Ahuti
Every question on the site tagged Ahuti, each answered from a timestamped source rather than a summary written from memory.
An offering substance given into the sacred fire during Havan — the correct substance varies by text, chapter, or verse.
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What is the step-by-step ritual protocol to protect a home from dark influence (Abhichara)?
A minimum of 41 days of oblation performed outside the home (or four rounds of 11 days), followed by nightly mustard-seed sprinkling and clove/camphor fumigation at home, with continued weekly oblation using either a deity's hundred names or, for those without any ritual mastery yet, the Hanuman Chalisa.
Batuk Bhairav anushthan: the daily havan of nine black-sesame laddus
After the recitation and samarpan, the speaker says, comes the Havan part of the Batuk Bhairav anushthan. Make laddus of black sesame: half a kilo of black til with 250 grams of jaggery and 125 grams of pure desi ghee, a little Gangajal added — he says to make 11, and nine are needed each day, taken along to the temple. Find a spot in the temple where you can burn cow-dung cakes, light them, and take each laddu in the hand, touch it to your head and turn it once in reverse — take care, reverse — with no mantra needed, only "Om Batuk Bhairavaya namah" — or even without the Om, just "Batuk Bhairavaya namah" — or, in the mind, "O Batuk Bhairav, this bhog is offered to you, kindly accept it", and drop it into the fire; do this nine times. Then take water in the hand and pour it clockwise around the fire three times, binding it as it is called, bow to Bhairav ji and come home. The whole sitting takes two to three hours at most with 108 recitations, less with 27; the laddus stay nine whatever the count.
Honey, guggulu, buffalo ghee, gandha and akshat onward — one substance per chapter, not one shakalya throughout
Devi Rahasya and Maricha Kalpa prescribe a different offering substance per chapter — honey, guggulu, ghee, sandalwood and rice, banana or sugarcane, red sandalwood, kheer, and gorochana, moving from chapter 1 through chapter 13.
Shakalya is barred on the Uvacha verses — ghee from the yajaman, fruit, betel leaf or honey from the rest
No — Shakalya (herbal-mix) offerings are prohibited during the Uvacha verses (Rishi, Raja, Devi, Doota Uvacha); the primary offerer gives ghee instead, while others offer fruit, betel leaf, or honey.
Name-mantras for the Kavach, nine ahutis on Argala's first mantra, Kilaka's first alone, nothing for the Rahasyas
Kavach uses the individual name-mantras of the Nine Durgas or named powers, not its full verses; Argala uses nine Ahutis with only its first mantra; Kilaka uses only its first mantra, dedicated to Shiva; the Rahasya texts get no Havan offerings at all.
Thirteen betel rolls to Kuber and five to Shiva, with the prayer kept to legitimate wealth
Offer 13 betel-leaf rolls to Kubera and 5 to Shiva, pray for legitimate wealth rather than acting on any dreams of buried treasure, then store the ritual items permanently in a wooden, sandalwood, or silver box and repeat the practice each Shravana.
Jai Durga Stuti: the Saptashati hymn for any wish and as a substitute for the 700-verse havan
The fourth hymn is Bhagavati Jai Durga Stuti, shlokas 1 to 35 of the eleventh chapter of the Durga Saptashati. The speaker says the essence of all the fiercest shaktis present in the 700 shlokas is in these 35, so it can be recited for any wish — wealth, strength, destruction of disease, of enemies, of Abhichara tantra — and also daily. For those who recite the Saptashati for the nine days of Navratri but lack the capacity for a Havan of 700 shlokas, he says: do this shakti-havan instead, offering ahuti with kheer, ghee, Guggul with ghee and sesame — after learning from one's Guru which parts are excluded, since no ahuti is given for the Uvacha lines or the astra-mantras.
Can Shri Sukta ahuti be offered on cow-dung cakes with plain ghee?
Ahuti with Shri Sukta mantras on cow-dung cakes may certainly be offered with pure ghee, or with ghee mixed with mishri, provided one has learned the proper pronunciation and swaras and practises them. Because it is a vaidik sukta, the panchbhu-sanskar and the rest of the vaidik procedure must still be observed.
One mala, a Devi Suktam ahuti and a 32-name offering in the same havan is not excessive
Asked whether offering, in one havan, a mala of ahuti plus the ahuti of Devi Suktam's first shloka plus the 32 namavali offered 32 times amounts to too much, the speaker says it is not too much at all — it is perfectly fine.
Final-day havan of the Vansh Vriddhi Durga Kavach anushthan
The speaker says on the last day (Chaturdashi) a small Havan is done oneself: 108 Ahuti of ghee and Guggul with Durga's 108 names or the Jayanti Mangala Kali mantra. A woman doing it mixes in the paushtik havan samagri described in another video on his channel. It is best if husband and wife do it together: he offers the ghee and guggal, she offers the paushtik samagri or simply touches his hand.
Havan of the Durga 108 names for male sadhaks: ghee with honey and guggul, eleven ahutis per name
The speaker says the samagri of this Havan needs special care because it is a Paushtik Karma — the stotra is being made siddh in its pushta form — so men give Ahuti with ghee, mixing honey and a little Guggul into it. The 108 names are written out separately as a Namavali for the havan only (the path itself uses the whole stotra): the first ahuti in the name of Sati, the second Sadhvi, the third Bhavaprita, and so on to 108. Because 1,100 paths were done, eleven ahutis go with each name, about 1,100 in all. At the start, he says, the ahutis of guru, Ganpati and Bhairav ji are all given first; these come afterwards, and then the purnahuti.
Composite havan samagri and the 108 ahutis with the Argala Stotra's first mantra
Before the Purnahuti, the speaker says, a havan samagri is prepared: at least half a kilo of fragrant dhoop wood, 250 grams of black til, 125 grams of jau, a little rice, panchmeva, honey and ghee, all mixed, with the seeds of at least two good red pomegranates mixed into the same samagri. When the havan of the names is complete, he says, 108 Ahutis of this samagri are given with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra — the whole mantra Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini.
Havan of the Durga 108 names for women sadhikas: never ghee, only the composite samagri
The speaker says sadhikas do this Havan with the composite samagri of dhoop wood, black til, jau, rice, panchmeva, honey, ghee and pomegranate seeds, because women should never give Ahuti with ghee. So a woman doing this sadhana gives the full 1,100 ahutis — eleven from each name — with that samagri alone. In between, to keep the fire burning, she may put ghee into the havan kund with a spoon without any mantra, or add camphor.
Nine jaiphal ahutis to the Navdurga before the purnahuti
Before the Purnahuti, when the havan is complete, the speaker says, Ahuti is given with Jaiphal: take nine jaiphal, dip them in ghee, and give one ahuti with one jaiphal in the name of each of the Navadurga — Shailputri Durgaya Swaha, Brahmacharini Durgaya Swaha, and so on for all nine. Both men and women give the jaiphal ahuti, he says.
Shravan Purnima havan that closes the Panchakshari purashcharan
The speaker says a Havan must certainly be done on Shravan Purnima, with the same mantra plus Swaha — those who say Shivaya first say Shivaya, Namah, Swaha; those entitled to say Namah first say Namah, Shivaya, Swaha. Give at least five malas of Ahuti, and as many more as you can — 10, 11, 21 or 27 malas. For samidha use navagraha wood or cow-dung cakes; never use mango wood; dry Bilva wood is best of all. Offer the ahuti with a mix of nourishing samagri, listed on the channel, and men in particular offer ghee mixed with Guggul. If husband and wife do this purashcharan anushthan together, he says, heaven itself is laid at their feet by Shiva and Jagdamba — it is a divine time, take its benefit.
Closing havan of the Datta ekakshari anushthan
The speaker says that when the Purnima-to-Purnima japa is complete, on the last day do a Havan as well if possible — at least 11 malas. In it only the Bija Mantra is uttered, and then Swaha; the beej is said in the mind, not with the mouth, and only the swaha is spoken as each Ahuti is given. This is how the japa is completed, and its samarpan is to be kept on being made to Bhagavan Datta.
Daily havan of the Bajrang Baan: an ahuti per chaupai, the whole lemon, aarti and dedication of merit
The speaker says a small daily Havan after the path is very good, because the bajrang-baan is a Sabar Mantra, unfailing and awakened, so its vidhan follows the sabar method (he refers to his separate video on sabar havan); otherwise light cow-dung cakes or a little mango wood in a clay or other vessel. Ghee and Guggul are mixed together and every Ahuti is given from that mix, by woman or man alike: one ahuti each in the name of the guru, Ganesha, the kuldevi-devata, and one for the Navagraha with "Om navgrahebhyo swaha"; then one ahuti per chaupai of the Bajrang Baan from first to last, ending each with "swaha". He adds that at least five ahutis to Ram ji must also be given daily — "Sitaramchandraya swaha", not "namah". When the ahutis are complete, a lemon (keep one; he forgot to list it) is cut and dropped whole, unsqueezed, into the havan itself, then pranam. Then Hanuman ji's Aarti, or an aarti shown five times with a camphor bearing two cloves; then Kshama Prarthana, and with water in the hand the whole day's japa and its merit is dedicated to Hanuman ji — saying "Jai Shri Ram" or whatever one has faith in — and poured into his right hand. Anyone who cannot do havan daily does it on the eleventh day after the 11 paths.
