... and grace. Here is Sri Aurobindo’s description of this aspect of Mahalakshmi in his book The Mother : Harmony and beauty of the mind and soul, harmony and beauty of the thoughts and feelings, harmony and beauty in every outward act and movement, harmony and beauty of the life and surroundings, this is the demand of Mahalakshmi.… If she finds herself in men’s hearts surrounded with selfishness... indescribable form! Sri Aurobindo’s Durga-stotra flashed in my mind: Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, trident in hand, thy body of beauty armour-clad… Then I asked: “Are you Mother Mahalakshmi?” The Mother nodded once again in the same way. A mysterious smile lit up Her face yet again. An otherworldly loveliness flowed from Her. Standing close to Her, my heart filled up with a marvellous... Mother revealed Her Durga aspect. Mridu-mashi’s uncontrollable laughter would not cease as the Mother, her eyes blazing, stood with Her Foot firmly pressing Mridu-mashi’s head. The Mother in Her Mahalakshmi Aspect Come! O Queen in golden garb, conch and lotus holding bright, Come! Ma Lakshmi, take thy seat and fill this dwelling with thy light. The first Lakshmi-puja, like the Durga-puja ...
... Mahalakshmi A verse from the Chandi on Mahalakshmi came to me a minute or two after the Mother began to meditate with me. Afterwards the Mother explained that three forms of Mahalakshmi appeared in the meditation in response to my invocation. The first, the Mother said, was the original (Overmental) form of Page 70 Mahalakshmi, and the second was the t... did not speak fully. The form was three-faced with something like a crown on top. Is there any tradition in India or outside of a three-faced form of Mahalakshmi? And what is the significance of the same goddess-personality of the Mother—Mahalakshmi—appearing in three successive forms? The Mother told you all that she saw about the last form—it disappeared almost immediately. The first form was ...
... Chaitanya are clearly emanations in the line of Mahalakshmi. Constructive geniuses, on the other hand, like the great statesman Colbert, for example, or Louis XIV, le grand monarque, himself belong to a family (or gotra, as we say in India) that originated from Mahasaraswati. Poets and artists again, although generally they belong to the clan of Mahalakshmi, can be regrouped according to the principle... Virgil or Petrarch, Shelley or our Tagore seem to be emanations of Beauty, Harmony, Love—Mahalakshmi. And the perfect artisanship of Mahasaraswati has found its especial embodiment in Horace and Racine and our Kalidasa. Michael Angelo in his fury of inspiration seems to have been impelled by Mahakali, while Mahalakshmi sheds her genial favour upon Raphael and Titian; and the meticulous care and the detailed... the male or purusha line, are the great names: Mahavira, Balarama, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. And the corresponding four aspects of Ishwari form the other great quaternary: Maheshwari Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. They embody the four major attributes of the Divine in his relation to the created universe: Knowledge, Power, Love and Skill in work. They also represent thus a divine fourfold ...
... Chaitanya are clearly emanations in the line of Mahalakshmi. Constructive geniuses, on the other hand, like the great statesman Colbert, for example, or Louis XIV, Ie grand monarque, himself belong to a family (or gotra, as we' say in India) that originated from Mahasaraswati. Poets and artists again, although generally they belong to the clan of Mahalakshmi, can be regrouped according to the principle... Shelley or our Tagore seem to be emanations of Beauty, Harmony, Love – Mahalakshmi. And the perfect artisanship Page 209 of Mahasaraswati has found its especial embodiment in Horace and Racine and our Kalidasa. Michael Angelo in his fury of inspirations seems to have been impelled by Mahakali, while Mahalakshmi sheds her genial favour upon Raphael and Titian; and the meticulous care... the male or purusa line, are the great names: Mahavira, Balarama, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. And the corresponding four aspects of Ishwari form the other great quaternary: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. They embody the four major attributes of the Divine in his relation to the created universe: Knowledge, Power, Love and skill in work. They also represent thus a divine fourfold ...
... its figures. This is the power of MAHALAKSHMI and there is no aspect of the Divine Shakti more attractive to the heart of embodied beings. Maheshwari can appear too calm and great and distant for the littleness of earthly nature to approach or contain her, Mahakali too swift and formidable for its weakness to bear; but all turn with joy and longing to Mahalakshmi. For she throws the spell of the i... the divine degree of their ascension in those who can open their earthly nature to the direct and living influence of the Mother. To the four we give the four great names, Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. Imperial MAHESHWARI is seated in the wideness above the thinking mind and will and sublimates and greatens them into wisdom and largeness or floods with a splendour beyond them... of the mind and soul, harmony and beauty of the thoughts and feelings, harmony and beauty in every outward act and movement, harmony and beauty of the life and surroundings, this is the demand of Mahalakshmi. Where there is affinity to the rhythms of the secret world-bliss and response to the call of the All Beautiful and concord and unity and the glad flow of many lives turned towards the Divine, in ...
... can open their earthly nature to the direct and living influence of the Mother. To the four we give the four great names, Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasarawati. 5 The sadhaks no doubt had glimpses - at some time or other - of the Mahalakshmi, the Maheshwari and even the Mahakali in the Mother, and yet it was the Mahasaraswati of Sri Aurobindo's inspired portraiture that came nearest... epiphanies, and a key to the mystic machinery of her ministry on the earth. It is in the sixth and last section of the book that four of her great "Powers and Personalities" (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati) are invoked with a mantra-shakti - the sheer verbal élan - for which there are no exact parallels even in Sri Aurobindo's writings. He is certainly not doing an exercise in elaborate... the Four, she is the most skilful in executive faculty and the nearest to physical Nature. Maheshwari lays down the large lines of the world-forces, Mahakali drives their energy and impetus, Mahalakshmi discovers their rhythms and measures, but Mahasaraswati presides over their detail of organisation and execution, relation of parts and effective combination of forces and unfailing exactitude ...
... lotus in Thy hands, the Goddess Mahalakshmi, salutations to Thee. O the rider on Garuda (The bird who is the Vehicle of Vishnu), the who strikes fear in Kola the Asura, the deliverer from all sins, the Goddess Mahalakshmi, salutations to Thee. O the Terrible in the gross and the subtle, the most powerful, the most prosperous, the deliverer from all sins, Mahalakshmi, salutations to Thee. O Goddess... Goddess seated on a lotus, whose form is of the absolute Brahman, the Mother of the Universe, Mahalakshmi, salutations to Thee. Mahalakshmyashtakam 1, 2, 6, 7 जगत्स्थिते जगन्मातर्महामीरा नमोऽस्तु ते। सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिनी महामीरा नमोऽस्तु ते॥ एते गन्धपुष्पे ॐ तस्यै देव्यै श्रीमीरायै नमः। इदमम् ॐ नमः अरविन्दाय नमः। ॐ नमः शान्ताय सर्वपापहराय च। 3 ॐ नमः श्रीअरविन्दाय। jagatsthite jaganmā ...
... bhagavati, devibhava and confirmed dasya . In the latter madhura has to be increased. Aishwarya has to be encouraged & devibhava to be less Maheshwari-Mahasaraswati with more in it of Mahakali. The Mahalakshmi colour comes with the positive ananda & madhura , fades with the sinking back towards mere shanti and general samata & sukha . The rest awaits the development of the third chatusthaya. ... प्रेम भावसमृध्दिः सौंदर्यलिप्सा स्नेहहास्यं स. दास्यं बुद्धिचतुर्यं कर्मलिप्सा प्रीतिः Common to the four दया ईश्र्वरभावः सर्वकर्मसामथ्रर्य The last three bhavas, ई ल स [i.e., Maheshwari, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati], are now complete; the first is there except अट्टहास्यं, but not steady nor well combined with the rest. The afternoon has passed in a massive resistance to the recent siddhi... step of the mangalya is usually understood at once. In second chatusthaya, aishwarya, Mahakali bhava, sraddha swashaktyam, daihik shakti still imperfect,—the rest satisfactory. Daya very strong. Mahalakshmi colour, once quite absent or almost quite, is now very deep. Dasyam is almost absolute, except in certain remnant movements of the intellectual suggestions. Karma is now stationary, with slight ...
