Guest guest Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Dear brother shreeram, Pranams...really I am lucky to be a member of this group...I used to learn so much from your interactions but beeing not a learned person, I always remain scilent.But I have some doubts which I must clear to make my mind peaceful. My grandmother(age85) used to do shreechakra archana for a long time but because of her health conditions she sent the shreechakra to our home,three years back.Though we do not do much puja, we used to offer dhupa deepa naivedya as nitya puja. But after we took our own flat 2 years back, i was strongly attracted towards it and started to do panchopachaara puja and lalitha sahasram.I don't know how to do the puja completely....but after somebody mentioned to me that I shoudn't do SriLalitha sahasra as i have no upadesa, I stopped it and started to offer kumkuma by chanting " Om Shree Maathre namah " after chanting Gayathri manthra.Actually I had no other wishes but just her grace and every day I used to pray her that I may get the guidence to do the puja.But as long as every thing is going well we will be happy....When things get bad, the doubts will start to raise.. I have a problem that if any planet enters dhanishta nakshatra, i used to get very fiercefull impact.But this time when rahu entered Dhanishta in december, suddenly the entire picture is changed and i got a severe financial blow which I feel may be very difficult to comeout of it in near future.Is it have any relation with my not perfoming puja with out proper guidence? Is it not sufficient if I offer dhupa,deepa,naivedya with chanting of her first name, till I learn the vidhaana?...But I experience good mental peace whenever I sit before the Shreechakra which makes me to feel that its not the adverse impact from my puja....but still I want to confirm... And my real problem is how to get a guru...I don't know anybody who can teach me and give upadesha....A couple persons I know, but my mind won't accept them....It may be because I am still not riped to get Upadesha....Kindly guide me in this matter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2008 Report Share Posted April 5, 2008 Dear Kishoreji, Let me handle this at a granular level.Decide for yourself and come to a conclusion using divine sense. First, An object of veneration when dutifully prayed,worshipped,faithfully adored and then transferred will have lot of pranic vibrations in it(Pranapathishtapana to put it loosely).This is true for any object.For a sacred object like Sri Chakra, the divine presence will manifest all the more in a puissant form especially when earlier worshipped by an adept. Second, When the sacred object (here Sri Yantra) comes in the hands of someone else. It will carry some karmic vibrations (bad or good depending on the person) of the earlier worshipper.So, discretion must be greatly exercised by both the giver and the receiver. Giver must see: Whether the recipient is worth it, whether he/she can withstand the rigor attached to the worship modalities,whether any bad karma is being unknowingly transferred. Some erroneously think, what bad vibrations can a venerable object like Sri Yantra carry? Yet, some texts and my own personal experience(and the cousel of my Gurunatha) has proved otherwise. Receiver must see: Whom is he taking from? What worship was he/she doing? Whether he/ she would be able to do justice to the object. Third, Doing Lalitha Sahasranama does need initiation into nothing less than Panchadasi mantra.Iam not acting as a master-intimidator here. Iam quoting again from my own personal experience,shastras,what my Gurunatha said,etc. I have no arguments with some people who claim their Master/Amma/Baba asked all their devotees to do it freely. I have explained why and in what context they say in my earlier postings. Misinterpretations of people under creates an unholy vortex. This is Kali-Prabhava. Fourth, when something is done, doing a thorough job of it, will yield maximum results. Half-hearted attempts with half-baked knowledge will only lead to further detrimental effects. Fifth, euphoric feelings which one gets while meditating should not lull us into a flase sense of complacency. When the mudd underneath(karmic debris, if you please) is even slightly shaken then the pure water(read peaceful life) will become turbid(troublesome). Again, this is not a master-intimidator at work. You may continue your athmic search in whatever way you please as long as faith is there. Sixth, Your prayers for guidance will be answered. Maybe, this posting in reply is a first step for your 'trishna'. One need not feel intellectually inferior to even ask questions or express happiness.'Ask a doubt once and you remain