Shanti Karma
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A peace-invoking ritual performed to pacify affliction or planetary distress.
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What is the phal of hearing this marriage katha?
Brahma says that he has described how the marriage of Bhagavan Shiva took place in the Svayambhuva Manvantara in a former age. He says that if anyone's marriage is about to take place, or a yajna, or any auspicious work, then whoever performs the pujan of Bhagavan Shankar there and, with a calm mind, hears this katha — his whole vaivahik karma is completed without any obstruction or hindrance, and other auspicious deeds also are always completed without obstacle.
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.
What is done with upadeva category shaktis on these nights?
In just the same way, the speaker says, for the shaktis of the upadeva category, the night of Diwali and all these nights serve for awakening those upadevas that are somewhat saumya — which will be used for raksha and the like, or used to obtain information about someone, or used for the sake of pacifying some ugra shakti.
Can a fierce shakti worshipped in a house be made saumya?
Many people say that such and such a shakti is worshipped in their house and that they do not wish to give her that kind of puja but want her to become saumya, the speaker says. On this night the attempt to placate them is made at the ghat of Ganga ji, giving them an oath there. This, he says, is the whole subject of bhagatvaal; the attempt is made.
When should gandmool shanti be done?
The shanti of gandmool should happen within twenty-seven days of birth, the speaker says. If it did not happen at that time and the situation is as it now is, then speak with him once. In Kashi there is a temple for all these things.
Kula deities give more effect under a tantrokta vidhan — but an ugra one must be particularly pacified when its prayoga is made.
They will give more effect, he says, because they are the deities of the kula and the work is proceeding by a tantrokta vidhan. There is also the full Narsingh mala mantra. But at the time of making the prayoga of ugra deities, he says, keep in view that pacifying them in particular is necessary.
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.
A clove is reckoned the equal of one bali, so a pair is given as bali; the cardamom quiets the ugrata that would otherwise continue after the work.
The clove and cardamom have an importance, he says, and people mock it, asking what comes of clove and cardamom, that tantriks put them into everything. The tantriks say a clove is the equal of one bali: here you are giving a pair of cloves as a bali. From the cardamom, shanti will come — the ugrata they will have after their work is finished will be quieted, their ugrata will not continue in continuity, and they will become still there.
Where an ugra swaroop of Kali is the household kuldevi, the 64 Yogini use of clove and bali is added, to keep her energy under control.
If some ugra swaroop of Bhagavati Kali is worshipped in your house — an ugra swaroop of Jagadamba as the kuldevi — then in this the same 64 Yogini use of clove and the rest is to be made. Bali and the like may be given, for the ugrata and so on, so that Ma's energy remains under control; because, he reminds them, we are making a prayoga.
Guggul is used where the deity is already ugra, so that her prachand energy completes the work and turns saumya afterwards.
If some devi is already ugra and you are making her prayoga, then there guggul will be used at the time of the dhuna. Guggul is used, he says, so that Bhagavati's energy, which is already so prachand, may mould itself to us and complete our work — but afterwards may become saumya and beneficent.
What does it mean when hair keeps appearing in food?
Asked about hair coming in food, he says you should as quickly as possible perform or have performed auspicious and mangalik work, anushthan and the like at home, so that this problem is removed soon.
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.
When should the abhyang oil bath be taken?
Asked when one should bathe after applying abhyang oil, he says they will make a short video tomorrow about how the apamarg stick is to be brought, and how, after applying til oil on the body, the prokshan is to be done from the body and then it is to be thrown away. By it, he says, the greatest abhichar and the cutting of tantra happens, and the shanti of the grahas takes place. He says he is noting it down and will put it up tomorrow; two or three videos will come tomorrow, in which this is necessary.
How many kinds of dhooni are there for the home?
Asked how a dhooni is done for Hanuman Baba and how many kinds there are, the speaker says that for doing it at home a dhooni is chiefly of two kinds: the first for shanti and paushtik purposes, and the second for cutting where a tantra vichar has been set running in the house.
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.
What is the remedy for a dream of a father's death and a mother without sindoor?
Asked what the remedy is when in a dream one saw the father's death and the mother without sindoor, he answers that first of all one should as soon as possible have the tula daan of the mother and father performed, and of the father in particular.
Is it right to do japa and path in a ruined and unworshipped temple?
