Shri Raja Lakshmi Puja Paris June 1983

Queen of Heaven

Nicholas Roerich
Dedication To The Fresco, Church Of Princess Tenisheff’S Estate, 1910

Far up lies the celestial path. The perilous river of life flows along. On its rocky banks perish inexperienced voyagers who are unable to discern the direction of good and of evil. The All-merciful Queen of Heaven is solicitous about the inexperienced voyagers. The All-benevolent One speeds Her help to those on the hazardous paths. She wants to envelope the whole human sorrow of sin with a virgin veil. Out of the resplendent city, from the wondrous abode of the angelic hosts rises the All-benevolent One. She gathers all her saintly helmsmen and lifts up Her prayers for humankind.

The angels marvel at the labors of the Queen. Out of the stronghold, legions arise in action. An effulgent, beatific host is pledged to the great achievement. They sound their trumpets in glory to the Queen. From within the ramparts rise the Archangels. Cherubim and Seraphim gather about the Mother of the Lord. The Empowered, the Enthroned, the Ruling Ones aspire together. The Great Sources, which comprise the Mystery draw near. To the Holy Spirit, to the Great Lord, the Queen of Heaven transmits Her prayers; for the voyagers of limited understanding, for the visitations of God’s paths, for salvation, protection, all-mercy. Thus the Great Spirit helps!

A great prayer rises unto Thee. The virgin prayer of the Mother of the Lord. Let us bring thanks to the Protectress! Let us proclaim the Mother of the Lord: Every living thing rejoices in Thee, Blessed One.

Theresienfeld

Maria Theresia

Maria Theresia - Raja Laxmi

"In your country itself, Mozart was a realised soul. Your Queen Maria Theresia was a realised soul. But how will you know whether they were realised or not. Two Indians who came with Me who are realised souls, went down to the castle of Maria Theresia and came back and told Me: Mother, was she a realised soul? I said how do you know. They said tremendous vibrations from her photograph, from her statue were coming".
Extract: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:
Public Program, Deutsches Museum, 7.9.1984

"As you know that it was a very great country and Austria was regarded as one of the motherly countries. You’ve been a very balanced country. You had Maria Theresia, as a very great, great queen, I think, and all this happened there, there was a Raja-Lakshmi there. But to get the Mahalaxmi Spirit, to bring it to the Mahalaxmi, seeking should start."
Extract: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:
Bordi, India, 1984 (February ?)

gefunden von Dieter, Sept 2004

Prayer to Shri Raja Laxmi

Victory to the destroyer of all our miseries!
You are the One who loves us,
You are the Giver of all the fruits of our prayers,
chariots, elephants, horses and footservants,
It´s a total congregation of all the people,
The world bows down to You.
The Lords Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma worship You and serve You.
You lift the sadness of people who are in extreme sorrow,
They come to Your Feet.
Oh, Shri Raja Lakshmi, Thou Who Art the
Giver of help and prosperity,
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi,
I bow to Thee, You rule over me.

Festival of Lights

… Right side is the Raja Lakshmi… I would say once this Raja Lakshmi business comes up then you will understand the respect, because once you respect yourself you start respecting others also. And that you are all saints, you have to respect each other in the same way.
… And today now the light, light is there. Light is a very important thing. From the very beginning, you see, when man discovered the fire, the fire was used in the Gruha Lakshmi state where the fire cooked the food, and you see the warmth of the Mother was shown through that heat she used in the house to warm up her children, to give them food and all that. Then it became, say, a very collective thing, it is expressed as light, you see. If you have to celebrate say your Republic day or your Independence Day we put the lights on, or we have fireworks. You see to express ourselves that way is in the Raja Lakshmi.

Extract: H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi:
Diwali Puja – November 1981, Festival of Light

suggested name:
• She is the one who displays lights for celebration.
• She is the one who is respected (because she respects herself and others)

Maria Theresia

Mahalaxmi Principle

"Mahalakshmi's incarnation is very important for
Sahaja Yoga. First she establishes our dharma by which
we become righteous, we become religious in the real
sense. After the light of realization we cannot do
anything which is not Dharma. As you know what Dharma
is and the Mariadas the boundaries of our behaviour

This transformation takes place automatically, I don't
have to tell you, "don't do this, don't do this" -
like 10 commandments. You yourself establish your
dharma and enjoy your virtues. This happens, has
already happened to all of you with the Grace of
Mahalakshmi.

Then she starts bestowing blessings on you, first the
blessing is of physical well-being by which your
sympathetic nervous system gets into proper shape and
a balance is established as if the Mahalakshmi
prinicple holds the reins and you cannot cross the
limits, you cannot go too much to the left or to the
right.

