Lakshmi
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The Goddess of wealth and prosperity; for home worship a seated form is preferred, since a standing posture is understood to symbolize the instability of wealth.
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A right-turned trunk holding a modak or flower, never a dancing Ganesha at home
A right-turned trunk (Dakshinavarti) holding a Modak or flower is considered supreme, dancing (Nritya) forms should be avoided, and Ganesha is best established alongside Goddess Lakshmi or with Riddhi-Siddhi and Shubh-Labh.
Should metal Ganesha and Lakshmi idols be replaced and immersed every year at Diwali?
No — a permanent metal idol of Ganesha or Lakshmi should never be immersed; only clay idols bought specifically for Diwali are meant for annual immersion, while the metal idol stays on the altar and is simply dressed in new garments each year.
A consecrated rudraksha at the deity's neck carries the accumulated energy over to a replacement idol
Establishing the deity's Yantra, Astra (weapon), and a consecrated Rudraksha bead alongside the main idol means that if the idol ever breaks, its accumulated spiritual energy stays intact in the Rudraksha and transfers to a replacement idol.
Seated on a lotus, an elephant or Garuda — never standing, which marks wealth as unsteady
A seated Lakshmi — on a lotus (Kamal), an elephant (Gaj Lakshmi), or Garuda — is preferred for home worship; standing (Chanchala) forms should be avoided, as a standing posture symbolizes the instability of wealth.
Home pratishtha of a metal idol with ghee, raw milk and the Devi Suktam
The speaker gives a simple home method for the pratishtha of any deity's Vigreh — Hanuman ji, Shiva ji, Bhagavati Durga, Kali, any devi or devata — for households that will not call a pandit. His rules: for Lakshmi-Ganesh puja do not bring clay idols; install solid metal ones, small or large, and never change them. Do not merely wash them and set them down: when seating the idol in its place, smear the whole idol with cow's ghee, and while pouring a stream of raw milk over them recite the Tantrokta Devisuktam. He says the pure sattvic shaktis of the Ganesha and Lakshmi tattvas then enter and the pratishtha is done; the samskaras, including the agnyuttarana vidhi, are taken as covered in brief by this. He notes a fuller, simplest-Hindi murti-pratishtha vidhi with a PDF exists on his channel, but this too is a simplest method.
What is Nishkala Shiva, and how do Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra relate to Him?
Shiva assigned Brahma creation, Vishnu preservation, and took the form of Rudra Himself for dissolution — clarifying that Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra are three functional manifestations of a single, formless Supreme Reality, Nishkala Shiva, and that viewing them as truly separate leads to spiritual bondage.
The five deities of the Diwali deepdan lamps and the order of flower and dhoop offerings
The speaker says a flower is offered beside each lamp in the name of the deity it will be lit for: the first lamp for Lakshmi-Ganesh, the second for Lakshmi-Narayan, the third for the Kuldevi and the Kula Bhairava, the fourth for whichever Shakti Peeth is nearest to one's home, and the last for the Shiv parivar. He says Dhoop is then shown separately in the name of each of the five, in the same order.
Which dream symbols indicate the auspicious grace of Goddess Lakshmi and ancestral protective deities?
A blooming lotus, an elephant, a full urn (Kalasha), unbroken rice grains, Lord Dhanvantari, or a goddess seated upon a lotus all indicate the auspicious grace of Goddess Lakshmi and ancestral protective deities.
Anagha Lakshmi, Dattatreya's consort shakti, worshipped alongside him
The speaker says Lord Dattatreya is the gathered form of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh in whom all shaktis reside, and that his Mahayoga Shakti, his Vamangi shakti, is Bhagwati Anagha Lakshmi. He says that whenever any Mahashakti is worshipped, her paired (yugal) form must also be worshipped, so doing archana or Tarpana of Anagha Lakshmi through her 101 names alongside Dattatreya's worship brings her special grace. If one is doing 100 Mala of any Dattatreya mantra, reciting her 101 names with it gives that special grace.
Regular archana of Anagha Lakshmi with her 101 names: for money trouble and on Krishna Paksha Ashtami
The speaker says that where a money problem is very severe, doing archana of Bhagwati Anagha Lakshmi with Kumkum through her 101 names, just once each morning for at least four months, brings her special grace quickly. Separately, he says those who regularly do Lord Dutt's seva-puja and keep vrats like the Anagha Lakshmi vrat are certain to receive her grace if they do archana with these mantras every month on Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Silver Shri beej prayoga of Anagha Lakshmi for wealth
The speaker describes a vidhan he calls a great boon for Dattatreya sadhaks, though anyone may use it. Lakshmi's beej akshar Shri is made in silver; on Anagha Lakshmi Ashtami (the Ashtami after Dattatreya Jayanti in Margashirsha), or in a crisis on any Krishna Paksha Ashtami, it is placed on a plate, treated as Bhagwati's own form, worshipped with Kumkum through her names, shown Aarti, and kept where the household money is stored. From that Ashtami on, every day it is brought back to the puja place, worshipped again with kumkum 108 times or with 101 mantras, and returned to the money place, with red and yellow flowers always offered. Done this way, he says, her special grace is certain, especially for money problems.
Amriteshwari is to be done joining the Lakshmi beej with it
Amriteshwari — do it joining the Lakshmi beej with it, he answers, with the Lakshmi beej.
It is a beginning-level thing for anyone who has done some anushthans, yet divine for both ends — the destruction of enemies, and the obtaining of dharma, artha and Lakshmi.
He says it is an entirely initial subject — for one who has entered yoga, entered the traditional matters in prayoga, and has done some anushthans, it is quite a beginning-level thing. But it is very divine for both purposes: for the destruction of enemies, and for obtaining dharma and artha, and for obtaining Lakshmi.
Which deities is the householder already worshipping at Diwali?
At the time of Diwali the pujan of Lakshmi and Ganpati ji is being done, and the pujan of Kuber ji is being done. The speaker says separate videos have been put up for Kuber ji's pujan and shared again and again — do not leave out Kuber ji's pujan.
Which form of Bhagavati should be chosen for the Diwali pujan?
The pujan for Bhagavati is also to be begun from tomorrow. Whichever principal pujan you do — for Bhagavati Mahalakshmi, for Bhagavati Mahakali, or for some other shakti — you will select the shakti according to what is needed in your life at present, and then perform their anushthan.
How many rounds of the Lakshmi mala mantra should accompany the Lakshmi Ashtak?
Asked how many to do who wishes to do the mala mantra along with the Lakshmi Ashtak, the speaker says do 108. Asked whether the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam can be recited with a samput made from the fourth adhyaya of the Vishnu Sahasranama, he says it can absolutely be done.
Can the 64 Yogini prayoga be done alongside the five-day amla prayoga?
Asked whether the 64 Yogini prayoga can also be done along with the five-day amla prayoga, the speaker says never leave the 64 Yogini. He has repeated this many times: keep the whole paath and prayoga of the 64 Yogini in your nitya practice, for the protection of the family.
When is the phalshruti read if the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is done without samput?
Asked whether the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam is to be done without samput and whether the phalshruti is to be read every time or at the last time, the speaker says: yes, it is to be done without samput, and then the phalshruti will be read only at the last time. In any case, he says, the phalshruti is read only at the last time.
What should be done if there is no vigrah of Lakshmi in the house?
The speaker says he has written and said many times: keep in the house, from this Diwali, a vigrah or a beautiful picture of Bhagavati Lakshmi, the shakti who is the complete Shri form endowed with the Shri tattva. And if even then there is no wish for it, then do the pujan of the form of the Devi that you already keep, endowed with the Shri tattva. There is no difficulty.
In what order should the Dhanteras evening pujan be done?
Tomorrow do the morning pujan and make all the preparations. In the evening, first perform the pujan of Ganpati ji and Bhagavati Parvati ji, then the pujan of Bhairav ji, of Batuk Bhairav ji, and after that certainly perform the pujan of Bhagavan Kuber ji. Begin the pujan of Bhagavati Lakshmi too in the evening period. And do 13 deep daan tomorrow without fail.
What is the order of the day on Diwali itself?
After that comes Diwali, on which you have to fast the whole way from morning to the mahanisha, and to do your pujan at whatever times are convenient for you. For the morning pujan, worship Bhagavati Lakshmi especially in the sthir lagna that is obtained. After that do your sadhana, whatever japa and tapa are to be done, and in the mahanisha, after one or one-thirty or as is convenient, your havan will then take place, and the ratri jagaran.
On which forms should the Mandar Vidya rudraksha mala be placed instead?
Put it on the saumya shakti — the form of Bhagavati, of the Devi — and especially, if there is a vigrah or a picture of Bhagavati Lakshmi ji, put it on that. If there is none, nothing has to be brought; there is no difficulty. Seat her in a beautiful vessel, or in one of the copper tiffins that are available, spreading a red cloth in it, and show dhoop and deep daily. Even this much is a great deal.
Worshipping these forms opens the way to obtaining a great deal — and where a vigrah exists, the mala is placed on it.
By performing the pujan of all these, the speaker says, the way opens for you to obtain a great deal. It is not necessary, but if there is a vigrah, then put it on them.
Should the shankha in the home temple be kept empty?
Asked whether the shankha in the home temple should never be kept empty and what should be filled into it, he answers that for the shankha which is blown there is no such necessity of filling anything into it. The dakshinavarti and such shankhas should be kept filled with rice, with kamal gatta, with the Shri-endowed substances that are symbols of Shri; you may keep coins filled in it. If one is prosperous in wealth and grain, fill it with silver coins; or whatever coins and the like you buy on Dhanteras or on some auspicious tithi, buy them and fill it with them.