In a ruined and unworshipped temple the effect of ugra kinds of shakti is greatest, the speaker says, and whatever the reason for which that temple has remained ruined and unworshipped, a curse attaches to it and those people remain cursed; therefore the shakti of that place is very greatly ugra. If you are going to that temple to do seva-puja or any anushthan, then first of all certainly perform a shanti pujan and the like for the sake of the shaktis of that place. If you are a Brahmin, or a sadhak as well, you should perform a Gayatri anushthan and the like there and make everyone tripta and content, and only then perform any anushthan there.
How is a Brahmdev to be pacified?
Asked how Brahmdev is to be pacified, he says it depends on which kind of Brahm they are. There are 52 kinds of Brahm. Without seeing, the things that are common in it are the abhishek of Shiva and the path of the Gita.
What about the faults of the birth chart?
If after the first three or four sadhanas a birth-chart fault still seems to be affecting you, either have its Shanti performed, or make the Daan and wear what the running Dasha and Antardasha require — or do seven-day sadhanas of your Panchamesh, Lagnesh and Navamesh. One month covers it.
What should be done about that illness alongside the jyotish analysis?
Look at this whole matter once, the speaker says: if there is some good knower of jyotish nearby, have an analysis done by them, and then have the related shanti and so on performed. If it has happened only at the beginning, it will be cured at once; if the illness becomes old, then the seizure trouble becomes difficult. See that the teeth do not clamp, see that the tongue is not bitten — if all this is happening, then also have the treatment done well, medically.
Narad's six-shloka stuti to calm Parvati — Jagadamba namastubhyam
A stuti of only six shlokas, a salutation to Jagadamba — the transcript gives its opening as जगदंब नमस्तुभ्यं शिवाय च नमस्तुते, चंडिकाय नमस्तुभ्यं कल्याणै च नमस्तुते — asking her to be calm and pleased.
When should Narad's stuti to Jagadamba be recited?
Where there is Devi-kopa in a house, a Matri-dosha present in the chart, or a deliberate offence — and the speaker names in particular the deceitful violation of an unmarried girl, for which he says the punishment given is a very bad kind of skin disease. Recite it with the Tantrokta Devi Suktam.
Parvati's condition for ending the destruction: her son alive, and first-worshipped among all of them
That if her son should live again and become the first to be worshipped among them, and be from that day the president of all, then this destruction would not take place. If you do that for him, there can be peace in the world; otherwise you will not obtain happiness.
Does age matter in taking up such a sadhana?
The second thing is this, he says: when you do a sadhana of this kind after you are more than twenty-eight years of age, then it gives greater benefit. When you do it before that, then a pacification of the dosha takes place — so in every way it is to your advantage.
Is there an upay for a husband who drinks heavily?
Asked for some upay to get a husband who drinks a great deal to give up drink, he says that a vidhi of Holika had been told; at present, when such a time comes, it will be told again.
How is a masani shakti in the house or body quieted?
Asked how a masani shakti on the house or the body is to be quieted, the speaker says there are many, many prayogas for quieting it, and that it depends on which shakti it is and then according to that. On a listener writing "vaivat" or "bhavat tamasik shaktiyan", he says there is probably a jumbling of the word: what has been written as vaivat is what we in masan call bamath. To quiet it, the help of the yoginis of Bhagavati Kali and Bhagavati Durga is taken in particular.
Which Gita paath is prescribed for household discord?
And along with it, the speaker says, if a collective paath of any one of the seventh, the ninth or the eleventh adhyaya of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita begins to be done, then from the very first day the effect will be visible and this kalah and klesh will at once begin to be wiped out. If there are 10 members and any five of them start doing this, the buddhi of the remaining five also becomes right of its own accord and the effect of all these things is destroyed.
Why is the eleventh adhyaya of the Gita called a brahmastra in itself?
The eleventh adhyaya, the speaker says, is a brahmastra in itself — the adhyaya of the Vishwarupa of Bhagavan. However large and complicated a problem of life may be, and however unsolved, begin the paath of it, commit it to memory. Bhagavan himself accomplishes even a matter that seems difficult and impossible.
What puja improves the relationship between husband and wife?
For the husband-wife relationship to be good, the speaker says, do the pujan of Bhagavati, do the pujan of Shiva-Shakti, do the japa of Shambha Shiva — as much pujan of Bhagavati and Shiva ji as can be done.
What to do when irritability and causeless anger have taken over the house?
If there is great irritability and anger arising for no reason, the speaker says, the very first thing to do at home is to look at the condition of the main door. It should not be dirty, shoes and slippers should not be taken off around it — set all of that right first. After that, do the sahasranama or the like of whichever deity you worship at home, sprinkle abhimantrit water through the house, and recite a shanti mantra if you can. Slowly, he says, you will certainly get relief.