By this principle you realize what is wrong with the
outside religions you realize that also inside all the
religions are born like flowers on the same tree of
spirituality and automatically you start worshipping
all the prophets right from Abraham, Moses to
Confucius, Laotse, Guru Nanak, Mohammed Sahib. You
worship them, it is not that you have respect - you
worship and thus you lose the barriers of
fundamentalisms.

By the ascent in this principle you achieve the
personality and become a universal being and you
understand the problems of your country and your race
to transcend what is wrong with them and how to
correct them . When the Mahalakshmi principle is
awakened we realise that outside we may be different
but inside we are just the same. All the Masters and
prophets are just the same whatever religion they
might have been born."

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, Mahalakshmi Puja in
Bucharest, 1993

Cybele - Queen of the Gods

In Greek and Roman times Cybele is called the 'Mother of the Gods'.
A hymn of the second to third century AD adresses Cybele also as Queen and Goddess of the Gods:

The food of life
Thou metest out in eternal loyalty
And, when life has left us,
We take our refuge in Thee
Thus everything Though dolest out
Returns into thy Womb.
Rightly though art called the Mother of the Gods
Because by Thy loyalty
Though hast conquered the power of the Gods.
Verily Though art also the Mother
Of the peoples and the Gods,
Without Thee nothing can thrive nor be;
Though art powerful, of the Gods Though art
The Queen and also the Goddess.

from Baring/Cashford, The Myth of The Godess

suggested name:
• She is the Mother and Queen of the Deities

Prayer to the Queen of the Universe

VISHWE-SHWARI TWAM PARIPAASI VISHWAM
VISHWA-ATMIKA DHAARAYASEETI VISHWAM.
VISHWESH-VANDYAA BHAVATEE BHAVANTI
VISHWAA-SHRAYAA YE TWAYI BHAKTI NAMRAAHA.

O QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE, YOU ARE ITS GUARDIAN,
IN THE FORM OF THE UNIVERSE, YOU ARE ITS RECEPTACLE.
YOU ARE WORSHIPPED BY THE LORDS OF THE UNIVERSE.
THOSE WHO ARE DEVOTED TO YOU,
THEMSELVES BECOME SUPPORTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

PRANA-TAANAAM PRASEEDA TWAM
DEVI VISHWARTI-HAARINI.
TRAILOKYA VAASINAA-MEEDYE
LOKAANAAM VARADAA BHAWA.

O DEVI, THE REMOVER OF THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE,
BE PLEASED WITH US WHO ARE PROSTRATING AT YOUR LOTUS FEET.
O DEVI, WHO IS WORTHY OF ALL PRAISE
BY THE DWELLERS OF THE THREE WORLDS,
PLEASE GRANT BOONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE.

JAI SHRI MATAJI!
Deepak

suggested name:
• She is the Queen of the Three Worlds/
She is praised and worshipped in the Three Worlds

William Blake - Queen Catherine's Dream

"Pahimam Shri Raja Rajeshwari"

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/l/1/s/artist.7/

This is a very meditative classical recital in the form of a prayer called "Pahimam Shri Raja Rajeshwari" which literally means "we prostrate to You O´ Goddess of the Kingdoms", sung by a well known carnatic vocalist called Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and available at: www.musicindiaonline.com

Enjoy
JSM
dm

Isis - Queen of the Three Worlds

Schau, dein Gebet hat mich gerührt.
Ich, Allmutter Natur,
Beherrscherin der Elemente,
erstgeborenes Kind der Zeit,
Höchste der Gottheiten,
Königin der Seelen,
Erste der Himmlischen,
Ich, die ich in mir allein
die Gestalt aller Götter und Göttinnen vereine:
mit einem Wink über des Himmels lichte Gewölbe,
die heilsamen Lüfte des Meeres
und der Unterwelt vielbeklagtes Schweigen gebiete.
Die alleinige Gottheit,
welche unter so mancherlei Gestalt,
so verschiedenen Bräuchen und vielerlei Namen
der ganze Erdkreis verehrt.

aus den Metamorphosen des Apuleus 11, 5
(Übersetzung August Rode)

Lo, I am with you, moved by your prayers,
I who am the mother of the universe,
the mistress of all elements,
the first offspring of time,
the highest of all deities,
the queen of the souls,
foremost of the heavenly beings,
the single form that fuses all gods and goddesses;
I who order by my will the starry heights of heaven,
the healing-giving breezes of the sea,
and the awful silences of those in the underworld:
My single godhead is adored by the whole world
in varied forms,
in differing rites and with
many diverse names.