stupid till you ask it and get clarified, else stay stupid for a lifetime.' I have no ego-problems in asking when I don't understand be it College or work or while trying to understand some scripture. Seventh,Regarding your Dhanishta-Nakasthra and malefic Rahu placement. Unless, I see your horoscope, I cannot make any comment.Unfortunately, I do not indulge much in astro-consultations(hobby or profession) and my facility in it is used for spiritual purposes only. You must consult a good Vedic astrologer here(with the astrologer parameters i mentioned in an earlier posting ). Eighth, a wrong pooja done to Sri Yantra done will yield a bad result, i do not see any wrong pooja being done but an inadeqacy of pooja, which will sort of stagnate things.When things get bad, faith should grow strong! Ninth, you might wish to get upadesha from Rajagopala Anandanathar of Nanganallur, Chennai, if you are really earnest about it.Whether you are "ripe" or not, will be decided by him.Or alternatively, you might seek some other Srividya adept as per your convinience. Tenth,continue doing the dhoopa,deepa,naivedya after the 25 name puja methodology given in the files section of our group. I have oft-repeated that those who have a Sri Mahameru or Sri Yantra and who are afraid to go ahead with Lalitha Sahasranama Archana or Trishati or Khadgamala without initiation, can do the puja which has been given by Sri Devi Herself safely. Seeing the earnestness of the devotee, She will Herself guide the person. It so happened that , i started to once chant in complete ignorance Lalitha Sahasranama before initiation and even before I could complete the litany,I felt a goad(Nakuleshwari Devi) on my neck(behind) preventing me from completing it.This was my personal experience. It was Devi's way of saying not to do it without initiation and without delay or hestitation or confusion, I got myself initiated rather miaculously at the temple. I have narrated this experience also before.I know that Nakuleshwari or Sri Devi does not place a goad(ankusha) at the necks of all who read Lalitha Sahasranama without initiation but she might create some tensions for sure. I do not know why She kept that on me in the first place. I just accept it as a blessing.Even a curse from Her divine lips is a blessing and a benediction for me. Eleventh, do not let fear(bhaya) or disgust(ghrina) come in your mind nor let lethargy assail you, after you read this rather lengthy email-reply. Instead, take my pointers stated above and make your search for Srividya light true. And don't be bamboozled by master-initimidators(be it even myself) in this path. Success will be yours. Sri Devi tatwa will beste your heart. Situations are created by paradevatha and enacted by us on Her behalf as Her puppets, however, we too have an element of divine, which is defined by the God in you. Hold on to that God, that light, rest will fall in place. Onward, Shreeram Balijepalli Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , "Kishore" <burra_k wrote:>> Dear brother shreeram,> Pranams...really I am lucky to be a member of this group...I used to > learn so much from your interactions but beeing not a learned person, > I always remain scilent.But I have some doubts which I must clear to > make my mind peaceful.> > My grandmother(age85) used to do shreechakra archana for a long time > but because of her health conditions she sent the shreechakra to our > home,three years back.Though we do not do much puja, we used to offer > dhupa deepa naivedya as nitya puja. But after we took our own flat 2 > years back, i was strongly attracted towards it and started to do > panchopachaara puja and lalitha sahasram.I don't know how to do the > puja completely....but after somebody mentioned to me that I shoudn't > do SriLalitha sahasra as i have no upadesa, I stopped it and started > to offer kumkuma by chanting "Om Shree Maathre namah" after chanting > Gayathri manthra.Actually I had no other wishes but just her grace > and every day I used to pray her that I may get the guidence to do > the puja.But as long as every thing is going well we will be > happy....When things get bad, the doubts will start to raise..> > I have a problem that if any planet enters dhanishta nakshatra, i > used to get very fiercefull impact.But this time when rahu entered > Dhanishta in december, suddenly the entire picture is changed and i > got a severe financial blow which I feel may be very difficult to > comeout of it in near future.Is it have any relation with my not > perfoming puja with out proper guidence? Is it not sufficient if I > offer dhupa,deepa,naivedya with chanting of her first name, till I > learn the vidhaana?...But I experience good mental peace whenever I > sit before the Shreechakra which makes me to feel that its not the > adverse impact from my puja....but still I want to confirm...