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PN
March 13, 2024 02:03 PM

Humble Pranaams Krishnaji, I had a very strange experience recently which doing my Nithya Karma of chanting the mantra given by my Guru. So this popular thought enters my mind that we humans are remnants of Stars that have probably died some billions of years ago. But this thought suddenly transformed into this thought that if we than have consciousness, why can't they? And my attention was drawn to the Sun and I got this feeling that the not only is the Sun conscious, there is billions of years of knowledge and wisdom there. And I remember I prayed to the Sun then and my entire rest of the chanting I felt this 'glow' in my mind. It felt very real then & also the thought that maybe we are limiting ourselves by thinking what Life really means in this Universe and the same could be said for Earth & other planets too. And yet now after days passed, I am not so sure anymore and am questioning myself, was is really true or just my imagination? Posing the same question to you Krishnaji. Please clear my doubts!

Krishna
March 13, 2024 01:03 PM

I switched the contents of the 2nd and 3rd columns to match the headers. It should display correctly now. Please refresh the webpage. Thank you for letting us know!

Krishna
March 13, 2024 01:03 PM

The siddha mantras referred in the Devīmahātmyam are very effective mantras and not any type of catalysts. The only constraint is that they may not be effective unless one has practiced the associated Śrī Caṇḍī navakṣarī mantra.

Krishna
March 13, 2024 01:03 PM

The detailed process of bhūtaśuddhi, mantra snāna etc. are mentioned in the Mantra Mahodadhi. I would recommend that you obtain a copy of the publication (Ram Kumar Rai edition for the English translation) for reference of this process as well as mantra saṃskāras etc. It is important to follow the guru tradition vs what is prescribed in the manuals, as is the usual rule of tantra. Please do confer with your guru and then proceed accordingly. A brief mention of the bhūtaśuddhi is mentioned in the self-initiation article that you can refer on this site and elsewhere.

Siddhant
March 13, 2024 12:03 PM

I am initiated by current acharya of jyotishpeth it is not possible to have his sannidhya daily I do practice nyasa and pranayam but I have no idea about bhutashuddhi can you please guide me about that, I am just a mere person with no knowledge

Koman
March 13, 2024 04:03 AM

Namaste sir, should the column header name of the second column be "Devanagari"?

night-bird
March 13, 2024 01:03 AM

Thanks a lot, reverent Krishna ji! And are siddha mantras from Devi Mahatmyam chapter 11 ones of some catalistic type?

Krishna
March 12, 2024 09:03 PM

The ātma bīja and siddhi mantra prescribed in the tantra manuals are like catalysts that aid in the fruition of the initiated mantra. They by themselves, do not yield beneficial results. If they did, then they would come under the class of japa mantras negating the need to recite the various deity mantras for obtaining myriad results. We should also keep in mind, that unless otherwise initiated explicity by an advanced siddha guru, a mantra does not yield results. In most cases we do not find such gurus (Tripuraghna, Jyoti, Tivra. Lorran, Ravi guruji etc.) and the initiated mantras traverse a much longer timeline to bring beneficial results. Even so, in most cases we only gain a 0.01% of the results as revered Jyoti mentioned. To unlock greater benefits, a much greater practice and revelation of the deity̍'s secrets become necessary. The bottomline is, there are no shortcuts in mantra japa and it is a long drawn out process.

Krishna
March 12, 2024 09:03 PM

If it helps, try and perform your sādhana in front of your guru. It is also essential to follow prāṇāyāmā, bhūtaśuddhi etc, along with nyāsas for a higher quality sādhana. If you do not have a guru, then focus on the meaning of each of the attributes of the sahasranāmāvalī. You can start from the start and focus on a few nāmas on a daily basis.

Siddhant
March 11, 2024 11:03 PM

Guruji I chant lalita sahasranam daily from 3 weeks and bala mantra from 5 months but my concentration is very weak I am unable to fructify anything whatever I start are all left unfinished from my childhood or I fail, how can I be more faithful and accept that everything even my failure is happening with maa lalita's wish and head on with my sadhna