En adsum tuis commota, precibus,
rerum naturae parens,
elementorum omnium domina,
saeculorum progenies initialis,
summa numinum,
regina (m)anium,
prima caeltium,
deorum dearumque facies uniformis,
quae caeli luminosa culmina,
maris salubria flamina,
inferum deplorata silentia nutibus meis dispenso:
cuius numen unicum multiformis specie,
ritu vario,
nomine multiiugo totus veneratur orbis.

Apuleius Metamorphoses Book 11, 5

suggested names:
• She is the mistress of all elements
• She is the Queen of the Souls
• She is the One adored by the whole world in varied forms,
in differing rites and with many diverse names.

Novalis - Beloved Queen from 'Spiritual Songs'

Wer einmal, Mutter, dich erblickt,
Wird vom Verderben nie bestrickt,
Trennung von dir muß ihn betrüben,
Ewig wird er dich brünstig lieben
Und deiner Huld Erinnerung
Bleibt fortan seines Geistes höchster Schwung.

Ich mein es herzlich gut mit dir,
Was mir gebracht, siehst du in mir.
Laß, süße Mutter, dich erweichen,
Einmal gib mir ein frohes Zeichen.
Mein ganzes Dasein ruht in dir,
Nur einen Augenblick sei du bei mir.

Oft, wenn ich träumte, sah ich dich
So schön, so herzensinniglich,
Der kleine Gott auf deinen Armen
Wollt des Gespielen sich erbarmen;
Du aber hobst den hehren Blick
Und gingst in tiefe Wolkenpracht zurück;

Was hab ich, Armer, dir getan?
Noch bet ich dich voll Sehnsucht an,
Sind deine heiligen Kapellen
Nicht meines Lebens Ruhestellen?
Gebenedeite Königin
Nimm dieses Herz mit diesem Leben hin.

Du weißt, geliebte Königin,
Wie ich so ganz dein eigen bin.
Hab ich nicht schon seit langen Jahren
Im stillen deine Huld erfahren?
Als ich kaum meiner noch bewußt,
Sog ich schon Milch aus deiner selgen Brust.

Unzähligmal standst du bei mir,
Mit Kindeslust sah ich nach dir,
Dein Kindlein gab mir seine Hände,
Daß es dereinst mich wieder fände;
Du lächeltest voll Zärtlichkeit
Und küßtest mich, o himmelsüße Zeit!

Fern steht nun diese selge Welt,
Gram hat sich längst zu mir gesellt,
Betrübt bin ich umhergegangen,
Hab ich mich denn so schwer vergangen?
Kindlich berühr ich deinen Saum,
Erwecke mich aus diesem schweren Traum.

Darf nur ein Kind dein Antlitz schaun,
Und deinem Beistand fest vertraun,
So löse doch des Alters Binde,
Und mache mich zu deinem Kinde:
Die Kindeslieb und Kindestreu
Wohnt mir von jener goldnen Zeit noch bei.

Novalis, Geistliche Lieder, 1802

Who once hath seen thee, Mother fair,
Destruction him shall never snare;
His fear is, from thee to be parted;
He loves thee evermore, true-hearted;
Thy grace remembered is the source
Whereout springs hence his spirit's highest force.

My heart is very true to thee;
My ever failing thou dost see:
Let me, sweet mother, yet essay thee--
Give me one happy sign, I pray thee.
My whole existence rests in thee:
One moment, only one, be thou with me.

I used to see thee in my dreams,
So fair, so full of tenderest beams!
The little God in thine arms lying
Took pity on his playmate crying:
But thou with high look me didst awe,
And into clouds of glory didst withdraw.

What have I done to thee, poor wretch?
To thee my longing arms I stretch!
Are not thy holy chapels ever
My resting-spots in life's endeavour?
O Queen, of saints and angels blest,
This heart and life take up into thy rest!

Thou know'st that I, beloved Queen,
All thine and only thine have been!
Have I not now, years of long measure,
In silence learned thy grace to treasure?
While to myself yet scarce confest,
Even then I drew milk from thy holy breast.

Oh, countless times thou stood'st by me!
I, merry child, looked up to thee!
His hands thy little infant gave me
In sign that one day he would save me;
Thou smiledst, full of tenderness,
And then didst kiss me: oh the heavenly bliss!

Afar stands now that gladness brief;
Long have I companied with grief;
Restless I stray outside the garden!
Have I then sinned beyond thy pardon?
Childlike thy garment's hem I pull:
Oh wake me from this dream so weariful!

If only children see thy face,
And, confident, may trust thy grace,
From age's bonds, oh, me deliver,
And make me thine own child for ever!
The love and truth of childhood's prime
Dwell in me yet from that same golden time.

