Havan
Every question on the site tagged Havan, each answered from a timestamped source rather than a summary written from memory.
A fire oblation ritual in which offerings are made into consecrated flames — its offerings and rules vary by occasion and text.
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Doing japa or havan for others for money: the dosh the sadhak takes on
Asked about taking money to do Havan for others, the speaker says: only if there is dev kripa, or a devi-devata or your Guru has told you to, and you are that capable. When a sadhak takes a sankalp for another and japs, all that person's bad circumstances and dosh — since the japa is for their parihar — fall on the sadhak. That is the real meaning of "a brahman's wealth cannot be digested": it should be "a sadhak's wealth". "Only from a brahman" meant those born brahmans who were sent to Vedic study from the start, taught pujan-paath and trikala sandhya-Gayatri, so their tapo-bal held. An ordinary person who does not keep trikala sandhya, does little japa and no havan for himself, and does not worship the devatas regularly, will take on the other's dosh the moment he does it for them, and his family reaches the edge of ruin. Brahmans who do wrong and still live in comfort are eating a grandfather's punya — the descendants will pay. So: if you have that much capacity, you may.
Tarpan and marjan after a havan of 108 or more ahutis
Asked whether marjan of the main ahuti mantra is necessary after every Havan, the speaker says: for whichever mantra you have offered the most ahutis — if you have given at least 108 ahutis of a mantra — its Tarpana and marjan should be done.
Amavasya havan closing a Bhairav sadhana: count, altar, inverted triangle and pushtikarak samagri
The speaker says that on Amavasya one does the usual daily japa and then havan of the same number of malas — five malas of ahuti if five malas were the daily japa. Havan is done either in a kund or on a vedi: put sand or bricks below and make a full square mandal of sand on top. For Bhairav's havan the wood is laid as an inverted triangle, its base away from the sitter, whereas for Bhagavati the triangle is upright with its base toward oneself; three sticks so, then two or three more on top. Agni sthapan and the opening mantras are on the channel. The samagri is pushtikarak: in the usual proportion — one kilo til, half a kilo jau, 250 g rice — with at least 125 g honey, 250 g panchmeva (cashew, raisin and the like, cut), and ghee mixed through. All ahutis, including the opening guru-Ganpati ahutis and those of the Bhairav mantra, are given from this mixture; women sadhikas give every ahuti from it and need not offer ghee anywhere. Then purnahuti.
Dashamsha tarpan and marjan after the Bhairav havan
The speaker says tarpan must be done — a dashamsha tarpan — and since this is a tantrokta mantra, it is done so: fill a vessel with water and add honey so the water is sweet, place a supari on a paan leaf with til and the panchmeva already described, and offer with the full mantra ending "tarpayami namah". If five malas were done, there will be 50 tarpans and five marjans; if eleven malas daily and eleven of havan, then about 110 mantras or at least one mala of tarpan, and its tenth — ten or eleven marjans sprinkled on oneself. The method of tarpan is also on the channel.
What did Brahma do to see Sati's face?
He put wet wood into the yajna kund, from which smoke arose, and as soon as there was smoke he removed Sati's ghunghat and looked at her face. Because there was smoke, Shiva knew that such an act had been done, and immediately picked up the trishul to kill him.
A basic havan given without the Pranava, for householders with no qualified priest, held to be effective in Kali Yuga
Yes — a basic Hawan method without the Pranava (Om), taught for householders who cannot access a qualified priest, is presented as effective in the current age (Kali Yuga) provided it is performed with faith.
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.
Why must Havan be continued regularly instead of stopped once trouble eases?
Stopping oblation early, once symptoms ease, leaves the underlying dark influence unresolved and gives it an opening to resurface — regular oblation, ideally weekly, must continue until the influence is fully cleared.
Batuk Bhairav anushthan: venue, length of the sankalpa, dress, asan and daily materials
The speaker says the Batuk Bhairav Hridaya Stotra anushthan is done at home only if the house is free of abhichar and the trouble is on your body alone; if the house itself is afflicted, do it at a Shiva, Mahakali or any temple — even a Hanuman temple — and the first anushthan should be done outside in any case. Take a Sankalpa of 11 or 21 days; if the abhichar is heavy, take a small 11-day one first and 21 days the next time. Wear yellow or red — a suit or sari for women — and sit on a wool, red or yellow blanket, or kusha asan, facing the deity, no direction rule. Each day you need two or three cow-dung cakes, a little ghee and camphor for a small Havan at the temple, Gangajal, a sweet Bhog — raisins, or a meetha rot of wheat flour kneaded with jaggery and ghee — and for the sankalpa a coin, a flower and unbroken basmati rice dyed yellow with turmeric as Akshat. At a Hanuman temple the bhog goes to Hanuman with a Tulsi leaf, and the same bhog is set in Bhairav's name where you sit; Bhairav's bhog is never eaten by you during the anushthan — with a little gangajal on it, it is fed to any dog near the temple.
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.
Sealing a cleared house: havan, Kshetrapal nikari, Jayanti Mangala bandhan, Argala ahutis and consecrated nails
The speaker says that once the disturbance had stopped, an auspicious time came in which the most special procedures were done by the family. The full method of a Havan was explained to them item by item and they performed it themselves; a Kshetrapala Nikari was done; then the house was bound using the Jayanti Mangala Kali mantra itself; the house was secured with ahutis given with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra; and with the same, nails were consecrated and driven in. He does not claim an old problem can be solved by such simple means, but says these new Sadhaks worked very hard and as a result their family is safe today.
Which parts of Durga Saptashati should never be used to perform Havan?
The durga-kavach should never be offered directly in Havan, and the Siddha Kunjika Stotram should never be used for Havan at all — both are meant for recitation only.
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.
What is offered as ahuti in the havan of the Lalita Sahasranamavali?
Asked whose ahuti should be given in the havan of the Lalita Sahasranamavali, the speaker says that if you are initiated it will be better; and if not, then you can do it with ghee and madhu.
When a worshipped deity's fruit has stalled: a bigger anushthan, or purnima–amavasya havan by problem
The speaker says that when the deities established at home seem not to give fruit in proportion to one's effort, one should get a big Anushthana of theirs done, or first have everything examined by jyotish and tantra and then hold an anushthan at home relating to Mahadev and Bhagwati. In a Mandala puja — a Navagraha mandala, a Sarvatobhadra mandala, many kinds of mandalas — every devi-devata whose grace was stuck anywhere is worshipped in many ways and satisfied; one chandi-yajna satisfies countless devatas and upadevatas, after which full fruit begins. If one cannot afford so large a rite, then on both Poornima and Amavasya give Ahuti with the mantras of one's own established deity according to the problem. With Batuk Bhairava installed: for trouble in begetting a son, Havan with kheer or ghee; for money problems, havan with mustard oil and bel leaves using his Aapad-uddharan mantra; if someone has used tantra against you, havan with black pepper using his 108-name list. Havan, he says, is a great medium — it satisfies and strengthens the deity and cuts any vachan or tantra prayog — but it must be continued long, every purnima, amavasya, ashtami and such days.
What recitation count is needed for stotra or Kavach mastery (Siddhi), and how should Havan, Tarpan, and Marjan accompany it?
1,100 recitations are the standard count for stotra or Kavach Siddhi unless the text specifies otherwise; the accompanying Havan should use the deity's 108 or 1,000 names, followed by Tarpan (108 or 10 times) and Marjan (11 or 1 time) proportionally.
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.
Guarding Brahmin Vijaya's ritual at the Sapta-Linga site, Barbarika fought off a demoness, a flame-spewing demon and a demon disguised as an ascetic
Guarding Vijaya's ritual at the Sapta-Linga site on Goddess Siddhambika's instruction, Barbarika fought off a demoness, a flame-spewing demon, and further attackers, and finally exposed and struck down a demon disguised as an ascetic who was preaching that fire offerings were violent.
Simplified method for moving deities between rented houses
The speaker says ordinary people shifting from one rented house to another, who are not doing anything elaborate, should still do this vidhi in a small form without fail. If Bhagwati has not given much means, one gives the nevta with at least plain Akshat and flowers, makes the request, then carries the deities to the new place and there does a small one-day Havan oneself, with proper vidhi.
Binding the house with the Navratri havan ash and offerings
The speaker says that once the Kalash has been shifted, anyone who wants to do a bandhan of their house takes the ash of the havan they did, the barley, the flowers offered on Ma over the nine days, the supari and whatever else was offered and kept, ties it all in a red cloth and, at that very time, ties it at the main door.
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.
Can a havan be done at home when a death in the family is less than a year old?
Asked by a listener whose grandfather-in-law has passed away less than a year ago whether no havan at all can be done at home, the speaker says that for a havan he too cannot say, because it is not known whether their varshiki has been done or not. But paath, deep, daan and the like can certainly be done.
After the temple cycles: nikari of the house, bandhan, Bhairav yantra installed, kavach for every member, daily dhooni and havan
The speaker says that once the 21-day cycles were complete at the temple, he taught the man how to do Nikasi (nikari) of the house himself, what to charge (abhimantrit) and how, and how to do Bandhan of the house. By that vidhan the house was bound and a Bhairav Yantra installed in the home. After the nikari, yantras made and charged by the man himself were put on every family member to wear as Kavach. Then the daily Dhooni for destroying abhichar, done with the stotra, was started in the house, and Havan too; each step was explained and done one by one, with much time and effort, and only then did the tantra's effect begin to lessen.
Maha Bhairav mantra against abhichar: a Sabar mantra that must never be recited aloud
The speaker says the Maha Bhairav mantra, already given on his channel, is unfailing (akatya) especially for destroying Abhichara, for protection, for destroying enemies, and for destroying those who work the strongest of strong prayogas. But because it is a Sabar Mantra, it must never be recited by pronouncing it aloud, and never used by speaking it. It may be done at home, but never outside; and even at home not spoken so that household members hear it, because hearing it has an effect. Its Havan follows the havan procedure already on the channel; the full prayoga vidhi with the stotra was to be posted.
Why the Devi Suktam counts 82 verses: every Namastasyai is its own mantra
Asked how the Tantrokta Devisuktam comes to 81–82 shlokas when there are visibly fewer, the speaker says people who do Havan must note that havan of the Devi Suktam is not done straight through with the whole mantra: every "Namastasyai" is itself counted as a full shloka. In "Ya devi sarvabhuteshu shakti-rupena samsthita, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah", the text up to the first namastasyai is one shloka, the next namastasyai is the second, and "namastasyai namo namah" is the third. Each of these, he says, is an independent mantra with its own devata, rishi, Chhandas, kilaka and shakti, which is why the count rises. He mentions in passing that such namaskara-mantras are a whole subject of their own — namaskara-astras by which someone is slain, described in the Pashupatastra path for those a guru has instructed — and leaves it there.
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.
Why is Tulsi never offered to Lord Ganesha, and what should be avoided in the final Havan offering?
Tulsi leaves or rosaries must never be offered to Lord Ganesha; black pepper should not be used in the final complete offering (Purnahuti) — use standard Havan Samagri, ghee, sweets like modak or kheer, and Devdar wood instead.
Which sesame seeds go into whose havan?
Black sesame (til) is the one used across practically every deity's shanti and paushtik-karma havans; whenever a havan is performed, it is prominently used mixed together with ghee. The speaker does not separately address white til's use.
Is tarpan needed when a havan is done for several deities at once?
If four or five malas of havan are offered across two or three deities, tarpan should be done wholeheartedly for every one of them; marjan (the closing sprinkling) belongs alongside it.
What if vaidik havan is genuinely out of reach?
Where the rules of vaidik havan are genuinely out of reach, the speaker says the tradition itself provides a Kaliyug concession: a tantrokta havan or a sabar-mantra havan may still be done, and by some such means a family's welfare can still be secured — provided the concession is not misused as an excuse to do nothing at all.
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.
What if the exact havan item — honey, coconut — isn't available or practical?
Where honey is genuinely unavailable, kishmish (raisins) may be offered instead without stopping the path; where the kund is too small for a coconut's purnahuti, supari (betel nut) may be used instead, or for a Devi's havan specifically, jaiphal (nutmeg) as well. The requirement is a purna (complete) fruit, not any one particular item.
No havan within a year of a death in the family
Asked whether a havan may be done when a year has not yet passed since a father-in-law's death, the speaker agrees it should not. He notes that some hold the arrival of a new samvat to end the period, but says one should follow whatever rule one's own family keeps.
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.
How many recitations of the Ram Raksha Stotra should be done daily, and during what hours?
Either 108 recitations daily, or 1100 total across roughly 8 days (since Hawan takes priority on Navami), or simply 9 recitations daily — with the Siddhi period's recitation window kept from early dawn until around 7:00-8:00 PM.
What is the Hawan (fire ritual) method and mantra for the Ram Raksha Stotra?
Regardless of total recitation count, offer 108 oblations using the Ram Raksha Stotra's 27th mantra — men using ghee and guggul, women using pure guggul alone.
Five oblations of guggul are offered for each of Tara's three names, spoken in the dative form
Five oblations of guggul are offered for each of Tara's three names in the dative form: 'Shri Ugratarayai Svaha', 'Shri Ekajatayai Svaha', and 'Shri Nilasarasvatyai Svaha'.
How can the 7 verses of Saptashloki be empowered and then applied for a specific need?
First complete an empowerment observance of the Saptashloki across four Navratris (two Gupt, two Prakat) with a single fixed resolution; once empowered, specific goals are addressed by encasing the verses with a matching seed-syllable (like Shreem for financial distress) over a set recitation count, followed by Havan with lotus seeds.
Holika-night dahi vada offering that restores a siddha mantra
The speaker's vidhan for the evening of Holika Dahan: prepare at least nine urad dal dahi vadas, set them one each on nine leaf-plates (sal leaf best; banana leaf, market dona-pattal or small clay pots will do), top each with dahi and a little Gud, and do it after the daily Guru–Ganesha smaran, ideally without garlic or onion that day. For a Sabar Mantra, lift each plate and speak the mantra over it at least nine times (three or five if it is very long); for an Ekakshari or deity/mahashakti mantra, hold each plate in the left hand and do one Mala with the right, nine malas in all. Cover everything with a large sal or banana leaf, carry it to the Holika Dahan site, tell Narayan that you offer this siddha mantra as Havya into the holy fire and ask him to make it fully effective, offer it all and come home. He says the timing should be worked back from the Holika Dahan hour according to how long the mantra is.
A havan of one mala each of these mantras should be kept continued.
A listener says he does a havan of one mala of the Mahabhairav mantra, the Sudarshan mantra and the complete Narasimha mala mantra. Very beautiful, the speaker answers — keep this continued.
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.
Combining the Vansh Vriddhi Durga Kavach with the Ghushmeshwar Mahadev abhishek vidhi
The speaker says the kavach anushthan is best done alongside the Ghushmeshwar Mahadev Shiva-abhishek vidhi taught on his channel. Then it starts on the same tithi as that puja — Mahashivratri, a monthly Shivratri or a Pradosha — and each day the kavach is recited before the abhishek. In severe trouble the two together bring quick relief; the kavach runs alongside for the month or the 11 days of that anushthan, as one is able. On the last day there is one havan: ahutis with the Ghushmeshwar Mahadev mantra first, then Durga's 108 names or the Jayanti Mangala mantra.
What to practise on Aghor Chaturdashi and Tara Amavasya: by tradition and by ishta
Asked what should be done on this day, the speaker answers by tradition. A sadhak of the Shabar line does their pujan with Sabar Mantras or their own Tantrokta methods such as Sahasrarchana, and must take in all three tithis, the night of Chaturdashi and the night of Amavasya — in 2021 that meant japa from Sunday through Monday to Tuesday night or Tuesday morning. The vidhi-vidhan is to be kept according to one's own Ishta Devata: a sadhak of Mahavidya Bhagavati Mahakalika, for example, takes whichever of her mantras they have repeatedly done sadhana, anushthan or Purashcharana of, and does its Japa and Havan on these tithis without fail.
Total of 1,100 paths in the Durga 108 names anushthan and the Ashtami cut-off before a Navami havan
The speaker says that if the Havan is done on Navami, the paths should be completed within the Ashtami tithi, and the havan done early on Navami morning after first doing the path that morning. The full count of paths must be at least 1,100: since 108 paths a day are counted as 100, eight days give only 800, so the remaining 300 paths are to be done on any tithi between Pratipada and Ashtami, at any time in the daytime or afternoon, so that the 1,100 are complete.
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.
Tarpan and marjan with each of the 108 names after the Durga havan
After the havan, the speaker says, comes Tarpana, and here it will be a little long: because the havan was done eleven times from each name, tarpan is done once from every name — so tarpan with all 108 names. Then Marjan, also with the 108 names, once from each name. He says the method of tarpan itself is taught in a separate video on his channel.
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.
Lemon bali and the standing purnahuti that close the Durga 108 names havan
After the jaiphal ahutis, the speaker says, comes the Bali of two lemons — one in the name of Durga ji, one in the name of Bhairava ji: each lemon is cut upright and put into the havan kund. When both are in, the sadhak stands up and does the Purnahuti. Its vidhi: cut open a dry coconut (gari), fill it with curd and jaggery, wrap it in red cloth and set it on a paan leaf; if one can, make five ghee puris, place them with kheer or jaggery on top, then read the purnahuti mantra and place it all in the middle of the havan kund. With that, he says, the vidhan is complete.
Why does mantra practice need Homa to reach peak potency, and what does a full Maha-Purashcharana achieve?
Mantra practice reaches peak potency only when sealed with fire offerings, especially during auspicious astrological conjunctions (Parva Kala) — completing a full Maha-Purashcharana, such as 40 lakh recitations of the Kali Beeja Mantra under strict discipline, establishes total invulnerability against hostile forces, provided the practitioner adheres strictly to Dharma.
Freeing a bound Hanuman through Ram: japa, Ram Raksha Stotra, Ramcharitmanas and havan
If Hanuman ji is the worshipped deity and has been bound, the speaker says, the remedy works through Ram ji, because Hanuman listens to Ram and the matter turns on Ram ji's dohai. One should do japa of the name of Bhagavan Shri Ramchandra ji Maharaj, recite the Rama Raksha Stotra and the like in his name, recite the Ramayan and the Ramcharitmanas, and do Havan with some of its chaupais and mantras, so that Shri Ram ji, being pleased, frees Hanuman from the bandhan.
Fierce kul deities bound by Shiva's oath: Rudrabhishek and 14 days of bilva havan
Taking the example of a family whose kul deities are Sokha Baba and Banni Mata, the speaker says people get offended — who could bind them? — but repeats that by Shiva ji's shapath and dohai even these two shaktis will stop. If it seems that the fierce shaktis among your kul deities — even Virabhadra himself, Bhadrakali herself — are being held back, it is because they keep the honour of a devotee's vachan: someone has laid a laag saying "Prabhu, do not hear", so they do not hear. Then you take refuge in Mahadev: do Rudrabhishek, or abhishek by the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and with Mahadev's ashtottara shatnam, the Tatpurusha mantra, or the Vedic Shiva mantras with Gayatri for those who wear the yagyopavit — whatever you can manage — offer ghee and til on Bilva samidha from Pratipada to Chaturdashi, 14 days, at least 108 ahutis daily. Such deities will come out of bandhan; if savari used to come on anyone it will come again; and if you had received a sign of the binding, you will receive a sign again that they are free, and the family will prosper.
