The Vaishakh Shukla Paksha — Three Mahavidya Jayantis, Water, Lamps and a Fifteen-Day Purashcharan

Sadhana guidance for Vaishakh's Mahavidya jayantis.

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01

Why is the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha a divine parva kala?

A fortnight carrying the jayantis of several mahashaktis

· 00:58–01:54 · Also a question

The speaker says the Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh is coming and will be a most divine parva kala, because in this fortnight fall the jayantis of such mahashaktis that people long for their grace. On anyone's avataran day, he says, that shakti's energy stands in a fierce state.

02

The observance runs from the Pratipada of the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha to the Purnima, and may be begun from the Amavasya.

Pratipada to Purnima, and the Amavasya before it

· 01:55–02:18

From the Pratipada of the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha up to the Purnima. The Amavasya falls the next day, and the speaker says one who wishes to begin from the Amavasya should certainly do so. The first task is to look at whose jayantis fall where.

03

Why is Akshaya Tritiya joined to Rohini nakshatra especially remarkable?

Akshaya Tritiya joined to Rohini nakshatra, and Parashuram Jayanti

· 02:19–02:41 · Also a question

Because it is joined to Rohini nakshatra, which the speaker calls wonderful in itself, making that day a special parva kala. Bhagavan Parashuram's jayanti falls the same day; some are observing it a day earlier on account of madhyahna-vyapini, but he says to take the 30th, when it holds both by udaya and by madhyahna-vyapini.

04

Who is Bhagavati Matangi, and how far may a householder go with her?

Matangi Jayanti on Akshaya Tritiya, and the diksha limit on Mahavidya practice

· 02:42–03:37 · Also a question

Akshaya Tritiya carries the jayanti of Mahavidya Matangi, whom folk speech first calls the Saraswati of the tantriks. Because she is a Mahavidya, the speaker says a householder without diksha should not do a brihad anushthan or purashcharan of her, but only of her saumya, mool forms.

05

How far may one go with a Mahavidya without initiation?

Ashtottara Shatanamavali, and reading the phalashruti first

· 03:38–03:54 · Also a question

Up to the Ashtottara Shatanamavali, the speaker says — but only one in whose phalashruti it is not written that people of the virachara paddhati should do it only after being initiated. If that is written in it, then it should not be done. Many Ashtottara Shatanams are available.

06

Matangi and Parashuram fall on the 30th of April, and Bhagavati Pitambara on the 5th of May.

The 30th of April and the 5th of May

· 03:55–04:05

On the 30th of April fall Mahavidya Bhagavati Matangi and Bhagavan Parashuram. After that, on the 5th of May, falls Bhagavati Pitambara — Brahmastra Vidya Baglamukhi.

Taking the dates in order, the speaker says: on the 30th of April, first of all, Mahavidya Bhagavati Matangi and Bhagavan Parashuram. After that, Bhagavati Pitambara — Brahmastra Vidya Baglamukhi — falls on the 5th of May.

07

Why do different traditions keep Baglamukhi Jayanti on different tithis?

Kalpa-bheda, and the Datia Shaktipeeth reckoning

· 04:06–04:48 · Also a question

Because by kalpa-bheda three tithis are available in Vaishakh — Chaturthi, Chaturdashi and Ashtami. Datia Shaktipeeth keeps Chaturthi chiefly because Swamiji Maharaj established Bhagavati there on that day; the speaker says sadhaks of that region and parampara should follow that, but the Ashtami is the most prevalent.

08

Why does the same goddess have so many different forms and jayantis?

Dvibhuja to sahasrabhuja, and kalpa-bheda

· 04:49–05:26 · Also a question

Because each goddess has innumerable forms. In the Durga rahasya Bhagavati is two-armed, four-armed, eight-armed, ten, sixteen, eighteen, twenty and up to a thousand arms; Pitambara likewise has dvibhuja, chaturbhuja, ashtabhuja, shodashabhuja and ashtadashabhuja forms. Worship runs from innumerable kalpas, and by that kalpa-bheda the jayanti differs too.

09

What attitude should one keep on the path of tantra?

Remaining a student and a jijnasu

· 05:27–06:02 · Also a question

Never to assume one has come to know everything. The speaker says the path of tantra is such that however much you learn, subjects will keep arriving that make you feel you know nothing yet; so long as one is in the world, one should walk it like a disciple, like a student, and keep the curiosity of a jijnasu.

10

Why should one not be in a hurry to become a guru?

Silence as the sign that grace has fully arrived

· 06:03–06:51 · Also a question

Because, the speaker says, one may obtain the grace of some devi shakti and still lack knowledge. Until divine knowledge is attained and one becomes silent, it means knowledge is still deficient within and the full grace of the shakti has not come.

11

What happens if one takes pride in the siddhi one has gained?

Abhiman, and becoming a laughing stock in the world

· 06:52–07:26 · Also a question

The speaker says that if the feeling of gurutva enters — that we have learnt a great deal, done lakhs of purashcharan, crores of japa, obtained this siddhi and now need to know nothing more — and pride is taken in it by mistake, then even if the shakti and siddhi do not leave you, in the world you will always be made a laughing stock.

12

How can one tell whether the grace of a mahashakti is truly present?

Capability carried outside one's own field

· 07:27–08:05 · Also a question

The speaker says many siddha sadhaks have great capability and shakti, but when they step into a field that is not theirs they are mocked, because they cannot actually do the work there. Where the grace of a Mahavidya or a mahashakti has come, that capability is obtained in any field with very little effort — by this too, he says, one can understand whether the grace is there or not.