> > And my real problem is how to get a guru...I don't know anybody who > can teach me and give upadesha....A couple persons I know, but my > mind won't accept them....It may be because I am still not riped to > get Upadesha....Kindly guide me in this matter...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Dear Brother, 1. If Srichakra is there, nithyapuja must be done not just a special puja during navaratri. 2. During the Punyathithi of your grandfather, the " special puja " can be avoided and just a nithyannika puja be done alongwith naivedyam. 3. You need initiation into Panchdasi(not just in Lalitha Sahasranama or Bala mantra) to do Lalitha Sahasranama. 4. Srividya Upasana is beyond Naidhana Taras, Janma Taras and other astrological phenomenon. There is no link between those and the woship modalities and experiences. 5. Chinnamastha is not a Kshudra-shakthi. She is one of the Dashamahavidhyas. 6. The dream might mean 2 things: 1. Chinnamastha Matha Darshana. or 2. The severance of ego(Head is a sanketham for that) required for Srividya upasana(Many people I know have similar dreams).Incidentally " Kushmanda " has a meaning of a " brahmin head " . In either case there is nothing to fear. Yad Bhaavam, Tat Bhavathi! 7. Get the Chandi Homam done.Please don't do it yourself. I do not see any negative effects if the homam is done by learned people with proper procedures,homachara and ahuthis done.Decide which Chandi Homam needs to be done-1. Ordinary 2. Shatha Chandi 3. Sahasra Chandi.--according to your capacity and inclination. Obviously, Sahasra-Chandi Homam(Yagam) will give maximum benefits. 8. Homa muhurtha nirnaya will be done by the priests who perform it and so, please do not fret on the strength of tha Tara-balam.Also, prathyaktara,vippathhara,etc as is the practice of seeing Tarabalam as per birth star and the day's star in Andhra is not to be reckoned for such noble acts but for starting some important assays and other stuff. 9. Please talk with swami Rajagopala swami and mention my name and my location(USA) and about this internet group(for breaking ice ) and then seek his blessings to come and visit Him and get initiated atleast in Panchadasi, so that you can chant Lalitha Sahasranama. 10.He will decide your arhatha. Hope this helps... Shreeram Balijepalli Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , burra kishore <burra_k wrote: > > Dear brother Shreeram, > > Pranaams and first of all " Sarvadhhari Naama Samvathsara Subhaakankhalu " . > And I started to feel that my prayers are accepted and I am getting guidance .And I started to retrospect the things and I am putting all of them and kindly suggest me what I have to do. > As mentioned initially, My Grand mother gave this ShreeChakra to my father. I heard that she got it from Shri Abhedaananda swamy, about whom I don't know any details being a layman in this field. But she did the Puja vigorously nearly for a decade, after getting Panchadasi Upadesha. I don't know her guru's name. But nearly 15 years back my grand father has expired, since then she stopped her puja and after some years she gave I to my father. Since then my father placed it in puja mandira and my mother used to chant Lalitha sahasra but with out any upadesha. And somebody told them that if ShreeChakra is there, Special puja must be performed during Navarathri but my grand father's punyathidhi happened to be on Maharnavami, they were unable to decide what to do. And recently my parents have shifted to Vijag and I was attracted to do puja. > > And I am putting some of my experiences since I started my puja and kindly advise me regarding what I have to do > > As I said earlier, I feel very peaceful whenever I sit before her and usually I get tears with some emotion and my mind believes really she is there…..Though I don't do much puja, I like to sit for time there which gives me an excellent mental peace. > One night during the last Navrathris I got a dream in which I saw a devi …not remembered exactly how many hands she have but somebody is shouting the name of " Kushmanda " . I read just a few days back of that dream, regarding the Avthars that shrividyopasakas do upasana during the navrathris and I thought its an imagination of my mind since the name appeared peculiar . > And a month back I got really a fearful dream in which I saw Devi on a Lion or tiger which I am not sure..with eight hands…with a prasanna vadana…but all of a sudden she cut her head with a sword and picked her head with one hand and the blood was pumped like a fountain …and in the dream itself I am terrified and also has a jugupsa and with my ignorance