Nila Saraswati
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The third of Goddess Tara's three primary Tantric forms worshipped alongside the Ram Raksha Stotra.
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The third lamp receives fragrance, unbroken rice and flowers in the names of Ugratara, Ekajata and Nila Saraswati
At the third lamp, offer fragrance, unbroken rice, and flowers in the names of Tara's three primary Tantric forms — Ugratara (invoking full recitation capability), Ekajata, and Nila Saraswati.
How should Bhagavati Mahasaraswati be worshipped on the morning of Diwali?
Asked how the pujan of Bhagavati Mahasaraswati should be done on the morning of Diwali, the speaker says the pujan of all of them will take place at night, in the maharatri kaal itself. If you wish to do something separately in the early morning, that is a different matter.
What form does the diksha of Saraswati Maiya take?
Asked what sort of format the diksha of Saraswati Maiya has, the speaker says it is not a matter of a mere adesh; there is a great deal in it. As the vidhans and kinds of Saraswati are, so accordingly is her diksha too.
Can Nila Saraswati sadhana be done by a sattvik vidhi?
Answering Jai Singh ji, he says only the stotra, the kavach and the like of the sadhana can be done; the full sadhana can be done only after being diksha-holding — these are Mahavidyas.
Who is the shakti seated in the lap of Uchchhishta Ganapati?
Asked whether the shakti in the lap of Uchchhishta Ganapati or Mahaganapati is gupt, he answers: Uchchhishta Ganapati is himself in a gupt swarup. The shakti seated in his lap is Nila Saraswati.
Which devi's sadhana suits computer knowledge, besides Ganesh?
Asked, for computer knowledge, about a devi's sadhana other than Ganesh ji, he answers: ah, you wish to do a devi's sadhana — do the sadhana connected with Bhagavati Saraswati. If you do the sadhana connected with Neel Saraswati, then it will become tantrokta; if you can observe the rules, then do it. Otherwise, do that of Bhagavati Saraswati.
What is the simple seva of Neel Saraswati?
Bhagavati Tara herself is Maa Neel Saraswati, he says; the whole time is hers alone — Aghor Amavasya, Aghor Chaturdashi. Speaking straight, he says only this much, Anand Bhaskar ji: in a simple vidhi-vidhan you may do the ordinary paath of her stotra and the like. If you want her seva in a special vidhi-vidhan, then in an ordinary way it will simply not be possible, however much you do it, because things will then have to be kept according to her.
For how many days can such a seva be kept?
Take it as settled that you can do a seven-day or an eleven-day one, he says. If you wish to do it daily, then it is not possible; he has said this thing before as well.
What is Masani Ganapati, and may a householder worship him?
Masani Ganapati is the same as Heramba Ganapati, he says, and the need to worship Masani Ganapati does not ordinarily arise. What you are calling Masani Ganapati — Heramba Ganapati, Uchchhishta Ganapati — is their proper form; it is with Bhagavati Neel Tara that Uchchhishta Ganapati is worshipped, and Masani Ganapati is that same svarup. And it does not seem to him that a householder should ever do the seva-upasana of that svarup. If it is done in a household, then if the wife is doing it she will do it with the husband, and if the husband is doing it, with the wife — the puja can be done only as a couple. Such is this field of tantra: the sadhana of Heramba Ganapati and Uchchhishta Ganapati should never be done alone; or else you must be a complete brahmachari for your whole life.
How should the daily Saraswati path be done?
The vidhi of the daily Saraswati path has been given on the channel, he says; one may do the Mahavidyas in their sequence.
Tara's name comes from a root meaning "to deliver"; she is worshipped in three forms by Hindu and Buddhist tantriks alike, with Tarapith her most famous seat.
Tara, whose name derives from a root meaning "to deliver" or "protect," is depicted in three main forms — Ekajata, Nilasaraswati, and Ugratara — and is worshipped by both Hindu and Buddhist tantric practitioners, with Tarapith in Bengal home to her most famous temple.
Whose shaap vimochan is done in the sadhana of Mahavidya Tara?
When the shaap mochan of Mahavidya Tara is performed, he says, it is not only Maharshi Vashishtha's curse that is released. When you perform the sequential sadhana of the three forms — Nila Saraswati, Ekjata and Ugra Tara — and go into the divisions of those forms, then, as with the Gayatri shaap vimochan or the Brahma, Vashishtha and Vishwamitra shaap vimochan and utkilan done by those who read the Saptashati, so here the utkilan and shaap vimochan of Maharshi Vashishtha together with Bhagavan Shri Krishna comes up.
How is the dhaniya and mishri mixture charged and taken?
Place the mixture at your pujan sthan, sit there, and recite the twelve-name stotra of Bhagavati Saraswati — the one that begins "प्रथम भारती नाम द्वितीय वाक्य" — 108 times, or at the least 12 times. Having done the 12 paths, cover the vessel and let it stay in the pujan sthan. Every day 12 paths are to be done, keeping the mixture in a second small vessel. When the pujan and the rest is complete, you may eat the churna directly — a little, one spoon — or dissolve it in water and drink it; it is to be done on an empty stomach.
What result does the dhaniya prayoga give, and what if there is difficulty?
Your whole day will also go well, the speaker says, your concentration will increase, and your memory will become sharpest of all. Within a week or fifteen days you will begin to see the difference. If there is no particular difficulty, benefit will come quickly. And if you feel some difficulty or trouble, then keep this same churna before you and recite the kavach of Bhagavati Saraswati at least nine times, and only then eat it — you will get great benefit.
Any deity can be made famous, but the shastrokta description will not be found
You can make any devi or devata famous, the speaker says — what great matter is there in it? All right: but the shastrokta description of these you will not find. The form as described in the tantra shastra, and the manner of that description, is simply not a public description; that is the reality. Now you will find a temple of Uchchhishta Ganapati in the South — the temple of Uchchhishta Ganapati and of Bhagavati Nila Saraswati.
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