Which shaktis stand behind the Argala's first mantra?
Their chhatra shakti is Mahakali — it is the Argala, so Mahakali is the chhatra shakti of this mantra. And Mahalakshmi: by Mahalakshmi's kripa you obtain vaibhav as well. All the shaktis, however many lok shaktis and lok devis there are, their kripa will be obtained by you through this one single mantra.
The Rudra Ashtakam path may be done according to one's capacity, and 108 paths daily may be attempted during Ambubachi
To Pratibha ji he says the path of the Rudra Ashtakam may absolutely be done according to one's capacity. To a listener who has begun the Lakshmi mala mantra japa, doing 27 paths daily and intending to try 108 paths daily during the Ambubachi parva, he says: very beautiful, absolutely do it.
What kinds of binding does the Chandi Shaap Vimochan mantra release?
Whatever kind you call it — Lakshmi bandhan, the bandhan of the kuldevi or kuldevata, some tantric having bound it, or people of your own family having had some vachan or kriya done, so that the sawari does not come out freely. But everything must be dharma-yukta and not wrong; there must be honour and respect. Then, he says, on using it you will get the benefit at once.
What a specific pujan of a kavach devi means, and the Mahalakshmi mention for court cases
A specific pujan means the complete mandal pujan of that deity, the complete aavaran pujan. If that much vidhi vidhan is not available to you, you should do a sixteen-upachar pujan in their name with the name mantra and so on. As for the mention of Mahalakshmi pujan at the rajdwar — rajdwar means court and case matters in which one is caught; by doing the pujan of Mahalakshmi one obtains victory in them.
What is the fourth adhyaya of the Saptashati (Shakradi Stuti) used for?
The fourth adhyaya is for the attainment of Lakshmi. The Shakradi Stuti has independent paath, stuti and havan; a pushtikarak havan is especially done with the stuti made by Indra and the devagana. It runs from the first shloka up to the 23rd shloka, the one above "Shulena pahi no devi" — this stuti in the fourth adhyaya is for the pleasure of Bhagavati and the attainment of Lakshmi, and however great the money-related trouble may be, its independent paath can be done for it.
For which deities' yantras are the Tantrokta Devi Suktam mantras used, and for which not?
Whenever any yantra of Bhagavati is constructed — any kind of yantra at all, related to Jagadamba, whether of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Ma Bhagavati Durga, or of any one of the ten Mahavidyas — except Dhumavati, because in Dhumavati these whole mantras will not be used; in Dhumavati there are certain Lakshmi-related mantras.
How is the Mahalakshmi Ashtak made siddh?
Then the paushtik-making havan, which is especially for Lakshmi ji, with kheer, or with black kishmish or even ordinary kishmish dipped in madhu — offering ahuti with that, eleven ahutis with each single mantra of the Ashtak, and thus making it siddh. Then begin its daily eight paaths.
Which mantras are prescribed for the Sharad Purnima night?
For tomorrow night, Sharad Purnima, the speaker names mantras connected with Bhagavan Krishna, mantras connected with Bhagavati Lakshmi, and mantras connected with the saumya forms of Bhagavati Jagadamba — an Ashtottar Shatanam, a mala mantra, whether of Dhanada Lakshmi, of Shri Lakshmi, the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam and so on.
What do the saumya forms give when worshipped on this night?
The forms that are saumya, that are paushtik, that are givers of dhan and dhanya, whose very appearance makes one feel that this form is a bestower of peace — if japa of mantras connected with such forms is done tomorrow, the speaker says, they increase our pushti and tushti, bestow dhan-dhanya, remove destitution and make prosperity long-lasting. It is for this reason too that the night of Sharad Purnima becomes exceedingly distinctive in itself.
What should a householder do at home on this night instead?
For the rest, the speaker says, since in the house the matter is connected with Shri tattva, certainly perform sadhana connected with Bhagavati Lakshmi. Whether you do her mala mantra, do the kavach of Dhanada Lakshmi, do japa of Dhanada Lakshmi, or do a havan and the like. A havan done with paushtik samagri on the day of Purnima, and especially on Sharad Purnima, is exceedingly excellent.
What of Lakshmi yantras and vigrahas already installed in a house?
Along with this comes a further matter, the speaker says: the earlier installation in your house of any kind of yantra connected with Bhagavati Lakshmi, the installation of a kalash, the installation of a Shri vigraha — not necessarily one you set up yourself through Grihastha Tantra, but one your parents may have kept from before. He gives as an example the people who do the puja of Gupt Lakshmi in the Kamakhya kshetra: on the night of Diwali, Lakshmi ji comes out only once in the whole year.
Are there Lakshmi forms beyond the Ashta Lakshmi?
In the same way, the speaker says, in other regions the pujan of other kinds of Lakshmis is also done; besides the Ashta Lakshmi there are forms of other Lakshmis too, and their pujan takes place according to the region. Since this is a night connected with Shri tattva, on this night the vigraha of Lakshmi ji — of silver, of gold, or whatever you may have kept, a gutka and the like — should be seated at night or at dusk in the pujan place, and her abhishek should certainly be done.
For whom is the Indra-krita Mahalakshmi Ashtak said to be meant?
It has been said, the speaker relates, that it is for those whose wealth and property have been carried off, whose Lakshmi has been taken away, whose Lakshmi ji has left them and gone, that the stuti was made by Bhagavan Indra in the form of an ashtak. He quotes it as: "नमस्तेऽस्तु महामाये श्रीपीठे सुरपूजिते। शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्ते महालक्ष्मि नमोऽस्तु ते॥". These are eight shlokas; that was one shloka, and if the stuti of Bhagavati is done through these eight, the shlokas are filled with divinity.
The more divine form offers a hundred and eight lotuses, roses, white flowers or bilva patra
If you wish to do it in an exceedingly divine manner, the speaker says, take the Shri vigrahas of Bhagavati Lakshmi installed at your home, do their snan, abhishek and shringar, and then — if you have the means — offer with a hundred and eight lotus flowers; if not that, then a hundred and eight roses; if not that either, then a hundred and eight white flowers; and if not even that, then a hundred and eight bilva patra, doing a hundred and eight paths of Bhagavati and offering with each.
What example does he give of night worship being the norm?
It is night-time puja alone that has the importance, the speaker says. In the region of Bengal, tomorrow's Lakhi puja — Lakshmi ji being corrupted there into Lakhi — will be night-time puja alone, done house by house; a maximum of people do it, in ninety-eight houses out of a hundred, with perhaps two having some compulsion of their own. In the remaining regions, Lakshmi puja falls on the night of Diwali, in the sulos bela.
When exactly is Kojagari and when is Kali puja?
At that time these people will do Kali puja, the speaker says, and in the whole region of Bengal the Kojagari that will occur tomorrow, the Lakhi puja, will be at night alone. It will be tomorrow itself; it is not going to happen the day after tomorrow, because on the day after there is no Purnima at night.
Where can the Mahalakshmi Ashtak be found?
Do the ashtak certainly, the speaker says, do not leave the ashtak out; it is universally available and its Sanskrit is very easy. Search on the channel — search for "Indrakrit Lakshmi Stotra" and "Mahalakshmi Ashtakam Grih Tantra" written like that on YouTube and it will come; its PDF will also be found, or download it from anywhere on the internet. Do a hundred and eight paths of it without fail.
How should a whole family perform this pujan together?
If your whole family together, tomorrow at evening or at night, all bathe and put on auspicious clothing — red, white or yellow, let everyone wear it — the speaker says, then establish the Shri vigraha of Bhagavati Lakshmi upon a chowki and do her archan by the sahasranama.
Which five substances are used for the archan?
One person should collect the petals of roses, the speaker says — even if the roses cost as much as five hundred rupees out of your pocket. Another should do her archan with some kind of mewa, one with kumkum, one person with haldi, and one person with the petals of the lotus, with lotus flowers, or with bilva.
How is the sahasranama archan actually recited?
Now one person is doing the paath — "Shri Mahalakshmi" — and everyone together will say "namah" and, with whatever substance each has taken and sat with, perform her archan, the speaker says. "Shri Vishnu Priyayai namah" — everyone says "namah" together and offers again. In this manner do Bhagavati's archan. It becomes divine if you do the sahasra archan of Bhagavati Lakshmi ji, because archan is dear to Bhagavati; to all the forms of Jagadamba, archan is exceedingly dear.
How many lamps should be offered, and of what?
As for how much deepdaan is to be done — the number sixteen is exceedingly dear to Bhagavati, the speaker says: the shodashopachar is hers, and the sixteen kalas are exceedingly dear to Bhagavati. So at the time of tomorrow, on the night of Purnima, light at least sixteen lamps of cow ghee; and if cow ghee is not possible, then a lamp of til oil — of what is called meetha tel, of black sesame. Light them certainly at your pujan place, in the name of Bhagavati Lakshmi ji, and offer them to her.
Must the whole family do it on all five days?
Do it with the family on any one day, there is no difficulty if everyone cannot do it every single day, the speaker says — but let one person do the five days there as well. Then the grace of Bhagavati certainly comes about, because Bhagavati is archan-priya; archana is exceedingly dear to her. She will bestow grace and find a way out; how she will find it, he says, is her own matter — our work is only to do her archan, and this is not a very expensive thing either.
What is offered when the trouble is debt or money?