Navratri vidhi to awaken the Vindhyavasini Chalisa: 41 daily paths, final-day ahutis, then daily use
The speaker says the Vindhyavasini Chalisa, published for the good of all, has been recited for ages. In Navratri, take a Sankalpa and do 41 paths of it every day; on the last day do Ahuti five times, giving one ahuti with each of its 40 chaupais. Awakened this way, the Chalisa can then be used regularly. The sankalpa may be for Bhagavati Vindhyavasini's grace, or for the fulfilment of any wish that has stayed stuck for a long time. Through the Chalisa alone, he says, one can greatly please Bhagavati and gain her grace; recite it daily throughout life.
Which samidha is best for the Bhairav havan, and how many ahutis?
The most excellent samidha is the wood of apamarg, or else the wood of khair; a Bhairav havan performed over khair wood has the most divine effect. Establish Agni Devata in the kund according to vidhi over the khair samidha, and if you have done 100 paths of the stotra Shatanama, give ten ahutis with each name — that is, a thousand ahutis. With 108 names it works out to about 1188 ahutis.
Who is permitted to give these ahutis, and what samagri is used?
This is an entirely tantrokta matter, the speaker says: be at ease, whether you are a woman or a man, and whether you are anupavit — that is, you do not wear the yajnopavita — all of you may give these ahutis. The samagri is black til, guggul and ghee, mixed together, with the quantity of ghee not kept large; washing and drying the black til, or obtaining good til, is most excellent.
What are the exact proportions of the havan samagri?
After mixing black til, guggul and a little ghee, if you have a great deal of fear-related trouble and are doing Bhairav sadhana, mix a little black pepper into the same samagri. As an example: if you have taken 1 kg of black til, mix into it at least 250 grams of guggul, and at least 100 grams of black til, and 100 grams of ghee.
What is offered in the opening ahutis of this havan?
Give the opening guru and Ganapati ahutis with paushtik samagri, and, if you are a man, with ghee. For the principal mantra ahutis use the black til, guggul, ghee mixture. The speaker says the Bhairav tattva will be drawn toward you so intensely, and Bhairav's kripa obtained, that you will not be able to believe it.
Which opening ahutis are given in the small daily havan kund?
After 100 paths are complete and offered, in a small havan kund give the opening ahutis one at a time: one ahuti in the guru ji's name — Guruve Namah, or Aing Ring Shrim Guruve Namah, or whichever mantras you use; an ahuti of Ganapati ji; one ahuti of Bhairav ji there as well; an ahuti of Ambika; one each of the navagraha and the rest; of Hanuman ji, of the forms of Bhagavati ji, of Lakshmi Narayan ji — one each of all of them.
How many principal ahutis, and what is used for the purnahuti?
After that, for the 100 paths of Batuk Bhairav you have done, give ten ahutis with each name; or if you do not wish to, give only one — the principal ahutis with the 108 names. The samagri in the ahuti stays the same. And since it now has to be done for 40 days, there is no need to give the purnahuti with coconut gari; do the purnahuti with supari.
Is a havan done alongside the three mandals?
So far, he says, only japa has been spoken of and havan has not even been mentioned. If along the way you have also done a havan daily in all three mandals — when you did 41 malas of japa, give an ahuti for one mala as well; when you did 21 paths, give an ahuti for one path too, only with guggul and ghee.
How does the havan samagri differ for women and men?
Only this much is to be kept in mind: women will keep the quantity of guggul greater, and men will keep the quantity of ghee greater, and keep giving the ahutis. Then, he says, there is no greater tantrik than you — that tantrik, Bhairav himself, will open the path before you, and a great many things will happen through this mantra.
The paath runs from Krishna Paksha Ashtami to Amavasya, with at least 108 havan ahutis of the Mahabhairav mantra on the last day.
The speaker says the paath should be done from the Ashtami tithi — from the Ashtami tithi of Krishna Paksha — up to the Amavasya tithi. Do it up to Chaturdashi; on the Amavasya tithi, after doing the paath, either do only the havan that day, or if you wish do the paath and then the havan as well. For the havan the mool mantra remains the same Mahabhairav mantra, and at least 108 ahutis are to be given with it.
For 108 ahutis: roughly half a kilo of black til, 250 grams of gur and 125 grams of desi ghee.
The speaker says that in this way your sadhana will be complete, and for doing the havan on the last day the havan samagri to be kept is chiefly black til, into which gur is to be mixed, with a little desi ghee mixed in as well. Taking it that you have to give 108 ahutis, keep roughly half a kilo of black til, 250 grams of gur and 125 grams of ghee.
How is the samagri mixed, and may women give ahutis with ghee?
The speaker says these three materials should be mixed together well with a little Gangajal added. After mixing well, the opening ahutis may be given with ghee — but women, the sadhikas, will not give them with ghee; for them the havan samagri already described separately is to be used, which listeners can see in the havan videos.
Opening ahutis go to guru, Ganpati and the Navgrah; the main 108 are given with the Mahabhairav mantra.
The speaker says the opening ahutis are for guru, Ganpati, the Navgrah and so on — the havan that is done for these — and after giving the ahutis with all those mantras, the main ahuti you will give with the Mahabhairav mantra. With the Mahabhairav mantra 108 ahutis are to be given.
The 108 ahutis are til laddus dipped in honey, offered into a fire of cow-dung cakes, mango wood and the Navgrah woods.
The speaker says that for this, if you wish, make 108 til laddus yourself from the mixture. After that the laddu is to be dipped in honey and given as ahuti — you will keep the 108 laddus made ready and, dipping each one in honey, give the ahuti into the fire. The havan can be comfortably begun with cow-dung cakes, mango tree wood, Navgrah woods and the like.
Which mantras are used for the Saptashati nyasa, and why they must never be offered in havan?
The nyasa vidhi is stated with the raksha mantras of the fourth adhyaya — "Khadgini Shulini Ghora Shulini pahi no devi, prak Chandaghantaspati Chanda". And always keep in mind: of the mantra by which we are doing nyasa in the Saptashati, we will not offer ahuti. These are astra mantras too, and there should be no ahuti of them.
How a havan with kishmish and honey removes an aparadh against the kula shakti
If you know the vidhi of havan — an ordinary sukshma havan, a simple havan — you should offer ahuti with these mantras by means of kishmish, kishmish and madhu. By this they will be pleased, will be strengthened, and will then do good. He compares it with the Rudrashtakam used for Shiva: if some dev dosh has attached or an aparadh has been committed knowingly or unknowingly, we get release through it; in the same way the Tantrokta Ratri Suktam removes our aparadh and our dosh, if we do it in the right way.
What ahutis are used in a havan with the Shakradi Stuti?
With these very mantras, ahuti of kheer, ahuti of madhu, ahuti of paushtik-making materials, and krishna draksha — that is, black kishmish — its ahuti, dipping it in madhu and offering it. By this a full paushtik havan and pujan can be done, if daridrata of any kind is present in our house.
How can one tell there are three ahutis for each shloka of the Devi Suktam?
Even if you do not take the names, he says, if you ordinarily recite the Tantrokta Devi Suktam you see one shloka, but there are three ahutis in it. It is given there: in the present granthas, and doubtless in earlier ones too, the shloka number rises — after Namastasyai it becomes 14, after the next Namastasyai 15, and after Namastasyai Namo Namah 16, counting from after the 13th shloka.
What Saptashati samput is prescribed for obtaining a work-from-home job?
Asked what upay to do for obtaining a work-from-home job, he says: whatever the desire is, this time do the Saptashati making a samput with the mantra "Yam yam chintayate kamam tam tam prapnoti nishchitam", at night; and in the sankalp keep only one single desire, the work-from-home one. On the last day, apart from the samput mantra, do one svaha ahuti, and in the Saptashati either the ahuti of the Tantrokta Devi Suktam or the ahuti of the eleventh adhyaya, mixing ghee and kheer.
Why are the raksha mantras given ahuti at a Pratyangira temple?
A listener notes that in the Pratyangira temple the ahuti of the raksha mantras of Durga and Saraswati is given. The matter of a temple is a different thing, he says, and it depends: one thing is that we ask something of Bhagavati with folded hands; another is that we forcibly trouble someone. As for what the ahutis are — the Agni devata is held to be the one in whom Bhagavati is seated in the form of Svaha; and the Agni devata whose kind of fire is invoked in it is held to be in the form of a boy of seven years. Where we give an astra mantra, the form of the Agni devata will be different.
Where are the fiercer astra mantra ahutis performed, if not in a temple?
He says the saptagni — which agni is where and how — will be discussed in detail sometime, and which agni will be invoked if one is offering the ahuti of an astra mantra. Otherwise, if you put trishul, gada, tomar and such fearsome things into the mouth of a boy of seven years, dosh will certainly attach. Such an ugra form is not going to be present in a temple; those things happen on river banks, sea shores and in mountain regions.
Which mantra and how many ahutis for the Lakshmi havan?
Two samagris are exceedingly wonderful for Bhagavati Lakshmi ji, for a paushtik havan, the speaker says. Whether you wish to do the Mother's night-time havan by the satnam, or wish to do a ten-mala havan by one of her beejaksharas, or wish to do it by some mantra of Bhagavati's Mahalakshmi Ashtak — whether a hundred ahutis are to be given or a thousand — in the samagri, in the paushtik samagri, keep panchmewa.