... There was a partial withdrawal of the Mahakali bhava realised into a form less dominated by MK and more of the nature of Mahasaraswati with the Maheswari-Mahalakshmi type prominent. This seems to be an operation for the increase of the Mahalakshmi colouring in the Chandibhava. There was no failing of samata, no indifference or denial of Shakti within, but only a sense of want of means & sanction... must lie for some time the principal stress. Krishna-Kali Anandamaya Krishnadarshana is now extending itself to all objects & beings independent of form, guna etc. The bhava of Mahalakshmi has taken its place in the Devi Bhava. The Kali Bhava has toned down its force in order to assimilate Mahaluxmi. Page 760 The Ishwara in the system is still preparing his bhava. ...
... having to intervene. Sri Aurobindo says here about Mahalakshmi: "All that is poor... repels her advent"? Sri Aurobindo, The Mother , p. 31 Page 403 Yes, poor, without generosity, without ardour, without amplitude, without inner richness; all that is dry, cold, doubled upon itself, prevents the coming of Mahalakshmi. It is not a question of real money, you know! An extremely... of the mind and soul, harmony and beauty of the thoughts and feelings, harmony and beauty in every outward act and movement, harmony and beauty of the life and surroundings, this is the demand of Mahalakshmi.... Where love and beauty are not or are reluctant to be born, she does not come." Sri Aurobindo, The Mother , p. 31 When the surroundings, circumstances, atmosphere, the way of living ...
... Sanskrit letter] is HRIM. It's one of the three essential sounds. I don't remember now, but each of them represents one aspect of the Mother. Sujata told me it's Mahalakshmi. Page 134 I was hesitating between Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. ( Mother remains concentrated ) It is clearly taken as a symbol of the gestation of the new birth, the second birth, the divine birth. That's... birth of the divine consciousness. And 7 (7 and 2) is interesting. 7 is the realization; 2 is dual: a dual realization. If you put both together, you get the figure of gestation. You see, Mahalakshmi is the Divine Mother's aspect of love, the perfection of manifested love, which must come before this supreme Love (which is beyond the Manifestation and the Nonmanifestation) can be expressed—the ...
... legibility of the unsuggested lipi is developing against the obstruction. The Maheswari bhava concealed as pratistha in Mahalakshmi-Mahasaraswati has again risen, though it can no longer possess; it has to be concealed again in the Mahakali-Mahasaraswati with the Mahalakshmi colour. Tapas is recovering its old effectualities which had fallen into disuse; but they are now only material for... Mahakali once dominated (taken in as pratistha) will be perfected." The Maheshwari already taken in as pratistha was Maheshwari in Mahasaraswati, the other sometimes manifest is Maheshwari in Mahalakshmi. Once in Ch. [Chandernagore] Maheshwari herself was manifest. This is the last stage of the pratistha preparation. It is connected with the union of aishwarya-ishita-vashita with trikaldrishti and ...
... Personalities and Appearances of the Mother The Mother with Letters on the Mother Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati Yesterday night I saw Maheshwari above my head, Mahakali in my vital being and Mahalakshmi seated in my mind and heart. Each one radiated a different light from her body. Then I saw a few subtle powers descending into my being. ... higher consciousness above mind, for she is the wideness and largeness and wisdom of the Divine. Mahakali acts most naturally through the higher vital which is the instrument of force and power. Mahalakshmi acts through the heart—in your case at present she is acting through the mind also, though that is less usual—ordinarily it is Mahasaraswati. 31 August 1933 ...
... One fine morning I sent an idol to the Mother to find out from her what the image represented. She replied: The idol you sent is Mahalakshmi—you can give her a pale green sari with roses painted on it . According to the Mother, Mahalakshmi signifies: Mahalakshmi with all her Kindness and Beauty She not only instructed me how to decorate the idols but also explained in detail their symbols ...
... perfection of aesthetic life, a perfection of the plenty of life and a perfection of material life. There you have got the four aspects in which perfection must be realized: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, the four aspects of the supreme Mother that are perfect. This conception was never given before - that is why I particularly point it out because people think it is the same message... is the same message in a sense, but so much amplified as to become quite a new message, so filled up with content that you would say, "Oh, yes, this is quite new." Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati -these are the four main aspects of the supreme Mother: wisdom, power, harmony, and perfection in work. Physical and material work that is perfect, harmony and love and cooperation... book The Mother and you Page 82 will understand this. It is a very small book; the sixth chapter gives you the four aspects of the supreme Mother: Mahesh-wari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati: knowledge, will-power or force, harmony and love, and perfection of life, meaning fullness of life and perfection in material work. Matter, life, power and knowledge - each aspect ...
... are four great aspects of the Mother —Maheswari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. The "third is vivid and sweet and wonderful with her deep secret of beauty and harmony and fine rhythm, her intricate and subtle opulence, her compelling attraction and captivating grace." That is Mahalakshmi. "All turn with joy and longing to Mahalakshmi. For she throws the spell of the intoxicating sweetness of ...
... interested. "This is one of the three seed sounds," she revealed. "I don't recall now, but each of them represents one aspect of the Mother." "Sujata told me it's Mahalakshmi." "I was hesitating between Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati." Page 148 Mother sat in a reverie where figures shimmered, then came into focus on her mind's screen. "It is clearly taken as a symbol... "And seven —7 + 2 — is interesting. 7 stands for realization; 2 is dual —a dual realization. And if you put the two together, you get the number of gestation." She explained. "You see, Mahalakshmi is the Divine Mother's aspect of love.... It is to prepare the earth for receiving the Supreme's manifestation, which is the manifestation of His Victory. "Thus seen, the diagram becomes clear ...
... mass of courage and heavenly strength, She menaced the triumph of the nether gods. 50 The passage naturally takes us to the creation of Mahalakshmi in Saptashati by the gods: As all the gods gave arms and ornaments Mahalakshmi roared with delight. And the reverberation of her roar rumbled in the firmament. The oceans heaved, the worlds trembled, the earth ...
... Mother's room in Meditation House, or rather she made him fortunate. When I remembered that he had once witnessed two aspects of the Mother, that of Mahakali and that of the compassionate, merciful Mahalakshmi, I asked him to write down his experience. Here it is in his words: When I (Bansidhar) was cleaning Mother's room in Meditation House, I would first sweep and then do the wiping work. Once I saw... happen.” I think these were her words. But what did I expect to hear and what was I hearing! Where was that Mahakali, who had appeared when I threw away just a piece of torn paper, and why this Mahalakshmi, when I broke an expensive bottle of perfume! My head bows down in gratitude. Not only this. The next day, Mother sent a message through Champakbhai: “Tell Bansidhar not to worry, and not to go ...
