Dev Deeksha
Every question on the site tagged Dev Deeksha, each answered from a timestamped source rather than a summary written from memory.
A procedure for taking initiation directly from a deity when a human Guru isn't available or affordable — used for chanting unbound mantras like Panchakshari or Devi Pranava without waiting for one.
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Why is "avoid Tantric mantras, only chant Sabar mantras" a misconception?
The idea that Mahadeva bound all Tantric mantras — so only Sabar mantras are safe — is false; unbound mantras like Panchakshari and Devi Pranava can be chanted by anyone, and a Dev Deeksha procedure is available even without a human Guru.
Any rudraksha may be placed near a Narmadeshwar shivling, and daily chanting differs from formal purashcharana in its rules of sankalpa, duration and conduct.
Any Rudraksha can be placed near a Narmadeshwar Shivling; daily chanting differs from formal Purashcharana in its rules around Sankalpa, duration, and conduct; and a Dev Deeksha for Shiva is arranged at Kashi's Dutt Paduka Temple on Vaishakha Purnima, followed by a Vindhyachal Trikona pilgrimage the next day.
Kusha or a gold ring in hand for the sankalpa, and taking it in Hindi
The speaker says to use Kusha in the sankalpa if possible. If you are wearing a kusha Pavitri or a gold ring, there is no issue; but if you have neither, kusha must be in the hand at the time of the sankalpa. On the wording, if you can take the full sankalpa in Sanskrit that is fine; otherwise a simple sankalpa in Hindi is acceptable, and the complete method of taking it in Hindi, with a PDF, is in the channel's video on Bhagavan Dattatreya's Dev Diksha Vidhan.
Longing for a guru is answered: the first purashcharana for Datta until a guru comes
The speaker says that as long as there is no guru, one may do the Dev Diksha Vidhan and make the very first Purashcharana anushthan for Bhagavan Dattatreya, for the Guru Mandala. It is not that because no guru has been found in this birth none was found in earlier births; one surely was. A guru is certainly obtained if this sadhana is done with longing, because it is Dattatreya's very responsibility to grant a guru to anyone who presents that longing and calls out with surrender and a piteous heart. As the share of guru tattva and kula parampara merit from past births grows in a large way, he says, you come closer and closer to that kula parampara.
Dev Diksha Vidhan and Ekakshari japa for a sadhak without a guru, and the doubts around it
The speaker says a sadhak with no guru should first do the Dev Diksha Vidhan; the whole method is on the channel, found by searching YouTube for "Dev Diksha Vidhan Grihastha Tantra". Watch those, perform the vidhan, and do the Ekakshari japa. He notes the doubts people raise, whether one has the right to do Ekakshari japa, and the fear that whoever does it will become detached, a messenger of Dattatreya, a sanyasi, and says these have been answered properly several times in separate lives and videos. His instruction is to listen to those, remove every doubt, strengthen your surrender, and make Datta your first sadhana.
Special case: a guru obtained but not taking the sadhak forward
The speaker says that even if a Guru has been obtained but for some reason is unable to take the sadhak forward on the sadhana path, or the sadhak is not satisfied, that person too should do this Ekakshari mantra vidhan of Bhagavan Datta. Otherwise, for one who has no guru at all and wants to walk the path, the Dev Deeksha vidhan comes first.
Dev deeksha before the Dattatreya ekakshari anushthan
The speaker says that before walking the sadhana path one should first do the Dev Deeksha vidhan before Bhagavan Dattatreya, on any auspicious parva kaal or on a Poornima day, mentally surrendering before him and accepting him as Sadguru and param guru. Only after that should the ekakshari mantra anushthan be taken up in one's life.
Two lamps and the first-day pujan in the Datta ekakshari anushthan
The speaker says a ghee lamp is best in this sadhana, and every person should light two: one in the name of Bhagavan Dattatreya and the second in the name of his mahashakti, Bhagavati Anagha Lakshmi. The pujan is done at the beginning, on the first day; for it he points to the general shodashopachar pujan vidhi given in his dev deeksha video, linked in the description. After that the japa begins.
When may the dev diksha vidhan of Bhagwan Datta be done?