What are the first havan materials prescribed?
Mixing panchmewa into kheer and mixing in ghee, mixing in cow ghee, give the ahuti from that — it is exceedingly excellent, the speaker says. If there is bilva wood, samidha of the bel tree, and cow-dung kanda, let these be used as samidha, and let agni be invoked properly. The whole vidhi vidhan has already been broadcast on the channel two years ago, and he repeats the reminder for those who are new.
What is done before the ahutis are given?
Having done agni sthapan and the rest, having done the panchabhuta sanskar, and having properly taken out the kravyad amsha, the speaker says, when in the divine auspicious agni, in the varad agni, you give the ahuti of kheer, of cow ghee and of guggul in the name of Bhagavati Mahalakshmi, then the most divine effect is obtained.
In which vessel must madhu be kept for the ahuti?
If you wish to do something more special than that, then keep madhu — only madhu, the speaker says. Keep the madhu in a steel bowl, or else in a brass bowl. Do not keep it in copper, take care of this, when the ahuti is to be done with madhu.
Which vessels are used for the paushtik forms?
The vessel in which we keep the collection for the ahuti — the copper vessel will be for Aghor Lakshmi and the rest, for those forms of Bhagavati Lakshmi that are ugra, the speaker says. But for the paushtik forms keep brass, keep phula, or keep silver if you wish; steel will also do. And if there is nothing else, then keep it in the plate made of leaves, of palash leaves; that will do.
Of what should the sruva be made?
In the sruva that is used for making the ahuti too, if it is possible, keep brass, the speaker says — then it is exceedingly excellent. Then, when you make the ahuti, you will make the ahuti with ghrit again; you will make the ahuti mixing kheer and ghrit together. That is the first of the two.
How is the madhu ahuti performed?
When the ahuti is to be done with madhu, madhu is not to be used alone, the speaker says — it will not be done with madhu only. Take a hundred and eight or a thousand and eight bilva leaves, dip them one by one in the madhu, and give a hundred and eight ahutis with them. Ghee is not to be mixed into the madhu.
What if the fire keeps going out during the madhu ahuti?
It may certainly be that one person makes the ahuti of ghrit while another goes on putting the bilva patra into the madhu, the speaker says. And if you are making the ahuti alone, the agni will keep going out again and again when you make the ahuti with madhu — so in between you may also make ahuti with ghrit and the like, but that will be independent; it will not be mixed into the madhu. Keep care of this in the matter of Bhagavati Lakshmi ji.
Does a Sabar mantra's energy remain without daily recitation?
It absolutely remains. From time to time a one-day anushthan of it should be done; and if possible, at least one day in the week — a Saturday, or a Tuesday, or a Sunday, some one day among these three — an ahuti and the like should certainly be given.
Ahuti sequence of the Ashtavinayak havan
The speaker opens the Havan with the shloka "ओम श्री गजाननं भूतगणादिसेवितं कपित्थजम्बूफलचारुभक्षणं उमासुतं शोकविनाशकारकं नमामि विघ्नेश्वरपादपंकजम्" followed by "श्री अष्टविनायक नमो नमः". He then gives Ahuti with "श्री … गणपतये स्वाहा" for each Ganpati in the same order as the pujan — Mayureshwar, Chintamani, Mahaganapati, Siddhivinayak, Vighneshwar, Girijatmaj, Ballaleshwar, Varadvinayak — five oblations to each, and closes with a single "श्री अष्टविनायक गणपतये स्वाहा" to all eight together.
A daily ghee ahuti is optional, the beej uttered mentally with Swaha.
A havan of that mantra will also take place, the speaker says. If you have the means and the wish, then daily, if you like, you may also make ahuti by mentally uttering this beej mantra of Bhagwan Dattatreya and saying Swaha — with ghee it will be exceedingly excellent. He says he will explain this vidhan separately and in more detail some other time, though he considers he has explained things quite well here.
Why is gau seva recommended on a birth tithi?
It is not a large amount, the speaker says, but through it the jeev whose birthday and birth tithi it is will also have kalyan, and their pitr, purvajas and devatas will be pleased — because by the blessings that come from serving the gau maiya even the devatas are carried across.
What should be done on Devshayani Ekadashi?
Tomorrow is Devshayani Ekadashi and Chaturmas begins from it. The first work of the day, the speaker says, is to do a havan as strength allows in the name of Bhagwan Narayan — do a sukshma havan, but do it — offering ahutis with his 108 names.
Why does a listener's mother suffer pain when he offers red java flowers?
A listener says that whenever he does havan or gives ahuti with the red java flower, his mother has very great pain in the stomach. The speaker answers plainly: if you give ahuti with the java flower, then do not give ahuti with the java flower. He tells Nikhil Kataria ji that he understands the reason behind it, and that if he is near his mother he should not do it at all at that time.
Do it with purity or do not do it: pride that asks why so much is required should decline the practice rather than invite ruin.
He says there is no need to grasp at it, and he addresses mothers particularly: do not take it up. If you have so much pride and arrogance that you ask why you should do so much, then do this favour to God and to yourself — do not do it. If you are to do it, do it with purity; if you are not to do it, then do not do all this and invite ruin.
A dhuna given on khair wood with an impure body gives an immediate effect at once, to woman and man alike.
If you feel you are wealthy and may do as you please, he says, then do not follow his manner at all — listen to someone else and do accordingly. Because if you give ahuti, that is dhuna, on khair wood and all these things with an impure body, then it will give you an immediate effect at once, whether you are a woman or a man.
Cleverness takes less than twenty-four hours to knock a person down — after which the blame is laid on the teaching, never on how it was done.
Cleverness, he says, will not take even twenty-four hours: you will be knocked down, and afterwards you will say that you did it because he told you to and this was your ruin. People say such things — my father came to such a state, my mother came to such a state — and, he retorts, who told you to do it that way? That part, he says, you will not tell.
Bathe, bring purity into the body, change the janeu if you wear one, and only then enter the mouth of the devatas.
Purify the body, bathe, bring purity into the body; if you wear the janeu, change the janeu; be pure, and then enter into the mouth of the devatas. Tantra is not a joke, he says. You do not go to see what your enemy's tantric sits and does, but you forget merely to be pure before giving the ahuti — and then you say you will offer it with bhava.
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.
What is the difference between yajna, havan and agnihotra?
He says the vidhi of agnihotra is according to the nitya krama; its vidhi-vidhan is nitya, and in it there is no need to look at agnivas — it belongs to agnihotri brahmins, to agnihotri people. Yajna and havan have their own vidhi-vidhan: a yajna is the large organised event; havan is what you do daily, weekly or monthly. The largest form of havan, he says, is the yajna.
Is there a dosha in using the dhara in a havan done alone?
Asked whether there is a dosha in using the dhara after giving the initial ahutis with ghrit and the pradhan ahuti with sakal while doing havan alone, the speaker says: you can give the dhara, there is no difficulty.
How should ghee and guggul be given in a havan?
Asked whether, when doing a havan with guggul mixed in, one may give the initial ahutis with ghrit, the speaker says three ahutis of ghrit should be given first, and after that the guggul-mixed.
In what ways is jayfal offered to the deities?
People give jayfal to devi-devatas in two ways, the speaker says, and it also goes by region. Some people offer it cut as well. In our region, he says, it is given in the ahuti; or else upon a laung, upon kapur — five kapur with one jayfal upon them.
Is a havan needed at all in order to make something siddha?
Ordinarily, the speaker says, if a havan is to be done — that is, if you have to make something siddha — then there is no need even to do a havan with it. You can offer ahutis in the name of those whose Janjira you have made siddha, with their name-mantras and the rest; that will do. And you can do dhuni with it.
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.
May Pitru Gayatri be offered as ahuti at an Amavasya havan?
Asked whether, at an Amavasya havan for the mukti and shanti of all kinds of pitrs, one mala of ahuti can be given with the mantra "पितृ देवाय विद्महे जगत धारणाय धीमहि", the speaker answers: in his own view, if you have always been doing it, you can. But ordinarily, if you also wish to do something for the pitrs, he says not to do this independently but to give it with the first mantra of the Argala, in which the swadha shakti is available — through the swadha shakti their satisfaction will come about, no mistake will occur in it, and their gati will happen too. He states plainly: do not offer ahuti of the Pitru Gayatri independently.
What if my anushthan is of Dattatreya or the Saptashloki?
If you have been doing the anushthan of Bhagavan Dattatreya's mala mantra again and again and have shraddha in him, you will do that as principal, but the pujan of all will happen. If you were doing Bhagavati's Saptashloki, you will again do the anushthan of the Saptashloki. Havan too you will do with the mantras of these — but that does not mean the other deities get no ahuti.
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.
Can women do tarpan or offer ghee ahuti?
Told that women too can do tarpan, he answers: no, no — you people do not do it, let the men do it. And on the first mantra of the Argala Stotra, whose ahuti is to be given with ghee and honey mixed, he says everyone should pay attention: women are not to give the ahuti of ghee. This he says again and again.
What is the havan samagri for the Mahabhairav stotra?
