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Rain
September 11, 2013 03:19 PM
So basically the methodology explained above [start to end: śāpavimocanamantram, siting facing north /east, Ṛṣyādi nyāsaḥ, Karanyāsaḥ, Hrdayādi nyāsaḥ,Dhyan, Pañcapūjā, Mantra jap, Hrdayādi nyāsaḥ, Dhyan, Pañcapūjā, samarpanam (Hope the order was correct)] can be done only once in a day like in the morning Puja session.
MANBLUNDER
September 11, 2013 12:16 PM
In fact, you have to do the japa mentally throughout the day. You should practice this way. Apart from mentally reciting throughout the day, before going to sleep in the night contemplate Her with Pañcadaśī mantra. You can continue to recite the mantra by lying on the bed. By mentally reciting the mantra, you will fall asleep. When you get up the next morning you find that you will be continuing to recite the mantra. If you are not experiencing this, you will certainly experience this over a period of time. The important aspect is the level of concentration on Her before going to sleep.
MANBLUNDER
September 11, 2013 12:16 PM
In fact, you have to do the japa mentally throughout the day. You should practice this way. Apart from mentally reciting throughout the day, before going to sleep in the night contemplate Her with Pañcadaśī mantra. You can continue to recite the mantra by lying on the bed. By mentally reciting the mantra, you will fall asleep. When you get up the next morning you find that you will be continuing to recite the mantra. If you are not experiencing this, you will certainly experience this over a period of time. The important aspect is the level of concentration on Her before going to sleep.
MANBLUNDER
September 11, 2013 12:09 PM
Performing Puraścaraṇa and Pūrṇābhiṣeka are more to do with ritualistic side, which is not a must. My sheer concentration, all the benefits of Puraścaraṇa and Pūrṇābhiṣeka can be attained in a more forceful manner. Ultimately, realization happens only in the mind and therefore, only mind needs to trained to focus. You can definitely do Pañcadaśī mantra without aiming for Puraścaraṇa and Pūrṇābhiṣeka. While doing japa, do not count and instead contemplate on Her. You will notice the results yourself.
Rain
September 11, 2013 11:43 AM
Namaskar Ravi!The fact you have shared about Shri Aurobindo's wife is incredible.I had a query. Besides doing the Pañcadaśī (as explained above) in the morning puja can we also do it mentally while doing other routine activities in the course of the day. That will help us do much more per day.
Rain
September 11, 2013 11:43 AM
Namaskar Ravi!The fact you have shared about Shri Aurobindo's wife is incredible.I had a query. Besides doing the Pañcadaśī (as explained above) in the morning puja can we also do it mentally while doing other routine activities in the course of the day. That will help us do much more per day.
Rain
September 11, 2013 11:37 AM
Namaskar Ravi!Thanks for this detailed write up. So this means that if we are unable to perform Puraścaraṇa and Pūrṇābhiṣeka then doing Pañcadaśī jap is not recommended. Please guide.
MANBLUNDER
September 10, 2013 10:27 PM
This is with further reference to Aum Raviji's observation. These are the words of His Holiness Śrī Abhinava Vidyātīrtha Mahāsvāmi in the book “Yoga, enlightenment and perfection”. Here he mentions about the elephant of Indra at mūlādhāra. “Then for a few moments I saw on each of the four red petals, a distinct, bright golden letters; the letters were vaṁ, śaṁ, yaṁ and saṁ sismultaneously, I could apprehend a yellow, square region enclosing the pericarp. Inside this yellow square was an inverted red triangle; the kuṇḍalinī lay in the red triangle. The letter laṁ appeared in the square accompanied by the smell of the earth at the start of a spell of a rain. There manifested within the yellow square a white elephant with multiple tusks. On it was seated a deva with four arms, holding a thunderbolt in one of them. I further saw a swan on which sat a deva with four heads. A red eyed devi with four arms was also visible. From the voice, I learnt that the elephant was Airāvata and the divinity on it was Indra; the other deva was Brahmā, while the devi was Dākinī.”
Aum Ravi
September 10, 2013 03:30 PM
15. aḥ - auṁ - Citrā अः – चित्रा: Instead of ah – aum – am chkaum is appropriate here.Ah is for sodasi.It is advisable to worship the tithi nityas with their mulamantras atleast. Infact vowel of each nitya is to be prefixed and suffixed its mula mantra. For example,4 am -------mula mantra of kaameswari nity------ am kameswari nitya sri mani padukam pujayami tarpayami namh.
One more important procedure is as follows:1. Worship maha nitya in bindu with sodasi/panchadasi for three times2. Then, worship leading nitya i.e.nitya of the tithi on which day navavarana puja is being done with the corresponding mantra in bindu only for three times.3. Then, start with that leading nitya worship all nityas upto last nitya. For example, if we are doing puja on sukla panchami, then start with vahni vasini nitya (marked as 5 in the diagram) and worship 6,7…..to 15. Then worship mahanitya in bindu three times.4. Again start worshipping nityas from 15,14,13,12………1. Then worship mahanitya at bindu three times. Then again worship from 1,2….5. Then worship mahanitya three times again. Then stop here.5. Above procedure may look cumbersome. But if you observe keenly, worshipping of nityas as above contemplates a circle which is nothing but bindu. If we consider the example given in 3 & 4 above, we started with 5th nitya and ended with 5th nitya. This makes a circle. Since, mahanitya (Sri Lalitamata) is in bindu with siva, nityas are also around her making a form like bindu. Above procedure ensures this concept.
Balavivek
September 10, 2013 10:24 AM
Dear Aum Ravi Sir, Great explanation!!!
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