Trikon Parikrama
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The triangular pilgrimage circuit at Vindhyachal, best completed early morning or at night to avoid the long queues that build up after morning Aarti.
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Who are the three devis of the Vindhyachal trikon?
Asked about Mahavindhyavasini Kali as the Ashtabhuja Devi and about the trikon yatra, the speaker names the three devis who form the principal trikon — Bhagavati Vindhyavasini, Kali (Kalikhoh), and Bhagavati Ashtabhuja — and says this is called the Laghu Trikon.
Does an offence committed below the age of thirteen carry a dosha?
If this offence has occurred below the age of thirteen years, then it carries no dosha, he says; be untroubled about it. And if an offence has occurred, then for the sake of prayashchitta, bathe again and do the parikrama; by that, and by making kshama yachana of them, forgiveness will certainly be obtained.
Where can the Ekakshari be carried once taken?
Everywhere. Go to do the trikon and let the japa of the Ekakshari beej run in the mind without a mala. Go to Prayag ji and let the japa run; at the time of darshan; go into the Kashi kshetra and let the japa run; go into the Kamakhya kshetra to take the trikon darshan of the Dasha Mahavidyas, and everywhere the japa will keep running.
The twenty per cent follows from Chamunda's swaroop — the same matter that arises with Ashvakranta, Rathakranta and the trikon bali.
That twenty per cent dissimilarity, he says, comes because of the swaroop of Bhagavati Chamunda. He recalls the earlier discussion of Ashvakranta, Rathakranta and the rest, and of the trikon bali, where he had answered those asking why it is reversed: this same matter arises there. To tantriks who say it is wrong because they do not know this, he says, study. He will not go giving references — tell everything and then, having become wise, they will climb on him. That he cannot do.
What does a triangle appearing repeatedly as a sign mean?
The speaker's answer to a listener who keeps seeing an upward-pointing triangle form — in what falls from his hand, in a spilt blood-sample injection — is a single instruction: perform Bhairav ji's Upasana.
What may be written in the Havan kunda for a Durga Havan?
Yes — write Hreem, if you are doing it by the speaker's method. You may draw the Yantra, the triangles, both triangles. You may write the Beej mantra of whichever form of Bhagavati you are worshipping, and the Beej mantra of fire, which is Ram.
Why is Vindhyachal called a Mahashakti Peeth and the Mani Dweep?
Those who are going to do the parikrama of the trikon at Vindhyachal in Navratri are going to do the most special act of their lives, he says — nothing can be more distinctive. Vindhyachal has been called a Mahashakti Peeth; it is Bhagavati's direct form, the Mani Dweep, where Maa Jagadamba is seated eternally from the beginning of creation.
What is the laghu trikon, and what fruit is ascribed to it?
For those doing the trikon in Navratri the fruit is a thousand times what it is on ordinary days, he says. The laghu trikon is the one within the temple itself: at the three corners stand Bhagavati Vindhyavasini in one place, and Bhagavati Mahakali and Mahasaraswati in the others. Have darshan of Vindhyavasini, then of Bhagavati Kali whose place is at the balipeeth in front, then go across for darshan of Bhagavati Mahasaraswati, come back and have darshan of Bhagavati, and drink the water of her kund — your trikon is done.
What fruit comes from the laghu trikon at Vindhyachal?
This too has its complete fruit, he says: the fruit of a hundred samput paths of the Saptashati is obtained from just this much. And consider how much sin there is — people of many generations have gone on committing offences, and the burden of your parents, brothers, wife, lover, son and daughter is upon you; that has to be cut, so it will take time.
What is the mool trikon of Vindhyachal?
When you do the mool trikon, it is the darshan of the four main temples: leaving Vindhyachal you reach Kali Khoh directly — the other smaller places are all principal places too, but supposing you leave them all — you have darshan of Bhagavati Mahakali at Kali Khoh, darshan of Ashtabhuja, and darshan of Bhagavati Tara seated in the shamshaan, the mahashamshan, and then return to Bhagavati Vindhyavasini's temple and have her darshan there. That is the mool trikon.
How long does the brihad trikon take, and where does it run?
Rising above Kali Khoh, having darshan of Bhagavan Shri Krishna at Girva talab and of Sakshi Gopal ji, you go on to Mukteshwar Mahadev; past Rin Mukteshwar Mahadev runs the way up the Vindhya mountain to the Bajrang tantra sthan where Shri Hanuman ji has been seated in direct form from ancient times. Those practised at it take at least twelve hours, new people sixteen, and some as much as twenty-four — begun at dawn today, the brihad trikon is completed at dawn tomorrow.
