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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

Devotees share

Devotees were asked this question, "What is one thing that you would do every day to please Divine Mother?" Here are their responses:

"Offer complete surrender with pure devotion."

"Remember Her and thank her in every moment."

"Regard all of Her children as my family and offer each one respect."

"Stay tuned to Her Presence in the mantra all day long, and all night."

One of the devotees shared a beautiful quotation about peace from Sri Ramakrishna:

"The more you come to God, the more you feel peace. Peace, peace, peace- supreme peace! The nearer you come to the Ganges, the more you feel its coolness. You will feel completely soothed when you plunge into the river."


Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 178,740 mantras by February 28, 2010. Thank You!

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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

Meaning of the Mantra

Praseeda Vishveshvari Paahi Vishvam Tvameeshvari Devi Characharasya.

"Praseeda" means be pleased. "Vishveshwari" means Supreme of the Universe. Paahi is protect and Vishvam is the Universe. "Tvameeshvari" means You are Supreme. Devi means Goddess. "Characharasya" means over all that moves and does not move (Chara means that which moves, and achara is that which does not move).

Shree Maa says, "When you see that everything is in flux, you will see that "I" am not. Consciousness does not change, because it is always the same. The objects of awareness change." In our sankalpa mantra, Mother is praised as one who presides over all that moves and that does not move. She is both consciousness and the objects perceived by consciousness that are constantly changing."

Swamiji expresses this beautifully in His introduction to the Chandi. "I dance, and all that you perceive are its manifestations. If you like you can watch me dance, or if you like you can make me stop. He who can make me stop, I make him a seer, a being of wisdom, one of Intuitive vision, my husband, Lord Siva, the consciousness of Infinite Goodness"

May She grant us that intuitive vision!

Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 115,668 mantras by February 14, 2010. Thank You!

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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

Meaning of the Mantra

"Prasida Prasida Matar Jagoto-khilasya" means, "be pleased, be pleased, Oh Mother of the entire Perceivable World." Prasida means "be pleased." Mata is Mother. Jagat is the Perceivable World. Akhila is Entire or all of.

Shree Maa says

About the Perceivable Universe, Shree Maa says,

“I am everywhere,” says the sage. “I exist in every form of creation. If I hurt any form, I hurt myself. If raise any form to a higher level, I myself, find progress.” It is easy."


Devotees share

Here is what some devotees who are chanting this mantra share from their japa:

"I highly recommend the Peace Sankalpa to all Devi Mandir Yahoo! Group members. I feel so peaceful inside after just a few weeks of living with this mantra. With all that is going on in the world right now, we all need the inner peace that only Divine Mother."

"Yesterday we had a complete power outage here in the mountains...with over 2 feet of snow and temps in the 20's. As I sat in the darkening room and did japa, the ever present power of Divine Mother kept me warm, safe and peaceful." Then my boss drove through a complete whiteout to bring me food and start a fire in my woodburner. What an angel I work for. What a Divine Mother I take refuge in.

"It is such a wonderful mantra, every time I say it I feel I am talking to Divine Mother intimately. I found that 'prasida' also has the meaning 'to become tranquil, clear' and i feel the mantra has that effect on the mind:)"

"Thank you for this opportunity. Please forward gratitude to Shree Maa as is appropriate. This mantra is very soothing for my mind and being."

Mantra Count

With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra and have offered 67284 mantras at the end of January 2010. Thank You!

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We are very happy to share this blog with devotees. Shree Maa suggested daily chanting of 3 malas of the Devi Prapannarti Hare mantra from the Chandi Path. May Mother fill our hearts with peace as we fulfill Her wish.

"Devi Prapannarti Hare" means, "Oh Goddess, you who remove the distress of all who take refuge in You." It is helpful to see the individual parts of this phrase.

Devi means, "Oh Goddess." Prapanna refers to one who takes refuge in God, one who has surrendered. Arti is suffering or distress. "Hare" means removes or takes away. When we take refuge in Her, trust Her completely, She removes all our sufferings, our distress.

Swamiji beautifully explains what it means to take refuge in this short video:

What is taking refuge?

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we began to make japa of the Devi Prapannarti Hare Mantra in 2010 and have offered over 13,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of January 15th 2010 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1.5 million mantras. Thank You very much! The Japa totals as of December 31st 2008 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,400,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of December 15th 2008 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,380,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of November 30th 2008 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,300,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of November 15th 2008 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,300,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of October 31st 2008 are as follows:

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With the blessings of our Gurus, we continued to make japa of the Sharanagata Mantra in 2008 and have offered over 1,250,000 mantras. Thank You! The Japa totals as of October 15th 2008 are as follows: