Sankat Nashan Stotra
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A distress-removing hymn to Ganesha, offered as an effective, non-Vedic alternative for those not eligible to recite mantras like Ganapati Atharvashirsha.
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The 108 Namavali rather than the Datta Mala Mantra for a Datta idol's homa, 'Pathe' versus 'Jape Viniyogah', and raw green limes from a crossroads
Datta idol Homa should use the 108 Namavali of Dattatreya rather than the Datta Mala Mantra; Viniyoga is phrased 'Pathe Viniyogah' for a single recitation and 'Jape Viniyogah' for repeated japa; raw green limes from crossroads are traditionally preferred for swift occult severance.
Daily vidhi of the Panchakshari purashcharan: materials, lamps, sankalp, smaran, abhishek, japa and aarti
For the daily sitting the speaker asks for yellow cloth and a yellow asan, a Shivling for daily abhishek, Bilva patra, kaner, aakavan and shami leaf or flower, and cow's milk — or a gandhodak of roli, crushed camphor and agar or rose water in water. Sit facing east or north in yellow or white, light two lamps — mustard oil for the protective shaktis (Bhairav, Hanuman, Kali, the yoginis), ghee for Shiva, Parvati, the nourishing shaktis and the kul devi-devatas — and do Achamana, pavitri dharan, shikha bandhan, bhumi sparsh and asan shodhan. Then Swastivachan (or the Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu mantra), guru smaran — Dattatreya if you have no guru, since Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are in him, or Shiva or Narayan — and the day's Sankalpa with akshat, flower and water, naming yourself, Gotra, tithi and nakshatra: for Shiva's pleasure, for the siddhi of the Panchakshar mantra, for the destruction of sins of all births and of all known and unknown doshas, for the pleasure of the Pitr devas, I resolve to do yathashakti japa today. Then Ganesha by the Sankat Nashan Stotra, Batuk Bhairava by his stotra and shatanamavali, and Bhagwati by the Saptashloki or her stotra — five minutes in all — then abhishek of Shiva by the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas and shringar, optionally a Shiva Kavach, stotra or the Rudrashtakam, and the japa itself on a Rudraksha mala kept inside a Gomukhi. Afterwards samarpan, a stuti such as the Shiv Tandav Stotra or Lingashtakam, and camphor Aarti. Three hours at most, he says.
The Ganpati sadhana, with eleven hundred to eleven thousand paths of the Sankat Nashan Ganesh stotra over two to six months.
The sadhana of Bhagavan Ganpati — in which, if nothing else, you should have done japa of the Sankat Nashan Ganesh stotra for two months or six months, eleven hundred, twenty-one hundred, eleven thousand, as many as possible. Because when you perform Ganpati's sadhana, it is he who will give you that base by which you will be able to preserve the capacity of any mantra within yourself.
What does the phalashruti of the Sankat Nashan Ganesh stotra say?
That when we complete even eleven hundred paths of the Sankat Nashan Ganpati stotra, or up to eleven thousand, then according to the phalashruti the path of obtaining what we need in worldly life is opened out and it begins to be obtained. Vidyarthi labhate vidya, dhanarthi labhate dhanam, putrarthi labhate putran, moksharthi labhate gatim — whatever is wanted, Bhagavan Ganpati gives, if the path is performed for six months.
Which names are repeated in the Sankat Nashan?
The twelve chief names that are in the Sankat Nashan — it is of those alone that the path is done again and again.
Many obstacles came in the middle and sutak broke the sadhana on the third day.
A listener reports that last time he did the Sankat Nashan Ganesh sadhana, a great many obstacles came in the middle, and on the third day the sadhana became khandit because of sutak.
What is the ordinary Ganpati sadhana he prescribes?
Either do the sadhana of the Ashtavinayak, which has been given on the channel; or if you cannot do that, then continue the sadhana of the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotram for six months. Do not do it for two or four days. In six months, whatever your material desires are, the buddhi and the thoughts that should arise within you for them, and the behaviour that should be in your speech and conduct — all that practicality begins to arise within you.
In what order should the parts of a nitya puja be done?
