Shiv Kavach
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Shiva's mala mantra, the Panchanana mantras or the Shiv Raksha Kavach may carry it, as may Virabhadra, Renuka, Sokha Baba or Banni Mata for whoever holds them as kula deities.
If the listener is making Bhagwan Shiva's prayoga — his mala mantra, or the mantras relating to his Panchanana swaroop if he has done their japa, or the Shiv Raksha Kavach — he may. Along with that, the subject of Bhagwan Virabhadra has been placed on the channel, and of Bhagavati Renuka; and those whose kula devi-devatas are Sokha Baba or Banni Mata may make their prayoga properly too.
Can the Shiv Kavach and the Narsingh Kavach both be done?
Asked whether both the Shiv Kavach and the Narsingh Kavach will be done and what the effect will be: there is no such thing; no ill effect will fall.
With the Shiva kavach from the Mahakumbh, the Shiva Mala mantra is the recommended recitation
For the Shiva Kavach that came at the time of the Mahakumbh (Kumbh), perform the Shiva Mala Mantra — the speaker says that will be very divine.
A woman should leave the Vedic mantras aside and do as much japa as possible of the tantrokta or Sabar mantra of her own ishta.
The speaker says that besides this, since you are a woman, leaving aside the Vedic mantras, do as much japa as possible of the tantrokta mantra or the Sabar mantra of your own ishta, of your arahdya, or of their kavach — as an ordinary instance, the Shiv Raksha Kavach or Shiv Raksha Stotra, and the Kamakhya Kavach connected with Bhagavati. Do as much japa of all of them as you can.
Can a kavach be recited in a Shivalaya on a Monday?
Asked about the path of a particular Shiva kavach in a Shivalaya on a Monday, the speaker answers simply: absolutely do it.
Mustard, apamarg and guggul dhuna for tantra kaat at home
After the door lamps, the speaker says, mustard seed and kapur are burnt together on apamarg wood while reciting the same namavali or path you have taken up — for Shiva it may be the Shiv Kavach anushthan, or the Shiv Raksha Stotra one he says he will also give. First charge the mustard: keep it in a bowl, touch it, and recite the mantra of your path (say the Durga 32-name sadhana) at least 11 or 27 times. Then in a dhuna vessel burn the apamarg wood first, sprinkle a little mustard on it, and when it is half-burnt add a little guggul and ghee and carry the smoke through the entire house.
Can the Shiv Kavach be recited for four months against tantra?
Asked about reciting the Shiv Kavach for four months in a temple to fight tantra, the speaker says it absolutely can be done: you may begin the paath of the Shiv Amogh Kavach. You may begin from tomorrow, or from Guru Purnima, or from the Krishna Paksha Pratipada of Shravan. Keep the sankalp clear — for Shiva ji's grace, and by his grace for the destruction of all abhichaar being done by enemies.
What comes after the Jyotirlinga Stotra?
After that, the speaker says, one should know how to sing the Shiv Mahimna Stotra, or should know how to recite the Rudrashtak of Shiva ji. What the Rudrashtak is, is that it works swiftly: for obtaining whatever thing you need right now, the Rudrashtak is amogh. For raksha, going further, if you especially need it, then do either the Amogh Shiv Kavach or the Shiv Raksha Kavach.
What should be recited in Savan by one connected with Ram or Krishna?
Answering a question about what may be done in Savan connected with Shri Ram or Krishna ji for Shiva ji, the speaker says that the Shiv Raksha Kavach was taught by Bhagavan Narayan to a rishi. The Shiv Raksha Kavach was given as upadesh in a dream, and it is this you should recite when you wish to do something connected with Ram ji and Krishna ji.
What should be donated in the guru maharaj's name?
Asked what should be donated or given in the name of the guru maharaj, the speaker says: whatever you wish — clothes, grain and such should be donated. To a listener who says he stopped reciting the Pashupatastra after hearing him, though he used to recite it only for obtaining Shiva's grace and had to take such a sankalp, and has now begun the Shiv Kavach, he says he repeats one thing again and again: everyone is free to make their own decision.
Is there a difference in effect between the Shiv Raksha Stotra and the Amogh Shiv Kavach?
Asked how the Shiv Raksha Stotra anushthan is to be done and about the difference in effect from a certain Shiv Kavach, he says there will certainly be a difference in effect. The Shiv Raksha Stotra becomes a separate subject; and in the Amogh Shiv Kavach there is a great deal of subject matter, so the effects of the two are certainly separate.
If mantra japa cannot be done safely alone at home, what should be done instead, and where?
Go into a temple, he says: if it is a Shiva temple then do the Shiva Raksha prayoga that has been described, and if you cannot do the prayoga then do the path. If it is a temple of Hanuman ji and you do the seva-puja of Hanuman ji, then do the Tantrokta Bajrang Baan, the complete Bajrang Baan given on this channel. If there is a temple of Vishnu ji, you may do the sadhana of the Datta Mala Mantra. Do it going into the temple, for some time — do a sadhana of eleven days each, four to five times.
Where is the Daridra Dukh Dahan Shiv Stotra covered, and where is the Shiv Kavach video?
Asked how to use the path of the Daridra Dukh Dahan Shiv Stotra, he says he told this around Shivratri and there will be a video. Told that the Shiv Kavach video is not to be found, he says it now seems it is unlisted, and that he will look.
Can the Gita Press version be used, and can nyasa be done in the Shiva kavach?
What is given in the Gita Press, the speaker says, you can do. Yes, do it. Asked whether nyasa can be done in a certain Shiva kavach, he answers that it can.
Which kavach helps when the body is not emptied of what afflicts it?
In that case a kavach of a different kind is needed, by which the thing present upon the body, the shakti that is there, becomes pacified. In that, he says, Shiv ji's kavach gives benefit up to a degree.
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