Description

Ananda Lahari meaning Waves of BlissorHappiness is the first 41 verses of a 100+ verse SanskritTantricTextbook called Soundarya Lahari.

A Hindu belief is that the verses of Ananda Lahari washandedover to sage Adi Shankara by Lord Shiva. The verses ofAnandaLahari sheds great light on the ancient rituals of Tantra,Yantraand various powerful Mantras. These verses describe themysticalexperience of the union of Shiva and Shakti and relatedphenomena.In fact, it opens with the assertion that Only when Shivais unitedwith Shakti does he have the power to create. Durga andKali areforms of Shakti. It is good for meditation and as prayermusic.

The Soundarya Lahari meaning "Waves Of Beauty" is afamousliterary work in Sanskrit believed to be written bysagePushpadanta and Adi Shankara. These verses give instructionsonPuja and offerings, many yantras, almost one to each shloka;anddescribes tantric ways of performing devotion connected toeachspecific shloka; and details the results ensuing therefrom.

The app allows you to hear each of the mantra chants, seetheverses in various Indian Languages (Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil,Telugu,Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya and Kannada) apartfromEnglish. It also explains the essence of the mantra as wellasprovides a detailed translation of the verse. To top it off,theTantric Symbol associated with the verse as well as theexpectedTantric benefit is given. The music player features repeatone,repeat all and shuffle play.

It is not the aim of the app to help you do tantric rites asitwould need real yantras and other puja artifacts. Listening totheverses helps you to meditate, sleep and find innerpeacehappiness.