A listener recites his daily order: guru smaran, Datt mantra mala, then Sankat Nashan Ganpati stotra, then Bhagavati's Satnam kavach stotra, then Rudrashtak, then Bajrang Baan. The speaker answers that first comes guru smaran with the Datt mala; after that Ganpati; after Ganpati, Bhairav; then Hanuman ji; then Jagdamba, or Lakshmi Narayan; and Shiva ji should be done at the very end.
Repeat the sadhana already begun; a new one comes only after the basic Guru-Ganpati sadhana
He says again: if you are already doing some sadhana, repeat that very one. A protective sadhana may be taken up if you have not done one — many have been doing Ganpati ji's sadhana, have done the Sankat Nashan, have done the Ekakshari japa of Dattatreya Maharaj. Once their basic, initial sadhana of Guru and Ganpati is complete, then the sadhana of Bhairav ji or of Hanuman ji is to be done — and either may be begun from Dwadashi or from Chaturdashi. In his own view you should do Hanuman ji's Panjar now, which is the fastest; or if you wish, the Badvanal.
Where should someone who has done nothing so far begin?
Those who have done nothing at all should begin their sadhana with Bhagavan Ganpati — you may begin with Lakshmi Ganpati ji — or you may begin with Bhagavan Dattatreya; you may do the Dattatreya mala mantra and the rest. You may perform the dev deeksha vidhan on the day of Dhanteras, on the day of the Amavasya Kaal Ratri, on the day of Dooj, and on Akshay Navami which is coming; and you may do the guru varan of Bhagavan Dattatreya and then their sadhana. Or, if you are a new sadhak, you may begin the Sankat Nashan sadhana of Ganpati ji — first of all you should certainly do the Ganpati guru sadhana; otherwise do the sadhana of Bhairav ji, if you are doing an initial sadhana.
What should be done with the old clothes of the deities?
When the clothes of Bhagavan become old, what should be done with them, a listener asks. We give them pravah, he says — pravah is the one and only remedy; it also dissolves in water. He also tells Abhishek Tomar ji that he seems very troubled and should message after Diwali so that everything can be talked over, and tells Suman ji to do only one anushthan — either the Sankat Nashan or the Chalisa, one of the two.
Sankat Nashan Ganapati Stotram as a new sadhak's first Ganpati sadhana
The speaker says a new Sadhak should, with eyes closed, take as his first sadhana for Ganpati the Sankat Nashan Stotra given in the Narada Purana. By doing it, he says, not only is Ganpati's Kripa obtained, Tapo-bala accumulated and Prarabdha destroyed, but, as the stotra itself states, the kamana for which it is recited is also fulfilled. The full vidhi-vidhan of the anushthan, he says, is given separately on his channel.
Tithi window for the Sankat Nashan Ganapati anushthan
The speaker says the Sankat Nashan Stotra anushthan is best done from Chaturthi tithi through to Chaturdashi tithi, and that this works in either paksha of any month.
Writing the twelve names of Ganpati daily when there is no money for puja
The speaker says that when distress, calamity and money trouble are very great and there is no money even for Dhoop, lamp, flowers and prasad, the best vidhan is to do only Ganpati's Japa and to write daily the root stotra of his twelve names — beginning with Vakratunda and running to the twelfth name. He says Ganpati then opens the paths of wealth very quickly and a path opens for release from debt and loans, but the phalashruti states six months of continuous practice; doing this daily is how one strengthens one's financial, bodily and mental state.
The Ratri Suktam mantra may be recited under a Sankalp for Maa Tara
Yes — the Ratri Suktam mantra can absolutely be recited, taking a Sankalpa for the pleasure of Maa Tara.
Which sadhana should be done for a good rank in a competitive examination?
The Sankat Nashan Stotra of Bhagavan Ganapati (Ganesha). Sitting before Ganapati, recite it at least 12 times daily for his twelve names; if there is more time, offer Durva Grass and do 108 recitations. The speaker calls it divine, extraordinary and the easiest of all.
What should be done when an Anushthan of a mantra received in a dream keeps being obstructed?