If it is to be done in that manner, you may do it, he says. Take it that you may do it now at Makar Sankranti. You may do it at Basant Panchami, in the Gupt Navratri of the Maa. Just now the Gupt Navratri is not running; the Gupt Navratri will come now in Magh.
Can a pandit perform the dev deeksha vidhan of Bhagavan Dattatreya for you?
Asked by a listener who wants to do the dev deeksha vidhan of Bhagavan Dattatreya and has no pandit ji there to have it done, the speaker says you will have to do it yourself.
What is the danger in buying a premium rudraksha mala?
When the dev diksha anushthan was to take place in the Kashi region and malas had to be arranged because people did not have them, he says he was told to buy the mala and did not have a tantrokta mala at the time. They went to buy there: premium quality rudraksha beads at 3500 or 4000 rupees. On seeing them it was clear there is nothing premium about it — it is our premium that is going to be cut. For those who do not know, in the name of premium something is stuck onto it. Someone messaged him a photograph saying there is an extra hole; that is not an extra hole, it is worm-eaten.
Is the mala of a sadhana ever changed?
To Durga Prasad Jaiswal ji he answers: absolutely not. Only the first time — in that sadhana, when you do mala japa the first time, and then when you do the sadhana a second time, the mala of the first time we have worn, and that has become for life. And the second time that mala is not to be changed. It is for the sake of protection, to be used in that vidhan; and as he had said earlier and said in today's video too, do the japa while wearing the mala so that balance is maintained. The mala will never change.
Who may take up the Beejakshar sadhana published on the channel?
The Beejakshar sadhana of Bhagavati that has been published on the channel can be done by every person who has at the very least performed the Dev Deeksha vidhan. For those who have no guru, the speaker says he has repeated the point in those videos too: those who have no guru, who have taken no deeksha of any kind, and who have performed the Dev Deeksha vidhan and completed four lakh japa of the Ekakshari of Bhagavan Dattatreya.
What is needed to perform the Dev Deeksha vidhan at Manikarnika Ghat?
You will have to go to the ghat. The temple of Bhagavan Dattatreya is there in any case. And the Dev Deeksha vidhan can be done with the help of the yantra of Bhagavan Dattatreya that you have taken; there is no difficulty in it.
Can the Datta Mala Mantra be read before the Dev Deeksha?
Yes. There is no prohibition at all on reading it, nor any prohibition on doing japa of it. Complete the deeksha vidhan; or if you are already initiated from before by some guru ji of your own, then it is extremely excellent.
Where should the Dattatreya Dev Deeksha vidhan be completed?
Asked to name one road among Kashi, Vindhyachal and Girnar: do it wherever your wish inclines. Bhagavan Datta has his place everywhere, and everywhere he remains seated endowed with the sixteen kalas.
On which day may the Dattatreya dev diksha vidhan be performed?
The speaker says this vidhan may be done on the purnima of any month, or in any auspicious parva kaal. If you perform this sadhana from purnima to purnima it is extremely excellent. Because you will not receive the mantra from any guru parampara, he says, you should perform this vidhan for one month.
A single day's vidhan is possible, and the whole samagri is to be looked over before beginning.
He says that if you perform even a single day's vidhan, what its vidhan is will be told in the video ahead — every single thing will be explained. He then asks the viewer to look carefully at all the samagri that will be needed.
The vidhi is pitched at ordinary householders altogether new to sadhana, with no specially difficult mantras.
The speaker says he is giving the vidhi for people of the entirely ordinary class, who are householders and altogether new to sadhana; so he will keep his words completely simple and will not use any specially difficult mantras. A ghee lamp is kindled, given tilak with kumkum and the like to make it fragrant, and water is sprinkled all around as before.
Akshat and pushpa in hand, the sankalp names one's place, state and gotra.
Taking akshat and pushpa in the hand, the sankalp is taken for the purpose of accepting Bhagwan Datta in the form of guru. In the sankalp you will name your place, the name of your state, your gotra and so on. The speaker pronounces an example aloud which listeners may hear and write down.
The sample sankalp runs from kalp and manvantar down to the tithi, the gotra, and the purpose of accepting Dattatreya as Sadguru.