... their divisions. They are meant for Civil Services like Post Offices, Banks, Telecom, Telegraph and so on. The four petals represent four Powers of the Supreme Mother. They are Mahakali, Maheshwari, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati . Mahakali: Industrial area. Small industries will be in this place. The big ones will be on the seaside. And further towards Madras the land will be extended covering some... ground must not be levelled but be kept as it is with hillocks. There will be tall trees, grass, flowers, small ponds, fountains, rockeries—all natural things—nothing should be artificial. Mahalakshmi: Cultural zone. In this area there will be art galleries, studios, museums, exhibition halls, an auditorium, schools, colleges and so on. Musicians, dancers, painters, sculptors and other artists ...
... South) One is her personality of calm wideness and comprehending wisdom and tranquil benignity and inexhaustible compassion and sovereign and surpassing majesty and all-ruling greatness. (Mahalakshmi — East) A third is vivid and sweet and wonderful with her deep secret of beauty and harmony and fine rhythm, her intricate and subtle opulence, her compelling attraction and captivating grace... spiritual force and severest austerity of Tapas and swiftness to the battle and the victory and the laughter, the attahasya, that makes light of defeat and death and the powers of the ignorance: she is Mahalakshmi, the goddess of the supreme love and delight, and her gifts are the spirit's grace and the charm and beauty of the Ananda and protection and every divine and human blessing: she is Mahasaraswati ...
... and name of Mahalakshmi? Recently I heard the name "Durga" repeating itself in me and I felt release from heavy oppression. I am also attracted to the name "Krishna" and sometimes in a semi-sleep condition I find myself repeating "Durga-Mahakali-Krishna". Durga combines the characteristics of Maheshwari and Mahakali to a certain extent,—there is not much connection with Mahalakshmi. The combination ...
... The Gods, Superior Beings and Adverse Forces Words of the Mother - III Kali, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati When people speak against you, I feel as if a big flame with many tongues is arising in me and the person in front becomes docile. It must be Kali's force which you evoke. I want to ask you a question concerned with my reaction to... disaster gives the measure of the imperfection. The true way of preventing the repetition of these destructions is to learn their lesson and make the necessary progress. Integral wealth of Mahalakshmi: wealth of feelings and action in all fields of activity—intellectual, psychological and material. Mahasaraswati's mission is to awaken the world to the need of perfection; but perfection ...
... - The sooner to smother them with her passionate bliss! Her every tread crushes a demon's head, Unseals for mortals a fount of immortality. October 6, 1932 VIII MAHALAKSHMI MOTHER of Delight- Of Love that moves the sun and stars! She is the Rapture that quickens our inmost heart, She is Beauty's self that enthrals our earthly senses; In her is the whole... victorious! In the heart of the devotee thou art the delight that is heaven's nectar, O Mother of Love, Mother victorious! October 29, 1932 [Translated from Bengali] XIV MAHALAKSHMI DEAR to thee are gardens of the lotus, Where else shall I spread thy seat, O Mother? On the lotus of my heart press the dawn-roses of thy feet and make it flower. Things ungainly afflict ...
... Moments Eternal Memories O Mother Maheshwari, Mother Mahakali, Mother Mahalakshmi, Mother Mahasaraswati! Thus invoking Your Lotus Feet I set forth in my boat of memories… What boundless joy a fleeting glimpse of the Mother would give us! How Her presence drew us like a magnet and kept us rooted to our seats for hours together in absolute stillness... the divine degree of their ascension in those who can open their earthly nature to the direct and living influence of the Mother. To the four we give the four great names, Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. The Mother opened Her doors wide to all Her children. Young or old, everyone would wait at the Playground to listen to Her words with an eager heart. Even those who did not understand ...
... depicted the four aspects of Mother Durga and a lot of the actors for the dance-drama had been selected by the Mother Herself: for instance, Mother Durga was Anu-ben, Maheshwari was Gauri Pinto, Mahalakshmi was Light Ganguly, Mahasaraswati was Jhumur and Mahakali was myself. In addition, there were three Asuras: Shumbha, Nishumbha and Raktabeej, played respectively by Mona, Vishweshwar and Niranjan... Durga reappeared on stage, her foot on the chest of one of the slain demons. Then, slowly the four aspects of the Mother came on to the stage and stood around Mother Durga - Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. The concluding strains of Sunil-da's music had uplifted the atmosphere with such sweeping beauty and emotion that I find it difficult to describe and impossible to forget. In the ...
... brought into Rajangam the godhead of Adoration. 17 Page 224 The fact is that at one and the same time the inmates found Mirra entrancingly youthful and beautiful belying her years, a Mahalakshmi come down to the earth, as also a Mother marvellously understanding and compassionate, a Mother whom they could implicitly trust and who would safely see them through the difficulties and pe... work of preparation was long .... At the same time a third ring separated you as though to cut you off from the world where you lived externally and also from your past. This force comes from Mahalakshmi. The force of purification is always there now, preparing, regulating. I am always following you though I do not see you physically. 31 It must be clear from the above that already ...
... light. 3 July 1970 * * * Sweet Mother, In the Flower book we have water lilies with the significance “Wealth”. But some people say that it should be “Wealth of Mahalakshmi.” Integral wealth of Mahalakshmi (white). The other colours remain as they are. 3 July 1970 * * * Sweet Mother, In the flower-names capital letters are presently used for: The Divine ...
... song practically made me weep with rapture, and some of Y's soft and deep turns of phrase almost led to tears. Afterwards it was silence. Is it the Mahalakshmi aspect of the Mother that is working these days? On the music days it is always the Mahalakshmi aspect that is prominent. 25 December 1933 What can be stranger than this idea of yours that Mother likes only European music and does not ...
... Maheshwari and Mahakali forces. The Maheshwari pratistha has to be covered over entirely by the Mahakali contents of the Mahasaraswati bhava & that again to inform itself with the colouring of the Mahalakshmi bhava (love, madhurya). All these results are preparing, but largely dosha , in the avyakta. 8 April 1914 Dream this night, after a long struggle, recovered a sufficient coherence, not perfect... the trigunatía shakti. Last night, the symbol rupa was shown in bahirdarshi of a red sun changing into a rosy sun followed by a blue-green sun, ie the ugrapravritti of Mahakali developing love (Mahalakshmi) and pouring itself into beneficence governed by spiritual temperament and knowledge (the Sun is always vijnana). Afterwards the universal Page 442 prema settled itself in the system ...
... constructions to be built in a huge crater, dug out diligently handful after handful in the red earth. The Mother called the pillars after the four Powers of the Great Mother: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. We have briefly commented upon them at the moment when Mirra Alfassa realized her identification with the Universal Mother. Here it may be suitable to evoke her four, ever active... mights and spiritual force and severest austerity of Tapas and swiftness to the battle and the victory and the laughter that makes light of defeat and death and the powers of the ignorance; she is Mahalakshmi, the goddess of the supreme love and delight, and her gifts are the spirit’s grace and the charm and beauty of the Ananda and protection and every divine and human blessing; she is Mahasaraswati ...
... the Renaissance. ‘The Mother’s Vibhutis would usually be feminine personalities most of whom would be dominated by one of the four personalities of the Mother’ 6 – i.e. Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. She has talked about some reincarnations only in passing; she has said, for instance, that she had lived several times in Babylonia – ‘I have extremely precise memories, completely... earth since its beginning? In our four characteristics, the reader will doubtlessly have observed some of the characteristics of Maheshwari (majesty, greatness), Mahakali (strength, daring), Mahalakshmi (beauty, harmony) and Mahasaraswati (learning, industry), functioning within the given, limited circumstances of our Earth at particular moments of its evolution and history, and in each reincarnation ...
