Surya
Every question on the site tagged Surya, each answered from a timestamped source rather than a summary written from memory.
Notes from our sources
Panchayatan pujan: why every deity is worshipped, not only one's ishta
The supreme acharyas of the Sanatan parampara — held to be avatars of Shankar himself — directed Panchayatana pujan: worship of all the devi-shaktis, not one alone, since for us Bhagwan is in every particle. The speaker shows this bhaav running through the whole Sanatan morning: on waking, pranam to the Bhagwan within one's own hands (Karagre vasate Lakshmi); kshama from Dharti Mata before the feet touch the ground; pranam to one's parents; arghya to Surya Narayan; pranam to Tulsi, Aparajita, Shami and the dev-vrikshas; roti to the cow and the dog; then the bath and shringar of Shaligram, Narmadeshwar Shiva Lingam and the household deities. Nowhere in this do we bow thinking "small Prithvi Mata, my aradhya is bigger" — and a teaching that forbids even taking another deity's name is one to stay away from.
Minimum daily Gayatri for a janeu wearer
To a fifteen-year-old asking how much puja a janeu wearer must do daily, the speaker says trikala Gayatri — the three-time sandhya — is what is prescribed, but the full vidhi is not possible in today's conditions. By desh-kaal-paristhiti, let there at least be pujan-paath morning and evening; and if even that cannot be, then while giving arghya to Surya Narayan recite the Gayatri mentally at least five times — that too gives the fruit, and that much must certainly be done.
Origin of the Vansh Vriddhi Durga Kavach and which parts of the text are recited
The speaker says this Kavach is described as given by Bhagwan Surya Narayan, and its name is Vansh Kavacham, or Vansh Vriddhi Durga Kavacham. A PDF of the text is linked in the video description. The full opening vidhan and the phal shruti are recited only the first and the last time; the mool kavach (core verses) is what is recited many times.
Taking the consecrated water or butter at the doorway on a Sunday Sankranti or Sunday Shukla Saptami
The speaker says that when a Sankranti falls on a Sunday, or a Shukla Paksha Saptami falls on a Sunday, it is Surya Narayan's special day of grace, and since this kavach was given by him, the consecrated water or butter is taken that day standing at the main doorway of the house, where the kul deities and pitrs are worshipped, while looking at the sun. If the sun cannot be seen from there, one bows and remembers him at the threshold, goes out to see him, and only then drinks or eats it. This, he says, brings very quick benefit.
One-day remedy for inadvertent ancestral impurity: Gita path and Tulsi abhisheka
The speaker says remedies differ by dosha, but gives one general one. A boy of the house fills a copper lota with pure water, adds a little Gomutra and Gangajal, and recites the 11th chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita 11 times holding the lota in both hands — on any Sunday (either paksha) or on an Amavasya, all in one day, finishing between 10 am and 12:30 pm (the path may begin at 7–8 am), without blowing on or making the water jutha. The charged water is then poured over a Tulsi plant placed facing the sun, with a prayer to Surya Narayana and Tulsi that the Pitrs be freed of whatever impurity they got knowingly or unknowingly, and a request to all pitrs to be present in the plant in their portions and receive their share. He says the root, stem and top of Tulsi house different classes of pitrs — Oot, pitr and Jujhar — and by the grace of Surya Narayana, Narayana and Tulsi the pitrs become fully pure. It is a one-day prayoga; it works for impurity incurred unknowingly, and is not as effective if the fault was deliberate.
Order of worship before the Shani Maha Mala Mantra and who does viniyoga and nyasa
The speaker says first worship the Guru and Ganapati, then do a path of, or at least remember, Bhagwan Surya Narayan together with Shani's mother Chhaya; after remembering both, recite the mala mantra. The mantra comes with a Viniyoga and Nyasa: men who wear the Yajnopavita do them before the japa, while women, boys whose yajnopavit has not yet happened, and men who do not wear it skip them and recite the mala mantra directly.
Who guarded the pot of nectar, and where did it fall?
Jayanta fled through the sky with it and nectar fell in twelve places, four of them on earth — Haridwar, Prayag, Ujjain and Nasik. Four powers guarded the pot: Surya, Chandra, Brihaspati and Narayana.
What atonement should be performed before leaving home?
Beginning three days before departure: bathing, argha to Surya, and 27 recitations of one's chosen deity's Sahasranama at nine a day, with sleeping on the ground if the body permits, and Panchabali each day.
In what order is Argha offered after bathing?
Surya first with Gayatri or his name; then the lineage ancestors; then Ganesha; then Kula Bhairav and Bhav Bhairav; then Hanuman; then the three Shakti Pithas — Alopshankari, Lalita and Kalyani; then one's own tirthas, the Dwadash Madhav and Nagraj Vasuki.
Who gets otherworldly help: those who keep a daily niyam
The speaker says the most important thing to consider is when and to whom this help comes. First of all, people who by daily rule offer arghya to Bhagwan Surya and to Tulsi ji, do their daily puja-path, and with surrender japa at least a fixed count of the mantra of some one Ishta Devata, have a niyam, and people who walk with niyam and nishtha are certainly helped. The reason, he says, is that a person who keeps a daily niyam, with even a little Shraddha and Samarpana and who reflects on the mantra, will think fifty times before doing any wrong act. The picture of someone doing 11, 15, 20 or 50 malas every morning and then abusing people all day and thinking ill of others is, he says, mostly something seen in TV serials and movies.
Why is everything not given to a disciple at the start?
Everything is never given at once at the beginning, the speaker says; when the capacity begins to come, then comes the controlling of energy through mudra — which energy is to be absorbed and which is to be removed. He gives the example that Bhagavan Suryanarayan's heat was very great, and Twashta, who is a form of Bhagavan Vishwakarma, is said to have cut it down on his lathe and thereby reduced Surya's energy and his heat.
Makar Sankranti remedy for a dosha-struck mantra: 108 black-til laddus japped over
The speaker says that when a dosha has got into your mantras or your sadhana there is a simple, exact vidhan that is specifically for Makar Sankranti and can be done on any year's Sankranti, in the morning of the day the Sun enters Makar (14 or 15 January; check which). Bring or make 108 small, clean laddus of black til only, sprinkled with Gangajal if bought outside. After your bath and your usual guru, Ganpati and ishta puja, take a Sankalpa to free the mantra of its dosha, then jap the dosha-struck mantra 108 times, placing one laddu per japa on a black cloth sprinkled with gangajal (for a long mantra, 27 japa with four laddus in hand each time). Tie all 108 into a potli.
Three ways of giving away the laddu potli: to a sattvik Brahmin, to Surya in a cow-dung fire, or into a havan purnahuti
The speaker gives three vidhis for the potli of 108 japped laddus. First: the same day, give the whole potli with a pandit-style Sankalpa and some Dakshina to a pure, sattvik Brahmin — one who does not eat meat, which you must know. Second: at a river bank, smear the ground with raw cow dung, make a small rangoli of abir-gulal, light cow-dung cakes with camphor, offer the whole potli into that fire to Surya Narayan with a spoken prayer to free the mantra of its dosha, and give what you can to the poor there. Third: near a Shakti Peeth, tirtha or riverside temple where a Sankranti Havan with a large kund is going on, drop the potli into the kund at the Purnahuti and give dakshina to the organisers and brahmins for the yajna.
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.
When should Surya arghya be given?
After the sadhana is complete, the Surya arghya will be given at the time of sunrise.
Has Rahu obtained the rank of a deva?
Rahu dev has obtained the rank of a deva, the speaker says. Did Bhagavan not have the knowledge that this one seated in the midst of Surya and Chandra, seated there in the form of a deva, is no devata but an asura? Did Bhagavan Narayan not know it — consider that once for yourself.
What does the Mohini avatar episode show about Rahu?
When he took the Mohini form and was giving the devatas amrit to drink, could he not recognise him, the speaker asks — is that possible? To one who is trikalagya, who knows everything, it was not known that this one seated here is a danav? Yet he had him drink the amrit, until Surya dev and Chandra dev said, O Lord, this one is a rakshasa, a daitya. Only when the secret was out did he cut off the head.
What is the morning programme for Vaikuntha Chaturdashi and Kartik Purnima?
On these two days, Vaikuntha Chaturdashi and Kartik Purnima: bathing before sunrise, and after the pujan of Surya Narayan, the pujan of one's own ishta aradhya, the special pujan of Bhagavan Shiva, and the offering of a lotus flower — in the morning time.
Why is the time of an eclipse so important to those who use kshudra shaktis?
Because, he says, Bhagwan Surya and Bhagwan Chandra are two pratyaksha devas, and it is only through them that every kind of shakti moves about on the earth plane. When both go into the state of grahan, an obstruction arises for all the positive and auspicious shaktis.
What happens to the devatas and pitrs during an eclipse?
Because the devatas are satisfied through Chandra and Surya, and those have been eclipsed, the suffering that Chandra undergoes is felt in the same way by all devatas endowed with those two tattvas. Chandra is also the karaka of the pitrs, and Surya carries pitr karakatva too, so the gati of the pitrs at that time is obstructed. All the auspicious shaktis feel themselves powerless then, and are in distress.
Is a protective circle needed in a temple during the eclipse?
No, the speaker says: there is no need to place a suraksha ghera in a temple in the grahan kaal.
Why is Surya said to matter for mantras at all?
The speaker says there is no possibility of life on this earth without Bhagavan Surya Narayan, since all the grahas move by him and all herbs and plants are nourished by his rays. The Moon is held to be the karak and the strength of mantras, and the Moon's light comes from Surya — so the strength Surya gives to Chandra is what makes our mantras more nourished and more powerful.
Is it enough to look at Shani, Rahu and Ketu for tantra siddhi?
The speaker says everyone today looks at Shani, Rahu and Ketu in the birth chart for mantra siddhi and tantra siddhi — reasonably so, since the hidden shaktis and gupt vidyas of tantra are read there. But if we leave Surya out, that is not right and not proper, because Surya is the king and adhipati of the nine grahas, and a king's word everyone must accept.
Where does Surya pujan appear in ordinary ritual?
The speaker says that without complete Surya pujan it is simply not possible to obtain the full fruit of any mantra. Whichever deity's yaga is being performed, Surya pujan becomes necessary and arghya is always given; in the navagraha pujan the first worship is of Surya; and at a kalash yatra by the river the first arghya goes to Surya, then to the dev river, then to the dev bhumi.
Who are the witnesses when a sankalpa is taken?
Whenever we take a sankalpa, or make a witness of anything, the speaker says there are two who matter in the act of witnessing — first Surya Narayan and second Agni Dev. The witness of Surya Narayan becomes necessary.
Who are Surya Narayan's parents, and what does that settle?
Surya's father is Maharshi Kashyap and his mother is Aditi. The speaker says that by doing puja of Surya Narayan, whatever rin is connected with the rishis is removed — among the three chief rins named as dev rin, rishi rin and others, the rishi rin comes off in this way too.
Who is Surya's father-in-law, and how does that touch vastu?
Surya's father-in-law is Bhagavan Vishwakarma, the dev shilpi, who is also called Twashta. The speaker says that without the father-in-law's grace the vastu dosha in our whole building will never end, and that Vishwakarma is worshipped in the middle of the three mekhalas of the havan kund.
Who are Vishwakarma's parents and daughters?
The speaker says Vishwakarma's father is Vastudev and his mother is Bhuvana, the sister of Dev Guru Brihaspati. Vishwakarma has three daughters: Sanjna, who was married to Surya Narayan, and Riddhi and Siddhi, who were married to Ganpati.
What does a Surya worshipper receive from Riddhi and Siddhi?
The speaker says that once you have begun Surya Narayan's puja, then whether or not his mandal pujan is performed, and even if we are worshipping him alone, riddhi and siddhi will come to you just like that — not the puja of Riddhi and Siddhi, but the attainment of riddhi and siddhi.
Why did Sanjna create Chhaya?
The katha comes, the speaker says, that Sanjna could not bear Bhagavan Surya's tej and could not look at him clearly. So she said she was going to do tapasya, and by her own samarthya produced a second woman of exactly her own form, endowed with divine qualities, named Chhaya — identical in looks, walk and speech — and left her in her place.
Which children were born to Sanjna, and what does each pujan give?
The sons born earlier, of Sanjna, are Vaivasvat Manu, Yama, and Yami — that is, the river Yamuna, Kalindi. The speaker says the pujan of Vaivasvat Manu brings prosperity to the household just like that, the pujan of Yama removes the fear of untimely death, and worship of Yamuna brings satisfaction and gati to the pitrs.
Which children were born to Chhaya?
From Chhaya, the speaker says, came Savarni Manu — there is a Manu from her too — and then Shani Dev, whom people give great importance in today's time and of whom, as Shanishchar, people are most afraid.
What does Makar Sankranti signify in this family reading?
When Surya Narayan enters Makar rashi from Dhanu we celebrate Makar Sankranti — a father going to his son's house, the speaker says. It is the turn from Dakshinayan towards Uttarayan and is kept as a parva kaal: shraadh of the pitrs and pujan of the devas are done on a large scale that day, and daan-punya has great importance.
Who is Tapti, and how do she and Yamuna serve the pitrs?
Shani's sister is Tapti, who is in the form of a river, having received that boon. The Yamuna flows in the northern part of the Vindhya region and the Tapti in the southern part; they are two sisters, and when Surya Narayan is worshipped, the pleasure of both brings gati and satisfaction to our pitrs.
