16. Om mukha candra kalankabha mrganabhi visesakayai namah: I bow down to Amma who wears a musk mark on her forehead which shines like the spot in the moon
If I were to draw or paint Amma, this would be necessary to complete the picture. A musk mark on Her forehead. The explanation says: like a spot in the moon. Does it mean: the scars on the moon? For if it does, it's perfect. Even a scar, a mark can seem unblemished on Amma. The mantras that describe Amma's physical form are my favorite because it affords me the luxury of revelling in Amma's beauty.
Every thing about Amma is beautiful. Past and future mantras have and will dwell on her forehead, eyes, arms. Each of these is really a reflection of Her pulsating inner beauty, that needs to shine through, as beautiful arms, eyes, forehead. Something I, the untutored devotee, can dwell on, reflecting on the inner and the outer. For I do not have the eye or the capability to take in such a divine beauty as never before seen. Even a musk mark on Her forehead radiates the divinity from within. As I meditate on Amma's form, I clasp tightly, prayer on my lips, to the bliss She emanates.
Amma, here's my prayer to you, on a tuesday evening:
May I always have the grace to see your true beauty.
May I always have your blessing to witness universal divinity that arises from you.
and May I always have your divine sanction to realize that even a spot in the moon vies to be a part of your forehead.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
If I were to draw or paint Amma, this would be necessary to complete the picture. A musk mark on Her forehead. The explanation says: like a spot in the moon. Does it mean: the scars on the moon? For if it does, it's perfect. Even a scar, a mark can seem unblemished on Amma. The mantras that describe Amma's physical form are my favorite because it affords me the luxury of revelling in Amma's beauty.
Every thing about Amma is beautiful. Past and future mantras have and will dwell on her forehead, eyes, arms. Each of these is really a reflection of Her pulsating inner beauty, that needs to shine through, as beautiful arms, eyes, forehead. Something I, the untutored devotee, can dwell on, reflecting on the inner and the outer. For I do not have the eye or the capability to take in such a divine beauty as never before seen. Even a musk mark on Her forehead radiates the divinity from within. As I meditate on Amma's form, I clasp tightly, prayer on my lips, to the bliss She emanates.
Amma, here's my prayer to you, on a tuesday evening:
May I always have the grace to see your true beauty.
May I always have your blessing to witness universal divinity that arises from you.
and May I always have your divine sanction to realize that even a spot in the moon vies to be a part of your forehead.
Om Amriteswariye namah!
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