13

What secrets attach to the many forms of Bhagavati Pitambara?

Kramagat mantra, ekakshari differences and the sahasrakshari mala mantra

· 08:06–09:07 · Also a question

Because Pitambara has many forms, the speaker says there is what is called a kramagat mantra, and a difference in her ekakshari as well, all interlinked. A high-calibre guru will tell which kind of ekakshari is used as samput with the shodashabhuja or ashtadashabhuja form, what her thirty-six letters are, and with which form's dhyana the sahasrakshari Brahmastra Vidya mala mantra should be recited.

14

Why is the Vaishakh Shukla Chaturdashi the most particular night in tantra?

Narasimha, Sharabh Bhairav, Pratyangira and Chhinnamastika together

· 09:08–09:49 · Also a question

Because on that one day fall the jayanti of Bhagavan Narasimha; of Bhagavan Sharabh Bhairav — Sharabh Shalu Raj, the fiercest, most ugra form of Bhagavan Sarveshwar, also called Akash Bhairav; of Bhagavati Pratyangira; and of Mahavidya Bhagavati Chhinnamastika.

15

How many Mahavidya jayantis fall in the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha?

Matangi, Baglamukhi and Chhinnamastika in one paksha

· 09:50–10:19 · Also a question

Three — Bhagavati Matangi, Bhagavati Mahavidya Baglamukhi and Bhagavati Chhinnamastika — and alongside them Sharabh, Bhagavan Narasimha and Bhagavati Pratyangira, of whom, the speaker says, nothing in the tantra kshetra can even be conceived without their presence.

16

What are the three tasks prescribed for the Vaishakh Shukla fortnight?

A purashcharan, deepdaan, and the arrangement of water

· 10:20–10:47 · Also a question

First, hold one sadhana and do a purashcharan in it — the speaker suggests repeating the sadhana done through the whole month of Magh at the Mahakumbh, or doing a purashcharan of the Kamakhya Kavach. Second, deepdaan. Third, the arrangement of water.

17

Why is arranging water for travellers so important in Vaishakh?

Jal seva, and the wearing down of shraap and prarabdha

· 10:48–11:44 · Also a question

The speaker says there is great mahima in arranging water for travellers from morning through the afternoon into evening in Vaishakh: Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are all pleased by it, and it works against any kind of curse — even one given by a siddha, or a pret-pishach's shraap dosha. Fill a water pot wrapped in red cloth and give water all day to cows, to birds and animals, and to people.

18

Who should perform this water seva, and what does it remove?

No distinction of rich and poor; release from deliberate sins

· 11:45–12:24 · Also a question

Everyone, the speaker says — never leave it out in the month of Vaishakh. Whether you are of a great house, a billionaire or a millionaire, or however poor you may be, there is no distinction in this between rich and poor. He says it releases one from all the doshas and curses of deliberate sins.

19

How much japa should be completed in these fifteen days?

A sava lakh of the Shiva panchakshari, three lakh if able

· 12:25–12:50 · Also a question

If you do japa of Bhagavan Shiva's panchakshari and have already done its purashcharan, the speaker says complete at least a sava lakh in fifteen days — which he says is done comfortably if you wish. Three lakh, if you can manage more, is better still. Those who do Bhagavati's saptakshari should do its purashcharan. The point is that one purashcharan should be completed in this paksha.

20

What benefits does a purashcharan in the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha bring?

An unbreakable mantra, akshaya punya, and automatic grace on each jayanti

· 12:51–13:39 · Also a question

The speaker lists several: a mantra already carried through one purashcharan becomes unbreakable and param siddha, so that when another mantra needs awakening it awakens instantly by this mantra's grace; japa done on Akshaya Tritiya yields akshaya punya and tapobala that never decays; and Matangi's grace comes of itself, since Bhagavan Shiva grants the grace of all ten Mahavidyas through this mantra.

21

What should a sadhak who knows no vidhi at all do?

A hundred malas of the panchakshari every day

· 13:40–14:04 · Also a question

The speaker says an ordinary sadhak who knows no vidhi vidhan and has done nothing else should certainly do at least a hundred malas of the panchakshari every single day through this month, this week, this paksha, according to capacity. Doing less than that, he says, is of little use — he is not in favour of less.

22

How should a hundred malas of japa be distributed through the day?

Fifty in the morning and fifty in the evening

· 14:05–14:21 · Also a question

However you like — fifty in the morning, fifty in the evening, or all at one sitting. Practice will come, the speaker says, and more than a hundred will be done in an hour. The second thing is the water arrangement, and the third is deepdaan every day at night or at sandhya.

23

Which special deepdaan is recommended in the Vaishakh Shukla Paksha?

Dattatreya's deepdaan for pitr-related trouble

· 14:22–14:53 · Also a question

The speaker says deepdaan is done at home in any case, but for one who wishes a special one in this paksha, do Bhagavan Dattatreya's deepdaan at the time of sandhya — for whatever pitr-related problem there may be, however much loss is occurring, whatever kind of dosha. If a brihad deepdaan is not wanted, do the laghu form; the tantrokta vidhi of Bhagavan Shiva's Panchanan deepdaan has been given on the channel.

24

What is the minimum deepdaan that must never be dropped?

The lamps at the chaukhat, morning and evening

· 14:54–15:20 · Also a question

If you want to do nothing else and only an ordinary deepdaan, the speaker says never leave out the deepdaan of the chaukhat — daily pujan of the threshold, daily shringar, and a lamp on both sides of it, certainly at both times, morning and evening.

25

What should accompany the daily japa at the threshold?