Donate the marakesh planets, wear the friend planets
The speaker says one need not go as far as choosing colours by the day, but one should follow what suits one. Jyotish says: donate the planets that are your marakesh and do puja-path to pacify them, and wear the gems and colours of the planets that are friends according to your lagna. Tantra practitioners without this knowledge get you to donate what should be worn and wear what should be donated; it may help for a while, then gives the reverse effect, and the blame falls on the stone.
Three-step griha keelan with a sidh mantra: gandhak dhuni, yellow mustard, keels with nimbu bali
Within shatkarma, the speaker says shanti karma includes raksha karma — the bandhan of the body and of the house, preceded by the nikari or utara of the body. If one has sidh-ed a mantra for griha bandhan — of Hanuman ji, Kali ji, Gorakhnath Baba, a mala mantra — the lemon has its finest use at the time of keelan. First empty the house with a dhuni: gandhak (sulphur) dhuni on a lit cow-dung cake is best, and all negative energies leave. Second, charge yellow mustard with the binding mantra at least 5 or 21 times and sprinkle it through the whole house. Third, charge keels with that sidh mantra and drive them in — say three at the main door by the threshold, in the ground before or behind it — and give one lemon bali on each keel without fail; with that the griha bandhan is complete.
The nimbu bali as the stamp on a bound house
The speaker says how firm a griha bandhan is depends on the capacity of the mantra with which the sadhak did the bandhan and keelan; the lemon process is the stamp — once the nimbu bali is given after the binding, the stamp is affixed that the house is bound, and no negative energy can enter; it becomes a strong bandhan. The same method, he adds, can bind the room of a sick or troubled person, and binding with a nimbu bali is the best way of all.
Caution: lemon in karmas other than shanti karma
The speaker distinguishes two things: the bali uses discussed in shanti karma, which secure one's protection, and the use of the lemon in karmas other than shanti karma — those who do the latter must think very carefully, because if any dosha arises there it becomes a very difficult matter. Bali is bali, he says: by giving a symbolic bali one can become protected, and strongly so, against big things.
Can the Durga Saptashati be recited without Guru Deeksha or a Guru's order?
It is a Pauranik mantra and a formidable Tantra both at once, and it depends on the purpose. For devotion, surrendered to Bhagavati and seeking her grace, you may absolutely do it without any Deeksha. To go by the full Tantrokta procedure, where the subject of prayoga arises, you should be Shakta-initiated.
Why does moonj and kusha carry so much importance in this?
Because it is held to be supremely pure — its origin is held to be from the Shrikanta ang of Narayana. For that reason, when they have it renounced from their body, when they release it, then whatever things there are depart peacefully. It is not that any distress comes to them, that is, to the shaktis that are being removed, in the vidhi by which they are removed.
Bhagavati is satisfied by bilvapatra, and even an ugra thing is pacified by it
The second matter, the thing said about offering bilvapatra — in this he sees no negative subject of any kind. The reason is that Bhagavati is satisfied and pleased by bilvapatra, and if the thing were negative, or if some ugra thing truly had occurred in that way, then that too would be pacified. So you may do this thing in the name of Bhagavati.
Forcible removal versus shanti vidhan for a sthan shakti
The speaker lays out the two routes as the guru gave them for a shakti whose sthan has been disturbed: either she is removed forcibly through the vidhi-vidhan of the tantras, or a shanti vidhan is done and she is pacified. But a pacified shakti is not quieted for good — she must be pacified again and again, so puja itself becomes the medium even for keeping her quiet. And since this family was completely sattvik, no tamasik puja of any kind could be done there; both obvious routes were closed.
Installing the kuldevi at home with the plot's shakti seated beneath her
The speaker says the whole family went with the guru to Thawe Dham and, by the method of kuldevi avahan, Bhagavati was invoked and invited: a swarup of hers was established there, worshipped at Thawe itself, and brought with the invitation to their home. Two small temples, two sthans, were made inside the house — one for the kuldevi, and the other, beneath Thawe-wali Maharani, for the shakti that had been worshipped on the plot. All of it was done by full tantrokta vidhi-vidhan by the guru, with many details, he says, that he is not sharing.