The speaker pronounces a sample sankalp: Hari Om Vishnu Vishnu Vishnu, remembering Shrimad Bhagwan Mahapurush, in the Shri Shwetavara kalp, Vaivasvat manvantar, the 28th, in the first charan of Kaliyug, in Bhulok, Jambu Dweep, within Bharatvarsha, the state named Sikkim, the place named Guwahati, near the Kamarup Kamakhya peeth, at his own home, in the auspicious month of Margashirsha, on the Shukla Paksha Panchami tithi, in the morning — born in the Vishwanath gotra, Rudranshu — taking the sankalp to complete the pujan paath and the dev diksha vidhan for accepting Bhagwan Dattatreya in the form of Sadguru.
Dattatreya is invoked as Anusuya's son with a flower, given an asan, then water for feet, hands, achman and snan.
Taking a flower in the hand the avahan is made: O Bhagwan Dattatreya, son of Anusuya Mata, wherever you may be in these three worlds, I make your avahan; be present here and accepting this pujan vidhan of mine, be pleased with me — for the avahan I am offering a flower. Then, taking a flower again, the asan is given, and water is offered for washing his feet, washing his hands, achman and snan.
Why is Dattatreya said to grant this diksha even without a living guru?
The pujan of Bhagwan Dattatreya is here completed according to vidhi and capacity, and the speaker says it should be done with full bhav. He calls this quality smarangamita: he has told repeatedly, he says, that Datta Bhagwan himself said to Danadan Muni that whoever remembers him, in whatever bhav, he becomes present immediately. So when you perform the pujan by this vidhi with such bhav, he says, Bhagwan will be present and will certainly grant you that diksha imperceptibly and accept you as his disciple.
On a yellow peet vastra with flowers, akshat, durva and dakshina, Dattatreya is asked from that day to become one's param guru and Sadguru.
For the guru varan you should have a vastra — a dhoti or gamcha of yellow colour, a peet vastra. Upon it you will place flowers, akshat, durva grass and some dakshina. Then with full bhav, remembering and invoking Bhagwan Datta, you say: from today I accept you in the form of guru; become my param guru, become my Sadguru, and always do my welfare; within this dev diksha vidhan I accept you in the form of guru along with dakshina and present guru dakshina — please be pleased and accept me as your disciple.
At what moment does Dattatreya become one's Sadguru?
The akshat, flowers, dakshina and the rest that were upon the vastra are to be offered in this way at the Shri feet of Bhagwan; and with that samarpan itself, the speaker says, the udghosh occurs that you accept Bhagwan Datta mentally, in the form of dev diksha, as your Sadguru — and Bhagwan Datta has become your Sadguru.
For five minutes after the pujan, Datta is petitioned for one's abhisht and for acceptance as a disciple, he being present by the vidhi just performed.
When you have completed this vidhan of pujan, then for the next five minutes, remembering Bhagwan Datta, you will make your request to him for the fulfilment of your abhisht: O Bhagwan Datta, today I have taken you in the form of guru and completed this vidhan; please accept me as your disciple. Bhagwan himself has said that he comes and fulfils the abhisht of whoever contemplates him, the speaker says, and you have invoked him by the full vidhi vidhan, so he is present there for the fulfilment of your abhisht.
In the one-day form only one of the two yantras comes into use; the other stays lying there.
Suppose you did the sadhana of only one day, did the diksha vidhan of only one day — then of the two yantras that will be made, only one will come into use for you. One should remain lying there.
The vidhan complete, one serves Datta as guru for life — and by his grace a physical guru may still be obtained later.
In this manner, the speaker says, this vidhan of dev diksha of Bhagwan Dattatreya will be complete, and lifelong you will do the seva of Bhagwan Datta, having accepted him in the form of guru. By his grace, he says, if he so wishes, you will certainly obtain a physical guru as well later on in life.
What should those without a guru do on Guru Purnima?
Whoever has no guru — whether you are fifty years old or twenty — should on this Guru Purnima once again perform the diksha vidhan of Bhagwan Dattatreya, or perform the same vidhi with their own ishta-aradhya.
How is the Dattatreya diksha vidhi adapted for Shiva?
If you wish to go on the tantra marg or do the sadhana of some particular mantra, then with folded hands perform the diksha vidhan on this Guru Purnima. In the dev diksha vidhan already given, seat Bhagwan Shiva in place of Bhagwan Dattatreya by the same vidhi, and where the yantra of Dattatreya is written, write Shiva's Panchakshari mantra.