Who else is counted among Surya's daughters?
After this there is one more sister whose name is Bhadra. Everyone knows the importance of Bhadra, the speaker says — people say Bhadra is upon us, the pleasure of Bhadra is necessary, we should not do anything in Bhadra kaal. Bhadra dwells in different places, which is what people look at at the time of Rakshabandhan.
How were the Ashwini Kumars born?
After his first wife, Surya Narayan went to Sanjna, who had taken the form of a mare — an ashva, Ashwini — and was doing tapasya. From her womb at that time two children were born, who became the Ashwini Kumars. In this way Surya Narayan has ten principal sons and daughters, and besides these one more son, Revanta, from Sanjna.
Navagraha pujan includes the adhipati and pratyadhipati devatas, so this grace reaches the japa of any mantra.
The speaker says that when you are doing japa of any mantra in the tantra kshetra, the pujan of the navagrahas along with their adhipati devatas and pratyadhipati devatas is performed — which the acharya has done — and so the grace of all these reaches you. And even if only Surya is worshipped in an ordinary way, the grace of all ten will be obtained.
What is Surya's relationship to Bhagavan Shri Krishna?
Bhagavati Yamuna's marriage took place with Param Narayan Bhagavan Shri Krishna, the speaker says. When Yamuna ji was married to Krishna ji, Surya Narayan became Narayan's father-in-law. In what way, then, would grace not come? Why would release from sorrows not be had, if we perform Surya pujan?
What sankalpa is given at the yajnopavita sanskar?
Whenever a person's yajnopavita sanskar takes place, the speaker says, the mantra upadesh of Gayatri is given, and at that time the person is certainly told, and made to take a sankalpa, that lifelong he will give arghya to Surya.
Which tantric goddesses are located in the Surya loka?
Among the Nav Durgas, the speaker says, the kshetra held for Bhagavati Kushmanda — the place where she dwells — is held to be the Surya loka. Besides that, the form and the sthan held for Bhagavati Baglamukhi, worshipped chiefly in the tantra kshetra, is also held to be in the Surya mandal. So for full proficiency in tantra and for a mantra's full effect, Surya pujan becomes extremely necessary.
How should an ordinary person do Surya pujan?
Gayatri is not for everyone, the speaker says — the matter of adhikar and anadhikar arises — but the tantrokta Surya mantra and the Pauranik mantra are available everywhere. He gives the mantra as "जपा कुसुम संकासम कश्यप महादुतिम तमोवरिम सर्व पापाघनम प्रणतोस्मि दिवाकर", which anyone at all may speak, and says to recite it even twelve times daily standing before Surya Narayan.
Who may recite the Pauranik Surya mantra, and what is it prescribed for?
The speaker says that in today's time everyone wants a government job, and for that this mantra should certainly be recited twelve times daily while looking at Surya Narayan. For this, he says, you do not need the yajnopavita, and there is no need to look at whether it is a man or a woman: it is a Pauranik mantra, composed by Vedavyas ji.
What is prescribed when the body is in heavy affliction?
If there is very great suffering in your body from any cause — a badha given by devas, by pitrs, by rakshasa, pret or pishach, or arising from abhichar — for which no cure is working or medical treatment brings no benefit, the speaker says to recite the Surya kavach in the morning standing before Surya Narayan at least twelve times. The Surya kavach is quite a short kavach. Or utter the twelve names of Bhagavan Surya Narayan twelve times.
Are there different Adityas for different months?
Different Adityas are held for the twelve months, the speaker says, and in each month the puja of a different Aditya takes place. When you enter a guru parampara, especially at the time of diksha, certain special sankalpas connected with all those Adityas are also performed, and you are told the particular importance of worshipping the Aditya of the month in which your diksha took place.
Why is Surya the witness when a tantric dosha is incurred?
If you get caught somewhere in tantra — especially those who do some tantra practically, some tantra connected with shatkarma — and a dosha of it attaches, or a dosha of some other mantra attaches, or a fault of pronunciation, or japa of a mantra one had no right to so that the deity became angry, or some insult occurred at a Shakti Peeth or tirtha: Surya Dev is the witness of all these, because Surya Narayan never sleeps.
What does arghya to Surya remove for a sadhak?
Giving arghya to Surya is prescribed for the condition that arises for men during sadhana, and for women too — swapnadosh and the like, from whatever cause, whether a cause of thought or an ordinary natural cause. Bathing in the morning and then giving arghya to Surya removes that dosha, the speaker says; many doshas are averted by giving arghya to Surya.
What can be done when a mantra stops giving its effect?
For a mantra that is not giving its effect, the speaker says eight kinds of vidhi are given in tantra — taran and such processes by which a mantra is awakened — but that happens under the supervision of a guru. Besides those, twelve more kinds are given, which come under Martand Tantra, some of whose vidhis are given in Kaal Sankarshan Tantra, and which are performed before Surya Narayan.
What is the bhojpatra vidhi for making a mantra chaitanya?
Surya's dear flower is the japa pushpa, what we call the gudhal flower. When a mantra has not remained chaitanya, the speaker says, then by the guru's permission the mantra is written twelve times on red bhojpatra with a red sandalwood pen and ink of rakta chandan, samputed with the tantrokta beej of Bhagavan Surya; the tree is plastered well with cow dung, the mantra is established at its root with a Surya kalash set up, and 12,000 japa of that mantra is performed.
What happens if such a strengthened mantra is misused?
It is said that the mantra then becomes a hundred times more effective, the speaker relates — but on misusing that mantra, Surya himself gives a shraap. From Surya giving a shraap, illnesses such as apasmara arise in the body, skin disease, and disability in particular.
What is prescribed when a Baglamukhi anushthan is not giving effect?
If you are doing an anushthan of some mantra of Bhagavati Bagla, especially of Bhagavati Mahapitambara, and the mantra is not giving effect — though there can be many causes for that — then, the speaker says, you should recite thirty-six times while looking at the rising sun that you can see, wearing yellow cloth, standing upon a kusha asana, and then again give arghya to Surya. By this, mantras work with great swiftness.
May an ordinary person give the tantrokta arghya with black pepper?
In the tantrokta vidhans it comes that arghya should be given to Surya with black pepper and other kinds of dravyas added, the speaker says — but an ordinary person should not perform this kriya, because the mantras will then become excessively effective and it is possible that their tej will itself trouble you. Give arghya with ordinary water alone, but with thirty-six recitations.
Is Surya upasana prescribed for obtaining children?
If a son or grandson is not being obtained, or an obstruction arises in obtaining progeny, whether from a medical issue or any other, Surya Narayan is capable of granting it too. Bhagavati Katyayani, Bhagavati Shashthi, Usha and Pratyusha remain with Bhagavan Surya Narayan, and it is by their grace that whatever creatures in this world obtain progeny do so; it is said that they give protection up to the age of twelve years.
