Greetings -- Sangeeta

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Namaste Sangeeta,

Re the specific way of doing the Chandi - you can chant in all the

ways that you have mentioned.

ie - chant at the fire - do a homa. But if you are just starting out

I would recommend just sitting at your altar and chanting for your

deities.

You can chant anytime night or day - in fact it says "chandi patham

diva ratrau kurya devyah na samshayah" - "He who chants the Chandi

in the day and in the night will become a God without a doubt"

You can chant on any day on any paksha . Specifically it says in

Chapter 12 , that the 8th,9th and 14th days of any paksha are

specifically conducive to this text.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if I can clarify any further.

JAI CHANDI MAA

Nanda

 

 

 

 

 

 

, "angelfromhell_16"

<angelfromhell_16> wrote:

> Namaste Nanda,

>

> That was really helpful, thanks.

>

> As I am from india, all those $$ prices just don't add up with the

> rest of my budget:(

>

> However, I suppose this will help me in going about hunting in the

> little puja shops here in bombay to find the right CD with the

> entire/shortest correct version of the Chandi.

>

> In the meanwhile, I'll just do the one I have on my CD.

>

> I wanted to know, is there a specific way of doing it? (In front

of a

> fire, at night, moon phase, etc?)

>

> Thanks,

> Sangeeta.

>

> , Nanda <chandimaakijai>

wrote:

> > Namaste Sangeeta,

> > It is always nice to meet a devotee of Maa. Thanks for posting.

> > The Mandir bookstore has an MP3 CD with recitation of the entire

> Chandi Path. You can find it at

http://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm

> >

> > You could chant the entire Chandi or you could chant the Seedha

Path

> which is the shortest recitation of the Chandi.

> > Here are the chapters to the Seedha Path - you will find these

> chapters in the Table of Contents at the beginning of the book.

(This

> is the book as translated by our Swamiji)

> > The page numbers vary in different versions

> > 1) Kushandika - Starting from the first verse in the book "sriman

> mahaganadhipataye namah" to a few pages and ending with the shanti

> mantras "om shanti shanti shanti". These are the introductory

mantras

> to any recitation

> > 2) Vedic Praise to the Night of Duality - RgVedoktam Ratri

Suktam

> > 3) Navarna Vidhi - The system of Worship of the Nine Lettered

Mantra

> > 4) The 13 core chapters

> > 5) Navarna Vidhi - The system of Worship of the Nine Lettered

Mantra

> > 6) Vedic Praise to the Goddess who is Unity - RgVedoktam Devi

Suktam

> > 7) Siddha Kunjika Stotram - The Song that gives the key to

perfection

> > 8) Pranamah (the last page).-Bowing down in devotion

> >

> > Hope this helps! Please let me know of further questions.

> > Jai Maa

> > Nanda

> >

> >

> >

> >

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