Batuk Bhairav's stotra and a lemon bali to Kul Bhairav

· 15:21–15:51 · Also a question

Along with whichever mantra you are doing, the speaker says to recite Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav's stotra and satnam at home daily — even once will do, though five, seven, ten, eleven or twenty-seven is wonderful. And certainly offer one lemon bali in the name of Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav, as Kul Bhairav, on the chaukhat of your door.

26

What if one is afraid to offer the lemon bali?

Fear of the lemon, and the previous day's live

· 15:52–16:12 · Also a question

The speaker refers listeners to the previous day's afternoon live, which he says was made for exactly this fear that cutting a lemon might mean one's own throat is cut. If after hearing it the blood still does not boil and you feel a lemon bali should still not be offered, then leave it — do not do this work.

27

What is the tulsi deepdaan for Bhagavan Narasimha?

Dried tulsi wood, and the harichandan of the Padma Purana

· 16:13–17:05 · Also a question

The second thing is an arrangement for deepdaan with tulsi in Bhagavan Narasimha's name at the time of sandhya. Citing the Padma Purana, the speaker says two things especially may be done with the wood of a tulsi plant that has dried up completely: the making of harichandan, and this lamp.

28

Is the tulsi and Narayana practice only for Vaishnavas?

All householders are Smarta

· 17:06–17:30 · Also a question

The speaker says that if you are a Vaishnava especially, then certainly do it — but the Shaktas and Shaivas should not think otherwise. There is no Shakta and no Shaiva, he says: all are Smarta. In the householder state everyone is Smarta.

29

Why must tulsi be placed in Narayana's naivedya?

Tulsi as a form of shakti, and a contemporary teacher criticised

· 17:31–17:59 · Also a question

The speaker says Bhagavan Narayana does not accept the naivedya at all until tulsi ji's leaf falls into it, and that tulsi ji is a form of shakti. He says he was dismayed on seeing videos in which a so-called extremely famous figure of the present time said that tulsi is a servant at Narayana's feet and is not placed in the naivedya in their tradition.

30

A tradition of one or two hundred years has gone so far as to prove a shastrokta statement false.

A two-hundred-year tradition falsifying shastrokta statements

· 18:00–18:20

He says a tradition a hundred or two hundred years old has gone so far as to prove even a shastrokta statement false — that Bhagavati is a servant of his feet and cannot be placed in the naivedya. In his view, when so-called world-famous people whom many begin to worship do this, they act as heads that cut off heads.

31

If a lineage really does withhold tulsi, should it be said publicly?

Lokahita, and the Shakta rule of never revealing one's end

· 18:21–18:51 · Also a question

No, the speaker says. Even if it is genuinely the case that tulsi is not offered in your naivedya, keeping the feeling of lokachar and for the sake of lokahita, this subject should not be told. The best thing about Shaktas, he says, is that they never give away their end; they keep it secret, because folk tradition would be defiled by it.

32

The vidhi of mudra and avaran pujan is never to be performed uncovered, yet it is now shown openly.

The rule that the vidhi is never performed uncovered

· 18:52–19:39

He says so-called Shaktas and others are now showing everything vigorously — mudra, the vidhi vidhan of avaran pujan and the rest — whereas at the time of diksha, when the guru paduka mantra is given, learned gurus say a thousand times that this vidhi is never to be performed uncovered, even before the guru himself. That rule, he says, is being flouted.

33

How is the tulsi-wood lamp for Narasimha actually made?

Dried tulsi wood wrapped into the wick, with ghee

· 19:40–20:09 · Also a question

Take the whole dried wood of tulsi ji and wrap it together with the cotton wick of the lamp, pour ghee, and light it while reciting Bhagavan Narasimha's mantra or remembering him — if nothing else, saying "नरसिंहाय नमः". The speaker says anyone at all, man or woman, may do this, and there is no need even to add pranava.

34

Who should not perform the Narasimha tulsi deepdaan?

A restriction on those who do not live by niyam

· 20:10–20:48 · Also a question

The speaker directs it to those who recite the Mahavidya paath, those initiated in Bhagavan Narasimha's or other mantras, and to mothers and sisters who live by rule rather than by their own will. Those who go about with a puppy in hand, he says, have no need to do this work — do not do it, or four more entanglements will fall around your neck.

35

Which mantra may be recited during the tulsi-wood deepdaan for Narasimha?

The Ugra Viram mala mantra

· 20:49–21:01 · Also a question

The speaker says those who walk a little by niti and niyam may all do this, and if they wish, may perform the deepdaan while reciting the Ugra Viram mala mantra — given in the transcript as "उग्र वीरम महाविष्णु जलंतम सर्वतो मुखम नरसिंहम".

36

Where must a lamp never be placed?

Never on bare ground — the dosha and the remedy

· 21:02–21:30 · Also a question

A lamp must never be set on bare earth, the speaker says: a very great dosha attaches, there is loss of wealth, and Lakshmi is displeased. Always place something under it — flowers, a separate plate, unbroken akshat, a rangoli, a little abir gulal, roli or haldi. Then set it near the chaukhat in Bhagavan Narasimha's name.

37

How may the Narasimha deepdaan be made more special?

Two lamps for Lakshmi-Narasimha, and the mala mantra afterwards

· 21:31–22:00 · Also a question

Light two lamps, in the names of Lakshmi and Narasimha — of Bhagavan Shri Lakshmi Narasimha. To make it more particular still, light the lamp in this way daily from Pratipada up to the Chaturdashi or the Purnima, and after that do japa of the Narasimha mala mantra, which the speaker says has long been given on the channel.