The Panchakshari is done in exactly the Dattatreya diksha vidhi, with Shiva placed there instead.
Taking a listener, Akash Vishwakarma ji, as his example, the speaker walks through it: he performed the Panchakshari mantra of Bhagwan Shiva properly, in exactly the vidhi told for the Dattatreya diksha, only placing there a pratima of Bhagwan Shiva or the Shivling that is in the house.
The mantra is written on two bhojpatras and the lamp of Shiva and Parvati lit in Dattatreya's place.
He wrote the Panchakshari mantra on two bhojpatras, offered one to Bhagwan Shiva and kept the other before him; where Mata Anasuya, Maharshi Atri and Bhagwan Dattatreya had their lamp, he lit the lamp of Bhagwan Shiva, Maa Parvati and Ganapati ji; he did their pujan and their abhishek by the shodash upachar vidhi.
What happens when the mantra itself has gone wrong?
The speaker says the mantra having gone wrong will bring uncertainty into life, but the deva certainly does this kripa: he composes such a prarabdha in your life that the right path definitely comes to you. He will give the right path from in front. Whether you go on that path or not is your own choice — for that he will not compel you. No deva ever compels.
What if a person already has shraddha in a particular form?
If you have shraddha in some form — as he himself keeps shraddha in Shiva ji — then close your eyes and accept that great Bhagavan in the form of guru. Accept him by vidhi vidhan; and if you wish, the deeksha vidhi has been given on the channel, so accept him in the guru form by that Dev Deeksha vidhan.
Does the Dev Deeksha vidhan remove that prohibition?
In the rarest condition, where the situation is very bad, it is there for a kavach and the like: if you have done the Dev Deeksha vidhan too, and from the heart you have accepted, say, Bhagavan Dattatreya in the guru form, and have made yourself initiated by vidhi vidhan through the Dev Deeksha vidhan, then even so the dosha will not attach. That will pass. But if you have not done it at all, then leave it, and look at another one.
Where should someone who has done nothing so far begin?
Those who have done nothing at all should begin their sadhana with Bhagavan Ganpati — you may begin with Lakshmi Ganpati ji — or you may begin with Bhagavan Dattatreya; you may do the Dattatreya mala mantra and the rest. You may perform the dev deeksha vidhan on the day of Dhanteras, on the day of the Amavasya Kaal Ratri, on the day of Dooj, and on Akshay Navami which is coming; and you may do the guru varan of Bhagavan Dattatreya and then their sadhana. Or, if you are a new sadhak, you may begin the Sankat Nashan sadhana of Ganpati ji — first of all you should certainly do the Ganpati guru sadhana; otherwise do the sadhana of Bhairav ji, if you are doing an initial sadhana.
A guru comes through the ancestors' grace by doing what is theirs — the ancestors themselves answer the question
Only the ancestors (Pitr) can tell you that. Do what you will do on their behalf, and by their grace you will find one — the speaker treats it as containing no real question.
Can the worship of Bhagavati Tara be undertaken without initiation?
If she is genuinely your Ishta Devata, take Deeksha and then perform it — and follow whatever your guru says.
Is a guru in Tantric initiation always a Brahmin?
The speaker says no such answer can be given, because in the path of Tantra this matter becomes somewhat different from the general rule.
Bhagavati Tara is worshipped only with formal initiation — never without Deeksha
Take Deeksha and perform it in the prescribed manner. Not without initiation.
You have a right to know about a guru only when one is offering you initiation
You have a right to know about a guru only when one is offering you Deeksha — and he does not consider himself capable enough to offer it. Take whatever is divine here, apply it, and do not assess his appearance, means, diet or associates.
Do Vinigyoga and Nyasa have to be repeated for every recitation in an Anushthan?
Once only — Viniyoga and Nyasa are done a single time in a japa, not repeatedly. But the Kunjika (Siddh Kunjika Stotram) and the Navarna Mantra should only be recited at all by someone initiated and holding their guru's instruction.