Pret-pishach disturbance after a deity is bound: Bajrang Baan and Mahabhairav havan on apamarg wood
If after the binding a paishachik obstruction has been set up in the house — pret and pishach running riot where the household deities used to be — the speaker says one should do havan-type prayogas at that very spot. Recite the bajrang-baan daily; if you do 21 recitations, do havan with at least 3 of them on apamarg wood. If you recite Bhairava ji, Mahabhairav is the most unfailing: do at least 5 recitations and havan with 1 of them in the evening. With havan of these — Hanuman Chalisa included — this bandhan will be cut and the bhoot-pret obstruction will lift; use Kshetrapal nikaya prayogas alongside. A knowledgeable helper is best, but he says people are often not satisfied with one today, and you can do this yourself and free your kul deities and get your puja through to them. This, he says, is the simple vidhan.
Havan mix that opens a bandhan: apamarg wood, cow-dung cakes, mustard and red gunja for 41 days
The speaker says the safe paths — Mahabhairav, the Hanuman Chalisa, Bajrang Baan, Kali Chalisa or Durga Chalisa — should be used as Havan on Apamarg wood: apamarg wood, cow-dung cakes, and with them mustard (sarson) and red Gunja; mix these and give the ahutis, and bandhan and the like will open. If you do one mandal, 41 days, he says it simply cannot be that the bandhan does not break, however much Bali and the like was given to bind it. And if a laag of bali is not releasing, you will get the order again and again through dreams and the like: go to this place, this spot, and offer this bali there — and that bandhan will be cut too.
Freeing a bound kuldevi through havan with a sankalpa to Mahadev and Bhairav
The speaker says that when it is truly established that a capable tantrik has bound a household's deities, the way out rests on where deities get their strength: from the yajna and Havan you do — which is why he keeps saying to do at least one havan a month. Even if a tantrik has bound your ishta and Kuldevi with bali, bhog and a great act, your DNA and the very particles of your blood are hers, present in the family in partial form, so the link cannot be broken; a havan done for her from this body of flesh and blood produces an energy before which any binding, however large, will one day break. In the havan one takes a Sankalpa — we do this havan of Mahadev so that our kuldevi's binding is removed; we do this of Bhagwan Bhairava so that she is freed from every vachan of Abhichara prayog, is re-established in the house, her shakti is nourished by us and she does our welfare. This is the initial stage; through repeated, nourishing Paushtik Karma havans she is freed and reinstated, and then the house is bound with mantras and tantrokta keel so no energy tries again.
Hawan, tarpan and marjan after siddhi of the Batuk Bhairav Brahma Kavach
The speaker says a kavach has no Havan of its own; on the final day the hawan is done with Batuk Bhairav's 108 names or the 1008-name sahasranamavali, following the hawan vidhi taught separately on the channel. For the main Ahuti, after Bhairav's opening offerings, the ordinary samagri is mixed with honey and Panchmeva for a nourishing hawan; after the full offerings by the 108 or 1008 names comes the Purnahuti. Then Tarpana and Marjan are done with the first name alone — for instance 'Batuk Bhairavaya namah' — 108 tarpan and 10 marjan if 1,000 ahutis were given. With this the kavach is siddha.
How is the Mahalakshmi Ashtak made siddh?
Then the paushtik-making havan, which is especially for Lakshmi ji, with kheer, or with black kishmish or even ordinary kishmish dipped in madhu — offering ahuti with that, eleven ahutis with each single mantra of the Ashtak, and thus making it siddh. Then begin its daily eight paaths.
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.
What are the material specifications for a Havan Kund used in Ganapati rituals?
Always use a pure copper (Tamba) Havan Kund — iron and aluminum vessels are strictly forbidden for sacrificial rites.
What should be done if energy from a paath becomes excessive?
Answering Akanksha ji, who is doing a Sanskrit paath of Hanuman ji, he says that if the energy is becoming more than needed, then do the vidhi of abhishek. And for regenerating energy that has been spent, do a havanatmak vidhan, do havan — the effect will be immediate.
Unrest at home during a huge stotra anushthan is a test before the result, not a failure
The speaker says uchchatan does come when one has done a very great amount. He knows two or three people who recite the Ganpati Atharvashirsha in the thousands — taking a sankalp of a thousand paths, doing Havan at every hundred — and who tell him that nothing is changing in their lives. He tells them to stay positive: they are creating an enormous energy with a stotra said to grant every punya and erase the greatest graha doshas, and when that energy comes to give, it will give a great deal; having done so big an anushthan they will not receive anything small, so they are first tested to see what level they can go to, and only accordingly do they receive. In that state of test, uchchatan will come — peace will break, there will be fights at home — but that is not a negative effect of the sadhana, merely the vidhan for passing from that level to the next. Separately, he adds, if the mind turns away from a path it may just be that going to one place too often makes the mind wander — it is fun at first and then drops off — which is a different matter.
Durga Saptashati Mahavidya Krama Path as a remedy for vashikaran
The speaker says that once the sadhika knew the truth and had seen other girls being treated the same way, she searched for a counter (kaat) to Vashikaran and found this channel's viral video on reciting Shri Durga Saptashati in the Mahavidyas krama. Without contacting the channel, she began the path in that krama during Navratri to ease her guilt and sense of impurity, completed the whole vidhan, had a Havan done as far as she could, and did the remaining kriyas in a temple. Afterwards, by Bhagwati's grace, she felt boundless peace, meaning the effect of the tantra had been fully cut. He explains that the Chandi charitra holds such shaktis of Jagadamba that when one calls on Bhagwati with full surrender, her shaktis pull one out of any tantra whatever. As the video had said one may recite it from Ashtami to chaturdashi, she then began doing so every month, and her guilt slowly lessened.
Bathing and japa suffice at the Kumbh — no Havan is required
The speaker says Havan need not be specially desired at Prayag — bathing and japa are enough for mantra accomplishment. A three-night stayer is free for all twenty-four hours and may sit anywhere they are lodged, provided at least 10,000 japa is completed.
Batuk Bhairav's Ashtottara Satanama, and the ten-thousand minimum for everyone
For Batuk Bhairava's Ashtottara Satanama, 40,000 is the accomplishment figure; 4,000 across the Kumbh at 100 a day is said to give the fruit of four crore. For any mantra, the floor is 10,000 — 108 malas; below that, he says, there is no hearing.
Which mala may be used, and is a Rudraksha mala required?
Everyone may perform japa on a Kalagni mala, particularly of Bhagavan Shiva, Bhairava and Hanuman. And the Panchakshari Mantra may certainly be performed without a Rudraksha mala.
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.
Eleventh day of the Bajrang Baan siddhi: final havan, gari-coconut purnahuti, temple puja and prasad
The speaker says that on the eleventh day, whatever weekday it falls on, after the 11 paths and the Havan (daily, or the last day's havan for those who did not do it daily) comes the Purnahuti, for everyone alike: after the lemon Nimbu Bali, take a small gari coconut — the kind gari oil is made from — cut it open at the end that was attached to the tree, fill it with kheer or with jaggery, wrap it in red cloth, set it on a paan leaf, speak the purnahuti mantra and place it in the fire last. Keep the gari small, since the havan vessel is small, so that it burns quickly and nothing is left. After dedication and aarti, go to the temple that day, do Hanuman ji's full puja there, and offer at least sava kilo (1.25 kg) of Laddus as one can — bring only a few home and ask the pandit to distribute the rest, or distribute them oneself to all present. The coconut kept since day one may be broken at home after the purnahuti, or offered at the temple, and eaten as Prasad by everyone — no restriction of woman or man. Done this way, he says, the bajrang-baan becomes awakened, siddha and chaitanya for the sadhak.
Vidhi at Vindhyachal: darshan, trikon yatra, 100 Chalisa paths and an Argala-mantra havan
The speaker says that at Vindhyachal, after darshan of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini and the Trikona Yatra, one should stay a day and do 100 paths of the Chalisa, and have ahutis offered through purohits in the Havan kund with the first mantra of the Argala Stotra. By this, he says, Bhagavati removes many diseases, sorrows and afflictions, all the doshas of the house, and many sins: she is fully able to devour every kind of sin, and to grant every kind of happiness and then moksha. So everyone must do her seva, puja and aradhana in their lifetime — for life, if possible.
Can the purnahuti of the ghee sadhana be done at a temple?
Asked whether the purnahuti of the hot ghee sadhana can be done at a temple, the speaker answers: you can do it, there is no difficulty.
When is a separate pratishtha not needed at all?
It is the same for a mala too: for manikya it is different, for moonga different, for rudraksha and the rest different. But even so, if you are doing daily puja — that is the traditional matter — if you are doing daily seva and puja, doing daily japa, doing daily aarti, and if at least once in the year, but now even once in a month, you are performing the process of havan and the like, then you do not particularly need a separate pratishtha.
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.
Whatever japa, tapa and havan fill the house in this period nourishes its devi-devatas and one's aradhya — and weakens the abhicharik shakti by that much.
However much positive energy you cause to be present there in this period, however much japa, tapa, havan and the rest take place, that much will the devi-devatas of your house be nourished and the energy of your aradhya be nourished there — and that much will the abhicharik shakti keep weakening.
On which night must a sadhak stay awake all night?
On the Monday night, when the mahanisha pujan takes place — no sadhak or sadhika should sleep on that night; they should stay awake all night. Sleep and rest during the day so that sleep does not come at night. Do your japa and tapa at night, complete the prasaran you have to do, do the havan in the last prahar, bathe again in brahma muhurta by 4:30 or 5:00, do the morning pujan and arti, and only then rest. On that morning the broom is also not to be used.
Those keeping the five-day pujan tithi by tithi do the Chaturdashi and Hanuman pujan on the Sunday evening, with a Hanuman Chalisa havan if possible.
But those who are going to do the five-day pujan according to tithi, who are going to perform each day's pujan, should especially perform the Chaturdashi pujan on the Sunday evening and perform Hanuman ji's pujan too. There is no difficulty in doing it on the next day as well, but on that day do at least a brief pujan in the evening without fail. In the house, pujan for the sake of Hanuman ji should certainly take place on that day; if possible, do a havan with the Hanuman Chalisa.
What is the order of the day on Diwali itself?
After that comes Diwali, on which you have to fast the whole way from morning to the mahanisha, and to do your pujan at whatever times are convenient for you. For the morning pujan, worship Bhagavati Lakshmi especially in the sthir lagna that is obtained. After that do your sadhana, whatever japa and tapa are to be done, and in the mahanisha, after one or one-thirty or as is convenient, your havan will then take place, and the ratri jagaran.
The purnahuti may fall in the Diwali maharatri itself, or up to the Dwitiya — but a havan in the Diwali mahanisha is not to be missed.
The vigil runs from the Monday night to the Tuesday morning. After that, do your sadhana for the two days that follow. The purnahuti you may, if you wish, do in the Diwali maharatri itself; or if you have further havan and the like to do, you can do it according to your convenience up to the Dwitiya tithi, on the Wednesday. But do this much without fail: perform a havan in the Diwali mahanisha.
To the claim that a havan on Diwali night brings bhoot, pret and rakshasas: salutations — and everyone should perform havan on this maharatri.
Now some divine soul may take avatar and put a video on YouTube saying that doing a havan on the night of Diwali will bring bhoot and pret and rakshasas, and that it should not be done. To them, says the speaker, salutations — and salutations to you as well. According to him, everyone should perform havan and the rest on this maharatri.
Why should shortcuts to the kripa of the mahashaktis be avoided?
Protect yourself and your family, and never adopt a shortcut to obtain the kripa of the mahashaktis. The punya bala earned from their seva puja and japa-tapa has great power, so nikrisht shaktis and fallen jeevatmas begin joining your aura seeking their own gati. To keep this in control, first do japa of the stotra and Shatanama and of the kavach, and do the havan with the same satnamavali.
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.
What is the nitya havan discipline for an intractable problem?
If there are the most difficult problems in life for which no way is opening, the kundali has failed, no remedy of graha and nakshatra is working and some work simply will not be accomplished, then fix one hour daily by nitya niyam and make the rule for 40 days — a very intractable task will not be done in five or ten days. Begin on a divine day such as Ganga Dashahara, or an Ashtami, or from a Sunday or Tuesday, rising at 2:30 or 3:00 at night.
Does the havan replace one's own effort?
No. You must also do your own preparation — the havan is a matter of one to two hours, and out of 24 hours you are spending only two earning punya and destroying the obstructions. Do not do a 40-day havan, make no preparation for the exam, and expect to clear it. That will not happen; purusharth you will have to do.
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.
Who conducted the marriage at the vedi?
When all the preparations for the marriage were done and the vedi was decorated, Brahma became the brahman who conducts the marriage and had the marriage begun. Sati and Bhagavan Shiva were seated on the vedi.
Is there any restriction on reciting the first mantra of the Argala Stotram?
Yes. If the yajnopavit and the like has not been done, and if you are a woman, then only do not utter the pranava in it. For the rest, uttering the eleven names of the devi — Jayanti Mangala Kali — you may do nitya smaran and japa. With these very mantras, he says, you can also do hom and havan.
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.
Each day's paath is surrendered onto the established Rudraksha, yantra, vigraha or shivling, and the havan falls on Amavasya.
The speaker says you will go and surrender it upon the tantrokta Rudraksha, or upon whichever yantra of Bhairav ji or his Shri Vigraha, or the shivling of Bhagavan Sadashiv, that you have established. This you do from the first day up to the Chaturdashi tithi or up to the Amavasya tithi, as you decide for yourself; and after that, on the last day — on the Amavasya tithi itself — you have to do the havan.
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.
Can khair wood be used for the Batuk Bhairav Hriday havan?
Asked by people whether havan can be done with khair wood or not, the speaker says: not now, the time has not yet come. For new sadhaks, havan is not done with khair wood in this way. It has a separate vidhi vidhan of its own — first the dandas have to be purified, and there is some further vidhi of samarpan, and only then is it done. So it should not be done just directly.
Purashcharan of the Shakambhari Kavach: schedule, havan, dress and direction
Asked how the Kavach is made siddha, the speaker says: in any Navratri, recite from Pratipada to Navami and complete 1008 paths within the nine days. In any other month, do it from Ashtami to chaturdashi of either paksha, completing 1008 within seven days. On the last day offer 1008 Ahuti of a guggal-and-ghee mixture with Shakambhari's 1008 names, or 108 names, or only her mantra, and the kavach becomes fully jagrit. During the siddhi wear unstitched red or yellow cloth, face east or north, and light a ghee Deepak.
Batuk Bhairav is worshipped alongside Shakambhari, with 108 ahutis at her havan
The speaker says that whenever Bhagwati Shakambhari is worshipped, Batuk Bhairava should also be worshipped in his name as far as one is able. Concretely, if you are doing the 1008 paths of her Kavach, then at least 108 Ahuti should be given with Batuk Bhairav's name mantra at the time of the Havan. He closes by saying that whoever makes the kavach siddha this way and uses it will surely benefit.
What does the Kilak Stotram give, and can its mantras be offered in havan?
From the very first mantra of the Kilak the attainment of jnana takes place, and all its mantras can be japped separately and independently for different desires. But the process of havan and the like cannot be done with them: havan of all the mantras of the kavach, argala and kilak is not done, and those which are astra mantras get no havan.
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.
Does the order of the three Mahashaktis change in the Devi Suktam tarpan?
Yes. He says one cannot recite these alone as "Namastasyai tarpayami namah" and so on — ordinary people who do it that way is a separate matter, but in the specific vidhi all three are named. If Mahalakshmi is being done first, Mahalakshmi will go into the first Namastasyai, Mahasaraswati in the middle and Mahakali afterwards; when Mahasaraswati is first, then Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi, Mahakali. Havan proceeds in the same way: "Namastasyai Mahakalyai svaha", "Namastasyai Mahalakshmyai svaha", "Namastasyai Namo Namah Mahasaraswatyai svaha".
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.
How should a Navratri anushthan be completed, and what if a mala is left over?
Complete it within eight days, and on Navami finish by doing the havan and the kanya bhoj and so on. Asked by a listener whose puja paath has been broken since Tuesday because blood begins to flow as soon as the foot is placed down, and whose mala is left over, whether it can be completed after Navratri, he says yes, absolutely it can.
Where may a havan be done if it cannot be done in the home mandir?
Asked in which room and which direction a havan may be done if for some reason it cannot be done in the home mandir, he says do it in the east corner, in a direction related to the east, or in a direction related to the north. If there is a drawing room, do it there; do it on the roof; if there is a courtyard outside, do it there. Only do not do it in a very congested place — doing it in a congested place will create trouble, if a long havan is to be done.
Can a havan be done after sunset in Navratri?
Asked whether a havan can be done after sunset in Navratri and what its timing would be, he says that according to him a tantrokta havan can be done at any time at all in Navratri. It is not the Vedic vidhi, it is tantrokta, so it can be done at night too. At a Shakti Peeth the time is not looked at anyway, and in Navratri one may do it whenever it is to be done. Vedic people state many rules and prohibitions, but at a Shakti Peeth there is no prohibition; if you very much wish, look at the choghadiya.
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.
What should be done on Navami and on Dashami of Navratri?
By Ashtami we have completed the whole paath and japa, whatever was to be done. On Navami we have the havan and the kanya bhojan and the rest done. And on the Dashami tithi, in the morning, the pujan of Shami ji and the Aparajita pujan. If you wish to do a paath on that day, do the paath of the kavach, do the paath of the Tantrokta Devi Suktam, do the paath of the Sahasranama and so on, and after that the ayudh pujan.
How should the Navadurga Yogini sadhana of Bhagavati Brahmani be done?
Asked about Bhagavati Brahmani in the Navadurga Yogini sadhana in Navratri, he says the mantras relating to her sadhana have been told; do the anushthan of that mantra, doing at least 27 malas of japa every day, and on the last day complete the process of the havan and the rest.
Is the Navratri order of pujan, aarti, paath, havan and aarti again correct?
Asked by a listener who in Navratri first does the pujan of Bhagavati and the aarti, then paath and japa, then havan, and then does the aarti again, whether the order in the nitya puja is right, he says yes, it is right. There is no broad necessity of doing the aarti again after the havan; if you do it with bhaav and have the time, then do it — otherwise do the aarti with kapoor, showing it five times or nine times.
What should a householder do at home on this night instead?
For the rest, the speaker says, since in the house the matter is connected with Shri tattva, certainly perform sadhana connected with Bhagavati Lakshmi. Whether you do her mala mantra, do the kavach of Dhanada Lakshmi, do japa of Dhanada Lakshmi, or do a havan and the like. A havan done with paushtik samagri on the day of Purnima, and especially on Sharad Purnima, is exceedingly excellent.
The night Purnima pujan falls on one night and the morning worship on the day after
Those who wish to do pujan along with a vrat, who wish to do night-time puja, or who wish to take prasad after the night-time puja, will do it tomorrow itself, the speaker says, because the night-time Purnima will be obtained tomorrow alone. Those who have to do morning puja — the puja of Bhagavan Satyanarayan, a sahasrarchan and the like during the day, a havan in the morning — can do it the day after tomorrow.
Is a vrat compulsory if one is doing a havan?
If you are going to do a havan, if a vrat-havan is to be done tomorrow, then the vrat will have to be kept, the speaker says. Yes, after the havan you may go on and take anna — that is a separate matter. If you keep a full vrat that too is good, there is no harm; do your paran the next day. But if you keep the vrat and wish to do the havan, then keep the vrat.
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.
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.
More special samagris enter only once mantra diksha has been taken
And if you have to do something more special, the speaker says, then mantra diksha and the rest come into it; then somewhat more special materials are used in it. But these two are supreme in themselves, and by them the unequalled grace of Bhagavati Lakshmi is obtained by you. You can use this if you are doing a havan and the like.