What lies on the way to Nandaja parvat and Ashtabhuja?
On that road, he says, there are many other special tantratmak places whose description no ordinary person can give. Having darshan of those, one goes on to Nandaja parvat, which is very far and on foot leaves one in a certain state; from Nandaja one comes back to Ashtabhuja, then goes a little further by the Mukteshwar Mahadev road, and by way of Sitakund climbs up for darshan of Ashtabhuja Mai, then Bhairav Kund and Machhindra Kund.
What is at the shamshaan ghat leg of the brihad trikon?
Coming back from there, by way of Bhairav Kund, Machhindra Kund and Mangala Gauri, one reaches the shamshaan ghat: at the shamshaan ghat, Shamshaneshwar Mahadev, the Mahashamshan Bhairav of Shamshaneshwar, and the devatas present there — performing the pujan of Bhagavati Jagadamba Mahamai Tara — and then one returns, having darshan of Sankata Maa, of Sheetla Maa and of Bade Hanuman ji, to Bhagavati Vindhyavasini on the summit of the Vindhya mountain.
How many tantra sthans are there at Vindhyachal, and to whom do they reveal themselves?
Besides these there are about sixty to sixty-five divine places which are wholly tantra peeths, tantra sthans, he says. They become known of themselves only to one who is doing or has done purashcharan of Jagadamba's mantras to a level — whose japa has in a manner of speaking run into crores — who has completed more than a hundred and eight trikon, who has become calm of mind and is surrendered to his guru and guide, and who is without dvesha, jealousy and envy. Kaam and krodh may pass, he says, but dvesha is very destructive.
The middle route up the hill, once used by tantrics at night, has been diverted.
Leaving Mukteshwar Mahadev makes it the mool trikon; after that, if people go for darshan of Kankal Kali — many, returning from Nandaja parvat, go by way of Kankal Kali and then to Ashtabhuja — that too is proper. The middle route, climbing the hill from the ghat of Ganga ji, is now no longer possible for everyone: a great deal of demolition has occurred and people have diverted the road, since it was not a main road but a road meant for sadhaks; mostly the journey that way was made at night, and it still is, only the road has changed a little.
What fruit comes from one trikon done during Navratri?
Whichever trikon you do, he says, understand this: when you do a trikon in the days of Navratri, one trikon means plainly that you obtain the fruit of a thousand samput paths of the Shri Durga Saptashati.
Darshan of the golden pataka and simha dhwaj on the summit gives the complete fruit of Bhagavati's darshan.
If darshan is done of the golden flag, the golden pataka set upon the summit, the simha dhwaj that is fixed there, then the complete fruit of Bhagavati's darshan is obtained. And in such a time, in the middle region of this trikon, at a special place, at a tantra peeth — the place is not a hundred percent decided yet, it will be decided by tomorrow or the day after — at one of those places of Vindhyachal the Samput Sat Chandi of Shri Bhagavati is being held for the first time.
What is the hriday trikon, said to be the greatest of all?
The greatest trikon of India according to the Shakta parampara, he says, is what is called the hriday trikon, and only param shaktas can do it — those who have wholly obtained Bhagavati's exclusive grace can do that trikon on foot. It runs from the place of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini to Kamrup Kamakhya, from Kamrup Kamakhya to Kanyakumari, and from Kanyakumari again to the Vindhyachal peeth. This you may do by train, by bus or by your own vehicles; its fruit, he says, cannot be described.
What is khechar siddhi, and how is it linked to the Kali Khoh form?
And at Vindhyachal, at Kali Khoh, the form of Jagadamba seated in khechari mudra — by the grace of these two forms, sadhaks who obtain khechar siddhi are of the rank of siddhas, of the rank of mahasiddhas, who do this trikon daily. And it is when you complete a hundred and eight trikon, even the mool trikon, that this comes about.
Who gets a divine experience in the very first trikon?
Those who are already doing sadhanas, who have already ground themselves down in sadhana — their body, their mind, and even their poverty, according to their financial capacity, offered up as prasad — dedicated sadhaks: they will have a divine experience in the very first trikon, and in the first trikon itself they will understand what arrangement, what system there is in the whole trikon, and where and how which shakti can bestow grace.
Prayashchitta when the enemy dies as a result of the Mahabhairav prayoga
The speaker says that if in any way loss of life occurs, for example your enemy's life itself departs while you are doing this Prayoga, you must certainly perform the Prayashchitta vidhi, because somewhere you became the cause of his death. He points to Kurukshetra: whomever Arjuna, Bhimsen and the Pandavas killed, they did prayashchitta for that dosh afterwards. For it, do pradakshina at some tirtha kshetra, such as the Trikon Parikrama at Vindhyachal or the parikrama of Govardhan ji; bathe at tirthas, bathe at Triveni ji; and give daan as you can, completing the prayashchitta with daan and the like. Always keep doing seva-puja of God and never give up the Panchakshari Mantra Japa: once his grace has come, you will never have to look back, you will be full of wealth and grain and free of enemies.