When there is debt, or a very great problem connected with money, people ask for something utterly solid so that Bhagavati may bestow grace at once, the speaker says. There are two solid things: first, a time that is exceedingly divine and dedicated to this very form of Bhagavati; and second, this vidhan, which is exceedingly dear to the Mother. And if something more special is wanted, then make kheer of cow's milk mixed with kaju, kishmish and mewa and offer it to the Mother.
What does the completed programme for the night consist of?
So the naivedya is done, the sixteen lamps are done, her sahasra archan is done, the paath of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak is done, the speaker says — and if more is to be done, then do the Mahalakshmi mala mantra, not much, just five times. If you do this much, then take the whole time as well: do it from evening up to night.
Why does everyone need Shri?
Do this pujan in this manner, the speaker says, because everyone needs Lakshmi ji; Shri is wanted in everybody's life. If Shri will not be obtained by you and by us, then how will pujan and yajna be able to happen without her? All the works of life are to be accomplished by her alone. So take advantage of tomorrow's time in this manner.
The Ashtalakshmi and Bhagavati Dhanada are included alongside
If you have ever heard of it, that is good; otherwise search and you will certainly find the PDF, the speaker says — but do not do the main subject without the guru's adesh. Along with that there is the Ashtalakshmi, who are prominent, and Bhagavati Dhanada; the original form of Bhagavati Dhanada, whose anushthan and the like had taken place in an earlier age as well.
Should joining the group anushthan replace one's own home practice?
All of this will take place tomorrow, and you may join in if you wish, the speaker says — but what has to be done at home by yourself is not to be abandoned. By yourself do the Mahalakshmi Ashtak, the sahasrarchan of Lakshmi ji, or the sahasrarchan of Lakshmi Narayan; do it with Ganapati ji, or do it independently of Bhagavati alone. But do the sahasrarchan; and even if that too is not possible, then certainly do a hundred and eight paths of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak and offer them to her.
What should someone already reciting a Lakshmi text do?
If you have been doing the paath of Dhanada Lakshmi from before, or the paath of the Dhanada kavach, or the paath of Bhagavati's mala mantra, the Lakshmi mala mantra and the like, then offer through that as well, the speaker says: bring a hundred and eight bilva leaves and do the Mahalakshmi mala mantra a hundred and eight times. Tomorrow is Wednesday, so there is no difficulty — you can comfortably pluck bilva patra. Recite over them, offer the bilva patra, and make kheer and offer it.
Why must copper not be used for Bhagavati Lakshmi?
And whenever any sweet substance is made, kheer and the like, that too is not to be kept in copper for the ahuti of Bhagavati Lakshmi, the speaker says. When it is of Aghor Lakshmi, then a copper vessel is used. Take care of this for the ahuti.
More special samagris enter only once mantra diksha has been taken
And if you have to do something more special, the speaker says, then mantra diksha and the rest come into it; then somewhat more special materials are used in it. But these two are supreme in themselves, and by them the unequalled grace of Bhagavati Lakshmi is obtained by you. You can use this if you are doing a havan and the like.
A Mahalakshmi kalash and a new Swarnakarshan Bhairav kalash are being prepared for Dhanteras and Diwali
A more special kalash will be made for Dhanteras and Diwali this time, the speaker says. The Mahalakshmi kalash they have already given on the channel — those who wish to install a Mahalakshmi kalash may look at it, the vidhi vidhan has been told and they can do it themselves. This time an attempt is being made to establish the Swarnakarshan kalash, the Swarnakarshan Bhairav kalash; they had thought to begin from tomorrow, but one or two materials will not be available immediately, so it will be made from Dhanteras.
How was Sharad Purnima previously understood?
These things used to be swallowed up before, the speaker says. What is Sharad Purnima — the Bengali people are doing puja, that is what used to be heard; it is a festival of the Bengali people, these people call it Lakhi puja, who knows. What are the rest of the people doing? Kheer was made and simply put on the roof; we shall eat it in the morning, we shall obtain amrit, our diseases and so on will be destroyed by it — and no more meaning than that.
Every householder and every Sanatani born is a sadhak, not one designated person
Today is the time in which we are discussing that it is not for one sadhak alone — every householder is a sadhak, every Sanatani who has taken birth is a sadhak, the speaker says. His birth has occurred for this very reason, that he was to perform sadhana. He is astray, brother, he has forgotten; he must be brought to the right road, he must be woken and told: brother, remember, birth has occurred for sadhana, so do it — do the sahastrarchan, do the Mahalakshmi chakra.
Can the mantra of Ma Kamala be japa'd?
Asked whether the mantra of Ma Kamala may be japa'd, the speaker answers: do it if you are initiated in the ten Mahavidyas. Otherwise do the paath of the sahasranama and the rest, do the satnam, do the Mahalakshmi Ashtak. Do that from which you obtain swift benefit.
Can one who worships Kali do her worship on this night?
You can do it — you can do a hundred and eight paths of Bhagavati Lakshmi, do the paath of the ashtak, the speaker says. If you worship Bhagavati Kali, then there is no such matter that you cannot do it tomorrow either; you can do Mahakali tomorrow as well. But there is that form of Bhagavati to whom that field has been given, that this form of yours is authorised for this field. So if we do that one, then we shall properly obtain the attainment in that field. That is the whole point.
Can a Simhavahini Amba vigraha be used for the Margashirsha archan?
Asked whether the vigraha of Simhavahini Ambaji Ma kept in the house may be used for the archan in Margashirsha, the speaker says to do less — do the Durga archan itself. He points to the Shri Durga Saptashati: in the madhyam charitra, which dhyana mantra is there? It is the dhyana mantra of Bhagavati Mahalakshmi — and which Mahalakshmi is Bhagavati in it? She who bears the ashtadash bhuja, the Bhagavati endowed with eighteen arms, is called there the form of Mahalakshmi.
Which sahasranama may be used upon a Simhavahini Durga?
So if you perform archan upon Bhagavati's Simhavahini Durga ji with the Durga Sahasranama, or with the Mahalakshmi Sahasranama, then that too will bear fruit, the speaker says. Absolutely, you can do it.
How should one search for the Mahalakshmi Ashtak?
Search for the Mahalakshmi Ashtak, the speaker says — it will come up by writing "Mahalakshmi Ashtak Grih Chandra".
On which mala should Mahalakshmi japa be done?
Asked whether the japa of Mahalakshmi Mai can be done on a nine-mukhi mala, the speaker says yes, and that it can also be done on a panchmukhi. Whichever you have — do it on the nine-mukhi.
What is special about the Swarnakarshan Dhanada kalash?
At the time of Diwali the Mahalakshmi kalash and the Swarnakarshan Dhanada kalash will be made this time, the speaker says, and the preparation is to make it more special than the Mahalakshmi kalash, because its materials are very different — the materials will be related to what is related to the Mahalakshmi kalash, but in this the matters connected with Swarnakarshan Bhairav ji will also be present. And, as everyone knows, Swarnakarshan Bhairav is the shakti who bestows wealth even upon Bhagavati Lakshmi and Kuber ji.
Is the Lakshmi of Bengal who holds a sindoor-dani a distinct form?
Told that in Bengal there is a Lakshmi ji who holds a sindoor-dani in her hand, the speaker says yes, absolutely. It is these very ones who are called Lakshmi Ma; all are the form of Lakshmi Ma — and just now the puja of Mai will take place in the Kojagari.
What does the phalshruti of the Indrakrit Lakshmi Stotra promise?
Asked whether he should do the Indrakrit Lakshmi Stotra tomorrow, the speaker says: absolutely, do it — and read its phalshruti. What is obtained by doing one paath, what will be obtained from two, what will happen from three. Brother, the destruction of enemies is in it too. The destruction of abhichar is also in it. The obtaining of Lakshmi is also in it. Victory too is in it. Everything is there in the Indrakrit Lakshmi Stotra.
Is it only for Lakshmi's grace that this stotra is recited?
It is not only that Lakshmi ji's grace will come, the speaker says — victory will also be obtained over enemies. And since tomorrow's day is for the sake of Bhagavati Mahalakshmi, do it without fail. He tells a listener it is a good thing that two years ago they understood it only as Kheer Purnima, and now they have understood that something is going to be obtained.
Meaning of the mantra Shri Samba Shivaya Namah
The mantra for Sadashiv's upasana, as the transcript has it, is "श्री सांब शिवाय नमः". The speaker stresses that its Shri is the plain word — no anusvara, no makara, hence not a bija — so it is Lakshmi's emblem rather than the full Lakshmi bija; Samba means "with Amba", Bhagavati Parvati, so the mantra is a namaskar to Parvati and Shiva together, with Shri joined to them.
Why do protective prayogas belong alongside a wealth sadhana?
Whenever we make a prayoga connected with Lakshmi, or any other prayoga in which we are increasing paushtikta, then because of that paushtikta the influence — the attraction — of negative shaktis also increases. These prayogas are all for the destruction of that attraction; and along with that, the dhuna you give and the akash deep you kindle cause the attraction of auspicious shaktis, and negative shaktis are swiftly destroyed by their effect.
With the dhuna running and the house in protection, the sankalpa for artha is taken — so that no utpaat breaks out the moment the anushthan begins.
The dhuna will keep being given, things will keep becoming prachand, the house and family will remain in protection — and then, he says, do there the sadhana of Lakshmi ji, or of Bhagwan Bhairav ji, or of any other devi-devata, panchakshari or any other, with the aim of obtaining artha, taking a sankalpa with the desire for the attainment of artha. Then whatever calamity or obstacle comes will keep being destroyed, and it will not give an effect such that as soon as you did the anushthan an utpaat broke out. Bring a protective disposition, he says.
