Naman Krishna I am an practising orthopaedic surgeon from Punjab, some how from no where I got initiated in to mantra sadhna , which was predicted by a friend. I am doing it randomly bur now it seems to have become monotonous. My life has suddenly entered a bad phase but I am not perturbed. Please guide which sampardaya I can join in Punjab Thanks

Jai Ambe AJAHAS Unless they have changed things, what is normally taught by Guruji Amritanandanatha Saraswati is what is written in the Parasurama Kalpa Sutra. Guruji Amritanandanatha would give Mahaganapati and Bala Tripura Sundari together. He would have students pay special attention to the Mahaganapati tarpanam because Sri Ganesha loves tarpanam and it is a great way to gain his favor. If they gave you Mahaganapati then you need to do 100,000 japam of this mantra before progressing forward. This applies to Balas 6 letter mantra as well as he didn't give the 9 letter mantra afaik. Purascarana was not perscribed by Guruji. If you want to, you can do it. But you have to follow the step by step path that leads to your Ishtadevata. Anyways, for the most part, the step by step process is followed at Devipuram. As far as your last question goes, it is perfectly fine to do the tarpanam from the very beginning. Now, Karunamayi guruji would say something like, you should be able to do 100,000 japam in the 45 days you're doing tarpanam. If you cannot do that, then please just continue with Mahaganapati until 100,000 is completed. Please make sure you are doing his complete sadhana including nyasa-s. You can find that here: https://manblunder.com/articlesview/sri-maha-ganapati-mantra-japa I will also suggest that even after you get to 100,000 japam that you continue to do his mantra for the rest of you life. If that is to much to do along with the devi mantra your guru prescribes, then at least worship him once a week. Mahaganapati's job is to make sure you get to Lalitambika at all costs. If that's your goal, then he is your best friend. Jai Ambe Jai Gurudev

Yes you can do this for all mantras. If you are using a japa māla to reach a prescribed count, then the alignment may not work in your favor, since it may lead into deep meditation and thereby improve the quality of your sādhana, but not helpful from the perspective of japa count. With these factors in mind, you may continue your spiritual journey through Śrī Vidyā.

To quote our learned commenter Tivra - "The first aruṭperuñjōti of the mantra means God as the force that transcends the universe and all descriptions (God became himself). The second aruṭperuñjōti of the mantra means God manifested as the universe and all forms within it. The expression taṉipperuṅkaruṇai brings the main quality of God which is Supreme Compassion. In this part of the mantra you are asking God to become you and you to become him. The Siddhar who sees the entire universe and the God who transcends it as his own self is the true omnipotent one. The third aruṭperuñjōti means the union of the soul (jeeva), God as the manifested universe and God as the supreme authority that transcends the universe and all descriptions. The great secret of this mantra is that the manifested universe is not seen as an illusion, but as a part of the transcendental God Himself. The Siddhar becomes the soul, the universe and the transcendental God simultaneously. Understanding this mantra is like cooking the knowledge of the Bhagavad Gita (Shiva) and the Tantras (Shakti) in a pot and transcending both. Compassion is the main part of the mantra because it is the all-embracing quality. People tend to say that God is one thing and not another, when in fact he is everything, because of his supreme compassion. In short, the mantra says that the soul, the manifested universe, and the God who transcends all these are all truth. None of them are illusion, all together they are the truth. The presiding deity of the Mantra wants to embrace the soul that recites it, but the soul needs to allow itself to be embraced through compassion, which is nothing more than accepting God himself (everything) as his own self. This is kind of hard in practice because we have a lot of glitches. A realized devotee in Sri Vidya is more likely to succeed because he has already overcome many obstacles. Swami Ramalinga said that before the descent of Grace Shakti into his soul he did not even know what left or right was, that he did not know anything. Compassion embraces everything, and with that he received the combined knowledge of everything that was, is, and will be, without having to go through the usual procedures for gaining knowledge. He received all knowledge through intuition of knowledge (Karma Siddhi), through direct seeing of knowledge (Yoga Siddhi) and through identification with knowledge, ie, he himself becomes knowledge (Jnana Siddhi). Therefore he said that compassion gave him the combined knowledge of all Yoga schools and paths. Putting all this together he gained the power to set in motion the 64,000 (sixty-four thousand) types of Maha Shaktis and their corresponding 688 crores of Maha Siddhis. This is Grace Shakti, the all-manifesting power of the Lord. A bad person lacks compassion, so it becomes impossible for him to attain. Only good people can achieve this. Anyone wishing to practice the above Mantra, keep in mind that Mantras are not tools. You must become the Mantra you recite. The Mahā Mantra I mentioned above requires you to change your attitude and act with compassion for all beings without exception. You must become the embodiment of compassion. If you believe that you are not capable of this, do not practice this Mantra. Purify yourself by other means first if you feel you are not ready. Grace Siddhi is completely different from Yoga Siddhi in that you can convince the deity with the power of your mechanical effort and little devotion. You will not be able to deceive God. Reciting this Mantra billions of times will be useless if you hurt other people by action or thought. There is no other way, either you become the embodiment of compassion or the Mantra will never work for you. I know it's hard. There is Shri Vidya for you to prepare beforehand."

Thank you for your profound insight into this nāma and Sādividyā. Please continue to contribute and enrich our knowledge. Many gurus are actively seeking to study and practice Sādividyā, but are unable to do so due to its inaccessibility. We do hope that this is revealed for the benefit of all sincere seekers.

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Shocked beyond words. After many many years had a guilty hunch to email and talk to Ravi Sir this 6th December and seemed absolutely fine over the call. This is beyond belief. .I cannot ever forget all the support and guidance sir gave me through difficult times. Humble Pranams to a Great Human being. Will deeply deeply miss you sir. Pardon me for any mistakes I made.

Dear Krishna, I was initiated into Bala Navakshari mantra as a first step in Sri Vidya. If I allign Bala mantra now to breath and down the line can I do the alignment for 2nd mantra, 3rd mantra and up to Maha sodashi mantra? To put it simply all the Sri Vidya mantras can be alligned to breath one after another?

Lalitambika is not confined by duality or nonduality. Nor does she like a painting without color. Liberation is a word that causes many to be confused about the purpose of their sadhana. Rest assured, when you reach the goal of spiritual practice, you will know. You will also be capable of relating with others what your state is. Liberation means many things, but it doesn't mean you escape from "the curse of human birth". This would be an offense if that was taught. But you one thing is common among all liberated souls. They only experience the Goddess at all times, and they are intoxicated by the bliss of divine contentment. If we can love God enough, we shall get there too. Jai Ambe Jai Gurudev.

I just came to know this news of Raviji's passing and I'm deeply saddened. My heartfelt sincere condolences' to his family, friends and disciples.. Raviji has personally answered many of the questions i have had and I am still awed by his humility and simplicity and knowledge and generosity in sharing his knowledge.