What should be done on the ishta's own days each month?
In between, go on doing havan as well according to the day of your ishta aradhya — as with Bhagavati Durga, on the days of Ashtami, Chaturdashi, Amavasya, Purnima and so on. Keep the monthly havan fixed. If you carry this thing on continuously, life will change within the space of a year.
Is the tenth-part Havan compulsory, and how brief can a daily Havan be?
Not compulsory — in the Kumbh, japa alone accomplishes siddhi. A single mala's Havan daily suffices, with the Panchabhu Samskara taking two minutes: two twigs, lines drawn, soil placed, water sprinkled, fire laid twice.
The Vajra Kavach at 100 daily, reaching 4,000 across forty days, closing at Mahashivratri
The Vajra Kavach at 100 recitations daily, reaching 4,000 across forty days — described as becoming a Vajra for life. The Mandala closes with a fuller Havan and concluding oblation on Mahashivratri, which is dedicated to Bhagavan Datta.
What can be offered as Bali in the daily Havan, and which woods are used?
One lemon, cut but not squeezed, placed into the fire pit — offered where the practitioner is performing Bhairava sadhana with a daily Havan. Khair wood is best, then cow-dung cakes with Navagraha woods and Bael; mango wood must not be used.
A tenth of 32,000 is 3,200 — one mala of oblations per name, about 32 days of it
A tenth of 32,000 is 3,200 — one mala of oblations for each of the 32 names, which would take about 32 days at home with white sesame. The speaker instead offers to arrange a collective Havan for those who complete the count.
A Trikona Yatra at Vindhyachal in silence, reciting the 32 Namavali throughout
Yes — complete a Trikona Yatra at Vindhyachal in silence while reciting the 32 Namavali, then perform one mala of oblations for each of the 32 names in the Vindhyachal fire pit, giving 32 malas in total.
What should be done if the mala breaks during a Sankalpa?
Restring it, perform its consecration, and then as Prayashchitta perform at minimum eleven malas of japa together with a Havan before continuing.
Three ways of giving away the laddu potli: to a sattvik Brahmin, to Surya in a cow-dung fire, or into a havan purnahuti
The speaker gives three vidhis for the potli of 108 japped laddus. First: the same day, give the whole potli with a pandit-style Sankalpa and some Dakshina to a pure, sattvik Brahmin — one who does not eat meat, which you must know. Second: at a river bank, smear the ground with raw cow dung, make a small rangoli of abir-gulal, light cow-dung cakes with camphor, offer the whole potli into that fire to Surya Narayan with a spoken prayer to free the mantra of its dosha, and give what you can to the poor there. Third: near a Shakti Peeth, tirtha or riverside temple where a Sankranti Havan with a large kund is going on, drop the potli into the kund at the Purnahuti and give dakshina to the organisers and brahmins for the yajna.
Why is water poured after the nirajan?
It is a process of the karmakanda.
How is Agni invoked in the havan kund?
The speaker demonstrates: first a piece of cow-dung Upla is placed in the Havan kund with a simple Rangoli drawn. A lamp is lit in the agni kona; from it Agni Deva is first kindled to the south, taken into the kund, and invoked again in the south. Then a fresh wick is lit from that flame, circled three times over the havan kund, and Agni Deva is invoked at the exact centre of the kund. He calls this a brief, simple and correct method, says it works even without any mantra, and says Agni is never invoked after the wood has first been arranged in the kund.
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.
Tarpan and marjan after the Ashtavinayak havan
After the ahutis the speaker performs Tarpana and Marjana for each of the eight Ganpatis in turn, using the pattern "श्री … गणपतये तर्पयामि नमः" followed by "श्री … गणपतये मार्जयामि नमः" — for Mayureshwar, Chintamani, Mahaganapati, Siddhivinayak, Vighneshwar, Girijatmaj, Ballaleshwar and Varadvinayak. This is how the vidhan closes.
Foundation before a Vajra Panjar Kavach samput prayog: Datta diksha, an awakened Ekakshari mantra and an awakened kavach
The speaker says the samput is never applied straight away. In the Kanpur case the sadhak first completed Bhagavan Dattatreya's diksha vidhan, then a four-lakh purashcharan of the Datta Ekakshari mantra in a Shiva temple, and then a one-mandal anushthan of the Vajra Panjar Kavach — 4100 paths over 41 days, 108 a day split between morning and evening, done in the temple from four in the morning. As the general rule he says: before the prayog, awaken the Ekakshari mantra and do at least 1100 paths of the kavach — 11 days if 41 are not possible — with Datta puja, a havan and feeding brahmans or a sadhu, so that the kavach is awakened.
Griha bandhan with the samputed Vajra Panjar Kavach: 108 paths at home, seven days of Datta havan and kshetrapal nikari
After the family got relief, the speaker says, the prayog was started in the house itself for binding it: with a sankalp for griha bandhan, 108 samput paths of the same kavach were done at home, along with a havan of 108 ahutis with the Ekakshari mantra and Bhagavan Dattatreya's naam mantra, run for a full week, all seven days. With this the house became completely protected; the process of kshetrapal nikari and the like was also done. He calls the whole vidhan very simple, with nothing complicated in it — done slowly, it gives you the capacity and gets done.
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.
What should be offered along with Narayan on Devshayani Ekadashi?
Along with it, do your own ishta-aradhya — if you worship Hanuman ji, then Hanuman ji after Narayan; if Bhagavati, then Bhagavati after Narayan. Men should do it with ghee and guggul; all the sadhikas and sisters should do it with havan samagri.
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.
Which comes first, aarti or the path and havan?
A listener asks: some people in their nitya pujan do pujan, path and havan first and the aarti at the end; some do aarti after the pujan and then the path and havan. Which order is correct?
What is the correct order in nitya pujan?
In nitya pujan it should not be that way, the speaker answers. In the order of nitya pujan, pujan, path and havan should be done and only after that the aarti. To do the aarti after the pujan and then do the path and havan is not proper. Do the aarti only after the havan.
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.
Remove such a situation first by the Kshetrapal pujan told for the home.
Answering Akash Vishwakarma ji, the speaker says that if such a situation is forming, then first of all do the Kshetrapal pujan by the vidhi told for the home and remove it; and on the day of Amavasya and Purnima do a sukshma havan — a small havan by the vidhi on the channel, with the Jayanti Mangala Kali mantra, with ghee and guggul.
Can the Shiv Raksha Stotra be worn round the neck like a kavach?
Absolutely it can be, the speaker answers. Whoever is doing the path of the Shiv Raksha Stotra may, on any day in this Savan — on a Monday, on Purnima, on Amavasya — write it on bhojpatra with a pen made of bel wood and with ink of ashtagandha or of kesar ground in Gangajal, write the whole kavach, then do the path 108 times, do the havan and so on, and only then put it into a silver casing and wear it.
How is the Havan for the Devi Kavach performed?
Ideally with the names of every goddess in the Kavach, but as a general rule nine oblations with each of the nine names of Navadurga — Shailaputri through Siddhidatri. Men offer ghee; women offer havan samagri.
What should be done when every undertaking fails at the last stage?
Worship Bhagavati Bhadrakali alongside Bhagavan Vinayaka — an anushthana of the Sankatanashana Ganesha Stotra together with the first mantra of the Argala, which carries Bhadrakali's name, performed for at least a month and a quarter.
What should be done if something negative has been buried in the house?
Perform a havan-based procedure, and afterwards bury the ash and Havan materials repeatedly in the ground — in the Brahma portion at the centre of the house if possible, otherwise in the four corners.
A widely followed live was reciting the Mahamrityunjaya with 'pati vandana' in place of 'pushtivardhanam' — a reading he says he knows from no grantha.
He refers to the great tantriks who take ₹51,000 or ₹1 lakh and perform havan. He says he was watching a live that morning — someone very viral — and that they were reciting the Mahamrityunjaya mantra but saying "pati vandana" where "pushtivardhanam" stands. He says he commented on it, as did three or four others, asking what was being said, and that Bhagavati knows from where such a mantra could come, since he himself has no knowledge of it.
Those charging ₹51,000 or ₹1 lakh use these very materials, and any effect that reaches you comes from these — the same thing being told free in a live.
Of those who take ₹51,000 or ₹1 lakh, he says: look at their material. If they truly have ten disciples, then one or two among them will be someone who has performed these mantras properly. They will use these very things; and if any effect is really going to reach you, it will come from these very things. And that same thing, he says, he is telling them free in a live — and they are not enjoying it.
A 17 Pro Max flatters any subject and a ₹15,000 phone flatters none — spend ₹1.5 lakh and even a havan said with 'pati vandanam' would revive a corpse.
A photograph from a 17 Pro Max will come out very fine however dark the subject, he says; a picture from a simple ₹15,000 phone, even of a fair person, does not please. In the Pro Max even the dark one looks fully fair, because ₹1.5 or ₹2 lakh was spent. It is the same thing: there, a havan done even with "pati vandanam" would revive a corpse, because ₹1.5 lakh was spent and the corpse would have to come alive.
A Saptashati prayoga is added this time to the fully tantrokta Ashtalakshmi anushthan and the Swarnakarshan Bhairav vidhan.
Keeping all these things in mind, he says, the vidhans of the anushthan are being increased this time. The prayoga of the Saptashati is also being placed in it. The Ashtalakshmi anushthan will of course take place, fully tantrokta, with its sapariya; the yag that takes place will take place; and Swarnakarshan Bhairav ji's will take place as well.
With that as samput, each of the eight Lakshmis gets her own separate yag and sapariya — eight samput havans in effect.
With that as samput, he says, a separate yag of each of the eight Lakshmis will take place. A special vidhan has been discussed for this, this time. That is, each Lakshmi — whether Dhan Lakshmi or Santan Lakshmi — will have her own separate vidhan, and this will be extra, beyond the eight. Along with it there will be their sapariya, so that in a manner of speaking a vidhan of eight samput havans is being performed this time.
Kheer or payas of makhana, dear to Bhagavati in Lakshmi prayogas, carries the ahutis for all eight Lakshmis.
In the paddhati of the Lakshmi havan, he says, makhana in particular — makhana is very dear to Bhagavati, the giver of Lakshmi, for prayogas connected with Lakshmi. So kheer of makhana, or the payas made from makhana grain, will be prepared according to the vidhi vidhan, and the whole process of ahuti will be carried out from it for all eight Lakshmis, with the samput vidhan of the fourth adhyaya of the Durga Saptashati.
The vidhan runs longer this time and stands separate from the samput; registration is as usual, and anyone may do his own elaborate vidhan that night.
The samput will be separate and this will be separate, he says; the vidhan is becoming somewhat long this time, and more so, but it will be used. This experimental vidhan will be there separately this time, particularly for the eight Lakshmis. Listeners can join in it, and the registration details will be as they usually are. Whatever elaborate vidhan a listener wishes to do himself, he should do that night, and that too will be discussed the next day.
All night if possible, or nine, 21 or 27 times — 108 being beyond most — either havanatmak or paathatmak, but done.
Do that vidhan either all night long, or else as much as is possible — even if only once; let it become nine times, 21 times, 108 times. He says 108 will not be manageable, he understands that much, but 27 times can be done comfortably. If you wish to make it havanatmak, make it havanatmak; if it is to be paathatmak, make it paathatmak — but do it.
Kali's stotra, satnam or kavach takes 50 grams of black pepper into the half kilo of mustard and 100 grams of chirmi — this being dhuna, not havan.
When you are making the prayoga of Bhagavati Kali's stotra, satnam, kavach and the rest for protective purposes — and here, he insists, we are doing dhuna, we are not doing havan; no havan of a kavach is taking place, we are charging it and doing dhuna — then in this you may also use black pepper. That is: half a kilo of yellow mustard, 100 grams of red chirmi, and 50 grams of black pepper in it. Grind it, make a powder. The camphor will remain the same 100 grams.
With which mantras is the havan done in a Ratri Sukta anushthan?
In the Ratri Sukta, the havan will be done with the remaining mantras, leaving aside the astra mantra that is in it.
What should be done on Kartik Purnima itself?
On the day after, which is Kartik Purnima, do a havan as far as possible — with the 108 namavali of your aradhya, or with the mantra you do japa of; if it can be managed, certainly do a havan. The speaker adds that in the anushthan being held by his own Grihastha Tantra parivar, since it is Tripura Purnima this time, a full brihad anushthan of Bhagavati Tripur Sundari is being organised.
The sadhak class should do japa of their mantras and a havan on at least one of the two parva days.
Apart from this, the sadhak class, if they do japa of their mantras and a havan — do it on at least one of the two days, tomorrow or the day after — then it becomes most excellent.
What are the higher options for purifying the ground?
If it is possible for you, he says, have a Mahavidya saprayoga done — that will also do; if not that, then Mahabhairav; and if none of this can be done, then if there is any sadhak, any tantra sadhak, certainly have agni, havan, karmakand and tantrakand performed there by them.
What is the order of work on the day of the griha bandhan?
On the day you are to do the griha bandhan, he says, do kshetrapal nikari on that day too, and only after that bathe and make all the preparation for the griha bandhan. The keels are made abhimantrit first — a tridhatu keel, an iron keel, a silver keel, a copper keel, three kinds of keel made abhimantrit through havan and heated in fire and so awakened — and before fixing them, kshetrapal nikari is done first.
What is required in the ordinary vidhi of bandhan?
If we go by the ordinary vidhi, he says, nothing has to be done separately here. Whatever puja you perform at the puja sthan, whatever havan you do — yearly or whenever — from that you will keep obtaining all things; that place will remain awakened, conscious and protected, and the negative shaktis will remain expelled from there.
What does it mean when a shakti does not speak?
Asked why a shakti does not speak, he says it can be one of two things — a deficiency in capacity, or a bandhan. In this it is more necessary to take someone's help. He adds that a vastu pujan can be had done, and that some yajna and anushthan should be organised at the house and it should be done then.
Can a trishul be placed in the havan kund on Ashtami?
He answers that you can absolutely place the Bharat trishul in the havan kund and do havan on every Ashtami; there is no difficulty. There is no problem in an iron trishul; you can do it.
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.
What is done with bel wood in a raksha prayoga?
He says that where an anushthan of tantra mantras is performed over the wood of the bel tree, over the samidha, then the mantras that are raksha-pradhan give greater effect. And a keel is then made from bel wood, and by means of it too the vidhi of rakshan is performed.
How should the purnahuti of a daily Bhairav Mahamantra havan be given?
Asked about doing a havan of one mala of the Bhairav Mahamantra daily, he says that if you are doing the purnahuti daily as well, then you can give the purna phal — that is, by means of a supari.
What is it that the devatas want, and how are they nourished?
Mantra. If we do mantra path properly, with pure pronunciation and in maximum quantity, the devas are nourished. No yajna can ever happen without mantra, and no special vidhi-kriya can happen without mantra. The bhava world is separate — bhakti of the Mahashaktis is done by bhava.
What does a withering Tulsi plant indicate after an eclipse?
If Tulsi ji withers within two or three days, the speaker says, know that some prayoga or other is being done there. You should at once have a havan performed at home, and do a havan yourself if possible.
Which other plants should be watched in the days after an eclipse?
If Tulsi ji dries within three or four days, know at once that some tantra has been used, all of a sudden. Within three or four days after the grahan Tulsi ji should not dry, the creeper of Aparajita should not dry, Shami ji should not dry. If this is happening within three or four days, become alert, and a havan should be done at home at once.
Why is even a minimal havan effective against a tantra prayoga?
Havan is such a process, the speaker says, that even the subtlest havan you do will certainly shake whatever tantra kriya has been done, however great, whether a new tantra prayoga or the oldest; and especially if the tantra is new, its effect at once begins to grow faint and to lessen.
What does the smoke of the dhoop do beside the lamps?
The speaker says the smoke that emerges from the dhoop will be absorbed by the eleven deepaks burning together — they draw that thing towards themselves, and a vacuum is created there in which all the surrounding smoke is pulled in. When you are doing a havan, that same condition arises on a large scale, and all the negative energy has to move away from its effect.
What should one do on the first suspicion that a prayoga has been done?
The moment it feels to you that some such prayoga has occurred at home — trouble has begun, difficulties have started in the house, there is trouble on the gauvansh, Tulsi ji is drying, everyone's health has suddenly begun to fail, and all of it happened right around the grahan — begin a havan at once with the Hanuman Chalisa, morning and evening, with the family if possible and alone if not. He says all things will become normal in three to four days.
Should one do a havan even without evidence that anything was done?
The speaker says that if you have a suspicion, do it — and that he would go further: do not even look at whether anyone has done anything or not. The grahan has passed; on the day after the grahan, if possible, do a havan with the Hanuman Chalisa. Do an ordinary subtle havan at home according to whatever vidhi-vidhan you know for your ishta and aradhya. That is the simplest method, and by it your protection will happen.
The client's despair undoes the conviction of the pandit working for him
Twenty-two hours of your twenty-four go in weeping that things went wrong, that a tantra was done on me — and even a person who is doing something for you gives no effect, because you keep negativising him too. A pandit ji will go and do a havan for you and you will negativise him so much, saying we had a havan done from such and such a pandit ji and nothing happened, we went and showed it to that one and nothing happened. It then runs in the pandit ji's mind that nothing happens for this man, so nothing will happen from me either.
May women place a chola on the kanda while reciting the Janjira?
Asked whether women may place a chola on the kanda while reading the Janjira, he says the chola should not be placed, if you have written chola. They can certainly do havan; they can do tantrokta havan, they cannot do Vedic havan.
What is the havan vidhan for the five forms of the Panchmukhi Hanuman Kavach?
Each will have its own separate form and mantra, the speaker says. Beyond their dhyana mantra, the mantras of the five forms have been given, and you can do havan with those.
What is the warning about the Hari-Markat mantra?
The Hari-Markat mantra, the speaker warns, is a masani mantra — keep that in mind. Keep in mind which devi-devatas are worshipped in your house. If a shakti of pishachik form is worshipped and you are about to do a havan of Hanuman ji's Panchmukhi form and are offering ahutis with that Markat mantra, then, because someone is worshipped in the form of pishach, pret or masani, difficulty will come to them, and your trouble will increase. Then you will say that you did a havan of Hanuman ji and your trouble grew. Do havan with thought and understanding, he says.
Can a woman do havan alone if her husband does not?
Asked for the vidhi of daily havan and dhuni at home when the husband does not do havan, the speaker says dhuni can be done daily, there is no difficulty; and in havan you can do havan with tantrokta sabar mantras. In a special circumstance, it being Kaliyug, if the husband is not doing it there is no such objection — you can do it.
What if one has had an anushthan done but cannot do the dashang havan?
Asked what to do if one has had an anushthan done but cannot manage the dashang havan, the speaker says japa can be done — yes, japa can be done.
What should be done when such things are happening in the house?
If things of this kind are happening at home, the speaker says, naming the questioner, then get a havanatmak prayoga done through some sadhak.
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.
Should the path be supported by a havan as well?
It is very good that she is doing the path — let her do it, the speaker says. Along with it, taking the cooperation of some other person, have a havanatmak prayoga done at home too: if there is a little havan then these things will finish as fast as possible.
Can a havan be done with the Janjira or an astra mantra?
A listener recalls that he had once forbidden havan with any Janjira or astra mantra, and asks whether that meant a havan of the Hanuman Janjira mantra is not to be done. He clarifies: it was said for doing dhuni. With an astra mantra, with the Janjira, dhuni should be done; and as for how to do the havan — only and only with ghee and guggul. In dhuni, other things are used.
