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Kulārṇava Tantra 3.102
The Ūrdhvāmnāya and the Prāsāda-Parā Mantra
आगमोक्तेन विधिना क्रमपूजापुरःसरम् ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं शतमष्टोत्तरं जपेत् ।
मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यादिमहापापैश्च पञ्चभिः ॥ १०२॥
āgamoktena vidhinā kramapūjāpuraḥsaram
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ śatamaṣṭottaraṃ japet
mucyate brahmahatyādimahāpāpaiśca pañcabhiḥ
English
By the rite declared in the Āgamas, preceded by the ordered worship, one should recite the blessed Prāsāda-Parā mantra a hundred and eight times; one is thereby freed from the five great sins, brāhmaṇa-murder and the rest.
हिन्दी
आगम में कही विधि से, क्रमपूजा-पूर्वक, श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्र का एक सौ आठ बार जप करे; उससे ब्रह्महत्या आदि पाँच महापापों से मुक्त हो जाता है।
OccultGuide. Kulārṇava Tantra 3.102. https://occultguide.com/scripture/kularnava-tantra/urdhvamnaya-ullasa-three-the-urdhvamnaya-and-the-prasada-para-mantra#v102. Sanskrit text in the public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Why should a divine person's later state not be imitated directly?
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A minimum recitation is named for making the paath siddh, though the count the phrase intends is not clear
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Caution: no ash from the Holika fire once it has gone out
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Rahasya Traya
रहस्य त्रयThe three Rahasyas (Prakriti, Vaikriti, and Murti Rahasya) recited as part of the Durga Saptashati's six limbs (Shadanga), typically following the 13th chapter alongside the Devi Suktam.
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रामचरितमानसGoswami Tulsidas's vernacular retelling of the Ramayana, recited here alongside the Rama Raksha Stotra to please Lord Rama and release a binding placed on Lord Hanuman.
Aavaran Puja
आवरण पूजाWorship of a deity's surrounding retinue and attendant powers (as depicted in a Yantra), performed alongside worship of the main deity.
Deepdaan
दीपदानThe offering or lighting of a lamp before a deity — performed on specific occasions such as Ganga Dussehra worship of Kaal Bhairav or Batuk Bhairav, and even an involuntary act of trimming and brightening a temple lamp's wick, per the Shiva MahaPurana's story of Gunanidhi, is said to burn away sin when done before a Shivling on Mahashivratri night.
Handi
हंडीThe earthen pot carrying fire from a deceased person's home to the cremation ground — a practitioner following a corpse of a specific caste during a specific Nakshatra acquires this Handi and cooks Urad lentils in its fire to gain mastery over the Milan technique.
Purushottam Maas
पुरुषोत्तम मासThe extra intercalary lunar month (Adhik Maas), considered especially auspicious for spiritual practice.