Paushtik Karma
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A nourishing, strengthening ritual performed for health, prosperity, and wellbeing.
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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.
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.
Final-day havan of the Vansh Vriddhi Durga Kavach anushthan
The speaker says on the last day (Chaturdashi) a small Havan is done oneself: 108 Ahuti of ghee and Guggul with Durga's 108 names or the Jayanti Mangala Kali mantra. A woman doing it mixes in the paushtik havan samagri described in another video on his channel. It is best if husband and wife do it together: he offers the ghee and guggal, she offers the paushtik samagri or simply touches his hand.
Havan of the Durga 108 names for male sadhaks: ghee with honey and guggul, eleven ahutis per name
The speaker says the samagri of this Havan needs special care because it is a Paushtik Karma — the stotra is being made siddh in its pushta form — so men give Ahuti with ghee, mixing honey and a little Guggul into it. The 108 names are written out separately as a Namavali for the havan only (the path itself uses the whole stotra): the first ahuti in the name of Sati, the second Sadhvi, the third Bhavaprita, and so on to 108. Because 1,100 paths were done, eleven ahutis go with each name, about 1,100 in all. At the start, he says, the ahutis of guru, Ganpati and Bhairav ji are all given first; these come afterwards, and then the purnahuti.
The energy mechanism of sacrifice: the creature's energy bound to the wish by sankalpa
The speaker says the chief shaktis through whom devotees are helped, in dharma or adharma, are shaktis, and the matter of energy is separate: energy is collected, preserved, projected toward the wish, and then the fruit is obtained. In Bali, he says, the energy of the Jivatma is bound to the energy of the offerer's wishes through the Sankalpa mantra; after the Bali the chief working shakti of that peetha, who accepts and fulfils the wish, receives that energy and it is projected, and the wish is completed, whether it concerns Shatkarma, Paushtik Karma or any other desire. He says a Mannat made beforehand, to offer Bali once the work succeeds, works in exactly the same way.
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.
Daily vidhi of the Panchakshari purashcharan: materials, lamps, sankalp, smaran, abhishek, japa and aarti
For the daily sitting the speaker asks for yellow cloth and a yellow asan, a Shivling for daily abhishek, Bilva patra, kaner, aakavan and shami leaf or flower, and cow's milk — or a gandhodak of roli, crushed camphor and agar or rose water in water. Sit facing east or north in yellow or white, light two lamps — mustard oil for the protective shaktis (Bhairav, Hanuman, Kali, the yoginis), ghee for Shiva, Parvati, the nourishing shaktis and the kul devi-devatas — and do Achamana, pavitri dharan, shikha bandhan, bhumi sparsh and asan shodhan. Then Swastivachan (or the Mangalam Bhagwan Vishnu mantra), guru smaran — Dattatreya if you have no guru, since Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are in him, or Shiva or Narayan — and the day's Sankalpa with akshat, flower and water, naming yourself, Gotra, tithi and nakshatra: for Shiva's pleasure, for the siddhi of the Panchakshar mantra, for the destruction of sins of all births and of all known and unknown doshas, for the pleasure of the Pitr devas, I resolve to do yathashakti japa today. Then Ganesha by the Sankat Nashan Stotra, Batuk Bhairava by his stotra and shatanamavali, and Bhagwati by the Saptashloki or her stotra — five minutes in all — then abhishek of Shiva by the names of the twelve Jyotirlingas and shringar, optionally a Shiva Kavach, stotra or the Rudrashtakam, and the japa itself on a Rudraksha mala kept inside a Gomukhi. Afterwards samarpan, a stuti such as the Shiv Tandav Stotra or Lingashtakam, and camphor Aarti. Three hours at most, he says.
Start day, dress, asana and direction for the Datta ekakshari japa
The speaker says to begin the sadhana from the Poornima tithi of any month. Keep yellow cloth and a yellow asana, or an asana of Kusha. Face north, east or west, or face the direction in which Girnar parvat in Gujarat lies from your home. Since Datta is Parabrahma and present everywhere any direction works, but grihasthas should not face south at home in sadhana, shanti or Paushtik Karma; apart from that, east, west and north are allowed.
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.
