For Pañcadaśī it is 800,000 times followed by puraścaraṇa. But in practice, after 2 or 300,000 recitations, one gets initiated into Ṣoḍaśī and it would be ideal to perform puraścaraṇa for Ṣoḍaśī. For Ṣoḍaśī prescribed recitations for puraścaraṇa is 900,000 times.

Hi Ravi!How many times should one recite this manta to attain sidhhi of this mantra?Thanks.

Hi Ravi!How many times should one recite this manta to attain sidhhi of this mantra?Thanks.

I am sorry for this error. This has been corrected in the article. Thank you very much for pointing out this.

If you observe keenly, our bhavana of Srichakra with antah chakras is stopped at ajna chakra only. Then, how to move to sahasrara bindu? Aajna chakra is the place of “smasana” (burial ground) in the human body. This is the place where saadhaka’s all desires burnt and now he is eligible to reach “Sivasaktaikya roopini” at bindu of oordhva sahasrara. From here, sadhaka will move to sahasrara bindu by crossing nine sukshma chakras (given in NP12 text) in subtlest form.Here one doubt may arise? Why can’t we contemplate Navavaranas of Srichakra with Sahasrara bindu? The reason behind this is:After viraja homam (done just before start of antaryaga) the saadhaka has totally became siva/srimata himself. There is no second object at that stage (You may please refer the concept of Viraja homam discussed by me in NP11). If saadhaka stays in that position, who will complete the navavarana puja in total? For that reason he has to come down one step below to vishu chakra. After having burnt all his desires at ajna chakra he can move to Sahasrara bindu through sukshma chakras. That is the point where navavarana puja completes (If you think deeply, you can find that navavarana puja is completely based on “advaitam”)Then coming to antaryaga, then the saadhaka has to worship mentally the yoginis of all navavarana with the mantras given in NP12 text. This is the reason why we establish these devatas in antahchakra nyasa. After doing puja mentally to these devatas offer that puja to those devata from your right hand. Now feel, your whole body is srichakra. Feel offering flowers at bindustana. Then do panchopachara puja (only mentally).Then recite moola mantra and offer yourself (i.e.aatama) to Srimata mentally. Keep srimata in your heart in jyothi (agni) roopam. Then feel showing of dasa mudras to Srimata. (nava mudra only to panchadasi upasakas)Then take one flower through trikhanda mudra. Keep that flower on bindu of Srichakram by reciting the following mantra.“Om aim hreem sreem hreem sreem sauh Sreelalitaayah amrutachaitanya moortim kalpayami namah”That means, you are placing your sudha chaitanya (pure consciousness) on the bindu of Srichakra and then continue navavarana puja. What does it mean? This subtly impliying there is no difference between saadhaka and Srimata. (dhyana dhyatru dhyeya rupa). This is the greatness and importance of srichakra navavarana puja in relation to advita philosophy.Then with the dhyana verse, invoking of srichakra will start.Additional notes:1) Chakras from Adha sahasraara to manipura chakras are known as kula chakras. Sadhana based on these chakras will bestow the sadhaka with some superstitional powers. (i.e.knowing about his previous births, control over sidhis (anima, laghima etc)). All these may lead the saadhaka to adha paatala i.e. he may fall in to the maaya and because of this maaya he may not be able to reach akula chakras like anahata to sahasrara. Again he has to start from scratch to reach sahasrara. Example Brahmarshi Viswamitra. This is the reason why Sri Ramakrishna paramahamsa told that sidhis are asudhas better not to touch (accept). Hence it is always advisable to concetrate more on akula chakras.2) We can find astaadasa sakti peetas in human body. They are from adha sahasrara chakra to unamani chakra. (bindu is not considered as a separate chakra). One have darshan of these astadasas sakti peetas he can have final darshan of Siva and Sakti at kailasa i.e. sahasraara bindu.