Does the method of havan change where a place is full of bhoot-pret?
In the place where there is trouble, where it is filled up in that way with bhoot-pret, where there is affliction — in that place the method of havan will change, the speaker says. And person to person it can differ in this.
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.
Who may perform agnihotra?
Only he whose yajnopavit has already taken place can perform agnihotra.
What else should be done to secure the house?
Keep your house and place bound. Keep the kavach and everything else worn, and only after that do pujan path and the rest. In between, go on doing havanatmak kriya, Kshetrapal pujan and the like.
Who is Surya's father-in-law, and how does that touch vastu?
Surya's father-in-law is Bhagavan Vishwakarma, the dev shilpi, who is also called Twashta. The speaker says that without the father-in-law's grace the vastu dosha in our whole building will never end, and that Vishwakarma is worshipped in the middle of the three mekhalas of the havan kund.
Can havan be done every day in Gupt Navratri?
Asked whether havan can be done every day in the coming Gupt Navratri, the speaker answers: absolutely. Asked whether it can be done with the namavali of Maa Durga, he says yes, absolutely, it can be done.
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.
Is the Surya havan done in the morning or the evening?
Asked whether the havan of Surya Dev is done in the morning or can also be done in the evening, the speaker says to do it in the morning only — whatever Surya pujan is to be done is in the early morning, absolutely.
On which tithi should havan not be done at night?
The speaker repeats what he says again and again: if you are doing a weekly havan — as, for instance, you do havan every Tuesday — then there is no need to look at any tithi or nakshatra; do it. If you do a monthly havan, as on Amavasya, Purnima or Ashtami, whichever single tithi is your rule for doing it, there too you need not look at anything. But if you are doing it on some other tithi, then you should look at the agnivas and so on before doing it. In a parva kaal there is no need to look at the agnivas.
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 is done at home on the evening of Chaturdashi?
After the temple, at the evening time do the pujan of Hanuman ji at home; if you wish to do havan and the like, keep an upvas and do the havan in the evening, and you may eat after the havan. There is no full necessity of keeping such an upvas — if you have not been keeping one, do not keep it for the first time this year, because an upvas will have to be kept for the Diwali pujan the next day. Before Hanuman ji at home, five lamps of ghee must certainly be given as deep daan, separately for him; and on the day of Chaturdashi fourteen lamps should be lit together and arranged at different places in the house.
Is the havan compulsory on Diwali night?
Havan you must certainly do on this day — you should certainly do the havan on the night of Amavasya. And on the day of Diwali, if you have been keeping an upvas from before, then keep it; if you have not been keeping one, then after doing the night-time pujan you should certainly eat food. This year do not begin an upvas newly, he repeats — not in this samvat; begin it after the next Chaitra Navratri.
How is the havan for the Shabari kavach done?
Asked by Deepshikha ji how to do the havan for the Shabari kavach, he says he would have to tell her — it can only be managed by doing it and showing it. In that manner there is no need of a havan in it, he says, but fine, he will tell her sometime.
On which day should the havan of a five-day Ashtottar Shatnam anushthan be done?
On the night of Diwali there is an anushthan, so certainly do a havan; for the rest, you may also do it on the last day. The reason for a havan in the mahanisha kaal on the night of Diwali is that on that day the arrival of Bhagavati Lakshmi in the house, and of all the chief dev shaktis of the house, certainly happens; so on that day pujan and havan should all be done as well as possible. And if an anushthan is running and it is of five days, then do it on the last day too — that is better still.
Which woods can be used with apamarg in a havan?
Answering a question about the havan from the Mahabhairav stotra, he says apamarg wood burns up quickly. Along with apamarg wood you can use navgrah wood, and you can use upale of cow dung. Any separate wood from among the navgrah woods; and on your side, in the Rajasthan direction, shami ji's wood is found in plenty, so you may use those woods in greater quantity. When you are offering ahuti with the mantras of the devi-devatas that are kavach and the like, or in the ahuti of shabar mantras, using shami ji's wood is very good.
Is there harm if one person does a tantrokta and another a vedokta anushthan in one place?
There is no such harm, he says. The vedokta person's whole sadhana will be at the day time, and the havan and the rest will be at the day time; the tantrokta person's will be at the night time. If you are keeping one kund, then look into that a little. There is no other matter. It should not be rajasik-tamasik.
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.
What if I simply cannot manage the full vidhi?
But if it is not happening for you, then it is not to be done forcibly, and not half-complete either, he says. That is not to be done; that too we will not say. But make an effort, at least — if not that, then try at least in an ordinary way. In that too bhav is formed. For the rest, what happens through us you see in the videos: when we made such expanded videos merely to give you a demonstration, you can imagine how all those things happen when they actually take place — how much vidhi vidhan there is in it, in what ways it is done.
Can the Kshetrapal nikari be done by itself?
Asked by Umashankar ji, who wants to begin from the initial vidhi from Kartik Shukla Chaturthi and also do the purnahuti and Kshetrapal nikari, how to do only the Kshetrapal nikari, he says: only the Kshetrapal nikari you can absolutely do. It should also be done after the havan. The subject of only the Kshetrapal nikari can absolutely be done just so; they are putting out a separate video on it.
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.
When the Annapurna anushthan is performed
The speaker says the Annapurna sadhana is done in Navratri from Pratipada up to the Ashtami tithi. In any other month it can be begun from the Poornima tithi; anticipating the question of how long it then runs, he says eight days only, so the sadhana is complete on Saptami and the havan is done on Ashtami.
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.
A havan-form anushthan should be done at home on these three days, or failing that a sankalp made at a nearby temple holding one.
At the very least, for the protection of one's family and oneself, an anushthan should certainly be performed in these three days, and especially on the Chaturdashi and Amavasya tithis. A havan-form anushthan at home if you can; and if you cannot do it at your own house, then have a sankalp made at a temple nearby where some particular anushthan is being held.
Any protective anushthan already performed should be repeated now — a three-day laghu form at minimum, with a havan on the last day if possible.
Whatever anushthans you have already performed before for your own protection should certainly be performed again. Suppose someone has already done the anushthan of the Vairi Nashan Kali Kavach — then in these times let him do at least a three-day laghu anushthan of that Vairi Nashan Kali Kavach, and a havan on the last day if it is possible.
Which direction should a night Havan face?
It should be done — and householders should do it principally facing the eastern and northern directions.
Closing the Badavanal anushthan: the final-day havan, laddu distribution and brahmachari bhojan
The speaker says that when the 21-day path is complete, on the last day a Havan of Hanuman is done in the temple itself, oneself or, better for a woman, by a pandit. The material is ghee and Guggul: ahutis first with Hanuman's sahasranama, then 108 each with the Gayatri of Ram, of Sita and of Hanuman, then Purnahuti. The daily rot-churma bhog is eaten and shared at home; on the last day one may arrange a sawa-mani of 40 kilos of Laddu or simply a sawa kilo, feed it to small children, provide for nearby monkeys and do gau seva. If five Brahmins who truly keep brahmacharya can be found, feed them food cooked by one's own hand; otherwise give dan-Dakshina to a pandit and do gau seva. Done so, he says, this is one vidhi by which the Badavanal vidya is attained.
How does a lunar eclipse complete a mantra's Purashcharana?
Complete the Sankalpa and Ganapati (Ganesha) pujan before the eclipse begins, start japa four or five minutes before first contact, continue five to ten minutes past the end, then perform the Dashansh (Dashamsha) Havan, Tarpana, Marjan and Brahman Bhojan the next morning — the Purashcharana is complete and the mantra awakened.
A daily Havan alongside 108 recitations of the Saptashloki is endorsed without reservation
Yes, absolutely — the speaker calls a daily Havan with 108 Saptashloki recitations an entirely divine practice and endorses it without qualification.
What if the fire goes out before the Havan is complete?
Arrange the Samidha on the fire after kindling it, and arrange it so that oxygen enters properly — the fire going out is a consequence of stacking that blocks the air.
In a daily Saptashloki Havan, seven Ahutis per mantra for 108 recitations; Kshetrapal Bali and Purnahuti are not daily
Kshetrapal Bali is not performed daily, and Purnahuti is not given daily either, if the Havan is a daily one. For 108 recitations, seven Ahutis from each mantra is best — five, seven or eleven all work, and one is acceptable.
A household under long-standing Abhichar: a yearly Sarva Prayoga Mahavidya Anushthan, one-Brahmin Chandi Path in Navratri, and Panchbali with worship of the Chaukhat
Three things over two to three years: a Sarva Prayoga Mahavidyas Anushthan at home once a year through a qualified person; Chandi Path in Navratri by one Brahmin across nine days with Havan; and Panchbali for the family deities with charity and worship of the Chaukhat.
Can a Havan be done with only one Charitra of the Saptashati?
First, you should have obtained the Saptashati Deeksha or the Shakta Deeksha. And what you are describing falls under the Chandi Yaag — for a Havan with all the Charitras you must know the Avaran and Mandala worship: Sarvatobhadra, Navagraha, the sixty-four Yoginis, the sixteen Matrikas, the Lokpalas, the Dikpalas, and all the Kalashas.
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.
Can the Kavach mantras be used for a Havan?
No. Asked whether the Saptashati's Kavach may be used for a Havan, the speaker says no; asked whether Kavach mantras may be, he says no again — a Havan of Kavach mantras is not performed.
What should be done about an old human skull buried in the land?
First have a Tripindi Shraddha performed at that place so it obtains its Gati, or a Gita recitation with Sankalpa — try for its release first. If it does not accept, or is causing trouble, then go into the Tantrokta operations: a Varah or Varahi havan there, or a seven, nine or eleven day Mahavidya havan.
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.
What balances the tremors that mantra japa produces?
It means the mantra is having its effect and Sattvic powers are rising in the body — but it is unregulated, not balanced. For that you should recite the Kavach, and if possible perform a Havan on the Ashtami day as well.
What should be done when unknown women and children are seen on closing the eyes?
Have a Bhairav Yaag performed at the house and have the Kshetrapal Nikari done — at minimum that much. Find a somewhat knowledgeable Brahmin who worships at a Kali temple and knows the Saptashati Chandi recitation; have it done on one day, on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi.
How is the Bel fruit used in a Havan?
The pulp is scooped from the Bel fruit, the Shriphal, and mixed with honey and Mishri sugar and pure ghee; Ahuti given with that is a Havan for the obtaining of Lakshmi. The same substance is used for Akarshan in the Shatkarma; adding mustard to it makes it a Stambhan of an enemy.
What opens a binding of the Kuldevi or the Pitrs?
A Havan with the mantras of the Argala. In the Argala mantras the Kuldevi is there and the Pitrs are there — Bhagavati is described there in the form of Svadha as well — so whatever the binding is, it will open.
How should pride after a successful Tantra work be dealt with?
The Tantra work succeeded by the deity's grace; you and I only become the instrument. If you take pride in it, the next time that work will simply not happen. For repentance, ask forgiveness of the deity connected with the operation you performed, and do a Havan and japa and a Prayashchitta in their name.
What may be written in the Havan kunda for a Durga Havan?
Yes — write Hreem, if you are doing it by the speaker's method. You may draw the Yantra, the triangles, both triangles. You may write the Beej mantra of whichever form of Bhagavati you are worshipping, and the Beej mantra of fire, which is Ram.
Navami in the householder Navratri: havan early, then kanya pujan, Siddhidatri at night, and the paran only on Dashami
The speaker says that on Navami the Havan is done early in the morning, because the Kanya Pujan has to follow; do Bhagavati's havan in the morning and then the kanya pujan, and that part is complete. But the paran is not taken yet — this is according to the vidhan he sees in the Vindhya region, and whoever offers other proofs, that is their own matter. On Navami night one japs nine Mala of Bhagavati Siddhidatri; the Purnahuti has been done, but the night sadhana that was running must still be done. The Paran is taken on Dashami.
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.
Is it right to worship a photo of Panchmukhi Hanuman ji at home?
The speaker says it is entirely right — why would it be wrong. Asked separately for the whole process of a havan for the Hanuman Chalisa at home, he says he will also put out the beginning process that comes before what has already been shown.
Which mantra should be used for a havan to the kul devata when the Bhairav is unclear?
Asked by someone wishing to do a twenty-seven day havan for the kul devata and kuldevi, the speaker says that if the kuldevi is Bhagavati Sheetla then do hers; and where you feel the kul Bhairav is not being properly identified, use the Mahabhairav mantra given on the channel. It has no pranav attached, and it carries Bhairav ji's beej mantra — so men and women alike may all do it, whether or not they wear the janeu, with no difficulty of any kind.
Which is more intense, havan or japa, if only one is possible?
The speaker says both have their own importance, and that the full fruit of japa is obtained from havan. If only one is possible, choose according to your desh, kaal and circumstance; you may do havan, you may do japa — both have their own importance.
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.
Pushya nakshatra, a Sunday and Shukla Paksha fall together, and Krishna names Pushya as his own in the Gita.
Because on that day there is Pushya nakshatra, it is a Sunday, and it is Shukla Paksha. He cites Bhagavan Shri Krishna in the Vibhuti Yoga of the Gita — among nakshatras, I am Pushya nakshatra.
What is done on the final day of the Navratri?
Kanya pujan will be done, havan will be done. It is in a manner of speaking the time of completeness: that day the final phase of our Navratra will be running, which makes it exceedingly divine and exceedingly distinctive in itself.
How is the Havan performed if you do not know your family deity?
Offer to Bhavani Shankar and the nearest Shakti Peeth — 108 oblations each. With a Yajnopavita use the Pranava; a woman with no man available uses the Devi Pranava instead, as "Hreem Vaidyanathaya Swaha" and "Hreem Jay Durgaya Swaha".
Can a havan be done with the Jayanti Mangala mantra?
Absolutely — if it is possible to do a havan with Jayanti Mangala, then do the havan, the speaker tells the questioner.
Which woods may be used for this Havan, and which may not?
Do not use mango wood. Use Navagraha woods, Bel wood, or Sal wood — which is fragrant and burns very well — and cow-dung cakes. Bel is best of all, and Purnahuti follows at the end.
What pleases the Kul Shakti most in the Havan?
Offering with the Tantrokta Devi Suktam — whoever your Kuldevi may be — and mixing cow ghee into the kheer for the oblations. The speaker says the Kul Shakti becomes so pleased that she returns her full affection.
Which regional Shakti should be named in the Havan?
The presiding Shakti of your region: Jay Durga in Jharkhand and Bihar, Bhagavati Vindhyavasini in Uttar Pradesh, Chhinnamastika near Ranchi and Jamshedpur, and Bhagavati Bagalamukhi at Vaidyanath Dham, whose manifestation place that is held to be.
What should be done if the family Shakti is known to be displeased?
Make Rasiyao — kheer with jaggery instead of sugar — mix in black sesame, curd and cow ghee, and offer 108 oblations with Bel leaves, using her own name. The speaker calls this a gentle application, not a Shatkarma.
How should the Bel leaf be prepared before it is offered?
Break off the stalk at the top, where the knot-like part forms, before offering — do not offer it whole. Offered whole it pricks the mouth, and the speaker's reasoning is that what causes us pain will cause pain to the deity it reaches.
At what point in "Swaha" is the oblation actually released?
On the "aa" — not before saying Swaha, and not while saying it, but at the "aa" sound within "haa". The speaker explains it through the fire being addressed as a small child: you feed a child when it opens its mouth and says "aa".
What emotional state should a Havan be performed in?
Only surrender to your Ishta — neither emotional nor angry, no Kama-bhava nor any other. If devotional tears do come, that is good, but stop offering for a while: the reason for the rule is that the mantra should not be mispronounced, not that any fault attaches.
Should a mantra you do japa of be spoken aloud during oblations?
No. The mantras you perform japa of are not spoken aloud during oblations — if you do japa of the Panchakshari, do not say it aloud with Swaha. Say the mantra mentally and speak only Swaha aloud, exactly as you do in japa.
How is the Tantrokta Devi Suktam adapted for a Kuldevi Havan?
The Devi Suktam oblation runs "namastasyai swaha, namastasyai swaha, namastasyai namo namah swaha". For the Kuldevi, insert the dative: "namastasyai kul divyai swaha" — not "kul divye namah", since the fourth-case ending takes the "ai" vowel.
What is done on Tara Navami, and what can a householder do?
On Tara Navami they have been performing a separate one-day anushthan — for about two years now, he thinks — and it will be held separately again. He asks listeners to do it at their own homes as well, and if possible to certainly perform the vidhan of havan that day.
What does the word anushthan actually cover?
Shodashopachar pujan of whichever form of Bhagavati or of Bhagavan is to be worshipped; then stuti, japa, kavach and such paths; japa to a fixed count, such as a hundred and eight malas or some number of malas; then havan of a tenth part; and after the havan, tarpan and marjan.
How much more fruitful is archan on a Saturday Amavasya?
If an Amavasya is falling on a Saturday and anyone performs archan of Bhagavati that day, it is held to be a hundred times more fruitful. That is how karma is cut quickly: what was to happen in eight years may happen in seven and a half or seven.
How is the seven-day Saptashati path arranged across the Navratri?
On the eighth day do stuti and the rest, do the path of the rahasyas; on the ninth day do havan. And if it is of eight days, complete it in seven and do the havan and the rest on the eighth. Which adhyaya is read on which day, and how everything is done, has been described.
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.
Who becomes the ananya priya of Bhagavati?
Whatever karma you are doing in Navratri, all these karmas are dear to Jagadamba, and one who keeps the Navratra vrat and performs all these anushthans becomes her exclusively dear one. On the one hand Bhagavati says in the Gita that no one is dear or undear to me — but know, he says, that the same one says in the Srimad Bhagavat that one who in this manner performs my puja and anushthan, shringar, stuti, havan and the rest becomes my ananya priya.
Order of havan and kanya pujan in Navratri
Asked whether kanya pujan or Havan comes first, the speaker says havan always comes first. If the full path was completed on Saptami and Kanya Pujan is to be done on Ashtami, do the havan first on Ashtami and only then the kanya pujan. If the path is completed on Ashtami, do the havan on Navami and the kanya pujan on Navami after it.
Fifteen days of Panchakshari japa and havan before the Mahabhairav prayoga
The speaker says that so the Prayoga has no adverse effect on you, first do Japa of Mahadev's Panchakshari Mantra for at least 15 days before starting, 100 Malas daily, placing before Shiva the prayer that you are about to do a Mahabhairav prayoga, so let no adverse effect come, let you and your home be protected, and let the enemy be punished. After 14 days of 100 malas, on the 15th day offer at least 10 malas of Ahuti in Havan with paushtik samagri (shown in a channel video; bought in the market). The 15 days can be done any time, without looking at Krishna or Shukla paksha; in an emergency start any day. If choosing days, start from Pratipada or Panchami; best is japa from Pratipada to Chaturdashi and the havan on Amavasya or Poornima, in either paksha.
Is a havan necessary after completing a Baglamukhi satnam, and may a janeu be offered daily with the chola?
Asked whether a havan is necessary after someone completes the satnam of Mata Baglamukhi, the speaker says no, it is not necessary; no dosha will attach, and you may recite with an easy mind. Asked whether a janeu may be offered along with the chola every day, he says if you yourself wear a janeu then you may offer one, and if you do not wear one then do not; and if you offer it daily, then the rule must not be broken — so he himself would say not to do it every day, and to offer it daily only if you are entirely certain that you can.
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.
Should a householder take a sakam sankalp, and are tarpan and marjan needed in sadhana?
