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Krishnakant
July 12, 2019 08:48 PM

Guru brahma guru vishnu guru devo maheśvara guru sakshat parabrahma tasmai sree guruve namaha on the occasion of guru purnima I want to send my greetings to Guruji pray him to be always with me and guide me to realization.

MANBLUNDER
July 12, 2019 08:29 PM

Generally it is considered that this period is not considered auspicious and no auspicious functions take place at homes. During this period, Lord Vishnu, it is believed that He enters into a long sleep mode,. However, this does not mean that we should stop japa, etc during this period. We have to continue our rituals as usual.

WICCA
July 12, 2019 08:22 PM

Thanks for the article. Could you explain how much impact has the chaturmas on us? It is believed that allí deities go to sleep during four months and no rituals are allowed. Is this true or just a superstition? Is it good or evil to start a job or business during the chaturmas period? If deities are sleeping shall i continue japa during chaturmas Since they are resting? To my mind deities are just artistic representations of one single entity that is brahman.

MANBLUNDER
July 12, 2019 06:30 PM

This is explained in this article https://www.manblunder.com/articlesview/how-to-derive-atma-bija

910
July 12, 2019 03:56 PM

Sir, why is there a need to replace the 2nd OM with one's own atma bija? What does atma bija signify? What if 2nd OM is not replaced?

Svarupanandanatha
July 11, 2019 08:31 PM

Agree to disagree. It is like saying you will take the rules of Homeopathy and apply to Allopathic medicine. There is no "universal" pramana in Tantras that suggest Om should be added before all mantras. On the contrary, as that mandalee article points out, converse is true - some tantras specifically state not to much around by adding extra anything. None of the traditional living lineages of Shreevidya today add extra bijas to the already complete Mahashodashi

Svarupanandanatha
July 11, 2019 08:28 PM

That, in my opinion, is not accurate. Every major Tantra talks about puraścraṇa of praṇava. Take Prapancasāra for example: दीक्षितो मनुमिमं शतलक्षं संजपेत्‌ प्रतिहुनेच्च दशाम्शम्‌ । पायसैर्घृतयुतैश्च तदन्ते विप्रभूरुहभवाः समिधो वा ॥

MANBLUNDER
July 11, 2019 11:41 AM

There are various pranavas like śākta pranava, etc. Every single letter originate from Pranava only. In other words, it gives birth to other letters. There may be plenty of explanations for origin of other pranavas. But, the fact remains is that all these are born out of Pranava ॐ. If you can read these two articles, you will agree that all mantras should start with OM. https://www.manblunder.com/articlesview/importance-of-om-at-the-beginning-of-all-mantras Anulom and vilom are related pranayama.

910
July 11, 2019 11:10 AM

Hi sir, I have seen a lot of discussion going on regarding the OM bija preceeding the maha shodashi mantra. I read somewhere that devi is called pachasanaseena, which means she has 5 asanas (panchadigasana, panchakalasana, panchabhutasana, panchamukhasana and PANCHAPRANAVASANA) If we consider PANCHAPRANAVASANA, pancha pranavas are śrīṁ, hrīṁ, klīṁ, aiṁ, sauḥ. These are a part of maha shodashi mantra in the form of anuloma and viloma (I don't know what anuloma and viloma is, I only read it). So, there is no necessity to add OM in the beginning of this maha mantra. I would like you to throw some light on this. Thank you.

Krishna
July 06, 2019 08:37 AM

The pronunciation is "sam-haa-riNI". The word in Sanskrit mean the Destroyer/Annihilator.

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