Novalis, Spiritual Songs

Novalis

Es berührt unser Thema am Rande, aber ich dachte ich teile es Euch auch mit. Es gibt ein Buch von Novalis 'Glauben und Liebe oder der König und die Königin'. Es ist eine sehr idealisierte Darstellung der Rollen, (und wurde von den tatsächlichen Herrschern gar nicht so wohlwollend aufgenommen). Meiner Ansicht nach war Novalis realisiert, er war sehr intuitiv, und beim Lesen seiner Schriften bin ich oft gedankenfrei geworden. Er hat auch schöne Gedichte über die Göttin geschrieben.

Ich stelle hier zwei links rein

Die Königin als Ideal

Wirkungskreis der Königin

Es gibt auch viele andere interessante Stellen, zB unter Der Fürst als Künstler der Künstler wo steht: "Jeder Mensch sollte Künstler sein."

Eine andere Stelle Gold und Silber lautet: "Gold und Silber sind das Blut des Staats. ... Je stärker das Herz ist, desto lebhafter und freigebiger treibt es das Blut nach den äußern Teilen. Warm und belebt ist jedes Glied, und rasch und mächtig strömt das Blut nach dem Herzen zurück."
Das ist sicher ein schönes Sinnbild für Geld, eine der Gaben der Raja Laxmi.

Das erinnert mich an die Geschichte, die Christine einmal erzählt hat, wonach Shri Mataji einmal über Pujageld gesagt haben soll: "it is the blood of my children".

William Blake - The Queen in all her Glory

She who rides the Elefant

Even in Vienna an elefant is among her attendants!

Maria Theresia

• She is the one who arranges international marriages (of her children) for the benefit / collective growth of all nations

von Sigrid

• She is the one who writes the Name of Her Devotee on the hearts of the people with Her own Hands.

von Wolfgang

Shri Raja Lakshmi Puja 1994

Shri Raja Lakshmi Puja 1994 in Delhi:

* The Goddess which rules the Kings.
* The Goddess which is responsible for looking after the benevolence of the people.
* Giver of Generosity.
* She is the Mother who decorates you.
* Through Her worship one can manage the ego.
* She is the giver of complete balance.
* She rides on the Elephant.
* Through Her Blessings one gets the imbibement of the dignity of a King or a Queen.
* Giver of love and benevolence for others.
* In every glance She Blesses people.

Mary Queen of Heaven

"And a great sign appeared in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars."
Revelation 12:1

I think in the same text Christ is referred to as King, which makes Her the Queen.

Suggested names:
• She who is clothed with the sun, the moon is under her feet
• She who wears a crown of twelve stars

El Greco - Coronation

Velasquez - Coronation

Goethe - Himmelskönigin

Hier ist die Aussicht frei,
Der Geist erhoben.
Dort ziehen Fraun vorbei,
Schwebend nach oben.
Die Herrliche, mitteninn,
Im Sternenkranze,
Die Himmelskönigin:
Ich sehs am Glanze.
Entzückt.
Höchste Herrscherin der Welt,
Lasse mich im blauen,
Ausgespannten Himmelszelt
Dein Geheimnis schauen!
Billige, was des Mannes Brust
Ernst und zart beweget
Und mit heiliger Liebeslust
Dir entgegenträget!
Unbezwinglich unser Mut,
Wenn du hehr gebietest;
Plötzlich mildert sich die Glut,
Wie du uns befriedest.
Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinn,
Mutter, Ehren würdig,
Uns erwählte Königin,
Göttern ebenbürtig.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil

Goethe - Queen of Heaven

HEAVEN´S QUEEN

HERE IS FREE PROSPECT WIDE,
THE SOUL UP-BEARING;
THERE WOMEN-FIGURES GLIDE,
HEAVENWARDS FARING.
WITH THEM THE HEAVENLY QUEEN,
MAJESTY TENDER;
IN WREATH OF STARS IS SEEN,
CLEAR IN HER SPLENDOUR.

PAVILLIONED IN THE HEAVEN´S BLUE,
QUEEN ON HIGH OF ALL THE WORLD;
FOR THE HOLY SIGHT I SUE,
OF THE MYSTERY UNFURLED.
SANCTION WHAT IN MAN MAY MOVE,
FEELINGS TENDER AND AUSTERE;
AND WITH GLOW OF SACRED LOVE,
LIFTS HIM TO THY PRESENCE NEAR.

SOULS UNCONQUERABLE RISE,
IF, SUBLIME, THOU WILL IT;
SINKS THAT STORM IN PEACEFUL WISE,
IF THY PITY STILL IT.
VIRGIN, PURE IN HEAVENLY SHEEN,
MOTHER, THRONED SUPERNAL;
HIGHEST BIRTH, OUR CHOSEN QUEEN,
GODHEAD´S PEER ETERNAL.

Diwali 2005

Start of the Raja Laxmi Project