Are Indra and Vishnu counted among the twelve Adityas?
You will be astonished to learn, the speaker says, that according to kalpa-bheda there are two forms held to be forms of an Aditya: one is Indra and the other is Vishnu. Both of these devatas have been held to be the form of one of the twelve Adityas — one Aditya form each, according to kalpa-bheda. In every kalpa the names are different, and in one kalpa Vishnu and Indra come within it.
Whose grace comes together when Surya Narayan is worshipped?
So when we are doing upasana of Narayan, of Surya Narayan, the speaker says, the grace of Prajapati is obtained here too, the grace of Indra is obtained, and along with that the grace of Bhagavan Vishnu is obtained by us. The word Narayan is attached in any case, and directly he is the father-in-law of Bhagavan Shri Krishna, so his grace will certainly come.
What must be observed most carefully in Surya-related worship?
In the pujan of Bhagavan Surya, of Bhagavati Shashthi, of Bhagavati Baglamukhi, Bhagavati Kushmanda and Bhagavati Katyayani — the shaktis connected with the Surya loka — the speaker says one has to take very great care of suchita, of cleanliness. Suchita matters in any dev process, but here especially, because Surya Narayan is a pratyaksha deva and gives fruit very quickly.
What niyams apply to a Surya anushthan?
Mistakes of what kind? Brahmacharya observance first of all, the speaker answers — brahmacharya should be observed in both mental and physical form. Their puja should ordinarily be done for a minimum of twelve days, though you may do even one day if you wish. If you have brought it into your nitya niyam it is not necessary there, but if you have taken a sankalpa of an anushthan, then you must observe the niyams, along with sattvik food and the other ordinary rules.
What is Chakshushi Vidya used for?
Chakshushi Vidya is ordinarily known for removing any defect or disorder in the eye, the speaker says. Referring to a video he had put out saying that a bandhan can be placed by a guru, he says that if the eyes have been bound by a bandhan, then reciting Chakshushi Vidya while standing before Bhagavan Surya, doing trataka on the rising sun daily, can break that bandhan — in a single day if one's punya is strong enough, and otherwise in the twelve days that are held for it.
Makar Sankranti is approaching, and tantrokta Surya sadhanas are to follow on the channel.
He says he is telling this because Makar Sankranti is coming, and at that time certain special tantrokta sadhanas connected with Bhagavan Surya will certainly be on the channel — so that for those who feel the sadhanas and mantras they have been doing are not bearing fruit, or are giving it only slowly, Surya's grace is the best thing for that.
Does it matter if Surya is marak in one's birth chart?
Whether according to the birth chart Surya is marak for you or something else, there is no difficulty from that, the speaker says: no difficulty is going to arise from doing puja-paath. So that Surya's grace may be properly obtained, whenever a Ravi Pushya nakshatra falls, even a single day's special pujan or anushthan of Surya Narayan at that time brings his grace.
At what time of day must Surya puja be done?
Surya puja should never be done except in the morning, to the rising sun, the speaker says. Once he has climbed — if you go to do it at seven or eight o'clock, when we are not able to look at him — no fruit will be obtained. So the recitation of mantras is done while looking at him at the time he is rising, for two minutes, for twelve minutes, or for as long as one is capable of looking at him.
What is prescribed for those who do have the right to Gayatri?
Those who have the adhikar for Gayatri should certainly do at least one mala of Gayatri japa daily while looking at Bhagavan Surya Narayan, the speaker says. From this a special grace is obtained, an extremely special grace: the work that was to take a year for you will be completed within a month, whether it be a material work or spiritual grace.
Which Aditya belongs to which month?
Going month by month among the twelve Suryas, the speaker names: in Chaitra month Vishnu is held to be one of the twelve Adityas; in Vaishakh month Aryama; in Jyeshtha month Vivasvan; in Ashadh, Anshuman; and in Phalgun month Rishi Twashta is worshipped in the Aditya form. In this way the twelve Adityas run on differently.
How is the arghya to Surya to be given in practice?
One view is that arghya should be given to Surya only in wet clothes, the speaker says, but this is not possible for everyone, since not everyone bathes in a river; and where one has to step out on to a tiled terrace or balcony in wet clothes, one may slip and fall. So bathe well, go to the puja place, and give arghya wearing the clothes you have put on. While giving arghya the splashes of the water should not fall on you.
What should the arghya water fall into?
For this, the speaker says, one should use such a vessel as one can fill with baalu — sand, as it is called — or fill with soil. Or plant something in it, especially the gudhal flower tree, which is called japa kusum. Give arghya into that itself in the name of Surya Narayan, while looking at him; that is proper.
How is Surya pujan performed in short?
If you go into pujan proper there is a vast vidhan, Vedic and tantrokta, the speaker says; ordinarily, do the two methods he has given. The Pauranik mantra — which he here gives as "जपा कुसुम संकासम कास्यपेयं महाद्युतिम" — should be recited twelve times while looking at Surya Narayan. Give arghya and then recite twelve times looking at him. That much will be plenty.
Can Surya upasana be done for a skin problem?
Asked whether Surya upasana can be done for a skin problem, the speaker says absolutely it can — that for a skin problem Surya upasana in particular ought to be done.
What does Ravi with Rahu in the third house indicate?
To a listener who says his lagna is Tula and that Ravi and Rahu are in the third place, in Dhanu rashi, the speaker answers that as it is in the third place there is pitru dosha in full form.
What is the Aditya Hridaya Stotra, and can it be recited?
The recitation of the Aditya Hridaya Stotra can absolutely be done, the speaker says. The account comes that before Bhagavan Shri Ram was to slay Ravana, Maharshi Agastya gave him the upadesh of the Aditya Hridaya Stotra. Every deity has its own hriday paath — of Shri Ram, of Krishna ji, of any form of Jagdamba — and it is extremely swift in giving fruit and highly capable of granting protection.
Until what hour may arghya be given to Surya?
Asked until what time arghya can be given to Surya, the speaker says: as early in the morning as possible. As long as the lalima, the redness, remains in him, until then alone it is proper to give arghya.
What if one cannot wake at half past five to give arghya?
Asked what to do when one cannot get up at 5:30 in the morning, the speaker says that if your work is such that you are not able to rise early, that is a different matter. Then at the very least do japa of the mantra in his name at the puja place. But try, because if you do give arghya it will be excellent. And if nothing else, do his pujan whenever a Pushya nakshatra falls, especially a Ravi Pushya nakshatra, and try at least on a Sunday to give him arghya and water.
How is a Surya havan performed for bodily trouble?
