Namaste Krishna, is it Vatuka or Batuka (V or B).

It would be ideal to practice the procedures before starting the mantra japa, but even if these are done once a day, it would be beneficial.

Greetings, I have a question concerning the Bhūtaśuddhi practice, does Bhūtaśuddhi should be done every time one has seated for the mantra or just once in all the day for example in the morning? Another question is, if one has done the process of nyasas, Bhūtaśuddhi, etc... in the morning, one has to do everything of the vidhi every time has a seat for the mantra? For example, if I take asana for japa early in the morning and in the evening, in the evening too should I practice Bhūtaśuddhi, nyasas, etc...?

At the end of this series, what I understand is that mantra dhyana is important for liberation. I do not have a living guru, but I accept Shirdi Sai Baba as my guru. His teachings say that meditation and mantra sadhna is not for all. One, its hard to find a guru to give you mantra deeksha, Second, jam-packed lifestyle makes it hard to take time for sadhna. Third, fulfiling our responsibility is more than enough to get the grace of god/goddess. Like you say, if you take care of parents, family, and work first, that is all that matters. So, Sai Baba understands a human being. Fourth, this world is sooo disturbing. Even if our family is happy, there is a fighting neighbour, social rage, crime against poor/women. Fifth and the most important, even if I try to sleep by 9 and wake up by 4 pm, our family will not support it. Not all in the family are spiritually inclined. My dad and dad-in-law both are aged but never spiritually inclined, so they cannot understand my need. So, I end up waking up so late in the morning that first thing is to take care of the family, then the job and then you are exhausted, then again take care of family. This cycle continues. I dont think I am lucky enough or there is a lot of karmic blockage. I feel all alone. So, I conclude mantra sadhana is not for me. However, I practice lalithasahastranama daily, what a calming beauty it is. Also, I feel guilty that I am not able to read Sai charitra, but I feel I have read it enough and it can't hold on to me anymore. I guess I want to explore more. Yet, I feel guilty because the falashruti says that those who read this book daily will surely reap benefits of health, peace and more. But, sometimes I think if I am getting away from it there must be a greater reason to it. Will Baba be angry that I am not reading his charitra but reading lalitasahastranama?

Please could you tell us the shloka here and it's meaning here . Also the book where this shloka is mentioned?

Namaste. In the main mantra, towards the end, there are names preceded by two mahā, which usually have just one. Mahā mahā Kālī, mahā mahā marī etc. are these more emphatic honorifics for the same shapes of Devi as those with the same name and one mahā, ie Mahā Kālī, Mahā mari (Amman?) etc, or is, for example, Mahā mahā Kālī a more complete and fundamental form of divinity, than Mahā Kālī?

Yes it's mentioned the shloka says maha ishana ( maha sadashiva maha kailash pati 25 faced deity i.e. maheshana ) is the bed, the plank of the couch is sadashiva the four legs are brahma vishnu rudra and ishwara and the spitoon is indra

Namaste krishna ji. om̐ śrīm̐ hrīm̐ klīm̐ śrīm̐ lakṣmīrāgacchāgaccha mama mandire tiṣṭha tiṣṭha svāhā. What is the meaning and source of this mantra? Can one chant it without initiation?

Hi Krishna sir my query regarding this maa Pratyangira Gayatri mantra and Kavach am can be chanted by common people like us without any initiation and Diksha please guide me.

Sir , Can I do Parayana of Devi Pratyangira Sah. 1008 names - WITHOUT INITIATION ?