Praan Pratishtha
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The consecration ritual that establishes a deity's living presence in an idol.
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Which shivlings and murtis at home need praan pratishtha
A Narmadeshwar Shiva Lingam shivling is never given pratishtha, the speaker says. A Shivling of sphatik or munga (mani-manikya), or a vigraha of Sadashiv alone or of the Shiv parivar, can be — the pratishtha vidhi stays the same, with Mahadev-related vidhan. The home vidhi on the channel is a bhaav-based, ordinary pratishtha in Hindi, not the temple's achal pratishtha; those who complain it is long may do a short one and skip it. One caution for any three-eyed deity: in the netra-unmilan, do not open the third eye — that is over-smartness.
Preparing the mala before a Bhairav sadhana: milk wash, Shiva mantra, pran pratishtha, no gomukhi needed
The speaker says that after bringing the mala, if it is rudraksha, wash it with raw cow's milk and Gangajal, do one mala of Shiva's panchakshar mantra on it without adding Om, and then begin the main Bhairav mantra shown on screen. If the mala is sphatik or hakeek of any colour, do a proper pran pratishtha of it before Bhairav Ashtami; the method is in the channel's early videos and one can do it oneself without anyone's help. For rudraksha the pran pratishtha is not necessary but may be done. A gomukhi is not compulsory: the mala can be covered with a red cloth, a red gamchha or a Ramnami chadar, since it is to be worn later.
Only a praan-pratishthit Shivling in a properly established temple, never one left under a Peepal
The speaker says that when the Brahma is angry and not pacified by any means, one should go to a Shiva temple where the Shivling has had Prana Pratishtha. He says the prayoga must not be done near a Shivling that someone picked up and placed under a Peepal tree, or someone else's Shivling from someone's house kept somewhere; only where a Shiva temple has been established with proper vidhi and the Shivling is praan-pratishthit should it be done.
How do Vaidika Sandhya and Tantrika Sandhya relate, and how does this split apply to temple consecration?
Those invested with the Yajnopavita must perform Vaidika Sandhya as their foundational duty, with Tantrika Sandhya alongside or afterward — similarly, in temple consecration the foundational rites up to the opening of the eyes follow Vedic rites, while the subsequent Peetha Puja and Peetha Nyasa follow Tantric tradition, the two traditions complementing each other.
Does a Parvati Shila require formal Prana Pratishtha before worship?
No — a consecrated Parvati Shila does not require formal Prana Pratishtha, and all forms and aspects of the Divine Mother can be worshipped upon it.
Is formal Prana Pratishtha mandatory for a home idol?
Full temple-style Prana Pratishtha is not required for home worship — a simpler mobile consecration (Chala Prana Pratishtha), performed by a priest, is sufficient and allows the idol to be relocated up to three times if needed.
Tantrokta Devi Suktam as the heart of the Saptashati
The third hymn is the Tantrokta Devisuktam, fifth chapter of the Durga Saptashati, shlokas 9 to 82, which the speaker calls the heart of Devi devotees and of the Saptashati — do this even if you do nothing else, and if you keep Navratri it is absolutely mandatory: after Ghatasthapana, until it is recited, it is held that Bhagavati has not arrived at all. He says it is also recited together with the Atharvashirsha at the pratishtha of any Yantra, Vigreh or astra and at the establishing of a peetha, because its mere recitation brings the Devi's closeness. It also stands independently within the Saptashati, so it can be recited on its own.
Home pratishtha of a metal idol with ghee, raw milk and the Devi Suktam
The speaker gives a simple home method for the pratishtha of any deity's Vigreh — Hanuman ji, Shiva ji, Bhagavati Durga, Kali, any devi or devata — for households that will not call a pandit. His rules: for Lakshmi-Ganesh puja do not bring clay idols; install solid metal ones, small or large, and never change them. Do not merely wash them and set them down: when seating the idol in its place, smear the whole idol with cow's ghee, and while pouring a stream of raw milk over them recite the Tantrokta Devisuktam. He says the pure sattvic shaktis of the Ganesha and Lakshmi tattvas then enter and the pratishtha is done; the samskaras, including the agnyuttarana vidhi, are taken as covered in brief by this. He notes a fuller, simplest-Hindi murti-pratishtha vidhi with a PDF exists on his channel, but this too is a simplest method.
What are the most auspicious periods for installing a new deity idol (Vigraha Pratishtha)?
Vijayadashami (a self-proven Abhoojha muhurta), Navratri, Guru Pushya, and Ravi Pushya are ideal, along with Margashirsha for Dattatreya and Magha for Surya Narayan; new installations should be avoided between Bhadrapada and Devuthani Ekadashi except under special Navratri injunctions.
What is archan's importance, and can it awaken a vigraha?
Archan is said to be especially dear to Bhagavati, just as abhishek is especially dear to Mahadev. Vigraha jagriti (an image's awakening) is fundamentally a matter of bhav, achieved through repeated seva and anushthan — citing Jagadamba's own promise in the twelfth chapter of the Saptashati that she never abandons a place where her path is regularly done.
The Gitas affirm divinity in both form and formless, so a beginner should not abandon image worship on Vedanta arguments
A beginner should not be swayed by arguments that God is formless and image worship invalid just because the Vedas are silent on Prana Pratishtha — across scriptures the Supreme Power affirms divinity in both form and formless aspects, and concepts like Dvaita and Advaita are grasped gradually as sadhana matures, not adopted prematurely to dismiss ritual practice.
What are the rules for Shivling consecration, multiple Shivlings, and a broken Shivling?
A Narmadeshwar Shivling needs no Prana Pratishtha or Avahana/Visarjana and can be installed directly, but only one Shivling should be kept in a household shrine — a new acquisition means donating or immersing the old one, and a significantly broken Shivling should be replaced and immersed in a sacred river.
Why a mala needs prana pratishtha before japa or wearing
The speaker says a Mala that has not been given Prana Pratishtha cannot give its full effect, so to use its divinity fully the mala must certainly be consecrated. This holds whether the mala is for wearing or for japa: even one meant for wearing is first consecrated, then mantra japa is done on it, and only then is it worn round the neck, after which it is fully charged with divinity and shows its full effect.
Materials and muhurat for the prana pratishtha of a mala
The speaker lists what is needed: the Mala itself, Dhoop, a lota of water, Gangajal, two kinds of Chandan, ashtagandh, Roli, Haldi, a Deepak, nine Peepal leaves and Panchagavya (cow milk, curd, ghee, dung and urine; there is a special ratio, but ordinarily they may simply be mixed). Also two Laung and one elaichi, used after the pratishtha. A shubh Muhurta is checked, or at least the day's auspicious Choghadiya; a morning pratishtha is very good, so a morning choghadiya is chosen.
Three-stage snan of the mala before prana pratishtha
The speaker says the Mala is placed in a bowl and first washed in pure water; if one can, the vowels and consonants are recited during this, each with the anusvara, beginning with Om (Om am aam im eem um oom and so on through all the vowels and consonants). Then it is bathed in Panchagavya with the Vamadeva mantra, then again in pure water with the Sadyojata mantra, then washed in a mixture of Chandan water with the Gandhadwaram mantra, and finally rinsed well in pure water. After the bath the mala is laid on the peepal leaves in the way it is worn.
Viniyoga and prana pratishtha mantra of the mala, held in the hands
The speaker says the prana pratishtha mantra is read only with its Viniyoga, which he gives: Om asya shri prana pratishtha mantrasya Brahma Vishnu Rudra rishayah, rig-yajuh-samani chhandamsi, prana-shakti devata, aam bijam, hreem shaktih, kraum keelakam, asmin male prana-pratishthapane viniyogah. After the viniyoga the whole Mala is taken into the left hand and covered with the right, and the prana pratishtha mantra is recited. He does not speak that mantra in the video; he says it will be in the description, along with a PDF of the full vidhi.