For removing skin and physical problems, Surya upasana can absolutely be done in a simple way, and his havan can be done too, the speaker says — with this same Pauranik mantra. If ahutis are offered upon aak, that is madar wood, then men should offer with ghee and guggul, and women especially with havan samagri; from this a special grace of Surya Narayan is obtained.
Which days give extra fruit for Surya upasana?
On Surya Saptami, Achala Saptami and Surya Shashthi, the speaker says, doing Surya upasana on all these days in particular brings further fruit.
Are Nabhidarshana and Tilottama with Surya in Uttarayan and Dakshinayan?
A listener asks whether in Uttarayan the apsara Nabhidarshana Devi is with Surya Dev and in Dakshin, Tilottama Devi. The speaker says this subject has become fully tantrokta: as he explained, the Aditya of each month is different, there are twelve Adityas for twelve months, and each Aditya has his own mandal pujan. When we perform pujan with Twashta, then at that time your Nabhidarshana or Tilottama will not be there — his mandal pujan becomes entirely different. This becomes a whole subject of Martand Tantra, separately.
What may be offered for the pitrs through Surya Narayan?
For the sake of the pitrs, and for the grace of Surya Narayan, the speaker says one may do it with the Pauranik japa kusum mantra — attainment will come from that too.
Why are people frightened of worshipping Baglamukhi and Bhairav at home?
Even after so much has been said, the speaker observes, people in today's time are frightened of performing the pujan of Bhagavati Baglamukhi and Bhagavan Bhairav at home. But everyone ought to understand what the real matter is: their pujan has had importance from the Vedic era. At the least we should certainly do this much of their puja — and five minutes should certainly be given to Surya Narayan.
Can Surya upasana relieve physical problems arising in an anushthan?
Asked whether Surya upasana can bring relief where physical problems occur during a mantra anushthan, the speaker says yes, absolutely it can. Surya Narayan's father-in-law Bhagavan Vishwakarma, called Twashta in one form, exists for this very work; and by his grace Bhagavan Surya has the capability that whatever trouble is in this body — whether daivik, bhautik, from pret or pishach, from a brahmarakshas, a dosha of any kind at all — he cuts and clears it away through that.
Is arghya ever given to the setting sun?
Asked whether arghya is also given to the setting sun, the speaker says it is at the Shashthi of the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month — the Surya Shashthi we celebrate, in which the pujan of Bhagavati Chhathi Maiya takes place — that alone is arghya given to the setting sun.
Should the daily arghya be given sitting or standing?
Asked whether in the nitya puja arghya to Surya Narayan should be given seated, the speaker says no — it should be given standing, and by going in front of Surya Narayan.
Is the Surya havan done in the morning or the evening?
Asked whether the havan of Surya Dev is done in the morning or can also be done in the evening, the speaker says to do it in the morning only — whatever Surya pujan is to be done is in the early morning, absolutely.
Which anushthan helps a child in a competitive examination?
For a competition, if the whole matter of a government job is running, then he says again and again that the sadhana of Bhagavan Suryanarayan is very necessary. Tell your own child to do the one connected with him. If you do it yourself, how much of what you did will reach him? A sixth part is obtained. So tell him to take out a little time — at least let him get up in the morning and give arghya to Suryanarayan. And see what situation is being formed in his fifth bhav, and accordingly do the sadhana for his sake, or have it done, or take a sankalp and do it yourself.
What if I am told to give arghya with the Gayatri but am not entitled to it?
The first thing, he says, is that this is a Dhanu lagna kundali and Brihaspati is your chief graha — but it is not the case that arghya is given according to the lagna kundali. He says only one condition always: if you wear manikya on the body, then arghya is not to be given, or at the time of giving arghya you must take it off and then give it, that is all. For the rest, every person can do the puja of Suryanarayan, and everyone should certainly give him arghya. Surya and Tulsi ji should be given arghya daily by all — only, on Ekadashi and Sunday, these two days, Tulsi ji is not to be given water.
Which mantra should be used for arghya instead of the Gayatri?
Then, without speaking the Gayatri mantra of Bhagavan Surya, you can also give water with his naam mantra, he says — it is not necessary that water be given only with his Gayatri. Read the Aditya Atharvashirsha; read even the Hindi translation and your subject will become clear. There is a mantra in it of Bhagavan Suryanarayan — the one with ghrini, Ghrini Suryay Namah — with that mantra you can give it. Or, in his view, you should use the tantric mantra of Suryanarayan; if you are not entitled, then give arghya with that. It is not as though Suryanarayan will not take the arghya.
What is chola chadhana, and which mantra may anyone use for Surya arghya?
Chola chadhana means the lepan of sindoor that is done upon Hanuman ji — that is chola chadhana, the chola of sindoor. Asked whether arghya may be given to Surya with the mantra beginning Japa Kusum Sanka Samkashyapam Maha, he says absolutely, everyone may give it; it is a pauranik mantra and everyone can pronounce it — women, men, those who wear the yajnopavit and those who do not, anyone at all can pronounce this mantra. He adds that the path of the Navgrah stotra may be done by every person daily; there is no dosha, women, men and children can all do it.
Which eight tattvas do the eight murtis represent?
The eight murtis represent eight tattvas: among them are bhumi, jal, agni, pavan and akash; besides these, the sixth swaroop is that of Pashupatinath, and the Pashupati swaroop is the kshetragya of all the kshetras of this whole world; the Ishana swaroop is of Surya; and Mahadev is of the Chandrama. Or, the speaker says, put it this way — they are themselves present in these forms.
What is the remedy for persistent skin problems?
The largest factor is the wrath of the family ancestors (Pitru Dosha), which causes the most difficulty of all. The best single application is recitation of the seventh chapter of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita; there are also rites directed to Surya Narayana and to Budh Dev.
What is actually mandatory to do in Pitru Paksha?
Panchbali above everything else. Whether or not you do anything else, feed five creatures: fresh roti to the Gau, food to the dog, food to the crow, sugar for the ants, and a meal to a destitute or hungry person. Alongside it, Arghya to Surya and to Tulsi on every day not excluded.
Are the Shashthi Devi and Chhathi Maiya the same?
Yes. Ganga Maiya is also called Chhathi Maiya; Usha, Surya's consort, is held to be her; the six Krittikas who are Kartikeya's mothers are held to be Shashthi Devi; and Devsena, Kartikeya's wife, is also called Chhathi Maiya. But principally it is the Mother dwelling on the Vindhya, worshipped as Shashthi Devi since the Vedic period.
Which mantras may be used to consecrate a copper kada?
For protection: a japa of Mangal, or of Surya. You may use the Surya Kavach, the Mangal Kavach, or Kartikeya ji's Kavach. If you wish to go to the Shaktis, then the mantras of Bhagavati Pitambara, or those connected with her Sabar Vidyas. Or consecrate it with any Astra mantra of your own Ishta.
What maintains Brahmacharya?