Here I would like to discuss antaryaga in detail. Before discuss anaryaga, it is important to discuss one important nyasa i.e. antahchakra nyasa”. Please note that this nyasa is to be performed by reciting the mantras from 1 to 9 and from (i) to (x) as given in NP12 text. Importance of this nyasa can be understood while doing antaryaga. (Importance stated in somewhere else of this comment)Now how we do the antaryagam?Concept of antaryagam is nothing but contemplating Srichakra with anahchakras. How it will be done?The saadhaka should sit in full erected form. His posterior side should not lean towards any side. Then, he should think of Srimatas subtle form i.e.kundalini from mooladhara chakra to bindu of sahasraara chakra. How he has to feel/bhava/think of kundalini? He should think that kundalini as tatillita (Lalita Sahasra Nama 107) with full of energy i.e. he should realise the entire spinal cord glowing like a flash of lightning. After styaing in this bhava for some time, he should visualise/contemplate the navaavaranas of Srichakra in his antahchakras like below:

Antahchakra Aavarna of NavaavaranaAdha Sahasrara – This is also known as kula chakra and located below the vishu chakra. Kula related to materialistic desires. Akula sahasraara is oordhva sahasrara normally we call it as shasraara chakra. This akula sahsrara is place where no desires exists. Akula is known as “mukhya prana” and kula is known as kundalini i.e. siva and shakti. During seveth month of pinda (foetus) (during pregnacy), siva and sakti enters into that pinda through sahasrara bindu and siva stays there and shakti move to mooladhara and stays near vishu and mooladhara as kundalini. This is one of the secret of Devi worship. Actually sushumna danda will start with this Adha sahasra chakra. As per some texts, this adha sahasrara is known as akula. This concept is based on “sivasaktaikya roopini” Lalita Sahara Nama 999.In case of kulachara, this kulachakra has very much importance. Better not to discuss more about this here. - Trailokya mohana chakramVishu chakra: This chakra is located above adha sahasrara and below mooladhara. This has six dalas and red (blood/rakta varna) in colour. - Sarvaasaaparipooraka chakramMooladhara chakra - Sarvasankshobhana chakramSwaadhistana chakram - Sarva soubhaagya chakramManipura chakram - Sarvaardha Saadhakar chakramAnaahata chakram - Sarvarakshaakara chakramVishudhi - Sarvaroagahara chakramLambikaagre (tip of toungue) - Aayudhas (weapons) and Sarva sidhiprada chakramAajna chakram - Sarvanandamaya chakramWith this, contemplation of srichakra with antah chakras is completed. .....contd in next commt

I have spoken to many senior doctors on kuṇḍalinī and none of them explicitly accept this phenomenon. However, many of them attend kuṇḍalinī sessions and practice. Kuṇḍalinī cannot be explained in simple medical terms. Soul and Kuṇḍalinī are two factors that make our body function. Whether kuṇḍalinī is awakened or not it has its inherent power. Medically, kuṇḍalinī can be explained as a gland situated at coccygeal body, which is the termination point of coccyx. This is the place in the body where the last coccygeal vertebrae that is covered by aponeurosis (sheet of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs and bones), where various muscles and nerves are inserted. This is connected to the anus through a ligament (anococcygeal ligament). That is why, mūla bandha and aśvini mudra are used to activate coccygeal region. This portion is has sympathetic nerves, parasympathetic nerves, sacral artery and vein. As coccygeal region is full of nerves, arteries and veins, epithelial cells (tissues), muscle cells, etc, any chemical changes happening in the blood are conveyed to this place and nervous and other systems are activated/modified to obey the orders of chemical messages conveyed through the blood system. All the parts of the body including brain are connected through blood vessels nerves emanating from this point and hence body-mind nexus is established in coccygeal region. That is why, not only these mudras and bandhas are required to awaken the kuṇḍalinī, but also pure food and pure mind are also required to awaken the kuṇḍalinī.

Excellent article sir. In medical terms,how is kundalini energy defined? In case of Kundalini syndrome,how does excess kundalini energy affect Human brain and its nerves?

You can have more details in this link.Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa Narasimha