Upachar offered to the consecrated mala
The speaker says that after the prana pratishtha mantra the Mala is laid on the peepal leaves and a flower is offered with "Om sarvashakti swarupane shri malayai namah pushpam samarpayami". Then a Bhog of Laung and elaichi is offered, then a flower again, then a little Chandan and then Kumkum with the same mantra ending "chandanam samarpayami" and "kumkumam samarpayami", the kumkum going on the Sumeru. Then the Deepak is shown with "deepam darshayami" and set in the agni kund, and Dhoop is shown with "dhoopam darshayami". With that, this part of the vidhi is complete.
First japa on a newly consecrated mala and its completion
The speaker says that once the abhimantran is complete, the Mala is taken in the hand and the mantra one means to do Japa of on it, for instance a mantra of Bhagwati Durga or Mahalakshmi, is recited at least eleven times with the mala closed in the hand, or else once fully over every bead (for the Shreem mantra, "Om shreem namah" on each bead). The mala is then placed back on the peepal leaves and, if one likes, a Kapoor Aarti is shown once. With that the prana pratishtha of the mala is complete and it can be used for japa or for wearing.
Tantric praan pratishtha of the putla and awakening the yantra's six parts
The speaker says the Putla built in the middle of the Yantra is given Prana Pratishtha, but not by the Vedic mantras used for an idol in a temple; the methods are Tantrokta, and all they need is the name and Gotra of the person the prayoga is aimed at. Once the pratishtha is complete, the shaktis of the related vidyas are awakened in the different parts of the yantra. He says six parts are counted, though there are ten, and most people use the six. When those are awakened, the striking of the target's body begins.
What should be done when a personal error occurs during Sadhana, such as a broken mala?
Performing an Abhisheka of Lord Shiva with jaggery and yogurt initiates pacification of curses, flaws, and ritual mistakes from the first day; a broken mala should simply be acknowledged, re-strung, re-consecrated with formal purificatory rites, and practice resumed without superstitious dread.
Bhojpatra yantra and kavach prayoga with the Datta ekakshari
The speaker adds an optional prayoga he calls excellent: on two Bhojpatra draw the Yantra shown in his diksha video — two triangles opposite each other with the Datta Ekakshari beej written in the centre — and do its usual Prana Pratishtha if you know the full vidhi. Keep both by Bhagavan Datta on the first day; after that day's japa, seal one into a copper or silver Kavach on a yellow thread and wear it while the japa continues. On the 30th day, the next Purnima, after japa, havan and samarpan, put the yantra left by Bhagavan into a fresh kavach and wear it, and give the first kavach Visarjan in a river. Both the kavach and the mantra, he says, are then siddha.
When is the pratishtha of a vigraha or yantra considered complete?
Answering Rahul Sharma ji on pratishtha: when we do praan pratishtha in a shri vigraha, in a yantra, in a danda, or in any other physical substance, then with their seva, puja and aarti going on by daily rule — so long as the pujan and paath is happening well — if one annual puja takes place within the year, their pratishtha is held complete. Even so, if you have done puja by rule for three days, then their pratishtha is done; that too is a belief. But if you have done the pujan by rule for the whole year, then they become fit for worship in the kula and there remains no lack of pratishtha in them. In tantrik pratishtha, however, the subject comes differently.
When should a tantrik pratishtha be renewed?
Tantrik pratishtha, whether of a mala — meaning here those who are doing pujan according to the tantragat parampara; this subject is not for ordinary people, it is for them — has this rule, he says: the guru gives the upadesh that from within the guru mandala, that is, the guru's dada guru, pardada guru, up to the third, the parameshthi guru, let us say up to the parat-par guru, whosever birth tithi and the like falls, whosever birth festival is celebrated, on any of those tithis in the year the pratishtha of the mala should be done again.
What other day may be used to repeat the pratishtha?
Or on the day of the jayanti of the chief deity of your kula parampara, on that day the pratishtha should be repeated. It will be in the same way for the yantra mandala too, and in the same way for the tantrik mala your guru ji has given you. Besides that comes the process of shodhan, whether of vigraha shodhan; but in that three or four things have to be kept in mind — the metal has to be kept in mind. In that, for gold the subject becomes different, for silver different, for copper and kansa different again.
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.
What does the Kulaarnava say about a silver vigraha?
In later times, according to the Kulaarnava and the rest, this view too comes, he says: that if you wish, the rule is that if you have kept a vigraha of silver, then once in twenty-five years — when the twenty-fifth year is complete, in the twenty-fifth year — their pratishtha vidhi should be done again, a mahotsav and the like should be held, and the full vidhi of pratishtha, the whole process of vigraha snan and so on, all of that should be done. But all that becomes a very separate subject: for each deity it is separate again, and separate according to which metal it is.
What should be done if the thread at the Sumeru begins to fray?
It is not to be cut, he answers. Once japa and the rest has begun, it is not to be cut. What has to be done before the pratishtha may be done; after the pratishtha, no cutting about should go on.
A Kali vigraha was installed in a village but daily puja is not done — what now?
The questioner writes that in the village there was earlier a than of Kali Maiya on a chabutara, and eight years ago his elder father had the praan pratishtha of Maa Kali done and an image made, but daily puja and aarti cannot happen — what should be done? There is simply no alternative to this, he answers; it will have to be done. Either you, or whoever had it made — it is then his responsibility for life; at least so long as he has the capacity in the body, it is his responsibility to make the arrangement. Merely doing praan pratishtha does not make everything done, especially in a temple.
What is the difference between chal and achal pratishtha?
In a house there is chal pratishtha; in a temple it is achal, he says. For the house you will get many options — that if you do it, well, and if you do not, that too will do. But if you have had achal pratishtha done, then brother, there the rule is that their aarti should take place morning and evening. As far as possible let the pujan be as much as it can, the rule being shodashopachara pujan; but at the least the aarti should certainly take place morning and evening.
What dosha is incurred if an installed vigraha is left unworshipped?
If it is not happening daily, then that very dosha will attach, he says, and there will be no remedy of it — some kaal sarp dosha shown in the kundali, that there is kaal sarp dosha, deva dosha, pitr dosha, pitr shraap, matri shraap, that idea will be reduced to that much. But the reality will come out from here: that yes, you had the pratishtha of the vigraha done and have not done their seva, so this is a dev-shraap. It has been said that if the pratishtha of a Shiva temple, of a devi temple — meaning the pratishtha of a vigraha — is done and it is kept unworshipped, then their Bhairavs, growing angry, open their jata; meaning that they come into an ugra form, and even if they are in a bala form there, they attain ugrata in those kshetras.
Whose responsibility is it once a shakti has been invoked?
He says he is not speaking to frighten anyone but stating the reality: if you are doing a pratishtha, then it is your responsibility. You invoked a dev shakti, you did the pratishtha — and why did you do the pratishtha, when their puja and seva was not to be done at all; why did you call them? Having called them, you will have to carry on by rule. Asked separately, he answers that a person who wears the yajnopavita may absolutely do the abhyas and purashcharan of the Atharvashirsham.
A yellow, red or white asana, facing east or north, before the established Batuk Bhairav swarup or else before Mahadev.
The speaker says the asana should be yellow or red, and white may also be kept. The direction should be east or north. The swarup will be Batuk Bhairav — the photo or Shri Vigraha already established, or the trishul, all of which he has explained before; and if not, one may also do it before Mahadev.
Does a yantra receive praan pratishtha like a murti?
Yes. Having constructed the yantra by that vidhi vidhan, then just as in the praan pratishtha vidhi of a murti we do the agni uttaran vidhi and everything else and establish the praan in each single limb — the hands, the feet, the eyes, the mouth, the praan within, the tongue — in the same way pratishtha is done in a yantra also.
