regarding initiation

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nsv1951

 

Respected Shreeramji,

 

I got initiated Shri Mahaganapathy Moola Mantra from my beloved

Guru long back and he is now in a far off place. I got a small

book published by Bhuvaneswari Peetam, Pudukottai, edited by

learned Shri Thiruvengadu Muthuswamy Sastrigal. He has given

Japa vidhanam for Mahalakshmi's beej mantra " SHREEM "

single letterd moola mantra. He has advised to recite for

twelve lakh times to get good results. Kindly clear my doubt.

 

1. Is it necessary to get initiation for this mantra (shreem)

 

2. Some Srividya Upasakas are of the opinion, that since

I got initiation for shri Mahaganapathy moola mantra and

continuing the recitation, and Shreem is part of Mahaganapathy

mantra, it is not neccesary to get

initiation for Shreem again.

 

Kindly enlighten me,with your kind views supported by relevant

clauses in Mantra Sastra

 

Thanking You,

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

N.s.Venkhataraman

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Dear Member,

 

Well, strictly speaking, for excellent results one should get an

initiation for " Shreem " mantra also despite having gotten initiation

for Mahanganapthy mantra.

 

Having got an initiation for one particular deity and thus obviating

the necessaity to get initiation into another particular deity is

not warranted.

 

The Srividya upasakas might have said that because the shreem beeja

comes in the Ganapathy Srividya mantra " Hreem shreem ....sarvajanam

me' vasamaanaya swaha "

 

The basis for this is the way of initiation of the Ganapathy mantra.

 

There are two ways of initiation into the ganapathi mantra

 

1. Vaideeki

2. Tantreeki

 

If you have got initiation in the first marga then you have to get

initiated again for " shreem " beeja. If you have got initiated into

the second marga then seperate initiation is not necessary. This

subtle fact is not known by many Srividya upasakas and they blindly

dole out such advices. " Mantra ratna sudhakara " vouchsafes such an

approach.

 

However, I would advice on the safe side to get initiated into

the " shreem " beeja even if you have got a tantreeki initiation.

 

Tantreeki initiation would mean activiating each beeja for a

specific purpose. There is a specific purpose and a general purpose

for a beeja to be activiated. More on that later.

 

Vaideeki initiation does not lay stress on the beejaaksharas and it

is given more to perform the ganapathi homa in the vaideeki way.

(Ofcourse mantra japa is also included, I do not deny that).

 

Thus, you should first ascertain which way you got the initiation.

If your Guru says Vaideeki then you have to get an initiation

for " shreem " beeja also.

 

Just because it is an ekaashara beeja deeksha one should not take it

lightly.

 

However, if you are bent upon doing the sadhana for this beeja

without initiation, I wouldn't stop you. Just that you will not get

full results maybe 75% of the results just based on your sincerity

and dedication to

 

1. Shabda brahman inherent in the beeja

2. Lakshmi devi, if you ascribe a rupa to the nama

3. Purpose

4. Burning desire to increase prosperity.

 

I wouldn't term this as potentially dangerous like say Prathyangira

Mhaamantra japa or some other kundalini raising mantra.

 

However do not focus on lower chakras when saying the beeja but do a

positive visualisation in the heart with say ana dditional component

of a green fire(harithaathmaka agni) to accelerate the process.

 

Go ahead do it.

 

But my sincere appeal is to get initiated from your guru or a good

upasaka.

 

Shriyam dhaapaya dehi me' swaha!

 

Shreeram Balijepalli

 

Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " nsv1951 "

<nsv1951 wrote:

>

> nsv1951

>

> Respected Shreeramji,

>

> I got initiated Shri Mahaganapathy Moola Mantra from my beloved

> Guru long back and he is now in a far off place. I got a small

> book published by Bhuvaneswari Peetam, Pudukottai, edited by

> learned Shri Thiruvengadu Muthuswamy Sastrigal. He has given

> Japa vidhanam for Mahalakshmi's beej mantra " SHREEM "

> single letterd moola mantra. He has advised to recite for

> twelve lakh times to get good results. Kindly clear my doubt.

>

> 1. Is it necessary to get initiation for this mantra (shreem)

>

> 2. Some Srividya Upasakas are of the opinion, that since

> I got initiation for shri Mahaganapathy moola mantra and

> continuing the recitation, and Shreem is part of Mahaganapathy

> mantra, it is not neccesary to get

> initiation for Shreem again.

>

> Kindly enlighten me,with your kind views supported by relevant

> clauses in Mantra Sastra

>

> Thanking You,

>

>

> Yours sincerely

>

> N.s.Venkhataraman

>