AdhiParaSakthi Siddhar Shakti Peetam and Spiritual Center of NA

  Om Shakti! The unique specialty of celebrating Navaratri every year in Shakti Peetam is the AKHANDA Dheepam . When the Universal Supreme Mother AdhiParaShakti descended on this earth as a Spiritual Guru in the form of Shri Bangaru Adigalaar, fondly and respectfully addressed as 'Amma' (Ammavaaru, Maa, Mother), She showed us different methods to helps us all the souls progress through our spiritual journey.  Spiritual journey, which is the life's journey is on a karmic path and is dictated and regulated by everything we did, and we do both in mind and body. The law of karma is the only force that orchestrates our life from birth to death, but it is also a known truth that using our intellect (Buddhi) and belief in Divine, we as humans are bestowed with ability to realize, correct, and change course of our journey. While there are multiple tools and methods defined and established by many realized souls as Rishis, and Siddhars to help us overcome the inertia of our karma,...

While the divine is omnipresent and omnipotent, as it takes avatars and descends on this planet, an interesting phenomenon has to be noted. All male forms like Vishnu, Shiva when they incarnate here, they have stay in mother’s womb for nine or ten months and be born. But in case of Sita, Radha, Parvati, Padmavati, Andal, and the list goes on were all found in a forest, river, or shores. Their birth is not known to anyone or recorded anywhere in scriptures. Their birth secret is - She is Moola Prakriti. Note that even in Lalita Sahasranaama She is called VishwaGarbha which means She is the womb in which entire universe / cosmos resides. Implies She gives birth to this prapancha. She Herself being the origin of everything, She is not born of anything.  In Supreme Mother AdhiParaSakthi 1008 Potri Thiruvuru mantras recited in Shakti Peetam, following lines depict Her as the creator of all deities we know.  42 Om Shankaranai Padaithavaley Potri Om (Creator of Shankara - Shiva) 43 O...

Many wonder why wear red attire when visiting Shakti Peetam. Especially we emphasize all Shakti Sevakas to be in red attire when doing rituals and services to the Mother.   While logically red symbolizes total equality as it refers to color of blood in all beings, there is a spiritual and divine significance that merges one with the Mother Herself.  For simplicity and understanding, context is drawn from some verses in Lalita Sahasranaama here. If interested, continue reading.  The color red is significantly emphasized throughout the Lalitha Sahasranamam and is deeply symbolic, representing compassion, divine energy, auspiciousness, and the transformative power of the Mother, Who is described as being radiant with this color in Her complexion, attire, and adornments, including rubies and red hibiscus flowers.  Several names evoke the color red, either directly or through symbolic associations: * *Sarvaruna*: This name explicitly means "She who has the light redd...

Om Shakti! This question, " Why there is no priest in Shakti Peetam similar to other Hindu Temples? " is often asked by devotees and visitors. In the first place, let's make it very loud and clear that Shakti Peetam is not against priest system. In fact there is 'Priesthood' that we have in practice. Although a Hindu Temple, Shakti Peetam is the abode of Supreme Mother AdhiParaShakti, where She is Mother of all creations. Our Spiritual Guru Bangaru Adigalar fondly known by devotees and followers as 'Amma' (meaning Mother), as part of His Spiritual Mission, brought in a transformative change to our system of worship. The change included - allowing all irrespective of caste, creed, religion, age, gender, language, nationality, etc. etc. to enter Sanctum Sanctorum and worship Supreme Mother AdhiParaShakti directly. The idea and objective is that for a child to approach and reflect with its Mother, there needs no medium. The connection and reflection can be di...

Om Sakthi! 'Giving' is one of the greatest acts of kindness. All of us have been created with this gift of being able to 'Give'. Even animals and other species have this ability to 'Give'. The primary nature of the cycle of creation, sustenance, and dissolution is designed based on the foundational principle of 'Giving'. If this act doesn't exist, everything will cease to exist or perish. It is also how the law of karma works.  If sun doesn't give its light, or nature doesn't give its rain, or fails to provide air, and our soil doesn't give life to plants, none of the life can sustain. The law of karma basically 'gives' rewards for our good deeds and thoughts. Similarly, it gives 'punishments' for our bad deeds and intentions. You 'give' and you will 'get'. Simple as it is. All life forms need food for survival and this need surpasses all others. Without food, we cannot live. Period. Annadhaana is not just ...