How much larger is the full tantrokta pratishtha of a yantra than that of a murti?
The full tantrokta vidhan, he says, is that in each single aavaran there is one deity, and this whole pratishtha vidhi will be that extensive — in a murti we do it once, in this it is the whole of it. For documentary support he points to the Durga Archan Paddhati of Acharya Shivadatta Mishra Shastri.
How do the aavarans of a murti and of a yantra relate when the murti is placed on the yantra?
In the praan pratishtha vidhi of a murti of Bhagavati there is a description of nine aavarans, worshipped upon the murti itself. There is also a direction to place Bhagavati's murti upon the yantra; when a murti is placed on any deity's yantra, the yantra aavaran and the murti aavaran pujan happen together. If there is no yantra, the whole aavaran pujan takes place on the murti itself.
Where does the Kuldevi Aavahani khand use the Saptashati's tejas passage for pind sthapana?
He notes that the Kuldevi Aavahani khand, part of which he has published on his channel and from which listeners take benefit, contains this description. The tejas that arose from the bodies of Bhagavan Shiva, Brahma ji, Vishnu ji, Devraj Indra and the other devatas and, becoming one, took the form of Bhagavati — these very mantras are uttered by the tantrokta vidhi when the pind sthapana of the Saraswati kuldevi is done.
What is the minimum that must be done in each aavaran of a Devi yantra?
Just as in a murti we have the full adhivas and all the vidhi and nyasa done, in exactly the same way it should certainly be done at least once in each single aavaran of the yantra. "Saptamavaran... sarva devi devatabhyo" and thereafter all the vidhis — in the name of every one of them at least that much akshat should be given, by sadhak brothers who perform such kriyas and who know them.
How should a mala be built if money is short?
This thing should always be permanent, the speaker says. If you are taking any mala of rudraksha, or any divine object of that kind, or you are doing its whole pratishtha properly yourself, then take time. He says he too has a shortage of money — he does not make a mala at one go; a pure mala takes a great deal of time, a bead taken in a year, sometimes two beads, and only then is one mala created for oneself.
When may an ekakshi nariyal be awakened?
Disha, asana and body will all become protected, the speaker says. Asked about an ekakshi nariyal for which no vidhan has been done, and whether it may be awakened on this night or on Margashirsha Ashtami, he answers: yes, absolutely, go and do it — it is exceedingly excellent.
Does the peeth yantra have to be obtained from the teacher, or can it be made yourself?
No. A video on the peeth yantra has already been put up for everyone. You have no need whatever to obtain the peeth yantra from us, the speaker says — you can have it made yourself. The whole graha and nakshatra has been told: have it made in this nakshatra, it will be written in it, have it made in this manner, install it in this manner. Everything has been told; do it yourself.
When may a peepal leaf be plucked for a mala's pran pratishtha?
Asked about the procedure for plucking the peepal leaf needed for the pran pratishtha of a mala, by a listener who wants to do the anushthan on the first day of Navratri: ordinarily you can go and bring it, there is no problem. But do not pluck it on a Sunday — leave out Saturday and Sunday.
Two bhojpatra per person, given pratishtha simply by placing them at Datta's Shri feet with one flower on each; no separate tantrokta vidhan is needed.
Two bhojpatra will be needed for one person — keep that in mind. Writing on both, you will offer them near Bhagwan Datta. For the pratishtha vidhi, first place them at the Shri feet of Bhagwan Datta; there is no need to do any separate tantrokta vidhan — do it if you know it, and it will do even if you do not. Only keeping them there and remembering Bhagwan, speaking to Bhagwan Datta, one flower is to be offered on each of the two.
The written beej is pronounced three times and declared established lifelong in one's prana, atma and mind, as the equal of a guru mantra.
A flower is taken in the hand — a red flower, a yellow flower or a white one may be taken. Then, remembering Bhagwan Datta, the beej mantra you have written in the middle is to be pronounced only three times. Then you are to say: from today, lifelong, this is for me the equal of the guru mantra; O Lord, be established in it forever; in my prana, in my atma, in my mind, may this beej mantra be established forever in the form of guru. Saying this, one flower is to be offered on each of the two.
A rudraksha mala strung in yellow thread with a yellow gomukhi, made chaitanya by the pran pratishtha vidhi given separately.
For doing the japa the mala will be a rudraksha mala. It should be strung in yellow thread, and there will be a beautiful yellow gomukhi. The pran pratishtha vidhi, the speaker says, is available on this same channel, and he will also give the link in the description of this video — the vidhi for how the rudraksha mala is to be made chaitanya will be given there.
Mala for Shri Samba Shivaya Namah japa: consecrated panchmukhi rudraksha, never changed
The speaker says a panchmukhi Rudraksha Mala, easily available, is best for this japa. It should be sanskarit — he has taught separately how to consecrate a mala oneself — kept in a yellow Gomukhi, and bought good once, because once bought it must never be changed; the same mala is used always.
How should one learn the parthiva Shivling vidhi properly?
See, Sameer ji, the vidhi of the parthiva Shivling is better if done by proper vidhi-vidhan, the speaker says — how the pran pratishtha happens in them, then how the abhishek is done, by which mantras the vajra and the rest is established. Call some brahmin and learn it once.
A listener may have the mudrika made himself — only the pratishtha would then have to be done separately, by the murti pratishtha vidhi.
He says he thinks at least fifteen or twenty people joined the anushthan last time and received one. A listener can also do it himself; the only point is that he may not be able to perform the pratishtha, and the vidhi of murti pratishtha or vigraha pratishtha would then have to be done separately. It can be done, he says, with a little patience.
After the pratishtha and abhishek it is seated on the guru mandala's asana for daily seva, as shown in the trayomukhi rudraksha abhishek video.
The vidhi of pratishtha has been given, he says — perform the pratishtha, perform the abhishek and the rest, and seat it on its asana, on the asana of the Bhagwan's guru mandala, and do their daily puja. He refers to the video they had posted of the abhishek of a trayomukhi rudraksha, in which they had also shown how the asana for the Datta mudrika is made and how their daily seva is done.
A large supari is kept established in the deity's name for the duration, symbolically even without pran pratishtha.
Whether you are doing the Kartik deep daan or the dhoop-and-deep prayoga — the dhoop, the dhuna and the deep — then in the name of whichever deity you are doing it, at the very least keep established a supari, a large one; the big supari that is available in a puja shop. Keep it in their name; even if you do not perform pran pratishtha in it, keep it symbolically in their name.
It is bathed daily — plain water and eleven spoonfuls will do, with its mantra eleven times — and its shanti performed every day.
Bathe them every day, he says — even with plain water if nothing else. Even if only reciting their own mantra, their nav mantra, eleven times; even if only eleven spoonfuls; but certainly bathe them, and perform their shanti every day. Symbolically. In the elaborate form one can do a great deal, abhishek and the rest, and he is not telling them to do anything so intricate — but at least this much should certainly be done.
Can a murti of Batuk Bhairav be installed at home?
Yes, absolutely, the speaker says. The whole vidhi for doing it is published on the channel, with its PDF — search for the vidhi of Shri Vigraha Pratishtha, Grihastha Tantra, and you will get it; in it the pratishtha of Kuber ji has been demonstrated. There was also a separate video for the pratishtha of Batuk Bhairav ji, but everything in both is the same. But the shri vigraha should be of Batuk Bhairav ji only — take care that it is not of Kaal Bhairav ji.
Can Batuk Bhairav be installed alongside any Devi?
The sthapana of Batuk Bhairav ji, whichever devi it may be, you may absolutely do alongside them, the speaker says.
Can the Bhairav pashan be awakened in the absence of a trishul?
Asked whether, as the Bhairav trishul is awakened, the Bhairav pashan can also be awakened in the absence of a trishul, he says yes, absolutely, it can be done. But whenever you keep a Bhairav pashan, it is not kept without applying sindoor. If you have established Bhairav ji at home in the form of a pashan — a black stone, triangular, however you have kept it — always keep it with a chola of sindoor applied, coated in it, just as Hanuman ji is kept.
