Saturday, March 31, 2012

Is there a mantra to Parvati that one would use with a prayer mala? Could you please spell it phoenetically? If there isn't one, could you...

Hinduism is one of the world's oldest religions with enduring practices and traditions. In the Hindu religion, goddesses form an integral part of worship and mantras are a way of communicating a prayer or spiritual message through various sounds which usually have a lyrical quality to them. The mantra "Om" (Aum) is well-known outside Hindu circles but sometimes its power and real meaning is not fully appreciated. 


Parvati is considered to be one of the more nurturing forms of the Goddess Sakhti who is central to all forms of power and the universe. A mantra to Parvati would have a special intention and because Goddess Parvati is representative of love, fertility and devotion, the person or persons performing the mantra would invoke a special blessing primarily related to marriage, marriage partners or troubled marriages. The mantra would be recited daily until such time as it is not required. Parvati herself underwent enormous suffering and "penance" and this would not be overlooked in any mantra to Parvati. Most often, mantras are accompanied by rituals, dedications and offerings for any set number of days. A prayer mala is useful as it is a set of beads which ensures that a person does not lose count of the number of times that the mantra has been recited. 

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