Where he has not performed a practice himself, the questioner is told to do it and report back — and why he makes no disciples
He has not performed every practice himself — Sokha Baba is not his family deity and he has not done that japa — so the questioner should do it and tell him, and he will pass it on. Today's disciples take offence too quickly to sustain a real guru relation: neither become a guru nor make a disciple, and fall at a guru's feet only once pride is finished.
Can a Batuk Bhairav mantra received as Upadesh rather than Deeksha be recited?
Yes — if it was given in the form of Upadesh, then you have received it and can perform it.
Can the Navarna mantra be recited without Deeksha, following the procedure from a book?
No. The Navarna Mantra should not be recited without initiation and a guru's grace, and the speaker says he has never supported performing it from a book. It is the king of great mantras, with its full procedure set out in scripture — performing it at one's own discretion is improper.
What is Hal Shashthi, and what may be taken on that day without a Guru?
Hal Shashthi is Balaram ji's birth, two days before Krishna's — the Shesha avatar in his wrathful form. On that day, those who have not obtained a Guru may themselves take the Saur Deeksha, Dev Deeksha, Veni Deeksha and Granth Deeksha.
If you do not know your family deity, whose fault is that?
Your forebears'. If you do not know your Kul Shakti and are frustrated about it, that is their bequest — you cannot blame a discourse-giver, a Puranic reciter, a storyteller or a knower of Tantra for it. Their omission; and now your responsibility not to repeat it.
Capability received from a Guru's Gaddi arrives without the practitioner's own labour
From the Guru's Gaddi. One who receives the traditional powers of his Guru's seat obtains that kind of capability without any special effort of his own — it is the capability of the Gaddi, which is to say Bhagavati's grace, earned through Guru Seva rather than through his own sadhana.
What should be done in the days after Kuldevi Saptami?
Whoever you worshipped and performed the Havan for, remember and worship them daily from that day on. Recite their name while walking about — and if you hold no Guru mantra, name-japa carries no fault whatever anyone says.
What should be done with the clothes worn for dev diksha?
Asked what should be done after the diksha with the clothes and the rest of dev diksha, he says: after dev diksha you may donate them to some worthy Brahmin, or you may also wear them yourself.
What is the first step for someone who wants to do Mahakali sadhana for life?
Choose the Guru method first — Bhagavan Dattatreya, the Navnath, a renowned Guru-form of your own region, or one of the three Shaktis. Then perform the Dev Deeksha Vidhan on a proper muhurta; the speaker offers the coming 26 December, or Makar Sankranti on 15 January.
Is worship between 7:30 and 8 in the evening wrong?
The speaker says he never said it should not be done. His point was about the time of the Sandhya, which is when the Godhuli hour falls. But if it is done at the principal times of the four Sandhyas, it will be far better.
On which day is the Havan done, and must non-vegetarian food be given up after Datta Deeksha?
The Havan may be done on the forty-second day after the japa of the forty-first, but do it on the forty-first if possible. On food, the speaker refuses non-vegetarian food whether or not you take the Deeksha — and asks that Bali and eating not be mixed together as one subject.
What should someone do who cannot give up non-vegetarian food at once?
Try to give it up; keep it limited and let it go slowly. The rule is not that after the Dev Deeksha Vidhan you cannot eat it — but what you eat should be offered as Naivedya to your own Shraddha. If you do eat at home, keep the place of worship pure and at a distance, and do not go there without bathing.
The havan-based anushthan and the cow's service fall on the Tuesday; at home, the Datta worship, the Diksha Vidhan if intended, and a havan the same day.
The Havan-based Anushthan and the service of the cow happen on the Tuesday. At your own home, perform the service and worship of Bhagavan Dattatreya, do the Diksha Vidhan if that is your intention, and try to hold a Havan at home that day.
After dev diksha and the guru naam, which sadhana should be taken up?
A listener asks whether, to enter the field of sadhana after dev diksha and the guru naam, he should do the sadhana of Ganesh ji, having done one purashcharan with a second due on Poonam. The speaker answers that the Sankat Nashan Ganapati Stotram has already been given — download the PDF, in which every subject is fully given, of the guru, of Ganapati ji, of Bhairav ji — do it that way, but for the present do Shiva ji's.
Can the dev diksha rudraksha mala be used for other mantras?