Learn tantra vidya only under a qualified guru
The speaker says his aim is not to spread confusion but to say: become awake. If you act on your own whim without understanding, the adverse effect will not be borne by the YouTube babaji or the Facebook babaji who wrote it up — you and your family will bear it. His channel is dedicated to grihasthas, not to tantriks; if you want to learn tantra vidya and gain siddhis, do it in the company and guidance of a qualified guru. He keeps to what a common grihastha can do, for the welfare of Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra alike, women and men alike; his anushthans are mostly paushtik, with only one or two shatkarma-related (tantra kaat, marriage), and the prayer behind them is Bhagavati's: freedom from all obstacles and fullness of wealth, grain, sons and grandsons.
What is the fourth adhyaya of the Saptashati (Shakradi Stuti) used for?
The fourth adhyaya is for the attainment of Lakshmi. The Shakradi Stuti has independent paath, stuti and havan; a pushtikarak havan is especially done with the stuti made by Indra and the devagana. It runs from the first shloka up to the 23rd shloka, the one above "Shulena pahi no devi" — this stuti in the fourth adhyaya is for the pleasure of Bhagavati and the attainment of Lakshmi, and however great the money-related trouble may be, its independent paath can be done for it.
What ahutis are used in a havan with the Shakradi Stuti?
With these very mantras, ahuti of kheer, ahuti of madhu, ahuti of paushtik-making materials, and krishna draksha — that is, black kishmish — its ahuti, dipping it in madhu and offering it. By this a full paushtik havan and pujan can be done, if daridrata of any kind is present in our house.
How 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.
Wishes the Rudra gana mantra may be used for: sattvik ones only
The speaker says the mantra may be used for any sattvik, good, auspicious wish — money, business or job, an enemy who is troubling you, illness, obtaining protection, success in an exam or interview — but never for a wish that means destroying someone. It can be used anywhere one is doing Paushtik Karma or Shanti Karma.
In which paksha should ugra and saumya mantras be japa'd?
The speaker recalls their earlier discussion: mantras that grant fierceness, if japa'd abundantly in Krishna Paksha from Ashtami to Chaturdashi, give their effect; and japa of saumya and paushtik mantras, if done in Shukla Paksha around the Purnima tithi, obtains an exceedingly great effect.
What do the saumya forms give when worshipped on this night?
The forms that are saumya, that are paushtik, that are givers of dhan and dhanya, whose very appearance makes one feel that this form is a bestower of peace — if japa of mantras connected with such forms is done tomorrow, the speaker says, they increase our pushti and tushti, bestow dhan-dhanya, remove destitution and make prosperity long-lasting. It is for this reason too that the night of Sharad Purnima becomes exceedingly distinctive in itself.
What is the vidhi for the kheer kept out on Sharad Purnima?
The current belief, as the speaker states it, is that at night kheer made of cow's milk should be kept on the roof in a silver bowl, covered with a red cloth; and in the morning at dawn, after snan and pujan, everyone should eat it in the form of prasad. If you are a sadhak and do a thing of this kind, he says, it is even more excellent, because this is special.
Why is the kheer covered?
The covering, the speaker says, is only for this reason — so that no insects or moths and the like get into it. This too becomes exceedingly special in itself.
What naivedya must be offered when a paushtik mantra is made siddh now?
Whatever kind of mantra siddhi you are doing, the speaker says, the greatest care to be taken is this: if the mantra is pushtikar and you are performing its siddhi at a divine tantrokta parva kaal such as Sharad Purnima, then certainly offer the naivedya of kheer made from cow's milk to the deity concerned.
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.
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.
Which vessels are used for the paushtik forms?
The vessel in which we keep the collection for the ahuti — the copper vessel will be for Aghor Lakshmi and the rest, for those forms of Bhagavati Lakshmi that are ugra, the speaker says. But for the paushtik forms keep brass, keep phula, or keep silver if you wish; steel will also do. And if there is nothing else, then keep it in the plate made of leaves, of palash leaves; that will do.
When may the kuldevi khappar vidhan be done?
On the kuldevi khappar vidhan, the paushtik vidhi, the speaker says you can do it whenever there is a divine parva kaal, at tomorrow's time, at a Purnima and the like. Keep the time of japa from the sandhya kaal onwards; and if it is done after eight o'clock, that is exceedingly excellent.
Why do protective prayogas belong alongside a wealth sadhana?
Whenever we make a prayoga connected with Lakshmi, or any other prayoga in which we are increasing paushtikta, then because of that paushtikta the influence — the attraction — of negative shaktis also increases. These prayogas are all for the destruction of that attraction; and along with that, the dhuna you give and the akash deep you kindle cause the attraction of auspicious shaktis, and negative shaktis are swiftly destroyed by their effect.
Which forms should a householder keep at home?