Of which metal should a trishul be for a Batuk Bhairav sthapana?
Asked, if the sthapana of Batuk Bhairav is to be done in the form of a trishul, of which metal the trishul should be: keep the trishul of brass; you can keep it of silver. You can keep it up to six inches as well; if you want to keep it outside, in a courtyard and so on, then you can keep a big one too, of about up to one hand. In a small box of rice — yes, it can be done, standing, with red and yellow rice mixed together.
Can an ordinary temple be made into a siddha peeth?
Asked whether an ordinary temple can be made into a siddha peeth: no, brother. When that much awakening comes, then a siddha peeth is formed. If the temple be a hundred years old, and there be chaitanyata in it more than is needed, and pujan and the rest happen there daily by rule — then.
Why should Kuber ji not be ignored?
Because he is himself the guardian devata of the north direction, and one among the ten digpalas — this you should remember, he says, so never ignore the pujan of Kuber ji. He points to the pran pratishtha video on the channel in which Kuber ji's consecration is shown; Kuber ji is called the very friend of Shiva ji and is the protector of our wealth. Along with Kuber ji Maharaj, the puja of the thirteen principal yakshas especially takes place.
What should be brought instead, and when consecrated?
Whatever metal you have the means for — brass for the means of brass, silver for the means of silver. Bring a shri vigraha once and have the pran pratishtha done by vidhi vidhan by a pandit ji or an acharya who knows; otherwise do it yourself on the day of Dhanteras. Do not remove the old one now — the old one will be given visarjan after Dooj; keep it in a separate place until Dooj. But on the day of Dhanteras take out time and do it fully by vidhi vidhan. Even if you are a crorepati earning crores, the offence you are committing of carrying the murtis away and throwing them, removing each year's murti, will bring you onto the road one day.
Which form of the vigraha does he recommend?
In his view: Bhagavati Lakshmi seated on a lotus asana, Bhagavan Ganesh seated on a lotus asana; or Lakshmi ji and Ganesh ji seated on a good asana; Bhagavati Lakshmi seated upon a gaja, or Ganpati ji seated upon a mushak — though a mushak one is hard to find. But a Bhagavan Ganpati seated upon a sinhasan, and a Bhagavati Lakshmi seated upon a sinhasan or a lotus asana — such a beautiful shri vigraha you should consecrate permanently, both at a business establishment and at home.
Can the pran pratishtha of a Mahakali murti be done on Dhanteras?
On the day of Dhanteras you can do the pran pratishtha of any dev shakti at all, he says. Do it comfortably; do it in the afternoon time, in the Abhijit muhurat, or comfortably at the afternoon time. You can do Batuk Bhairav ji's that day as well. On the day of Dhanteras itself do everyone's — do Kuber ji's too, do Batuk Bhairav ji's too, do Bhagavati Kali's too. Do everyone's together on that same day. And if you do not do it yourself, if you call an acharya ji and have it done, that is better still; and if you are doing it by watching a video, then watch and revise it well, understand each vidhan, bring the materials, and only then do it.
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.
How is a new image consecrated at home?
Never have an Achal Pran Pratishtha done; have a Chal Pratishtha. If doing it yourself: Abhishek well with milk and Panchamrita; then 108 times with raw milk by a silver spoon or bowl in the deity's name; then Abhishek with water and the Adhivas.
Should Ganpati be immersed from the home?
Absolutely not proper, the speaker says. His objection is to what the videos show: an image consecrated and worshipped for ten days being thrown about, climbed on, broken anyhow, with no respect at all — while the ashes of your own father and grandfather are treated with respect and carried to the Ganga.
How is a copper kada consecrated for protection?
First check whether a copper kada suits you at all. Then submerge it at least twelve days in the water of the Triveni Sangam or in Gangajal — in Gangotri water above all, because that alone leaves no film on it — keeping the water itself in a copper vessel. Then consecrate it with a mantra.
Mala for Navratri japa: rakta chandan, rudraksha or sphatik, made pran-pratishthit first
The speaker says the japa may be done on a rakta chandan Mala or a Rudraksha mala — either — and on a Sphatik mala as well. The mala should be given Prana Pratishtha and made chetan-yukt; the vidhan is on the channel. If it has not yet been consecrated, he says it can be done on the Somvati Amavasya that is falling, which is a divya kaal. Those who already have a Tantrokta rudraksha or similar mala received through him during some anushthan need do nothing to it and simply begin japping.
Can a negative power take the puja offered on a Shivling?
The speaker says the puja done upon a Shivling can never be taken by any negative power — but only a Narmadeshwar Shivling or a pran-pratishthit Shivling in a temple. If you pick up a stone yourself and set it down and worship it, nothing can be said there; anything at all may then happen.
Whose yantra should be kept, and what kind?
The speaker says the yantra of the chief deity should be kept — whichever deva is chief for you, their yantra, made by full vidhi-vidhan so that it may be worshipped for generations. Not a twenty-rupee yantra coloured like a child's drawing, whose colour comes off the day you take it to be bathed. Have a good one made by a knowledgeable person, get its regular anushthan performed, have it consecrated, and worship that one yantra alone, of your arahdya.
How large may a murti kept at home be?
The speaker says the height of a murti should be up to six inches; keeping a murti larger than six inches in a house has been forbidden, because with a larger murti your rule then becomes a daily one, and all the people of a house cannot keep a daily rule. The rule of a temple stays right in a temple; kept at home, there is a likelihood of difficulty.
Can the adhivas of an already worshipped vigreh be done again?
No. Asked whether the adhivas process can be got done a second time if it was not done properly the first time, the speaker says no — adhivas, whenever it happens, happens the first time only. First of all comes the agni-taran vidhi: the vigreh is immersed well in pure cow ghee, placed upon a paan leaf, and then, while being given abhishek with raw cow's milk or with panchamrit, the path is done. After that the adhivas is done for five, seven or nine — as much as your capacity allows. A second adhivas is not done.
Should an achal pran-pratishthit Bajrangbali be installed in a house for a vastu problem?
Asked about a house whose courtyard door faces south, where someone installed a pran-pratishthit achal Bajrangbali for the sake of vastu shastra, and whether this makes a difference to the puja of the main mandir, the speaker asks who did such a big thing. He says that even if there was some difficulty at home according to the rules of vastu for any reason, an achal pratishtha should never have been done in a house for its purification.
What if the adhivas of a vigreh was not done properly and it is now worshipped?
The speaker says that if it could not be done and the vigreh has now become worshipped, then it cannot be got done a second time. This thing is got done only at the beginning.
Daily samagri for the Mahabhairav prayoga at the temple
The speaker lists what to take to the temple every day: two medium-size four-faced lamps of mustard oil, with the wicks doubled in every face (two wicks joined together in each face, so eight wicks per lamp); a little chameli oil; at least two boondi laddus; two cloves and one cardamom; and clove-camphor kept separately. For Japa have a Rudraksha Mala or a black Hakik mala that is prana-pratishthit; the mala may be bought anywhere so long as it is genuine, and the Prana Pratishtha vidhan is shown live on the channel. In this Prayoga, he says, there is no restriction of clothing, of direction, or of asan.
Mala for the Kalika Yogini japa and its substitutes
The speaker says the Mala is very important: best is a Tantrokta Rudraksha mala of nine-mukhi Bhairavi rudraksha — Bhairavi, not Bhairav — with a red Gomukhi. Without it, the mantra may be done on a mala of laung (cloves), kaudi (cowries) or shankh. If none of these can be arranged, begin the initial sadhana anyway and contact him later for the mala and the further special vidhan; meanwhile use at least a panchmukhi rudraksha mala given full Prana Pratishtha, or, failing that, bathed five or seven times in raw cow's milk while taking Bhagavati's and Mahadev's names.