I thought its some Kshudrasakthi and I told it to my father in the morning, he said She could be ChinnaMastha of Dasamahavidyas…But the fear still remained in my mind and prayed her not to appear in such a fearful form as I always pray her in a sathvika rupa. And as I said in my previous posting, I am in a great trouble since the end of the December, after Rahu entered dhanishta, which was a Naithana tara to my janmathara uttharabhadra in 12th place of my janma raasi. Is this dream relate to any of my present conditions or inadequacy of my puja. > Are these dreams are just accidental dreams, not having any significance? > Also on Vijayadasami, suddenly I got an inspiration to do ChandiHomam on the coming pournami, but because of some problems I could do it only after another ninedays, on dasami and makha nakshatra…which is a Praktyaktara to me. In sankalpa I didn't mentioned any wish andput only " shree devi preethyardham " . > Will there be any negative effects if the homa is performed on prathyak tara, vipatthaara or Naidhana tara?. Or shall I take it as The mother has inspired me to do homa and reduced my problems to the present condition? > > > And the most important thing is I request your guidance in visiting gurudev at nanganallur. Shall I have to take any prior permision before going there….will he talk to me and guide me without knowing me….and what should I do to make myself to get the Arhatha for upadesha ? > > > I request once again kindly think about me and give your valuable guidance. > > Kishore. > > > > > para_anuloma para_anuloma wrote: Dear Kishoreji, > Let me handle this at a granular level.Decide for yourself and come to a conclusion using divine sense. > First, An object of veneration when dutifully prayed,worshipped,faithfully adored and then transferred will have lot of pranic vibrations in it(Pranapathishtapana to put it loosely).This is true for any object.For a sacred object like Sri Chakra, the divine presence will manifest all the more in a puissant form especially when earlier worshipped by an adept. > Second, When the sacred object (here Sri Yantra) comes in the hands of someone else. It will carry some karmic vibrations (bad or good depending on the person) of the earlier worshipper.So, discretion must be greatly exercised by both the giver and the receiver. > Giver must see: Whether the recipient is worth it, whether he/she can withstand the rigor attached to the worship modalities,whether any bad karma is being unknowingly transferred. Some erroneously think, what bad vibrations can a venerable object like Sri Yantra carry? Yet, some texts and my own personal experience(and the cousel of my Gurunatha) has proved otherwise. > Receiver must see: Whom is he taking from? What worship was he/she doing? Whether he/ she would be able to do justice to the object. > > Third, Doing Lalitha Sahasranama does need initiation into nothing less than Panchadasi mantra.Iam not acting as a master-intimidator here. Iam quoting again from my own personal experience,shastras,what my Gurunatha said,etc. I have no arguments with some people who claim their Master/Amma/Baba asked all their devotees to do it freely. I have explained why and in what context they say in my earlier postings. Misinterpretations of people under creates an unholy vortex. This is Kali-Prabhava. > Fourth, when something is done, doing a thorough job of it, will yield maximum results. Half-hearted attempts with half-baked knowledge will only lead to further detrimental effects. > Fifth, euphoric feelings which one gets while meditating should not lull us into a flase sense of complacency. When the mudd underneath(karmic debris, if you please) is even slightly shaken then the pure water(read peaceful life) will become turbid(troublesome). Again, this is not a master-intimidator at work. You may continue your athmic search in whatever way you please as long as faith is there. > Sixth, Your prayers for guidance will be answered. Maybe, this posting in reply is a first step for your 'trishna'. One need not feel intellectually inferior to even ask questions or express happiness.'Ask a doubt once and you remain stupid till you ask it and get clarified, else stay stupid for a lifetime.' I have no ego-problems in asking when I don't understand be it College or work or while trying to understand some scripture. > Seventh,Regarding your Dhanishta-Nakasthra and malefic Rahu placement. Unless, I see your horoscope, I cannot make any comment.Unfortunately, I do not indulge much in astro-consultations(hobby or profession) and my facility in it is used for spiritual purposes only. You must consult a good Vedic astrologer here(with the astrologer parameters i mentioned in an earlier posting ). > Eighth, a wrong