Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 My Pranams to all. I want to arrange pooja at our home for Durga saptashati/Chandipath,may I request members to guide me on.. *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? *In which order one should recite Durga saptashati/Chandipath?Ex.there are many chapters in Chandipath and different books tell different sequence to recite Argala,Kilak etc.. *I am not dikshit(no blessings from any guru I have) hence priests will perform this pooja at our home hence I want to make sure that they adopt correct rituals so I am posting this message here to take guidelines from learned members of this group. thank you so much in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 >priests >will perform this pooja at our home hence I want to make >sure that >they adopt correct rituals so I am posting this message >here to take >guidelines They are many correct ways of performing this. Since the purohita-s will be performing the ritual, it is best to let them follow the procedure that they learnt. > *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? Devi Mahatmyam by S Prakash Kaushik is good. There could be others which are equally good or better. Unsure if it is available for free on web. SA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Namaste: Following link provides procedures for performing Homam for different gods, including Chandi Homam. http://www.vedicastrologer.org/homam/index.htm If you have any doubts then you can search the archives in the following or post your questions on the group. Many members there are doing Homam on daily basis, I am sure they would be able to guide you. It has abundant discussions on Chandi Homam and Homam in general. / Regards, Hemanth " Sense of Distinction and of good and evil is bound to persist so long as one does not realize God " - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:53 PM, aksha.rudra <aksha.rudra wrote: > I want to arrange pooja at our home for > Durga saptashati/Chandipath [....] > *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks Satish,much obliged. --- On Wed, 4/21/10, satisharigela <satisharigela wrote: >priests >will perform this pooja at our home hence I want to make >sure that >they adopt correct rituals so I am posting this message >here to take >guidelines They are many correct ways of performing this. Since the purohita-s will be performing the ritual, it is best to let them follow the procedure that they learnt. > *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? Devi Mahatmyam by S Prakash Kaushik is good. There could be others which are equally good or better. Unsure if it is available for free on web. SA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Thanks for your inputs Hemant it will be a great help. --- On Wed, 4/21/10, Hemanth Srinivas <hemanthks wrote: Namaste: Following link provides procedures for performing Homam for different gods, including Chandi Homam. http://www.vedicast rologer.org/ homam/index. htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Jai Mata Di Please note the sequence - 1. Sri Chandi Kavach 2. Sri Argala Stotram 3. Sri Keelak Stotram 4. Sri Ratri Suktam 5. Navarna Mantra - 1 Mala 6.Shaap Vimochan Mantra - as given in the Sri Saptashati 7. Commencement of Sri Devi Mahatmayam 8. Sri Devi Suktam 9. Sri Kshama Stotram Also note: you DO NOT diksha to perform this. Maata Rani blesses all her children with equal compassion. You DO need purity of thoughts and love for her creations. Of course feel free to get someone else do it for you if you are not conversant with the recitation yourself. Cheers Raj , " aksha.rudra " <aksha.rudra wrote: > > My Pranams to all. > I want to arrange pooja at our home for Durga saptashati/Chandipath,may I request members to guide me on.. > *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? > *In which order one should recite Durga saptashati/Chandipath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thank you very much Ramakanta/Raj for detailed info on Shri Durga Saptasati,why I specially put question here because there are many methods to recite Chandipath.Someone says start with the shaap vimochana mantra and some says to start with Kavacham(ex.learned members like you)hence there was a confusion which now eased up a bit. --- On Wed, 4/21/10, ramakanta <ramakanta wrote: ramakanta <ramakanta Re: Durga saptashati/Chandipath Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 11:38 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 > Also note: you DO NOT diksha to perform this. Maata Rani blesses >all her children with equal compassion. You DO need purity of >thoughts and love for her creations. When we say something let it be based on some text or tradition, instead of making un-informed pronouncements. It is common knowledge by now that one needs to be initiated into the chaNDI mantra properly to be able to follow this procedure. To study the saptashati to understand and enjoy it or to recite stotra-s from it, one doesn't need any initiation. But to recite it in a specific procedure like the one outlined, one definitely needs dIkSha from a teacher. What is the basis for this? Plenty of works on this subject, including human authored manuals, divinely revealed tantra-s etc etc and of-course ratified by living traditions. Purity of thought and compassion for beings: certainly all sAdhaka-s will cultivate these to some extent..but this doesn't automatically grant adhikAra(right) to say all mantra-s. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Hi there If homam is performed in Tamil Nadu presided by vedic Pundits, they also follow the appropriate sutra such as aapastambha, bodhaayana etc., start the homam with agnimukham, end it with jayaadi homam etc. In Northern India, aapastambha or other sutras are not being followed in the practice of homam. Homam is preceded by paaraayanam. Hence it is best to allow the priests to follow the particular sampradaya that they actually practice. It is also a general condition that even for paaraayanam, either saptashati or navaakshari should have been received from a guru. Priests who perform chandi homam would generally have received either or both from their gurus. JR ________________________________ Hemanth Srinivas <hemanthks Wed, April 21, 2010 9:26:53 PM Re: Durga saptashati/Chandipath  Namaste: Following link provides procedures for performing Homam for different gods, including Chandi Homam. http://www.vedicast rologer.org/ homam/index. htm If you have any doubts then you can search the archives in the following or post your questions on the group. Many members there are doing Homam on daily basis, I am sure they would be able to guide you. It has abundant discussions on Chandi Homam and Homam in general. http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom/ Regards, Hemanth " Sense of Distinction and of good and evil is bound to persist so long as one does not realize God " - Ramakrishna Paramahamsa On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 8:53 PM, aksha.rudra <aksha.rudra@ > wrote: > I want to arrange pooja at our home for > Durga saptashati/Chandipa th [....] > *Any good source of link to download mp3 version for above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 I tend to agree with Satish. If purity of thought and devotion to Devi are the only criteria, one can recite Saptashloki, Chakraadaya stotram etc., from Saptashati. Doing paaraayana and homam is best left to adepts. Homam falls in the category of shrauta and smaarta karma with specific appurtenances and adjuncts. Procedure for doing this may differ from region to region depending upon the sampradaya/ lineage etc. Chandi homam is a very powerful procedure. What should be given as aahuti is alos to be carefully observed. I am nobody to advise anyone in these matters as I consider myself an Ignoramus compared to experts available in this forum most of whom are observing studied silence. These are just my thoughts as one brought up in a spercific tradition. JR ________________________________ satisharigela <satisharigela Thu, April 22, 2010 12:29:27 PM Re: Durga saptashati/Chandipath  > Also note: you DO NOT diksha to perform this. Maata Rani blesses >all her children with equal compassion. You DO need purity of >thoughts and love for her creations. When we say something let it be based on some text or tradition, instead of making un-informed pronouncements. It is common knowledge by now that one needs to be initiated into the chaNDI mantra properly to be able to follow this procedure. To study the saptashati to understand and enjoy it or to recite stotra-s from it, one doesn't need any initiation. But to recite it in a specific procedure like the one outlined, one definitely needs dIkSha from a teacher. What is the basis for this? Plenty of works on this subject, including human authored manuals, divinely revealed tantra-s etc etc and of-course ratified by living traditions. Purity of thought and compassion for beings: certainly all sAdhaka-s will cultivate these to some extent..but this doesn't automatically grant adhikAra(right) to say all mantra-s. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Thanks very much for detailed replies respected JR,much of a help for us. --- On Thu, 4/22/10, Radhakrishnan J <jayaarshree wrote: I tend to agree with Satish. If purity of thought and devotion to Devi are the only criteria, one can recite Saptashloki, Chakraadaya stotram etc., from Saptashati. Doing paaraayana and homam is best left to adepts. Homam falls in the category of shrauta and smaarta karma with specific appurtenances and adjuncts. Procedure for doing this may differ from region to region depending upon the sampradaya/ lineage etc. Chandi homam is a very powerful procedure. What should be given as aahuti is alos to be carefully observed. I am nobody to advise anyone in these matters as I consider myself an Ignoramus compared to experts available in this forum most of whom are observing studied silence. These are just my thoughts as one brought up in a spercific tradition. JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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