Before the Anushthan of the mantra received in a dream, perform an Anushthan of Bhagavan Ganpati's Sankat Nashan Stotra — even one day's. For instance, if the mantra Anushthan is to begin on the Ashtami, do the Ganpati Anushthan for three days, from the Chaturthi to the Saptami.
Which anushthans should be done once in a lifetime, and in what order?
The speaker says the anushthan of the mantra given by him may certainly be done on the day of Bhairav Ashtami, and that he is telling everyone to do the anushthan of the Mahamantra. As for Bhagavan Dattatreya: either take hold of him in life, if you have shraddha in him and are of the Maharashtra or Gujarat side and chiefly do his seva-puja. After that come Ganapati ji — the sadhanas of Ganapati that have been given, and failing all else the anushthan of the Sankat Haran Ganesh Stotram. Then Bhairav ji, in whom two or three things have been given, including the Bhairav Hriday; then Hanuman ji, and then Bhagavati or whoever your chief deva-devata is.
How can Rahu and Ketu be pacified at home without a specialist?
Four things: keep the house and especially the bathroom scrupulously clean on Saturdays and Wednesdays and keep the soles of your feet clean; worship Shiva's family and the Sankatnashan Ganapati with twelve Durva; fly Hanuman's red flag with a lamp morning and evening; and feed the street dogs before you eat.
Ten days from Chaturthi to Chaturdashi, one durva offered on each of the 108 recitations, with abhishek and archana on the first and last day.
Ten days, Chaturthi to Chaturdashi in either Paksha. Each day 108 Durva are needed: offer one Durva to Ganapati on each recitation of the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra. On the first and last day add milk Abhishek, Shringar, Panchopachara and Archana with the 108 names, then 108 recitations.
May pilgrimage be undertaken during Kharmas?
Yes. Places of pilgrimage such as Vrindavan may certainly be visited during Kharmas; there is no difficulty in it. In the same exchange, the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra Anushthan may be begun from a Chaturthi.
Materials for the Sankat Nashan Ganpati Stotra sadhana: a new white copy, a red pen and the stotra
The speaker says one must first bring a white copy, a completely blank new one, and a red pen. One must also have the Sankat Nashan Ganpati Stotram; he says he will link a PDF of it in the video description, to be downloaded and kept as a printout.
Writing the Sankat Nashan Ganpati Stotra eight times on the Chaturthi
The speaker says that after the puja one first remembers one's Guru, or whoever one mentally accepts as guru, and then begins writing the Sankat Nashan Ganpati Stotra in the new copy with the red pen. It is written eight times, the count given in the stotra's own Phalashruti, which he asks listeners to read. This writing is done only once, on the Chaturthi, and the written copy and pen are kept beside Ganpati during the sadhana.
Daily paths of the Sankat Nashan Stotra: 27 to 108 a day, each offered on a durva blade
The speaker says that after the writing, the paths begin: at least 27 and, if one can, 108 paths daily, kept up from Chaturthi to Chaturdashi, which makes the path pure and its effect very intense. One keeps Durva Grass at hand, 108 blades if possible; one path is done over one blade and the blade is offered to Ganpati. If durva is scarce, ten or eleven paths are done over a single blade before offering it, so 108 paths are completed on eleven blades. If durva cannot be found, red flowers or any flower offered to Ganpati serve, red kaner or gudhal being best.
Closing havan of the Ganpati sadhana: ghee and guggul, twelve ahutis with each of the twelve names
The speaker says that on the Chaturdashi, once the day's 108 paths, or 27 if that was the daily count, are complete, a small Havan should certainly be done if possible. Only two things are used: a man offers Ahuti of ghee mixed with Guggul. The ahutis are given by name: the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra carries twelve names of Ganpati, and with each name twelve ahutis are offered. He says he will put the twelve names in a separate PDF linked with the video. After the havan come Purnahuti and Aarti.
