and Saraswathi Ashtotharam offering champaka or jasmine flowers. Offerings: Milk, honey, bits of sugar and cooked rice. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Deep knowledge in sciences, getting good bridegrooms in the case of marriageable women and blessings of great men. Literal Results: Adds lustre and magnetism to body and face. The double "vashya" in the sloka creates magnetic aura around the devotee, 'the rising sun' in the sloka implies new beginnings. This sloka is also a prayer to the planet, Sun (if misplaced in horoscope or debilitated or during Surya Mahadasa). Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.19

SLOKA NO.19:"Mukham Bindum Krithvaa Kuchayugamadhasthasya Thadadho Haraardha Dhyaayedhyo Haramahishi They Manmathakalaam! Sa Sadyaha Sankshobham Nayathi Vanitha Ithyathilaghu Thrilokeemapyaashu Bhramayathi Raveendusthanayugaam!' Literal Meaning: "Oh Consort of Hara! The one who thinks of a woman's face in the bindu ( the dot in the triangle), her twin breasts below it and the half of the letter "H" still below, and contemplates Thy manmathakala on those spots ( and thus gets identified with her in meditation) will quickly stir the mind of any woman. This indeed is a trifle for him. For, in no time he can fascinate even the Thriloki ( the three worlds conceived as a woman) with the sun and moon as breasts." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on a gold plate or on thick sandal paste, holy ahses or vermillion (placed in a siver or copper plate). Sit facing North. Chant this sloka 1000 (1200) times daily for 25 (27) days.

Archana: Chanting of Durga Ashtotharam and Lalitha Thrishati offering vermillion or washed rice grains mixed with vermillion. Offerings: Cooked rice mixed with boiled milk, fruits and honey BENEFICIAL RESULTS:Attracting young women, gaining influence in royal courts as well as in government. Control over wild animals . Literal Results: Meditation powers enhanced. Enticing women, appeasing the planets sun and moon in the horoscope. Soundarya Lahari Slokas/Yantras No.20

SLOKA NO.20:"Kirantheemanygebhyaha Kirananikurumbaamrutharasam Hrudi Thvaamaadhatthe Himakarashilaamoorthimiva Yaha! Sa Sarpaanaam Darpam Shamayathi Shakunthaadhipa Iva Jvarapplushtaan Dhrushtya Sukhayathi Sudhaadhaarasirayaa!" Literal Meaning: "He who meditates on Thee who sends forth luminous waves of bliss from Thy body, as an idol made of moonstone, will be capable of humbling the pride and ferocity of serpents by his mere look, like Garuda Himself. Nay, like the nectar- showering Nadi (nerve), his look can cure any ailment, including the afflictions of fever." Mode of worship: Yantra to be made on holy ashes or water in a copper plate. Sit facing North. Chant this sloka 1000 (1001, 2000) times daily for 25 (45) days. With any liquid, Yantra can be made by squeezing the same from a cloth soaked with that liquid. Archana: Chanting of Durga Ashtotharam with offering leaves or leaves of vibhithi plant. Offerings: Cooked rice mixed with powder of gingely seeds, milk-gruel, coconuts and fruits. BENEFICIAL RESULTS: Cure of poisonous fevers, antidote against poison, cures effects of evil eyes, confers power to charm snakes and other poisonous reptiles. Literal Results: Cures fever, effects of evil eyes ,mitigates evil results of debilitated or misplaced moon in one's chart and adds lustre to one's body.