Various numbers are suggested and it all depends upon the guidance of your initiating guru. If you are not initiated into this mantra, then don't go ahead with its recitation. It is not considered safe.

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

The Divine Mother manifests Herself in myriad ways and each form can have various mantras and could be revealed to many seers. Whoever has revealed the mantras for general welfare, the same has been accorded to those seers. The metric composition suggested by the seers may also vary even if the number of letters are same. It is to be understood that there are various classes and sub-classes of Chandas with varying metrics.

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Namaskaram Gurutulya, I am very happy alder a detailed post on Purascharana. Can you please help me with count for panchadashi to achieve fulfilment. Thank you swami.

. One should also perform the life infusing prāṇa pratiṣṭhā ritual and also follow the nyāsa rituals for energizing the kavacam mantra. These rituals are to be done prior to the mantra recitation., hi sir , is there any nyasa to be done as mentioned here if so please give nyasa and prana pratista for the kavacham written on paper

स्त्रीँ बिजं । ह्रीँ शक्तिः । In विनियोगः it is given beez an sakthi, but in ऋष्यादि-न्यासः beez, sakthi & kilakam are given. How it can differ. No matching at all. ॐ स्त्रीँ बीजाय नमः गुह्ये ॐ स्वाहा शक्तये नमः पादयोः ॐ ॐ कीलकाय नमः नाभौ Either विनियोगः is wrongly published or ऋष्यादि-न्यासः. Please update.

Which version of Agni Puram are you referring to? Gita Press version contains the above version only.

Respected sir, The Agni Purana mentions three different forms of this mantra. The ten syllabled mantra with pranava, with hrillekha and with both pranava and hrillekha. Also, the mantra has been deemed appropriate for the worship of Devi Chandika in 20 or 10 handed form surrounded by 9 chandikas. The mantra and its nyasa is given differently in agni puran. The mantra you have described here along with jaya Durga dhyana and nyasa is as per sharda tilak and tantrasaar I believe. Sir do you know the rishi and chand of these mantras? Sir, I wish to know, why these differences exist and why do they exist to such an extent that the same mantra has different dhyana and nyasa as well as rishi and cchand?

Dear All ! I still have some trouble to understand regaring the categories or better "17 States of Consciousness"... Here it is stated the following: "Yes, as well as Mahātripurasundarī (fifteen letters), which includes Mahākāmeśvari, Mahāvajreśvari and Mahābhagamālini in each Kūṭa, forming eighteen eternities or Nityās. Kāmakalākālī is related to Mahātripurasundarī. Guhyakāli is related to Mahāṣoḍaśī. Mahānirvāṇa Kālī is the last Mantra of the Guhyakāli Krama and is related to Mahānirvāṇa Sundarī. These two are beyond the concepts of Śiva, Śakti and even Śivaśaktyaikya. But do you know what is most surprising? There are many states of consciousness above even Mahānirvāṇa Kālī and Sundarī. There are varying degrees of consciousness of an intelligence that is beyond these two. But access to these higher steps was only recently allowed by the Divine. He has plans for the future that will change drastically down here. The Yoga that deals with these higher states is called Supramental Yoga." Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Shaktaverse/comments/1frstoo/a_third_installment_of_kamakala_kali_knowledge/ Question 1: So that would mean, that there are additional "States of Consciousness" other the 17 that are already known on this site ? Mahanirvana Sundari and Mahanirvana Kali would be the "18th State of Consciousness" ? Question 2: And this additional States of Conciousness would, like written above, even transcend the "18th State of Conciousness" (which should be be duality transcendence ? Question 3: So how many States of Conciousness are there in total, including these of Supramental Yoga ?? I am quite confused... Thank you very much to whatever person, that will take the time to answer this ! Sincerely, Michael