For the havan samagri of the Mahabhairav stotra, especially, there is yellow mustard: black til, yellow mustard, black pepper, neem leaves — all these things are kneaded together in mustard oil and then the ahuti is principally offered with it, for the destruction of vichar tantra and for the pleasedness of Mahabhairav. The initial ahuti will be with ghee itself, he says, or it can be given with mustard oil too.
Do ghee and honey in equal measure act as poison?
Told that it is written in the Ayurveda granthas that ghee and honey mixed in equal measure act as poison, he says: but the ghee and honey are not being made to drink, nor being drunk. If you go by the quantity, then it is simply not possible for everyone to keep the rule of quantity.
Which ahutis come first in a nitya havan, and what about ants in the house?
In a nitya havan, the very first is the ahuti of the Agni devata, and the ahuti of the navgrahas — these are necessary. And the panchdev, principally, their ahuti should be given. And if you do it with the Gayatri, then the ahuti of the Gayatri will happen right at the beginning, remaining silent. To Arvind Kumar Yadav ji, on what to do for the bavali, he says it is to be done on the day of Govatsa Dwadashi and that he told the whole vidhi vidhan at the beginning of this same live — listen to it from the start.
Havan, tarpan, marjan and kanya bhoj that close the Annapurna purashcharan
When the japa is complete by Ashtami, the speaker says, a dashansh Havan of the mantra is done on the Navami: for 8000 japa that is 800 Ahutis, eight malas. The ahuti material is Kheer made with Panchmeva and mixed with pure cow's ghee; after the opening ahutis, eight malas of the jap mantra are offered. Then its dashansh, at least one mala, is given as Tarpana, 11 Marjana are done, and at least one unmarried kanya is fed and gifted (nav kanya bhojan is best). With this, he says, one round of the Purashcharana is complete.
Which Suktas of the Saptashati may be used for a Havan on their own?
Independently, you cannot. But if you still wish to: first the Tantrokta Ratri Suktam, with ghee alone or banana on a paan leaf, because Ahuti may be given only with the invocation mantras. Then the fourth chapter, especially for Lakshmi; then the Tantrokta Devi Suktam; then the eleventh chapter in full.
Which materials should be used for a Havan of the Saptashati recitations?
Whenever you perform a Havan of these four recitations, do it with ghee, with honey, with kheer — with food substances in particular. Please do not perform the Havan with Sakalya. And if women are performing it, they will not do it with ghee, but with food substances in its place.
What ghee should be used when pure ghee is unavailable?
Try to obtain good ghee. A branded ghee such as Amul, in the speaker's view, does not carry that kind of difficulty, and it can be used for Havan and the like.
Alternative for Navami: japping Mahagauri and Siddhidatri together on Ashtami night, with twenty-seven ahutis per Durga in the morning havan
The speaker says that if a doubt remains about japping on Navami night after the purnahuti, there is a second road. On Ashtami night, after the nine Mala of Mahagauri, jap nine malas of Bhagavati Siddhidatri as well, at the same sitting — both are done on Ashtami. Then on Navami morning, in the fire, give at least 27 Ahuti with the mantra of each of the nine Durgas; a woman offers with Guggul, a man with ghee. Taking the paran on Navami, he adds, is the listener's own matter to decide.
Can a woman offer ahuti in the Navratri havan, and with what?
The speaker says a woman offers her Ahuti with Guggul and a man with ghee. Asked whether a woman may offer ahuti at all, he answers that in the Vedic vidhan she should not — in the vedokta vidhan it is not done — and that people have become very clever about this these days; but this is a Tantrokta vidhan, Jagadamba's own vidhan, and in it a woman may give the ordinary ahutis without any difficulty.
Pitru Beesa ahuti procedure: three opening ahutis, then twenty honeyed kishmish
The speaker says to first kindle cow-dung kande in the ordinary way, then give three ghee ahutis: one in the name of the Guru, one in the name of Ganesha ji, one in the name of the kula matrikas. Then take the Pitru Beesa — a PDF he has given on his channel, twenty lines, twenty chaupais — and after reciting each chaupai, dip one kishmish in honey taken out into a silver bowl and cast it onto the kande, making twenty Ahutis in all. The last one is cast saying "mam sarva kula pitrubhyo namah" and then swadha.
Swadha, not swaha, in ahutis given for the pitr
The speaker stresses that in this pitru prayog Swaha is not said; Swadha is said. The way one speaks swaha when casting an Ahuti, one speaks swadha instead and casts it in. This holds even for the ahutis given at the start: whatever guru mantra one is casting in — "om guru…" — swadha is pronounced there too, never swaha.
How should the jaiphal be cut, and how else may bali be given?
It is not necessary that the jaiphal will cut only if soaked in water: if you have a sharp knife, set it upon the jaiphal and strike hard with the hand in a single stroke, and it will come into two pieces. Bali may in any case be given by making a trikon and such a mandala; and otherwise it can be given by kindling fire and burning it — agni bali, he says, is the most divine and astonishing of all.
What ahutis are held most dear to Jagadamba?
Keep the bhaav in the mind and Mother will certainly hear and fulfil it, he says. Ahuti by navagraha samidha, bel wood, and cow-dung kande and uple with ghee, or with guggal and ghee, is most specially dear to Jagadamba. As for ahuti by jaiphal and the like, he says it is a tantrokta vidhi vidhan and havan of jaiphal and such should not generally be done very much without adesh — but it is exceedingly dear to Jagadamba; when the ahuti falls in the fire, Bhagavati Swaha is exceedingly pleased.
How is a havan for a satnam to be done?
The 108 names of the satnam have to be separated out and an ahuti given with each name, the speaker says. If you are a man, mix haldi into ghee; if you are a woman, mix haldi into the havan samagri.
May two people together do a Rahu mantra havan of 1800 ahutis?
Asked whether two people can do the havan of the Rahu mantra together at 900 each, or whether one person should do it over two days, given that 1800 havan is to be done, he says: yes — two people may sit and go on giving the ahutis together; both of them giving 900 ahutis together will make 1800. Both of them can do it together.
Is a Havan required at the end of each sadhana, and may a woman offer the Ahuti?
Yes, a Havan must be prescribed on the last day of every sadhana — at minimum 11 mala of Ahuti with the Ekakshari. Men use ghee mixed with Guggul; women keep the Guggul higher and the ghee lower. Since this is a Tantrokta procedure, a woman who already has children may offer the Ahuti.
Does a Tantrokta Havan require the same entitlement as a Vedic one?
No. A Vedokta Havan should be performed only by those authorised for it, but a Tantrokta or Shabarokta Havan raises no obstruction for you — perform it. What must not be dropped, he adds, are the Maryadas; not everything can be carried at every time, but not those.
Who may perform the Ahuti in a Tantrokta rite, and who may not worship at all?
In Tantrokta worship a Bhairavi performs it too — all women are Bhairavi-svarupa, all are mother-like, and they will offer, with Samagri rather than ghee. But anyone who says a menstruating woman should go and worship or perform a Havan, or that it does not matter during Navratri, will ruin you.
How should the mala be handled while offering Ahuti in a Havan?
If you are alone at the Havan you may do the japa with the reverse hand — but many practitioners, the speaker among them, never use a japa mala for it. He uses the 108-bead Kanthi mala he wears, covered with the upper garment, and offers the Ahuti while doing japa with the reverse hand.
Closing havan of the Ganpati sadhana: ghee and guggul, twelve ahutis with each of the twelve names
The speaker says that on the Chaturdashi, once the day's 108 paths, or 27 if that was the daily count, are complete, a small Havan should certainly be done if possible. Only two things are used: a man offers Ahuti of ghee mixed with Guggul. The ahutis are given by name: the Sankat Nashan Ganesh Stotra carries twelve names of Ganpati, and with each name twelve ahutis are offered. He says he will put the twelve names in a separate PDF linked with the video. After the havan come Purnahuti and Aarti.
What should you do at home while an anushthan is being done for you elsewhere?
Wherever you are having an anushthan performed — with him or anywhere else — he always says that at home you should at least light a deep and baati before that devi or devata and pray to them to show their grace upon you. No great personal individual anushthan is being done for you there; there are only ten or fifteen ahutis in it.
Should puja be postponed if anger arises beforehand?
It is said in the matter of havan that an ahuti should never be offered in anger, the speaker says, and if a situation of mockery is arising at that time, then an ahuti is not put into the havan while mocking. But when anger comes at the time of your puja, stop for a while — though it is not necessary to abandon the puja.
Hanuman Chalisa havan of guggul and ghee begun on Amavasya to free bound pitr
The speaker's Hanuman Chalisa Havan for bound Pitr begins on Amavasya: first offer a Langot and chola at a Hanuman temple, then at home, fasting till noon (or on Phalahar), from about 11 o'clock light an agiyari of well-lit cow-dung Upla, take the sankalp with akshat and flower after remembering guru and Ganpati, and give one Ahuti of Guggul mixed with ghee for each chaupai of the Chalisa. A man offers both ghee and guggul; a woman offers guggul only, never ghee, and keeps a Ghunghat. Close with one ahuti each for Ram, Sita, the four brothers, Shiva and Parvati, show the smoke through the whole house and set the fire near the main door. Best done daily from Amavasya to Amavasya; otherwise every Amavasya, or on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Which wood should be used in the Datta jayanti havan, and what is done with the ash?