Can a complex yantra be written on paper instead of bhojpatra?
Yes, it may be written on white paper, the speaker answers; pran pratishtha has its own vidhi. If the yantra is very complex, have it engraved on a copper plate by a goldsmith, or have it engraved on a silver plate. Whenever a yantra is to be made, even ordinarily by a goldsmith, first look at the auspicious day and the person, and speak to the goldsmith to have it made between such and such hours — even if he takes a hundred or a thousand rupees more, it should be made at the right time.
Kula devi-devta sadhana runs at least eleven days, and where their Sthan is established it continues in parallel with every other sadhana.
After the basics. Perform sadhana according to the form of your Kula devi-devta, at least eleven days. If their Sthan or Than is established, their worship runs in parallel alongside every other sadhana. Where the Kula deities are not known, the speaker prefers keeping things clear over an Avahan.
Can the Dattatreya Kavach be written on Bhojpatra and worn?
First your Kavach must be accomplished. Without Siddhi there is no benefit in writing it. And the speaker adds that he cannot say which Dattatreya Kavach it is without seeing it, so the Pran Pratishtha cannot be answered in the abstract.
Is the sadhana broken if the mala thread snaps midway?
No — do not keep the doubt in your mind, since you completed it. The proper method when a mala breaks midway is to restring it fully, perform its Pratishtha procedure again, and then do at least 51 mala of that same mantra separately, for the removal of the fault, before going on.
Which materials are proper for a shivling established at home?
A sphatik shivling may be established, he says. A glass one should hardly be established — do not establish one of glass. You may do sphatik; you may do Narmadeshwar ji.
Where should japa be dedicated if you have a yantra?
You may make the dedication on a yantra, he says. Whenever any yantra is with you and is pratishthit, and you dedicate japa and the rest upon them, then do it upon them.
How should devta veers be reinstalled at another place?
A listener says he could not do his puja path because he was in hospital for twenty days, and asks how to establish his devatas and veers at another place now. Install them on the day of the Purnima, the speaker says. There is a proper video on how devta veers are taken to another place — how their vidai is done, how they are taken to a new place.
Should Shani Deva's photo or vigraha be kept at home?
On the current practice of keeping Shani Deva's photo or vigraha at home: if you are doing rakta pujan and are a sadhak of that level, then the subject is different, he says; if you do the pujan of Bhagavati Kali, then keep Shani Deva's and carry on. But no — according to him his place should not be kept at home in that way. If you do sadhanas of that level, or if your gurudev has said so, then the subject is different. The second thing is that the sthapana of his shri vigraha and the like should not be done at home.
How should a temple of the navagraha be built?
There are navagraha temples in mandirs here and there and that is a different matter, he says, but formerly the pujan was done through a pind and the like; deva eyes and so on were not made for everyone and worshipped in this way. If you are building a new temple, build it with thought. The vidhan of establishing a temple along with the shakti is special: if you have a temple built, then the sthapana of the vigraha with the family, along with the mandala, is the most divine. He cites the temple at Ramana Reti in Vrindavan-Mathura, where the Radha Raman Baba is: there all the navagrahas are present with their shaktis. Where a temple is built in that manner it is divine, because if a direct presence with shakti is formed and all the devatas are worshipped, the balance of energy is maintained and auspiciousness comes quickly.
Is a devata awakened in a photo frame?
Akshay Tanwar ji says a deva becomes awakened in a photo frame if pujan-archan is done before it daily. It has been said that a chhaya chitra has one day's pratishtha, the speaker answers, and by daily pujan prana is present in it until the next day, so it is absolutely awakened too. There are the five tattvas: all five tattvas are present in paper as well — we can see it. It is not solid to that level, but it is there, so they are in it too. But if there is a vigraha, that is far superior. As is said of gold: pratishtha in it lasts up to a hundred years from being done once.
What is the difference between a Tantrokta form and an ordinary Vigraha?
Two things. In the Tantrokta procedure the deity's awakening comes about in a different manner. And where in the Vedokta procedure a fault forms very quickly if a rule slips even slightly — the Naivedya must be offered by four, the Aarti within half an hour of sunrise — the Tantrokta procedure carries no such binding of rule.
What does the Tantrokta installation actually build in?
A Peeth Yantra is constructed and the deity installed upon it with his whole family; the Nyasa process is completed in all of them, subtly, in a movable installation. Then even a single mantra japa surrendered there nourishes all the connected powers — the eight Bhairavs, the Matrikas, the Yoginis, the Kshetrapal.
What are the grades of mala Pratishtha?
Three. The simplest: bathe the mala in raw milk, hold the whole of it covered in the hand and read the Pran Pratishtha mantra — or, failing that, Shiva's Panchanan mantras once, or the Panchakshari. The second uses the Bhut Lipi Varna Nyasa in brief. The third consecrates each bead separately with the Vamadeva mantra.
Does an elaborately-consecrated mala give more power than a simply-consecrated one?
Yes. It is not that so tremendous a Pratishtha means no fault attaches — but do a single mala of japa on it and its energy will be wondrous. Between the energy of the one you consecrated somehow with a single pass of the hand and this one, there will be a difference of earth and sky.
Why does a beginner become restless during a Pratishtha?
Because you have not performed a lakh and a quarter Purashcharan of any mantra, and the deity simply does not give that kind of patience. Sit to consecrate a mala bead by bead and by the fourth or fifth bead — by the tenth — you will be asking when it will end.
What actually animates the Pratishtha?
The heart. When we read the Pran mantras it is from the heart that it throbs — the heartbeat that is beating is generating the electromagnetic waves, and it is those waves that go and make the object conscious. If it is not within you, the object stays merely physical.
Care of a consecrated Kaal Bhairav mala when its beads break
The Mala given after the Kaal Bhairav anushthan has 109 beads. If a bead breaks, the speaker says, do not add a new one — restring what remains and wear it; the mala stays complete for you until it drops below 99 beads. If the thread breaks, restring it, do Mahabhairav japa and wear it again; sutak of birth or death, a woman's rajodarshan, or washing it bring no dosh. A broken bead means a blow that was due to you — from a fierce prayoga or a bad dasha — has been mostly absorbed: a broken leg becomes a sprained toe. Such power belongs only to a genuine mala (not bone), strung by a Hindu craftsman in a nakshatra like Pushya Nakshatra, given Prana Pratishtha, and charged with the mool paath of a Kavach you have japped 11,000–40,000 times, once on each of the 108 beads.
How was Ganesh made, and what was he told?
From the Ubtan, the film on her own body, she formed a figure complete in every auspicious mark and by her Sankalpa-shakti gave it life. He asked what her work was; she said — you are my son, become my doorkeeper today, and let none enter my house without my order, not even by force.
What is the daily procedure of the Chaturthi vrat?
Bathe in the morning and make the request to Brahmins for the vrat; take the Sankalpa, worship with Durva, and keep the fast. When the first watch of the night arrives, bathe again and perform Ganesh's worship — making an image of metal, coral, white Arka or clay, and consecrating it.
What is Shvet Arka, and what else may the Ganesh image be made of?
The white Aak, white Madar plant — said to be at least forty years old. From its root the Vigraha of Bhagavan Ganpati should be made, and there is a description involving Guru Pushya and Ravi Pushya Nakshatra; it becomes a Tantrokta prescription. Or else the image is made of clay.
Why does a sadhak who performs brihad nyasa not touch a deva vigraha?
Because for the one who performs that paddhati there is an adesh that he does not touch any deva vigraha. There is a proper segment of rules for it — in that kshetra, done in that way, he will not offer pranam to a vigraha, because in adopting brihad nyasa his body becomes the very form of the deity, and a deity cannot bow to his own vigraha.