... This is what she has revealed to me: Mahalakshmi: Kindness and Beauty Mahasaraswati: Integral Perfection Maheshwari: All-knowledge and Wisdom Mahakali: Power and Generous Love They have differently shaped aureoles behind their head depending on what they represent. Also, the Mother disclosed the colours of their attires: Mahalakshmi: Pink, green and mauve, all pastel colours ...
... meditation, I placed the golden bag containing the Mother's blessing packet, and another bag containing white and red roses, into a recess of 12 cm x 12 cm and 7 cm deep, dug into the pillar of Mahalakshmi. Later the recess in the pillar was sealed by Shyamsunder and Piero who had been seeing the construction of the Matrimandir. About this power and personality of the Mother, Sri Aurobindo... intoxicating sweetness of the Divine .... Harmony and beauty of mind and soul, harmony and beauty of the thoughts and feelings, harmony and beauty of the life and surroundings, this is the demand of Mahalakshmi.... If she finds herself in men's hearts surrounded with selfishness and hatred and jealousy and malignance and envy and strife, if treachery and greed and ingratitude are mixed in the sacred chalice ...
... determines everything. In the world of Ananda, Bliss is the determinant. Then there is the Supramental world, with the four Maha-Shaktis, aspects of the Divine Mother: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. Below the Supermind and behind the universe of Mind, Life and Matter is the world of the Great Gods. They receive light from the Supramental. It is they that govern our universe... that she could not tell precisely in what year had arrived on earth temporarily the power and personality of Ananda which, unlike her four great powers and personalities - Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati - had never appeared in the manifestation so far: she could only declare that it had arrived before Sri Aurobindo left his body (5 December 1950). When a disciple mentioned 1946 ...
... - The sooner to smother them with her passionate bliss! Her every tread crushes a demon's head, Unseals for mortals a fount of immortality. October 6, 1932 VIII MAHALAKSHMI MOTHER of Delight- Of Love that moves the sun and stars! She is the Rapture that quickens our inmost heart, She is Beauty's self that enthrals our earthly senses; In her is the whole... victorious! In the heart of the devotee thou art the delight that is heaven's nectar, O Mother of Love, Mother victorious! October 29, 1932 [Translated from Bengali] XIV MAHALAKSHMI DEAR to thee are gardens of the lotus, Where else shall I spread thy seat, O Mother? On the lotus of my heart press the dawn-roses of thy feet and make it flower. Things ungainly ...
... devoted. The thing that I love the most is that she is a perfectionist of the highest degree and does not ask much in return and she is always on the alert to help me. It is the same with Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Durga, because they know very well that it is by me that they progress, and they will have as much as is necessary. That is why they have the right attitude. But the other gods, if they do something... have a privileged ‘darshan’ of me and also to participate in what I used to bring down in the terrestrial atmosphere to transform life. There were, naturally, these four Powers like Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Durga…, but there were so many other gods that I do not remember their names. There were also the gods of the Vedic age and then other gods who were there to be transformed. In fact ...
... '" Sri Aurobindo said, "Yes, the Mother's coming brought about a complete change in our life. Formerly ours was the life of the seeker after knowledge, the worshipper of Saraswati. Now it is Mahalakshmi who is manifesting herself through grace and beauty, abundance and joy." "But there was no school in those days in the Ashram. So how could it have been a life that was a worship of Saraswati... that they differ even in their temperaments. The latter is quiet and patient, while the former is always restless. For you must remember that wherever there is beauty, harmony, order, there has Mahalakshmi stepped in." "Yes, the Mother once said that she could tell the state of our mind simply by looking at our cupboards and drawers! She also told us something about you." "Is that so? And - " ...
... does not unfold itself in time, it is we who move in time as we speak, otherwise we cannot express ourselves. 23 The Powers described in Sri Aurobindo's The Mother - Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati - are in their original manifestation "quite close to the Supermind", though a series of descents in the lines of consciousness might lead, not only to the Overmind, but to the still... original beings! 24 While reading and discussing some of the inspired passages in Sri Aurobindo's The Mother on the four Powers and Personalities, new insights are revealed, new illuminations occur. Mahalakshmi, for example, does not come "where love and beauty are not or are reluctant to be born", for "all that is ugly and mean and base, all that is poor and sordid and squalid, all that is brutal and coarse ...
... the same prayer regularly. Will not the Lord fulfil our prayer? We love the Mother. We have all felt Her, sometimes as Mother Aditi Herself, sometimes as Maheshwari, at other times as Mahakali, Mahalakshmi or as Maha-saraswati. Standing next to a fire, how can our body not be touched by its warmth? And in spite of our untransformed, ignorant condition the Mother’s Grace has so spontaneously blessed... beautiful indeed!” The Mother sweetly smiled and said a little mysteriously: “Why, haven’t you ever seen the Feet of gods and goddesses?” I was flabbergasted. Sure! The Feet of Mother Durga, Mahalakshmi, Maha-saraswati resembled Hers. All those sculptors who have made images of gods and goddesses must have had a vision of the Mother in some subtle world. That is why they were inspired to carve these ...
... 479 27 May 1914 Veda III. 41-50. Translation & Commentary on I. 1 commenced [ ] 7 . The shuddhananda & sense of Supreme Beauty in all things is growing with the growth of the Mahalakshmi bhava, but it is not, as formerly, overpowering & intolerant of the perception of differences in gunas in the mentality. It perceives the vulgar as vulgar, the common as common & yet as divine & ...
... droppings suggest the former Page 40 and the birds the latter. But as the droppings come from birds, the scorn and the Grace play into each other, and Mahakali the falsehood-smiter and Mahalakshmi the love-showerer are two simultaneous and identical gestures from a single source that is Maheshwari, the all-comprehending all-enveloping "Wisdom supernal". And the double gesture I would imagine ...
... breaking out of Matter. The globe, with a diameter of about thirty meters, rests on four gigantic supports representing the four active powers of the Mother in the universe: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. The most important feature inside the globe is a ‘chamber’ with a diameter of about twenty meters and near the wall twelve round columns seemingly supporting the ceiling but not ...
... experience. It gives the balance, the calm, the increasing understanding of soul and life and their deeper significances without which the full supramental experience cannot come. 1932 ? Mahalakshmi (Sri Aurobindo's translation of Dilip's poem) At the mobile passion of thy tread the cold snows faint and fail, Page 285 Hued by thy magic touches shimmering glow the horizons ...
... in her highest aspect in the play of those four goddess-personalities which, according to Sri Aurobindo, have been put forward by the Mother in her world-work down the ages: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. Those who have served Sri Aurobindo have often been struck with a detached contemplative grandeur holding at the same time a tremendous reserve of power and felt in this combination ...
... beings from the highest spiritual level to work in the human instruments and she could manifest even in her physical form something of her four goddess personalities and powers: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. A kind of miraculous sadhana went on. If it had been successfully carried through, the Supermind would soon have taken direct charge. But the method of action from above could not ...
... date: 21.2.72, OM, her blessings and signature, on a polished piece of fossilised wood—wood turned into stone. This stone was installed in the base of the eastern pillar of Matrimandir (Mahalakshmi). As Sunil Bhattacharya's composition, The Hour of God , with the Mother's reading, was played, 2000 people or more one by one placed blue metal chip in the concrete mixer. I too put one. This ...
... base to the topmost of the petals is marked by the Mother as 1.65 meters, her own height. At the top are four lotus petals, signifying the four Powers of the Supreme Mother, Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati. Around these four petals are twelve more signifying the twelve Attributes of the four Powers. The Mother also indicated the colour of the lotus: " Marbre rose ou blanc " —pink ...
