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Moro
September 06, 2020 12:23 AM

So, anyone can use "aim klim sauh" without initiation. But to attain its FULL effect, one needs a guru? Is this true? Even without a guru, can the mantra STILL impact one's life and help you connect with Devi? Thank you

Rr
September 04, 2020 08:21 PM

Namaskar Raviji, My dad passed on on the 29th aug 2020. It was ekadashi that day. All relatives say that it is one of the most auspicious days to cross over. Is this true? Can you please shed more light on this. Thank you.

Krishna
September 03, 2020 07:47 AM

A guru is considered essential in mantra sādhana. A mantra is considered live and most effective when it is taken from a practicing guru. Only in the event that you cannot find a suitable guru even after sincere efforts, you may then follow the self-initiation method and also consider following the mantra saṃskārās described in the "Fructification of mantras" articles. The saṃskārās can be followed for mantras received through a guru as well, if they're not yielding any results despite the completion of the puraścaraṇa process.

AJ
September 03, 2020 05:31 AM

So gayatri can be chanted now without initiation? The most popular version...or any variation of gayatri? Thank you.

AtmaVidhya
September 03, 2020 05:10 AM

Thank you for sharing the Beejakshara version of Saptashati. Can anyone recite this or require initiation from a qualified guru. I am based in US and wonder if anyone can refer me to a qualified guru to take up this recitation. Thanks In advance.

Krishna
September 03, 2020 04:57 AM

Srī Bālā mantra is extremely powerful and is regarded as one of the highest that we can ever get. I personally would suggest getting it from a well versed guru and also to start with Srī Mahāgaṇapati before going to Srī Bālā. Please note that these two mantras along with Srī Gāyatrī can change one's fate and karma to a very large extent, if there is sincere devotion and effort from the sādhaka. It is best to start with Srī Gāyatrī japa, if the karmas are really bad and nothing much is happening despite one's best efforts. One important point to note with Srī Vidyā, is that it is a permanent and lifelong journey. It is not something that we recite for a month or so and move along with our lives. If the intention is for short duration mantras, then better to stick to graha mantras and other lower deity mantras.

Krishna
September 03, 2020 04:47 AM

She is the agent of Lord Kubera and is also seen as an avatar of the Divine Mother Lakṣmī in the realm of the Yakṣas. She is given great importance in obtaining sufficient wealth and Her stotras praise Her as the wealth giver to the devas as well. When we pray to Kubera, the result will also be similar as His agent will deliver the wealth!

AJ
September 03, 2020 02:16 AM

Mantras instead of poetic verses. You mean mantras like “aim klim sauh”? Can that “aim klim sauh” be chanted without initiation??

swati
September 02, 2020 08:39 AM

Krishnaji - I always wondered why you recommend Dhanada Devi and not Kubera (also an Yaksha). Are you suggesting Dhanada Devi is even more faster responding than Kubera?

Krishna
September 02, 2020 08:33 AM

Words of great saints do not go waste. But in general, for most of us who are not at the higher spiritual levels, it is best to follow the mantras instead of poetic verses such as these. There is immense importance given to Saundaryalahari, but in my opinion it should be treated as secondary, compared to the regular mantras associated with Śrī Vidyā. Coming to the question itself, One gains great wisdom only after fully understanding all the 100 verses of this great treatise and the gist of it is in the last verse. This maybe the reason, why the great sage of Kanchi has made this claim. I had read somewhere, that he meant both the 1st and the last 100th verse together contain the gist of the entire 100 verses. Meaning, reciting both the 1st and 100th verse together, is somewhat equivalent to reciting all the 100 verses. If you have unstinted devotion to the Divine Mother and also have great adoration for this poem, then it maybe helpful to recite all the 100 verses together, instead of skipping any of them. There are also 3 other verses that are associated with Lakshmidhara, also called Lalla. You may also recite those in combination with the 100 verses.

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