Householders who live with their families should be very careful about forms. At home, do the seva and puja of saumya and paushtik forms in particular; when you are outside the house you may worship these other forms if you wish.
What is Hanuman ji's asana in a satvik householder prayoga?
In exactly the same way, when Hanuman ji is invoked, especially in tantrokta kriyas, the invocation of his asana happens before his own. In a satvik grihastha prayoga, where we invoke Hanuman ji for ordinary paushtik and shanti karma, there we invoke Vayu in the form of the asana. Pavan is invoked, and that itself becomes his asana — vayu.
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 used for a dhoona done for shanti?
The speaker says that if the second, the shanti purpose, is to be served, you can make the dhoona from gandhak — pound the gandhak and make the dhoona with it, and mix guggul into it. It is nourishing, peace-giving, and increases divinity.
Why does the Kamarupa kshetra itself make a difference to a sadhana?
Because it is held to be the region of origin of all things, the Kund of origin, the centre from which everything is illumined and everything flourishes — the centre of every power there is. Which power, then, would not want its own nourishing worship and Havan performed at that place?
What is offered during the four days of Ambubachi?
If you wish you may offer a fragrant garland daily through the four days — not an ordinary garland but the small fragrant kind, so that it is no weight on her. And offer as much Paushtik material as you can as Naivedya. But never change your Aradhya or Ishta.
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.
Why do sadhanas and mantras themselves need to be nourished?
The speaker says that everything in life must be obtained, but if food and drink are not had properly no work can be done at all. Pushti is greatly necessary. Just as the body needs its own nourishment, its capability and its strength, so the shaktis, the mantras and the sadhanas a person has once perfected must also be made pushta.
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.
What should be done during Kharmas, when no new sadhana may be begun?
A new sadhana cannot be begun, but for those sadhanas you have already performed before, he says, you should certainly do sadhana in this divine time in order to make them pushta. He gives the example of all those who have done the Kalika Yogini sadhana — some two times over, some three — and answers a question about starting from the sixteenth, when Kharmas begins: there is no difficulty, because that sadhana has already been done, so it may be started again from the Ashtami tithi and repeated again and again.
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.
How is a Jaiphal bali actually given?
Either kindled upon camphor — the best way for Paushtik Karma, washed lightly first — or cut in two on a small Peeth: a firm, flat, square stone, washed, with a small mandala drawn on it, an inverted triangle for the Devi, an upright one in the Kashi kshetra.
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.
The Abhijit muhurta, reckoned by one's own region, is the divine time for paushtik karma
The second time is that of the Abhijit muhurta, according to your own region. In the Abhijit muhurta too a whole matter runs, connected with paushtik karma; that you can do.
Why does a guru forbid the use of certain mantras at certain times?
The speaker says this is why, when a guru gives upadesh, he tells the disciple that this mantra cannot always be used. For the straightforward mantras used in a task, which run in katan vidya and the like, there is no question at all; but there are many siddha mantras about which the guru simply says it should not be done. Especially with pushtikarak mantras, in which there is also the matter of obtaining punya, the sadhak class keeps very strict rules — not in this month, not on this tithi, not on this day.
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.
With what should the astra-mantra abhishek be done, and for what purpose?
In the abhishek, if it is possible for you, do it with madhu while reciting — for the pushti of that mantra, for the pushti of Bhagwan Shiva, and so that whenever you do a prayoga its effect bears fruit entirely and does not go fruitless. The Ravan mala, the Khadga mala, the Neelkanth Aghor astra and the Aghor astra are all to be done in this same way.
Whose pujan is always done in shanti and paushtik karma?
If shanti or paushtik karma is ever performed by an acharya in the matter of tantra, he says, then even if you read only the descriptions in the tantra granthas — leaving aside parampara shruti and how much of your own kula parampara you know — you will see that in paushtik karma and in shanti karma the pujan of Bhagavati Rati certainly takes place.
Where is the root of Bhagavati Rati?
Leave aside what her mula swaroop and origin are, he says. You see Bhagavati Rati as the shakti of Kamdev, you see her in that form. But the root of Bhagavati Rati is with Bhagavati Kamakhya.
Why should Kamakhya be worshipped in every home?
It is for this reason, he says, that in paushtik karma or in the shanti karma of a house we insist so much that the pujan of Bhagavati Kamakhya must certainly take place in every household. Women should do it; men need not. It is necessary, because the life of your household, the life of a grihastha, cannot happen at all without Bhagavati Kamakhya.
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