Shabda Brahma
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Shiva as the embodiment of sound — per the Shiva MahaPurana, every vowel and consonant corresponds to a part of His divine form, and sacred mantras were structured by ancient sages from this sound-body under His grace.
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What is Shabda-Brahma, and how do sacred mantras relate to it?
The Shiv Puran describes Shiva as manifesting as the embodiment of sound (Shabda-Brahma) — every vowel and consonant corresponds to a part of His divine form, and ancient sages structured sacred mantras from this sound-body under His grace.
What is kirtan?
Of kirtan it has been said that one who, contemplating my divine persons and deeds and the rest, utters them aloud with his own voice — that itself has been called kirtan; he performs bhajan.
Where is Shakti already present in the word Shiva?
The ikar matra that is on the "sa" is itself Shakti, the speaker says — so the ikar matra of Shiva-Shakti is applied, and so it is Shiva. Along with that, do japa of Shiva himself.
Does a Gita path in Hindi give the same fruit as in Sanskrit, and which way should a pitr photo face?
On the first matter, the speaker says that if photos are kept, their face should be toward the south direction; yours will then fall toward the north, and your face will be toward the south when you make pranam to them. As to the fruit: when you do the path in Hindi you will remain devotedly surrendered in bhav and will understand the subject, so you will certainly get the fruit. And when you have done the path in Hindi for two, four or six months, then gradually begin in Sanskrit — then your bhav will also remain, the joy of reciting in Sanskrit will be of a different kind, and because it is the dev vani its fruit increases many times over.
Maha Ganapati split the Vedic Pranav at the root of creation and manifested with Shabda, Nada and Bindu
It is said that the piercing of the Vedic Pranav — the sound that first manifested at the root of the first creation — was performed by Maha Ganapati, and that he then manifested along with Shabda, Nada and Bindu. As Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Mahashakti are from creation's beginning, so is he.
The objection is not to the shabda of a Sabar mantra but to the devata running alongside it
He says he is not talking about the shabda but about the devata. The matter of the shabda is separate — in Sabar there may be such words — but if a devata is also running alongside, that becomes something to think about.
What if the pronunciation is not yet correct?
Observe the niyam of the yajnopavita, he says, and let the pronunciation be clear and pure. If you are doing it in Hindi that is a different matter, but if you are doing it in Sanskrit, then the pronunciation must not be wrong — that is all. If there is an error in the pronunciation, correct it; then do the three sandhyas. Until the pronunciation is not becoming clear, do not do all three sandhyas but do it in only one — but first make it fully clear. Doing a hundred paths, you will attain mastery, and after that do all three sandhyas comfortably; there is no problem.
Learn to do stuti, and learn to sing it
Now you are a sadhak, so how will you bring bhav of this kind — for this, he says again and again, learn to do stuti, learn to sing stuti. Listen to the stutis of Pandit Hiramath ji if you do the sadhana of Shiva ji; learn to sing the stuti. If you do Bhagavati's, then learn to sing Bhagavati's stuti, in whichever bhav you like, in whichever lay, in whichever sur and taal you like. If veer bhav is to your liking, do the Mahishasura Mardini in veer bhav; if you wish to do it in saumya bhav, then do it accordingly.
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