This is not for Ankit ji alone but for everyone, the speaker says: whoever does a havan on this Datta jayanti should, if possible, use the wood of audumbar if it is obtainable, and use the wood of palash — and should not immerse that bhasma. Whether you do havan with the one hundred and eight names of Bhagavan Datta or give one hundred and eight ahuti with his ekakshari mantra, at least one hundred and eight ahuti should certainly be given. Sift the whole ash that results and keep that ash: it is a kaal for bhoot pret, a kaal for bhoot pret and tantra mantra matters. Keep this bhasma at your pujan place, and even without any mantra — it already has the mantra in it, and this is being said of the Margashirsha Purnima — if you apply it on the forehead it is exceedingly divine, exceedingly excellent, and anyone may apply it, man or woman.
What is the Panchakshari purascharan prayoga with ghrita and mishri ahuti for obtaining Lakshmi?
You are doing the Panchakshari and have completed five lakh japa; Shani Deva is in the eleventh bhava for the sake of labh, he says. There is a vidhan of doing its purascharan and then making ahuti with ghee mixed with the mishri that goes with the ghrita, along with bilva patra and the rest, for the sake of obtaining Lakshmi. If such a person does this thing vidhivat after accomplishing the siddhi — purascharan being the point at issue — then the vidhan of the pujan of the Panchanan Mahadev forms applies, which he says is discussed in full in the Shiv Mahapuran; he tells listeners to read the Dvaishva Samhita of the Shiv Mahapuran, where it is discussed how the purascharan of the Panchakshari mantra is done.
How is the havan done to make the anushthan more intense?
To make it swifter and utterly effective, you should also perform its Havan, he says. All the namavalis from top to bottom — Bhairav ji's, Bhagavati's and Mahamrityunjay's here — havan is done with all their namavalis. If you have done 1100 recitations of the Mahamrityunjay Stotra or of its namavali, then offer 100 ahutis with their stotra satnam, so that in total you will give 1100 ahutis. Give Ahuti with every name; even 10 ahutis per name will comfortably make 1008.
What daily havan does he prescribe at home in Shravan?
The seva of the chaukhat will go on, he says; do the pujan of Bhagavan Shiva at home; and if possible, daily give at least 108 Ahutis of ghee and guggul upon bilva wood, upon Bilva samidha, with the Panchakshari of Bhagavan Shiva or with the Mahamrityunjay Ashtottara Shatanamavali. Do whatever japa you wish according to your own desire, but certainly give ahuti.
Completing the Navratri navgrah vidhan: havan ahuti counts, kanya pujan on Navami, parana on Dashami
The speaker says that when the nine days of jap are complete, a Havan is done on the last day, the Navami tithi; the basic havan vidhi has been given on his channel. Five Ahutis each go to guru and Ganesha; nine ahutis each from the separate mantras of the nine Durgas that were japped; nine each from every one of the nine graha mantras; and nine each in the names of the mothers of the nine grahas. On Navami one also does Kanya Pujan and so on, and then on the Dashami tithi the Paran.
Cow-dung dhuni for the kuldevi with 21 ahutis of two mantras
The second part of the kuldevi prayog, the speaker says, is done at the puja place in a large clay vessel or a havan kund that is not copper or iron. Havan fire is not invoked: ordinary cow-dung cakes are lit with ghee or kapoor, and 21 ahutis each are given with two mantras — for the kuldevi and with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra, "Jayanti Mangala Kali". One may first offer ahutis for guru and Ganapati. The kuldevi ahutis use guggul only, with nothing else added; the Jayanti Mangala ahutis use guggul with the seeds of four or five split cardamoms and a little ghee. If one does not say svaha it is no problem, since this is a dhuni.
Is there a Purashcharan for the sixty-four Yoginis?
There is no subject of a Purashcharan in this. Do as much as you do; this is a Namavali only, for Bhagavati's pleasure. The more your Tapo-bal grows, the more pleased she will be. The greatest importance in it belongs to the Havan-based prescription — if you Archana with their names and perform a Havan even once a month with the sixty-four names, that counts.
On which tithi should the Ahuti of the sixty-four Yoginis be given?
Perform the Havan at least on the Ashtami or Navami of Navratri. After that fix one tithi — every Ashtami, or Chaturdashi, or Amavasya — and on those days give the Ahuti of the sixty-four Yoginis. Certainly give it with guggul and ghee.
What should be done when an unknown shakti obstructs japa?
A listener says some unknown shakti is becoming an obstruction in japa — a mala that takes five minutes now takes twenty. He answers by name that in the time now running these things come a great deal. When an unknown shakti is becoming an obstruction in japa, a havanatmak prayoga should be done: of your own ishta, on the day connected with the ishta — as, if you do the seva of Hanuman ji, then on Tuesday and Saturday; or if you are doing that of Bhagavan Dattatreya, then on Thursday — a havanatmak prayoga of the mantras connected with them. Do at least one thousand one hundred and eight ahutis, he says, if it seems too much to you.
The asuras took boons from Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and Bhagavati, then seized the yajna share
He asks where the asuras and rakshasas got their samarthya: they took boons from Brahma, from Shiva, from Vishnu, from Bhagavati — and then in their raksha samskriti and their own kula did they have anyone else worshipped, or only themselves? He points to the yajna anushthans of the rishis, whose share they began to take themselves, removing the devas and seizing the share of the ten Digpalas.
Why is ahuti given in mrigi mudra but by the fistful in Baglamukhi's havan?
It depends, the speaker says, on which svarup the ahuti is being given to and for what cause, and what the sankalp is at that time. Bhagavati is the goddess of the shatkarma. When the ahuti is of shantik and paushtik karma it is given by mrigi mudra alone. When the ahuti is of an ugra subject or vidhan or mantra — to make an enemy stambhit or uchchatit — then the devi devata's subject too becomes of that kind, and so it is given that way, phatkar mantras especially.
Which mantras and materials should be used for havan on Amavasya?
The speaker says that on Amavasya the havan happens just as everyone's havan happens. Chiefly, if it is given with the Jayanti Mangala Kali mantra, and the ahuti is of guggul with ghee together with black til mixed in, then it is very divine. Let there also be ahuti with the name-mantras of Bhagavan Shri Hari Narayana, Bhagavan Shiva, Bhagavati Lakshmi and Bhagavati Parvati.
Should namah be used when giving ahuti in havan?
It depends on the mantra, the speaker says. If namah is within the full mantra, then in many places it is found that it goes with namah — as in the Mahaganpati mantra there is namah and there is swaha, namah before namah, so it will be along with it. And in many places it is such that namah comes afterwards, and then it is to be removed and swaha said directly. So in Jayanti Mangala Kali there is no need to add namah after namostute — swaha directly; in this, namah is not to be added in any case.
Is swaha to be said twice in mantras that already contain swaha?
Asked whether swaha has to be added again at the time of ahuti in mantras that have swaha, as in the mantras of Annapurna, the speaker says this depends on the parampara. Many times there are two swahas, swaha swaha; many times they get the swaha done within that same swaha — so it depends upon the parampara. If your diksha has not happened and you are giving ahuti, then do swaha within the one swaha itself. In that too there is completeness.
The Dashami havan of the eclipse guru sadhana
The speaker says that when the japa is completed on Dashami, one does a round of Ahuti, a Havan, on that day. The havan is done only and only with ghee, mango wood and cow-dung cakes; nothing else is to be used, and the ghee must be pure desi ghee. Give 108 ahutis, which is plenty, and then do the Purnahuti. Here, he says, the first charan of the sadhana is complete.
Which wood should be used for havan if mango wood is unavailable?
Asked whether other available wood may be used for havan if mango wood is not obtainable, the speaker says the biggest point in this subject is that havan wood is easily available everywhere, which is why people use mango wood for havan. But if you go into the shastrokta vidhans, mango wood is entirely prohibited in havan. Mango wood should not be used in havan at all.
Where should sal wood be obtained and how prepared?
Wherever wood is stored, at a wood yard where doors and such are made, from such a place bring as much sal wood as you can and keep it, the speaker says. Cut it into small pieces, each of one bitta, one hand span, and perform the havan with that; or chiefly make use of cow dung upale.
How many ahutis at minimum for the havan of the Argala's first mantra?
At least 108. The speaker says that if you cannot perform very much of the havan of the Argala's first mantra, then do a minimum of 108 ahutis.
A single gobar ka kanda serves for all five ahutis — Ganesh, Shiv Baba, Kali Mata, Batuk Bhairav and Sitaram
A question about a single gobar ka kanda is read out repeatedly while the speaker complains about a recurring technical fault. The listener names five: one of Ganesh ji, one of Shiv Baba, one of Maa Kali Mata, one of Batuk Bhairav, one of Sitaram ji. He tells Asha Patidar ji that she can absolutely do this — there is no difficulty in the ahuti.
What are Shiv vaas and Agni vaas, and why are they looked at?
He tells Dheeraj Saxena ji that when particular anushthans have to be done, then Shiv vaas and Agni vaas are looked at. Shiv vaas means the situation of Shiva ji at that time — where he is, in which place he is dwelling; its reckoning is according to the tithi. He says he will make a separate video for both of these, do the reckoning and show it, so that it will be understood; though its result, the presence on that day, is given, so you can see it even without doing the reckoning. The reason for looking is that when there is a particular anushthan, Bhagavan should be present in that place, so that our desire in that anushthan may be fulfilled. For sanyasis there is no need of the preparation of looking at Shiv vaas and Agni vaas; it is those who are householders — because we perform the vidhi vidhans being filled with desires — for whom the need of looking at the vaas arises. Of Agni vaas: suppose the Agni vaas is in the earth and at that time we do havan, then it is held that through Agni devata the ahuti is reaching that shakti; and if the Agni vaas is not here but in the patal, then if we give an ahuti, from where would they obtain it — so it has been held.
