Namaste Mr., it is truly unfortunate that it has to be told like this, but I will try to answer your queries. Goats and humans are different. A human can do mantra japa, tapasya, dhyan, and puja. Goats can't do that. How can you compare the sacrifice of a goat with humans? And scriptures confirm this. No need to get confirmation from Sriram ji. If one commits suicide in the guise of Bali, one goes to a yoni lower than this.

I can understand that you have many problems, but please be aware that Dharma for mere animals(goat, etc.) is different from the Dharma of a human, due to variation in capability. Hence, offering themselves in bali, mere animals can get promoted to higher planes(to be used as bali, there should be very great prarabdha(previous) karmas). But for humans, that is not the case. They should strive for the best without giving up, and cherish the rarest gift ever - being born as a human.

What needs to be sacrificed is our ego, desires, greed etc. - the Ariṣaḍvargas also called Ṣaḍripus. These animalistic tendencies need to be sacrificed and let go. There is no need to sacrifice any animals or birds or any other sentient beings. Unless you wish to eat the bird or animal you are sacrificing, do not do the same. The person reciting the mantras or recommending the sacrifices must commit to consume your karmas explicitly and not leave it to the whims of the gods. Ātma jñāna or self-realization and the higher pursuits of spiritual emancipation - mokṣa are certainly not obtained through the bali rituals. Neither the sacrificed animal nor the priest or the sponsor who consume the meat will get them either. Please do not blindly follow scriptures. Study and verify. Instead of the Vedas or Purāṇas, I would suggest going through Upaṇiṣads, Traipura Siddhānta, Kaṣmīra Śaiva Siddhānta (Trika philosophy) etc. to understand the true meaning of Bali and follow the same. Rest assured, no animal unless its drugged, will willingly submit itself to slaughter. There is no greater task master than the Divine Mother Mahāmāyā and She is both extremely benevolent and merciless at the same time. When the Ariṣaḍvargas are sacrificed, the heart Anāhata cakra is fully activated and the unstruck Parā-nāda sound is experienced and one can certainly feel the presence of their soul - Ātmapuruṣa. Also, please look at the message previously posted by revered Tīvra on suicide etc. That explains everything you might wish to learn about. At no stage of your life should you consider this. I can understand some exceptional cases where people get a court approval for a medical assisted euthanasia.

Let us take a look at our scriptures regarding human sacrifice. "There is human sacrifice in theory, in the Brahmanas(a section of the vedas), but you don’t “kill” any human in that. Rather, the men tied to the stake are released after reciting mantras in their ears. This is explicitly mentioned in Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. The other instance where an actual human sacrifice was to be done in the Brahmanas(a section of veda), is in the story of śunaḥśepa. Even there, when Śunaḥśepa knows he is to be sacrificed, he calls out to Varuṇa (to whom the sacrifice is supposed to take place) Agni, Viśvedevas and finally Indra and Aśvins, who rescue him from the sacrifice and bless him with great insight. Earlier in the story, Indra protects son of Hariścandra from being victim. Whether the story is true or not, it surely explains the attitude of Brahmanas(veda), the ritual texts, towards the ritual of sacrificing any human. It is also a fact that Śunaḥśepa is one of the iconic sages of Rigveda first maṇḍala". The credits for this info goes to Kiron Krishnan(Quora). Now that we know that our original scriptures (Vedas) have clear instances of even devatas saving humans from being sacrificed, we can conclude that devatas do not prefer human sacrifice. But why do so, when they gladly accept animals? Because animals have only 5 senses, so they can never win over their instincts. Being eternally influenced by animalistic instincts, they can never attain liberation on their own. Hence such a facility exists for animals. But for humans that is not the case. They have 6 senses, hence can(should) attain liberation on their own. They are simply "too high value (can help other souls liberate)" to be used in sacrifices. What would be the significance of specifically taking a human birth with higher capabilities, if the human uses methods of liberation prescribed for lowly capable beings? Hence it is the duty of human to use his full potential and attain liberation on his own. Also note that the animals sacrificed only attain heavens, not moksha. It later takes birth as a human(possibly) and learns brahma gyan. Moksha can only be achieved(learnt) by the soul, cannot be given directly by devatas. Devatas can give all the necessary tools. Also, suicide is not equal to bali. In the left hand path, human sacrifices are mentioned, and even in them, there are very strict procedures for the sacrificed human, like a certain amount of japa should be done by the one that is sacrificed(a certain mental state is to be achieved), etc. So the vedas do not support human sacrifice, and a human should not sacrifice himself, since he/she is much more capable, and hence it is his duty to perform to his fullest abilities. Suicide is forsaking this duty, hence leads to only hell.

Purāṇic and Vedic mantras that can be practiced without any initiations. You may wish to check with a local temple priest or elders for the respective mantras and their pronunciation, as well as the intended meaning. For tantric mantras, it is best to seek an initiation from a practicing guru. It is always best to start with the basic mantras and graduate to the higher ones if the mantras are working out for you.

You have to check on the derivation of the mantra from the associated verses to validate the accuracy. If that is not available, then look for other translations of the same text and verify. The final decision on what to use, is left to the grace of your guru.

Namaskam Ravi Ji, the main mantra starts with hūm and the document I have been reading indicates. Hrūm. Will it be a different form of the same mantra or is it a typo. Please clarify. Thank you.

wow interesting sriram ji , i got to know this first time that bali of that animal / bird get their atma liberation by offering it to devta ; then why dont human are practicing it in their life ? let me ask u very clearly straightforward in curiosity if i gave myself bali to devi kamakhya name will she accept it , nd will i get moksha directly jst like that bali given goats and birds get? actually i m also suffering from business ups, downs, large losses, divorce too , can i give my bali to devi kamakhya will she accept my body and give liberation to my soul ? if thats the case then ig its better than suicide right earlier days a month ago i was in that much harsh situation only , but at that time i was not aware that bali leads to moksha , i heard that suicide leads to nark , but from u i get new thing to learn ; u can correct me too if i m wrong becoz i m new on dharmic path and any spiritual person can correct me if i had interpreted anything wrong thanks for clarification that bali leads soul to liberations ll definitely try next time when i ll be in crisis and no other options left hope i had interpreted correctly and ll reach moksha only sriram ji as said by u r the only guranteer sir

Namaskaram, is it possible to receive deeksha for Mahasarasvati or Sarasvati mantras?

“O animal, by this death you do not die; you can never be destroyed. You will pass through happy paths to the realm of the Gods, where the virtuous reach, and the sinful do not. May the God Savitar grant you a suitable place.” - Krishna Yajurveda, Taittiriya Brahmana 3.7.2 The Mahabharata concurs: “The animals which are killed by the brahmanas in sacrifices, being purified with Mantras, reach Svarga.” - Mahabharata 3.199.93 And: “He was always engaged in due performance of sacrifices. Countless animals, desirous of going to Svarga, used to come to him of their own accord.” - Mahabharata 7.67 Credits - Devala Gupta (Quora)