According to Devi Bhagavatam Manasa is the mind born daughter of sage Kashyapa and Kadru(Mother of Manasa Devi) that is the reason behind her name Manasa Devi is also known as the snake Goddess who is worshipped mainly in Bengal and other North-Eastern states of India. It is believed that Goddess Manasa is the one who controls all the snakes on Earth and a snake bite can be cured by ...
I am little confused here, I thought Manasa was the daughter of Shiva but wiki says she was daughter of sage Kashayapa: The Puranas are the first scriptures to speak about her birth. They declare ...
I have read that Manasa Devi is worshipped using a cactus, tree branch or snake idol. Is this correct? Can someone please provide more information regarding the correct procedure to worship Manasa ...
Here is another mention of Manasa as Daughter of Kashyapa and Disciple of Shiva- Devi Puraana, Book Nine, Chapter 1 Manasâ Devî is the daughter of Kas’yapa. She is the dear disciple of S’ankara and is therefore very learned in matters of S’âstras.
You do manasa Japa by contemplating the words of the mantra without moving your lips. On Japa Learned men say that this is Svadhyaya if one performs the Japa of the Vedantic passages, Satarudriya (Vaj. Samhita XVI. 1–66), Pranava (Om) etc. It brings about the achievement of Sattva Guna in men. Kurma Purana II.11.22 There are three types of Svadhyayas viz. Vacika (verbal), Upamsu (inaudible ...
The meaning is explained in the link itself- karmana- by actions, manasa- by mind, vacasa- by speech, sarvavasthasu- in all states, sarvada- always, sarvatra- everywhere, maithuna tyagah- abandonment of sex, brahmacharya pracakshate- is called Brahmacharya.