The Sharad Purnima anushthan turns on two forms: Bhagavati Ashtalakshmi and Bhagwan Swarnakarshan Bhairav.
The anushthan that is to take place through Grihastha Tantra on the day of Sharad Purnima, he says, has the anushthan of two forms predominantly: of Ashtalakshmi, Bhagavati Ashtalakshmi — which took place last year too — and of Bhagwan Swarnakarshan Bhairav.
Staying awake is not wandering about: the Indra-krita Mahalakshmi Ashtak is recited through the night.
Staying awake is not to wander about like a ghost, he says. At that time, if you do nothing else, then the Indra-krita Mahalakshmi Ashtak, which is "नमस्तस्तु महामाय श्री पीठे सुर पूजते शंख चक्र गदा हस्ते महालक्ष्मी नमोस्तुते" — this is the stotra of Mahalakshmi, the Ashtak. Do its paath all night. How its samput vidhi vidhan is to be done, he says, will be discussed the next day.
One divine night, done with the fruit left aside — when Mahalakshmi gives, she gives, and then you will know what she gives.
If it is possible, do it — one divine night only. You will come to understand a great deal, he says. Do it and leave the fruit aside: when Mahalakshmi will give, she will give, and when she gives you will understand. When she has given it, then you will know what she gives. But do this on the night of Sharad Purnima, and do not do it with the purpose of obtaining Lakshmi alone.
Wealth is not money alone: health is wealth and buddhi is wealth, and she shows kripa in those as well.
Wealth is not called money only, he says — you know this. Our health too is our wealth; our buddhi too is our wealth. Someone may have a son who does not have buddhi, and the poor man is in difficulty. So when you make the prayoga, the vidhan, of Mahalakshmi, that too is your wealth, and she shows kripa in that as well. It is not that she gives you money only. Therefore understand the importance of that night.
A Saptashati prayoga is added this time to the fully tantrokta Ashtalakshmi anushthan and the Swarnakarshan Bhairav vidhan.
Keeping all these things in mind, he says, the vidhans of the anushthan are being increased this time. The prayoga of the Saptashati is also being placed in it. The Ashtalakshmi anushthan will of course take place, fully tantrokta, with its sapariya; the yag that takes place will take place; and Swarnakarshan Bhairav ji's will take place as well.
Different sadhaks this time, particularly of the Vindhya region, and the fourth adhyaya of the Madhyam Charit newly included for the Jaya Durga and Mahalakshmi swaroop.
This time the sadhaks will be different, he says — those of last time are not there now; other sadhaks will be there, particularly of the Vindhya region. The new inclusion is the fourth adhyaya of Bhagavati's Madhyam Charit in the Durga Saptashati, which is especially dedicated to the Jaya Durga and Mahalakshmi swaroop.
With that as samput, each of the eight Lakshmis gets her own separate yag and sapariya — eight samput havans in effect.
With that as samput, he says, a separate yag of each of the eight Lakshmis will take place. A special vidhan has been discussed for this, this time. That is, each Lakshmi — whether Dhan Lakshmi or Santan Lakshmi — will have her own separate vidhan, and this will be extra, beyond the eight. Along with it there will be their sapariya, so that in a manner of speaking a vidhan of eight samput havans is being performed this time.
Kheer or payas of makhana, dear to Bhagavati in Lakshmi prayogas, carries the ahutis for all eight Lakshmis.
In the paddhati of the Lakshmi havan, he says, makhana in particular — makhana is very dear to Bhagavati, the giver of Lakshmi, for prayogas connected with Lakshmi. So kheer of makhana, or the payas made from makhana grain, will be prepared according to the vidhi vidhan, and the whole process of ahuti will be carried out from it for all eight Lakshmis, with the samput vidhan of the fourth adhyaya of the Durga Saptashati.
The vidhan runs longer this time and stands separate from the samput; registration is as usual, and anyone may do his own elaborate vidhan that night.
The samput will be separate and this will be separate, he says; the vidhan is becoming somewhat long this time, and more so, but it will be used. This experimental vidhan will be there separately this time, particularly for the eight Lakshmis. Listeners can join in it, and the registration details will be as they usually are. Whatever elaborate vidhan a listener wishes to do himself, he should do that night, and that too will be discussed the next day.
Sanskrit learning is no bar — the paath of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak is an ordinary one anyone can do.
His wish, he says, is this: those who are not very learned in Sanskrit paath — no matter. But the paath of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak everyone can do; it is an ordinary one.
While the eight-form vidhan runs there, the samput vidhan of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak is to be done at home that same day.
If on their side they are performing so elaborate a vidhan of all eight Lakshmi forms of Mahalakshmi, he says, then while you are at it, do the samput vidhan of the Mahalakshmi Ashtak at your own house that day too. And if they do not come live the next day, it will be written out and posted for listeners to follow.
The collective havan is not a substitute for staying awake — sleep in the day and keep the night, at least till four in the morning.
Do not think, he says, that the whole thing is being had performed for you, that so tremendous a havan is happening, that you gave the sankalpa here and can now rest — that Lakshmi ji has come, the naivedya is ready, the lamp is burning, she will stay awake all night, so we sleep. Do not do that. Only if you stay awake will the work be done. Sleep in the day and stay awake at night — at least till four in the morning; you may bathe after four, do the morning pujan, give the surya arghya and then sleep, but try to stay awake the whole night.
Can Bhagavati sadhana be done alongside Narsingh sadhana as the main practice?
Yes, absolutely, the speaker says. Asked which form would be best, he says the sadhana of Bhagavati Lakshmi will be best if Bhagavan Narsingh is to be carried as the main one — so do the sadhana of Bhagavan Lakshmi Narsingh.
Can the Kanakdhara Stotra be recited?
Yes, absolutely, the speaker says. Learn it properly — correct pronunciation and singing with bhav done well — and it will be very good if you do so.
Why should Shri-tattva items not be used in a nikari vidhi?
He says that if for nikari we use things endowed with the Shri tattva, a disorder sometimes arises: suppose there is in the house some tattva-endowed shakti who is a giver of Shri rather than raksha-pradhan — then her effect too becomes less. In such a state, after the bandhan is done, Lakshmi will begin to decrease and there will be a loss of Shri. For this reason, such things should never be used in a nikari vidhi just so.
What is invoked within the form of Somnandi?
When the invocation of Somnandi ji happens, the speaker says, everyone is invoked within the form of Somnandi. Kaal is in it too, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are in it, Bhagavati Lakshmi is in it. In each separate part of his body the dwelling of a different devi or devata is held to be. So first their invocation, the invocation of Somnandi, is completed; after that Bhagavati is invoked, that she will come and be seated upon him.
Can the tantrokta Lakshmi kalash be established on Vasant Panchami?
Asked whether the tantrokta Lakshmi kalash can be established with vidhi-vidhan on Vasant Panchami, the speaker answers: yes, do it.
The principal sadhana stays yours, and the Diwali pujan runs complete alongside it
Those who have been doing Mahabhairav will do the principal sadhana of Mahabhairav itself, but along with it there will be the complete pujan of Diwali — Dhanteras, and on the Diwali night Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati, Lakshmi-Ganesh, Kuber and Yam deep daan will all happen. Only the principal sadhana stays theirs.
Why does everything happen at the chaukhat?
The whole play is of the chaukhat, he says; everything happens by the very crossing of the chaukhat. Look anywhere: chaukhat langhan takes place, and from the transgression of the chaukhat tantra runs, tantra is cut, a good thing happens, a bad thing happens. So everyone should do deep daan on the chaukhat.
Whose pujan is done on Amavasya?
For the Amavasya pujan, seeing the sthir lagna and so on, he says they will separately put out a community post about when it falls; or according to your own region, whenever you wish, do the pujan of Lakshmi-Ganesh ji, of Yamraj, of Kuber ji, of Chitragupta ji Maharaj, and along with them of your kula devi-devatas, and of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati — panchopachar, dashopachar or shodashopachar pujan. First of all will be Ganpati ji, then Lakshmi ji, then the kula devi-devatas, and along with them Yaksharaj Kuber ji.
How is the one-by-one avahan and snaan done?
Just as with four or five children in the house you catch one, bathe him, set him down and take up the next, so here too with the chief shaktis or chief vigrahas: if you wish, one by one, with full bhakti bhav, do the avahan of each — Gajananam Bhutaganadi Sevitam for one devata first — if you know the mantra; otherwise simply place akshat and flowers before them, then bathe them with milk and the rest, with panchamrit, bathe them with pure water, wipe them well, and seat them in their garments.
Japa may begin from the evening of the 10th, on the night of Dhanteras, within the buying muhurat
Asked from when to start sadhana and mantra japa this Diwali, he says you can begin japa and the rest from the evening of the 10th, from the night of Dhanteras. On Friday the time from 12:30, or from 12:35, up to 1:15 in the afternoon has been given by those learned in muhurat shastra as the madhyanha vyapini time, the most excellent time of Dhanteras for making purchases, and the hora of Shukra will also be running then.
Can the Lakshmi Ashtak be perfected in one night of Diwali?
Absolutely do it, he says. If you want to do it in one night, then in one night — what vidhan is there to describe further? Only a hundred and eight readings can be done in one night; what more than that will you do?
