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Previous Birth
At the time of Srishti, Devas approached Brahma to formalise an arrangement of their food. As Brahma requested Vishnu, the latter materialised an ‘Amsha’ in the form of ‘Yagna’and which ever ‘havishyas’ (oblations) were made to Agni by Brahma were transferred to Devas. But the offerings made by Brahmanas, Kshatriyas etc. never reached to Devas.
As Brahma requested Shri Krishna to sort out the problem, the latter desired Mula Prakriti to release one of her ‘Kalas’ or features and Prakriti materialised the Dahika Shakti of Agni in the form of Swaha Devi. Brahma suggested Swaha Devi to marry Agni Deva, but she was reluctant to do so as her intense desire was to wed Shri Krishna and none else; she performed severe Tapasya and Shri Krishna advised her to marry Agni Deva for the time being and wait till the end of Varaha Kalpa when she would be be reborn as Devi Nagnajiti, the daughter of King Nagnajit.
As advised, Swaha Devi married Agni and gave birth to three famous sons named
- ‘Dakshinaagni’,
- ‘Garhapatyagni’ and
- ‘Ahavaneeyaagni.’
Meanwhile, Rishis, Munis, Brahmanas, Kshatriyas etc. came to practise the pronounciation of Swaha Mantra and lasting arrangement of food for Devas had been made eversince. In fact, those ‘havishyas’ / ‘Ahutis’ made to Agni without the Swaha Mantra is like
- a snake without poison, a Brahmana without the knowledge of Veda,
- a woman who has to devotion to her husband,
- a person without ‘Vidya’(education) and a tree which does not bear fruits.
Worship of Swaha Devi thus continued with the Mula Mantra: Om Hreem Shreem Vahnijaayai Devyai Swaha and formal puja with Shodashopachaaraas or the Sixteen Services The Sixteen Sacred names of Swaha Devi are as follows:
- Swaha,
- Aadyaa,
- Prakrutyamsha,
- Mantratantranga Rupini,
- Mantraphaladaatri,
- Jagaddhaatri,
- Sati,
- Siddhiswarupa,
- Siddha,
- Sadaa Nrunaam Siddhidaa,
- Hutaashaadaahikaa Shakti,
- Hutaashaa Praanaa-dhika Rupini,
- Samsaara saararupa,
- Ghora samsaara taarini,
- Deva jeevana rupa and
- Devaposhana kaarini.
Recital of these names would bestow Siddhis; the persons concerned are also shielded against Anga heenata, Bharyaa heenata and Putra heenata (physical disablity, dearth of wife or deficiency of progeny respectively).
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