The Datt Mala Mantra — An Anushthan from Purnima for a Sadhak with No Guru

When in physical form there is no guru or any guide in our life, the speaker says, then in such a state it becomes quite difficult for us to choose which sadhana path we should take. What kind of sadhana should we do? Within Sabar, should we do Pauranik mantras, or Tantrokta mantras? Which swarup of the Lord should we worship? And first of all this hard situation comes before us: in the form of a guru, which deity are we to choose? Which Mahashakti are we to worship in the form of guru? There are many options before us, but the capacity that should be within us for selecting among options, the capacity to take a decision — that somewhere fails to give us its support.

In such a state, even if we do make a choice, the doubt still remains within us as to whether what we have done is right or is wrong, the speaker says. In such a situation, when wavering begins to come; in such a situation, when you doubt and suspect your aradhya — whichever Mahashakti you have accepted as your ishta, as your guru — then somewhere the full fruit of your sadhana will not be obtained by you. Seeing all these circumstances, and whether one is a new sadhak or an old sadhak, doing any kind of sadhana at all — Pauranik or Tantrokta, or a sadhak of the Sabar field — for every sadhak, new or old, man or woman, for sadhikas, for new sadhaks, for all of them, this is today's sadhana.

Because the samyak swarup of all three Mahashaktis — Bhagwan Brahma, Bhagwan Vishnu and Bhagwan Shiva — has been called Bhagwan Dattatreya, the speaker says. Just as Bhagwan Sadashiv Maharudra is said to dwell always and eternally upon Kailash Parvat, and the residence of various kinds of shaktis is said to be there, in that same way the residence of countless crores of siddhas is said to be with Bhagwan Dattatreya on Girnar Parvat. Upon Girnar Parvat Bhagwan Dattatreya resides eternally.

And the Purnima tithi of the month of Margashirsh is taken as Dattatreya Jayanti, that is, as the day of his avataran, the speaker says. All of you will have knowledge of the katha, he adds, and will know about this katha: that when Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh came for the testing of Mata Anasuya, for the test of her satitva, and when they prayed for nirvan Diksha, then Mata Anasuya, observing her satitva and her pativrat dharma, by the effect of that made all three of them into the form of infants.

And of the swarups that appeared by the kripa of these three, one swarup was that which was called Bhagwan Chandrama, the speaker says. One swarup was that which was called Bhagwan Durvasa, and one swarup was that which was called Bhagwan Dattatreya. Bhagwan Dattatreya has been taken chiefly from Vishnu ji's ansh, but the samyak form in this is of all three Mahashaktis. With six arms, whose heads are three, in which are Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, all three — and six arms. In this manner is Bhagwan Dattatreya.

For his pleasure, his pujan should be done daily in the form of Mahaguru, the speaker says. Whatever guru paramparas there are in this brahmand, whatever Guru Mandalas there are, all of them have issued from the parampara of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Somewhere or other it is their parampara. And it was by the samyak effect of Maa Jagadamba, Bhagavati Mahashakti — by her kripa and her blessing — that these became the greatest shaktis.

And when we take his shelter — when we take the shelter of this Mahaprabhu, this Mahashakti of Girnar — then it simply cannot be that we should remain deprived of the kripa of any guru, of any Guru Mandala, the speaker says. Whichever parampara you may wish to go into, but you may simply not know how to do what and what not to do; there may be many options before you and you may be unable to take a decision. In such a state, take the shelter of Bhagwan Dattatreya. Because Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh — all three Mahashaktis — are within him in samyak form, by his kripa your every wish will be accomplished.

This sadhana and aradhana of his which he is placing before everyone today — the japa of the Datt Mala Mantra, its prayog and its anushthan — should be done by every sadhak, the speaker says. Whether he is a new sadhak or an old sadhak. If new sadhaks do it, then first of all this will happen: whatever bad PrarabdhaThe portion of destiny already set in motion by past actions — spiritual practice and good deeds can lessen its severity, but not eliminate it. exists on account of all their past accumulated karmas will be cut. Within them, TapobalSpiritual power accumulated through austerity and sustained practice — the counterweight that must exceed accumulated black-magic or negative energy for an affliction to fully lift. will grow. Protection will be obtained in the future.

When you do this sadhana, the speaker says, you will not need to do asan bandhan, disha bandhan and the rest, or sharir bandhan, separately. By the effect of this mantra every such thing will be accomplished. That is the biggest thing. Along with that, for the purpose of a guru mantra, you may jap the beej mantra of Bhagwan Dattatreya. You may also do the japa mentally.

If from before you, in physical form, you have not received a guru mantra from any guru, and have not received a naam mantra, then until such time as that is obtained, the speaker says, you may, having become sharanagat to Bhagwan Dattatreya, make this prayer to him daily. That O Lord, blessing us in the form of a disciple, grant us a guru in physical form.

