Yaksha
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A nature-guardian spirit, commonly attached to a specific water body, pond, or tree — disrespecting the place they guard, or taking from it without permission, invites their wrath.
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What are the rules upon arriving at a pilgrimage site and approaching sacred waters?
On entering, first bow to Lord Ganesha and then the region's chief deity; approach holy rivers with reverence — touching the water to your forehead before entering, never jumping in carelessly, splashing disruptively, or committing unhygienic acts near the water.
Why a creature sacrificed at a Jaagrit Peetha is freed from its species
The speaker says that under the rules of Bali at a Siddha Peetha, the peetha is a Jaagrit Peetha where the practice has run from before, so whichever creature is sacrificed there somewhere gains release from its very species. He says goat, sheep and rooster are creatures of the Yaksha clan whose onward passage does not come quickly; it is said that after death they are born again and again in the same womb, and their passage is often obstructed. Through Bali, he says, their passage happens, and the retinue and helper shaktis of Bhagavati present there, whose satisfaction comes only from blood, are also satisfied by the blood of these yaksha-clan creatures.
Setting up Vindhyavasini's place in the home puja: trikon mandala, photo or Durga image
The speaker says that, if one wishes, one may make a place for Bhagavati Vindhyavasini's trikon Mandala at one's own puja place. If not, keep her photo, or regard the form of Bhagavati Durga itself as the form of Vindhyavasini and do the practice in that. He notes that her form is held to be Mahavidyas among the vidyas and Mahayakshini among the Yaksha shaktis; there are many distinctions, he says, which cannot all be brought to light.
Why must Kuber be worshipped on Dhanteras?
Kuber ji Maharaj is a yaksha, the king of the yakshas and the friend of Bhagavan Shiva. The responsibility for the protective prosperity of whatever wealth comes into your house and whatever increase of wealth happens is his. He is the koshadhyaksha, so he will never let your treasury be empty, and the yakshas and the yaksharaj guard against any breach being made in it. Therefore his pujan should certainly be done on the day of Dhanteras.
Who else dwells on the Himalaya, in Shiva's description?
Apsaras, yakshinis, kinnaris, mountain maidens and naga maidens are present there in many kinds, and all will be pleased with you on seeing you. If you say so, we shall build a house there; coming there they will all help in giving you comfort and will serve you. Parvatraj Himalaya and his wife Menaka, who is famed in the three lokas for her beauty and qualities, will also wish to please you with aishwarya after your own mind, with blessing and with prayer.
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 is offered to Kuber on Dhanteras with the pan leaf?
He recalls a point he had forgotten: in the pujan of Yaksharaj Kuber, certainly use the pan leaf — yakshas are very fond of tambool, of pan. So you may offer beeda: thirteen beeda of pan, or on the pan leaf keep laung, elaichi, supari and some sweet bhog prasad, and offer bhog in thirteen places on the day of Dhanteras for the sake of Yaksharaj Kuber. Afterwards the beeda are all to be given visarjan — do not start eating them yourself, though laung and elaichi may be used.
Vishnu declared that among Devas, Danavas, Yakshas and Rakshasas none in the three worlds equals this warrior
That this greatly strong one is blessed and is a warrior who loves battle: I have seen many Devas, Danavas, Daityas, Yakshas, Gandharvas and Rakshasas, but in the three worlds none can equal him in splendour, form, quality or valour.
Will pitrs cause harm if water and a lamp are kept for them at home?
Not at all, the speaker answers. Understand the importance of the sthan, he says: two have a right over a source of water — first the yakshas, second the pitrs. Two devatas are angered most by harming water: first the yaksha and second the pitr.
What kind of shakti takes long to be perfected?
Suppose you are doing the sadhana of a high-grade shakti of the dev varga, one not connected with this lok, not a shakti connected with the bhumandal but with the devlok. Then, he says, it will take you time. His example is the sadhana of some yakshini of a soumya swarup — though he notes that not all such forms are for a householder.
What accompanies a high yakshini sadhana besides the yakshini herself?
A great many things go with such a high-grade sadhana, he says. The sadhak will have done the sadhana of Yaksharaj; sadhana has to be done alongside with Krodh Bhairav, and the guru will have had that done; and along with it there are two or three chief sadhanas connected with Bhagavan Shiva.
Does apsara sadhana really exist?
