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Sidharth
February 17, 2015 01:17 PM

Thank you Guruji, Will perform this puja tonight and can you post a simple meditation to be done on the holy night.

MANBLUNDER
February 15, 2015 07:25 PM

Some important aspects of Śivarātri Pūja is posted in this link. Śivarātri Pūja

MANBLUNDER
February 15, 2015 11:06 AM

This is correctॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणेकालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूं हूं ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥ om krīṁ krīṁ krīṁ hūṁ hūṁ hrīṁ hrīṁ dakṣiṇekālike krīṁ krīṁ krīṁ hūṁ hūṁ hrīṁ hrīṁ svāhā || om kreem kreem kreem hoom hoom hreem hreem dakishekalike kreem kreem kreem hoom hoom hreem hreem svaahaa

Sidharth
February 15, 2015 02:39 AM

Dearest Guruji, Can you please post a simple puja procedure to be done for the holy night of Maha Shivratri and a simple meditation also to be performed on the most auspicious night of Shiva. Thank you

MANBLUNDER
February 15, 2015 01:23 AM

It is enough to recite the main part starting from dhyana verses and ending with 1000th nama. There is no specific procedure. But it is better to understand the meaning of each nama. You can read the entire book of Lalitā Sahasranāma in this link. Lalitā Sahasranāma

Selvi Raj
February 14, 2015 11:19 AM

Shall I chant only stotra, without poorva bhagha? pls advice

Selvi Raj
February 14, 2015 11:17 AM

Shall I chant only the stotra without chanting poorva bhagam and palasturti? is there any specific procedure to chant?

Sidharth
February 14, 2015 04:25 AM

Guruji, How to pronounce the Dashinakali Mantra properly, Is it pronounced " Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hoom Hoom Hreem Hreem Dakshinekalike kreem kreem kreem hoom hoom hreem hreem swaha" Or " Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Jheem Jheem jhoom jhoom DakshineKalike kreem kreem kreem jheem jheem jhoom jhoom sawaha"?

MANBLUNDER
February 13, 2015 09:43 PM

This is a very pertinent point for discussion. This can be interpreted in two ways. One, from the point of view of Self-realization (Upanishads point of view) and on the materialistic point of view. From the materialistic point of view, yes we have to go past all these Devi-s. They are nothing but different aspects of Lalitāmbikā. If one is able to understand the essence of Upanishads, yes, they need not go through any rituals at all. It could be waste of time for them, as these rituals consume lot of time and money. What one gets at the end is nothing but mental satisfaction and this satisfaction is directly proportionate to one's ego. In the present day hectic world, this can be safely be avoided. There is no need for any rituals at all. But, those who enter into the path of devotion, they are necessary so that they have strong foundation when they move from dualistic worship to monism. Those who want to really move forward in a faster pace, there is no need to understand these Khadgamala devis. Straight away take a mantra (it really does not matter whether it is Bālā or Pañcadaśī or Ṣoḍaśī) and work with that mantra on breath, mind and ultimately one's consciousness. The purest form of Consciousness is Shiva. This is the more effective and quicker way to the path of Liberation. This is the Ultimate Truth. In sat-cit-ānanda, sat means reality, cit is Consciousness and ānanda is Bliss. In sat-cit-ānanda both Shiva and Shakti exist. Only in this state Bliss can be experienced. The next stage is sat-cit-ekaṁ brahma. Here ānanda is not there, hence no Shakti. It is pure Shiva alone, where we get absorbed, it is liberation.

MANBLUNDER
February 13, 2015 09:43 PM

This is a very pertinent point for discussion. This can be interpreted in two ways. One, from the point of view of Self-realization (Upanishads point of view) and on the materialistic point of view. From the materialistic point of view, yes we have to go past all these Devi-s. They are nothing but different aspects of Lalitāmbikā. If one is able to understand the essence of Upanishads, yes, they need not go through any rituals at all. It could be waste of time for them, as these rituals consume lot of time and money. What one gets at the end is nothing but mental satisfaction and this satisfaction is directly proportionate to one's ego. In the present day hectic world, this can be safely be avoided. There is no need for any rituals at all. But, those who enter into the path of devotion, they are necessary so that they have strong foundation when they move from dualistic worship to monism. Those who want to really move forward in a faster pace, there is no need to understand these Khadgamala devis. Straight away take a mantra (it really does not matter whether it is Bālā or Pañcadaśī or Ṣoḍaśī) and work with that mantra on breath, mind and ultimately one's consciousness. The purest form of Consciousness is Shiva. This is the more effective and quicker way to the path of Liberation. This is the Ultimate Truth. In sat-cit-ānanda, sat means reality, cit is Consciousness and ānanda is Bliss. In sat-cit-ānanda both Shiva and Shakti exist. Only in this state Bliss can be experienced. The next stage is sat-cit-ekaṁ brahma. Here ānanda is not there, hence no Shakti. It is pure Shiva alone, where we get absorbed, it is liberation.