Can a devotee become proud of his own japa?
Yes. Even a bhakt comes to have ahankar — that we did 500 malas of jap in one night. Once you have that pride, God will then take that pride away. If you come to have pride that you did the Govardhan parikrama, that you did the Trikon yatra, that by doing this karma you obtained that thing — whenever pride comes, pride in your bhakti, pride in your jap, it will be removed.
Practices that wear down inherited paap
For release from inherited paap, the speaker says, there is a path: go on tirtha yatra; do parikrama of Govardhan, of the Trikon mountain at Vindhyachal (the Trikona Yatra), and around the main temples wherever you go; worship Shiva and Bhairava. Among many vidhans is worship of the Peepal tree, by which paap is cleared very quickly. Bathe in the Ganga and, standing in water up to the navel, do Japa of your ishta's mantras, or of the guru mantra if you are initiated. By this Punya grows and these sins are destroyed.
The purashcharan of the mool kavach of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini, with 1008 trikon completed by the age of twenty-two.
At least one kavach, whether of Bhagavati or of whatever his shraddha lay in at that time, the speaker says — and if he were his son, he would place his shraddha in Bhagavati Vindhyavasini, so he would have had the purashcharan of the mool kavach of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini done from the start. By the age of ten full attention would already be on physical fitness — run, you are not to sit, because you have to do the trikon — and as soon as his feet could walk he would first have him do the trikon, so that in his life as many trikon as possible were completed in a short time: complete 1008 trikon first by the age of twenty or twenty-two.
Vindhyachal is at 40 to 45 degrees — wait for calmer weather
Asked to have a Trikon Yatra done once more, as last time, he answers that the temperature of Vindhyachal can be seen online right now — it is reaching 40 and 45 degrees. In such a condition he will not tell people from outside to do it. Let the weather become a little calmer, and then go ahead with it.
What may be done at Kamakhya apart from the Mahamudra darshan?
You may absolutely go to the Kamarupa region. Take the Shikhar Darshan, perform the parikrama of the temple; apart from the Mahamudra Darshan, the water that is for drinking may be given to you by a Guru-brother or an elder with you. Go with the information about how you are not to take Darshan.
When is the Trikon Parikrama at Vindhyachal best performed?
The Trikon Parikrama at Vindhyachal takes long if started after morning Aarti — during summer it should be done either early morning by 4:00 AM or at night, taking about 4 hours from the Ganges ghat.
What does Raktabija's story show about tantric sadhana?
The speaker says asuras also performed tantric sadhana — take Meghnath, or Raktabija, who obtained his shakti by Bhagavati's grace alone. Bhagavati gave it and Bhagavati took it back: Chamunda Mai herself killed him. It will astonish you, he says, that the sadhana Raktabija performed was of Bhagavati Chamunda herself. The one who gave, took.
Sadhaks of the Kaul and Ghor sampradaya do sadhana nightly on the parikrama path below Kamakhya
The path that goes down leads towards Bhairavi — Bhagavati Bhairavi and Ma Dhuma — and it is the parikrama path. On the parikrama path, the speaker says, sadhaks of the Kaul or Ghor sampradaya are seen doing sadhana for Bhagavati; for as many days as they themselves stayed, these sadhaks were stopping there every day and performing sadhana. The footage is of the night time.
Where does the parikrama begin and where does it exit?
The people seen coming from below upwards are on the parikrama path; the whole parikrama has to be done by it, and those coming out from behind the lion are on the exit path, the way out after emerging from the cave. The way in is from within the temple, the garbhagriha side. The parikrama begins at the place shown, where Vinayak ji is present in front, and it is around this very Vinayak ji that the whole circular path is made, in which the parikrama has to be done.
Why is one parikrama of Saubhagya Kund so valued?
The fruit of circling the earth is obtained by doing the parikrama of this Saubhagya Kund; a path of steps has been made for it, and at least one parikrama should certainly be done before darshan. Of all the kunds present in the Kamrup region, Saubhagya Kund is held to have the greatest mahatmya, because all the endless kunds in this world — 3.5 crore tirthas are held to be on the earth, unseen even in the Kali age — and all the tirthas of swarga, mrityu lok and patal lok, are situated in Saubhagya Kund, as described in the Yogini Tantra.
