Mantras-upadesha

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Dear Sattvikas,

I am following the discussions on this subject.

Though presently I do not have books to quote, I would

like to mention a few points on the subject which I

have gathered.

1. No mantra should be practiced without 'upadesha'.

2.Gayatri 'upadesha' is to be done by one's

father,except the exception as stated by Sri Kehsha

Rao. Normally the father should do 10000 gayatri japa

in the week preceeding the 'upanayanam' for the boy .

This is also done secretly by covering with a cloth

the two to ensure that others do not hear. As normally

'yatis' are not to attend functions, the 'upadesha' by

a 'yati' cannot be done.

3. All other mantras should be got initiated by a

'yati'. This is what I was told by my 'vidya guru'

when I asked him for 'upadesha' of 'Narayana

ashtakshara mantra'. It is said that one should have

'upadesha' of Narayana ashtakshra mantra' before

learning to do 'devara puja'.

4. apart from 'Narayana astakshara mantra' normally a

vaishnava should, preferably, get 'upadesha'

of(i)Krishna shadakshara mantra (ii)Vasudeva

dwadashakshara mantra (111) matruka mantra and (iv)

Shivashadakshara mantra. It may be noted that the no.

of syllables includes 'om' at the beginning.

5. Every mantra ,should be practiced regularly once it

is initiated. It should be practiced with the

proper'anga nyasa' and 'karanyasa' and with 'om'at the

beginning and end of the mantra for each recitation

6. Narayana ashtakshara mantra should be recited(japa)

thrice the no. of times of the Gayatri in every

'sandhya'.

7. The 'upadesa' being a secret between the guru and

sishya, the name of the guru from whom it one got

initiated.

8. Other mantras, like Dhanvantari mantra also can be

got initiated from a 'Yati'.

9. All mantras should be prcticed with the maximum

austerity possible(madi).

 

With best wishes,

BKR Rao

 

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