What is the havanatmak form of this nine-day reinforcement?
These too, he says, should especially be taken up in the Shakambhari Navratri as a nine-day prayoga in havanatmak form, if it is possible for you. Taking the Hanuman Janjira as the example: in this period from the thirtieth of December to the sixth of January, anyone — man or woman — who has made it siddh should if possible offer ahutis daily, for the whole seven or the whole nine days, of guggul mixed with ghee.
In what order are the ahutis given in the guggul havan?
First kindle the cow-dung cake. Then give ahuti in the name of Guru and Ganpati; give ahuti in the name of Bhagavati; give one ahuti each in the name of the nine grahas; and after that, reciting the Hanuman Janjira, go on giving ahutis.
A hundred and eight guggul-and-ghee pellets are readied, and a hundred and eight ahutis complete the offering.
Make the guggul into pellets in your hand — you can keep a hundred and eight pellets ready, made by mixing ghee and guggul together. Take one in the hand, recite, offer it. If you complete a hundred and eight ahutis in this manner for nine days, he says, then believe it: even if your mantra is not working, even if some kind of dosha has attached to it, it will be freed of the dosha as well and will begin to give effect too.
What clears a negative energy that has entered the abhamandal?
Whenever such a negative energy enters the abhamandal of your body through the effect of your mantra japa, makes its place there and begins to give trouble in your body, its counter also comes about through havan. When you perform havan your abhamandal, your aura, becomes clear. In the method of aura cleansing, he says, two things have been stated: one is arti, and the second is havan.
How is the purnahuti of an ordinary havan done?
In the havan people ordinarily perform, purnahuti should be done at the end. For the purnahuti, if you are doing a special havan — a havan of a Satnamavali and so on — then do it with a coconut gola; otherwise it can also be done with supari or with jaiphal. Placing it upon a betel leaf and speaking the Purnamadah Purnamidam mantra, if you know it, then stand up and cast it in, having placed it upon the betel leaf.
Can women perform havan?
For the vaidik havan, he says, there is a prohibition for women. In vaidik karmakand and the rest, in the time that is running today, whatever tantrokta havan there is — that all should perform. Tantrokta havan means that whatever ahutis and so on are to be given with ordinary mantras, those should be done.
What samagri should a woman use when she performs havan?
Only this much is to be kept in mind about the samagri, he says: whenever women perform havan they will not give ahuti with ghee. They will keep the quantity of guggul greater and the quantity of ghee less; or they will mix together all that havan samagri about which a video has been made on the channel, and give ahuti with that.
Who among women may pronounce the pranav while offering ahuti?
Speaking openly and clearly, he says to all the mothers and sisters whose menopause has taken place, who are above fifty years of age, whose menstruation has stopped: you may, if you wish, offer ahuti pronouncing the pranav. But those who are not yet in that state should not pronounce the pranav and so on; they should pronounce the Devi pranav, and doing the paath of the mantras while pronouncing the Lakshmi beej, they should then offer the ahuti.
What should a Shakambhari kuldevi worshipper actually do?
For obtaining the grace of Bhagavati, when your kuldevi is Jagadamba Shakambhari, do the sadhana at the link he has given. And since she is your kuldevi, do this sadhana again and again. Alongside it do the sadhana of the first mantra of the Argala as well, give ahuti from both, and see the wonder. If you do it even for a whole year, from this Shakambhari Navratri to the Shakambhari Navratri of the next year, then you will be left with nothing to worry about, and within a year your capacity will grow so much — if you have kept the vidhi, vidhan and rules.
Should ahuti be given on a burning fire or on the cow-dung cake before lighting?
The ahuti that people give, that they perform havan with, should be given upon a burning fire, he answers — on the cow-dung cake, after it is alight, give it while it is burning.
How should flowers be offered as ahuti?
If you are going to give an ahuti of a hundred and eight flowers, he says, then do not give it with a bare flower; the flower should be dipped in ghee and then the ahuti given.
Is a dashansh havan and tarpan needed after 1100 paths of a 108-name stotra?
Yes, absolutely do it, the speaker answers — for politics, do it; it will be better if you do. Giving ahutis is necessary; do tarpan, marjan and all of it. And when the questioner puts it as 108 ahutis for each name, the speaker says he has understood it entirely rightly.
No sakalya ahuti for uvacha lines and astra mantras in a Saptashati havan
The speaker says many people without diksha or adhikar perform havan with great force using all 700 mantras, mispronouncing as they go, unaware that the "uvacha" lines — such as "Markandeya uvacha" — and the astra mantras are never offered with sakalya. Such lines take ahuti only of ghrit, or of fruit placed on a paan leaf; there is a vidhan for this and ignoring it causes trouble. Wherever Bhagavati's weapons are named or she wields them, those astra mantras are never used for ahuti — for instance the line "शंख चक्र गदा श्रंग गृहीत प्रमायुधे…", where shankha, chakra, gada and shringa all make it an astra mantra.
Ahuti rules for the rakshoghna mantras, Kavach, Argala and Keelak in a Saptashati havan
The speaker says the rakshoghna mantras of chapter 4 — the four verses 24 to 27 beginning "शूलेन पाहि नो देवी पाहि खड़गिन चंबिके" that follow the 23-verse stuti — cannot be offered with sakalya: either recite them and leave them, or the chief officiant offers ghrit for them; sakalya ahuti with these too becomes a cause of ruin. Ahuti is not done with the full mantras of the Kavach and Argala. Argala's first mantra is offered, Keelak's first mantra is offered, and from the Kavach only the name-mantras of its shaktis — never the whole shlokas.
Why a wrong Saptashati havan stops marriages and mangalik work
The speaker says people who do a Saptashati havan without knowing its rules become the cause of their own ruin: mangalik work in the home stops, marriages get stuck and are slow to happen afterwards, and the household's auspiciousness is destroyed. The reason he gives: when Agni is invoked in the fire — Agni who is Mother Svaha — and an astra mantra from the Kavach is put into her mouth as ahuti, her mouth is pierced; how then will she do you good? Without a guru's knowledge and adesh, offer only nourishing (paushtik) mantras; there is a further vidhi of which mantra goes to which Agni in the Kavach chapter and elsewhere. What may be offered freely 108 times is the first mantra of the Keelak, which he quotes as "विशुद्ध ज्ञान देहया त्रिवेदी दीप चक्षु से … श्रेय प्राप्ति निमित्ताय", and also Jayanti Mangala Kalika. He closes: do not do a Shatchandi with wrong havan, wrong path or wrong vidhi.
How is a havan of Durga's hundred names performed?
Asked how to do the havan of the stotra names, the satnaam, for obtaining Bhagavati Durga's grace, the speaker says: as it is done, Durgesh ji — you may do the ahuti with ghee and guggul, with their 108 names. With an ordinary sankalpa.
How should the ahuti be worded in a havan with a 32-name list?
Asked how the havan is to be done when performing it with the Mata's 32-namavali — whether "दुर्गाय नमः स्वाहा, दुर्गाय नमः स्वाहा", or "दुर्गाय नमः" — the speaker answers that it will be done saying "दुर्गाय नमः".
With which name should the closing hundred and eight Ahutis be given?
Have a hundred and eight Ahutis offered with the Jayanti Mangala — that will cover everything.
The daily havan of the kul prayog: the rot, the thirty ahutis and their order, and the ash
The speaker says fire is kindled in the earthen pot or kund with cow-dung upale or mango wood. Beforehand, after bathing, a Rot is made from wheat flour, Gud and ghee with a little black Til, cooked in ghee, then crumbled and divided into thirty pieces: twenty-seven for the Kuldevi and three more. Facing out of the house and working quickly, with the mantras said in the mind, the first three Ahuti go to Ganesha, the kul guru and Hanuman; if the Kulguru is known he comes first and Ganpati second, otherwise Ganpati first. The remaining twenty-seven are offered in the kuldevi's name with namah added and no Om, for example Durgaya namah, swaha being optional; if her name is unknown one says kuldibbe namah swaha. He says namah is compulsory here and the usual havan rule of swaha without namah does not apply. Afterwards water is taken in the hand, circled three times round the kund and poured there, the fire is left to burn out, and the ash is removed and collected in one place.
Why is the first mantra of the Argala attached in particular?
He adds the first mantra of the Argala, he says, because for it no diksha of any kind is needed. In it the devi-devatas of your house, and however many shaktis there are — the eleven devis who are chief — all of them are satisfied. And there is a further plus point: in it Bhagavati is seated in the form of Swadha, who becomes the cause of the satisfaction of the pitrs. So the pitrs too will be satisfied; when the ahuti falls, Bhagavati Swadha, the Swadha shakti, will satisfy them also.
What does a havan actually do?
When you are doing a havan, what do you do — through the mouth of Agni Devata you provide their food to all the remaining devi-devatas. To the devata of the mantra you were japa'ing, you conveyed the bhog. After that tarpan and marjan is done: water was given to them, they were satisfied.