The practice of yogic action, Kapalbhati in particular; the giving up of heavy food; and the Upasana of Surya in the morning.
Should a murti or a yantra be kept at the puja place at home?
The speaker says a murti should always be kept in panchayatan — one chief devi-devata and with them the remaining shaktis. If, for instance, you chiefly worship Narayan at home, then Narayan will be in the middle and in the four corners Bhagavati on one side, Shiva ji, Ganapati ji and Surya Narayan: that is the panchayatan.
How should a panchayatan be arranged with Maa Kali in the centre?
The speaker says Maa Kali will remain in the middle; and around her, on both sides in front of her, Ganapati on one side and Surya on the other; behind, on both sides — Vishnu ji towards her right portion and Shiva ji towards her left portion. He offers to make a photo of the panchayatan for the questioner.
On what day does this Chaitra Navratri begin?
Chaitra Navratri is beginning from the Sunday, with Pratipada as the tithi of that day; Tritiya and Chaturthi are falling together. Navratra means new nights, and beginning from Surya vaar — the first day of the week, the day of Suryadev, king of the grahas — makes this new year very divine in itself.
How should water be offered to the sun in the morning?
When the sun is fit to be looked at, at sunrise, our eyes can see the rising sun; once it takes on its full brilliance we cannot look at it. So up to the time when Bhagwan Suryanarayan is in the state of being looked at, you should give the water, the speaker says. And women who are kunwari, and those whose marriage has taken place and who are sadhava, that is who wear the shringar, should never give water from a copper lota.
Why may women not offer arghya in a copper vessel?
People say copper may be used because it represents the sun and is the sun's swaroop, the speaker notes; but women should not. Copper chiefly represents Surya and the planet Mangal, and Mangal has been held to be an amsha of Mata Prithvi — relate this, he says, to Mata Prithvi being herself in amsha form, or say that Bhagavati Kamrup Kamakhya is herself descended in the form of the earth, and that at the Ambubachi parva it is said the earth, prakriti herself, becomes rajaswala. And prakriti never gives arghya by touching her own son; Mangal is the son of Prithvi, and arghya is never given holding a son in the hand.
Is any woman allowed to use a copper vessel?
Yes — a woman who is a widow, the speaker says. If you go into tantra, a widow has somewhere been held to be in the Dhumavati swaroop, in the dhoom swaroop; and there, for some reason he cannot state clearly, she has the right to a copper vessel and may use it. Somewhere in it, one may say, the condition of vairagya has come. Therefore no fortunate woman and no kunwari woman should give water to the sun from a copper lota or a copper vessel; men may give it, but women should not.
In what manner is the water itself to be poured?
The water is to be given with both hands, in such a way that when it falls upon the earth, the darshan of Suryanarayan keeps happening through the falling stream, the speaker says; and with the eyes open one should keep reciting the Chakshushi vidya and the like, or Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya, or whatever mantra or path of Suryanarayan you know. The falling water's splash should not fall on the feet, so it should be poured into a pot or given to some plant so that the splash does not come upon you.
Why is the Surya stotra and sahasranamavali recited, and how?
Asked why the stotra and sahasranamavali path of Suryadev is done and what its vidhi is, he says it is done for the pleasure of Suryadev and, if there is any obstruction born of that graha, for its removal. The vidhi is that the path is done especially seated before Suryanarayan when the sun is rising.
Is Sunday also a day dedicated to Mahadev?
Yes, you read it correctly. The day of the Sun is said to be dedicated to Bhagavan Shiva, and the day of the Moon, Monday, is dedicated to him as well.
Can a Savan anushthan be done in the year of a death in the family?
A listener says his father passed away in May 2024. The new samvatsar had already begun, so the death occurred in this same samvatsar. Only if his varshik shraadh has been done should you perform the Savan anushthan, the speaker says; otherwise there is no bar upon Shiva ji's abhishek — do Shiva ji's abhishek, give arghya to Surya Bhagwan, and recite the sahasranama and the like.
What can be done for a government job besides hard work?
Asked by a listener who says he is doing all the hard work for a government job but would like some upay as well, the speaker says that for one who specifically wants a government job, there is material on the channel for Bhagavan Surya Narayana and for Bhagavan Ganpati ji. And according to the birth kundali, according to the lagnesh, certainly have an analysis done once of the position of Surya Dev and of Shani Dev; if some prayoga or vidhan is formed accordingly, do that too, so that you get benefit in this as well.
Shani Jayanti falls on this same tithi, and Shani and Yama are brothers whose father is Surya.
The other side, he says, is Shani Jayanti — the tithi dedicated to Shani Deva as the day he appeared and was born, so the day becomes connected with that graha. Shani and Yama are brothers, and their father is Surya; he points out how much this correlates.
In Jyeshtha, Surya's heat stands at its highest, so kaal hovers over everyone's head.
In the month of Jyeshtha, he says, Bhagavan Surya's heat stands at its highest level, and because of that heat kaal hovers over everyone's head and the natural environment becomes very painful, with mrityu-tulya suffering. Kaal and Shani have a complete relation with each other, in the birth chart as well, so the whole subject belongs to the family of Bhagavan Suryanarayan — Yamraj, Shani Deva and Surya.
May water be offered to Surya from a copper lota with sugar and roli?
Asked whether water may be offered to Suryadev in a copper lota with sugar and roli put in, he answers that men may certainly offer it. Women should not give it from a copper lota but should give water from a brass lota. And in place of sugar, put gur — that is more excellent: roli, chaval and gur.
Gur in copper is said to become vish — heard from elders, and he offers no pramana for it
If anyone asks why it should not be given in copper, he says the truthful thing is this: he too has heard this subject repeatedly from gurujans, from learned people, from elders. He does not have a pramana himself either, and asks that if anyone finds one, they send it to him. But if good learned people say it should not be given, then it should not. The reason he has heard is only this: that from putting gur into copper it becomes vish, and vish should not be offered by a woman. Beyond that, you have the licence not to accept it — he does not wish to make any controversy of it.
Three places where the ancestors sit in a home
The speaker names three places held to be the ancestors' in a house. First, their official place is the main door's chaukhat, the doorframe, not the trikut that people build today. Second, Tulsi, where the subtle portions of different kinds of Pitr are held to reside, so that water offered to Tulsi or to Surya Narayan reaches them and satisfies them. Third, symbolically and subtly, the feet of the house's ishta or kul deity whose main image stands in the puja room, but he says this never means placing the photos of one's dead beside those feet; doing so creates dosha.
