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Chakravarti
April 02, 2026 05:04 AM
Dear Mnx, I am in sympathy with your observations. But the ground reality as I perceive is not encouraging. People are simply not succeeding in mantra sadhana as a rule, and mantra siddhi in current times is almost an exception and not the norm. Here, on Manblunder itself, Krishna has also said the same thing in so many words so many times to so many people. Siddhi in mantras is simply not happening at an encouraging rate. There is a clear decline in the rate of success. I'm not saying nobody is succeeding, I'm saying very very few, almost none, are succeeding. This is the hard truth of the reality of mantra sadhana today.
Krishna
April 02, 2026 03:04 AM
It is our intention to allow everyone to post their comments freely. I have no objection if someone wants to advertise their services or express their thoughts on the articles or their opinions on comments. It is okay to disagree. All I ask is, to please be mindful and not hurt anybody by getting personal. Everyone is free to ridicule me in any manner they feel and I would be very happy if that helped them to let out steam and calm down or even claim victory of sorts. Live and let live!
Kuru Sandhyasa
April 02, 2026 02:04 AM
Hey Krishna. If you have to edit out any criticism or mention of conflicting ideology, to silence any mention of it, maybe you should just stop protecting it. You're putting your faith in a basket that I guarantee has not affected you in the same way as a genuine guru like Ravi ji. Feeding your imagination and echo chambering yourself into belief is not helping anyone.
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Krishna
April 02, 2026 02:04 AM
Dear Kuru Sandhyasa, we have agreed previously to maintain the sanctity of this site and agree to disagree respectfully. Please let us not take any individual's name or show disrespect in any manner. We can simply state that we disagree with what they have to say and you have already done so previously. Let us leave it at that. I can take any amount of criticism directed towards me, but not upon others.
Kuru Sandhyasa
April 02, 2026 02:04 AM
I love the unedited gpt comment, it excellently conveys the merits of engaging in sadhana with no guru and how in the current times of kaliyuga, one can only hope to attain mantra siddhi if the "glitchy" guru seeking mentality is abandoned. This has been very eye opening for me.
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Mnx
April 01, 2026 11:04 PM
Namaste Chakravarti. I remember reading one of Ravi Guruji's post, where he said, those who are not initiated by a Guru, but are progressing in sadhna, are initiated by Lord Shiva. Though I don't recollect the exact article. About achieving sidhhi in any mantra can be known only when that sadhak reveals result of his sadhna. Many people are not comfortable in doing so. Whereas in case of Guru who's present, knows his disciples progress. He makes judgement about sidhhi for his disciple. When the person is guided by Lord Shiva or Devi, a good connection is made between them. Sufferings are due to karma getting reduced, which can be a painful process, that might be judged as misery. But things are taken care of by the Divine. If a shishya trusts his Guru then a sadhak who is not having a human Guru, trusts his Divine Guru too. Communication is between them, till it's revealed by the sadhak.
Chakravarti
April 01, 2026 10:04 PM
Wow, this is indeed next level. Thanks a bunch for sharing. This sets me thinking about how, given all these additional ways and means, the number of sadhakas who attain success in their mantras, who achieve actual mantra siddhi, is not increasing. I believe the numbers in modern times are relatively lesser, in fact. I wonder why it is that when the gods have made the path easier, we seem to suffer more, stumble more and never quite arrive at the destination. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and here, the results are dismal.
Raman
April 01, 2026 11:04 AM
Dear Chakravarti, I also wanted to throw this into the mix: beyond that Devī Rahasyam verse, the Rudrayāmalam actually drops an even bigger bombshell. In the Kali Yuga, taking initiation directly from Lord Dakṣiṇāmūrti isn't just a backup plan—it’s actually an upgrade. The text suggests that in this age, receiving a mantra with Lord Dakṣiṇāmūrti himself as your Guru is actually superior to seeking a living teacher. Given the prevalence of "glitchy" gurus today, it’s a powerful reminder that when human lineages falter, the Divine source remains wide open. I’m producing the relevant passage below; make sure you pay close attention to that final śloka. Now, one might be tempted to label these as later interpolations, but these verses are well-known among some old-school Tantriks I’ve consulted. Based on that oral tradition and the internal consistency of the text, I believe these are authentic verses of the Rudrayāmalam: गुरोरभावे विप्रेन्द्र मन्त्रग्रहणमुच्यते । कृष्णपक्षे त्रयोदश्यां दक्षिणामूर्तिसन्निधौ ॥ तालपत्रे मनुं लिख्य स्थापयेच्च तदग्रतः । संपूज्य दक्षिणामूर्तिमुपचारैः प्रयत्नतः ॥ पायसं विनिवेद्याथ प्रणमेद् दण्डवत् ततः । तालपत्रं समालोक्य पठेदष्टोत्तरं शतम् ॥ एवं गृहीतो मन्त्रः स्यागुरोरपि विशिष्यते । गुरोः सम्भाविता दोषाः प्रायेण च कलौ युगे ॥ एवं गृहीतमन्त्रः स्यात् सर्वसिद्धिप्रदो नृणाम् ॥
Chakravarti
April 01, 2026 09:04 AM
Thanks for sharing. This too is news to me, something of the "we know we didn't know of" class. But then, this implies there's so much more that we don't know we didn't know! I recently came across some information about how, during the food production crisis in India some decades ago, the central govt gave away several rare manuscripts and scriptures to American Universities as payment in kind for food and grain (which turned out, some aver, to be unfit for human consumption - but that's another story). We don't know how much we had, we don't know how much we have, and we don't know how much we have lost.
Chakravarti
April 01, 2026 09:04 AM
Dear Raman, many thanks for sharing this encouraging insight from tradition. This fact is not generally known, and I certainly I did not know of this. I had earlier considered the Sri Vidyarnava Tantra only as a tantra nibandha/compendium of the Prapanchasara, Sarada Tilaka etc variety. That this text carries the compassionate blessings of the Devi herself is astounding. Kindly do tell us more about how it came to be so, if there's more to be known. Thanks again.
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