38

What does the chaukhat do for a household afflicted by abhichar?

The threshold as the line of defence

· 22:01–23:08 · Also a question

For those afflicted by abhichar, where a great obstruction of tantra-mantra and bhoot-pret has arisen in the house, the speaker says: if the chaukhat stands, only then will you be saved. If you begin fully giving seva and puja to the chaukhat, he says Bhagavan Narasimha will tear open the chests of your enemies, and will make your pitrs so capable that those who do tantra-mantra will have it turned back upon them.

39

Can japa really bring knowledge of one's kuldevi?

A dream of the Vindhyavasini temple after Jayanti Mangala japa

· 23:09–24:06 · Also a question

The speaker cites a screenshot he posted on the Telegram channel: a person doing japa of the first mantra of the Argala, "Jayanti Mangala", to learn fully about his kuldevi, saw in a dream the chief temple of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini in the Vindhya region, and was being instructed to go into a particular room and worship her in a particular way. He says he confirmed such a temple exists.

40

Why do people believe in abhichar but not in their own sadhana?

Faith in maran prayoga but not in one's own japa

· 24:07–24:34 · Also a question

The speaker says people accept that enemies can set bhoot-pret upon them, that a killing in the house is possible by maran prayoga, that someone can be driven mad by throwing ash — but they do not believe at all in themselves, that if they do the practice the devi will be pleased with them and grant grace.

41

What can the ash from one's own paath be used for?

Abhimantrit bhasma from the dhoop of a kavach paath

· 24:35–25:09 · Also a question

The speaker says people do not believe that if we recite the Narasimha mala mantra or some other kavach, and dhoop burns while we recite, the ash formed from that dhoop can be empowered and thrown on a person on whom a vichar has already been running — and the vichar will be cut. The reason it does not work, he says, is that you will not do the japa; there is no surrender within you.

42

Why does the shamshan sadhak's work prevail over a householder's?

Tapobala earned over years against a few days of japa

· 25:10–25:45 · Also a question

Because, the speaker says, he sits in the shamshaan doing japa and tapa for years on end, performs many kinds of vamachari procedures, gives bali, achieves siddhi in the mouth of a corpse or of a goat, and only then runs the prayoga after awakening it. That is why your devi-devatas step back — his tapobala is with him, whereas you do it for two or four days and then say the devatas have no shakti.

43

Who in the house should perform the chaukhat pujan?

The kulavadhu, and the restriction on a married daughter

· 25:46–26:15 · Also a question

Especially the kulavadhu, the speaker says. A daughter of the house may also do it — but only until her marriage. Once married, a daughter should not worship the chaukhat of her maike; she should certainly give it respect, but not worship it.

44

How should the kulavadhu perform the chaukhat pujan?

Bathed, in proper vastra, with the pallu over the head

· 26:16–26:52 · Also a question

Having done the prescribed vidhan, then bathed and put on that kind of vastra, and with the pallu placed over her head and forehead, she performs the pujan of the chaukhat. The speaker says great effect is obtained from this, and that the devi-devatas of the house are extremely pleased by the kulavadhu's pujan. If she does not do it, then whichever son or member of the house does it — that, he says, is a separate matter.

45

What should be kept beside the tulsi plant, and from when?

A clay kalash from Mesh Sankranti to Bhadrapada Sankranti

· 26:53–27:15 · Also a question

The speaker says a tulsi plant must be in the house and must receive seva; and from the Mesh Sankranti that has just set in, up to the Bhadrapada Sankranti, keep at least one clay kalash there, wrapped in red cloth and filled with water. Many pitrs and dev-pitrs dwell near the tulsi tree; they are satisfied through Narayana and Bhagavati Tulsi, and their blessing fills a house with wealth and grain.

46

These subjects are known only by doing them and letting the experience come.

Experience as the only test

· 27:16–27:38

The speaker says these subjects are known only when you do them and the experience comes. Merely levelling the accusation that this is rubbish, that it does not happen — in his view such a person should not read or listen to these things at all.

47

Why does a havan on an Akshaya Tritiya joined to Rohini destroy enemies?

Paush Amavasya with Mool, and Akshaya Tritiya with Rohini

· 27:39–28:02 · Also a question

The speaker states it as a shastric pramana: if Mool nakshatra falls at the time of the Paush Amavasya, and if Rohini nakshatra falls on the day of Akshaya Tritiya, then enemies — and especially those who are wicked and base — are destroyed, and their strength decays. So if you are right and your enemies are wrong, an anushthan or pujan performed or commissioned on this day will certainly be effective.

48

What is the nature of Bhagavati Pitambara?

Shatru-nashini in the laukik world, Parabrahma Parameshwari in truth

· 28:03–28:31 · Also a question

The speaker says Bhagavati Pitambara is in herself the destroyer of enemies, her very form being for the destruction of enemies. She is Parabrahma Parameshwari, but people know her especially in the laukik world, and her mantras are used most of all for the destruction of enemies. Even if you have taken her shelter for a merely laukik desire, he says, she will certainly draw you away from materiality towards the Parabrahma.

49

What may anyone do on a jayanti without any authorisation?

Shringar puja and satarchan, dhoop deep naivedya

· 28:32–29:02 · Also a question

On whichever day a form's jayanti falls, the speaker says, do her shringar puja and satarchan — this much should be done. If not that, then simply offer dhoop, deep and naivedya in her name; no dosha will attach from that. Trouble arises, he says, only when you do what is forbidden, what you are not authorised for.

50

Where should Bhagavan Sharabh be worshipped, and where not?