... work to clean for the Mother and the Matrimandir. With love Gloria Too much criticism, many hindrances, enormous ill will, numerous obstructions took place. Despite this, all the four pillars—Mahalakshmi, Mahakali, Maheshwari and Mahasaraswati—received our humble offerings. I felt that it was the Victory of the Supreme Mother. ...
... shall be freed from the anger of the Beast, From the cruelty of the Titan and his pain. || 122.43 || There shall be peace and joy for ever more. || 122.44 || The following was for the Mahalakshmi Puja: Thou shalt be one with God's bare reality And the miraculous world he has become And the diviner miracle still to be When Nature who is now unconscious God Translucent grows to the ...
... 1956 My Savitri work with the Mother 02 June 1956 Before I painted the Mother's dress I finished painting the pale green sari of Mahalakshmi, which the Mother liked. On 2nd June 1956 I offered to the Mother the dress with blue birds which I had painted according to her wish. She opened her eyes wide in sheer surprise, pressed my hands and said with ...
... (Indra, Vayu) is a dynamic being manifested in Prakriti for the works of the plane to which he belongs. There is an immense difference. Yes, Mitra is rather a combination of the two powers [ Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati ]. Page 458 I indicate the psychological powers which they [ six Vedic Gods ] bring with them: Mitra—Harmony. Varuna—Wideness. Aryaman—Power, Tapasya. ...
... for a spiritual selfless Ananda. 6 November 1933 There is nothing harmful in the thing [ aspiration for beauty ] itself—on the contrary to awake to the universal beauty and refinement of the Mahalakshmi force is good. It is not an expression of greed or lust—only into these things a perversion can always come if one allows it, as into the Mahakali experience there may come rajasic anger and violence ...
... Jnana Samarthyam. Daivi Prakriti (Divine Nature) This means the possession of the four Shaktis—Maheshwari, the Shakti of greatness and knowledge; Mahakali, the Shakti of force and violence; Mahalakshmi, the Shakti of beauty, love and delight; and Mahasaraswati, the Shakti of worldly reason (science) and work. The possession of these Shaktis carries with it a sense of the Divine Power, of general ...
... personalities of the Mother—the answer is yes. It may even be said that each Vibhuti draws his energies from the Four, from one of them predominantly in most cases, as Napoleon from Mahakali, Rama from Mahalakshmi, Augustus Caesar from Mahasaraswati. 31 October 1935 "Four great Aspects of the Mother, four of her leading Powers and Personalities have stood in front in her guidance of this Universe and ...
... bhakti in contact with the mental being. In some cases it may be the figure of a formation of the mental being itself. The flowers, diamonds and gems etc. would seem to indicate contact with Radha, Mahalakshmi and Mahakali influences. The vision of writing is also frequent on the mental plane—it is known by us as the lipi , and if it organises itself so as to be legible and intelligible, it can embody ...
... Mother The Mother with Letters on the Mother The Radha-Power In the Chandi the names of the four Cosmic Powers of the Mother—Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati—are mentioned along with others, but the name Radha is not mentioned. This is a clear proof of the fact that when the Chandi was composed the Radha-Power was not manifested to the ...
... Personalities of the Mother—the answer is yes. It may even be said that each Vibhuti draws his energies from the Four, from one of them predominantly in most cases, as Napoleon from Mahakali, Rama from Mahalakshmi, Augustus Caesar from Mahasaraswati. 31 October 1935 ...
... world..."? "...of the Ignorance". The Ignorance? Matter, life and mind; that is, the physical, the vital and the mental, the triple world of the Ignorance. What do Mahasaraswati and Mahalakshmi look like? What? Page 274 What do they look like? My child, you must see them. 1 When you see them you will know... The aspect is different in each case, according to the ...
... the Divine Perfection in work and in feeling in a consecration of the entire life. 21.2.1972 * Significance of the four pillars North Mahakali East Mahalakshmi South Maheshwari East Mahasaraswati * Significance of the twelve rooms Sincerity, Humility, Gratitude, Perseverance, Aspiration, Receptivity, Progress, Courage, Goodness ...
... aspiration towards the Divine Perfection in work and in feeling, in a consecration of the entire life. 21 February 1972 ( Significance of the four pillars ) North—Mahakali East—Mahalakshmi South—Maheshwari West—Mahasaraswati ( Significance of the twelve underground rooms which will radiate from the Matrimandir foundation ) Sincerity, Humility, Gratitude, Perseverance, ...
... Mother’s Agenda 1961 August 5, 1961 ( Mother gives Satprem some flowers. ) This is Skill in Works. 1 And Mahalakshmi, 2 which means success. Tomorrow I'm going downstairs. Oh, yes? You didn't know? Tomorrow is Sunday, I'm distributing saris and napkins. Page 301 So, mon petit, do you ...
... of all, is pictured by the small centre in which all things seem to be held secretly concentrated. Out of this, four primary creative powers are shown as breaking: these are Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati - goddess-personalities of wisdom, puissance, harmonious beauty, flawless organisation. These personalities are then depicted as putting forth twelve manifesting powers that work within ...
... entirely free from a conventional fear. In this mood of expectation we arrived at the eve of the Darshan, November 24th. The Mother gave her blessings to all in the morning. Embodiment of the Mahalakshmi Grace and Beauty, she poured her smile and filled our hearts with love and adoration, an ideal condition in which to present ourselves to the Lord. Each Darshan is an occasion for him to survey the ...
... da Vinci, 120 Lewis, Cecil Day, 195 Louis XIV, 207 Lucifer, 267 MACBETH, 186 Madhusudan Dutt, 120, 197 Mahabharata, the, 188,217,222 Mahalakshmi, 275 Mahasaraswati,271 Mahashakti, 327 Maheshwari, 275 Maitreyi, 160 Manchester Guardian, the, 163n Mao-tse-Tung,242 Mara,280 Mars, 323 ...
... Spiritual Reality at work in Sri Aurobindo's Ashram. Out of the concentrated Seed-Shakti that is the centre, four primary powers of divinity are shown as breaking: they are Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati—goddess-personalities of wisdom, dynamism, harmonious beauty, flawless organisation. These four are then depicted as putting forth twelve manifesting forces that operate within the ...
... and a headband, gave me the impression of a goddess such as we see in pictures or in the idols during the Durga Puja festival. She was all smiles and redolent with grace. I suppose this was the Mahalakshmi smile Sri Aurobindo had spoken of in his book The Mother. She bathed me in the cascade of her smile and heart-melting look. I stood before her, shy and speechless, made more so by the presence of ...
... Her once. (Laughter) But She poured Her smiles on me, as if She had found a lost soul or what I don't know, or a would-be lost soul. Then, quite a few minutes passed. Now I can understand that Mahalakshmi had descended into Her, and for what purpose. She remarked to Her attendants: "He is very shy!" (Laughter) "He's very shy." It is true, though it is supposedly a feminine quality. I don't know ...
... Page 81 consciousness, of thought-force. In the Prayers and Meditations the fundamental unit of expression seems to be a packet of gracious light—one seems to touch the very hem of Mahalakshmi. The voice in the Prayers and Meditations is Krishna's flute calling the souls imprisoned in their worldly household to come out into the wide green expanses of infinity, in the midst of ...
... service, of organisation and execution in detail. Corresponding with these Four there are the other Four Powers and Personalities of the Divine Mother— Iswari: (i) Maheshwari, (ii) Mahakali, (iii) Mahalakshmi and (iv} Mahasaraswati. Next in the downward gradient comes the Overmind where the individualised powers and personalities of the Divine tend to become self-sufficient and self-regarding; their ...
