Bliss! Shakti/Durga Meditation

A Hindu belief is that the verses of Ananda Lahari was handed over to sage Adi Shankara by Lord Shiva. The verses of Ananda Lahari sheds great light on the ancient rituals of Tantra, Yantra and various powerful Mantras. These verses describe the mystical experience of the union of Shiva and Shakti and related phenomena. In fact, it opens with the assertion that Only when Shiva is united with Shakti does he have the power to create. Durga and Kali are forms of Shakti. It is good for meditation and as prayer music.

The Soundarya Lahari meaning "Waves Of Beauty" is a famous literary work in Sanskrit believed to be written by sage Pushpadanta and Adi Shankara. These verses give instructions on Puja and offerings, many yantras, almost one to each shloka; and describes tantric ways of performing devotion connected to each specific shloka; and details the results ensuing therefrom.

The app allows you to hear each of the mantra chants, see the verses in various Indian Languages (Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Oriya and Kannada) apart from English. It also explains the essence of the mantra as well as provides a detailed translation of the verse. To top it off, the Tantric Symbol associated with the verse as well as the expected Tantric benefit is given. The music player features repeat one, repeat all and shuffle play.

It is not the aim of the app to help you do tantric rites as it would need real yantras and other puja artifacts. Listening to the verses helps you to meditate, sleep and find inner peace happiness.