Sharabh and Narasimha must not share a place

· 29:03–29:26 · Also a question

The speaker says that if you worship Bhagavan Sharabh at home, then Bhagavan Narasimha should not have a place there. Sarveshwar Bhairav should be worshipped especially in a Shiva temple itself. On the Chaturdashi, therefore, do the Panchanan Mahadev deepdaan in a Shiva temple, for the sake of Bhagavan Sarveshwar.

51

Why do a fifteen-day purashcharan rather than join a one-day anushthan?

A one-day group anushthan against a fortnight of one's own

· 29:27–29:58 · Also a question

The speaker says the anushthan done on behalf of everyone on these three chief days will be posted in the group and, if possible, published on YouTube, and listeners may have their sankalpa made. But that anushthan is of one day each; you should do the full fifteen days for your own welfare, because so many Mahavidyas and mahashaktis are arriving in this purashcharan that it will give many times more benefit.

52

What extra discipline is prescribed for a capable sadhak?

One meal a day, and sattvikta during the japa

· 29:59–30:28 · Also a question

A capable sadhak — meaning one whose body is able — should eat one meal a day and do japa, at night or in the day. Those who cannot, because of the heat, office and work, should do as much as the body allows. But it will be good, the speaker says, if it is done while staying in sattvikta, because eating heavily makes long sitting difficult.

53

Whose food may not be eaten during a fifteen-day anushthan?

No food from any other household, including a daughter's

· 30:29–30:54 · Also a question

The speaker says that during a fifteen or sixteen day anushthan one rule must certainly be kept: do not eat the food of anyone else's house. While doing a purashcharan one should never eat food from another's house. Not even a daughter's house, nor a married sister's — one should not even go there, let alone eat.

54

Does the food restriction extend to a lover's or the in-laws' house?

No food from either until pani grahan

· 30:55–31:15 · Also a question

Yes. The speaker says that if you are a lover and beloved, you may be very much bound by rule in your own place, but in the middle of a purashcharan you will not eat the food of each other's house at that time until your pani grahan has taken place; and one should not eat the food of the in-laws' house either. Whoever will not accept it, he says, need not.

55

If a jayanti falls mid-anushthan, should the main japa be changed?

The main japa stays; the jayanti gets a separate pujan

· 31:16–31:49 · Also a question

No. Taking as his example a person doing a purashcharan of the Kamakhya Kavach at 108 daily — which over fifteen days comes to 1500 — the speaker says that if Bhagavati Pitambara's jayanti falls in the middle, the japa you must chiefly do remains the one you have been doing.

56

How is the jayanti of a goddess honoured if she has no place at home?

Using Durga's vigraha with yellow cloth for Pitambara

· 31:50–32:51 · Also a question

The speaker says you may do the shringar, pujan and abhishek of Bhagavati Pitambara at home where you have given her a place. If not, then use whichever vigraha of Bhagavati you have — Bhagavati Durga, for instance — and do her abhishek and shringar that day with yellow cloth. Bhagavati will certainly accept that, he says, because fundamentally this is Jagadamba's own form.

57

Does the Kamakhya archan need to be commissioned separately?

Everything included in the paksha's anushthans

· 32:52–33:39 · Also a question

Asked about Kamakhya Mai's archan and sanatan seva, the speaker answers that there is no need to do anything separately: whatever will be done on Akshaya Tritiya, on Bhagavati Pitambara's jayanti, and along with it for Bhagavati Pratyangira and Chhinnamastika — all of it will be included in that. If someone wishes to do something separately he will not forbid it, but he will not place a compulsory burden either.

58

Can a group of youths use ugra prayoga against Sanatan?

Capability, diksha and tapobala before any prayoga

· 33:40–34:54 · Also a question

Asked about a group of youths learning the most ugra prayoga who wish to erase Sanatan, the speaker says the thing can be done and several people are already attempting it. Those who do prayoga in this field are all young men, mostly unmarried, and all have done a good deal of purashcharan. Most listeners, he says, are not even initiated in any kula parampara, so they should increase their tapobala until that capability comes.

59

Can an anushthan be done of a mantra whose vidhi came in a dream?

Know the mantra fully first

· 34:55–35:11 · Also a question

Asked whether one can perform an anushthan of a mantra whose vidhi was told in a dream, the speaker says first find out which mantra it is, what it is and how it is — know the whole subject, and only then do it. There is a related video on the channel.

Asked whether an anushthan may be done of a mantra whose vidhi was told in a dream, the speaker answers: first, which mantra is it, what is it, how is it — knowing the whole subject, only then do it. There is a related video on the channel, he says; listen to it.

60

Can a whole family perform deepdaan together?

Joint deepdaan with the thirty-two names in a chakra vidhi

· 35:12–36:12 · Also a question

Yes — the speaker says all doing it together is most excellent. If there are five or ten members in the family, let them all hold lamps together and, sitting together, do japa of Bhagavati's thirty-two namavali in an ugra, vira bhava — one chakra vidhi, that is thirty-three times, by the chakra vidhi. Then, he says, no one has the standing to raise an eye at that family.

61

What can a joint family do if someone does attack it?

Ten members, a joint sankalpa and a bali

· 36:13–36:53 · Also a question

The speaker says that if there are ten members, the whole family lives together and there has been no partition, then even if someone has raised an eye, let the ten sit together and make a joint sankalpa — having already done a purashcharan — and offer a bali to Bhagavati; the other side, he says, will be finished. There is great capability in remaining joint.

62

What can a non-sattvik eater do if he cannot do the Lakshmi mala mantra?

