Chandi Maa ki Jai!

[Guest guest]

Dear Brothers and Sister,

 

Om Namah Shivayah!

 

By the grace of our Beloved Maa and Swamiji I was able to chant Chandi

(Seedha Path) with samput for the first time last night.

 

Chanting with samput means chanting a mantra or set of mantras before

and after each verse.

 

For example, if the samput is Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundaaiyae Vicche

and the verse is "Om Devyuvacha"

 

You would chant

 

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundaaiyae Vicche - Om Devyuvacha - Om Aim Hreem

Kleem Chamundaaiyae Vicche

 

Swamiji explains this in his book on Pronunciation and Chandi Samputs.

 

In my case, I used my Guru mantra as the samput.

 

I wish to share a few things that I discovered last night:

 

First, you are sitting for a longer time.

 

Second, day-before-yesterday, I tried chanting just one chapter with

samput. I found that when chanting the subsequent chapters, my ability

to remember my mantra before each verse improved. You become permeated

with the samput.

 

Third, my pronunciation improved because chanting with samput slows

you down and makes you focus on the verses. Without samput, I would

skip some syllables, especially the anuswaras.

 

Fourth, The Chandi path contains 700 verses, by chanting with samput,

I was able to repeat my mantra 1400 times, which is more than my daily

goal of 10 malas of japa - what a deal!!

 

Chandi Maa ki Jai!!

 

With love and prayers

 

srini