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devi sakti riyam drs'oh sritajana-
dhvaAnta kasyAdhAyini
devi sri riyam ambujAksha mahishi
vaktre sahasracchade |
devi brahmavadhUr iyam vijayate
vyAhAra-gUdhA parA
visvacharya mahanubhAva ramana
tvam stautu kah prAkrtah ||
In thine eyes is present Goddess Durga, accomplishing the destruction of the ignorance of the people who resort to thee.
In thy face, resembling a thousand petaled lotus, is present Goddess Lakshmi, the queen of the lotus eyed Vishnu. This
Goddess Sarasvati, the consort of Brahma, holds her sway as parA, the secret hidden in speech. Master of the Universe,
O, the Illustrious One, Ramana, how can an ordinary man extol thee?
The three great goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, and Sarasvati act through Bhagavan. Durga destroys all evil forces, puts
an end to the miseries and dispels the darkness and ignorance. She takes her station in the eyes of Sri Bhagavan and
acts through His penetrating gaze. Lakshmi has her play in His face. As the face resembles a full blown lotus, full of
ethereal beauty and charm, the consort of Vishnu has taken her permanent abode there. She spreads concord, harmony,
beauty, and charm all around.
The speech is divided into four states - parA, pasyanti, madhyamA and vaikhari. Before a word is spoken, it has to be
articulated . Even before articulation, it is found as the seed of conception. It is in the subtle form of silence. It is known
as parA. The next stage is pasyanti, the word is seen in inner vision. All the Vedic Riks are from pasyanti vAk. The mantra
is seen by the inner eye and carved out of the heart of the Rishis - hrdA yat tasthAn mantrAn. The intermediate state when
the vision is translated into speech is madhyamA. The spoken, articulated word is vaikhari. In the case of the Maharshi
Sarasvati manifests as parA vAk, the unmanifest seed of sound, the secret womb of silence.
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Arunachala Siva.