Bathe and worship first; and the dosha of eating meat while denying bali

· 36:54–37:36 · Also a question

Asked by a listener who says his diet is not sattvik and who wishes to do the Dhanada Kavach Stotra in the virachara path instead of the Lakshmi mala mantra purashcharan, the speaker answers that one does not eat meat first thing on waking — one can rise, bathe and perform puja, so do that. He then criticises those who eat meat yet say bali is not offered to their deity: when it is brought home, the deity receives a portion regardless, and dosha attaches.

63

Is virachara diksha a licence to eat and drink freely?

Samyam over the indriyas in every path

· 37:37–38:22 · Also a question

No. The speaker says that if you are in this path and must eat, then choose that kind of deity form and take that kind of diksha — but you cannot proceed without knowing the vidhi vidhan and being controlled. Even virachari sadhaks, he says, inevitably fall after a time if they do not walk by niti and niyam. Virachara is not a certificate of licence, and where there is no restraint over the indriyas there is no sadhana at all.

64

What does Raktabija's story show about tantric sadhana?

Asuras too did tantric sadhana — and Chamunda herself killed him

· 38:23–39:14 · Also a question

The speaker says asuras also performed tantric sadhana — take Meghnath, or Raktabija, who obtained his shakti by Bhagavati's grace alone. Bhagavati gave it and Bhagavati took it back: Chamunda Mai herself killed him. It will astonish you, he says, that the sadhana Raktabija performed was of Bhagavati Chamunda herself. The one who gave, took.

65

Was Raktabija's vamachari worship outside the Veda?

Avaidik in name only, and bhakshya-abhakshya still considered

· 39:15–40:15 · Also a question

The speaker says Raktabija performed tapasya of Bhagavati for a long time as a rakshasa and by the vamachari vidhi — what is called avaidik puja. But avaidik is separate from the Veda only in name, he says; it is Vaidik as well, and is not outside it. Even so, Raktabija did not simply take anything at all: prasad is treated as prasad, and beyond that his whole conduct was samyam.

66

Taking vamachara diksha as an exemption for the panchamakara leads into a pit; samyam cannot be left aside.

The pit that follows an imagined licence

· 40:16–41:38

The speaker says one cannot go outside samyam. Anyone thinking of taking initiation in vamachara because he cannot stay in dakshinachara — reasoning that there will be great enjoyment, an exemption for the panchamakara, liquor and chicken and eggs and cigarettes, and deities of the same kind — will fall into a pit. Many fall and are ruined, he says: the thing is not for that at all, whatever varna you may be.

67

Will pitrs cause harm if water and a lamp are kept for them at home?

Yaksha and pitr rights over a water source

· 41:39–42:05 · Also a question

Not at all, the speaker answers. Understand the importance of the sthan, he says: two have a right over a source of water — first the yakshas, second the pitrs. Two devatas are angered most by harming water: first the yaksha and second the pitr.

68

Why can a pret not take water even when it is in front of it?

A pret must be given; it cannot take

· 42:06–42:41 · Also a question

The speaker says that things may stand right before a pret and it still cannot take them itself, until someone gives them. Ganga ji is available everywhere, yet all the pret-pishach lying on her banks cannot satisfy themselves by drinking that water — they simply cannot take it.

69

Can a negative shakti take the offerings of the chaukhat puja?

Defilement of the threshold as a rarest case, and its remedy

· 42:42–43:19 · Also a question

No negative shakti has the capability to take the puja of the chaukhat, the speaker says. If a tantrik defiles the chaukhat by sitting there and doing something untoward, that happens in the rarest of cases, and only where you have no knowledge. The remedy is at the Narasimha bela, the godhuli of sandhya: do the full shringar puja of the chaukhat with a bali and a nikari, and however great the process performed was, it will be destroyed at once.

70

Which Narasimha is invoked for reclaiming the threshold?

Kolahal Narasimha of Kashi and the Ugravira mantra

· 43:20–44:06 · Also a question

The speaker names Bhagavan Kolahal Narasimha of the Kashi region. Remembering him and doing japa of the Ugravira mantra, offer bali on the chaukhat and remove whatever is there — anyone who comes thinking to establish authority will be torn apart. Kolahal Narasimha's sabar works very swiftly, he says, and even his mere remembrance suffices if the bela is right.

71

What are the conditions on the haldi used in the Kolahal Narasimha threshold lamp?

Haldi from a Hindu's own field, grown, dried and powdered by an unmarried girl, for the Kolahal Narasimha lamp

· 44:07–44:49 · Also a question

Use a khadi batti, and ghee made from desi cow's milk alone, and mix in a little yellow haldi. The haldi has its own tantric condition: it should be from a Hindu's own house or field; a kumari kanya who has not yet become rajaswala should uproot it and dry it; and the haldi powder should be made by her hands. Empowered with this mantra, the speaker says, the prayoga will not need to be done a second time.

72

In which places of the house should water be kept for the pitrs?

The chaukhat, the kitchen and the tulsi sthan

· 44:50–45:32 · Also a question

Three, the speaker says: first the chaukhat; second the kitchen — its ishan kona, or nairitya kona, or the western direction; and third the sthan of tulsi ji. His own view is to keep it wherever convenient, since one cannot demolish things over a direction. The water source kept at such a place belongs to the pitrs alone.

73

Can any spirit help itself to water placed for the pitrs?

Even a brahmarakshas must ask

· 45:33–46:40 · Also a question

No. The speaker says the pitrs will give it to whom they wish; you are not giving it directly to anyone, and no one will be able to take it. Even if a brahmarakshas were sitting there playing cricket with you, calling you friend, when it needs water it will have to ask you — it cannot take and drink it.