After the ten days: eight daily paths for life, yearly repeats, and the promise of a fulfilled sankalp
The speaker says the path is not to be dropped once the ten days end: at least eight paths daily, morning and evening if possible, for six months without a break, and in his own view for life. The ten-day Anushthana itself should be repeated every year whenever Ganesh puja comes or in any month that suits, and repeating it every month is best of all. If one keeps this up for a whole year, he says he gives it in writing that the sankalp one is doing it for cannot fail to be fulfilled, however strong the thing written in one's Prarabdha, if Ganpati bestows his grace. The wish must be dharma-yukt, not against dharma: a son, children, wealth, vidya, success in a competitive exam, continued for one year.
After dev diksha and the guru naam, which sadhana should be taken up?
A listener asks whether, to enter the field of sadhana after dev diksha and the guru naam, he should do the sadhana of Ganesh ji, having done one purashcharan with a second due on Poonam. The speaker answers that the Sankat Nashan Ganapati Stotram has already been given — download the PDF, in which every subject is fully given, of the guru, of Ganapati ji, of Bhairav ji — do it that way, but for the present do Shiva ji's.
Can a Baglamukhi anushthan and the Sankat Nashan be done together?
A listener says that he had asked about a divorce, was told the Sankat Nashan, but on seeing old videos he has done both a Maa Baglamukhi anushthan and the Sankat Nashan. Then do both, the speaker says, there is no problem; if you can do both together, that is even better.
What is done for Ganpati ji after the sankalpa?
After the sankalpa, Bhagavan Shri Ganpati ji is remembered first. The Sankat Nashan Stotra has been given in full there; recite the whole of it. One recitation is to be done. With that the remembrance of the guru is done, the sankalpa is done, and the recitation for Ganpati ji is done.
Is it appropriate to recite Ganapati Atharvashirsha without a Sacred Thread, and what is the alternative?
Ganapati Atharvashirsha is self-proven (Siddha) but, being a Vedic text, is appropriate for those who wear the Sacred Thread and know correct pronunciation; otherwise Sankat Nashan Stotra and Puranic recitations are highly effective on their own.
Can Tarpana be performed for Ganapati without formal initiation?
Tarpana for Maha Ganapati using full root mantras requires formal initiation, but uninitiated individuals can perform it using the 12 names from Sankat Nashan Stotra or the Sahasranama instead.
What should someone in serious difficulty do on Chaturthi?
On the Chaturthi tithi, perform Ganesh's Abhishek, worship with fragrance, and offer twenty-one Durva while reciting the Sankat Nashan Ganapati Stotram twenty-one times — with the Durva as specified: twelve Angul, three knots, rootless. Do this through the year's twenty-four Chaturthis.
How should the Ganesh Akhyan be recited daily through Bhadrapada month?
Recite it daily — about fifteen minutes — through the whole of Bhadrapada. Bathe Ganesh's Vigraha daily for that month, do a fine Tilak, offer Naivedya, offer Doob grass, recite the Sankat Nashan and then this Akhyan, holding whatever desire you have.
Can the thirty-two Namavali be done in Samput with the Panchakshari?
Only if you have already done five lakh japa of the Panchakshari — and properly it would be fourfold, twenty lakh. The thirty-two Namavali is an awakened subject in itself; for its energy to become wholly favourable and a Dharma-bound wish to be fulfilled, thirty thousand japa is what is prescribed.
In the Sankat Nashan stotra, is it Vighnarajendram or Vighnarajam?
You have asked this very rightly, the speaker says. In some places Vighnarajendram is also written, and there is Vighnarajam; Vighnaraj is found in most places. And if you read Vighnarajendram it is the Indra of kings, and if you read Vighnarajam then it is king — so in both of them, in both it is for the Bhagavan alone. You may read whichever of the two you like; there is no difficulty. Saptam Vighnarajendram, saptam Vighnarajam: in Rajendram too and in Rajam too, in both the Bhagavan is king.
How should the Sankat Nashan stotra be samput with Ganpati's beejakshar?
If you want to recite the Sankat Nashan making it samput with Bhagavan Ganpati's beejakshar, then first of all do at least four lakh japa of the ekakshari beej which is the Ganpati pranava, and only then make the samput — it will be very good, the speaker says.