... of organisation and execution in detail. Corresponding with these Four there are the other Four Powers and Personalities of the Divine Mother— Ishwari: (i) Mahesh-wari, (ii) Mahakali, (Hi) Mahalakshmi and (iv) Mahasaraswati. Next in the downward gradient comes the Overmind where the individualised powers and personalities of the Divine tend to become self-sufficient and self-regarding; their ...
... Laplace, 370 Lazarus, 200 Lenin, 142 Louis XIV, 209, 320, 418 Lucifer, 46, 81 MADAGASCAR, 323-4 Macbeth, 93 McDougall, 57 Mahakali, 44, 160, 207-10, 225, 382 Mahalakshmi, 44, 207, 209-10, 225 Mahasaraswati, 44, 207-10, 225 Mahashakti, 67, 198 Mahavira, 44, 207 Maheshwari, 44, 207, 209-10, 225 Manicheism, 127 Mary, 82 Matariswan, 44 Michael ...
... concentrated flame-wave of consciousness, of thought-force. In the Prayers and Meditations the fundamental unit of expression seems to be a packet of gracious light – one seems to touch the very hem of Mahalakshmi. The voice in the Prayers and Meditations is Krishna's flute calling the souls imprisoned in their worldly household to come out into the wide green expanses of infinity, in the midst of the ...
... and that is the Mother Consciousness, Adya Shakti, Aditi – consciousness-power, who again in her forward creative urge expressed herself in the first four major Emanations (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati). But this free urge, free to separate itself and proceed Page 225 in an independent movement of self-expression and evolution precipitated itself immediately ...
... a private talk. Page 256 Mahakali has started her work of preparation, of elimination – of destruction and dissolution – to clear the path of Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, – the infinite, love and compassion of Maheshwari sanctions and supports it. The new creation, the new world that Mother built and is still building with so much love and care ...
... it seems. Something like that, in fact the same thing, is happening now. Mahakali has started her work of preparation, of elimination, of destruction and dissolution, to clear the path for Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati; the infinite love and compassion of Maheshwari sanctions and supports it. The new creation, the new world that Mother built and is still building Page 56 with ...
... Absolute, the ineffable Unnamed. All the powers and splendours of creation are her powers and splendours, derived from her, constituted by her, directed by ¹ Maheshwari , Mahakali , Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. Page 333 her and offered to her own unmanifest, undifferentiated Eternity. What words will describe the mystery and marvel of that silent Unknowable ? After ...
... Songs of the Sea (See 79). 1930: Six Poems (See 78); "Transformation" and other poems, first published in 1941 under the title Poems ( See 67). Translations: "Mother India", "Mahalakshmi". Appendix I: Essay: "On Quantitative Metre"; Poems: "Ocean Oneness", "Trance of Waiting", "Flame- Wind", "The River", "Journey's End", "The Dream Boat", "Soul in the Ignorance" ...
... the Mother read out “The Four Aspects of the Mother” from Sri Aurobindo’s book The Mother , we all just stared at Her face unblinkingly. While reading the descriptions of Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, She would bring down the Power of each one on to the Playground. Even Her voice would change for each of the four Powers. “ Mahakali is of another nature. Not wideness but height ...
... did you see so much that's positive in this programme? What was it really that you liked? I thought many times of asking you but never plucked up enough courage to do so. Divine Mother, you are Mahalakshmi, you are the symbol of perfection! How did you see beauty in this programme? The Mother laughed a little and then stayed silent for a while. Then, She spoke: Mother - Whenever ...
... as Durga, as Kali, as Lakshmi - or in anyone of her many manifestations - comes down from very ancient times, and is even now universal in India; and of particular significance is the worship of Mahalakshmi, otherwise known as Mahishasuramardini or Destroyer of the demon Mahisha the buffalo-faced a phenomenal victory that occurred in far past times and is still annually recapitulated during the Dussera ...
... Aurobindo had him sent the manuscript copy of The Mother which he had just written. The rhapsodic description of the Mother's fourfold powers - Maheshwari, Mahakali, Page 255 Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati - so profoundly moved the disciple that he had to turn the piece into Mātr Upanisad m inspired Sanskrit verse. And in his hymn Matr-mahimā, Sastriar sang thus in praise of the ...
... hearts with its white down. Thou wilt lead them all to their supreme destiny. 37 These fivefold functions seem to be an astonishing anticipation of those of Mahakali, Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi, Maheshwari and, as Sri Aurobindo describes it, "that mysterious and powerful ecstasy and Ananda ... that alone can heal the gulf between the highest heights of the supramental spirit and the lowest ...
... for instant attention. Unobtrusively she took the matter in hand, and day by day order began evolving out of the old chaos and insufficiency. It was a job for Mahasaraswati in close alliance with Mahalakshmi, and Mirra seemed to be equal to the task. Ambalal Purani, who had come earlier in 1918, visited again in 1921, and the changes he witnessed took his breath away. First the sight of Mirra standing ...
... sitting in the Ashram courtyard, or whispering to one another. The whole day passed in subdued animation, beginning with the morning when the Mother gave balcony darshan. "Embodiment of the Mahalakshmi Grace and Beauty," says Nirodbaran, "she poured her smile and filled our hearts with love and adoration. 9 During the remaining hours of the day, the sadhaks walked as on air, and fed ...
... to a sensational statement, or rather a piece of heartwarming revelation. Writing on the Divine Mother and her Powers and Personalities in 1927, Sri Aurobindo had described Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, and then added that there were other great Powers of the Mother too, but they were difficult to bring down; and yet, however difficult, "her Personality of that mysterious and ...
... Pondicherry 201ff, 243 experiences Sri Aurobindo's aura 202 vision of Richard going down 207-8 moves to Sri Aurobindo's house 210 managing the household 210-1, 215, 217-8, 223 (also 78) as Mahalakshmi 211, 225, 296, 529 tackles black magic (stone throwing) 213-4 begins collective meditations 213 Page 905 moves with Sri Aurobindo to Library House 215 installs Sri Aurobindo as the ...
... 18 August 1954 This talk is based upon Chapter 6 of The Mother by Sri Aurobindo. Sweet Mother, I didn't understand this: "This is the power of Mahalakshmi and there is no aspect of the Divine Shakti more attractive to the heart of embodied beings." That means men. It is another way of saying human beings upon the earth, beings upon earth. There ...
... another reason, surely. It has an effect. It is as though you were choosing to concentrate on one aspect of the Mother rather than another; for example, if you choose to concentrate on Mahakali or Mahalakshmi or on Maheshwari, the results will be different. That part of you which answers to these qualities will awaken and become receptive. So, it is the same thing. But somebody who has only one photo ...
... lointain of lipi 1); for in the distant there is still mainly the surge of possibilities, telepathy not trikaldrishti. Sahitya-siddhi seems to be moving towards the recovery of the lost Mahalakshmi colouring in the style. (lipi 1). Throughout the day a violent struggle between the Arogya-prakriti & the Rogasharira. The latter has manifested for some days in bad forms of assimilation and ...
... pronounced in its partial success. Page 804 Tapas-siddhi seems to be preparing its movement rather than to be actually advancing. The dasya of Mahakali-Mahasaraswati with the Mahalakshmi tinge is now affirmed. Whenever the Mahakali consciousness has been affirmed in Mahasaraswati, it has had too strong a tendency to overwhelm both Mahasaraswati and Maheshwari & assert the ...
... But also in the trikaldrishti sruti is insisting on self-justification and increasing the self-existent faith which is independent of the misleading twists & turns of immediate result & event. The Mahalakshmi bhava, hitherto absent, is now tending to appear. At first it replaced momentarily the Mahakali which it is intended only to colour without altering its character, afterwards it tended to bring the ...