What is to be done with the tantrokta Lakshmi kalash on Dhanteras?
All those who already have a Lakshmi tantrokta kalash established, by themselves or had established, must on the day of Dhanteras — in the morning itself, or at evening time too — open the kalash and take out all the material. Whatever grain is kept in it is to be changed. All the rest of the material is again to be sprinkled with Gangajal, wiped with a clean cloth, given tilak and shown dhoop and deep, and again placed in the kalash and tied and made fragrant and kept. Then its pujan and path is to be done, and it is to be kept at the puja place for all five days.
Which materials in the kalash may be changed, and may the kalash itself be replaced?
The kalash is not to be changed, he says — not that this time the kalash is not looking good to us, or that we improve it a bit or add something additional of our own mind. None of that is to be done. Only the material that is kacha may be changed: if the lal gunja in it has spoiled, if the kamal gatta has spoiled, change it; if the kali haldi has spoiled you may bring kali haldi. But the pakki vastus — the shankh, the kaudi, the keel and the rest, the coins, the ratnas — none of these things are to be changed. And the kalash will never be changed; the older it is, the more excellent it goes on becoming, for all your energy stays contained in it.
Should I buy a new Lakshmi-Ganesh idol every Diwali?
Stop bringing the murti of Lakshmi Ganesh ji every Diwali, he says. People bring a clay murti, a chinese-clay murti, and worship it for the year; shopkeepers especially — in every shop there is a Lakshmi Ganesh murti of chinese clay with the coloured kalash. Next year a new murti comes, the pandit ji too has puja done on the new one; the old one is carried off and kept beneath a peepal, or thrown into water, or found broken somewhere in the house. You do puja for a whole year and then this very shraap attaches to you. Stop committing this offence, he says.
What should be brought instead, and when consecrated?
Whatever metal you have the means for — brass for the means of brass, silver for the means of silver. Bring a shri vigraha once and have the pran pratishtha done by vidhi vidhan by a pandit ji or an acharya who knows; otherwise do it yourself on the day of Dhanteras. Do not remove the old one now — the old one will be given visarjan after Dooj; keep it in a separate place until Dooj. But on the day of Dhanteras take out time and do it fully by vidhi vidhan. Even if you are a crorepati earning crores, the offence you are committing of carrying the murtis away and throwing them, removing each year's murti, will bring you onto the road one day.
What size vigraha, and is the standing-Lakshmi rule real?
Bring metal shri vigrahas into the house, solid and not hollow, according to your means — as small as looks right to you at minimum, and at the larger end a murti up to six inches. If you have a business establishment, there too the murti should be solid. As for the totka running that at a business establishment there should be a standing Lakshmi ji's photo or vigraha and at home a seated one, because customers come and go there while at home Lakshmi ji should sit — is there any logic to all these things, he asks. There is no logic.
Which form of the vigraha does he recommend?
In his view: Bhagavati Lakshmi seated on a lotus asana, Bhagavan Ganesh seated on a lotus asana; or Lakshmi ji and Ganesh ji seated on a good asana; Bhagavati Lakshmi seated upon a gaja, or Ganpati ji seated upon a mushak — though a mushak one is hard to find. But a Bhagavan Ganpati seated upon a sinhasan, and a Bhagavati Lakshmi seated upon a sinhasan or a lotus asana — such a beautiful shri vigraha you should consecrate permanently, both at a business establishment and at home.
On which day should the havan of a five-day Ashtottar Shatnam anushthan be done?
On the night of Diwali there is an anushthan, so certainly do a havan; for the rest, you may also do it on the last day. The reason for a havan in the mahanisha kaal on the night of Diwali is that on that day the arrival of Bhagavati Lakshmi in the house, and of all the chief dev shaktis of the house, certainly happens; so on that day pujan and havan should all be done as well as possible. And if an anushthan is running and it is of five days, then do it on the last day too — that is better still.
What are the year-round rules for a Lakshmi kalash?
Their puja will not be done through the whole year, he says; you may do special archan on the day of Panchami and Purnima — as the archan of Mahalakshmi with the hundred and eight names with rose petals; that you can do. Dhoop and deep should be shown to them daily. And once in the year, on the day of Dhanteras, take out the whole material, give visarjan to the kachi samagri and put in new material, sprinkle Gangajal on the old material in that same manner, do everything, dhoop, deep, tilak and the rest, and place it back and do their pujan. That is the whole rule. In an impure state they are not to be touched; and if sutak-patak falls, nothing at all will change inside — nothing is to be changed in sutak-patak, it changes only once a year.
Who may recite the Shri Sukta and Purush Sukta?
Asked which Vishnu Narayan anushthan may be done in the five days of Diwali, he says he will put that out separately tomorrow. To Abhishek Srivastava ji he says: the Shri Sukta, the Lakshmi Sukta, the Purush Sukta — all these should be done after learning the uccharan, and should be done only by those who wear the yajnopavit. Others should do the pauranik stotras — do the Lakshmi Ashtak, do the Mahalakshmi Ashtak. The path of a Sukta is vedokta, so vedokta people should do it. This, he says, is not according to him but according to shastra; he is only giving you the information, and you are free to take the decision. If, knowing the truth, you do wrong, that is your wish.
What havan follows that Shri Sukta prayoga?
After that there is a havan too, with kheer and madhu: on the last day, sixteen recitations with the mantras of the Shri Sukta, and of whatever samput mantra you have, at least one thousand and eight ahutis according to the sixteen days, or else at least one hundred and eight ahutis. If you do it in this manner, the incomparable grace of Bhagavati Lakshmi is obtained. This is according to the Mahalakshmi Kalpa, he says — he is not telling something fabricated; the Mahalakshmi Kalpa, that is, according to the form of Bhagavati Mahalakshmi who is Bhagavati Durga of the eighteen-armed pujan, of the Madhyam Charitra. In that this is described.
Is chaukhat pujan done from inside or outside the house?
Asked whether the chaukhat pujan is to be done from inside the house or standing outside, noting that in many videos it is shown being done from outside but that if one wants Lakshmi ji's footprints on the chaukhat — he answers that the chaukhat pujan you can do from outside and also from inside. What you are speaking of, the tikna of the chaukhat, you can do according to your own way, because a tilak has to be done to every chaukhat. So outside and inside, according to your own way, you can do it.
When are Dhanvantari and the Ashwini Kumars worshipped?
Asked whether the pujan of Bhagavan Dhanvantari and the Ashwini Kumars happens on Diwali day or daily, he says: Dhanvantari ji's pujan otherwise runs from Trayodashi, when we give them a place — for those who do kalash sthapana, who do kalash sthapana on the day of Dhanteras and do pujan, their avahan happens in the ghat, so their pujan happens daily. But on the day of Dhanteras, the pujan of the Ashwini Kumars and of Bhagavan Dhanvantari should be done, for the sake of arogyata.
Can an old Lakshmi yantra that is not worshipped daily be used?
Told of a four-year-old Lakshmi ji yantra, with Lakshmi ji seated on a lotus, whose nitya pujan does not happen, he says: if the yantra is fine, not broken or damaged, and there is bhav toward them, then absolutely do the pujan. Asked whether the pujan and anushthan of Batuk Bhairav may be done for the five days, he tells Abhishek ji: absolutely you can.
Should I install the Mahalakshmi kalash myself or have it done?
If you want to do the sthapana of the Mahalakshmi kalash yourself, then do it; if you want to have it done, then say so, he answers. Do it yourself — we have told the vidhans. If you wish, and if you get all the materials, then do it yourself; that will be better. The last option is that if you do not have them, or if you want it to be done by full vidhan, by rule, then tell us. If you do it yourself your confidence will increase in this, that yes, we did it — your bhav will simply be a different thing. What we do here you will not see, how we are doing it, how much we are doing; we may do ten hours of japa here, but when you do it there, a different bhav will remain, and through the year you will see and do it with strength in that bhav.
What should be done on Janmashtami night where wealth has departed?
Recite the Gopal Sahasranama that night. Its Phalashruti says that even a Lakshmi who has gone abroad returns — that a Lakshmi who has already left comes back. So recite it duly at the night hour, as far as capacity allows.
Why did Sai Baba come to be so widely worshipped?
Because of the way it was advertised. The speaker recalls the pamphlets circulated ten or twelve years ago — give this to ten people, and if you did not, something bad happened to that person — and says the Vaibhav Lakshmi vrat katha and the Santoshi Mata vrat were circulated in exactly the same way.
Does a mala breaking near the end of a sadhana mean the Devi is displeased?
It cannot be taken so. When you do a great deal of japa it sometimes happens that the thread has grown weak and breaks. Take it as a Deva-yoga and surrender it. It is not that Bhagavati is displeased. If the mala begins breaking again and again, that is a matter of difficulty.
Is a sesame-oil lamp forbidden for any deity?
It can be used generally. In some places a description is found that a sesame-oil lamp should not be lit for Bhagavan Shiva — the speaker has heard from elders that on the Trayodashi tithi a sesame-oil lamp should not be lit before Shiva, and says he has no reason for it himself.
Does Bel in a dream mean a Brahmarakshas?
No — the speaker rejects the reading outright. Bel is Shriphal, the very form of Bhagavati Lakshmi; Shiva and all the deities are by the Bel tree; we offered Bel through the whole of Shravan. Seeing Bel in a dream is very auspicious, and like the lotus it is a symbol of Lakshmi.
How is the Bel fruit used in a Havan?