Can a sankalp of 27000 be taken for Ganpati's twelve-name stotra?
Asked whether one may take a sankalp of 27000 of the Dwadash Naam stotra of Ganpati ji and do it, the speaker says one certainly can.
Can the twelve names be recited 108 times for health?
Asked whether 108 path of the twelve names may be done for the sake of arogya, the speaker says it can absolutely be done, brother.
On which day should the twelve names be recited for a prayoga?
Asked how to use the phaladar path of the twelve names as a prayoga and whether the path should be done on Brihaspativar, the speaker says the path can be done on any day. For a prayoga, of which subject is the sankalp? It can be done on any day; in an emergency anyone may do it at any time. And you can do it for the sake of somebody else too, brother — there is no difficulty.
What if no Brahmin is available to do the silver ball's abhimantran?
And if there is no pandit ji, if nobody is being found, then having abhimantrit it 108 times with the twelve names that are the Sankat Nashan, then get it worn, the speaker says. The rest of the rule will remain the same: if Wednesday falls on the day of Chaturthi it is the most excellent of all. For the rest, if there is an emergency, then you may get it worn on any Wednesday. In that, Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha are not to be looked at.
Which Ganpati sadhana should be done after the guru sadhana?
Asked which sadhana of Ganpati may be done if one is to do Ganpati after the guru, the speaker says: first of all do the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotra. That sadhana should certainly be done for six months. If you cannot do six months either, then the paath should be done from Chaturthi to Chaturthi, one month.
What Ganesh anushthan should every householder do?
Every householder should in his life do the sadhana of the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotram, and should do a proper anushthan of that stotra. If 108 recitations are done daily from Chaturthi to Chaturdashi, by the vidhan told in the video given on this same channel, that is most excellent. If you cannot manage it, then do at least three days, five days, seven days.
Can the Ashtavinayak sadhana be done for more than one day?
On any day, if you suppose you wish to do it for more than one day — although it is a one-day sadhana — if you wish to do more days and you have the time, if you wish to do all ten days, that is most excellent. Do that pujan for ten days, and along with it complete the anushthan of the Sankatnashan as well; it will be most excellent.
Which subjects come first within the Vainayaki Tantra?
First of all there come the twelve names of Bhagavan Ganesh that are given in the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotram. These twelve names have a separate subject connected with tantra for each, which he says he will have to tell in a separate video, briefly. Out of those twelve names — that is, twelve svarups — the prayoga has been done taking any one svarup. But it is chiefly held that if a prayoga connected with Bal Ganpati is done there, then shaktis of this kind are pacified completely and swiftly.
Can both the Ganpati sadhanas be done together?
Absolutely they can be done, he says — he is even saying so: if you have to do a ten-day sadhana then you will do the Ashtavinayak sadhana comfortably in the morning, since that is a small sadhana. Only on the first day will it take you a little time in the arranging; from the next day it will be done comfortably. In the remaining time do the sadhana of the Sankatnashan.
What should be done when ancestral land has been seized?
Asked for some upaya or sadhana where the land of the ancestors has been seized by a powerful person, he answers: which sadhana do you wish to do? Take up that sadhana for a long time according to your shraddha. Look at the channel, sadhanas have been given there; in which of them is your faith, Tiwari ji. If you wish to take up Ganpati now and you wear the yajnopavit, then take up any one — the Atharvashirsham sadhana, the Sankatnashan sadhana, the Ashtavinayak sadhana — and continue it for a year.
Should there be eight supari or twelve?
Asked, since there are twelve Ganpatis in the Sankatnashan stotra, whether the supari will be eight or twelve, he answers that if you wish to do the sadhana of the Dvadash Vinayak then they will be twelve; and if you go into the Sankatnashan, then too they will be twelve.
How is a perfected kavach used?