pooja done to Sri Yantra done will yield a bad result, i do not see any wrong pooja being done but an inadeqacy of pooja, which will sort of stagnate things.When things get bad, faith should grow strong! > Ninth, you might wish to get upadesha from Rajagopala Anandanathar of Nanganallur, Chennai, if you are really earnest about it.Whether you are " ripe " or not, will be decided by him.Or alternatively, you might seek some other Srividya adept as per your convinience. > > Tenth,continue doing the dhoopa,deepa,naivedya after the 25 name puja methodology given in the files section of our group. I have oft-repeated that those who have a Sri Mahameru or Sri Yantra and who are afraid to go ahead with Lalitha Sahasranama Archana or Trishati or Khadgamala without initiation, can do the puja which has been given by Sri Devi Herself safely. Seeing the earnestness of the devotee, She will Herself guide the person. It so happened that , i started to once chant in complete ignorance Lalitha Sahasranama before initiation and even before I could complete the litany,I felt a goad(Nakuleshwari Devi) on my neck(behind) preventing me from completing it.This was my personal experience. It was Devi's way of saying not to do it without initiation and without delay or hestitation or confusion, I got myself initiated rather miaculously at the temple. I have narrated this experience also before.I know that Nakuleshwari or Sri Devi does not place a goad(ankusha) > at the necks of all who read Lalitha Sahasranama without initiation but she might create some tensions for sure. I do not know why She kept that on me in the first place. I just accept it as a blessing.Even a curse from Her divine lips is a blessing and a benediction for me. > Eleventh, do not let fear(bhaya) or disgust(ghrina) come in your mind nor let lethargy assail you, after you read this rather lengthy email-reply. Instead, take my pointers stated above and make your search for Srividya light true. And don't be bamboozled by master-initimidators(be it even myself) in this path. Success will be yours. Sri Devi tatwa will beste your heart. > Situations are created by paradevatha and enacted by us on Her behalf as Her puppets, however, we too have an element of divine, which is defined by the God in you. > Hold on to that God, that light, rest will fall in place. > Onward, > Shreeram Balijepalli > > Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " Kishore " burra_k@ wrote: > > > > Dear brother shreeram, > > Pranams...really I am lucky to be a member of this group...I used to > > learn so much from your interactions but beeing not a learned person, > > I always remain scilent.But I have some doubts which I must clear to > > make my mind peaceful. > > > > My grandmother(age85) used to do shreechakra archana for a long time > > but because of her health conditions she sent the shreechakra to our > > home,three years back.Though we do not do much puja, we used to offer > > dhupa deepa naivedya as nitya puja. But after we took our own flat 2 > > years back, i was strongly attracted towards it and started to do > > panchopachaara puja and lalitha sahasram.I don't know how to do the > > puja completely....but after somebody mentioned to me that I shoudn't > > do SriLalitha sahasra as i have no upadesa, I stopped it and started > > to offer kumkuma by chanting " Om Shree Maathre namah " after chanting > > Gayathri manthra.Actually I had no other wishes but just her grace > > and every day I used to pray her that I may get the guidence to do > > the puja.But as long as every thing is going well we will be > > happy....When things get bad, the doubts will start to raise.. > > > > I have a problem that if any planet enters dhanishta nakshatra, i > > used to get very fiercefull impact.But this time when rahu entered > > Dhanishta in december, suddenly the entire picture is changed and i > > got a severe financial blow which I feel may be very difficult to > > comeout of it in near future.Is it have any relation with my not > > perfoming puja with out proper guidence? Is it not sufficient if I > > offer dhupa,deepa,naivedya with chanting of her first name, till I > > learn the vidhaana?...But I experience good mental peace whenever I > > sit before the Shreechakra which makes me to feel that its not the > > adverse impact from my puja....but still I want to confirm... > > > > And my real problem is how to get a guru...I don't know anybody who > > can teach me and give upadesha....A couple persons I know, but my > > mind won't accept them....It may be because I am still not riped to > > get Upadesha....Kindly guide me in this matter... > > > > Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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