The pulp is scooped from the Bel fruit, the Shriphal, and mixed with honey and Mishri sugar and pure ghee; Ahuti given with that is a Havan for the obtaining of Lakshmi. The same substance is used for Akarshan in the Shatkarma; adding mustard to it makes it a Stambhan of an enemy.
What is the Gomti Chakra used for?
It is also called the Vishnu Chakra, obtained from the sea, used particularly in Lakshmi-related matters — for the protection and holding of a womb where it is repeatedly lost, and where an Abhichar Karma is repeatedly being done. Two kinds are found: living and dead.
Who is the Bhairav of Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur?
Asked about Kolhapur's Mahalakshmi Mata, the speaker begins from the Durga Saptashati: at the slaying of Mahishasura Bhagavati is shown as bearing eighteen arms, and she was present there in two swarups. At the slaying of the demon Kolhasura, from which Kolhapur is named, she is in the Mahalakshmi swarup, Mahishasura Mardini with eighteen arms; but when in another kalpa she slew Mahishasura, she is established in that same place in a ten-armed form as Tulja Bhavani.
What is a Bamat capable of, and should she be worshipped at home?
The speaker says a Bamat has such capacity that she binds even a Brahm, and these greatly obstruct barkat; if displeased, since she abides in the form of a daughter, she binds Lakshmi first of all. In his view, even if you are worshipping such beings at home out of compulsion, an attempt should be made to liberate them — by giving puja you only bind them, and people out of compulsion do seat them at home.
Are Mahalakshmi Yogini, Mahalakshmi Mata and Kamalatmika different?
Yes, entirely, the speaker says: Mahalakshmi Yogini is distinct, Mahalakshmi Mata is distinct, and Maa Bhagavati Kamala Mahavidya is distinct. In one manner they are all one; but if you go by the sight of tantra, by the difference of swaroop, then they are all separate. Asked whether it is possible for a sadhak to learn sixty-four vidyas in sixty-four days and sixteen kalas, he says it is not possible at all — here a hundred malas of japa bring on a fever, so where will one go to learn sixty-four vidyas; one life is too little, and until there is some deva's grace it does not become possible.
Is the deeksha of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini's own swaroop easy to get?
They will also test you and see whether you are worthy of so great a deeksha, and only then will they give it, the speaker says. Taking deeksha of the swaroop of Vindhyavasini at Vindhyachal is extremely difficult; hardly anyone from outside will get it. But of the shaktis established within her swaroop the deeksha may be had — since everyone has laukik desires, and the desire for wealth chiefly, and in even the desire for siddhi wealth is somewhere lodged, so chiefly it is the Lakshmi-related deekshas that people there give.
Why should a mala, yantra or asana be kept for a lifetime rather than dissolved?
Know it plainly from one thing, the speaker says: in Sanatan and in every tantra parampara it has always been said that one mala, one yantra, one asana should be used for a lifetime — that the older it is, the more it will grow. In their parampara every yantra is made to be dissolved. Even if you do Lakshmi sadhana, they will say do the visarjan after a fifteen-day sadhana. Brother, he says, this same tantra is running — the visarjan of everything; give whatever reason you like.
What havan is prescribed for wealth and radiance?
With the Shri Suktam and the rest, with the Ashtottara Shatanamavali and the Sahasranamavali of Bhagavati Lakshmi, you should perform havan with the pulp of the bel, upon the samidha of the bel tree. This is done for the obtaining of Lakshmi, for the obtaining of radiance, for the obtaining of wealth, and for collective vashikaran and akarshan and so on.
May a Vigraha be moved daily during a sadhana?
If in the sadhana period you are performing a daily Avahan and a daily Visarjan, then you may move it. But if you have taken a single Sankalpa for twenty-one days or forty-one days, then during that time the Vigraha should not be moved.
Does a copper Kavach stop working after a year?
If you have not gone into a Sutak or Patak, there is nothing to be tense about. If you have gone into a Sutak or Patak, then in copper its work does stop.
Kitchen drinking-water spot as a seat of the ancestors
The speaker says the kitchen, where food is cooked, is held to be in the agneya corner of the house, and that within that kitchen the drinking-water place, whether made in its Ishan corner, its Nairutya corner, or towards the west, is a place over which the ancestors have authority; they are held to be present there. This is why, he says, people of older regions and villages who still keep the old beliefs light a lamp at the drinking-water spot every evening, and the Pitr bestow grace. He adds that Bhagavati Nairutya Lakshmi is also seated at that very spot.
Asuri Lakshmi and Asuri Durga puja: the lamp has a prescribed starting place
The speaker says that people who worship Asuri Lakshmi and Asuri Durga do not even know from which place that worship should actually begin, or from where the lamp is to be lit and carried. He says this is not something made up but a written matter: wherever Asuri Durga, Deepan Durga or Asuri Lakshmi is given in the tantra texts, one finds the discussion of the place from which the lamp is to be lit for them and then set at the puja place, along with a detailed account of why it is done. He raises this straight after describing the kitchen drinking-water spot and closes by saying that that spot is the ancestors'; he does not spell the procedure out.
How may the Narasimha deepdaan be made more special?
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.
An Anushthan of Bhagavati Dhanada Lakshmi with the eight Mahalakshmis and Swarnakarshan Bhairav is planned for Sharad Purnima.
An Anushthan of Bhagavati Dhanada Lakshmi with the eight Mahalakshmis and Swarnakarshan Bhairava, contingent on the Swarnakarshan Bhairav practitioners attending. Those who took part previously should not re-take a Yantra — a single-night Sankalp is enough.
Why is the lotus flower offered in particular?
Because Jagadamba is already coming with that energy and in that form — as the giver of prosperity — and worship and Archana with the lotus flower becomes one that increases Shri. So as soon as you surrender it, your feelings will be reflected there and her grace will very quickly be obtained.
Is a separate Lakshmi sadhana needed alongside Baglamukhi?
What need at all will there be to do a Lakshmi sadhana along with Baglamukhi Mai, he asks. Take the diksha of her own Mandar vidya and the rest. Baglamukhi is Mahavaishnavi herself; she is a maha swarup of Mahalakshmi. You will not need to do a separate Lakshmi sadhana.
What does a dream of the Devi's feet before Mahalakshmi Yogini sadhana mean?
A listener says he saw a video of the Mahalakshmi Yogini sadhana, that a wish to do the sadhana arose in his mind, and that in a dream he saw the feet of the Devi and was saying in the dream that Lakshmi ji has come. It is a very good dream, the speaker answers by name — start it at once. The sadhana of Bhagavati Mahalakshmi Yogini, from whomever and wherever you are seeing it and doing it, is very auspicious; do it absolutely.
The Lakshmi swarup of Ma Vindhyavasini is the one named for seva
He tells a listener to do the seva and puja of the Lakshmi swarup of Ma Vindhyavasini ji.
Men who have their clothes washed by mothers and sisters end up Lakshmi-less, however rich now
He says he sees many in this condition, having their clothes washed by their sisters while the mothers wash the clothes; and that some are of so low a disposition that they have even their undergarments washed by their sisters. People who commit such misdeeds, he says, are like the mlecchas, and one day they are left without Lakshmi, however rich they may be now.
Can the japa of Jayanti Mangala Kali be dedicated to Mahakali, or to several goddesses at once?
Asked whether the japa of Jayanti Mangala Kali may be dedicated to Ma Mahakali, the speaker says absolutely it can. Asked whether Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and one's own kul Durga may be offered it together at one and the same time, he says that too can be done.
Why does archan by the namavali please Bhagavati as well?
When you perform his sahasra archan with his namavali, the speaker says, Bhagavati Lakshmi too will be greatly pleased, that the Bhagavan is with shakti — his shakti is Shri. Even if a devata's murta svarup stands alone, whatever shringar and gold ornaments are on his body, whatever beauty is seen in him, that itself is his shakti, his Shri: it is the symbol of the one who is his ardhangini. So when the archan is done, both Bhagavan Shri Narayana and Bhagavati will be pleased, and the grace of both will be obtained.
Can a new vrat be taken within a year of a death in the family?
A listener whose husband's grandfather died less than a year ago has already taken a sankalp of eleven vrats of Ma Lakshmi in the Shukla Paksha of every month and has completed three. The speaker says that when there was doubt, at that very time she should at least have asked whatever learned person or pandit ji was near — some purohit will be there in a nearby temple and would have told her; it is a very ordinary matter that no new vrat is to be done within the year. An old vrat that you have been doing — Pradosh, Ashtami, Ekadashi — will not stop, that will continue. It is simply that nobody is to do a new one. And now, he says, we will not get it stopped by saying so either: ask your own purohit ji about that.
How many Yantras should a householder keep at home?
One only — of the Ishta, made with full procedure. The five- and ten-rupee coloured Yantras are cast from recycled plastic and household waste sold to scrap dealers; it is this impurity, and worship performed in it, that causes the difficulty.
Which of Lakshmi, Kamakhya or Bhuvaneshwari should be taken up for all comforts?
Any of them — all three will give you every comfort. Lakshmi will give, Kamakhya will give, Bhuvaneshwari will give; there is no deficiency in their capability. Consider instead how much strength is in you to receive it.
When should a murti be bought at all?
A new murti is never to be taken. In whichever year you bring a solid murti, a murti of metal, let their seva-puja be done by vidhi vidhan; then that murti will never go, nor are you to buy a new murti. He says repeatedly that at Diwali one should not buy a murti of Lakshmi and Ganesh — you are not to bring it. Bring a fine solid, beautiful one once, in one year, and never remove it.