... of the head—it is in the subtle body that this opening of the head takes place though the sensation is felt as if physical. The Force came down and went up presided over by the Mother's forms of Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati and made the movement of ascent and descent (here in the spinal column which is the main channel of the Yogic force passing through the centres) which helps to join the higher with ...
... austerity of tapas and swiftness to the battle and the victory and Page 780 the laughter, the aṭṭahāsya , that makes light of defeat and death and the powers of the ignorance: she is Mahalakshmi, the goddess of the supreme love and delight, and her gifts are the spirit's grace and the charm and beauty of the Ananda and protection and every divine and human blessing: she is Mahasaraswati ...
... more than that! I don't remember when we moved here, when was it?... In 1927... forty-five years ago! It's the same with the four. What are the four? They must be Mahakali, Maheshwari, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati. Yes, but I don't mean the popular deities. Sri Aurobindo gave each one a special significance. Yes, you mean what he wrote in "The Mother." But that's a long text ...
... and claw", on the other the dazzling devastation of Mahakali the Goddess who carries the Eternal Truth like a sword to cleave violently the darkness of ignorance and evil. No doubt there is also Mahalakshmi the beneficent Goddess, but she does not exclude the divine Warrior of the worlds; a subtle identity is between the two, most difficult for the human reason to understand and most disturbing to its ...
... 96 powers and personalities which Sri Aurobindo speaks of as being hers: Maheshwari the vast and calm and all-controlling Knowledge, Mahakali the Truth-flashing Warrior of the Worlds, Mahalakshmi the Ever-blissful and All-beautiful, Mahasaraswati the Doer of Perfect Work and the Maker of Flawless Form. With hardly any sleep and very little food she could carry on her day's spiritual activities ...
... × There are four aspects or "sides" of the universal Mother: Maheshwari (the supreme Mother), Mahakali (the warrior aspect and the aspect of love), Mahalakshmi (the aspect of harmony and beauty), and Mahasaraswati (perfection in the arts and in work). × ...
... makes them living and near to us and mediates between the human personality and the divine Nature.’ 8 The Mother as Maheshwari is the personification of the supreme power and wisdom, as Mahalakshmi of harmony and beauty, as Mahakali of the combative force which destroys with Love in order to build up what is greater, and as Mahasaraswati she is the omnipotent but meticulous power who organizes ...
... all of them. In August 1954 the Mother read out from chapter six of Sri Aurobindo’s booklet The Mother a passage following his description of her four universal Powers: Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. 91 ‘There are other great Personalities of the Divine Mother, but they were more difficult to bring down and have not stood out in front with so much prominence in the evolution ...
... greatness. Another [Mahakali] embodies her power of splendid strength and irresistible passion, her warrior mood, her overwhelming will, her impetuous swiftness and world-shaking force. A third [Mahalakshmi] is vivid and sweet and wonderful with her deep secret of beauty and harmony and fine rhythm, her intricate and supple opulence, her compelling attraction and captivating grace. The fourth [Maha ...
... 1961 My Savitri work with the Mother 23 October 1961 On the 23rd, the Mahalakshmi Puja, once again the Mother handed to all the following Message written by Sri Aurobindo: Matter is but a form of Consciousness; nevertheless solve not the object entirely into its subjectivity. Reject not the body of God, O God lover, but keep it for thy joy; for His ...
... aspiration towards the New Light. On each Puja day the Mother wore a sari and crown or bandeau to suit the occasion. On Durga Puja day, for instance, she dressed in a red sari. On the Puja days of Mahalakshmi, Mahakali, and Mahasaraswati her attire corresponded to the particular quality and power of the specific goddess. ...
... But I had never used oil colour before. Actually I knew nothing about oil painting. I did not even know how to hold brushes, nor did I have any colour sense. Everything started with the Grace of Mahalakshmi. She became the symbol of my spiritual life and artistic work. First I tried to paint a blue bird—the bird of happiness—on a piece of red silk. I showed it to the Mother on 12th April in the evening ...
... have all the facilities, because they work outside in various places. All these houses will be surrounded by gardens and trees . 3) There will be independent houses with gardens and trees . Mahalakshmi: East—Cultural zone The shape will be round—the circle means 'integral Power'. The colour will be pale orange. This zone will have 3 sections . Mahasaraswati: West—International zone ...
... wrote to M. André: Dear M. André, In my previous letter I had mentioned about my visit to the Matrimandir. I took the flowers and blessing packet from Nolini-da and put them into the pillar of Mahalakshmi on the 21st of February at 6 p.m. All of them there were nice to me. It had been a very lovely day. I felt the Mother's constant Force and Presence. For I was completely blank and with-drawn. ...
... Supreme. 5 November 1971 ( Significance of the garden surrounding the banyan tree at the geographical centre of Auroville ) Unity. Page 234 Divine Mother, About Mahalakshmi, Sri Aurobindo has said: "If she finds herself in men's hearts surrounded with selfishness and hatred and jealousy and malignance and envy and strife, if treachery and greed and ingratitude are mixed ...
... the Mother was full of wit and her eyes never failed to sparkle when anybody was quick and keen in mind. Let me say then that, while we have heard of her four great aspects—Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati—very few have heard of the Mother as "Maha-Examineri". And by this new name I do not mean her all-seeing, all-probing, all-evaluating, all-classifying consciousness in dealing with ...
... Mother on Herself in Japan 1944-12-18 Showing a group photograph taken in Japan in which she is seen with Tagore and others, Mother told Sri Aurobindo: “This one is Mahalakshmi, sweet, lovable, tender, docile; beauty, harmony.... I would like to see this woman, to meet her again. I would like to see this creature again.” Later Mother gave me that photograph in order ...
... the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. This was in 1926. Page 15 Sri Aurobindo has spoken of the four personalities of the Mother, namely, those of Wisdom (Maheshwari), Power (Mahakali), Harmony (Mahalakshmi) and Perfection in works (Mahasaraswati). In all her activities, these four personalities of the Mother could be seen at work. The work was microscopic; it was complex; it was both external and internal ...
... also come to be known as Shakti, Mahashakti, Parashakti and as Parameshwari. In Sri Aurobindo's book. The Mother, four aspects of Aditi have been described, namely, those of Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati. 8 The word intuition is often used in religions and philosophical literature so as to include in its connotation all the levels of consciousness that transcend mental con ...
... activities of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. This was in 1926. Sri Aurobindo has spoken of the four personalities of the Mother, namely, those of Wisdom (Maheshwari), Power (Mahakali), Harmony (Mahalakshmi) and Perfection in works (Mahasaraswati). In all her activities, these four personalities of the Mother could be seen at work. The work was microscopic; it was complex; it was both external and ...
... the lower world of Ignorance, it reveals its four principal aspects: 1) Wisdom and Knowledge (Maheshwari), 2) Power, Force, Violence and Destruction (Mahakali), 3) Splendour, Opulence, and Beauty (Mahalakshmi), and 4) Service, skill in works (especially those involving intricacy and detail), and practical knowledge (Mahasaraswati). Page 9 ship floundered, and a second ship never came ...
... concentrated flame-wave of consciousness, of thought-force. In the Prayers and Meditations the fundamental unit of expression seems to be a packet of gracious light—one seems to touch the very hem of Mahalakshmi. The voice in the Prayers and Meditations is Krishna's flute calling the souls imprisoned in their worldly household to come out into the wide green expanses of infinity, in the midst of the ...