74

What should be done if someone asks for food at the chaukhat in a dream?

Panchbali on Amavasya, and a dvij to be fed

· 46:41–47:12 · Also a question

If you see especially that someone at the chaukhat is asking you for grain, for akshat, for water, the speaker says the first thing to do is a panchbali for the pitrs, done separately and specially on the Amavasya tithi. And if possible, call a vedapathi brahmin who does not consume khaini, tobacco, gutka, beedi or liquor — or one of the kshatriya varna, or of the vaishya varna; he must be a dvij.

75

What should the invited brahmin be fed, and who should not eat it?

Kheer at the threshold, and the punya spent by the one who eats it

· 47:13–47:59 · Also a question

They should be fed kheer, and it is better if they come to the house and cross the chaukhat rather than being fed at the temple. But knowledgeable people, the speaker says, do not eat kheer on that day, because in taking that meal their own punya will be spent. Those with no punya will simply come, spoil your matter and leave — and if such a person rubs khaini after eating, the pret gets it too.

76

What if one has a grudge against brahmins?

Not taking another's paap on one's own head

· 48:00–49:45 · Also a question

The speaker says such people should be called who are pure and sattvik, and fed kheer, if this kind of dream comes; if water is being seen, give as much water as possible to cows. To those who hold dvesha for brahmins he says: do not ruin your own boat by watching what the world is doing. If a brahmin does something wrong, that is his life — why criticise him and take his paap on your own head?

77

What is the summary remedy for a dream of being asked for grain, akshat or water at the chaukhat?

Milk kheer for a brahmin at home, or feed a cow

· 49:46–50:11 · Also a question

If such a dream comes, the speaker says, call a brahmin to your own house and feed him kheer made of milk; or, if you have difficulty with that, then feed gau mata. This is the very first thing that should be done, and certainly should be done.

78

Why does a new mother in janma sutak show signs of abhichar?

Dakini dosha, sthan-ullanghan and pre-existing abhichar turning ugra

· 50:12–50:54 · Also a question

The speaker says an abhicharik state is possible, but that in ninety-nine per cent of cases what happens is that an abhichar already in place turns ugra at that time. The dosha of sthan-ullanghan attaches — she has gone to a hospital, and there are fifty kinds of subject at such a place. Pitrs already in difficulty can also give some trouble. But the greatest matter present in this, he says, is connected with Dakini dosha.

79

What is the agni utara, and what may be used for it?

A living utara done with burning camphor

· 50:55–51:26 · Also a question

Where this problem arises, the speaker says, if you have done a purashcharan of any mantra of Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav, or of the Kamrup Kamakhya kavach and the like, an agni utara should be done with those. In the agni utara camphor is placed on a kushmandi and lit, or a lemon is cut and it is lit on that, or it is lit on a coconut. It should be done continuously — agni utara means a jwalant, a living utara.

80

How is the coconut prepared for the agni utara?

A whole water-bearing coconut with its jata

· 51:27–51:52 · Also a question

Take a coconut. Even if you have done japa of Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav's Brahma Kavach only a hundred times — leave aside a thousand or ten thousand, even a hundred will do — take a whole coconut with water in it, with its jata intact.

81

Which mantras should already be practised before attempting the utara?

Batuk Bhairav's stotra, his sabar, and the emergency mantras

· 51:53–52:23 · Also a question

Place a gota camphor on the coconut, one that will burn a while. You should already have practice of Batuk Bhairav's stotra and satnam, or of the Batuk Bhairav mantra you do; otherwise the Batuk Bhairav sabar given on the channel. The speaker says Bamanti Kalika should be made ready for emergencies but not recited daily, and the same for the Janjira. In sutak, he notes, the puja of many deities cannot be done.

82

Which mantra works during sutak, and how is the coconut empowered?

Bamanti Kalika in sutak, and abhimantran while the flame burns

· 52:24–52:59 · Also a question

The speaker says Bamanti Kalika will work — the Bamanti Kalika mantra will run in sutak, and will run all the stronger. He notes this is a little off the householder subject but that a person should keep such things ready; if you have fear, do not do it. Then empower the coconut with those mantras according to your strength, only as long as the fire burns.

83

How is the utara passed over the afflicted person and disposed of?

A reverse utara over the head, then the coconut broken outside

· 53:00–53:28 · Also a question

After that, over the one who has the problem, do a complete reverse utara from over the head — five times or seven times. Then take the coconut outside and break it well, a little outside the main door. After breaking it either put it in fire, or let some man pick it up, carry it far away and place it, leave it or bury it in a solitary spot; then wash the hands and come inside.

84

At what time should the utara be done, and with which stotras?

Sandhya, when both belas are equal

· 53:29–53:57 · Also a question

It is most excellent, the speaker says, if it is done at the time of sandhya, when both belas are equal. It can be done with Bhagavan Narasimha's mantra, with the Narasimha mala mantra and the like; with Batuk Bhairav ji's stotra and satnamavali, or with his sabar mantra if you have done the shraddha; or with Hanuman ji's Janjira, or his other mantras, or the Bajrang Baan, which he says everyone keeps as siddha and anyone can do.

85

For how many days should the utara be continued?

Five continuous days from a Saturday, Tuesday or Sunday

· 53:58–54:49 · Also a question

Begin on any day — Saturday, Tuesday or Sunday — and continue for the next five days. If they are not getting relief, increase the number. Alongside, start the utara and bali at the chaukhat, and do the kshetrapal nikari as well; the speaker says relief will then come swiftly.

86

What is the weekly schedule for a Chandi Path?