Five malas of ahuti, a hundred and eight for Ganpati, kept up for three months
However great the bandhan being applied may be, if you all begin doing it continuously — it is to be done on the day of Amavasya itself; do it properly. If possible, give at least five malas of ahuti, and have a hundred and eight ahutis given for Bhagavan Shri Ganpati. Begin doing this much; at least three months, and after three Amavasyas things will begin to be understood by you.
What materials should be used for the havan, and how much of each?
Do it with guggul and ghee, the speaker says — for a paushtik havan always use guggul and ghee, which is the very best. Mix in panchmeva, madhu and so on and it is better still: panchmeva, madhu, black til and guggul-ghee is the best of all. Only this must be kept in mind, that men will keep the quantity of ghee higher and women will keep the quantity of guggul higher. Give 108 ahuti with this same mantra.
Which mantras of the Saptashati receive no ahuti?
Some mantras do not carry the name of the astra, and ahuti is not made with them. Ahuti is also not made with the vach lines — Rishi uvacha, Vaishya uvacha, Raja uvacha, Devah uchuh, all of these. And the mantra after the stuti of the fourth adhyaya, Shulin pahi no Devi, will not take ahuti either. In place of ahuti with these, either recite them only, or give ahuti of ghrita alone, or place a banana on a paan leaf and give that as the ahuti.
Which mantra is used for the havan in a Saptashloki Durga prayoga?
The one with which you are doing the samput, the speaker says — and that of the Saptashloki as well. Both will be used; the samput will have a separate havan of its own. In the video put out today the samput was with the Bhram mantra, so Bhram Swaha, Bhram Swaha would be separate, and then each mantra of the Saptashloki would have its own separate ahuti.
Does the pranava go only on the first shloka in the havan or samput?
If you are doing the samput with the pranava itself, the speaker says, then it will apply to all of them. There are two methods: you may give each mantra nine ahuti in turn, or, if you have done a hundred paath, do the havan of eleven paath as the dashansh. It is not necessary to give one ahuti of each mantra in sequence. You may give nine ahuti of the first mantra, then nine of the second, then nine of the third — and this is better. The pranava applies when you continue nine ahuti of each mantra in this way.
How is the havan done for a Sahasranama anushthan?
If you perform a Sahasranama anushthan then the havan will be with the Sahasranama itself; a full 1008 ahuti is excellent. And if you cannot do that much, then give 108 ahuti of the ahuti belonging to its first name. Having recited the Sahasranama, if you do not wish to give ahuti with the Sahasranamavali, then give 108 ahuti of the first name alone.
Should the pranava be prefixed to each of the seven shlokas in the ahuti?
If you are giving each shloka its ahuti separately — nine of the first, then nine of the second — then the pranava will apply in all of them. But if you are giving it while reciting the whole stotra, one ahuti of the first shloka, then one of the second, then the third and so on, then there will be no need at that time of applying the pranava.
How is the havan of a kavach performed?
Write out separately all the names that are in the kavach, and give the ahuti with those names, the speaker says. Ahuti will not be made with the shloka.
A dispute broke out at a Navchandi over offering the ahuti of vach with sakal, and the granths settle it.
The speaker recounts that at a Navchandi or perhaps Shatchandi anushthan a discussion broke out over the ahuti of vach — that one should not offer the ahuti of vach taking it with sakal — and someone asked where it is said so. He says that one who asks where it is said has never looked into the Durga Archan Paddhati or the granths relating to the yaga of Bhagwati Durga, nor into the Durga Kalpadruma or Sharada Tilak and the places where haviṣya and the like are discussed, or else his guru ji never told him. The reason why it should not be given is clearly stated there.
What should be offered in the havan for a sankalpa of wealth?
After that, when you perform the havan, if you are a man, do the havan mixing mishri into ghee — that is, the ahuti will be of something sweet. And if you are a woman, then when you do it mixing sakalya and the rest, in that too mix panchmeva and madhu and all these things. By this, he says, Lakshmi will be obtained.
Which ahutis does he hold to be forbidden to women?
Look, in the Vedic marga the ahuti of Vedic mantras is forbidden, the speaker says: the ahuti of Vedic mantras should not be given by women; the ahuti of ghee should not be given. The ahuti of Pauranik and Tantrokta mantras — because in tantra women are also worshipped — they may do everything, havan, pujan, all of it in that. But of a Vedic mantra such as the Mahamrityunjaya, he says, if you are giving the ahuti then your information is deficient: a woman should never give the ahuti of the Mahamrityunjaya, should not give it herself; she may give the ahuti holding her husband's hand.
What should be added to a pujan when a jayanti falls on that day?
When we are doing some special pujan, or the nitya pujan, on a jayanti, parva and the like, only this much should be done specially: that of whoever's jayanti has fallen — as now you are doing Bhagavati's, but the jayanti of Batuk Bhairav and of Bhagavati Ganga has fallen — eleven ahutis each in their names should be given along with it.
What Havan may be done on Guru Purnima?
If you wish, use the maximum quantity of Paushtik material that day, and guggul with ghee in particular — a hundred and eight Ahutis on Peepal wood is excellent. Then at least one mala of Ahuti with the Guru mantra itself, and the Purnahuti.
How is the Havan of the Kamakhya Kavach Anushthan done?
You may give Ahuti with Bhagavati Kamakhya's 108 mantras, with her 108 names, or with her nama-mantra — saying Shri Kamakhya Devyai swaha. If the 108-name Namavali cannot be found online, you may give all hundred and eight Ahutis with the single name alone.
How is a Havan done with the Panchakshari?
If you use the root Panchakshari with the Namah in front, pronounce it exactly that way and then say Swaha. If you use it with the Namah at the end, then keep it at the end in the same way and say Swaha, and give the Ahuti.
When one target is shown cut and one remaining, the same subject is written out again at the next Kaat Anushthan so the Ahuti falls with the same Sankalpa
If you were shown that one has been cut and one remains, then whenever a Kaat Anushthan next takes place, write the same subject and the same thing out in full, so that the Ahuti falls with that same Sankalpa. Then the one that remains will be cut as well.
Nightly Baglamukhi sabar havan of sarson, guggul and kali mirch on apamarg wood against abhichar
The third task, for the night, was against the Abhichara itself: mix sarson, Guggul and kali mirch and do Havan on Apamarg wood with Bhagavati Baglamukhi's Sabar Mantra, 108 times daily. The speaker says the samagri is prepared and kept ready; in the evening or as night falls, first 10–11 opening Ahutis go in the name of Guru, Ganpati, Bhagavati and the kul's devi-devtas, then one mala — 108 ahutis — is offered while reciting the Aghor sabar of Baglamukhi. When the whole samagri begins to burn it is carried round the house and set down near the main door. This was the one part of the routine that was never allowed to lapse.
Bulk abhimantrit havan samagri so the daily Baglamukhi ahuti never lapses
The speaker says he also told the family that in a Parva Kala they should take about a kilo of Guggul and two or three kilos of yellow sarson and kali mirch — the Apamarg wood kept separate — put it in a large new vessel in which no food has been eaten, and do five malas of the Aghor Baglamukhi Sabar Mantra over it; it takes two or three hours and the whole stock becomes abhimantrit. Then, whenever the members who did the sadhana were away, anyone in the house could simply offer five or eleven Ahutis from it and show the smoke round the house — the niyam must not break. Feeding the cow, dog, crow and ants and lighting the lamp at the Shiva temple anyone could do; the path and puja only the two or three regulars could, so the rest did this much in their absence.
May clove and cardamom be offered to Ma Kali?
Asked whether clove and cardamom have been offered to Ma Kali or not, he says: absolutely, offer them. Asked whether it was right to make an ahuti of 108 cloves when a havan could not be done at the time of Ambubachi, he says yes, that can be done.
Special case: ahuti in a purashcharan of the Durga Kavach goes to the deities' names, not the shlokas
The speaker says that if you are doing a purashcharan of the Kavach and wish to offer its ahuti, the shlokas themselves are not offered; instead, the ahuti is given to the name of every deva and devi present in the Kavach. Where it says "sah kritrim cha Lakshmim", for example, the ahuti goes in the name of Bhagavati Lakshmi — so write down all the deities' names and offer with their name-mantras, and the grace of the Kavach's shaktis is obtained.
Ahuti for the uvacha lines of the Saptashati
The speaker says the first thing to remember on starting the first chapter's havan, after its viniyoga and dhyana, is that the uvacha lines (such as Markandeya uvacha) are not offered with sakalya. After "ओम नमः चंडिकाय" the uvacha too can be offered — but only with ghrit, or with a ripe banana, peel removed, placed on a paan leaf. Every other mantra of the first chapter may be offered, and the second chapter is followed exactly the same way; the same uvacha rule holds in every chapter.
Honey ahuti for the madhu-drinking shloka of Saptashati chapter 3
The speaker says that in the third chapter, the shloka where Bhagavati drinks madhu while fighting at the time of Mahishasura's slaying — the 38th, "गर्ज गर्ज छड़म मूड" as the transcript has it — should be offered with honey for the very best result. The devi-uvacha there is offered with ghrit or a banana on a paan leaf, as before.