Can a hollow silver murti be filled with another metal?
Asked about four-finger silver Ganesh ji and Lakshmi ji at home that are empty inside, and whether another metal may be filled into them, he answers that another metal should not be filled. If you can have it filled, have silver itself filled. But if it is to be melted, then if they have been worshipped for a long time, let them remain just as they are — small though they be — and bring a second one in solid, and let their puja also continue.
Which oil is burnt for which purpose?
Asked whether mustard oil can be used in the puja of Hanuman ji, he answers that it absolutely is. Whenever we do any protective prayoga, mustard oil alone should be burnt. For the sake of protection, mustard oil; for the sake of Lakshmi ji, pure ghee, and if that is not available then til oil or sweet oil; for attraction, vashikaran, or the fulfilment of any wish, til oil.
What should be done for money troubles — Shri Suktam or Kanakdhara?
Asked about the Shri Suktam and the Kanakdhara Suktam, their use, the installation of a Shri Yantra and the Kanakdhara Yantra, and for how long and on which path one should walk, he tells Uday Pratap ji that if you wish to walk the Vedic path — because these are Vedic suktas — then you should know the correct pronunciation of the Shri Suktam. If you wear the yajnopavit and are initiated, that is most excellent; only then, doing prayogas of this kind correctly, will you obtain benefit. Otherwise, if this is not so, you should recite Bhagavati Lakshmi's Indrakrit Ashtalakshmi Stotra or the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, and you will obtain benefit from that as well.
The operator turns his own siddh devata or mantra on the Lakshmi of the shop, and goes there himself
The speaker says the operator uses whatever deities he has made siddh — the process of their mantra, or the effect of the name, or whatever manner in which he has awakened a mantra or a devata and is employing it at that place — so that the Lakshmi of that place becomes bound and its advancement becomes bound. And he will certainly go to that establishment himself.
Where the difficulty is financial, the Shiva and Lakshmi vidhis already on the channel serve
He says that if your difficulty is financial, then on the channel many such vidhi vidhans connected with Bhagavan Shiva and with Bhagavati Lakshmi have been given, which you can do.
Is there a shorter nama stotra for Nikha Lakshmi?
Asked whether Mata Nikha Lakshmi has some short nama stotra such as a dvadasha or shodasha, he says the dashansh should be done of the kavach itself, and that he will put it in the group.
From which vessel is the abhishek of each deity performed?
A listener says that Shiva ji is bathed with a gomukh shringi, the Devi with a yoni patra, Narayana with a shankha, and Lakshmi ji with a gajamukh shringi, and asks from which special vessel Devi Saraswati's is done. He answers that for all the forms of Bhagavati it is most excellent if you do it with a Shri-yukta shankha — a white one for Saraswati ji.
Which Mahavidya should a worshipper of Hanuman ji and Ram ji do?
You can do puja connected with any Mahavidya at all, he answers; it is not that you will select only one. If you are asking in that way, then you can do that of Bhagavati Mahavidya Tara sattvically, reciting her Ashtakshari and so on, or you can do that of Bhagavati Kamala. In an ordinary way, if you want a Mahavidya, you can do Bhagavati Kamala or Bhagavati Mahavidya Tara; but in any case you can do any of them.
What does it mean to see yourself sweeping and gathering rice in a dream?
To Meenakshi ji he says: do the puja of Lakshmi ji. If you are seeing yourself sweeping or gathering rice, there are two kinds of thing — either, if your kuldevi is Sheetla Mata, do her puja well; the grace of Bhagavati is somewhere present and you should offer her the bhog that is offered, the rice bhog, on Ashtami. In every month, the Ashtami of the shukla paksha is called Durga Ashtami and the Saptami is called Sheetla Saptami; whichever tithi is accepted in your place should be done. Otherwise you should do the seva of Bhagavati Lakshmi well.
How does household quarrel stop the growth of Lakshmi?
The speaker says the frustration and mutual quarrelling that begin, and the kalah that builds up, have their effect mentally at the workplace, in business, everywhere — and because of that the growth of your Lakshmi stops. Where kalah and klesh keep erupting, growth of Lakshmi in the house simply halts.
What does unguided japa of an ugra mantra do to income?
The speaker says the four coins that were coming will stop coming. And even if the flow does not stop, the situation will become so bad on doing japa of such mantras that wherever a source of wealth had formed, where you earned ten rupees you will come straight down to five, and your position will become completely unsteady.
Why does a prayoga against one's own brother rebound?
Because the kuldevi of both is one, and the Lakshmi worshipped in the household — worshipped at some time through the kuldevi — is one and the same for both. First learn, he says, in what manner they are separated; where such knowledge is absent and you fire these prayogas, the binding of Lakshmi begins there too.
What sankalpa is taken during the wealth abhishek of the ishta?
Take a sankalpa in it, the speaker says, for their shanti, for their pleasure, and for the attainment of Lakshmi. Whatever sadhana you are doing, this is the first work that should be done for Lakshmi.
What is the most prominent everyday cause of shortage of food and wealth?
The speaker says the most prominent thing that comes next is this: whatever food and drink you take, if you do not offer its bhog, then there is shortage of anna and shortage of Lakshmi.
Who is the mool shakti of Bhagavan Narsingh?
The mool shakti of Bhagavan Narsingh, the speaker answers, is called Narsinghi herself. If you go further into Bhagavan Narsingh, eight shaktis of his are spoken of, and eight kinds of Narsingh forms are also described. The Narsingh we ordinarily see should be worshipped together as Lakshmi-Narsingh.
A listener suffered great loss of Lakshmi five years after performing a havanatmak prayoga of the Navarna mantra
A listener writes that about five years earlier he performed a havanatmak prayoga of the Navarna mantra and suffered great loss of Lakshmi. The speaker replies that if he were to forbid the Navarna mantra here, ten people would immediately start abusing him live for forbidding Navarna japa.
Why do kamal gatta malas spoil so quickly, and what should be used instead?
The speaker says the kamal gatta mala spoils fastest of all — his own spoils in three to four months. Either the thread breaks because it has been put on Bhagavati and bathed, or a white growth appears and the bead begins to hollow out and gets worm-eaten. For japa of Bhagavati Lakshmi, he says, take a sphatik mala properly and do japa on that.
Can a Sulemani mantra be used for wealth?
Asked whether a Sulemani mantra may be done for gaining wealth, the speaker refuses. Why do you want to do a Sulemani mantra, he asks — will the mantras of Hindus fall short, is there a shortage of mantras in Sanatan culture? Crores upon crores of mantras have been made siddh here; where is it in Sulemani that you want to go? He says the wish itself is dosha-ridden and it should absolutely not be done.
Which form of Mata Lakshmi is best for upasana?
Asked which form of Mata Lakshmi is best — Kamala being bathed by Airavata, Lakshmi seated on an elephant, the four-armed beauty — the speaker answers that the one named, the Kamala form with the abhishek by Airavata, is the finest. So too Lakshmi ji seated on an elephant, or seated on a lotus. Trading classes should do upasana of Bhagavati Kamala in this form; those who wish to go into tantra, of Bhagavati Tripurasundari, Shri Vidya.
Whose upasana gives ashta siddhi and mahasiddhi in this age?
Asked whose upasana among the hundred mahamantras can give ashta siddhi and mahasiddhi in this age, the speaker answers: do upasana of Bhagavati Mahavidya Kamala. Becoming duly initiated, do her panchang sevan and thereafter dashang sevan and so on, and continue her upasana for the whole of life.
Why is tarpan pressed for Ganpati, and which mudra follows it?
Because tarpan is so dear to Ganpati that he will clear the way quickly. After the tarpan, display the Ganpati mudra: fold the left hand and place the right over it in the form of a serpent, the shape of his trunk. It is a small thing, and Vinayak pleased will give Lakshmi's grace of himself.
Can one fire in one kunda serve several deities in turn?
Yes, absolutely. Lighting the fire once in a square kunda and then putting Palash wood first for Datta, then other wood for Ganpati, then Bel wood for Lakshmi and the sixty-four Yoginis, taking them in turn, may certainly be done.
Which woods may be used for Mahalakshmi and the sixty-four Yoginis?
Besides cow-dung cakes and Bel wood: Peepal may be used, Bargad may be used, Palash, Madar and Khair may be used. Everything except mango.
Where is a bali given in front of the house?
Bali can be given at the Chaukhat.
Is a separate form of Lakshmi needed alongside Parvati?
The presence of the Lakshmi tattva is within Parvati ji herself, the speaker says; there is no need to take a separate form of her for it. Look at the forms of Ganapati ji and you will find several in which shaktis connected with Bhagavati Lakshmi stand as his shakti aspects. This, he says, is exactly why it is said that such things should not be discussed before ordinary people — they will be thoroughly frustrated, saying Lakshmi ji is his mother, how can you say such a thing.
Will 108 paath of the Narasimha mala mantra have a negative effect?
If you are going to do 108 paath, the speaker tells Rishikesh, it will be better first to certainly do the stuti and the like of Bhagavan Narayana; and if you are doing 108 paath, then along with it also do eleven paath of Bhagavati Lakshmi's mala mantra. Do both.
Hour of recitation of the Pitambara shatnam stotra by purpose
Asked when the shatnam stotra of Bhagavati Pitambara is to be recited, the speaker says it is done in the night hours, as described from the Rudrayamala Tantra. But any Prayoga connected with Lakshmi is done only in the morning and evening. Night is for the destruction of enemies, of tantra and vichar-ghat, and of another's Kritya prayoga. For obtaining Lakshmi and freedom from debt, evening or the early hours of the morning are best; night is possible, but morning or Sandhya is far better.
