Maha-mantra as remedial measure?

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Dear Kunti-devi,

 

PAMHO, AGTSP.

 

> > > > They are like the Maya, Krishna's energy, Therefoe the third word in

the

> >> > Maha Mantra is Hare, which is Radhe for the devotees but Durga for the

> >> > materialists. So by chanting of the Maha mantra we propitiate all the

> >> > planets and all the signs, even the nodes created by the movements of

the

> >> > Sun and the Moon. What greater Upaya could one dream of?

>

> I have read already a couple of texts recommending the chanting of

> the Hare Krsna mantra as the best remedial measure.

> Wouldn't that be considered an offense -- chanting the Holy Names in

> a karma-kanda mode?

 

Whether the chanting is offensive or not depends on the mentality of the

chanter. If he is

desiring material benefits while chanting then it will be not offensive, btu

rather impure

chanting. An offense happens when you commit sins and chant with the idea that

chanting

will free you from the reactions of the sins (which is of course true from the

philosophical point of view). So chantnig for material gains is obvoously not

the highest

type of chanting, but it will give effects. Other mantras may also be used, but

not all of

them will be effective enough in the age of Kali.

 

Actually, to take the names of the demigods to have equal power in eradicatnig

one's

sinful reactions is much more offensive. So if soemone has material desires,

Sukadeva

Gosvami still recommends him to turn to Krishna for them. Therefore Maha-mantra

will have

effect. I don;t think that this will particularly check one;s further

advancement from the

position where he is.

 

> How about praying to the Dasavataras instead?

>

> Sun. -- Surya -- Ramacandra

> Mon. -- Candra -- Balarama

> Tues. -- Angara -- Nrsimha & Ketu -- Kalki

> Wed. -- Budha -- Buddha

> Thur. -- Dyaus -- Vamana

> Fri. -- Vena -- Parasurama

> Sat. -- Sani -- Kurma & Rahu -- Varaha, Matsya

 

Not bad, this may be also used. My list of Deities ruling the planets is as

follows.

Actually some demigods can be worshipped as Vaishnavas (here again tha mentality

is what

counts)

 

Sun: Rama, Shiva, Advaita Acharya

Moon - Krishna, Paurnamasi, Lord Nityananda

Mars - Narasimha, Hanuman

Mercury - Vishnu, Vrinda-devi, Ganesha, Dhanvantari

Jupiter - Vishnu, Vamamana, Lord Caitanya

Venus - Lakshmidevi, Srimati Radharani

Saturn - Kurma, Yogamaya

Rahu - Varaha

Ketu - Matsya, Ananta, Ganesha (if Ketu is strengthened Rahu's effects will

diminish)

 

Actually there are many Deities that have the qualities of certain planets or

the

combination of them. This can be used in determining the Ishta-devata of the

person (seen

from the 12th from Karakamsha and 6th from Amatyakarak. You see in my chart the

12th from

Karakamsha is Mercury in Taurus, thereby indicating especially Lord Chaitanya.

In Rasi 6th

from Amatyakarak (Rahu in own house) is Moon in Gemini, thus also indicating

devotion

towards Vishnu and Krishna. So in the Navamsha it will more indicate the Ishta

that is in

the heart, but may also manifest externally. I'm attracted to the personality of

Lord

Caitanya very much, and I worship Him in the form of our temple Deities (Sri Sri

Dayal

Nitai Vijaya Gauranga), but at home I have Giriraja, Dhanvantari, Nrisimha,

Keshava and

other Salagramas. I also have a Siva-lingam (see the Sun's and Mercury's sign

aspect on

Gemini). Thus you have to see the devotion of the person carefully and recommend

remedial

measures accordingly (by the way my birth data are 9th Jan. 1971 19.40 CET

Budapest 19E04

47N30). The best remedial measures are usually those that strengthen the

native's 9th

house and are connected to his Ishta-devata.

 

Yours, Gauranga das