Camphor is lit at every pitha as in the Vindhyachal trikon, and flowers are bought separately for each pitha on the way to Kali
The pitha now seen is Bhagavati Tara's, and just as we light camphor while performing the trikon at Vindhyachal, so here too — and those who are connected with Grihastha Tantra in particular, who always listen and know it all, will in the same way light camphor at all the pithas here. Before going on to Bhagavati Kali's pitha, they buy some flowers separately for each of the pithas, for pushpa and shringar.
From the Tripur Bhairavi mandap the steps climb past Dhumavati to the rear of Kamakhya, completing a trikon parikrama
The mandap of Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi is below; from there one climbs upward, going now to Bhagavati Dhumavati. Dhumavati is in the middle and Bhagavati Kamakhya above. These steps go straight to the rear of the Kamakhya temple, to the back of the door where they were lighting lamps. One can also go for the darshan of Tripur Bhairavi from this side; and going from the front means that a whole parikrama is completed — a trikon parikrama takes place here.
Why does the triangle drawn for a bali differ?
Because the triangle in a bali is divided roughly three ways: one subject for the region north of the Vindhyachal mountain, another for the region south of it, and another for the Kamakhya kshetra — with Kashi, the middle region among these three, having its own. It differs again in Ashwakranta, Rathakranta and Vishnukranta.
What should a pilgrim doing the three-day trikon parikrama at Vindhyachal prepare for?
The first guidance, the speaker says, is that it is very cold — come having made arrangement, because when you go up on the hill the cold will feel double and treble. As for bare feet, he is in favour of doing the parikrama barefoot even in the cold, since he does it himself; but he will not say that now — do it wearing paduka according to the condition of your body. If at the level of sadhana you are dependent upon your aradhya and have very great faith in him, then do it barefoot. About bathing in Ganga ji too: if you do it, it will be good, since he is doing it; but if the cold feels too much, then sprinkle the water only.
How does the trikon yatra at Vindhyachal begin?
After the bath at Ganga ji you will begin the yatra of the trikon, the speaker says. First of all, having bathed from Ganga ji and completed everything there, you will take the sankalp. After taking the sankalp you will do the darshan of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini and do the pujan there. And along with Vindhyavasini Mai, at the chief temple there, you will do the darshan of Bhagavati Kali and Bhagavati Mahasaraswati seated there; you will do the darshan of all in the temple precinct. One laghu trikon was completed there.
What is the route of the trikon after leaving the Vindhyavasini temple?
Coming out from there, the darshan and pujan of Vindhyeshwar Mahadev; after that go straight to Kotwali and do darshan there — Batuk Bhairav ji, Bhagavati Bhairavi, then Bartar Hanuman ji — and then leave from there. You may also go to Lal Bhairav, but it will become long; so in place of Lal Bhairav take the road straight from beside Bartar Hanuman ji and come to the Pratyangira chauraha. There do the darshan of Bhagavati Pratyangira. On the way is Nihut Veer Hanuman ji; do his darshan at the time of returning. While going, wherever the sthan of devatas falls on your left side, go on kindling camphor there.
Where does the trikon parikrama end?
From the Pratyangira chauraha go straight on and reach Hanuman ji nearby, Bandhwa Veer. Having done the darshan and pujan of Bandhwa Veer Hanuman ji, go out to Kali Khoh; from Kali Khoh to Ashtabhuja, from Ashtabhuja to Tarapith, and from Tarapith back to the temple of Vindhyavasini Mai. Whatever devi devatas you meet on the way, go on kindling camphor at the place of them all.
Is Ma Durga's vahan only a lion, or can it be a tiger?
A listener says that in spite of trying, he sees only a tiger with closed eyes in dhyan, and asks whether Ma Durga's vahan is only a lion or can be a tiger too. It is good, brother, the speaker says: lion and tiger, it can be both. Asked whether he may then do the trikon in that Ma, he says one certainly can.
What should someone do who cannot find a knowledgeable person for the Vindhya trikon?
A listener says he was told to do the Vindhya trikon but cannot find any knowledgeable person, and asks for guidance. The speaker says that for performing the Vindhya trikon yatra no one is actually needed — you can do it yourself. Second, if you are not finding any knowledgeable person, then whenever you go to Vindhyachal, make a mannat there before Bhagavati for whatever your distress and difficulty is, and again and again perform her seva puja at home.
Whose darshan should be sought, and what should be done at Vindhyachal?
Asked whose darshan should be sought, the speaker says: what does darshan mean? Darshan is of one within whom there is something. Take the darshan of Bhagavati, he says; come to Vindhyachal, everything is there for him. Take the darshan of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini, do the trikon yatra; there are many places to go around there now too, so come comfortably and go about, and something will be obtained by you.
