There are many devotees who have purchased Mahāmeru from Devipuram and want to know how to worship it at home. There are also those, who don’t have a Mahāmeru but, nonetheless, want to learn an easy to understand ritual to receive blessings in their hectic day-to-day lives. There is a simple Aṣtamatṛka abhiṣekam ritual that can benefit people from all walks of life.
ABOUT AṢṬAMĀTṚKAS
In Devi Mahatmya the infamous battle, from which the 8 Mothers or Aṣṭamātṛkas (Brāhmī, Māheśvarī, Kaumārī, Vaiṣṇāvī, Varahi, Māhendrī, Cāmuṇḍā and Mahālakṣmī) famously emerged victorious, represents the war between the inmost Divine Self and the ego. Victory over ego and destruction of illusion alone is the great battle of every sincere soul in their journey to enlightenment.
Worship of the 8 Mothers can provide both spiritual and material benefits to the devotees. Their names and associations tell us how and why they can be useful to us, to give us the grace of the Divine Mother. Each one represents one of the passions (kāma, krodha, lobha, etc), achieving control of which can can help devotees progress spiritually. Also, each Matṛka oversees a separate dominion (education, business, progeny, etc.) based on which, it can give boons to people and improve their lives.
WAYS OF WORSHIP AṢṬAMĀTṚKAS
- At Home: One can worship these Devis with a Mahāmeru or with a printed Śrī Chakra.
- At Devipuram: On its grounds Devipuram has consecrated Aṣṭamātṛka murtis. Devotees are welcome to come and perform rituals themselves and in case the trip is not possible, the ritual can be ordered to be performed by Devipuram on behalf of the person.