A householder should take a sakam sankalp, the speaker says — there is no need of nishkam at all just now; if we were nishkam we would not be listening to the channel. Asked whether tarpan and marjan are necessary in sadhana, he says absolutely: if you are doing a havan, then tarpan and marjan are very necessary. In Sabar it is not necessary — in Sabar an achman is done in a different way — but if you have done japa of tantrokta mantras and the like, then tarpan and marjan are necessary.
What is offered to Bhagavati during the four days of Ambubachi, and how is she unveiled?
She should be kept covered completely with red cloth and will remain in that same state; the bhog of madhu should certainly be offered to Bhagavati at that time, every morning and evening, the speaker says. Whatever seva-puja, sadhana, havan and the rest of the four days you wish to do, you may do; you may do the jagran of mantras and so on. On the last day, after the 26th — that is, on the 27th — you will again lift the cloth from Bhagavati's body and perform abhishek upon her properly with haldi water and scented dravyas and the rest. Then you will dress her in new cloth and put on the ornaments, and the cloth Bhagavati had worn for four days you should keep at the place where you keep your wealth, or wear it in a kavach, or tie it on the hand — you may put it to good use as you wish.
What is the commonest mistake after making a surrender?
That you have made the surrender there in order to do the utkilan, but afterwards you go on enjoying as the owner. Then the fruit too will be of the same kind, he says: the mind will remain in the same wandering, and you will keep falling again and again, deluded by maya. You may do a 41-day sadhana, do naam jap, do so many purashcharanas of a mantra, do a havan, and afterwards the state will become exactly as it was.
How long does the suffering last while paap is being cut?
When our paap is being cut — when we do punya, paap is cut — there is nothing but suffering for ten and fifteen years, and we weep. The mind draws back; one feels, how much more will you give. But there are the prarabdhas of many births which begin to be cut when you start doing sadhana, when you begin havan, when you are pouring water on Shiva. Sometimes you are doing a whole month's anushthan and at that very time the suffering increases — health goes bad, debt comes — and still one does not stop, saying that surely one day the Lord will hear.
How should sadhana be increased when the good time comes?
In suffering one is already doing bhakti so that the suffering may end. When the auspicious time comes, one should increase one's sadhana further. When the capacity for good quality comes, use good quality ghee; if you did a havan once a month before, now do a havan once a week. If earlier you could go on a tirth yatra once in five years and God has now given you capacity, then go on a tirth yatra two or three times a year — and go by vidhi vidhan, not as a tourist out sightseeing.
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.
What is the aim behind calling mala japa and Havan mere show?
To cut the household off from its own energies. His claim: once you break under that influence, the powers of your house, the energies of your house, your Kula deities and your Kshetra Rakshak stop receiving these energies — and then your protective armour breaks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Special case: havan samagri for a woman sadhika in the Ganpati sadhana
The speaker says a woman sadhika, instead of the ghee-and-guggul ahuti prescribed for men, should if possible do the Havan with havan samagri: the havan wood and fragrant dhoop mixed with black til, panchmeva, gud and a little honey. Jau need not be added, but rice must be. All of this is mixed together for the havan, after which the Purnahuti and Aarti follow as usual.
Why must you pray yourself even when someone else performs the havan?
People rest easy thinking the havan running elsewhere will set them right. But the prarabdha you yourself have made is the cause of this suffering, the speaker says, and however much another person does, so long as you do not join your hands the thing will hardly bear fruit.
Which wood is best for a havan to Bhagwan Shiva?
For the havan of Bhagwan Shiva, bilva wood is the most excellent — dry bel wood.
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.
Who may perform a brihad havan?
The video of the brihad havan has been made, he says. If you wish to do a brihad havan with full authority, greater than the vidhi already posted, then become initiated and learn the whole vidhi. Many people have posted the Vedic vidhi on their channels, in which each and every vidhan of the pujan is told, including how mekhala pujan is done; you may see that and do it — but only if you are a dikshit adhikari.
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.
Does deepdaan of any kind pacify the grahas?
Asked whether the shanti of grahas happens from deepdaan of any kind, the speaker says the shanti of grahas certainly happens. A deep, a deepdaan of any devata, is such a thing that — as is said in the Kartik Mahatmya and the like, which he asks listeners to read — if a person is not capable of doing a yajna and so on, then merely by doing deepdaan, by doing only that much, he obtains the fruit that is obtained for a yajna. Deepdaan is certainly capable of pacifying all the grahas.
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 settles such a spirit at last?
A person who was beaten and tormented in that way, the speaker says, will either take birth and complete that prarabdha, or, if there was no gati and the death happened in that manner, will now settle the account in the form of a bhoot pret. That person is stuck; he will not agree just like that. You will have to show a little of your own surrender toward the devatas: when that capacity comes into your sukshma sharir, that person will himself become calm, that atma will itself become calm. Devatva must come. This is the reason behind the saying that such work should be had done by a sadhak, or by a Brahmin who does trikal sandhya — one who does trikal sandhya, has done an anushthan, a japa, a havan, an agnihotri, one who does a daily havan, a sadhak of a mahavidya: in the aura of his body, in his sukshma sharir, the presence of those shaktis remains, on account of which these somewhere calm themselves and then accept what is said.
The three-month Dattatreya anushthan: four lakh ekakshari, 11,000 Vajra Panjar Kavach, 11,000 mala mantra
The speaker says that when the sadhak moved to the other place he was given four lakh japa of Bhagwan Datta's ekakshari, separately at least 11,000 of Datta's Vajra Panjar Kavach — "not one less", the speaker told him — and then 11,000 of the Datta mala mantra. He completed all of it very well within three months; the havan vidhi had been explained to him.
Havan with Bhagavati Anagha in a Shakti kund when the family's root shakti is a form of Bhagavati
The speaker asks listeners to note that the havan in this case was performed together with Bhagavati Anagha, and that a Shakti kund was used, because the sadhak's household matter was different from the usual. The family's root shakti was, somewhere, a form of Bhagavati, and Bhagwan Datta, he says, must have been the chief power holding control over all of them, or related to their sampradaya, and was extending his grace. Many experiences along the way, he adds, he is skipping for a later live discussion.
Square havan kund for all wishes, round Shakti kund for Bhagavati
The speaker explains the meaning of a Shakti kund: as everyone knows, the four-cornered, square agni kund or havan kund is for the fulfilment of all desires, whereas the circular kund is the one meant for Bhagavati.
When does this Shravan anushthan begin and end?
The sadhana is to be begun from the Pratipada of Shravan. On the Poornima of Shravan you will perform the havan. The whole vidhi vidhan is in the same PDF, which is why he has brought the PDF itself onto the live.
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.
With what is the havan done after the Shiv Mala Mantra japa?
In this way, if there is also the Shiv Mala Mantra, then after doing the japa of the Shiv Mala Mantra the havan is to be done with these themselves — with the Mahamrityunjay Stotra Satnamavali. Havan is always to be done with a namavali. And again, he says, in every namavali the tantric pranava has been written in, so anyone at all can pronounce it; there is no need for any change or separate consideration.
Is a dashansh havan compulsory for Panchakshari japa?
Keep in mind, he says, that if you are not doing the japa because a dashansh Havan has to be done, then in Panchakshari japa there is no compulsoriness of havan. If you do it, it is gold with fragrance; if you do not, nobody will throttle you, and it is not that the effect of the mantra will not come to you. And doing japa of Bhagavan Shiva in Shravan is in itself most distinctive — so do the japa without anxiety and give up laziness.
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.
What does havan do, and what must be watched in the agni sthapana?
By Havan, every kind of atript shakti which is for your welfare, which has become uchchatit, which has come under the effect of vichar, becomes at once pleased and pacified, he says. But keep one thing in mind: do it by vidhi vidhan. The general vidhi is given on the channel — the vidhi of agni sthapana. When the wood is gathered and burnt all at once, the kravyad portion does not come out of it, and it becomes like the chita fire of a shamshan.
How is the kravyad amsha removed from the fire?
The vidhi for extracting the kravyad portion is on the channel, he says; there is a whole Navratra havan video. It is not very difficult: you kindled the fire in the agni kona; then you placed it in the agni kona of the kunda; then you placed the kravyad portion in the nairitya kona and took it out. Rotate the pure fire three times and then establish it in the middle. It does not even take a minute.
Every kriya has a reaction, and nothing happening means nothing is working
You perform much more difficult acts in your official work, he says, but a small havan and a small correct opening procedure is called very difficult. Nothing is difficult if you decide. And then there is the fear in the mind that if a mistake occurs such and such will happen — brother, we did it and a mistake happened and that is why our distress increased. Distress does not increase because of a mistake, he says. When any kriya is performed there will be a reaction, either good or bad; something ought to happen in reaction. If nothing at all is happening, it means your work is worthless and what you are doing is useless, a time pass.
What havan is prescribed for wealth and radiance?
With the Shri Suktam and the rest, with the Ashtottara Shatanamavali and the Sahasranamavali of Bhagavati Lakshmi, you should perform havan with the pulp of the bel, upon the samidha of the bel tree. This is done for the obtaining of Lakshmi, for the obtaining of radiance, for the obtaining of wealth, and for collective vashikaran and akarshan and so on.
What will the day of completion feel like?
But when, on the day of Raksha Bandhan, your anushthan is completed — and if you did the havan along with it; and if you did not do the havan, that is all right too, there is no difficulty — but if you also did the havan, then on that day it will seem to you, he says, that a very great work of life has been done.
What closes the Ambubachi observance?
After the Naivedya and Aarti, if possible perform the Havan of the four days' japa — even one mala, if you did a hundred a day and ten is no longer possible. Do the Tarpan and Marjan; if a Kanya Pujan can be arranged, do it; if not, give one place's food entirely to a cow, and make a Daan in a Devi temple in the girls' name.
Four-day home worship of the Devi image during Ambubachi
The speaker gives the home vidhan for Ambubachi, 22 to 26 June each year. On the first day the Devi image is bathed with turmeric and kumkum and with panchamrita, then covered entirely in clean red cotton cloth so that only the face shows, with no heavy ornaments on her, and then worshipped. On the fourth day, the 26th, the cloth is removed, Jagadamba is given abhisheka again, then fully adorned and ornamented, best by the hands of a sumangali woman of the house; after the panchamrita bath she is dressed in red again, and a Havan should be done that day if possible. If Navratri is running at the same time, he says, the image is still dressed in red right after the first-day bath so it need not be moved, and the cloth is still removed on the 26th even though the Navratri cloth would otherwise come off on Navami.
Sadhana done during Ambubachi becomes infallible: the greatest festival for Kaul and Shakta sadhaks
The speaker says that whatever mantra Purashcharana or anushthan a sadhak does in the four days of Ambubachi, whatever extra japa and Havan, whatever attempt at reciting a Kavach and gaining its siddhi, Bhagavati makes it amogha, infallible. For every sadhak in the whole Kaula Sampradaya and Shakta community, he says, this is the greatest festival period, and it is said to carry thousands of times the merit of even Navratri.
Why doesn't relief from an aggressive ritual last, and what should follow it?
Severe pain disappearing after a Havan isn't permanent and will recur — as soon as such benefit is obtained, self-protection through Purashcharana and a Kavach should begin immediately.
How is a stotra or chalisa awakened?
Yes — whichever stotra or chalisa you are reciting, he says, if you awaken that same one by the vidhi vidhan, that is, if in Navratri and the like you do more than a hundred paths, if you do eleven hundred paths, and do havan and the like in this manner, then extremely great benefit is obtained from it.
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.
How is the year-long Ganesh Chaturthi vrat concluded (the Udyapan)?
When the full year is complete, feed twelve Brahmins by Shiva's command, establish a Kalash and worship his image beside it. On the altar make an eight-petalled lotus and perform the homa by the Vedic rule without stinting — the Navagraha and Shodash Matrika mandalas, and homa with the Ganesh Gayatri and his Sahasranama.
Why does a havan on an Akshaya Tritiya joined to Rohini destroy enemies?
The speaker states it as a shastric pramana: if Mool nakshatra falls at the time of the Paush Amavasya, and if Rohini nakshatra falls on the day of Akshaya Tritiya, then enemies — and especially those who are wicked and base — are destroyed, and their strength decays. So if you are right and your enemies are wrong, an anushthan or pujan performed or commissioned on this day will certainly be effective.
What is the weekly schedule for a Chandi Path?
The speaker confirms a listener may do the daily paath of the Sarva Siddhi Mahavidya krama, and states the rule for those who wish to do Chandi Path: do it from Monday to Friday, and do a havan on Saturday. On Sunday, instead of resting, do the paath of the Devi Suktam and the like nine or eleven times — this, he says, should certainly be done and will make it better still.
Before the agni sparsh: new thread in every kavach, Bhimseni camphor, and a havan at the day's first pujan
Gather everything — all the malas, the yantras, the kavachas — dust them well, and at the least change the thread of every kavach. He allows that a mala that has to be strung is a problem, so that one may simply be given agni sparsh; but in the other kavachas, take out whatever thread you have and put in new thread. Then keep camphor in a vessel — Bhimseni camphor, pure camphor — and at the first pujan of that day do a havan without fail.
How exactly is agni sparsh performed?
Take the camphor from the very fire kindled in the havan kund; touch the camphor to it and kindle the flame. Then first wash all the malas with cow's milk; wash the kavach and the yantra with cow's milk and then a little water and purify them, and very quickly pass that mala, that yantra, that kavach right through the fire. Never set about burning it, he warns. Agni sparsh means it passes across in an instant — through the fire, across, come away, not burnt, only touched. Whatever the fire touches becomes pure; Agni is directly a god and purifies everyone.
What should be done if an offence has been committed?
In such a state, he says, first of all there will be Shiva ji's pujan. The kavach and the rest will be given a fresh abhishek. Do at least five malas or eleven malas of the kshama mantra, and go on doing that japa for eleven days or twenty-one days, until there is peace of mind. Sins are quelled a great deal by havan and the like, so the more you practise as the Agam-ukta vidhan prescribes — and if there is havan, that is very good — the sooner you will be freed of that sin and dosha.
Spending the energy immediately is the practitioner's own loss, because his own time, energy and money went into it.
You performed a sava-lakh japa or more, did the tenth-part Havan, gave your time, spent your energy and spent your money. Spending ten days of that effort immediately is your loss alone — the speaker points out that nothing of his goes into it.
A small Havan should be performed again on the Purnima that follows Navratri.
Those continuing the japa should perform a small Havan again on Purnima. Not an extensive one; even a single mala's worth will serve, but that Havan should certainly be done.
How much practice should precede any application of a mantra?
Let four or five Navratris pass, performing the Purashcharana each time — Gupt, Prakat or otherwise — with 11 or 21 malas continuing between them, repetition and Havan at every festival period, and surrender at a Shakti Peeth.
How is abhimantran of a mantra performed?
Consecration varies by case: water in a vessel as in the Gita method, mustard held in the fist, or — for a Sabar mantra — a breath blown in such a way that no spittle leaves the mouth. A householder may perform Havan on both Amavasya and Purnima.
Closing rulings on the raisins used for counting, undistributed pomegranate, Havan during Sutak, and honey in the Khappar.
The 108 raisins kept for counting may certainly be eaten. Pomegranate that cannot be given out is immersed in the Ganga, another river or a clean lake. No Havan is performed during Sutak — let it pass, and it happens only after its conclusion and the purification. Honey is given in the Khappar, in a silver vessel.
What should be done on the day of the yogini or lok devata who comes in sawari?
And the chief matter of all, he says: for whichever yogini is dedicated to your ishta — as some yogini shakti is coming, or you have some lok devata — if they come in sawari, then on whichever day is theirs you should certainly make the attempt to do havan, and as far as possible to feed a dog, a cow or a bird with your own hand. From this, he says, the destruction of anishtata takes place.
The back route from Dhumavati comes out at the rear of the Kamakhya garbhagriha, by the havan kund near the main door
Having climbed up, this is now the rear door and rear portion of Bhagavati Kamakhya. Within is Bhagavati's garbhagriha, that wall; this is the back. Here lamps and the like are lit. By this rear route one reaches the devalaya directly, so that one round is complete and one again arrives at the same path — the path of Bhagavati Tara. There too is the havan kund, which stands right beside the main door.
When is the Havan, and how does the Navratri close?
The Havan may be done after the Sandhi Pujan on the 30th if your Anushthan is complete, but the most special time is Mahanavami, Wednesday the 1st of October — look at the Choghadiya, take Shubh and Amrit and leave the Rahu Kaal out. Ayudh Puja falls the same day; Aparajita and Shami Puja on the 2nd, then the Visarjan and the Paran.
How is the Mahavidya krama handled with a doubled Tritiya?
Simply increase your recitation by the day. First day, the first Charitra; second day, two chapters, as described; go on that way, and set the tithi aside. Everything completes by the Ashtami tithi — it completes in seven days — and on the Ashtami you have only the Rahasya and the rest to do.
May a Havan be done in an iron kunda?
Absolutely not. Whoever your so-called Mahasant or Jagadguru may be, telling you to do the Havan in an iron kunda or in aluminium — do not do it. In an iron vessel the Maran karma, the forbidden karma, is performed. It will give you baseness and destroy your merits.
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.
What can be done while sharing a room away from home?
Do the Kali Kavach — there is no difficulty. And after completing a Saptashati Mahavidya krama, the speaker does not ask you to do the Havan of all thirteen chapters: do an ordinary Havan with a Stotra or Satnamavali of Bhagavati.
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.
How often should a practitioner go to their nearest Shakti Peeth?
Judging from the name, the speaker guesses the listener is from Maharashtra, and says: whichever Shakti Peeth is near you — Mumba Devi's, Saptashringi Mata's, or whatever Shakti Peeth or Siddha Peeth — go there. Recite the Namavali there and surrender it; if possible perform a Havan there. Go at least once or twice a year.
What should someone doing Ganesh sadhana do when there are dreams but no darshan?
A listener says he does Ganesh ji's sadhana, has some experience, feels someone is with him in dreams but it neither speaks nor gives darshan, and asks what to do to obtain darshan. He answers: whatever experiences are coming to you through dreams and the like, tell them to yourself or to your guru ji, do not make them public. Secondly, darshan is up to him, in what manner he will give it. You should do havan — you should do havan more and more of whatever mantras you are doing japa of; at the very least you should do havan on the Chaturthi tithi in both pakshas. Through havan, he says, things fructify a good deal more quickly.
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.
What should someone do when a neighbour has had a kriya done on his family?
A listener says there had been some quarrel with a neighbour, that the neighbour has acquaintance with tantriks and bhagats, and that a kriya has been had done on his house and family. The speaker answers by name: the vidhi of the havan with the Hanuman Chalisa for forty days is given on the channel; have it done, do it, continuously, morning and evening if possible. It will take ten minutes, five to ten minutes. If your schedule is such, then it will take five minutes in the morning — do it in the morning, and then do it at night whenever you get home. Try it once, he says. Start it now from Gupt Navratri and do it until Savan Purnima — from the thirtieth of June until the day of Raksha Bandhan, do havan with the Hanuman Chalisa continuously morning and evening. The vidhis have been told; the vidhi for doing havan with the Hanuman Chalisa in Chaitra Navratri is available on this very channel. Hear it once and try doing it.
The Hanuman Chalisa havan is recommended over a costly tantric prayoga because anyone can do it
The condition has already worsened and you cannot do a great deal now, he says; if he tells you a great tantric prayoga, or tells you to go to somebody, money will be spent on everything. The most easily available thing is to try doing havan with the Hanuman Chalisa. A continuous forty days is one mandala puja — that is, for forty days do the puja of Hanuman ji alone; on Tuesday and Saturday go to him and record your presence; offer bhog and the rest to Hanuman ji. Within those forty days, he says, the situation will improve a good deal.