Asked whether the rudraksha mala obtained in dev diksha may be used for japa of the Panchakshari and other mantras, he says it can, there is no difficulty, and if there is no other mala it can be done on that one. But do only Shiva ji's, Ganapati ji's, Hanuman ji's and Bhairav ji's on it — do not do japa of Bhagavati's mantra upon it.
What should a person do on this day if he has no guru?
The third subject: if you have no guru and you want to do a diksha vidhan, then do the dev diksha vidhan, and make a request to Bhagavan Datta — if you need a direct guru — that Bhagavan Datta should manifest directly in your life in the form of a guru, come in a human form, and give you knowledge.
When should the dev diksha vidhan be completed?
If a dev diksha vidhan is to be done, if there is no guru and there is a wish to do the dev diksha vidhan, then certainly complete the dev diksha vidhan on that day, the speaker says. The whole subject of the dev diksha vidhan has been shown as a video and is present on the channel; you can do it from there.
What japa should be begun after the dev diksha on that day?
If it is possible for you on that day, the speaker says, then once you have done the dev diksha vidhan, begin the japa of the ekakshari mantra from that day and carry it for forty-one days, or take it up to the Purnima of Magh; complete it up to the Purnima of Paush. At the least, complete it up to the Amavasya of Magh, or up to Makar Sankranti — that will be very excellent. And keep no doubt in it.
How can a listener resolve doubts about this vidhan on his own?
For the removal of all that doubt, the speaker says, simply search Dattatreya Grihastha Tantra: however many videos come, listen to them for whatever questions arise — that if we do this mantra such a thing will happen, whether a kalash is to be kept or what is to be done. Much of your concept will become clear, and your atmabala will become so firm that you will be able to do sadhana very easily and will not need anyone. These are all basic sadhanas, he says; you are doing sadhana of Bhagavan, you are not doing sadhana of any bhoot or pret, so remain free of anxiety.
The deepdaan vidhi, the dev diksha vidhan and the mahima of the twelve names of Bhagavan Datta have all been given already.
Sit down yourself, the speaker says: you know the whole vidhi of doing the deepdaan of Bhagavan Datta. You know the dev diksha vidhan of Bhagavan Datta. You know what the mahima of his twelve names is, in what manner his japa is done, how his prashan is done.
Can dev diksha be done on a photo if there is no vigraha of Dattatreya?
Asked by a listener who cannot keep a vigraha of Bhagavan Dattatreya because his temple is small, the speaker says it does not matter: for the dev diksha vidhan you can do five lakh japa of the ekakshari mantra and 5100 of the Datta mala mantra upon a photo. You can absolutely do it.
Can the dev diksha vidhan be done on Gurudatt Jayanti?
Brother, he has been saying it from the beginning, the speaker answers: the dev diksha vidhan is for that very day, and it was on that same day that it was first had done.
How many malas should a beginner keep?
Asked whether the dev diksha mantra may be done on the Batuk Bhairav sabar mantra, the speaker says one can. When you begin to do a special sadhana on a large scale, then attention must be paid more to these things; at the beginning, do not get into changing malas too much, do not keep more malas. He says he also sees that some people want to do it on a very large scale. Always begin with less: let there be more japa and less samagri. The middle state is the one that grows: at the beginning a person does little, in the middle he does much, and when completeness is attained, when everything is understood, when the devas give their kripa — at that time everything becomes minimal. Perhaps very few will understand this, he says, but those who reach that level a little will understand it.
Deepdaan is to be done at home on Margashirsha Purnima, the jayanti of Datta, Tripur Bhairavi and Annapurna, and the pending dev diksha vidhan completed.
The day after tomorrow is Margashirsha Purnima, the jayanti of Bhagavan Datta, Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi and Bhagavati Annapurna, the speaker says in closing. All of you should certainly do deepdaan in your homes. Those whose dev diksha vidhan remains pending should complete it. And those who have to give their details for the sake of sadhana and the like — the whole subject has been written extensively and put on Telegram, and also placed in the description of this video, so read it, and give your details on the website; the anushthan and so on will be completed, and afterwards the material will reach you.
Dev deeksha under a peepal on Guru Pushya in the shukla paksha
The speaker says the sadhak was told to begin with the dev deeksha vidhan, which he performed beneath a peepal tree in a very auspicious muhurat — Guru Pushya, in the shukla paksha. From the start, whenever he did seva-puja of Bhagwan Datta he received some measure of protection, so the speaker told him to complete that very path.