A tamasik shakti pacified with raw milk and kheer under the kuldevi
The speaker says that with that form of Jagadamba seated above, the family gained their kuldevi's grace, and the tamasik shakti already there — a bhagat-region shakti that runs on bhog and such offerings — also became shanta and saumya. A stream of milk was poured for her; she bathed in milk alone, was pacified by milk alone, and her bhog was raw milk with kheer and the like as her food. With that she was satisfied, turned gentle, and her very form changed.
Can puja path remove a vastu dosha?
Asked whether those in whose house puja path happens well need worry about vastu dosha, how important vastu is, and whether vastu dosha can be removed by puja path, the speaker answers that everything has its own mahatmya. It is not that vastu will be pacified merely by doing puja path. This will certainly happen: the calamity produced by the vastu dosha will not be able to give its effect and will become inactive for as long as your japa, tapa, pujan, path and vidhi niyam continue. But it is not a permanent solution.
Is Ashlesha a mool nakshatra, and does nakshatra shanti matter after 28?
Ashlesha nakshatra too is held to be a mool nakshatra, he confirms. And after the age of 28 years has been completed, nakshatra shanti, mangalik shanti and the like have no special effect remaining; even so, if one wishes to have it done for the peace of one's own heart, one may have it done.
Tarpan of Bhagavati Pitambara to make an ugra shakti saumya
If everything preparatory was done and trouble still grows while the sadhana is repeated, the speaker says the first thing is the sahasrarchan of Bhagavati Pitambara and her Tarpana, and the tarpan of her Yantra: when a shakti begins to turn Ugra, she is made shant and saumya by tarpan. He gives only a small general outline and says one's guru will tell the rest: raw milk of a single-coloured cow if one can be found, with haridra and Kesar mixed in, done in one's own janma Nakshatra (any paksha, any time), before a picture of Bhagavati that will not spoil when wet; for a 108-name tarpan, 108 Bilva patra are dipped in the milk one by one, lifted with a little milk still on them, and offered with one name of Bhagavati and "tarpayami namah" each. By this her ugrata is quietened, the sadhak's Aura that could not receive her energy turns saumya, and whatever the underlying cause, mantra dosha, devi dosha, a Shraap, Pitru Dosha or other doshas, the japa one is doing becomes auspicious in its fruit.
What does Batuk Bhairav pujan at home do?
By performing the pujan of Batuk Bhairav ji at home no harm of any kind occurs; rather harms are destroyed, arishtas are destroyed, arishtas are pacified. There are very many such calamities which come to an end by the mere smaran of Bhagavan Bhairav; therefore the pujan of Batuk Bhairav should certainly be done.
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.
Know the upsanhar vidhi before any prayog: the Ashwatthama warning
The speaker says that whatever anushthan, sadhana or prayog you take up on the tantra path, the most important thing is that you must also know the vidhi to pacify it. Especially if you are using an astra, or taking a sankalp directly in an enemy's name, you must know the upsanhar (winding-down) vidhi — otherwise you land in Ashwatthama's situation, and your own vidya can prove fatal to you, just as Ashwatthama knew how to release the Brahmastra but had no knowledge of how to recall it.
Duty to release a surrendered enemy: upsanhar by tarpan and abhishek
The speaker says the sadhak had done every vidhi-vidhan in full — patala kriyas, with tarpan and the other rites on the yantra — so the whole tantra was destroyed root and branch, Bhagavati gave the punishment, and the other side knew where it came from; their condition worsened daily and they had no counter. Their only options were refuge with their own guru or coming to the family directly, and though it is very rare for anyone to admit a fault, Jagadamba turned their minds so both confessed and begged to be set right as their households tottered. Protecting one who surrenders, he says, is the duty of every sadhak when a prayog has been done on someone — and Bhagavati very rarely lets a punished wrongdoer come and surrender, perhaps to one sadhak in thousands. So through the upsanhar vidhi — tarpan and other rites, abhishek and so on — Bhagavati's ugrata was pacified, Bhairav ji's side likewise by its own vidhi-vidhan, and in about a week the two men's trouble lifted; they vowed never to do such things again.
Can a Brahm dosha running for three generations be removed?
Asked for an upaya for a Brahm dosha afflicting three generations, he says that a dosha of three generations has taken root completely — it is presumably receiving puja, whatever the case may be. The upaya for dealing with it cannot be conveyed usefully through YouTube; it can be pacified, but the vidhi-vidhan that removes it is possible only by going to a Brahm Dham.
Which kavach helps when the body is not emptied of what afflicts it?
In that case a kavach of a different kind is needed, by which the thing present upon the body, the shakti that is there, becomes pacified. In that, he says, Shiv ji's kavach gives benefit up to a degree.
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