Vigraha pratishtha already contains the paddhati of nyasa, so the deity is directly present
Because the vigraha is already nyasa-ed. Understood technically, the whole procedure of vigraha pratishtha already contains the paddhati of nyasa; the deity is already present in it in a direct manner, and it has already become a deva vigraha. There are rules here, and for this reason it is forbidden — such sadhaks then do not offer pranam or go for darshan of a vigraha.
Does the pitr-protector who stands at the threshold need a shrine, an image or a temple?
No. If there is no chaukhat at all, he asks, where is he to come from and at which place will he stand to protect you? He is saying: I am standing here, look, I used to perform the seva-puja of Bhagavati as long as I was alive, and by Jagadamba's kripa I have this samarthya — give me a place. You will then build a than for him and install his murti; there is no need at all of a murti, a than or a temple. He needs a chaukhat in the house.
What size should the murti of Batuk Bhairav be?
Asked whether the murti of Batuk Bhairav must be only three inches, the speaker says it depends — it is not that it must be three; you can keep one up to six. At home you can even keep one up to ten, but then let the seva and puja be done properly.
Can a Shivalaya be built on the second floor of a house?
If you are speaking of a special, complete Shivalaya of a temple, then it cannot be built, the speaker says — have a Shiv mandir built only according to the full vidhi niyam of a Shiv mandir. Generally, if you keep a sphatik Shivling and the like at home and do pujan, you will get the complete fruit; if you do the pujan of Narmadeshwar ji, you will get it too. But wanting to make a Shivalaya on the dev floor of the house, as much of this is happening nowadays — making a mandir at home — is not proper, because a mandir has its own vastu shastra. When a Shiv mandir is installed, the ground below it becomes the condition of patal; your entire ground below becomes the place of those ganas who dwell in it, and that will be a difficulty.
Which mala to bring for the eclipse guru sadhana
The speaker says to bring any one Mala out of four kinds, Rudraksha, black Hakik, yellow hakik or Sphatik; only one is needed, and it is the most important thing, since it is the mala one will finally wear. The choice follows the form accepted as guru: rudraksha, or black hakik, if Bhagwan Shiva is accepted as guru; sphatik if Ma Jagadamba; yellow hakik if Bhagwan Narayan. The mala is to be pran-pratishthit on some special auspicious day before the Grahan kaal; he says he will give a short, simple sattvik Prana Pratishtha vidhi in a separate video.
What does Dharani Garbha Sambhodi mean?
When we read the pauranic mantra, the speaker says, we read Dharani Garbha Sambhodi. What is the meaning of dharani garbha? He whose birth took place from the womb of the earth is the graha Mangal, whose father is Sadashiva. So Sadashiva is positive and Bhagavati is present below in the negative form, in the form of rinatmak shakti, upon whom Shiva is situated.
How is the silver supari installed at home?
As for how it is to be installed: make a triangle with roli on a piece of red cloth and install her in the middle. Before her offer dhoop and deep in her name. The way will open, and Jagadamba will certainly bestow grace. This, the speaker says, is only for Sanjay Mishra ji.
Where does puja have the greatest effect?
Asked about Mahavatar Babaji and how to obtain his blessing, the speaker calls it a very good question and says he will have to make separate videos for all the siddh gurus — whether Mahavatar Babaji, Shri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashay, or other siddh persons such as Telang Swami. Asked at which place puja has the greatest effect, he says that in his view even when a householder does puja in his own home there is effect; when done at the guru's house there is effect too; the mahima of all is different. Doing puja in a Shiva temple more than twelve years old, whose sthapana and pran pratishtha have been done, has greater effect; and doing puja in a teerth kshetra, in the Ganga, in the Narmada region and such places has limitless effect.
How should a newly brought ashtadhatu Ganpati be installed?
Asked how to do the prana pratishtha, in the Ganpati Navratra, of a new ashtadhatu Ganpati brought that day, he first tells Mishra ji that if he wears the yajnopavit — and then says that ashtadhatu Ganpati will not be found anywhere. Everyone listening should take this notion out of their minds, that any Shri vigraha made of ashtadhatu is available in the market.
When should the prana pratishtha of Ganpati be done?
Do the prana pratishtha of Ganpati on the first day, on the Chaturthi tithi itself, or have it done — and if you know how to do it, you can do it. Secondly, if you wish to do it yourself and you do not know any particular vidhi vidhan, then do five kinds of adhivas. He then sets out how it is to be done in ordinary sequence.
What is the first step of the prana pratishtha of Ganpati?
If the Atharvashirsham is committed to memory that is most excellent; otherwise you can do an ordinary prana pratishtha by the Atharvashirsham. First of all, have the Shri vigraha of Ganpati ji bathed with panchagavya.
What follows the panchagavya bath?
After the panchagavya bath, reciting the Shri Ganpati Atharvashirsham, do an abhishek with raw cow's milk, made into a continuous dhara that falls upon them. If it falls from a dakshinavarti shankh that is most excellent, or if it falls from some silver vessel that is most excellent. Do their abhishek with that.
What is adhivas and how is it done?
After doing that much, and after an abhishek with ordinary water and so on, have their adhivas done. Adhivas of five kinds means keeping them in five places, leaving them there fifteen minutes each — as in grain, in fruit, in flowers, in sweets, in cloth, in water: in any five kinds of things among all these, in five places, keep them fifteen minutes each. And so long as they do the adhivas, that is remain steady there, at that time recite Ganpati ji's bhajan, his stotra, sahasranama and the like.
What is done with the adhivas materials afterwards?
After doing it in this manner, the flower or fruit that is now obtained, or the sweets — whatever comes out having done the adhivas — that itself is distributed in the form of prasad.
What is netra unmilan?
After having the adhivas done, if a band has been tied over the eyes of Ganpati, then netra unmilan is done. It is done with a salaka of gold; otherwise with some kundika, or else it will be with your dub grass. Netra unmilan is to be done, that is, the vidhi of opening the eyes. If you cannot do the particular Vedic mantras and so on for it, then do it by speaking, or touch both their eyes with the netra unmilan or with the Ganpati Gayatri.
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.
In the brahma bhag a putla is made in the name of the person, given prana pratishtha, and laid upon a paan leaf
Having done all those things, then in the brahma bhag, that is the middle part, a putla prayoga is done in the name of the one upon whom the granth was made. That is, a puppet is made, its prana pratishtha is done by vidhi vidhan, and it is laid down upon a paan leaf — or, according to the kind of prayoga, the tree is taken and its leaf used, and it is laid on that. After that, if you have done the Datta mala mantra, then by that its tarpan will be done. Tarpan will be done of the putla that has been laid down, and through that tarpan the granth will be destroyed. This, he says, is one ordinary prayoga; there are a great many other vidhans.
Who is Bhagavati Mangala?
Asked about a very old murti of Maa Mangala whose prana pratishtha he has heard was never done — it was simply brought and kept and is being worshipped — and whether their prana pratishtha can be done now, he first describes her: Ashish ji, Bhagavati Mangala is she who is worshipped in the direction of Rajasthan in the form of Bhuchad Mata and in Odisha in the form of Bhagavati Mangala. Her mount is upon a cock; she is four-armed; in one hand a vedha, with one hand a blessing, in one hand a trishul and in one hand a chakra.
Is a prana pratishtha needed for a long-worshipped murti?
If their pratishtha has not been done, there is no need to do it now, because they have been worshipped for a long time — so what you now need is to do puja; there is absolutely no need to do pratishtha. If the wish is very great, then leaving aside the vidhi vidhan he told above, the adhivas and the rest, do their abhishek there with the recitation of the Devi Suktam. Do 108 recitations of the Devi Suktam before them and keep dedicating it; it need not be in one day, do it over ten days, eleven days or in the Navratris.
How should the vigraha be brought from the kshetra itself?