Asked whether the benefit of a kavach comes merely from wearing it or whether it is used in some other way, he tells Rakesh Sharma ji that when you recite the kavach regularly, it stands written in the phalashruti. The vidhi of perfecting it happens once; after that, when you recite daily, its benefit will keep coming to you of itself. Secondly, if you write out the whole kavach and wear it, that too gives benefit; or a protective yantra of the deity, of whichever shakti's kavach you have perfected, is constructed, consecrated with the kavach, and worn after havan and the rest.
Is there a tantrokta Ganesh sadhana a householder sadhak can do lifelong?
Asked to provide in future some tantrokta sadhana of Shri Ganesh that a sadhak could do lifelong, he answers that with the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotra and the Ashtavinayak sadhanas he has given, there is no tantra sadhana greater than these for ordinary householders. Do these two. What is written in the phalashruti — that whatever is wanted will be obtained — that is all we have to do with. He asks whether it is necessary that there be some particular prayoga of Haridra Ganpati in it, some dangerous mantra of Uchchhishta Ganpati, some beej of that kind, before it will be reckoned a tantrokta sadhana. Much can be obtained from a simple sadhana too.
What should be done for freedom from debt and for money to stay?
Right now, he says, we are on Ganpati-related matters because their time is nearest: riddhi siddhi come on account of them, shubh labh come on account of them, so do their sadhana and puja particularly. If you are of the Maharashtra region then you do particular pujan there in any case. He asks the questioner to do this time the sadhana of the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotra that is given on the channel.
How often should the Sankatnashan sadhana be repeated?
And if possible, in any one paksha of every month — be it Shukla Paksha, be it Krishna Paksha, any one paksha — repeat this sadhana again and again. Do it for one year and see: your whole problem will be solved.
Can the Sankatnashan be done at sandhya, and what of children?
Asked whether japa of the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotram may also be done at the sandhya time, he says absolutely — it can be done in all three kaals, and in the night as well. Asked what effect the Atharvashirsham has upon children, he says the effect is good; you can teach it to them, and if they do it after the yajnopavit has been done it is most excellent, though you can have them do it in the ordinary way as well.Asked whether the Bajrang Baan may be recited daily, he says yes — but do certainly perfect it first, after which you may do one or so daily; there is nothing of the kind that it cannot be done, and if there is some trouble then more than one may be done.
After an eleven-hundred sankalp, eleven recitations daily through the pause keep the krama unbroken
As, you recite the Sankatnashan 108 times daily and have made a sankalp of 1100 recitations; taking an eleven-day sankalp, yours is complete. Then if you stop for two or three days, in those two or three days go on doing eleven recitations daily, so that the krama will remain. Then take sankalp again and do 1100 again. In this same manner, see that Shivratri is coming — so before Shivratri your whole 1100 should be completed. After that do Shivratri, and one or two days after it, begin again. Doing each sadhana in this way, if you have to go somewhere in between or some work arises, that too will be managed and there will be no difficulty. Householders should do it in this way.
What is the upaya for the increase of intellect in students?
It has already been told, he says: the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotram. He tells Siddharth Singh ji that vidyarthi labhate vidya stands written in it — students obtain vidya. Read the phalashruti: from continuously reciting the Sankatnashan Ganesh Stotra for six months, it stands written plainly, taken from the Narad Puran, said by Bhagavan Narad. Read it once and see; there will be considerable increase of intellect.
Why is Sankat Nashan paath prescribed for six months?
Speaking of Matrinatmika, the speaker says they themselves prescribe it for Sankat Nashan. The reason: there are 12 rashis and there are 12 Ganapatis of Sankat Nashan, one Ganapati in each rashi; and you have 12 bhavas, each bhava with its own lord. So if you are doing the paath of the Dvadash Naam of Ganapati ji, six months is prescribed in it — for six months you are to do the paath of the 12 names as much as possible. Only then do they give their effect, he says, and there is no matter greater than it; it is a thing that gives a very powerful effect.
What to do when no job comes and Shani or a debilitated Guru is blamed?
To a listener who says he is not getting a job because of a Shani problem and a debilitated Guru, the speaker says that whichever graha is in whatever position is a separate matter. First of all, do the Sankat Nashan paath continuously for six months, as much as strength and capacity allow and as much as possible.
What should be done when a livelihood has been blocked for months?