What if one is already doing another deity's anushthan in this period?
Whether you perform the dev diksha vidhan of Bhagavan Dattatreya on the Purnima day now, or do any other thing at all, in the month of Shravan the anushthan of the Panchakshari of Bhagavan Shiva should certainly be done, he says — because Panchakshari is for everyone and is the root of all.
How is the coconut prepared for the agni utara?
Take a coconut. Even if you have done japa of Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav's Brahma Kavach only a hundred times — leave aside a thousand or ten thousand, even a hundred will do — take a whole coconut with water in it, with its jata intact.
Why should a divine person's later state not be imitated directly?
Because you cannot imitate divinity itself. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa cannot be followed at the point where he cut Kali with a sword — you can follow the sadhana that came first. Vama Khepa sat continuously for days under a Semal tree; that part nobody wants to imitate.
Limited sadhanas can be done without a guru, but Pratyakshikaran and Siddhi require an embodied person.
For the limited sadhanas that go up to a point and obtain Bhagavati's grace, the speaker says there is no issue without a guru. For Pratyakshikaran and for Siddhi and Buddhi — if you want to accomplish a Mundi-katwa, for instance — he always says you need an embodied person.
A shortcut offered at a holy site is an examination of the practitioner's surrender, not a deception.
Not a deception but an examination — a test of how firmly you hold to your own Ishta. Say plainly that crores of spirits want to reach her feet, so what would you do with one; you want Ma Bhavani. Pass that test and Bhavani grants grace.
Is there any Prayashchitta for Guru Droha?
The deities may forgive one who betrays a father; one who betrays a guru is never forgiven, and that offence has no Prayashchitta at all. Whoever is not his own guru's will never be yours.
What should someone who has done nothing at all begin with?
If you have done nothing — no Ganpati sadhana, no Dev Deeksha Vidhan, nothing of Bhagavan Datta, no Guru tradition, nothing of Batuk Bhairav — then at the very least recite Bhagavati's Ashtottara Shatanamavali. If you cannot even read the names in Sanskrit, recite the Durga Chalisa by the Chakra Vidhi, or simply the Durga Chalisa.
Bhakti after diksha is a separate matter altogether from the kriyas being warned against
No. If bhakti is to be done, become initiated and do bhakti, he says. From whomever you are taking diksha, from wherever you are taking it, whether of Bhairav ji or of some other devi-devata — do their bhakti; all those things are separate.
Does the Sabari Kavach require initiation?
No initiation of any kind is needed, not even Navnath Deeksha. Only one thing to note: where the Gayatri occurs once within it, do not pronounce it aloud — recite that part mentally.
How should a Yantra be obtained?
Ask your guru to have one made, or arrange it through a goldsmith you know, working with your own priest.
What does the Langur Upanishad sadhana require?
The speaker refuses to give the method. Its intensity is such that a single mistake is not tolerated. His stated minimum before approaching it: japa of Vaishnava mantras and Ram's name to the count of the 27 Nakshatras — 27 lakh — and formal initiation.
What initiation does the Upanayana Sanskar itself confer?
At Upanayana you receive the Deeksha of the Gayatri and become qualified. But specific initiation — any Tantrokta mantra, or the knowledge of a lineage tradition — is obtained only after receiving Guru Deeksha; the guru is the one who tells you.
Who performs the Prayashchitta where the Upanayana was never done?
The very Brahmins you approach for the Upanayana. Those who give you the Yajnopavita again and conduct the Sanskar will both perform the Prayashchitta procedure and have you perform it — they take a Sankalp and do part of it themselves, since it is not possible alone.
Is there a separate mantra for opening a sawari?
Asked about the mantra of dev deeksha and about Shiva ji, he says that has already been given and is on the channel. Asked for the mantra for opening a sawari, he tells Rawal Nitin ji that there is no such separate mantra: whoever is a knowledgeable person opens the sawari by the use of the mantra of his own aradhya which he has perfected.
Does the mala used at the Dev Deeksha Vidhan need a further Pran Pratishtha?