The speaker says he will now give the vidhi-vidhan. If you do it from Margashirsh Purnima, then that day is Dattatreya Jayanti; you may begin it from that day. Or you will begin this japa from the Purnima tithi of any month. For the vidhi-vidhan, at home you may, if you wish, establish a pratima of Bhagwan Dattatreya smaller than six inches, that is to say a shri vigrah. You may establish a Dattatreya Yantra. Or, if you do not wish to do so, you may jap his mantra before Bhagwan Sadashiv.

If, chiefly, you have not received Diksha of any kind, and you wish that we should obtain a diksha in physical form, then establishing Bhagwan Dattatreya as the first guru, as the adi guru, you may establish him in two ways, the speaker says. Either his shri vigrah, or his Yantra; or upon his yantra, his shri vigrah — wrapping the yantra in a yellow cloth and establishing the shri vigrah of Bhagwan Dattatreya upon it. On the Purnima tithi of any month, having done abhishek with panchamrit and the rest, having adorned his shri vigrah well, having done pujan with dhoop, deep, naivedya and so on as your means allow, before him you will light a ghee lamp with ghee poured into it, and will put a little haldi into it.

In the sankalp you will take this, the speaker says: that for obtaining the supreme kripa of Bhagwan Dattatreya, and by his kripa for the shaman of all my bad PrarabdhaThe portion of destiny already set in motion by past actions — spiritual practice and good deeds can lessen its severity, but not eliminate it., for the rising of my punya, for the obtaining of a guru in physical life, and for obtaining complete success in the sadhanas to be done in the coming time, I take — male or female — the sankalp of the japa of the Datt mala mantra. Saying this, you will offer water. And after that you will do 108 paths of the Datt mala mantra.

The viniyog and the things at the beginning are to be done only once, the speaker says. All the shlokas at the beginning will be read one time; the viniyog will be taken only one time. And after that, the Datt Mala Mantra which has been given, you may jap 108 times upon a RudrakshaA sacred seed strung into rosaries and worn during shiva worship. mala. Let it be a mala of panchmukhi rudraksha; having japped upon it, that japa you will offer into the right hand of the Lord. If you do not wish to keep a shri vigrah, a yantra and so on, then before the vigrah of Bhagwan Sadashiv, or before his shivling, in this same way you will kindle a lamp and jap, and will offer it up to them.

Now this work, if you do it from the Purnima tithi up to the Amavasya, for fifteen days, is extremely excellent, the speaker says. Or at the very least you should certainly do eleven days. Eleven days you should do. And if you do it up to twenty-seven days, that is the best of all. Do the japa of 108 times daily in the morning. The best time is in the morning.

For as long as this japa, this anushthan, continues, for that long every day you should certainly put out grain for the birds, as your means allow, the speaker says. Food should certainly be given to dogs. Food should be given to the cow. You will always see that behind Bhagwan Dattatreya stands Gau Mata. Near his feet the dogs remain, and around him birds are certainly flying about. That is to say, he keeps a complete relationship with prakriti. This swarup of the Lord is wholly dedicated to prakriti. So his seva is extremely necessary for you. If you can feed the cow a mouthful daily, and along with it give food to dogs and give food to birds, then, he says, write it down a hundred per cent: the complete kripa of Bhagwan Dattatreya will certainly be obtained by you, and within the period of this sadhana anushthan itself.

And one special matter, the speaker says: since this is a Mala Mantra, for it no Diksha of any kind is required — so take the doubt out of your mind. A mantra having more than a hundred in number, more than a hundred words or beejaksharas — this matter comes described somewhere in the granthas, in the tantra granthas — that for it diksha is not required. So you may jap this mantra without any diksha. It has no adverse effect whatsoever, because this mantra is in itself the best, and is siddh, self-accomplished. What is to be done is to make oneself, one's own self, worthy of him, worthy of this mantra, so that its effect may be obtained by us. This mantra is siddh.

Secondly, how will you use it, the speaker asks. When you have japped for eleven days, twenty-one days or twenty-seven days, or from Purnima to Amavasya, for as many days as your means allowed, then on the last day — whatever the length of your sankalp — on the last day you must certainly go to a temple and give daan to a brahmin as your means allow. Daan of anna is to be given. Giving daan together with dakshina, and if it is possible, at least five children should certainly be fed. Feed five children without fail on the last day; if possible, feed them sweet kheer, but do feed them. Whether you feed them at the temple or at home. If you do this much, then this mantra and the shakti of this mantra will become extremely sharp for you, will become siddh, and whenever you use it a good result will be obtained by you.

After completing this sadhana, you should keep doing the path of it daily at least five times, or seven, eleven, twenty-one or twenty-seven times, without obstruction and without break, the speaker says. Every day, whenever you sit upon the asana, you will first of all jap this very mantra — do it five times or do it twenty-seven times, as much as your strength and capacity allow. In this manner every person can do this sadhana anushthan. Whether you are a new sadhak or an old sadhak, you should certainly do this sadhana. By its effect, by the effect of the awakening of this mantra, by the kripa of Bhagwan Dattatreya, sixty-four crore kinds of mantras run — that is to say, every kind of mantra becomes awakened, becomes set in motion, and begins to give its effect. For this reason, he says, every person should do this sadhana; every sadhak should certainly do it.