If you wish to take it there, have the pujan performed and bring it, he says, then you may bathe it, have Maai's complete pujan performed well, and bring it away from beside her.
What is the shodhan procedure for a mala, yantra or kavach?
Even know this much, he says: for the mala on which you are doing japa, for the yantra on which you are doing pujan, or for the yantra about which you are telling someone — there is a complete vidhan, in a very broad form, for when its re-pratishtha and its shuddhikaran are to be done again, from time to time, according to the paksha in which and the manner in which you performed it. This is what is called the process of shodhan. Whether it be of a yantra, of a mala, or of a kavach — it exists for all of them.
Can metal be filled into a hollow Hanuman murti?
Asked whether metal can be filled into a Hanuman ji murti that is hollow inside, he says that now, if you have metal filled in, they will heat it and pour it — and a worshipped vigraha becomes pratishthit, so do not have that done. And at the outset, do the guru pujan of Ganpati ji, that of Bhairav ji, and having done the pujan of Ram ji and Sita ji, then do it.
What happens at the pran pratishtha of a vigraha?
Know the vidhi of pratishtha, he says. When the pratishtha of any deity's vigraha is performed, the nyasa of their ayudhs and of each single limb of their body is done. Their avahan takes place, their nyasa takes place; and along with that there are a great many other things too whose avahan and nyasa are done.
Within the Jagannath vigraha is established a substance said to be the heart of Bhagwan Shri Krishna.
If it is so, he says, then you will know about Bhagwan Jagannath: within his shri pratima, his shri vigraha, there is a substance established which is said to be the heart of Bhagwan Shri Krishna. If anyone were to touch it, the person would not survive. So divine is it, and there is such astonishing capacity in it — divine indeed, but the man would be finished at once. This is why one should not touch every single thing; serve without touching, since there is nowhere any need to touch in order to serve a deity.
Can a two-armed Durga vigraha receive the pran pratishtha of a ten-armed form?
Asked whether, if the vigraha of Maa Durga is the two-armed Abhay Durga, the pran pratishtha in that vigraha can be of the ten-armed or four-armed Dagdhatri, he answers that according to him it cannot be. If it is two-armed, then it will be only of two arms. Whichever form you wish to do upasana of, and whichever you wish to install — keep both the same.
What must be installed in the place of an entity that has been removed?
And when you remove it, he says, after that you must certainly give a place there to some divine energy, some divine shakti relating to Sanatan culture — especially the Panchmukhi Hanuman form, or the form of Bhairav ji. Among Bhairav ji, give it in Batuk Bhairav; and do not think of Batuk Bhairav as an ordinary saumya Bhairav. He closes by saying that they will meet again after a somewhat longer time, and that meanwhile videos will keep coming on the channel.
Is a video possible on the pran pratishtha of a shivling?
The pran pratishtha of a shivling is not so easy, he answers Meher ji, and it is not done in that way. You should have the whole vidhi-vidhan performed if a pran pratishtha is to be done in a temple; and a video would only be possible if a pran pratishtha were happening somewhere and were shot and put up. If you are asking for the home, the matter is different — at home there is no need at all for a pran pratishtha.
How should a murti of Ma Kali and Durga be established?
Asked how a pratima of Ma Kali and Durga should be established, he says it is an achal murti; then it would only be possible to show it when an establishment is happening somewhere, and the video is recorded at the time of doing it and put up. To another listener who says he is going to establish a pratima of Ma Durga Kali so that the Mata may reside awakened in it, he says: you will do it yourself. If it is to be done by vidhi-vidhan, then everything will have to be kept in place and done — you will not be able to do the whole vidhi-vidhan alone.
What should be done when a relative repeatedly performs abhichaar on the family?
A listener who worships Mata Kali and Bhagavan Shiva says an uncle who has learnt vidya repeatedly performs abhichaar — not on him, but his father keeps falling ill. The speaker answers: first, in Gupt Navratri try to complete at least 1100 japa of Bhagavati Kali's kavach, and write her beejaksharas on bhojpatra as a yantra, made by a learned person or by yourself in a pure state on the very first day, in a good choghadiya, in Amrit kaal, with the praan pratishtha vidhi if you know it.
Should praan pratishtha be done for a shivling kept at home?
Praan pratishtha of a shivling should not be done in the house, nor does it happen, the speaker says: the form of the shivling of any kind, achal or otherwise, itself holds divine shaktis within it. An ordinary pratishtha you may have done, but in his reckoning a very elaborate vidhi of it should absolutely not be done. Narmadeshwar is the best, and needs no praan pratishtha at all.
Where the Hindi of the mantras is not available, it will be written in bhava-pradhan Hindi.
The attempt is to do the vidhi of pran pratishtha in Hindi as well, the speaker says. The Hindi of a great many mantras is not being obtained — what is to be said in them, and how. So in those too they will write it in bhava-pradhan Hindi and show the whole thing, how the pratishtha vidhi is performed.
Does a Narmadeshwar Shivling need Pran Pratishtha?
No. Pratishtha in the ordinary sense — we installed him in our home and gave him a place, and now he is the master of the house — should certainly be done. But there is no need to perform the Pran Pratishtha of Narmadeshwar ji.
Does the mala used at the Dev Deeksha Vidhan need a further Pran Pratishtha?
No. If you performed the Devi Sukta, it is more than sufficient — be at ease. Where the Pratishtha is done by reciting the very mantras by which the Devas and Bhagavati were made manifest, nothing is left lacking in it.
When does a mala actually have to be re-consecrated?
Where a Sutak has attached and six or seven months, an Ayana, have passed — you did japa through the Uttarayana and have now come into the Dakshinayana. Not immediately, and not at a change of season. Those who do japa of Shatkarma mantras must do all of it; for Vedic and Maha mantras the mala only grows more consecrated.
How should pran pratishtha of a murti be done at home?
Answering Bhanu Pratap ji, he says the adhikar of pran pratishtha is not for everyone. A video about the ordinary vidhi-vidhan will be put up, but if it is possible have it done by a Brahmin, even if it be only chal pratishtha. Because in pran pratishtha the utterance of Vaidik mantras takes place, and the adhikar or the vidhan of reciting Vaidik mantras is not of the same kind as that of Pauranik mantras — they are done from the Samaveda by the singing method; they are sung in the Veda. So you will not be able to do that thing if you have not learnt it.
Though the ordinary vidhi will be given, a good Brahmin should be asked to do it — it is a day's matter
Although the ordinary vidhi can be put out and will be put out, he says, his request to everyone will again be that if you wish to have all these things done with vidhi-vidhan, it is only a matter of a day — have it done by a good Brahmin.
Can a metal murti be kept at home without pran pratishtha?
Harish Kumar ji, he says, two kinds of opinion are found: in some places it is said that if you do not do pran pratishtha and keep it in the house, the full fruit will not be attained, and therefore pran pratishtha should be done. Given the present lokachar rules, running according to desh, kaal and circumstance, he will say only this much: keep the murti of metal, and keep it solid. Do not keep a hollow murti.
If pran pratishtha is done, which kind should it be?
If you wish to have pran pratishtha done, that is very good — have chal pratishtha done, not achal; that is, at home one should have done only that by which you can take it elsewhere as well. And even if you do not have pratishtha done, whenever a murti is brought home, if you do its abhishek with panchamrit and the rest and after that, if you wish, an abhishek with milk by the hundred and eight names or by the thousand and eight names, then it is exceedingly good.
By which mantras should Bhagavati be invoked into a murti at home?
For any murti of Bhagavati, he says: see, whenever the devatas have made the invocation of Bhagavati in the Saptashati, by those mantras — you too are to make the invocation by those same mantras. As they recited the Tantrokta Devi Suktam, as her stuti was done in the eleventh adhyaya, as her stuti was done in the fourth adhyaya; by the Tantrokta Ratri Suktam Brahma ji himself made her invocation.
