Devanath - Answers Nine Planet Upayas

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Bless you and thank you. Om, S

 

, "Devanath Saraswati"

<devnath9> wrote:

>

> > 1. Can the homa oblations be done in front of a fire in a

woodstove

> > (with the door open)? There is a safety and weather issue here.

>

> Yes. I think somewhere here Swami has commented on this. Nanda?

>

> > 2. Are the number of homa oblations fewer than the japa because

of

> > the power of the homa oblations, the time involved, or something

else?

>

> At fire is 10X more powerful.

>

>

> > 3. Where could someone in the USA get a Shakti's mala?

>

> red chandam, coral or crystal mala -- try here for starters:

> http://www.google.com/search?

hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=safari&rls=ne-

> np&q=malas&btnG=Search

>

>

> > 4. I think I understand the japa with figures facing up and down

but

> > am not sure what you mean by "IN THE MIDDLE with fingers facing

> > sideways". The sideways part is clear but what do you mean by in

the

> > middle?

>

> sideways = middle

>

>

> > 5. Would the beads be counted/moved with the thumb and pulled

across

> > the middle finger between the index and middle figures for all

nine?

>

> or across the forefinger, or moved towards or away, there are as

many ways to count the

> beads as there are sadus -- one thing heard often on this topic is

not to cross the Guru

> bead, but that when you reach it to return

>

> > 6. If we need to do this one planet a day or one planet per

month,

> > what order/correspondance to days/months would you recommend?

>

> Surya - Sunday

> Chandra - Monday

> Mangal - Tuesday

> Buddha - Wednesday

> Brihaspati - Thursday

> Sukra - Friday

> Sani - Saturday

> Rahu/Ketu - any day

>

>

> > 7. For the "Swaha" would we make an offering from our heart to

the

> > fire, fingertips leading or making an offering of rice or such?

>

> from our heart if there is no masala

>

> >If so with which hand and holding the mala how during the "Swaha"?

>

> mala held in left hand, offerings with right hand with mriga mudra

>