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Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa 16.32
The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Pārvatī Khaṇḍa — The Consoling of the Gods
सा सुता गिरिराजस्य सांप्रतं प्रौढयौवना।
तपस्यन्तं हिमगिरौ नित्यं संसेवते हरम्॥ ३२
sā sutā girirājasya sāṃprataṃ prauḍhayauvanā
tapasyantaṃ himagirau nityaṃ saṃsevate haram 32
English
That daughter of the mountain-king, now in the fullness of her youth, constantly attends upon Hara as he performs austerity on the Himālaya.
हिन्दी
"पर्वतराजकी वह पुत्री अब पूर्ण यौवनवाली हो चुकी हैं और हिमगिरिपर तपस्यारत शिवकी नित्य सेवा करती हैं।"
OccultGuide. Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa, Saṃhitā of Rudra, Pārvatī Khaṇḍa 16.32. https://occultguide.com/scripture/shree-shiv-mahapuran/rudra-samhita-parvati-khand-sixteen-the-consoling-of-the-gods#v32. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.
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श्रीशिवमहापुराण
Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
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The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa
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The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Satī Khaṇḍa
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The Saṃhitā of Rudra · Pārvatī Khaṇḍa
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Why a wrong Saptashati havan stops marriages and mangalik work
The speaker says people who do a Saptashati havan without knowing its rules become the cause of their own ruin: mangalik work in the home stops, marriages get stuck and are slow to happen afterwards, and the household's auspiciousness is destroyed. The reason he gives: when Agni is invoked in the fire — Agni who is Mother Svaha — and an astra mantra from the Kavach is put into her mouth as ahuti, her mouth is pierced; how then will she do you good? Without a guru's knowledge and adesh, offer only nourishing (paushtik) mantras; there is a further vidhi of which mantra goes to which Agni in the Kavach chapter and elsewhere. What may be offered freely 108 times is the first mantra of the Keelak, which he quotes as "विशुद्ध ज्ञान देहया त्रिवेदी दीप चक्षु से … श्रेय प्राप्ति निमित्ताय", and also Jayanti Mangala Kalika. He closes: do not do a Shatchandi with wrong havan, wrong path or wrong vidhi.
What should be done for the pitrs on the Shravan Amavasya?
The speaker says many subjects concerning the pitrs are already present on the channel. If one wishes to do something particularly on the Shravan Amavasya, then the pitrs are certainly pleased by the pujan of Bhagwan Shiva. Do rudrabhishek with milk. Do the "satachan" of Bhagwan. And if you wish to do it separately and in an extensive form for the pitrs, then do panchbali.
Can Bhagavati Vindhyavasini be worshipped from a photograph?
Yes — the speaker says the worship of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini may certainly be performed, and that a photograph is quite enough for it.
Cow-dung dhuni for the kuldevi with 21 ahutis of two mantras
The second part of the kuldevi prayog, the speaker says, is done at the puja place in a large clay vessel or a havan kund that is not copper or iron. Havan fire is not invoked: ordinary cow-dung cakes are lit with ghee or kapoor, and 21 ahutis each are given with two mantras — for the kuldevi and with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra, "Jayanti Mangala Kali". One may first offer ahutis for guru and Ganapati. The kuldevi ahutis use guggul only, with nothing else added; the Jayanti Mangala ahutis use guggul with the seeds of four or five split cardamoms and a little ghee. If one does not say svaha it is no problem, since this is a dhuni.
About 12 hours in paper, 11 years in brass, 25 in silver and 100 in gold
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No sakalya ahuti for uvacha lines and astra mantras in a Saptashati havan
The speaker says many people without diksha or adhikar perform havan with great force using all 700 mantras, mispronouncing as they go, unaware that the "uvacha" lines — such as "Markandeya uvacha" — and the astra mantras are never offered with sakalya. Such lines take ahuti only of ghrit, or of fruit placed on a paan leaf; there is a vidhan for this and ignoring it causes trouble. Wherever Bhagavati's weapons are named or she wields them, those astra mantras are never used for ahuti — for instance the line "शंख चक्र गदा श्रंग गृहीत प्रमायुधे…", where shankha, chakra, gada and shringa all make it an astra mantra.
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Shakradi Stuti
शक्रादि स्तुतिA 27-verse hymn from the Durga Saptashati's fourth chapter — Indra and the other deities' praise to the Goddess after Mahishasura stripped them of their opulence — recited for relief from severe financial hardship and to invoke Mahalakshmi's grace.
Jhada
झाड़ाA healing ritual performed by waving or brushing a mantra-charged item over an afflicted person to remove negative influence — subject to strict eligibility rules that, if violated, cause a Mantra Dosha for the practitioner.
Mahashivratri
महाशिवरात्रिThe great night of Shiva, marking his cosmic manifestation as the Agni Linga.
Kaula Sampradaya
कौल संप्रदायA Tantric tradition (Kaula marga) emphasizing internalized, non-ritualistic worship of Shakti.
Muladhara
मूलाधारThe root chakra, at the base of the spine — high-energy practices activate it rapidly, which can temporarily heighten desire and anger without strict Brahmacharya and Guru guidance.
Bandhan
बंधनA binding ritual or affliction — used both for protectively "binding" negative forces and to describe being spiritually bound or restricted.