Take sankalp with akshat, do one, eleven or twenty-seven paath, then release it onto the murti
When you recite those same mantras with the sankalp that O Bhagavati, be established in this swaroop, in this metal murti — saying this and taking akshat and the rest in the hand, make the sankalp. Then, doing its complete paath, recite it once if you wish, or do eleven paath, or do twenty-seven paath, and release it onto the murti. Even this much, if you do it, is sufficient for you. He says he will one day make this vidhi better and show it, so that people can do it themselves at home with no dosha attaching and no question arising about the utterance of mantras.
The Atharvashirsha belongs to the Veda, so its pronunciation must be learnt first
The Atharvashirsha, since it is related to the Veda, will require you to learn the pronunciation a little, if you wish to do it yourself.
At a temple over twelve years old, regular weekly visiting joins the deva shaktis to you
He gives this as his own life's experience. Ordinarily, take it that any temple has become more than twelve years old — a Shiva ji temple, a Hanuman ji temple, twelve years complete since the pran pratishtha — and you go to that temple regularly. Daily does not mean every single day; you may have made it weekly, that we will go to Shiva ji's temple every Monday, to Bhagavati's temple every Saturday, Tuesday to Hanuman ji's temple. When you begin coming and going there, the deva shaktis do grace very particularly and join themselves to you.
How is a coconut, kushmanda or lemon consecrated for bali?
If you go into the vidhan of consecration, the speaker says, then first do the pujan of the bali peeth, then astra pujan; in that the virachara mantras and the like must have been obtained, and if the guru has given the phatkar mantras into your ear that is excellent. Only then do the pujan of the yoginis, before the bali is given; then do the pujan of the bali, perform the pratishtha, and only then the chhedan, with its own rules at the time of chhedan. So much rule, he asks, how will you learn without diksha?
Can the deity be invoked and established with rice?
Yes, the speaker tells Hitesh Gauri, the avahan can absolutely be performed with rice and the establishment made; there is no problem in it. But the point that arises here, he says, is that if there are no flowers at all — the complete absence of flowers — then that is a matter for thought.
Why does a tantrokta pratishtha take so much more than the ordinary one?
The speaker says that when a full mala is completed alone, doing that much becomes very difficult. The ordinary vidhi given for pratishtha is available on the channel — see how much procedure there is in it. When a special one is being done by the tantrokta vidhi vidhan, more time, money and material are all consumed. When an anushthan is going on there is availability of people and sadhaks are present, so it is done quickly together and also well; alone it is not possible.
A video of the Batuk Bhairav sthapana and chal pratishtha already exists and will be put up
Asked to make one on the chal pratishtha of a vigraha, he says a video on chal pratishtha already exists with him — a video of the sthapana of Batuk Bhairav ji, of the chal pratishtha, in a general way — and it will be put up. Asked whether sadhana may be done in the Datta mala in Gupt Navratri, he answers yes, certainly, it will be very good.
How should the kuldevi be served in a rented house?
You can do the nitya seva-puja, he says. Only do not do the pratishtha — that is all.
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.
Should one accept a relative's Laddu Gopal when they bring a bigger one?
A listener says their relatives are giving them the Laddu Gopal of their temple because they are bringing a bigger-sized Gopal, and asks whether they should take him. The speaker calls it a hypothetical question in which each will have his own buddhi, vivek and reasoning — but says it is as if, when a new child is about to be born in someone's house, the older child is given away to someone else. In his opinion this is not proper: once Bhagavan has been installed, why hand him over to the trust of another?
Can Prana Pratishtha be done in a clay image?
Absolutely, you can. It is done.
Is a Baliyari Vidhan needed at the Sandhi Kaal of Gupt Navratri?
There is no need to perform the Baliyari Vidhan at the Sandhi Kaal of Gupt Navratri, since the fasting rules and so on are not being kept in it and there is no need for it either. Its particular importance belongs to Sharadiya Navratri and Chaitra Navratri.
Can Dakshinamurti be taken as the Guru form?
If you have no Guru directly, then Dakshinamurti ji also has a Dev Deeksha prescription — do it in that same manner. The speaker declines to name the mantra on the live for want of time.
Does a sphatik shivling need praan pratishtha before installation?
Asked whether praan pratishtha should be done to install a sphatik shivling, he says you can have the pratishtha done if you want it by the vidhi vidhan — though in his view there is no particular need. If you call a pandit ji and have the paath of the Atharvashirsham done, even that is plenty.
Is there a genuinely simple vidhi for parthiva pujan?
However simple the vidhi of parthiva pujan is made, he says, praan pratishtha and the vajra vidhi and all such things will remain in it. That is why it is better to call someone and learn it.
What follows the writing of a kavach or yantra?
According to what it is — as a yantra, as a kavach — their praan pratishtha and the rest is then done, nishkilan and the rest is done, and after that their japa begins.
May a murti that is hollow inside be given an abhishek?
Asked whether abhishek may be done of a murti that is hollow inside, he says he has already messaged the questioner that it should not be done. Do not do the pujan or abhishek of a hollow murti, brother — he says he has been saying this from the start.
An old Rajasthani sevika who gave Bal Gopal ji the affection due a son slapped him while tying his pagdi
He recalls reading of a sevika of Rajasthan who had no son and began giving Bal Gopal ji the affection due to a son. She had grown old; one day, while tying his pagdi, Bhagavan kept turning his face this way and that, and she gave him a slap, saying you are being naughty and not wearing the pagdi properly.
What should be done on Bhairav Ashtami itself?
On 16 November of that year — and in whichever year Bhagavan Bhairav's Ashtami falls, whenever you hear this live — Batuk Bhairav's puja should certainly be done at home. The whole vidhan is on the channel, from the ordinary puja to the special puja, together with how to do the trishul sthapana of Bhairav ji for those who want the special pujan at home, and how to offer the bhog.
The praan pratishtha vidhi of Bhairav is being condensed before release, because a difficult vidhi would leave few able to perform it.
The vidhi of Bhairav ji's praan pratishtha exists, the speaker says, but he is having to think about how far he can condense it — because if he gives a difficult vidhi, then it will not be possible for everyone, and that is why he is not uploading it. He will now make its full rendering into Hindi and post it for Bhairav ji and for some other devatas together.
Can a meat-eater install Batuk Bhairav at home?
Do not perform the pratishtha of the murti of Batuk Bhairav, the speaker answers. Keep his photograph and do whatever pujan you have to do. If you want to worship after doing the pratishtha, then do it while accepting the rules.
Copper-cased and pran-pratishthit, with nine days' japa on the same vedi
Asked in what manner the raksha kavach is being perfected, the speaker says that for the raksha kavach they have only written that it will be enclosed in pure copper — that is, the kavach will be of copper only — and within it, whichever devi-devata's kavach you take, that devi-devata's kavach will be pran-pratishthit, with the japa of the full nine days. If somebody says so on the last day of Navratri, then they will have kept extras made up in advance, and only the sankalp in that person's name will be made in it; that much only will happen, and you will get it.
Establishing Dattatreya as adi guru and beginning the Datt mala mantra on a Purnima
The speaker says the dattatreya-mala-mantra japa is begun on the Purnima of any month; if begun on Margashirsh Purnima, that day is Dattatreya Jayanti. At home one may establish a vigrah of Dattatreya smaller than six inches, or a Dattatreya Yantra, or do the japa before Bhagwan Sadashiv without either. A sadhak with no Diksha at all who wants one in physical form should establish Dattatreya as his first, adi guru — either the vigrah or the yantra, or the yantra wrapped in yellow cloth with the vigrah placed on it. On that Purnima, he says, do abhisheka with panchamrit, dress the vigrah well, offer dhoop, deep and naivedya as one is able, and light a ghee lamp with a little haldi added to the ghee.
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