The four raksha mantras of Saptashati chapter 4 are never offered with sakalya
The speaker says that in chapter 4, ahutis run up to the 23rd shloka; from the 24th — "सुलेन पाहि नो देवी पाहि खड़गंचा अंबिके", as the transcript has it — the Saptashati's raksha mantras begin (also used in the Saptashati nyasa), and these four, 24 to 27, are never offered with sakalya (the til-rice-barley mix). One may just recite them and move on, offer a banana on a paan leaf, have the chief acharya alone offer ghrit, or recite each and say only "महालक्ष्मय स्वाहा" — even mentally — but even those four ahutis are never sakalya.
Gandha-and-flower ahuti for shloka 29 of Saptashati chapter 4
The speaker says that in the 29th shloka of chapter 4, Bhagavati is worshipped by the devas after their stuti; so if gandha, flowers and the like are mixed together with a little ghrit and the ahuti given with that, it brings Bhagavati special delight.
How is the Devi Suktam of Saptashati chapter 5 offered in a havan?
The speaker says that in the Devi Suktam ("या देवी सर्वभूतेषु…") the text numbers 14, 15 and 16 after each of the three नमस्तस्यै — so each is a shloka in its own right and gets its own ahuti: "या देवी सर्वभूतेषु विष्णु मायति शब्दिता नमस्तस्यई स्वाहा", then "नमस्तस्यई स्वाहा", then "नमस्तस्यई नमो नमः स्वाहा" (as the transcript has them). Say स्वाहा only once after the full verse and two ahutis are lost. Ghrit, sakalya, or a nourishing mix with panchmeva and honey may all be used, and this Suktam alone can be the havan for those who cannot offer all 700 mantras.
Saptashati chapter 7: the two shlokas that take special samagri
The speaker says the sixth chapter (Dhumralochana-vadh) takes ordinary ahutis, only minding the uvacha. In the seventh, two shlokas need care: the 4th is offered only with nourishing (paushtik) havan samagri, and for the 5th, anyone specially seeking Bhagavati's grace may offer camphor and kajal mixed together — ordinary paushtik samagri is also fine, but for a special prayog use camphor-mixed kajal. The rest of the chapter is ordinary.
Saptashati chapter 8: ahuti for the shula line and the shloka where Kali drinks Raktabeej's blood
The speaker says that in the eighth chapter, where the verse "इति युक्ता ताम ततो देवी … सूलेन" names the shula, an astra, one offers ghrit or a banana on a paan leaf. The next mantra, "मुखेन काली च गृह … रक्तबीज से शोणितम" (as the transcript has it), where Kali takes Raktabeej's blood in her mouth, is best offered with pomegranate — the seeds mixed in ghrit or honey — or with ghrit alone. Chapters 9 and 10 (Nishumbha- and Shumbha-vadh) have no stuti and only need the uvacha rule.
Ahuti for the weapon-bearing verses of the Saptashati chapter 11 stuti
The speaker says chapter 11 — Bhagavati Bhuvaneshwari's dhyana and the Jaya Durga stuti — fulfils all desires and can be the havan for those unable to do the full Saptashati. Wherever its mantras show weapons — e.g. "शंख चक्र गदा श्रंग गृहीत परमायुधे प्रसीद वैष्णवी रूपे नारायणी नमोस्तुते" — offer banana on a paan leaf or ghrit; a shakti-swarupa (woman) offering havan takes guru's order and offers guggul in ghrit, nothing else mixed. If an acharya offers sakalya, til must be in it with panchmeva and pomegranate. No text explicitly forbids these verses, since the weapons are held rather than being independent astra mantras, but some scholars treat them as astra and prefer ghrit, banana, paushtik or kheer — so offering the whole chapter with kheer and pure cow ghrit is best.
Form-specific ahutis for Raktadantika, Shakambhari and Bhramari in Saptashati chapter 11
The speaker says that after the stuti, the 44th shloka — "रक्तदंतिका डाडमि कुसुमोपमा", as the transcript has it — is best offered with pomegranate or red flowers to please Bhagavati Raktadantika. Shlokas 48 and 49 ("तत्वम अखिलम लोकमात…") belong to Shakambhari and take shaak (greens) — especially for those whose kuldevi is Shakambhari — though plain ghrit or sakalya may also be used. Each devi-form described may get its own ahuti, and Bhramari's mantra takes ghrit or kheer, offered separately.
Chapter-wise samagri scheme for a Saptashati havan
The speaker gives a separate chapter-wise scheme, still minding the astra mantras: chapter 1 entirely with honey; chapter 2 with guggul (the transcript renders it "Google"); chapter 3 with buffalo ghee — a vidhan especially for Shakta initiates, though those with yajnopavit who do Gayatri may also follow it; chapter 4 with gandha and akshat; chapters 5, 6 and 7 with pieces of ripe banana or sugarcane; chapter 8 with red sandal powder and pomegranate seeds; chapters 9, 10 and 11 with kheer mixed with saffron, gandha, akshat and white and yellow flowers; chapters 12 and 13 with marigold leaf mixed with gorochan. Throughout, the uvacha must not go wrong — banana on a paan leaf or ghrit only — and the astra mantras must be minded; beyond that one may choose as convenient.
A mail from Vindhyachal offered to join the shamshaan havan and asked what to bring, thinking of 108 eggs
A remarkable mail came, he says: that since you people will be having Tara Mai's havan performed in the shamshaan, and since I am in Vindhyachal, I will come along and sit in the shamshaan havan too; tell me what to bring, and I am thinking of bringing 108 eggs and offering an egg ahuti. Now consider, he says, a person who is not initiated. One is not to become over-motivated like this — that because the Shmashan Bhairav has been discussed, now the ahuti will be right on a shamshaan pyre. No, no, no, no.
Can havan be performed without one's wife?
In a Vedic havan she is needed, the speaker says. In a tantrokta havan which people perform themselves, it has been written in many places even in the tantrokta texts that if you do it together with your vamangi, that is with your dharmapatni, you will obtain greater fruit. So if you are doing that kind, then do it with her. If she does not have the interest, do it yourself.
Concluding havan of the Kali kavach anushthan: black pepper in mustard oil with the 108 names
On the last day, the speaker says, a Havan is done: 1100 ahutis for 1100 paths. Take the opening vidhan from the channel's Navratri videos up to the ahutis with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra, and certainly give 108 ahutis with "ओम जयंती मंगला काली". The main ahutis are then given with black pepper dipped in mustard oil, using Kali's 108 Namavali as the mantra with "namah" replaced by "swaha" — "ओम काली स्वाहा": 10 or 11 ahutis per name for 1100 paths, one per name if the total was 108. The samagri can carry plenty of pepper, more than one grain per ahuti; the 1100 version needs much more samagri, which he says he will list with the mantra in the description or a PDF.
Sadhikas do not offer the opening havan ahutis with ghee
The speaker adds a point he had forgotten: in the havan, if sadhikas are giving the opening ahutis — those for guru, Ganpati, Navagraha and so on — they will not offer them with ghee. Male sadhaks offer these with ghee; women sadhikas offer them by another method, which he says he will write out in the PDF or description for the havan.
What should a woman do about uccharan and about havan?
You are a woman, the speaker says: do not make the Vedic uccharan — make the tantric uccharan. Do the tantrokta havan. He notes that those who recite the Veda, those who have Vedokta havans performed, say that a woman is not to give the ahuti and a woman is not to say svaha; people ask about this, and he says that is a correct point — it should not be done in a Vedokta havan and the rest. In the tantrokta there is exemption, because in the tantrokta and the rest there is no such vidhi. So you can do the tantrokta havan, and its whole vidhi has been given on the channel.
What is the correct procedure for removing the kravyadi amsha?
There is a vidhi for it, the speaker says: how we take out the kravyadi amsha, taking the fire from the agni kona and first placing it in the nairitya kona, and then putting it outside. Then we call the pure fire in the form of Svaha. Then we array Bhagavati Svaha there in the form of a garment: the sarkanda is placed, which is the garment of Ma. If that is not given, it will be said that Devi Svaha has not accepted a garment, that she has not put on a garment. Only after knowing all these subjects — and then how the ahuti is to be given — should you do it.
What should be done for mala and mantra shuddhi after two death sutaks?
You can do it even now, the speaker says. When the shraddh paksha has passed, then on the day of Navratri's Pratipada — but again, if there is a thread in the mala then you must string it or have it strung yourself and then do the whole vidhi vidhan. It ought to have been done at that very time; if you have not done it, then at least have the japa mala shown fire. Wash the gomukhi, and having done the abhishek of the mala with gomutra, gangajal, panchagavya, panchamrit and so on, and then abhishek again with pure water, wipe it well and dry it; then with auspicious mantras, having given the ahuti of ghee upon cow-dung kandas and kindled Agni Dev, pass the mala through it — let it touch the fire.
What is the vidhan for perfecting the Hanuman Janjira on Holika night?
He says the vidhi of the Hanuman Janjira has been given on the channel. On Holika night, at the time of day, invite Hanuman ji and perform his pujan, offering rot, langot, dhvaja, paan, supari, laddu, tulsi patra and a garland of paan leaves; then at night do 11 malas of japa of the Hanuman Janjira and one mala of ahuti with gugal. The mantra will become chaitanya. From the next day onward keep doing one mala of japa each day, for as long a time as possible.
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