... and that is the Mother Consciousness, Adya Shakti, Aditi—consciousness-power, who again in her forward creative urge expressed herself in the first four major Emanations (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Maha-saraswati). But this free urge, free to separate itself and proceed in an independent movement of self-expression and evolution precipitated itself immediately, almost as a logical consequence ...
... exterior, that took almost the whole time. At the same time a third ring separated you as though to cut you off from the world where you lived externally and also from your past. This force comes from Mahalakshmi. The force of purification is always there now, preparing, regulating. I am always following you though I do not see you physically. As the preparation was very good I thought something would ...
... Qui d é rangent le monde, ô Dieu, tranquille esprit! ¹ This is the divine love, love proper to Maheshwari. But there is another love more intimate, close, human-the love of Mahalakshmi. This is the love that comes down here upon earth and takes on an earthly quality, a terrestrial vibration. In other words, it has what we call the psychic quality that characterises the human feeling ...
... service, of organisation and execution in detail. Coriesponding with these Four there are the other Four Powers and Personalities of the Divine Mother – íśwarií (i) Maheshwari, (ii) Mahakali, (iii) Mahalakshmi and (iv) Mahasaraswati. Next in the downward gradient comes the Overmind where the individualised powers and personalities of the Divine tend to become self-sufficient and self-regarding; their absolute ...
... If she would be rude or severe on occasions — she once said that Sri Aurobindo was a gentleman, she was not — we have seen her Mahakali aspect, freezing silence, ironical smile, cold look, — her Mahalakshmi graciousness too was showered upon us often. For example, she used to give me, on my birthdays, a pair of fine dhotis from the stock meant for Sri Aurobindo. However hard she might appear outside ...
... Nymph, 390 – Vikramorvasie, 39 1n Krishna, 134, 183, 206-7, 350 228, 297, LAKSHMI, 249 Lear, 391 Leo X, 196 Lindberg, 316 MAETERLINCK, 71 – The Blue Bird, 71 Mahalakshmi, 206, 228, 297 Maheshwari, 206 Marlowe, 399n Maruts, the, 279-80, 331-2 Mayavada,182 Milton, 371 Minerva, 328 Mitra, 189 Mohammed, 379 Mother, the, 29n., 205-6, ...
... of the Four, she is the most skilful in executive faculty and the nearest to physical Nature. Maheshwari lays down the large lines of the world-forces, Mahakali drives their energy and impetus, Mahalakshmi discovers their rhythms and measures, but Mahasaraswati presides over their detail of organisation and execution, relation of parts and effective combination of forces and unfailing exactitude of ...
... to know him, as related earlier, and were photographed with him. Showing this portrait to Sri Aurobindo on 18 December 1941 , the Mother was to say wistfully pointing to herself, "This one is Mahalakshmi - sweet, lovable, tender, docile; beauty, harmony ... I like to see this woman, like to meet her again. I like to see this creature again. " I0 There was another friend too, Miss Dorothy Hodgson ...
... Evening Talks in 1926, Sri Aurobindo had referred to two movements of the money force (which is basically a vital force): a lower, controlled by Mammon or the Asura, and a higher movement inspired by Mahalakshmi (or the Divine). The people who follow the lower movement are the amassers of wealth by fair means or foul, and such are either misers, or they use money for self-gratification or for evil purposes ...
... verily reserves of potency. If one must go into greater detail, one may say that the central circle signifies the Divine Consciousness, the four surrounding petals connote Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, and the twelve outer petals or twelve powers "the vibrations that are necessary for the complete manifestation". Sri Aurobindo also gave his approval to the interpretation of ...
... * * * Tomorrow Mother will not see Francis and one other. * * * 16.4.72 The letter dated 12.4.72 signed by Navoditte for people in Aspiration was read: "About Mahalakshmi, Sri Aurobindo has said: "If she finds in man's hearts surrounded with selfishness and hatred and jealousy and malignance and envy and strife, if treachery and greed and ingratitude are mixed ...
... held Ma's hands and looked into her eyes for a while. Then She placed Her right hand on her forehead, closed Her eyes and remained still. After some time, She opened Her eyes and with her endearing Mahalakshmi smile offered Ma and me a flower and then blessed us. We returned home after this. You know, dear, this is how the maharishis and great spiritually powerfull gurus remove human sorrow and suffering ...
... 5 th afternoon itself at 3.30 after seeing some other people. I went up to Her with some flowers. She held both my hands in Hers and looked into me for quite some time. She seemed to be in Her Mahalakshmi aspect. Then She said, "My dear child, do you know what you have done? You have conquered the impossible. I knew that you were capable of this." The Mother had to see a couple of other people after ...
... symbol was more direct than the 'sense' it symbolised - that the Divine was Knowledge, Power, Protection and Mutuality, and Work and Service, all at once, even as Shakti is Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati -Wisdom, Power, Harmony and Work, the four supreme godheads of the cosmic order. With the passage of time, however, 'symbol' became 'type', and what had been spiritual ...
... The temple atop Shankaracharya Hill at Srinagar (courtesy Shri Seshadri Chari) 181 View from Parvati Hill near Poona at the beginning of the century (from an old postcard) 202 Mahalakshmi, Brihadeeswaran temple, Thanjavur (courtesy Michel Danino) 205 Sri Aurobindo as a professor in Baroda (from Abhay Singh's collection) 218 Benoybhusan with his wife Umarani ...
... she will bring under the control of the worshipper all the mobile and the immobile in the universe.6 The one who manifested out of the bodies of all the gods with immeasurable light, she is Mahalakshmi containing the three gunas, verily the destroyer of Mahisa.7 Vaikritika Rahasya 3, 4, 6, 7 Traslation by Shankaranarayanan Glory of the Divine Mother, pp. 295-96 ॐ श्रीदुर्गायै नमः। ...
... disappear for ever and with them your painful difficulties. For what I was pouring in you was not Mèrely human kindness—though surely it contained all that human kindness can be at its best—but Mahalakshmi's love, Mahasaraswati's care, Maheshwari's embracing and enveloping light. Do not think of Divine Love as something cold or impersonal or distantly high—it is something as warm and close and tender ...
... disappear for ever, and with them your painful difficulties. For what I was pouring in you was not merely human kindness —though surely it contained all that human kindness can be at its best — but Mahalakshmi's love, Mahasaraswathi's care, Maheshwari's embracing and enveloping light. Do not think of Divine Love as something cold or impersonal or distantly high; it is something as warm and close and tender ...
... Criticisms The Mother, although capable of being a "supreme Diplomat" (a phrase from Savitri) when the Divine Guidance required it, could be quite uninhibited both in the tenderness of Mahalakshmi's Grace and in the severity of Mahakali's Grace — both the movements being straightforward acts for the soul's good and having behind them the Grace of Maheshwari's wisdom and the Grace of Ma ...
... and presenting quite a different picture: all rosy, beautifully dressed, all colourful and gorgeous, with rings on Her fingers. She was wearing a crown, in our eyes, with an enchanting smile - Mahalakshmi's smile - really bewitching; calling us, as it were, not to adore Shiva but to adore Her! ( Laughter) In fact, Sri Aurobindo was grand, aloof, austere, Shiva-like. If you have read His poem "Shiva" ...
... disappear for ever and with them your painful difficulties. For what I was pouring in you was not merely human kindness—though surely it contained all that human kindness can be at its best—but Mahalakshmi's love, Mahasaraswati's care, Maheswari's embracing and enveloping light. Do not think of Divine Love as something cold or impersonal or distantly high—it is something as warm and close and tender ...
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