No. If you performed the Devi Sukta, it is more than sufficient — be at ease. Where the Pratishtha is done by reciting the very mantras by which the Devas and Bhagavati were made manifest, nothing is left lacking in it.
He gives no diksha at all, and tells people to find a worthy guru for themselves.
He asks what he gains by frightening — are you giving money out of fear? The pattern alleged is that a person is told not to do a mantra without diksha and to come and take diksha from the speaker. He says he has never done that: he says he will never give diksha, that he does not give it at all, and that people should find a worthy guru and take diksha and do it. He does say that dev diksha is needed, but has never said to come to him for it.
Is the Guru Purnima worship for those who have a Guru, those who have none, or both?
For both. Those who are initiated will go to their Guru and perform his worship. Those who have performed the Dev Deeksha Vidhan and have no Guru — the question is how they are to worship for the sake of the Guru-tattva.
What should someone with no Guru do on Guru Purnima itself?
Those who have not performed the Guru Deeksha Vidhan or the Dev Deeksha Vidhan may comfortably perform the Dev Deeksha Vidhan at their own home on Guru Purnima. Those who already have must go to their Guru's place that day — or, if they cannot, invoke him mentally at their own place.
The Guru on the yellow heap, the Guru Mata on the red — Anagha Lakshmi as Guru Mata for Datta
The Guru on the yellow heap and the Guru Mata on the red. For those who performed Bhagavan Datta's Dev Deeksha Vidhan, the yellow heap with the large supari and a yellow Kalava wrap is for Bhagavan Datta as the Guru, and the red heap to its left, with a red Kalava, is for Ma Bhagavati Anagha Lakshmi as the Guru Mata.
Is a Kalash installation needed on Guru Purnima?
Not at all obligatory, if you are not performing the Dev Deeksha Vidhan that day. Keep it ordinary; do not make it too intricate, since intricacy makes people run. But the lighting of the lamps is to be done beforehand — at least two, one for all the deities and one of ghee for the Guru Mandal.
The principal part of the Tantrokta procedure is the worship of your own Guru mantra, which is never uttered aloud
The worship of your own mantra. Whatever mantra you received at Deeksha from your Guru, or the Ekakshari you accepted lifelong at the Dev Deeksha Vidhan as your Guru mantra — that mantra is worshipped there. This is the principal worship. And a Guru mantra, once received, is never pronounced aloud, not even before the Guru himself.
Is a Baliyari Vidhan needed at the Sandhi Kaal of Gupt Navratri?
There is no need to perform the Baliyari Vidhan at the Sandhi Kaal of Gupt Navratri, since the fasting rules and so on are not being kept in it and there is no need for it either. Its particular importance belongs to Sharadiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri.
Does Bhagavan Datta's Dev Deeksha close off other traditions?
No. If you are performing Bhagavan Dattatreya's Dev Deeksha Vidhi, you may go into any tradition afterwards. It is not that one thing applies for the Shakta, another for the Shaiva and another for the Vaishnava — Bhagavan Datta is present in every Panth and every tradition.
Can Shiva as Ishta be accepted as the Guru form?
Yes. And if you are already performing the Panchakshari, you will need nothing further and separate. Worship him mentally in the Guru form, or worship him directly before you, until a physical Guru is obtained. There is no need to perform the Deeksha Vidhan again.
Can Dakshinamurti be taken as the Guru form?
If you have no Guru directly, then Dakshinamurti ji also has a Dev Deeksha prescription — do it in that same manner. The speaker declines to name the mantra on the live for want of time.
What should be done with a dhoti offered at dev diksha?
The dhoti that has been offered after the dev diksha should be donated to some sevak brahmin. Only do not give it to a brahmin who eats khaini.
What if you think you are too insignificant for a guru to come?
You think a guru will hardly come for one insignificant person like us, he says; even doing this much, no guru can ever come here, we will never get a guru. No, babu, he says, you are very wrong. One soul can accomplish the welfare of many crores of souls. If you are making yourself endowed with that capacity, then for you alone Bhagavan Datta will certainly come in bodily form; that pure purush will come and initiate you himself. And it is no exaggeration to say that what you ought to get, you may sit at home shut in and not go out, and they will come to your house and give it to you. This, he says, is his belief and his experience.
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