Is there gain or loss in obtaining these secrets without authorisation?
Because of this, he says, there is much harm and no benefit. This is why he repeatedly says: do not go for it in an unauthorised way, become worthy and then know the secret. He has said many times that when you go to Vindhyachal, do the trikon, become worthy, and Bhagavati will tell you the secrets, will give you the secrets, and you will understand.
What should be done when a brahm baba's sawari comes but the work is not accomplished?
The speaker tells the questioner to first try to go to the Vindhya kshetra: going there, have the bath done at the Vindhya kund — the kund of Bhagavati's sthan, which is near Bhairav ji, upon whom too the sawari comes — do the trikon yatra, and go to the Bhairav Baba temple near the Kali Khoh cave, where the sthan of all the brahms has been given.
How is a Jaiphal bali actually given?
Either kindled upon camphor — the best way for Paushtik Karma, washed lightly first — or cut in two on a small Peeth: a firm, flat, square stone, washed, with a small mandala drawn on it, an inverted triangle for the Devi, an upright one in the Kashi kshetra.
How many circumambulations does each deity take?
It depends on the form of the deity. For Bhagavan Shiva a half is done. For the Devi, nine or three. For Ganpati ji, three.
How is the trikon parikrama to be done?
Go yourself with your family — nothing particularly difficult now stands in the way of going into the trikon; it may comfortably be done in one day.
Should one correct a person doing a full parikrama of the Shivling?
A listener says she told a woman at a Shiva temple, who was doing a full parikrama of the Shivling, that a half parikrama is done, and the woman replied that they have always done the full one and asked where she had learned it from. The speaker says that is quite right — she does the full one, she has been doing so from before; even if you give her proof she will say you are stating useless things. There is no need to say it. Let her do her own puja.
How is the asana purified, and why does it matter?
Place a flower beneath the asana, draw a triangle, pour water, and recite the mantra of Prithvi Devi — saluting Bhagavati Jagadamba in her earth form so that the asana becomes protected and whatever act you perform seated on it is accomplished. If you give the asana no respect, no Siddhi is going to come.
Should the merit gained from a pilgrimage be described publicly?
When Punya is obtained, its description should never be made publicly at any length. Keep to yourself what you are doing and what has been obtained. And there is no need to think in terms of best, middling or least — even one step walked toward a tirtha carries its Punya.
The sankalp is at least 108 trikon parikramas within this samvat, whether by 108 people or as 108 complete rounds
The sankalp he has taken, he says, is that in this Sanatani year, in this whole samvat, there should be at least 108 parikramas — of 108 people, or 108 complete parikramas — of the trikon.
Why does the speaker say the trikon parikrama is necessary?
The parikrama of the trikon is very necessary, he says; only when you perform the trikon parikrama will we be freed from the debt we carry. He clarifies that he is not speaking of financial debt but of the debt of karma, of prarabdha, because of which people are suffering — going there, he says, one will be freed from it.
A twelve-year dacoity case ended after one trikon, in an account of a disciple of Kinaram Baba
He recalls a post he will put up, of a story he cannot recall correctly — it was of the disciple of Kinaram Baba, of Bhagavan Ram, or perhaps of Vishal Baba, one of the two — in which someone had a case of dacoity or something running against him for twelve years, and only one trikon was performed, and in that single trikon everything was done. It could have run another twelve years, he says, but by performing the trikon the prarabdha was destroyed at once, because its fruit is immediate.
What happens to a devotee who picks fights with rival channels on his guru's behalf?
The speaker says it makes no difference to him: he will end one live and start another, and go off on trikon parikrama striking his cymbals, saying that Vindhyavasini will see to it. But what will become of the one who fought on his behalf? Some Lakshman ji will descend one day and loose an astra, and it is Meghnad who will be joined to it.
Why are more people seen on the parikrama path on the day of Holi?
You will see more people than on ordinary days. The cause, he says, is that you cannot recognise them, but they are there: akashchari siddhas and divya siddhas, all of whom come at these times, on these days, to do parikrama and the rest.
Should parikrama be done by day or at night?
Asked about doing the Govardhan or Vrindavan parikrama at night, he says that by the rule as he understands it the parikrama always keeps going on there, but the rule of Govardhan ji's parikrama as stated by the saints of that place should be followed, and if you are initiated into some panth, then as stated there. Among his own people, he adds, the trikon parikrama begins from the time of dawn; for the night-time it has been prohibited, because at night the parikrama cannot be completed — darshan has to be taken at every place, and darshan can only happen in the morning.
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