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Bhagavad Gītā 8.2
The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन ।
प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः ॥ २ ॥
adhiyajñaḥ kathaṃ ko'tra dehe'sminmadhusūdana
prayāṇakāle ca kathaṃ jñeyo'si niyatātmabhiḥ
English
O slayer of Madhu, who is the realm of sacrifice here in this body, and how does he dwell in it? And how are you to be known at the time of departure by those who have mastered themselves?
हिन्दी
हे मधुसूदन, इस देह में अधियज्ञ कौन है, और वह इसमें कैसे है? और प्रयाण के समय संयमी पुरुषों द्वारा आप कैसे जानने योग्य हो?
OccultGuide. Bhagavad Gītā 8.2. https://occultguide.com/scripture/bhagavad-gita/adhyayas-adhyaya-eight-the-yoga-of-the-imperishable-brahman#v2. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.
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55 adhyāyas
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An unworshipped household entity, left without gati or place and misused by another, will itself give trouble
The speaker says that an aughad can himself do harm in shamshan fashion — and he will do it through the unworshipped presence of your own house. If you keep it unworshipped, it is present in the house, its gati is not happening, it is being given no place, and someone else is using and misusing it — then it will give trouble.
A ghee lamp with a double wick is excellent for the Datta Mala Mantra
If you are doing Bhagavan Datta's Mala Mantra, a ghee lamp would be excellent. The lamp's wick should be double.
What should be carried from home to Prayag?
Gold for donation if affordable, silver otherwise — the transcript names a piece within a thousand or two thousand rupees, or a solid silver article or sheet — and Akshat from one's own house, gathered the day before departure.
How is the Havan of the Kamakhya Kavach Anushthan done?
You may give Ahuti with Bhagavati Kamakhya's 108 mantras, with her 108 names, or with her nama-mantra — saying Shri Kamakhya Devyai swaha. If the 108-name Namavali cannot be found online, you may give all hundred and eight Ahutis with the single name alone.
Why should the sacred-thread-wearing chant Panchakshari without Pranava?
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Even a brahmin with the sacred thread should not do it with pranava — see the Shiva Mahapurana
To a listener who says he is a brahmin with the sacred thread, the speaker says that even so it should not be done with pranava. Look through the Shiva Mahapurana without pranava, he says, and you will find out.
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Shivratri
शिवरात्रिThe chaturdashi night of Shiva that falls each month, as distinct from the annual Mahashivratri.
Shani Sade Sati
शनि साढ़े सातीA roughly 7.5-year period of Saturn's transit through the signs before, over, and after a person's natal Moon — one of several named Saturn afflictions (alongside Marak Shani and malefic placements) for which diligent worship is especially recommended when Mahashivratri falls on a Saturday.
Annadaan
अन्नदानDonating food grains — touching 5 types of grain, or 1.25 kg, with a Sankalpa before giving it to a Brahmin or temple — performed before breaking a fast such as the Navratri Parana.
Upadevata
उपदेवताA subordinate deity — such as a Brahma Devata, the anchored spirit of an evolved Brahmin — worshipped with purity and righteous offerings, which protects a household but withdraws protection or disciplines the family if worship lapses or conduct turns impure.
Vastu
वास्तुThe traditional system of architecture and spatial energy governing home and temple layout.
Marakesh
मारकेशAn astrologically life-threatening planetary period — during such a period, a genuine Rudraksha bead may split in two, absorbing the fatal affliction onto itself to shield the wearer.