What should be done about fear that begins as evening falls?
Asked again about fear beginning as soon as evening falls, what the cause could be, and why puja done daily brings no release, he answers: show it once to a knowledgeable person; have hom havan done well at the house; have kshetrapal nikari done. When the problem comes to be known, have its treatment done in the right way.
What should people who receive sawari do in daily life?
Asked how those who get sawari should do the pujan and archan of the shaktis in daily life, he answers: those to whom sawari comes, at the very least, daily — for them the most important things are havan and bhog. If you do the agiyari, then whether the agiyari is a daily one, or one of Purnima, Amavasya or Ashtami, the agiyari should not be missed; or if you do havan, then the havan should not be missed. That, he says, is the most necessary of all.
One who has truly worshipped remains tript and could never say that nothing came of it
Whoever says that we worshipped so many years and nothing happened to us — know in truth, he says, that that person never worshipped at all. One who has performed puja will remain tript. He can never say that we did seva-puja for five years or ten years and obtained nothing. There is a satisfaction beyond material wealth in what you are doing now: in the deep daan you do, in the havan you do.
Who remains satisfied whatever comes?
Those who repeatedly perform the purashcharana of the mantras, who do Havan, Tarpana and Marjana, who perform gau seva in the panchbali, who perform the seva of mother and father, who perform the seva of plants — their heart and their atma will both remain tript. Whether they obtain anything or not, even if someone abuses them four times and goes, they will remain in satisfaction; there will be no restlessness in their mind, their heart or their eyes, and by the samarthya of the mantra they will become calm.
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.
After the japa comes havan, or a lamp or the coconut khappar vidhi if havan cannot be done, and then kanya pujan
After that make the arrangement for havan; if possible and you have learnt it yourself, do it yourself, and if they do not let you do it yourself then do it with someone's help, and if they will not let you do it even with help, then kindle a lamp and the rest, or do the coconut khappar vidhi that has been given. Somewhere or other the vidhan of kindling will happen — that is, japa and havan. And after that, kanya pujan: if it is a Shakti Peeth then the pujan of even one kanya there is most excellent, and if a proper kanya pujan cannot be done, then at the very least give sweets and the like to some kanya there, gladly, along with dakshina.
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.
What is dear to Bhagavati Mahakali and to Batuk Bhairav?
Asked what is dear to Bhagavati Mahakali and Batuk Bhairav ji, as abhishek is to Shiva ji and tarpan to Ganesh ji, the speaker says that archan is dear to Bhagavati Mahakali; archan is greatly dear to all the svarups of Bhagavati; archan is greatly dear to the 64 yoginis too; and along with archan, havan is very dear. And as for what is dear to Batuk Bhairav ji — if you go especially into the Bhairav svarup, then all the Bhairavs there are, the Bhairav svarups, are pleased most of all, and are pleased quickly, through japa. Japa is very dear to the Bhagavan.
Can a person cut a neighbour's tantra prayoga himself?
Asked whether the kaat of a tantra problem caused by neighbours can be done oneself, and if not, what sort of sadhak it should be got done from, and whether it will happen by havan, the speaker says that the kaat will happen — there are a great many videos on the channel. Understand the subject, brother; it does not happen merely by saying so.
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.
Can the Shiv Kavach be recited for four months against tantra?
Asked about reciting the Shiv Kavach for four months in a temple to fight tantra, the speaker says it absolutely can be done: you may begin the paath of the Shiv Amogh Kavach. You may begin from tomorrow, or from Guru Purnima, or from the Krishna Paksha Pratipada of Shravan. Keep the sankalp clear — for Shiva ji's grace, and by his grace for the destruction of all abhichaar being done by enemies.
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.
Should an Ekadashani or a Shatrudriya be done?
The treatment you must have done, the speaker says, but alongside it, take counsel from some learned person as to how the rudrabhishek should be done — whether an Ekadashani is to be done or a Shatrudriya. Take their counsel and do it properly; something or other will certainly be obtained by you.
Why are we drawn to the bhakti of God?
Asked what karmas of ours make us attracted to the bhakti of God, the speaker says that attraction to bhakti happens first of all when suffering comes into life. When suffering comes into life we begin to see tantra mantra, we go towards katha and puran, we try to learn havan and offer bali and to know all these vidhi vidhans. That is what happens first. When God wishes to call us near him he begins to give suffering, and then we go towards him. The second thing is karma: when karmas become good, then too.
How is a shakti that someone has bound to be released?
Asked how a shakti is to be released if someone has bound her, the speaker says: take the help of some knowledgeable person. If you yourself have knowledge, then according to the shaktis concerned — as if she is some sevika of Bhagavati Durga, some yogini — she will obtain strength and capability from performing havan connected with Bhagavan Sadashiva. If you perform sadhana connected with Bhairav ji and do havan, she will obtain capability from that.
What should be done when negative shaktis are seen directly in the house?
If a negative shakti is being seen directly in the house, the speaker says, it means her energy is becoming quite strong, that the person through whom the projection was made is using a great deal of bali and the like, and that the level of positive shaktis in your home has fallen very low. You should first, if possible, have a samputit paath of the Sundarkand done at your home; and if possible have it done from Tuesday to Saturday, at least five weeks continuously, with havan each day.
What are the two means of making a sadhana pushta?
The first thing, he says, is to perform their havan again and again. The second is what we make pushta through the Mahashaktis — those forms of Bhagavati which are themselves pushtikarik, such as Maa Jagadamba's Annapurna form, the Mahalakshmi form, and in the same way the divine shakti Bhagavati Shakambhari.
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.
Daily mandal avahan without havan is not the rule for a home Saptashati parayan
The speaker says the man learned mandal pujan from Acharya Shivdatt Mishra Shastri's Durga Archan Paddhati, the most widely circulated book, built a Navagraha mandal and so on as best he could, and every day invoked every deity of every mandal with the full elaborate vidhi given there — which belongs to a Chandi yaga — then did visarjan after each path. But in a yaga the avahan goes with havan-based vidhan, and in 108 paths he never once did Havan. Daily avahan and visarjan with a full mandal is simply not the rule for a 108-path parayan at home; alternatives exist, and whoever knows a thing should do that thing properly.
Supporting pujans and offerings a Saptashati parayan needs
The speaker says the fifth mistake was that there was no Ganesha anushthan of any kind, no Bhairav anushthan, no Batuk pujan, no Yogini pujan, no special Naivedya, bhog or offering, and no Bali of any kind — only the plain path was going on. Had the man even followed the archan paddhati's own havan-based vidhan once a week, or once a fortnight, some further vidhans would have been covered and a little peace would have held. He never did.
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.
Can havan be done every day of the ten?
If there is a wish to do havan daily, do it daily — but do not do the purnahuti daily; do the purnahuti on the last day, that is on the day of Anant Chaturdashi. The bhog will change every day, but the heap of rice that has been placed upon the paan leaf is never to be moved and never to be removed; it will be removed only on the day of Anant Chaturdashi.
Can a pig-skin asana be used, and what of the Mahaganpati vidhi?
Asked whether the asana of a pig's skin can be used, he tells the questioner to go ahead and use it — who has forbidden it. Asked to explain the vidhi vidhan of havan, tarpan and marjan in the Mahaganpati sadhana, he says that if it is being asked by the Bhoot Lipi vidhan then it is not possible to tell it here, because there is so much use of the matrikas in it that it cannot be spoken in this way; it would have to be written down and shown.
What completes the prana pratishtha?
After that, having done shodashopachar pujan — pujan of sixteen kinds — or panchopachar pujan and so on, place Ganpati in their place and again recite the Atharvashirsham at the very least fifteen times. The prana pratishtha of Ganpati is done. After that begin your havan and the rest, and your own path and puja. It will be in this same manner for all the deities.
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.
Should a havan kund be of iron or copper?
Never use an iron kund for havan. Only the copper kund should be used. If you ever do havan in an iron kund, then from the smoke that rises from it, from the burning of the fire caused by the havan samagri and the rest, it is as with the question about the ashtadhatu murti: it will give a contrary effect in your body and you will have trouble.
Can havan be done by the stutis of the Vaikritikam Rahasyam?
Asked about the havan vidhi given there, and what can be done with the stutis given in it, he says the questioner is speaking of the Vaikritikam Rahasyam. Absolutely: if you do havan by the stuti that is in all three kshetras, then that shakti will be regarded as being in the havan, and the havan of all three kshetras will be regarded in it — and it does indeed happen by that.
What is the purnahuti given with?
Asked whether, when purnahuti in the havan is done with almond and one pair of cloves and one pair of cardamom, the nimbu bali is to be squeezed or not, he answers: give the purnahuti in the havan with gari gola, with dry coconut and the like. If you give it with gari, filling it well with jaggery and so on, it is excellent. After that, give with all these things. The nimbu bali will be given first, and the purnahuti after that.
Can the seven hundred anga shaktis of the Saptashati be used for havan?
Asked whether, since there are seven hundred anga shaktis in the Durga Saptashati, their havan can be done with the seven hundred names, he answers that if you wish to know it in the ordinary way, the anga shaktis in the Saptashati are infinite. The havan you can do by the Tantrokta Devi Suktam.
How is a nimbu bali given in the havan kund?
The lemon is cut standing, made into two pieces, and put into the havan kund. Garna, he explains, means that it is not to be squeezed. It is to be cut straight and put in.
Can Ganesh havan be done daily, and is name-japa ever harmful?
Asked whether the havan of Ganesh ji may also be done daily, he says absolutely. Asked whether there is any harm in doing japa of the name of Bhagavan Shri Ram, he says there is no harm, brother — keep taking the name of Bhagavan, there is no harm; do not be so excessively suspicious. It is for beej mantras that it has been forbidden: a beej mantra or a Vedic mantra should not be muttered at will in that manner. Do name japa; it is not forbidden at all. Asked whether, during this Ganesh pujan, pujan can be done by making a murti of turmeric and whether the visarjan will also be so or the vidhi different, he tells Uday Pratap ji that the video will be uploaded the very next day telling what kind of murti is to be made and how you can make it at home too — listen to it and the whole doubt will be cleared.
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.
How should agnihotra be performed?
When the yajnopavit samskar takes place, he says, at that very time the upadesh for agnihotra is given. So agnihotra should be performed according to whatever upadesh was given.
Those who do no japa, no kavach prasaran and no havan are affected most easily
Especially, the speaker says, anyone who does no japa or tapa, who does not do the prasaran of a kavach, who is not doing any particular havan, pujan or paath — on such people these things begin to take effect very easily. And that, he says, is an utterly ordinary matter nowadays.
Tara Shatnam Stotra and havan: only for the initiated
Asked under which name to do the havan at home after japa of Bhagavati Tara's Shatnam Stotra, the speaker says to do that stotra only if you hold Diksha; otherwise offer the japa and its samarpan at a Shiva or Bhagavati temple. Her Havan vidhi is somewhat Ugra — it is not certain that only ordinary energy is projected — and when you do her havan her shaktis and attendants come, so without that preparation there will be trouble.
Pitru dosha is treated according to its level, and yogini matrikas do receive ahuti in havan
Asked about kuldevi's protection and pitru dosha shanti, the speaker says that for pitru dosha one must first see what level the dosha is, and then do the process accordingly. To another question he confirms that in havan, ahuti is absolutely given in the name of the yogini matrikas.
A physical kavach on every family member, havan with every prayoga, and special pujan after success
There should be a kavach on the body of every member of the family, the speaker says — a physical kavach, not only the tantric-vidya kavach, because if someone breaks that, things go wrong. Let a physical kavach be on everyone's neck, everyone's body bound and protected; if they do pujan-paath too, that is best. Then let there be griha bandhan and the protection of the chaukhat. Be strong first, then do these processes, and after doing them do Bhagavan Shiva's pujan and havan. Whenever you do a tantric prayoga, do havan without fail — at the time of the prayoga havan multiplies the strength of the shaktis thousands of times. And after the prayoga succeeds, do the special pujan of the deity for that purpose; from this no dosha attaches.
What is a vaidik havan?
That havan which takes place with the full vidhi vidhan according to vaidik karmakand, performing the vidhi pujan — that is a vaidik havan.
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.
Is tarpan and marjan required after the havan of the Panchakshari and Saptakshari, and how much?
Asked by a listener, the speaker says it is very good if you do them, but for these two mantras there is no compulsion if you cannot. The quantity is dashansh at each step: on a sava lakh japa, that is 1250 malas, the havan is 120 malas, the tarpan 12 malas and the marjan roughly one mala.
Can women perform havan with the Tantrokta Navarna mantra?
Women can perform havan with the Tantrokta Navarna mantra, he says. More than the Navarna mantra, though, he says to use the first mantra of the Argala. If you have the deeksha of the Navarna mantra, then you can do it.
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.
Japa in crores may still give no result, because prarabdha stands in the way and the remedy is havanatmak.
A message used to come repeatedly from one gentleman that he had completed mantra japa in crores. The speaker says he does not know how much truth the man is speaking — may Bhagavati grant that he did it — but the prarabdha must be such that it is not giving effect. Such people should perform havanatmak prayoga in all these divine times: they should do havan with that very mantra.
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.
Nine full days of havan in the Shakambhari Navratri are prescribed for a siddh mantra that has stopped giving effect.
Where something is not working, havan at that place. So if you perform havanatmak prayoga in the Shakambhari Navratri — especially of any mantra of yours which you had made siddh and which is not giving effect, or even otherwise — a full nine days, by which that mantra will become pushta, a positive effect will fall on your body too, and whenever you use it you will obtain more effect from it than you hoped.
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.
Is purnahuti to be done in an ordinary havan?
Asked whether purnahuti is not to be done, since it was not spoken of in the havan live, he answers that it has been told in the ordinary havan: it is to be done.
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 if no man in the household will perform the havan?
The second point, he says, is that if no man in the house is performing it, in such a situation what will you do — abandon it? So if they do not wish to do it, you do it: if you have the means to call a pandit ji and have it done, have it done by him; if you do not, do it yourself.
What does he prescribe for debt and a stopped business?
If no path is visible and the difficulty is so great, then from the day of Tuesday take the sankalpa for this very thing — that there be guidance for the ending of the debt, that a path be made and my business begin again, that whatever kind of dosha there is, be it graha dosha, be it a dosha of the earth, be it a dosha of thought, all be destroyed and the grace of Bhagavati Lakshmi be obtained — and taking exactly this sankalpa, do havan with the Hanuman Chalisa from Tuesday to Tuesday, or if possible on every Tuesday. He would himself say: do a havan for forty-one continuous days, taking the sankalpa daily, doing havan early each morning, observing brahmacharya and keeping satvik food and conduct and thought.
What should be done about a very old tantra that upay has not removed?
Told that the tantra is very old, that many upay have been tried without benefit, and that on doing puja the trouble increases, he answers that if the tantra is old and no benefit is being obtained, then taking the help of some knowledgeable person, get the havan performed of those shaktis which are of a high order.
Which mantra should be used for havan in the house?
According to him, ahuti should certainly be given in the house with the mantra of the Argala. It is for both men and women. Do it with the Hanuman Chalisa also; and if with the first mantra of the Argala, then do it with Jayanti Mangala Kali. There are not one but many benefits of doing havan with Jayanti Mangala Kali. The greatest thing is that you do not know which auspicious shakti is in your house, which form of the Devi it is; it is right for every form, it will make every form pushta, it is pushtikarak.
What does he say about a guru prescribing havan with fish and liquor at home?
A questioner writes that her guru ji tells her to do havan and offer bhog with fish and liquor in the house, while she has no special knowledge on the subject of vamachara. As far as it seems to him, he says, from this thing she is saying — the method of doing havan with fish and liquor — he is probably already knowing who that guru ji is; he will probably be the one from Lucknow. Then he stops: leave it now, what is the use of censuring anyone.
The effect falls quickly upon Hindus because rules bind them on one side while the other side demands no labour at all.
Its effect falls very rapidly upon Hindus, he says, because here the pandit ji is telling you that if you do havan in this way a mistake will occur, difficulty will occur, do not do it like that — he is telling you rules and laws. Who will go and observe that many rules and laws? Even what is being told for doing it in the ordinary way will not be done by you. There no labour has to be done: they went there, he merely snapped his fingers, gave water to drink, the work was finished, that fellow was cured.
What are the pushtikarik materials for havan, and what is a jind that wants a ghodla?
The pushtikarik samagri for havan, he repeats, is ghee and guggul. A questioner writes that jinds used to come upon his father earlier, and that now a jind wants to make him its ghodla — the speaker asks what this ghodla is — and that he does not accept them and does not want the jind to come to his side. He answers: first of all, your father will certainly have given a vachan and the like, which is why it will be coming in this way. First tell it yourself that we do not wish it, so please go away to your own place, and tell us what vidhi vidhan is to be done for that. If it tells you, that is all right; otherwise it should be removed with the help of some knowledgeable person.
How should the havan be done if the path was in Hindi?
Do the havan with the mantra, he says, with the mool mantra that has been given. He repeats what he says often: if you know nothing at all, if no mantra comes to you, then bring the first mantra of the Argala into your life — "ओम जयंती मंगला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी दुर्गा क्षमा". Take that into your life, do the havan with it and do the japa of it.
Once several stotras are made siddha, must all be recited daily?
To Mohit ji he answers with an example: suppose a person made the path of the Argala Kavach siddha, made the Dattatreya Mala Mantra siddha, made some stotra of Hanuman ji siddha, made the Hriday Kavach of Kali ji siddha, made the Hriday Kavach of Batuk Bhairav siddha — so now four or five stotras are siddha. If you cannot get time daily, then take the names of all the devi-devatas whose kavach or stotra you have made siddha, and certainly do the path of each one on some one day in the week. If Bhairav ji's is to be done, do it on Sunday; the Dattatreya Mala Mantra on Thursday. It should be done once in the week, and a yearly havan should certainly be done at some time.
The sawari of the Mata stopped coming after seeing a sokha — what should be done?
To Rakesh Dubey ji, on whom tantra had been done and who says the sokha he consulted did not put it right, and that since seeing him the sawari of the Mata no longer comes, he says he has clarified how such things are done. What you should do is this: if the sawari of the kuldevi or of any shakti used to come upon you, a process of havan has been described — the vidhi of doing havan on the chaukhat. Do that; by it the devi is attracted. Whatever is done on the threshold and at the crossroads, he says, never goes empty.
What is the harm in doing havan with a kavach?
Asked what to do about the tiryak effect of a havan done with a kavach years ago, he answers that if you do havan with a kavach you would not have survived so long; if its tiryak effect were to fall, then — and the tiryak effect of a kavach and an astra mantra falls very quickly. If you wield a sword today, your hand will not be cut a year or two later; it will be cut at once. The first thing that happens is loss to the vansh. So you are unmarried, he tells the questioner, and therefore should not worry.
What is the remedy if a havan with a kavach was done unknowingly?
If it has happened unknowingly, he says, then first of all do a milk abhishek of whoever it was with whose kavach you performed the havan, with whose shastra mantra you performed the havan. He explains it plainly: what does doing havan with a kavach mean? You are taking the deity's name and along with it his astra too; and when you give ahuti to Swaha Devi, when you give food to the deity, you are putting the astra into his mouth as well. Just as suffering reaches a human being, understand that in one way suffering reaches them too. How would it feel if somebody put an astra into your hand, your foot or your mouth — there would be suffering. So a dosha of that kind will attach; therefore you should first do an abhishek with milk of their pratima, of the Shri Vigraha. And you should take the refuge of Shiva ji, do his abhishek too, and again do havan with kheer with their naam mantra.