What are the essentials of Kartik that must not be missed?
The speaker says to keep in mind that the first thing is the morning bath and the second is deepdaan, and these must absolutely not be missed; besides these, do whatever japa and havan you can. He notes that the five-night, that is five-day, festival of Diwali is coming, in which Bhagwati Kalika and Chandika along with many forms of Bhagwati manifest, and which is the prakatya kaal of Bhagwati Kamala.
If ten relatives were asked to do an anushthan and some did not, what of it?
A listener says he phoned ten relatives to do an anushthan of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam and one or two did not do it. The speaker answers that if all ten did it, then everyone would become a crorepati; and if everyone became a crorepati, the challenge among themselves would become quite tough. That is why, he says, Bhagwati too runs her maya — how would she have everyone do it?
Is one person's effort enough to change another household?
Much will not happen by your doing it alone, the speaker says; they have their own prarabdha and karma too. So do that much, and along with it let them also do something — at the least let them do deepdaan at Diwali, let them bathe every morning, let them do path of the shastra names, let them do Tulsi ji's seva and path of the Tulsi Stotra and stuti. If there is a Lakshmi-related problem, let them do stuti path of Lakshmi ji and Kuber ji; then the money-related problem will gradually be removed.
May the Ashtalakshmi mala mantra be done in the five days of Diwali?
The speaker says the Radha Kripa Kataksha and Tulsi Vandana may absolutely be done, and that the Ashtalakshmi mala mantra may be done in the five days of Diwali, 1100 paths being completed in five days. But if you wish to do the Ashtalakshmi mala mantra, first send it so that it can be seen which one you will do — whether you are doing it according to a Yamala granth or according to the Tilak or by which authority. That should be looked at, because when you read the mantra and the phalashruti you will understand the reason; if it is done without knowing the whole subject, difficulty follows.
What is done with the materials of a sahasrarchan afterwards?
The speaker asks with what the sahasrarchan of Bhagwati Lakshmi, or of anyone, is being done — fruit, flower or dry fruit. Flowers and the like will go to visarjan. Kumkum and the like you may use in the form of a tilak, and ashtagandha likewise as a tilak. If you are doing the sahasrarchan with dry fruits, then everyone may eat them in the form of prasad.
What is done with the kamal gatta offered in the Lakshmi mala mantra path?
Asked what should be done the next day with the kamal gatta offered while doing path of the Lakshmi mala mantra ashtaka, the speaker says that for as many days as you wish to do the japa, you may do the japa again and again with that same kamal gatta. If you are doing archan, then the matter is different: if you are offering it after archan then that much will simply go to visarjan. If possible, you may also plant it, so that a lotus may blossom in it.
How many lamps are offered in the deepdaan for Mahalakshmi?
The speaker says that for Mahalakshmi the deepdaan should be of sixteen lamps. Answering another question, he says the pan leaf and the madira patra and all such things will go to visarjan — satvik madira.
May a first attempt at a dish be offered to Bhagwati?
A listener writes that by his guidance and Mahalakshmi's grace, one who does not even know how to make tea made kheer for the first time and offered its bhog to the Mother, though the milk fell short. The speaker says it is a very good thing that she has offered kheer as naivedya to Bhagwati today, and tells her to make full kheer sometime. Of himself he says that whatever divine dish they make, they offer its bhog to Bhagwati and say — Mother, you yourself give it whatever name you wish.
What must a sadhika wear on her feet and hands?
And then the feet, the speaker says: if it is a woman, then to do sadhana without payal is not proper. If a woman has not worn a bala on her hand — sadhikas should wear a bala on the hand. Girls nowadays wear nothing on the hand, which he calls a different level of frivolity: a sadhika, and the hand empty. Parents too should put gold in the child's hand; the more gold there is in a daughter's hands, the more the Lakshmi of your house will increase.
What if solid gold is not affordable, and what of boys?
If you cannot make it all solid gold, the speaker says, there is the shakha-pola sort on which a leaf of gold is fixed — have her wear that kind; it stays cheap, but keep gold in the daughter's hand. Gold cannot come into a boy's hand: keep silver, keep copper, but keep something. If there is payal on the feet, then there is increase of the parents' wealth, and since she is the mistress of the husband's house, the mistress of the household, there is increase of Lakshmi.
Why is gold worn as Shri tattva rather than as vanity?
Without gold, the speaker says, the devatas are not pleased in all this and the mantra japa does not give full fruit, because an absence of Lakshmi is seen. There is no devata in Sanatan who is not endowed with Shri tattva; and if you are doing japa devoid of Shri tattva, that means you have gone into the matter of virakti, and if you do a thing by force it will not happen. You are a householder — take on the Shri tattvas in accordance with the householder's maryada and then do it. In gold the measure of Shri tattva has been held to be the greatest.
Does Lakshmi increase in the house after an elder passes away?
In exactly the same way, the speaker says, when some elder attains death, after their going there is a considerable increase of Lakshmi in the house — those who are satpurush. And very often it happens that after certain deaths accidents begin to increase in the house and there is a very great loss of Lakshmi in particular. In this too there is tantra somewhere.
May the Shiv Tandav Stotra be recited daily?
Asked whether the Shiv Tandav Stotra may be done in Bhole Baba's service by one who does not know any other stotra, the speaker says yes, do the Shiv Tandav, there is no difficulty; do it daily. Do not get caught up in specimens. Those who say the Shiv Tandav Stotra should not be recited, that sesame oil should not be burnt, and go on giving all sorts of odd tips, are doing it to make their video go viral.
Which sadhana is given for the obtaining of wealth?
Saptakshari sadhana and a great many such sadhanas which you may do in Gupt Navratri, he says; videos are uploaded. On the Saptashloki sadhana he has said many times that you should complete it once: suppose you performed the Saptashloki sadhana in an earlier Navratri, then this time, when you are to do it again, you should take the sankalpa for the obtaining of wealth — for the obtaining of wealth and for the stability of Lakshmi.
What bhog is given to Lakshmi Kali Mata?
If you are asking about the bhog, then for one thing there is makhana, which you may give, the speaker says; the second is kaju-kishmish. At the least, if you are doing Kali ji's puja, then two cloves and one cardamom for her — all these things should be there. If it is Bhagavati Chandika, then madhu for her.
Which Bhairav is paired with each of the Ashta Matrikas?
Asitanga is the Bhairav of Brahmi; the Bhairav of Maheshwari is Ruru; of Kaumari, Chanda Bhairav; and of Bhagavati Vaishnavi, Krodh Bhairav — the same Krodh Bhairav who is worshipped alongside Ma Bhagavati Chhinnamastika. Unmatt Bhairav is worshipped with Devi Varahi, and with Indrani, that is Indrakshi, Kapal Bhairav. To those whose kuldevi is Chamunda and who ask who goes with her, he answers that chiefly Batuk Bhairav is with all the shaktis, but seen in that way, with Chamunda the puja of Bhishan Bhairav takes place, and with Lakshmi that of Sanhar Bhairav.
How many Anushthans does the Lakshmi Mala Mantra take?
How much brings the full fruit may differ for everyone. Ordinarily, once you have completed eleven thousand of a Mala Mantra, Kavach and the like, its effect begins to come into life — an effect that cannot be turned back. Afterwards, even eleven recitations daily will keep the grace running.
Dhoomavati alone among the Mahavidyas has no consort: the widow-form of Alakshmi, avoided by married women yet invoked to end extreme misfortune.
Dhoomavati, depicted as a widow without a male consort — unique among the Mahavidyas — is the tantric form of Alakshmi (opposite to Lakshmi), representing misfortune and desolation; the author notes her worship is traditionally avoided by married women or in households, though her prayogas are said to liberate one from extreme misfortune.
Kamalatmika is the tantric allegory of the Vedic-Puranic Lakshmi, granting unhindered wealth and ascent.
Kamalatmika, the last of the ten Mahavidyas, is described as an allegorical representation of the Vedic-Puranic Lakshmi, granting immeasurable wealth and prosperity and propelling her sadhakas toward higher realms without hindrance.
Are Sita, Radha and Lakshmi one at the root?
Why are you not thinking, he asks, that the root is the same? Whether it be Bhagavati Sita, or Bhagavati Radha, or Bhagavati Lakshmi — is it not the same? They are the companion of Narayan, they are his shakti. He says he does not understand why that form is being extolled in this roundabout way, nor what is being sought to be proved.
Should a householder keep an owl or a Gajalakshmi image?
The owl is considered auspicious, the speaker allows, but it will be more fitting to keep the gaja. Householders should keep Gajalakshmi in the house — seated upon the gaja or upon the lotus. The owl is right for those who do black marketing and put money in the share market, and it is more fitting for those who perform tantra-mantra, for tantrokta pujan.
How are deities asked to depart at the end of a puja?
In daily pujan, the speaker says, according to him there should not be any need to do visarjan; that whole vidhi is not for ordinary householders. But in the special pujan, when we make the request, then in the visarjan mantra we pray thus: that Lakshmi and Ganesh, Ganpati ji, together with Riddhi-Siddhi and Shubh-Labh, should always occupy their place in our dwelling and remain here. And to Bhagavati Durga we say: O Ma Jagadamba, depart to your own lok, and from there protect us by your vajra; and whenever an auspicious work occurs and I call you again, then O Mai, come here again with your family.
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