Worship still allowed in the year before Varshiki: mental puja, Surya arghya and shradh at a tirth
The speaker says that while worship is stopped for the year because the Varshiki has not been done, one cannot offer dhoop, deep or Naivedya, cannot bathe the deities, cannot do Havan or yajna, and cannot celebrate festivals in full. What one can do is Manasika Puja (mental worship), offer arghya to Surya, and, when visiting a tirth, skip darshan at the main shrine and instead perform the Shradh vidhi there for one's parents. He adds that where the varshiki has not been done this is generally forbidden, so one should follow the tradition of one's own region: do it if permitted there, otherwise do the tirth darshan itself for the sake of the ancestors.
Daily jap order of the Navratri navgrah vidhan: the day's Durga, nine malas of the day's graha, one of its mother
The speaker gives the daily order: after the initial pujan, one Mala of the guru mantra and one of the Ganesha mantra (if one japs other mantras too), then one mala of that day's Durga, then nine malas of that day's graha, then one mala of the graha's mother; the graha mantra is thus Samput-ed by Ma Durga and the mother, which he says makes it sharper in effect. All the jap is then surrendered into the left hand of Bhagwati Jagadamba Durga. Day one (Pratipada): Shailputri one mala, Surya Narayan nine, Mata Aditi one. Day two: brahmacharini, the Chandra graha, his mother Anusuya. Day three: Chandraghanta, the Mangal graha, Mata Bhumi (Prithvi Mata). Each day continues in the same pattern, the jap surrendered the same way.
Arghya to Surya after the kul pitr argha
After the kul pitr argha, the speaker says, give arghya to Bhagavan Surya Narayana with plain water — nothing mixed into it — while doing japa of Surya's mantras, or his namavali of twelve names, or the Gayatri if one holds the adhikar for it. Those who perform sandhya upasana and have their own sandhya vidhi give him the arghya according to that sandhya.
Where on the body is the rudraksha first worn?
A rudraksha janeu does exist, the speaker confirms. Rudraksha is first worn on the head — above the jata if one has jata, or in the shikha. The twelve-mukhi, which is the symbol of the Dwadasha Aditya, is worn in the shikha, kept hidden. In the ears, seven-mukhi is called the best, or eight-mukhi. Panchmukhi may be worn everywhere it is fit to be worn.
May the Surya mantras be recited at night?
Ordinarily it is forbidden at night for the Vedic and the rest. Even going into the Tantrokta, if you must do it at night, then after three in the morning — at which hour it is still nearly night for you. But at the fixed night hour, the principal one, it should not be done.
How should arghya be given to Surya Deva?
If you perform sandhya, the arghya described within sandhya is a separate subject and giving it that way is excellent. If you do not do sandhya and want to give a general arghya, take water in a vessel and offer it with plain water; you may also add akshat and chandan — red chandan or roli — and gud may also be put in. But if you offer water in a copper vessel, a copper lota, only men should do so: women should not offer water from a copper lota.
The solar eclipse and the Navratri between two eclipses as a time of multiplied fruit
The speaker says the solar eclipse of 21 June carries a Chudamani yog after 840 years, and any sadhana done in that time gives great strength to one's sadhana. Mahatmas, saints and learned people, he says, hold the Grahan kaal to be the time that gives crores of times more fruit, and a solar eclipse falling on a Sunday gives akshay, endlessly multiplied fruit. He adds that this whole period is the guru paksha, and that nothing can be more special than a full Navratri falling between two eclipses: a very good time for sadhana, for Tapo-bala and for energy, which one should put to use by beginning one's sadhana in it.
Sitting hours for the eclipse-day japa
The speaker says the sadhana kaal on 21 June begins at 10:15 in the morning: be seated by 10:10 at the latest, and keep sitting continuously on one asana until at least 2:45 in the afternoon. Those who cannot sit that long, new sadhaks or those without the practice, need not force themselves and may leave the asana; but they should try to sit at least two hours, from 10:15 to 12:15, so that the sparsh kaal and the madhya kaal of the Grahan, when the eclipse is full, are reached and crossed. Even that much, he says, gets a great deal of the work done.
Can the Mahamrityunjay be done in Savan without deeksha?
Asked whether the Mahamrityunjay is to be done in Savan and whether mandal pujan is necessary in it, the speaker answers that the Mahamrityunjay is a Vedic mantra: it should be done only having worn the yajnopavita and having become initiated. To a listener who says the japa told last time continues though sometimes less and sometimes more, and that he is doing the daily observance of Surya, and who asks forgiveness for a child's small lapse, he says there is no lapse and to perform the seva comfortably.
What is the upaya for obtaining a job?
Asked for an upaya for obtaining a job, he says the whole vidhan of the Ishan Shiv sadhana is there for obtaining a job. There is the one of Bhagavan Suryanarayan. And he says he will look further and put out more subjects connected with this.
How did Rahu come to be counted among the grahas?
He says that Chandradev and Suryadev, when they both understood that this one is a rakshasa, said so — the rakshasa named Svarbhanu; and because of their saying it his head was cut. So there was some niyati in it, that this one too is to be given amrit, that this one too will drink amrit. So he too has drunk amrit, and for that reason he became a deva and was held to be equal and on a par with the devas. His place was made among the grahas.
What should be done if one keeps falling short by one or two marks in a job exam?
To Shivani ji he says that if you are being left out of a job by one or two marks, no remedy is to be done for this. Do only this much: at the time of your job, whenever your exam is, if you sit for exams or go for interviews, go having taken the blessing of your mother and father. If there is a little trouble, the Sun and the Moon are strengthened by it; and when the Sun is strong, this little difficulty of yours will be removed. That is why the blessing of the parents becomes very necessary. If the difficulty is a little one, then this; if it is very special, then the things will have to be known.
What helps with Brahmacharya during a sadhana?
Surya Namaskar first of all — begin it and you get great support in observing Brahmacharya. And second, Kapalbhati. These two, the speaker says, will give an effect very fast, from the very first day.
Should the arghya to Surya Dev be stopped in sutak?
If you are being forbidden to give water to Surya Dev, then they are saying rightly, he answers. You will be giving water with Gayatri — then from where will you give water now, or by which mantra will you give water at all? And for the pitrs too: if the people of your house and family say that even water cannot be given to the pitrs now, then you should indeed not give it. Make pranam mentally to Surya Dev daily.
For Simha lagna, how would the sadhana of the Aditya Hridaya Stotra be?
Akash ji writes that his lagna is Simha and asks how the sadhana of the Aditya Hridaya Stotra would be for self-confidence and strength, and for another stotra suggestion. It will be very good indeed, he answers — the Aditya Hridaya Stotra. Those who do the Aditya Hridaya Stotra should observe full brahmacharya, should look upon women with full respect, and should remain in full brahmacharya mentally as well.
Twelve months, with a Shiva yantra or rudraksha worn alongside
If you do this thing for twelve months, and along with it, if possible, go about wearing a yantra related to Bhagavan Shiva, or a rudraksha — whatever is right and seems proper to you — then by the grace of Surya a great deal is attained.