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.
Why does sadhana itself require money?
A havan needs its samagri and a sadhana needs its materials, and the speaker says inflation in the field of sadhana is touching the sky. Lakhs of rupees are spent on sadhanas, so without money it cannot be done — and householders are sakam, with desires to be fulfilled through sadhana.
Continuity means repeating the kavach and its anushthan and having the havan of the related deva shakti done
The speaker says one must go forward maintaining continuity: if you have begun some kavach, keep repeating that kavach, keep doing its anushthan, keep getting a havan of the related deva shakti done — and if you do not know how to do it, get their shringar and puja done at whatever shakti peeth of theirs there is.
A listener suffered great loss of Lakshmi five years after performing a havanatmak prayoga of the Navarna mantra
A listener writes that about five years earlier he performed a havanatmak prayoga of the Navarna mantra and suffered great loss of Lakshmi. The speaker replies that if he were to forbid the Navarna mantra here, ten people would immediately start abusing him live for forbidding Navarna japa.
How is the Kali kavach awakened with havan and satvik bali?
Then, the speaker says, perform a havan with the mantras of Bhagavati Kali and Bhagavan Sadashiv, offer bali and bhent — a satvik bali, whether of lemon or of coconut — and doing all that, awaken the kavach completely, and then have the father wear it. He adds that the bandhan of the house and so forth should also be done.
Must a child also do the havan of the 108 names of Ma Durga?
If you are very young and do not yet have information about all these subjects, the speaker tells the questioner, then only do the paath. Learn the havan slowly; when it becomes possible for you, then certainly do the havan too. For now, do only the paath.
How many times should the Hanuman Chalisa be read so that tantra prayoga does not take effect?
Do a havanatmak prayoga of the Hanuman Chalisa morning and evening, the speaker says, if the use of tantra is becoming more effective; the vidhan has been given. Use it with exactly those materials that have been named, and do it continuously for forty days.
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.
How is a bandish placed upon a place opened?
If a bandish has been made at some place, the speaker says, then at that place the ugra mantras of your own ishta and aradhya should be used — a shatakshari and the like. A havanatmak prayoga should be done, and bali and so forth should be given.
Is there benefit in merely watching or hearing havan and anushthan videos?
Closing the session, the speaker asks listeners to view all the videos on the channel of the havans and anushthans being performed — whether of Bhagavati Baglamukhi, of Bhagavati Pratyangira, or of Bhagavan Narsingh. A great deal of negativity is removed even by watching, he says; and he will soon put up videos such that those who cannot do the paath themselves can take very great benefit merely by listening to them.
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.
Can the Hanuman Chalisa havan method be used with other chalisas?
Asked whether the havan told with the Hanuman Chalisa can also be done with the Durga or Batuk Bhairav chalisa, the speaker says it can be done with the Durga Chalisa; for Batuk Bhairav it will be better if you do it with his 108 names.
How can Baglamukhi satnaam help against repeated shamshanik tantra by enemies?
Harish ji asks how, when enemies repeatedly do tantra and it is a matter of the shamshan, this can be set right with the help of Maa Baglamukhi's satnaam. First complete the satnaam sadhana once, the speaker says. Then, using the havan vidhi on Apamarg wood that was told in the previous day's live, if you begin offering ahuti of Bhagavati Bagla's 108 names with the sankalpa that shamshanik tantra, the vichar karma and Kritya prayoga be destroyed and we be protected, then that work will be accomplished.
How long should the kalash stay after the Dattatreya kalash sthapana?
Rohan ji asks what is to be done with the Kalash and the coconut after the pujan, having to do the kalash sthapana for Bhagavan Dattatreya the next day. So you have done the kalash sthapana, the speaker says — now, how many days of sadhana are you doing? If you are doing a sadhana of one month, then for the whole month let the kalash remain as it is. It is the cold season, so there is no difficulty. On the last day, after you have done the havan and so on, comes their Visarjan.
Is there a dosha in doing havan after sunset, and is dikpala bali always required?
Asked whether any dosha arises from doing Havan after sunset, and whether balidan on behalf of the ten dikpalas is compulsory in every havan, the speaker says that the matter of dosha and so on is in the Vedic havan. If you are doing an ordinary tantrokta havan and the like, there is no dosha in it and you may do it. And if you are performing the complete vidhan of havan with Bali on behalf of the ten Digpalas, then it is necessary; if you are doing an ordinary havan, it is not necessary every time.
From what age may children be made to perform havan after the janeu?
Asked from when children may be made to do Havan after the janeu, the speaker says begin teaching them. Agnihotra should indeed be done if you follow that much of the rule; otherwise seat them along in the weekly havan or the monthly havan and get them to practise, show them how it is done. After they have become 12 to 13 years old, you may give them the liberty of doing it themselves.
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".
How can one tell what other Shakti is seated with the Kuldevi?
It will not be found by asking; some information may come from doing. Doing the Havan is the best course. But if "seated with her" means it too is taking worship, that is a different matter — and if it has been strengthened by taking worship, it will hardly move.
May a lemon bali close a set of fifty-one recitations, and may a clay havan vessel be reused?
Yes to the lemon bali at the end of fifty-one recitations; no difficulty. A clay vessel may be used for a Havan a second time as well, with no problem — but keep in mind that the vessel will crack.
Can one fire in one kunda serve several deities in turn?
Yes, absolutely. Lighting the fire once in a square kunda and then putting Palash wood first for Datta, then other wood for Ganpati, then Bel wood for Lakshmi and the sixty-four Yoginis, taking them in turn, may certainly be done.
Which woods may be used for Mahalakshmi and the sixty-four Yoginis?
Besides cow-dung cakes and Bel wood: Peepal may be used, Bargad may be used, Palash, Madar and Khair may be used. Everything except mango.
What does it mean when enemies keep multiplying?
It means you need to increase your arm-strength, mantra-strength and Tapo-bal. Do the japa of the Kavach of whoever's refuge you have taken, and the Havan of Ashtami and Chaturdashi. When the Aradhya is pleased he does not only increase wealth and fame — he destroys enemies too.
Havan prayog for the grace of the kula's presiding shakti: purpose and who should do it
The speaker presents a prayog for obtaining the grace of the adhishtatri shakti of one's own kula, and says it is entirely a havanatmak prayog done through fire. He says every person who is afflicted by the shraap of the Kul Shakti, the shraap of the Pitr shakti, or is receiving any kind of dev danda should do it. The causes he lists are a mistake in puja-path, an offence at a temple done knowingly or unknowingly, the breaking of a Shri Vigraha, something of a temple being broken, or a theft done in a temple in confusion; such acts, he says, bring the shraap of the devatas and make the kula's shaktis fully displeased.
When the kul havan is begun, at what hour, and for how many days
The speaker says the prayog is begun on any Poornima and continued to Amavasya, fifteen days, or else in any Navratri from the first day to Dashami. It is done at sunrise or at sunset, but he says that if it is done at sunset one must not eat salt and the like that day, so morning is better; in Navratri upasana it may be done in the evening too. He says it should be done for at least twenty-seven days if possible, which is extremely good, and otherwise for the fifteen days or the Navratri span, in the morning.
Materials for the kul havan: kund, wheat flour, gud, ghee, chaumukh lamps, oils and sindoor
The speaker lists what is needed. A large earthen pot to do the Havan in, or a Havan kund of copper, never aluminium or iron, of medium size, because a vedi cannot be built here. Wheat flour, either wheat one has brought, washed and had ground oneself, or flour from a place that sells pure wheat for puja, two and a half to three kilos; good Gud from a puja shop where salt is not sold so it carries no dosha; and ghee. Two Chaumukh Deepak lamps each day, new ones daily, so about thirty for Purnima to Amavasya or twenty for Navratri, with mustard oil and sesame oil and wicks made of Kalava. And genuine orange Mahabiri sindoor, which he says is also called bakhra sindoor.
Who in the household may perform the kul havan
The speaker says the prayog may be done by the eldest son of the house or by the head of the house. In special circumstances the daughter of the house or the daughter-in-law may also do it, but he says one should try to have the eldest son or any son do it, because that is better. He asks that care be taken about who gets priority.
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.
A havan as far as means allow; no vrat or fast is needed
As far as possible, if you have the means, you should do a havan. There is no need of a vrat or a fast. If there is very much desire, stay on phalahar, or take food related to hill salt — sendha namak, as it is called — and remain so. By doing this much, that mantra will awaken and its good effect will then also be had.
No havan is needed, and the chakra vidhi was given in full the previous month
There is no need of havan and the like; if you can do it, it is very good, otherwise there is no necessity at all. The full vidhan of what the chakra vidhi means has been told on the channel — look at it once, and if it is not found, message in the group and the link will be put up again. The topic was how to make the chalisa of any devi or devata siddh, and to his thinking the video was put up the previous month.
When should coconut oil be used at all?
Coconut oil should be used when there is no availability of ghee, he says. So make the attempt to do it with ghee; and if there is some special reason, then he cannot give a suggestion just like that. As for whether Rudrabhishek can be done, he asks again in which manner the Rudrabhishek is going to be done — it will depend on that.
What should be done on the morning of an Amavasya, and what havan should follow?
If you are a Vaishnava, or have shraddha in Bhagavan Narayana — though here, he says, the tradition is of the Panchdev — then on that day the paath of the eleventh adhyaya of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita should be done in the morning; by that alone your day is made. After that, if possible, on that same day, in the morning or at night, whenever you get time, whenever it is proper, a havan should be done with the first mantra of the Argala. And this, he says, should be done on every Amavasya.
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.
Can Rudrabhishek be done every Monday without seeing the panchang, and havan with coconut oil?
A listener asks whether Rudrabhishek can be done every Monday without seeing the panchang, and whether a havan can be done with the Shiv Sahasranama using coconut oil. Why, brother, he asks — why do you wish to do it with coconut oil? Do you want the attainment of Lakshmi? Do you want to do akarshan, or what is the reason that you wish to do it with coconut oil?
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.
What then is the remedy when the oot pitrs are bound?
Whenever the oot pitrs are in a bandhan, then first of all do the pujan of Ganpati; do his sahasrarchan with dhoop and grass. Second, do a havan with the first mantra of the Argala — done by whoever is the first man of the house, that is, the eldest son, if it is possible for him; or have it done by some fit Brahmin if you do not know how to do it yourself.
Should the havan of a mantra be done aloud or mentally?
He calls it a very good question. Vipin ji, the mantra of which you do japa — as you do the japa, so should you do the havan. If you do japa by speaking, then do the havan by speaking. If you do it mentally, then mentally. Only the svaha is to be said aloud.
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.
Can havan be performed with khair wood?
Yes, certainly. The speaker says khair is one of the navagraha woods and there is no difficulty at all; do it quite comfortably.
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.
Is a havan required in the Tantrokta Ratri Sukta?
No problem at all if you cannot do it, the speaker says. If you do it, that is very good; if you do not, there is no problem.
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.
Of which metal should the havan kund be?
Always take a havan kund of tamra — of copper, the speaker says. Do not take iron, steel, any of these.
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.
Can a havan be done on cow-dung cakes placed over sand?
Yes — placing the cow-dung upla over the sand, it can be done with cow dung, the speaker says.
Which wood is best for a Saraswati havan?
If bel wood is available for the Saraswati havan, it will be excellent, the speaker says.
May a havan of a mala mantra be done at home?
Asked about the havan vidhi of the mala mantra, the speaker says that it is not to be done at home — he always forbids it. There, the mala mantra is done in the rarest of cases, if the matter is being discussed personally; if he has told someone to do it in such and such a manner that is a different thing, but it is not for everyone. He says the same of doing a havan at home for the Navarna mantra.
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 material must not be used in a havan on Ekadashi?
The speaker says: do not do a havan with samagri containing rice — on the day of Ekadashi.
What should be done when nazar strikes the business and oneself repeatedly?
If the matter is only of nazar, that nazar is striking, then the speaker says it means the sensitivity is more than it needs to be and the aura is in a very delicate condition. The aura is to be hardened. And where will the hardness come from? Your own mantra japa should be of that level, and the anushthan with havan should be of that level, so that the positive energies present in your aura become firm and hard. Then protection is formed.
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.
What sankalpa and closing rites go with that Baglamukhi anushthan?
You are not initiated — no difficulty at all, he says; do this much, and keep only one sankalpa. Whatever your sankalpa is — the destruction of an enemy's intent, the obtaining of wealth, release from debt — take that sankalpa and perform her archan with 1108 names for the whole Navratri, nine days. And on the day of Dashami you should perform the havan; you may also do it on Navami, but if possible do the havan on Dashami, which will be best. After that, feed at least one kanya as well, or donate for the sake of one kanya all the materials at a temple — shringar, sweets, flowers, fruit, everything.
When should the havan be, and what if one cannot judge agnivas?
Asked by Uday Pratap ji whether, if the sadhana mantra and stotra are done at night, the havan will be at night or in the morning, and how to proceed when one is unable to know agnivas, the speaker says that if you are doing it in Navratri and the rest, then there is no need to look at agnivas on the Navami tithi. Nor is there any need to look on Dashami. On the day on which your full days are being completed, you may do it.
Can the Navarna mantra be done in the Ashadha Gupt Navratri after deeksha?
A listener says he has made a guru and has also taken the deeksha of the Maa Durga Saptashati mantra, and asks whether he may do the Navarna mantra japa in the Ashadha Gupt Navratri. When you have taken the deeksha, then do it with complete joy, the speaker answers; do it with the mind applied. When the guru deeksha has taken place, then do it at ease.
Is there a havan of the Saptashati Kavach?
No, Archana ji, never do it, the speaker answers. There will be no havan of any astra mantra or kavach mantra. When you have completed the japa of the Saptashati Kavach — suppose you have done 1100 japa of the Saptashati Kavach and now wish that there should be a vidhi of havan and the like in it — then if you are a woman, with shakal and the rest; and if you are a man, with ghee, give the ahuti of Bhagavati's mool mantra, or of the first mantra of the Argala.
What sankalpa should be taken for the Saptashati Kavach havan?
Take this sankalpa in it, the speaker says: that for the complete grace of the Kavach of Bhagavati Durga described in the Saptashati, and for the pleasure of all the shaktis situated in it and for their grace, and so that whenever I recite the Kavach I may be protected by them — for this, in order to satisfy them and to nourish them, I take the sankalpa of performing havan with the first mantra of the Argala. Do this.
How will one come to know who one's kuldevi is?
The vidhi for their aavahan has been told on the channel named Siddh Sabari Vidya, the speaker says; on this channel too their dhyan mantra and the rest has been told. When you do not know, you should employ those vidhans. And it does not happen in two days or three days: there is a vidhi of havan and the like too — it takes at least three months and at most three years.
What is the right method of Kali puja so that no tona-totka has effect?
Asked what the correct vidhi of Maa Kali's puja is such that no tona-totka has effect on one, the speaker says: recite Bhagavati's panch — the Sahasranama, the panchang sevan, the Kavach and the Sahasranama. Perform havan every Amavasya, Amavasya after Amavasya. After three to six months no tantra-mantra will have any effect.
How does the Ambubachi observance conclude?
On the 26th the cloth is to be removed, and her abhishek and shringar and so on will take place again. At least five kinds of good bhog will be offered. And havan and the like has to be done. Ordinarily this much should be done.
How many recitations of Lalita are done in Navratri, and is there a havan?
On Lalita, and how many recitations are done in Navratri: at 51 it is done — it should not be done, he says. Of the Trishakti there will be no havan; the recitation you may do.
Durga 108-names siddhi with daily havan in Navratri, and verifying the result afterwards
The next vidhan was for Navratri. The speaker says he told the sadhak to do the siddhi of the Durga Ashtottara Shatanama — the 108 names — by the siddhi method given on his channel, beginning the path and doing Havan; the one thing he had him do was a havan every day. For all nine days, through Navami, there was the full path and havan, and on Navami morning Kanya Pujan. The sadhak said that for the first time in his life he saw an anushthan completed: from Pitr Paksha to now no possession had come on anyone. Only occasionally did someone start speaking very loudly or feel the body stiffen, but it settled fully; and many bad dreams came in between, almost like threats to stop, which only strengthened the conviction that the right thing was being done. After Navratri the speaker told him — since he had earlier shown the case to many local readers — to show it again to some local reader and satisfy himself of what level the thing was at; they told him that the Muslim thing that had been in the house was, for now, nowhere to be seen, it had somehow been removed. Whatever happened, he says, was by divine coincidence and Bhagavati's kripa.
Can the Baglamukhi havan done at Datia be performed for the destruction of mlechchhas?
Asked whether, if the havan of Ma Baglamukhi that took place at Datia were performed for the protection of dharma and for the destruction of mlechchhas, a chamatkar could occur, he answers: why can it not? It absolutely can. It can happen even in the present time.
What should a person in trouble do who is not guru-dikshit?
If you are guru-dikshit that is a good thing; otherwise, at the least, do a daily havan with the Hanuman Chalisa itself. Do havan of a kind that matches the trouble you have, at both times, morning and evening. It is not much expense: bring an upla of cow dung, kindle it, and give ahuti of ghee over it — and if ghee is not possible, give ahuti with ordinary havan samagri. Do the sadhana for 41 days; supreme kripa will be obtained. Along with it, do japa of Ram's name too and do the path of the Ram Raksha Stotra.
What should be kept in mind while building a sadhana kaksh at home?
The best care to take is that the place of the devi-devatas should be in the right spot. When you sit to do sadhana, if your face falls towards the east it is best of all. Make the place beforehand according to the order in which the pratimas and the Shri vigrahas are to be kept. And if havan is to be done in that place, let there be an arrangement of a window, so that the smoke goes fully outside.
How is a bhoot-pret that is taking the puja at the household shrine to be removed?
Whenever it seems so, he says — and he has cleared in two videos how bhoot-pret come and how you may know that pret-pishach are taking it — havan-form prayoga connected with the ugra devatas of our Sanatan sanskriti should particularly be done. And in havan-form prayoga too there is a matter of what kinds of things are to be used. Where the trouble is of the vichar kind, in the house, the greatest thing to be used in the havan is the wood of apamarg — the samidha of apamarg.
Can the Bhairav Hriday anushthan be done with only laung bali?
A listener says the black-til laddu havan is too expensive and asks whether the Bhairav Hriday anushthan can be done with laung bali alone. Complete it with laung, he says — if you can do that much, do it. But its energy too will build very greatly and the effect will fall very sharply. So if you wish to do an anushthan of this kind, do it in a temple; do not do it at home, because he does not know what the condition of your house is.
Can havan be done in a brass thali?
Do not do havan in a brass thali, he says. Rather than that, take a small copper havan kund.
Can the havan for the Batuk Hriday be done with ghee and guggul instead of til laddu?
Yes, do it, he says — for the hriday it can be done with ghee and guggul. He also notes that the video of Bhagwan Shiva's Amogh Kavach is on the channel.
Can the Hanuman Chalisa havan be done with ghee on cow-dung uplas, and what of Gita daan?
The havan of the Hanuman Chalisa with ghee upon cow-dung uplas can absolutely be done. As for a listener's call that on the coming Gita Jayanti everyone should donate 108 Gitas: why donate, he asks — who reads a Gita they have been given? You may make the Gita daan and the next man will read it. Better than that would be to send some one shloka to as many people as possible on Gita Jayanti, or sing a shloka yourself and forward it, or put it on your Facebook. That would be far better. If you give a Gita in daan, someone will take it and never read it in his life; at most he will keep it and ring a bell and begin doing puja to it.