It is an age-old practice in all Indian families to set aside a pooja section in their houses. It can be either a separate room, a closet, a small shelf or even a table on which portraits and / or idols are kept for daily worship at home. The size and magnanimity of this Pooja section depends on the economic conditions, and more to do with belief. In India, people of other religions (non-Hindu) also have taken up to this practice of maintaining an area for worship of Divine as per their belief system. A question often arises, how should this worship (Pooja) section be setup? What kind of portraits or idols to keep and how to maintain them?  Oftentimes, a Bhaktha (Devotee) has tendency to pick up beautiful portraits of Gods / Goddesses when he / she visits temples. Simply because the portraits seem attractive to their eyes and mind, they just buy and bring home and keep them in their Pooja area. What is forgotten or missed to be realized is that when they grow old and pass away, who...

  On this Guru Purnima Day (13-JUL-2022), it is a soul soothing exercise to contemplate on Guru and Mother. For all those in / from India, it is customary to greet each other with our two palms folded (touching each other) saying 'Namaste', 'Namaskar', 'Vanakkam', 'Namaskaramu', etc. All this in some way or the other means, "I bow to you". It is a beautiful way of respecting another person, by placing that person above one's own self. No matter the other person is older or younger, richer or poorer, literate or illiterate, this type of greeting just puts the self, below and elevates the person being greeted above. No other society, as far as we know has this kind of greeting. In Sanatan Dharma, it symbolizes the recognition of something higher than self in others. In Shakti Peetam & Spiritual Center, everyone is greeted with term 'Om Sakthi'.  This even goes further in recognizing Mother AdhiParaSakthi who is present in every li...

  Shakti Peetam & Spiritual Center is the Divine Abode of Universal Supreme Mother AdhiParaSakthi. This Mother is the Source, and Destination of all creations. In this multiverse, there is nothing as 'non-created'. Everything emanates from This Mother AdhiParaSakthi, as the name implies Adhi - Origin, Para - Time and Space Transcendent, Sakthi - Energy. This Energy is 'Mother' as It is the Creator. Can it be 'Father'? Why not? The gender is only biological and is only in the comfort of our minds. Being the very origin of all things created, known & unknown, matter & anti-matter, living & non-living, the only Deity housed in Shakti Peetam is that of this Mother . She has taken a form very same as a normal human being - just two hands and a head with beautifully sculptured figure representing the cosmic beauty of Her creation. In this form, She holds a Lotus Bud in Her right hand and Chin Mudra on Her left hand. She is seated on a Lotus Pedestal wi...

Om Sakthi! Shakti Peetam & Spiritual Center in Chester Springs, PA USA operates on Self-Service mode. In simplest form, this means most of the regular religious services can be performed by all devotees , while adhering to laid out protocol. Shakti Peetam is the Abode of Mother AdhiParaSakthi where all Her children can visit Her and be connected to Her directly. The interaction between child (us) and the Mother is uninhibited. The conversations and exchanges of thoughts between the Mother and Devotee is private, personal, and so is direct. Shakti Peetam is established with the objective of enabling this Direct Divine Connection between individual Soul (Jeevathma) and Universal Soul (Paramathma). It finds no barriers in languages, national boundaries, religions, race, color, gender, age, etc., etc. So, a 'Self-Service' model is established here to enable this connection and interaction.  All visitors and individuals irrespective of belief systems, can engage in simple serv...

Om Sakthi! In general, most of the newcomers to Shakti Peetam & Spiritual Center wonder about devotees wearing red color dress. I mean all red. Why and what is the reason? Are all visitors mandated to be dressed in all red? What if I don't wear red color dress? Will I be still allowed inside? We don't see such mandates in other Hindu Temples. Can you please provide some insight into this? Shakti Peetam is all about  total equality  without any sort of discrimination. The Shakti Path - AdhiParaSakthi Consciousness we believe and follow in Shakti Peetam is that Mother AdhiParaSakthi resides in all life and lifeless forms. There is no time and space Mother AdhiParaSakthi is absent. All are children of  One and the Same Mother AdhiParaSakthi,  irrespective of religion, belief systems, spiritual paths one takes. The color of blood in all human beings, (and for that matter in almost all living beings) is red in color. Visitors and devotees wear red color atti...

Om Sakthi! Welcome to the blog site of Shakti Peetam & Spiritual Center of NA, Chester Springs, PA 19425 USA. This is the place where Shakti Peetam will share information, articles, and thoughts on exploration of spiritual consciousness through Shakti Path. We expect all people who post here to maintain highest standard of ethics, culture, discipline, and purity / politeness in language. All profane and hateful posts will be removed, and the poster blocked. All posts are moderated. Please be cognizant of sensitivity of people and use a polite, non-aggressive, language. Do not compare belief systems. Do not weigh down or up others' beliefs. Respect all. People can post questions on spiritual topics (not religious topics). We will make sincere attempt to provide guidance or answers as best to our knowledge as possible.  Be Kind and Courteous We're all in this together to create a welcoming environment. Let's treat everyone with respect. Healthy debates are natural, but ki...