Water to Surya, Surya Namaskar and pranayam, with the diet corrected
The second thing is that giving water to Bhagavan Surya, doing Surya Namaskar and doing pranayam — if you bring these things down into your life, then this protection goes for as many days as possible. If you sleep at night after drinking milk and vata forms in your stomach — when there is gas in the stomach, the capacity for keeping brahmacharya is somewhere destroyed. So you will have to change your food and drink accordingly.
Is there a sadhana for skin problems or a disease from birth?
If there is some disease from birth, it should only be done after an analysis of the kundali, he says. For the rest, if it is a problem related to skin, then a decision should only be taken after looking at the position of Surya, the position of Mangal and all these things; at least an analysis of the kundali should be got done. The second thing that comes, in what Sunil Ashima ji has written, is Brahma dosha — and if there is Brahma dosha, a skin problem does not get right very quickly.
How is a copper kada to be made siddha for a weak Surya?
On which day: do it on the day of the Ravi Pushya nakshatra. In what manner: quite at dawn, at the time when the sun is rising, by doing the path of the kavach.
The Shabar mantras have been tampered with, and Surya's niyam is very hard to keep
Tampering has indeed been done in the Shabar mantras as well, he says. And Surya's niyam is very hard — there will be much difficulty on not observing Surya's niyam. He will tell it, but will speak truthfully in it: if you wish to do the vidhi-vidhan of Surya, then you should first do yoga sadhana in a very orderly way. When proficiency comes in yoga, the kripa of Surya, of Bhagwan Surya, will be obtained quickly.
On Sunday the water goes to Surya, who is the karaka of the father, and the pitrs are satisfied by that
On Sunday you will not give it, he says — so you will be giving water to Surya. By giving water to Surya too the pitrs are satisfied. Surya is the karaka graha of the father. And for a good job: from Surya pujan a good job, from the puja of Ishan Shiva a good job, from the puja of your own kuldevi a good job; do the seva-puja of Hanuman, and a still better job from that.
What does a dream of all one's teeth breaking mean?
The cause behind teeth breaking is somewhere connected with the pitrs, he says. Do a little Surya upasana. And where there is a shivling that has become more than twelve years old, at that temple do a little puja of Shiva ji according to your strength, if it seems there is difficulty.
Which metal should an ordinary devotee use, and what is the rule for suhagan women?
He answers that a temple is a public thing — you are not to do that personally. Where there is a special desire and it is written that it should be done for that desire, do it there. Generally, for the fulfilment of all wishes, use a brass lota; it is the very best. And he repeats a restriction he says he states again and again: suhagan women should not use copper when offering jal to Bhagwan Suryanarayan and to Bhagwan Shiva, and should use brass in its place.
Is there a special Sawan vidhan for Surya and Tulsi?
Asked about vidhis in Sawan for Suryadev and Tulsi ji for the removal of all sins and doshas, he says that in the month of Sawan the most special vidhi vidhan is for Bhagwan Shiva, and he has probably already discussed all of those. For Shiva ji, for Tulsi ji, in this month he does not feel there is any such special vidhi vidhan. What has been stated according to shastra for Sawan is to arrange the maximum water — but if a vidhi were done of giving Tulsi ji more water, that too is a problem, because excess water should not be given to her. And for Bhagwan Surya, what has been said from before is what should be done.
Tulsi vidhans belong to Kartik and Surya vidhans to Margashirsh.
For the special vidhi vidhan he would have to look at what has been stated for the twelve months, he says, and he does not think he will be able to discuss it further just now, because his whole mind is on Mahadev. He will speak separately of Suryanarayan and Ma Bhagavati Tulsi in the month of Kartik and in the month of Margashirsh — because the month of Margashirsh is dedicated to Bhagwan Suryanarayan and the month of Kartik to Ma Bhagavati Tulsi, so it would be more proper to give all these vidhi vidhans then.
Why is shakti necessary as vamangi?
Why did Bhagavan Surya Dev have him married to Bhagavati Suvarchala, he asks, and which siddhi did both of them obtain by it; why did this have to be met only after the panigrahan sanskar; how does the importance of shakti arise in shakti upasana; why does shakti become necessary here as vamangi, and for a woman the purush tattva, a man, become necessary. The atma has no gender, he says — the purush and stri forms are of the body the atma has assumed, and for the completeness of the one who performs karma and tries to attain siddhis, each being only half, this becomes unavoidable.
What is the household sequence of daily worship the speaker gives to a woman?
First give water to Surya and water to Tulsi ji — but if you are not giving water to Tulsi ji on Sunday, then do not give it. After that, guru pujan, Ganpati pujan, Batuk Bhairav's pujan, Hanuman ji's pujan, and thereafter Bhagavati's pujan and then Shiv ji's. In between, after Hanuman ji, do the puja of Lakshmi Narayan or of Ram ji if you do it. If you worship Kuber before Shiv ji, or if your kuldevi and kuldevata are Sokha Baba, Gauraiya Baba, Banni Mata or Bandi Parmeshwari, then at the time of Shiv ji's pujan do the dhyan mantra of Virabhadra and Bhadrakali with whatever pujan paddhati you have.
Should the pitr be remembered during dev pujan?
According to him, and as far as he has learnt and seen, pitr smaran should not be done that way while seated in the pujan sthan. If you are giving arghya and water to Surya for the sake of the pitr, then the pitr pujan has already taken place there symbolically — Surya will convey everything to the pitr lok. If you are doing the pujan of Tulsi ji, it has happened there too. Separately, after saluting Tulsi ji with the mantra, you may make pranam for the pitr as well and remember them there. But when you are seated in dev pujan, pitr smaran does not happen on the same asana.
Should japa of the grahas be assigned by rashi or by lagna?
The speaker says he has put out very few videos on jyotish, but there is one for every lagna kundali. He has not put them out according to rashi, has not told the japa of the rashi, has not told that of the Chandra kundali, and has told that of the Surya kundali — the Surya kundali being the most necessary of all. The Chandra kundali has its validity, absolutely it does, but he gives the japa according to the Surya kundali and the lagna kundali: which grahas should be japped. Leave aside all the rest, the dashantar dasha, he says — even doing that much gives a very auspicious effect.
Why did Hanuman ji have to marry?
The speaker says he has said it in a live before and says it again: Hanuman ji had to perform a marriage. Everyone says that of the ashta siddhis, for one siddhi it was compulsory that he marry before the diksha could be given, and for that reason Hanuman ji had to marry — Surya Narayan had him married to his own daughter. When you study the agama granths connected with Bhagavan Hanuman ji, he says, you will come to know which form of Bhagavati he had to worship at that time, which siddhi it was on account of which he had to marry, and how that siddhi was obtained by him; and how he obtained his Markateshwar form, by the puja of which form.
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