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Krishna
December 11, 2024 07:12 PM

I would recommend reading this article to get an idea about āmnāyas. Each āmnāya is different.

Anilkumar
December 11, 2024 05:12 PM

Namaste Krishna-ji. Thanks for your kind reply. One quick question: Is anuttaraamnaaya = dakshinaamnaaya, or more like a fork/branch from uttaraamnaaya? In other words is Shri Dakshinamurthy the revered seer for dakshinaamnaaya? Pardon me if I'm mixing up things. I don't mean to cause any distraction. Pranams Anil

Krishna
December 11, 2024 02:12 PM

Mantra śāstra in general comes under the smṛti category and only certain verses taken from the Vedas and regarded as mantras, come under the śruti category. The tantras form the backbone for mantra śāstra. Not all upaṇiṣads come under the śruti category either.

Seongsoo
December 11, 2024 01:12 PM

"Before going to sleep, one should compulsorily recite the mantra a few times, by lying on the bed." Regarding this, if one ate something before sleeping, from a source I read that one must do snana because the vidya mantra loses its power if one recites it verbally without snana. May I have some input on this?

Krishna
December 11, 2024 01:12 PM

It is best to recite the mantra in the mind itself. It should be like a thought process in your mind. Meditation upon the deity and the meaning of the mantra while chanting it mentally and fall asleep naturally.

Krishna
December 11, 2024 12:12 PM

Namaste. There are books written on Chandas and its construction. It is considered an essential study in Sanskrit literature as it is mentioned in the composition of mantras, stotras etc and widely used. It is not as simple as the number of mātṛas since there are other sub components and variations within each Chandas which may have a different specification of the mātṛas etc. Also, based on the class of the Chandas, the meters will have a different number specified for the syllable count. We must also understand how the syllables are to be counted, their weightage and pauses in the pādas etc.. Based on the Śrī Vidyā lineage, the Ṛṣi is either Hayagrīva (possibly pūrvāmnāya), Ānanda Bhairava (generally attributed to Ūrdhvāmnāya) or Dakṣiṇāmūrti (possibly paścimāmnāya and/or anuttarāmnāya).

Krishna
December 11, 2024 12:12 PM

The corrections are now in place. Thank you for pointing out the errors.

Mahasvin
December 10, 2024 07:12 PM

In pancapuja seems to be a mistake in Sanskrit. Mahaganapati is male deity, so पृथिव्यात्मने is kind of more suitable than पृथिव्यात्मिकायै and so forth with tattvas, isn't it?

Krishna S
December 09, 2024 08:12 PM

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