An archana is a ritual done in praise of a deity. The names, qualities, attributes and greatness of the deity are recited, normally before the idol or picture of the deity, while offerings like flowers are submitted along with. An archana will consist generally of the recitation of 108 names of the archetype. There can also be archanas involving 1008 or even a lakh of names of the God. The ritual begins with a sankalpa, where the names of the sponsors are included as the beneficiaries. It ends with the holy aarti, where lighted camphor is shown to the altar as a final offering, which is then presented to the devotees for their acceptance of the blessing. This sacred Light and Sound Ceremony is performed for inviting divine energies into our lives. It is a simple but effective process for invoking a deity and seeking his or her blessings.
Saraswati Suktam is an ancient hymn sung in praise of Saraswati, the Goddess of learning. But in this worship, the archana is done for Goddess Bhagavati, who is only another form of the same divine power, amidst the chanting of the powerful Sukta hymn. In this Light and Sound Ceremony, Goddess Bhagavati is invoked as a benevolent mother who desires to share her best possessions with her children. This worship will be performed in the name of the devotees on each of the days of their birth stars continuously for a year (that is, on all the 13 birth-star days of a year), so that blessings keep on accruing to them throughout the year.
Sarpas, or snakes, carry a lot of spiritual and religious significance. They are even regarded as divinity or God. The snake is believed to represent eternity as well as materiality, life as well as death, and time as well as timelessness. It symbolizes all 3 core processes, those of creation, preservation and destruction. People worship snakes too like any other deity, making them offerings of milk, fruits, etc. Hence, any harm caused to them or to their places of dwelling amounts to committing a sin that may incur for the person concerned and his or her family a dosham, or a curse.
Bhagavati is Goddess Shakti, who combines in herself supreme power and motherly compassion. She is also known by many other names, like Lalita, Parvati, etc. She is the active dynamic principle primarily responsible for all prosperity and is a generator of fertility, purity and abundance. It is Goddess Bhagavati who is invoked in this worship.
The Saraswati Sukta Archana is a remedy done as an expression of our longing for enhancing our capabilities to apply wisdom and prudence to everything that is heard and learnt. This worship is effective in invoking both the Goddesses Saraswati and Bhagavati and obtaining their divine blessings. Performance of this archana can please the Goddesses, and their auspicious divinity can help in invigorating our intelligence, overcoming all its current weaknesses and awakening and enlivening it for our material and spiritual benefits.
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