Monday to Friday paath, Saturday havan, Sunday Devi Suktam

· 54:50–55:32 · Also a question

The speaker confirms a listener may do the daily paath of the Sarva Siddhi Mahavidya krama, and states the rule for those who wish to do Chandi Path: do it from Monday to Friday, and do a havan on Saturday. On Sunday, instead of resting, do the paath of the Devi Suktam and the like nine or eleven times — this, he says, should certainly be done and will make it better still.

87

How should the Narasimha Kavach be begun for someone under tantric attack?

The Narasimha mala mantra is fiercer than the kavach

· 55:33–55:59 · Also a question

Asked how to begin the Narasimha Kavach from Narasimha Jayanti for a sister on whom tantric kriya has been done for a long time and whom no tantric has been able to set right, the speaker answers that if it is to be Bhagavan Narasimha, the Narasimha mala mantra is fiercer than the kavach. Do both: for one kavach, do the mala mantra five times. And for a sister's problem, the Kamakhya Kavach is best of all.

88

What is prescribed alongside the paath of the Kamakhya Kavach?

Kamakhya water on an empty stomach

· 56:00–57:13 · Also a question

Have someone send Kamakhya ji's water, the speaker says, tell her to drink it daily on an empty stomach, and along with it tell her to do the paath of the Kamakhya Kavach. He says it is going to give an extremely wonderful effect.

Get Kamakhya ji\'s water sent from someone, the speaker says. Tell her to drink it every day on an empty stomach, and along with it tell her to do the paath of the Kamakhya Kavach. It is going to give an extremely wonderful effect, he says.

89

May a Shri Vidya initiate do maya beej japa separately?

One adesh from the guru is enough

· 57:14–57:37 · Also a question

Asked by a listener who has had the initial diksha in Shri Vidya, has no separate diksha in the maya beej, but wishes to do its japa, the speaker answers that he should obtain the guru's adesh once. Speak once to those who gave the diksha — "Guruji, give us the adesh once" — and if they say just that much, it is most excellent.

90

Where on the body is the rudraksha first worn?

Twelve-mukhi hidden in the shikha, seven or eight in the ears

· 58:03–58:53 · Also a question

A rudraksha janeu does exist, the speaker confirms. Rudraksha is first worn on the head — above the jata if one has jata, or in the shikha. The twelve-mukhi, which is the symbol of the Dwadasha Aditya, is worn in the shikha, kept hidden. In the ears, seven-mukhi is called the best, or eight-mukhi. Panchmukhi may be worn everywhere it is fit to be worn.

91

Which mukhi rudraksha goes on the neck, wrists and arms?

Six-mukhi on the right, nine-mukhi on the left, panchmukhi for the yajnopavita

· 58:54–59:24 · Also a question

Third, in the neck as kanthi and as a mala, all rudraksha may be worn. For the manibandh and the bahu — the baju band — the speaker says six-mukhi is best on the right hand and in the manibandh, and nine-mukhi on the left. As a yajnopavita, panchmukhi are best.

92

What governs the rudraksha worn at the waist?

The kamarband decided by one's kula diksha

· 59:25–59:59 · Also a question

The kamarband, the speaker says, is where the most particular matter arrives: if you wish to walk according to tradition, wear it according to the kula in which you are initiated, because the most special place of all is here — the navel, from which we obtain everything. One initiated in Bhagavati's Kamakhya kula, for instance, will wear a full panchmukhi manibandh, but with one thirteen-mukhi or one three-mukhi certainly in it.

93

How many rudraksha may be worn, and where is the mahatmya described?

Five hundred, and better a thousand and eight

· 1:00:00–1:00:35 · Also a question

Wearing five hundred rudraksha is accepted, the speaker says, and if a thousand and eight are worn it is held better still. He tells listeners to look at and study the Rudraksha Mahatmya in the Shiv Mahapuran once, which will clear the whole concept.

Wearing five hundred RudrakshaA sacred seed strung into rosaries and worn during shiva worship. is what has been accepted, the speaker says, and if one thousand and eight are worn it is held to be better still. Look once at the Rudraksha Mahatmya in the Shiv Mahapuran, he says — do svadhyaya of it. Doing so will clear your whole concept.

94

How should the rudraksha be strung and worshipped?

One thread or a silver chain, with abhishek and dhoop deep

· 1:00:36–1:00:54 · Also a question

If one wishes to wear them, the speaker says it is best to have all the rudraksha on a single thread, or to have a silver chain made. If they are to be kept for puja, then in the place of puja their abhishek is to be done, along with dhoop and deep.

95

How should rudraksha be cleaned after abhishek?

Soft brush, then a day in mustard oil, repeated every month or two

· 1:00:55–1:02:06 · Also a question

Because abhishek is done with milk, curd and ghee, residue remains inside a rudraksha even after cleaning. The speaker says to clean it lightly with a soft brush, then leave it in mustard oil for a day, then wipe it well, perfume it and wear it. This process should be repeated once every month or two, which keeps the rudraksha hard and strong and keeps purifying it.

96

The larger yantra with many petals is Bhagavati's, and the one with fewer is Bhagavan Shiva's Panchanan.

Bhagavati's yantra, Shiva's Panchanan, and the need for a sankalpa

· 1:02:07–1:02:52

Until the full account is posted, the speaker says, understand only this much: the yantra that looks the largest, with many petals around it, is Bhagavati's yantra, and the one with fewer is Bhagavan Shiva's Panchanan. Keep doing the abhishek of all of them. He closes by saying a purashcharan should always be done having taken a sankalpa — without a sankalpa, how will a purashcharan happen at all?

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