Asked whether apsara sadhana really happens, he answers by name that as many names of shaktis as you have heard — apsara, yaksha, gandharva, kinnar, vidyadhar — the sadhana of all of them exists. And the pratyaksha darshan that is being spoken of also really happens.
What actually happens when a yakshini is bound to a sadhak?
When you bind a yakshini in a vachan for yourself, he says, then — yaksha and yakshini is the very name — the energy that is in her body becomes bound with your prana urja, it becomes bound. And when they are bound to the prana urja, then however much mantra japa and the like you do, from that very mantra japa she gets nourishment, and she will accomplish the work for you.
Can a tantric take away by deceit a yakshini walking with you?
Asked whether, if a shakti such as a yakshini from a yantra begins to walk with you in an unseen form, some tantric can take her off by deceit and keep her with himself, and whether the shakti does not resist in such a case, he answers: no, she does not. You will labour, but you do not have the knowledge of how to keep them with you or keep them in protection. The person before you has such a vidya; giving a vachan and using his own vidyas, he can take her off and keep her.
The shakti does resist being taken away, but she is helpless
It is not that the shakti does not resist, he says — she does resist; but she is helpless.
Yakshini sadhana is not told on YouTube and never will be
Asked to be so kind as to tell yakshini sadhana, he answers: yakshini sadhana is not told like this on YouTube, nor will it be. Only the seva and puja of Bhagavati — that much alone.
What is the prayashchitta if brahmacharya is broken?
If brahmacharya is broken, he says, then for prayashchitta do five malas of japa separately and ask for kshama, speaking it out. If it was broken at night, then do the prayashchitta the next morning. Do not abandon the sadhana — if you used to do five malas of japa, then do five malas more. This is human, it is an offence, and you will forgive it. But do not leave the sadhana, do not let the mind become uchatit; keep the continuity. There is no difficulty. You are not doing the sadhana of yaksha and yakshini, he says, that they will come and take your life.
Have the utara or nikari done first, and Kshetrapal pujan with it
First have his utara or nikari done, and have Kshetrapal pujan done — Kshetrapal being the Kshetrapal swaroop of Bhagavan Bhairav, the Yaksha swaroop, the Kshetrapal swaroop. Those who are knowledgeable will do it, and will do his bandhan in that form. The situation will then come under control immediately; otherwise tomorrow there will be great trouble.
When a puja is bound, how will Bhagwan hear the prayer?
Attend to this, he says: there is a difference between Bhagwan and devata. Devata is a yoni, and Bhagwan is the param mahashakti, the param satta. As manushya is a yoni and pashu is a yoni, so devata too is a bhog yoni. Manushya alone is a karma yoni: the karma you do here, and the fruit that comes of it, decides the next yoni you obtain. Do base karma, do wrong work, and you go into the lower yonis — pashu, pakshi, jad, chetan; do high karma and you go into yaksha, kinnar, gandharva, devata. These are yonis; Bhagwan is not. Bhagwan is Bhagwan — adi, imperishable, with no form and no shape, though he came in the sakar form for us.
Why do Jain tantric texts use the tantric pranav rather than the Vedic one?
A listener had asked why Jains pronounce the tantric pranav. The speaker answers that they very rarely pronounce the Vedic pranav and recite Vedic mantras very little. In the tantra of the Jains, he says, the thing used most and most prominently is the yakshas: all their tirthankaras have their own yakshas, some having twenty-four and some some other number. He says he does not have very much information and has studied only a little, but as far as the root goes, each of them has one or another yaksha.
Are there Jain sadhaks who worship Bhagavati Vindhyavasini?
The speaker says there are many Jain sadhaks who chiefly perform the seva of Bhagavati Vindhyavasini and serve Mai greatly in this same form. He mentions having put out a video in which they wrote of Mai as Mahayakshini — they call her Mahayakshini — but says he will not say much more, since it is a separate subject.
Who comes to the earth on Phalgun Purnima night?
From the divine lokas — whether the yaksha loka, the kinnar, gandharva and vidyadhar lokas, or the loka of other divine shaktis, and the akashchari siddhas — all of them come on that day, in the guise of ordinary human beings, to the tirtha kshetras of the earth connected with Bhagwan Sadashiv and with Bhagavati Mahamaya Mahashakti, and to the kshetras of their own ishta aradhya. Those who possess divya drishti can even see them.
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