Remember one thing, the speaker says: wherever there is obstruction in obtaining work or livelihood, perform this prayoga with eyes closed, whatever your Lagna or Rashi, without seeing or hearing anything else — for livelihood, for the money needed to run a household.
What exactly is the twelve-Durva prayoga?
Take at least twelve blades of Durva ankur, the Doob grass, and offer one to Ganpati at home on each of twelve daily recitations of the Sankat Nashan. With it, Akshat — unbroken rice tinted lightly with turmeric or yellow sandal. Recite the twelve names, offer one blade and a little Akshat, and repeat twelve times in the morning.
Should the Sankat Nashan be repeated?
Yes — repeat the Sankat Nashan, the speaker says plainly.
When can the Sankat Nashan be begun after a death in the family?
Let the sava mahina of sutak be completed, the speaker says; after that you can do it.
Ganpati sadhana for the uninitiated: Sankat Haran stotra in place of Haridra Ganpati
The speaker says that after the Dattatreya sadhana, one who has no Diksha and has accepted him as guru-swarup next does the sadhana of Bhagwan Ganesha. The sadhana of Haridra Ganapati is from the standpoint of tantra, by tantrokta vidhi-vidhan, so that is not done; instead, in ordinary Ganpati pujan, one recites the Sankat Haran Ganesh stotra. Its anushthan should be of at least seven days: 1100 paths in seven days at 108 paths daily, or 1100 paths in eleven days.
What should be done when an anushthan meets many obstacles?
If very many obstacles are coming in an anushthan, then Ganpati ji's puja is absolutely essential. For at least a sava mahina, or from Chaturthi to Chaturdashi, or from one Chaturthi to the next Chaturthi, from Krishna Paksha to Shukla Paksha, or Krishna Paksha to Krishna Paksha, or Shukla Paksha to Shukla Paksha — that is, one full month — do path of the Sankat Nashan Ganapati Stotram. By that the obstacles and hindrances of the anushthan will be destroyed.
What is the general rule when any obstacle blocks an anushthan?
Whenever excessive obstruction begins in an anushthan — of whatever kind, relating to money, to the body, to disease, to an enemy, so that your anushthan simply cannot be completed — take hold of Ganpati ji directly. Best of all is the Sankat Nashan, his twelve mool names, the mantra beginning Prathamam Vakratundam cha Ekadantam Dwitiyakam; begin one recitation of it each day. That much is enough: within a month Bhagwan Ganpati gives his full effect.
The nightly path is done in red vastra on a red asana, with two lamps and three preliminary paths.
First remember the guru. It is most excellent if done wearing red vastra and a red asana. Two lamps will be lit, with red wicks in them: one will be of mustard oil in the name of Batuk Bhairav ji, and the second a ghee lamp in the name of Bhagwati. Sit facing east or north, wearing red cloth. First do guru smaran, then path of the Sankat Nashan Ganapati, then path of the 108 names of Bhairav ji — let these three paths happen at the beginning.
Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra anushthan: 108 recitations morning and evening for 40 days
The speaker says plainly that the one who does everything is Bhagavati Jagadamba — she does both the good and the bad. When the family joined his Grihastha Tantra sadhak group they described their trouble only in general terms and did not tell the full story of the possession, so the first sadhana he gave was to recite the Sankat Nashan Stotra of Ganesh daily and, if initiated, to do japa of one's guru mantra and the like. The sadhak did a fairly long and intense Anushthana of it — its Phalashruti says that what you wish for you will obtain: 108 recitations in the morning and 108 in the evening, easily done since it is a short stotra, for about a sava mahina, that is 40 days. He stresses that he keeps repeating '40 days' because it is a matter of experience, not something he says idly.
How much Ganpati worship is done on Guru Purnima?
Perform it on whichever Ganesh Vigraha you already keep at home. If not more, at least the Panchopachara worship — Avahan, Asana, Argha and the rest, with Naivedya, Dhupa and Deepa shown. Then recite the Sankat Nashan Ganpati Stotram, which carries his twelve names. That much is enough.
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