What should be done where masani kriyas are repeatedly done by enemies?
If all this is happening a great deal in your house, he says, then first of all havan with the Hanuman Chalisa, and the path of the Narsingh Kavach according to your strength — bring these two things down into your life. If you do these things properly for even two months continuously, however great the enemy may be, he will be brought into line.
Seven-day Janmashtami anushthan for siddhi of the Krishna kavach
The speaker gives a roughly seven-day anushthan run from the Dwitiya of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada up to the Navami after Janmashtami. Only the kavach mula — shlokas one to eight, without purva pithika and phalashruti — is written on a white bhojpatra in gopi chandan, or in ashtagandha ink mixed with kesar and gorochan using a silver, white-chandan or red-chandan pen, or at the least a tulsi pen, in very small letters. It is placed at Krishna's feet and 108 paths are done daily for seven days, with as many as possible on the Janmashtami night so that 1100 paths are completed. The bhojpatra then goes into a silver khol bearing Krishna's form, his names or Radha's name; on the day after Janmashtami a havan is done with Krishna's 108 names or the sahasranama (men with plain ghee, women with mixed paushtik havan samagri), makhan mishri and the like is fed to at least five small boys and to small girls, and the kavach is worn on the neck — best placed on the neck or arm by the hand of an innocent child of up to five or seven years. Worn thus, he says, it is said the Sudarshan Chakra and the gopis protect the wearer wherever he goes.
Ganga smaran at the start of a kriya makes it succeed even if done avidhi-purvak, and repairs a harsh word spoken during japa or hom
He says that if Ganga ji is remembered at the beginning of any kriya, then even if that kriya has been performed avidhi-purvak, the kriya becomes successful. And a being engaged in japa, hom or anushthan who utters an inappropriate word should at that time remember Ganga ji again and again.
How does someone with no Bhairav at home install a kula Bhairav from the Ganga?
Those in whose house Batuk Bhairav ji is not established should, if they are going to Ganga ji that day, remember him from there — standing in Ganga ji, remember Batuk Bhairav ji and the Bhairav of your kula. Take along a trishul, or you may keep a photo of Batuk Bhairav ji, or a shri vigraha; in his opinion a shri vigraha is proper if it can be had, and if not then you should take a trishul.
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.
Is a Kshetrapal or Dikpal bali required on Guru Purnima?
No. There will be no obligation on that day to perform the Kshetrapal bali or the bali of the ten Dikpalas. If you do them it is excellent; if you do not, it is not a difficulty. Do not worry about it — because if the procedure grows too large, people will run from it.
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.
What oil may replace mustard oil?
The speaker will not tell anyone to use groundnut oil. Rice-bran oil, groundnut oil — if mustard is unavailable, use ghee.
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.
With what is the purnahuti of a daily Harihar 108-name havan done?
Asked with what the purnahuti should be done in a daily havan with the 108 names of Harihar, he says the purnahuti is done with that with which it is done; nothing separate is to be done for it.
What should be done against a persistent hostile affliction?
If this trouble is happening very much to everyone, he says, then the very first thing everyone should do is a havan of Batuk Bhairav ji at home on a Sunday or a Tuesday — do it or have it done. And his kavach too should be worn. He adds that the Shiv Mahapuran katha will absolutely be begun.
Which parts of the apamarg plant may be used, and how?
In apamarg, its panchang can be used — its flower, leaf, stem and root, all of it can be used. It should be dried and then used in the havan. He adds, on two or three sankalpas taken together, that it will be much better if you take one sankalpa.
Navchandi anushthan on Vindhyavasini Shashthi with the Saptashati's Nand Gop Grihe Jata verse as samput
The speaker says the Navchandi anushthan held at Atas on Vindhyavasini Shashthi, for the welfare of all, was done by brahmans with the samput of the Saptashati's eleventh-chapter mantra "नंदगोपगृहे जाता यशोदागर्भसंभवा। ततस्तौ नाशयिष्यामि विंध्याचलनिवासिनी।" — the Devi's own declaration — so that Ma Vindhyavasini be supremely pleased; the full vidhi with sankalp was followed. In the recorded path the brahmans chant this mantra before and after each verse of the Narayani stuti, and in the havan the same mantra is offered again and again with "स्वाहा", later prefixed with "ओम". He calls it a rare fortune: the Devi's principal tithi, her principal vigraha, and her own mantra as the samput.
Charging the sixteen items with the Mahalakshmi Ashtak and the order of filling the kalash
After the sankalp and remembering Guru and Ganesha, the speaker gives two ways to charge each set of eight: hold one item in a closed fist at the heart, recite the whole Mahalakshmi Ashtakam once, drop it in the Kalash, and repeat for each of the eight; or hold all eight together and recite the Ashtak once. Both are fine, but one item at a time is best, and anyone whose kula badly needs Shri, whose Lakshmi has turned away, who is sunk in debt, should give it the full time. The order of dropping in: bhimseni Kapoor first, then kali Haldi, kamal gatta and the haldi knots, every Aushadhi before anything else; then Supari, kaudi, copper nails, Hakik, rakta Gunja and Chandan; last the mirror after one Ashtak, and the camphor on top of everything. Then close the lid or tie the kalash with cloth, bind and decorate it with a Rudraksha mala if one has one, dress it with dhoop, lamp and flowers, and complete the installation with Mahalakshmi path, puja and Havan.
What is a mantra purushcarana, and what steps (angas) follow the required japa count?
Purushcarana is the formal process of completing a mantra's required japa count together with a defined sequence of accompanying rites — Homa (Havan, fire sacrifice), Tarpana (water libation), Marjana (purificatory sprinkling), and Bhojanam (feeding worthy people) — each calculated as one-tenth the count of the step before it.
Havan of the Durga Saptashati: the thirteen-chapter rule and the alternative of stutis
The speaker says that, as everyone hears, the astra mantras of the Saptashati are not offered in havan — and likewise every chapter has one or two shlokas that must not be offered with sakalya (the mixed havan samagri), or that need a fixed samagri. When the full path is done over the nine days of Navratri, the vidhan is a havan of all thirteen chapters; if that is not possible, the stutis of the eleventh or fourth chapter can be offered as ahuti instead.
Preparatory sequence before a full Saptashati havan begins
The speaker says that on havan day — say the path was done till Ashtami and the havan is on Navami — one first performs the full shaap vimochan vidhan, does only a path (no ahuti) of Kavach, Argala and Kilak, and completes the opening havans of Guru, Ganpati, the dikpals and so on. In a full-Saptashati havan there is no separate obligation to offer the Kavach; the first mantra of the Argala may be offered as a navahuti, and the Kilak's first mantra must be offered, and only that one. Then the Ratri Suktam and Atharvashirsha are recited, the Saptashati nyasa done, the Navarna japped and one mala of it offered in havan, nyasa done again, and the first chapter begins. He adds that this is best learned practically beside a specific acharya.
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.
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.
Closing a Saptashati havan: chapters 12–13, the Navarna ahuti and the three Rahasyas
The speaker says that in the twelfth and thirteenth chapters ordinary sakalya ahutis may be given. After that the Navarna mantra is offered once more, and after the Navarna ahuti the three Rahasyas must be recited.
What protected the three cities of Tripura?
In the katha of the slaying of Tripurasura, he says — an adhyaya of which was done in full on the channel — the three lokas of Tripura, of the three rakshasas, had a Veda path every single day and a havan every single day. All were doing Rudri path and Rudrabhishek daily, and so long as they were doing it nothing could be accomplished there. Bhagavan Vishnu sent a great many bhoots, and all of them were burnt to ash the moment they arrived; no one had the samarthya to do anything there.
What is the order of what should be done on the Chaturdashi?
Do the deep daan first — that is the very first thing for Bhagavan Bhairav ji, he says. Those who have Bhairav ji's shri vigraha, a temple and so on, and all those who keep a vigraha of Bhagavan Batuk Bhairav ji at home, should do his snan, shringar, pujan, deep daan, arti and havan. Make the whole day Bhairavmaya.
How many malas and how much havan are prescribed for Mahabhairav?
He is not discussing the vidhi vidhan either, he says — only the ordinary japa of the mantra. From five malas up to eleven or twenty-one malas, as much as is possible. And as much havan as is possible: do it of one mala, or do it of eleven malas.
What should a channel show publicly instead of kula parampara material?
It is for this reason it was said that vidya should not be taken by theft, he says. Do not show such things by which people may learn something wrong, or attempt theft, or run into difficulty. Show only that by which people are inspired: show the path of the Saptashati, so that they read it and read it again, so that their Sanskrit is purified, so that they learn to recite the Saptashati in Sanskrit, learn to recite it with force, learn to perform havan for it.
What should be done at home on Hanuman Jayanti itself?
We will do all of this, he says, but do not sit comfortably at home eating jalebi. On the day of the shamshaan, when it is Mahabhairav, do the deep daan of Mahabhairav; and on the day of Hanuman Jayanti perform a havan with the Hanuman Chalisa, with your family — at the least, do it with the family. It is a Saturday, and Saturday too is Hanuman ji's day. The time of Shani Dev is running, he says; Shani Dev is very dangerous, and if you wish to be saved from him, then perform a havan of the Hanuman Chalisa with your family.
The unnamed "hukka baba" does not accept the Atharvaveda and tells people to reject anything involving puja, path, yajna or havan.
He refuses to name him — the "hukka baba" — and says he does not accept the Atharvaveda at all, and tells people not to accept anything where puja, path, yajna or havan comes up. He calls himself a vedanti and is very learned, his manner of speaking extremely sharp; but his whole thought, the speaker says, is a plastic thought — he reads bookish things and expounds them as they are.
Can havan be performed daily in the Mahabhairav sadhana?
It will be entirely right to do havan daily in the Mahabhairav sadhana, the speaker says. Asked separately about a prayoga from the Rudra mantra, he asks which Rudra mantra the questioner has done, and notes that of those he has posted, only the Ishan Rudra has been given — and that one for employment.
Those to whom Bhagavati has given the capacity to arrange a mahayajna are not being given the sadbuddhi to do so.
Why can it not be arranged, the speaker retorts — those to whom Bhagavati has given the capacity to arrange it are not receiving the sadbuddhi to do so. Those who have been given the means have not been given the good sense. He contrasts this with what was done with the means he was given: on the 6th and 7th of November a two-day Navchandi yajna for gau raksha, on account of the epidemic named Lumpy spreading among the cows, with Navchandi yag and havan by eleven Brahmans, savamani feeding of the gau mata, and feeding of Brahmans and sadhus as far as was possible.
Can havan be performed with the Kaal Bhairav Ashtakam?
Yes, it can be done and there is no difficulty, the speaker says — quoting the line "काशिका पुराधिनाथ काल भैरवम भजे". If you have faith in the Kaal Bhairav Ashtak and wish to do havan with it, do it.
Can havan be done at midnight if the japa of an anushthan finishes then?
A tantrokta havan you may do at night, the speaker answers.
What should be done when the kuldevi is not known for generations?
First of all, their dhyan mantra, the speaker says — when there is no knowledge of the kuldevi, there is the dhyan mantra of the three forms of the kuldevi, which is that portion of the Kuldevi Aavahan khand. Do the dhyan of the kuldevi with that mantra. Second, the rule and vidhi of aavahan is also given on this channel; watch the video once and do the aavahan accordingly. But it will not be quick: the anushthan will have to be done again and again, and within a year you will get its answer with accuracy. The vidhi of doing havan at the chaukhat for the kuldevi aavahan has also been told, and that works with the greatest accuracy of all.
Can an anushthan be done with bali but without havan?
Absolutely, do it, the speaker answers.
Can Bhairav havan be done monthly while performing Hanuman mantra siddhi?
Absolutely, it can be done, the speaker answers. To Ashish Patel ji, who writes that there has been pret badha in his house for twenty years, he says that the Batuk Bhairav Ashtottara Satnamavali will be posted on the channel the next day, and if he wishes to do it at the present time, he should begin its anushthan at home from 16 November.
What should be done when something always intervenes before a sadhana can start?
If you cannot manage it, then do not begin a big sadhana, the speaker says. Do a three-day sadhana; do a five-day one, a seven-day one; do not do a long sadhana. And if even that is not possible, then do a daily sadhana: on whatever day you are well and in order, complete a one-day anushthan of 11 malas of japa and one mala of havan. Do it like that, and do not take up a big sadhana.
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.
What should be done if bats keep entering the house?
Two things should be done first, the speaker tells Ashwin Soni ji. First, the Kshetrapal nikari is necessary. Second, have a Gayatri havan performed at home every Sunday by some Brahman who does Gayatri japa well — a pure sattvik Brahman — and take part in his havan; if it is possible with the whole family, begin on a Sunday in the shukla paksha, and have at least five Sundays done. It will not cost very much. The nikari is to be done only once. When bats keep coming again and again and there is much trouble, he says, it shows that negative things have begun coming and going in greater and greater measure.
What should a Shiv temple pujari do about bats in his house?
A listener writes that bats lived in his house and he killed three, that some came again a month ago, that he himself is a pujari performing puja in a Shiv temple, that he does Gayatri himself, and asks whether he can have the havan done by some pandit. It is a very good thing that you are a pujari in a Shiv temple, the speaker says — do this: if you perform pujan in Shiv ji's temple, then do the havan at home with the Rudra Gayatri. Beginning from one Shodash up to the next Shodash, perform the havan daily with the Rudra Gayatri in your own house. It will be the best of all. Do it yourself; there will be no need of anyone else.
Shakambhari mantra japa counts: sava lakh or 27,000 with dashansh havan, tarpan and marjan
The speaker says this mantra should be japa'd as much as possible. If you do a sava lakh japa of it with its dashansh Havan, dashansh Tarpana, dashansh Marjana and a bhoj of nine kanyas, the Kripa of Bhagavati Shakambhari is obtained in a special way. The ordinary form, he says, is at least 27,000 japa of the mantra with dashansh havan, tarpan and marjan.
One-day Purnima form of the Shakambhari or Annapurna sadhana, and Paush Purnima as her avataran day
Apart from Navratri, the speaker says the Poornima of the month of Paush in particular has been called Bhagavati's avataran divas, the day Jagadamba took this swaroop, and on that day a one-day sadhana may be done in a special way. If short of time, the Annapurna or Shakambhari sadhana may also be done as a one-day sadhana on the Purnima tithi of any month: japa to one's capacity in that day, 5,000 japa with its dashansh Havan, Tarpana and Marjana, and a bhoj of one kanya, or one kanya's food, clothing and shringar articles, which may also be donated at a temple.
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.
Closing rites after the Kali kavach havan: lemons in the kund, purnahuti, kanya bhojan and annadaan
Once the havan is complete, the speaker says at least two lemons must be offered in the havan kund whether you did 1100 or 108 paths — each cut upright, squeezed into the kund and then dropped in, one in Kali's name and one in Kaal Bhairav's. Then the purnahuti as usual: a dried coconut cut and filled with jaggery, on a paan leaf, and everything dedicated. Feed at least one kumari kanya — nine, five or three if possible — with proper kanya pujan, foot-washing, clothes, bhog and dakshina before seeing her off. Then give annadaan as you can at a temple, and dedicate the whole punya to Bhagavati, asking that as prasad its energy be established in your aura for daily protection.
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 kravyadi amsha in a havan?
Every single vidhi of doing the havan has been explained, the speaker says: how you are to arrange the kunda, how the fire is to be kindled, and how the kravyadi amsha is to be taken out. The kravyadi amsha, he explains, means that the fire of the shamshaan is to be taken out.
Large channels array the havan kunda like a pyre, which summons the kravyadi agni
There are channels, the speaker says — big channels, with a million subscribers — where they have made videos of the Navratri havan in which they arrange the whole thing like a chita, arraying the wood, and then set fire to it. That, he says, is kravyadi agni; that is your difficulty in today's times. Object and you are told you are wrong — but what will be the condition of the millions who watch them and do it? Afterwards you will sit and abuse, saying we did the Saptashati paath and were ruined, we did havan and were ruined. If you have summoned the fire of ruin, will you not be ruined?
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 a sadhak do for sadhana and avaran pujan in Navratri?
Asked what a sadhak should do for sadhana and avaran pujan in Navratri, the speaker answers that the avaran pujan has already been learned. For the sadhana and the rest: first of all, Saraswati is not to be dropped. Do the Saraswati at the least by the Mahavidya krama. Do the havan and the rest, and at night-time the mantra japa; he will tell them about it.
It runs on the same vedi as the Chandi path, the havan and the daily bali
Whosever japa it is — for example if it is of the Nav Durga, then the whole Chandi path, the havan and the rest and the daily bali and so on are running — so it will all be installed there itself, upon the same vedi; there is no need to do it separately, and on an ordinary day that much cannot be done. Bhairav ji's is being done separately, so for those whose is being done, it is being done there.
First round of the Bagla 108-names anushthan: the daily vidhan and an eleven-day sankalp
The speaker says the farmer sat four to five hours daily after a full day in the fields. At the sthan in his house he worshipped Bhagavati Durga herself, dressed in yellow cloth, took Sankalpa, offered Haldi water, ordinary yellow flowers and itra, made besan halwa daily as Bhog, lit a ghee Deepak with haldi mixed in, real ghee from his own cow, and a mustard-oil lamp in Bhairava ji's name, then did 108 paths of the stotra and a Havan of eleven Ahuti for each name. The first Sankalpa was for only eleven days, because the speaker says a long sadhana is not right for a beginner. After eleven days there was no particular effect, but the man's manobal grew; he said he did not know whether it would succeed but found great joy in doing it, and asked when he could begin again.
Second round of the Bagla 108-names anushthan: a thirty-six-day sankalp with kaner flowers and havan only at the end
The speaker says the second round was begun with a fresh Sankalpa on a Tuesday that fell on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi tithi, for thirty-six days. This time he told the farmer not to do daily Havan, since thirty-six days of havan would cost too much, but to do it once on the final day, and to do 108 paths daily. Flowers being easy to get in a village, he brought 108 yellow kaner flowers each day, smeared them with Haldi and gandh and offered them to Bhagavati with the path, sitting from about 6:30 or 7 in the evening till 10 at night, and said that however hard the day's work, no tiredness remained once he sat for puja. After the thirty-six days, three to four months in all, nothing at all had happened about the land, not one percent of result.
Third round of the Bagla 108-names anushthan: done havanatmak with daily havan, Bhairav bali, bhog placement and beginning mudras
The speaker says that for the third round the farmer told him not to worry about money, since the cost was not much and he would budget for ten days at a time, and asked that this time the sadhana be done havanatmak, with Havan along with the path, and that the Bali vidhan also be given. So the speaker gave him the full vidhan of Bhairava bali and so on: how the bali is to be given, how the havan is to be done, and how and where the Bhog is to be placed. Because things were going better and the man's interest was growing, he says it was his duty to tell him more, so he also taught him a little of the beginning vidhan of Mudra and told him to go ahead. He does not give these vidhans in the talk.
On which day is the Holika vrat, and when is the havan?
The Holika vrat, the tithi of the Purnima vrat, is on the 6th. The Purnima of the vrat is on the 6th, that of snan and daan is on the 7th. The time of the havan is on the morning of the 7th. And if one is fasting, in vrat, then it can be done on the evening of the 6th.
Is a regular havan necessary?
Asked whether a regular havan is necessary, he says it should be done as the need requires, if you have the capacity for it.
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