Soundarya Lahari - Part 240

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The whole of Soundaryalahari, as I already said, is a mantrashAstra. Each of its shlokas can give certain specific results when it is used for a mantra-japam. For instance, there are shlokas for

Learning and Education (Sarasvati’s Grace of VidyA) : shloka nos. 3, 12, 15, 16, 17, 60, 64, 75, 96, 98, 99;

Wealth and Prosperity (Lakshmi’s Grace) : shloka nos.23, 45, 71, 91,99;

Grace of both Sarasvati and Lakshmi: 96, 99;

Proficiency in music: 66, 69

Being blessed with a son : 6, 11, 46, 98

A long-gone relative to return from his journeys: 9

parakAya-praveshaM (to jump into another body) : 30, 84

Warding off evil spirits: 24, 37, 85, 90

To counter the bad influence of planets: 48

jnAna, mukti and sac-chid-Ananda: 27, 63, 73, 84, 97, 99.

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