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Q: I want to work with more than one mantra
at a time, because I want to work on several things at
once. Is this a good thing to do?
A: For your first experiment with mantras, I
recommend you work with only one mantra for a full
forty-eight day discipline. After that, work with any
combination that makes sense to you. Remember, mantras
work with energy - both yours and what you bring in from
the universe - so if you work on more than one thing,
try to keep them at least in the same general area. Here
We have given some Powerful mantras
Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha
Om Dum Durgayei
Namaha
Om Sri Dhanvantre Namaha
Q: I sometimes say mantras silently when I
am around other people. Is this OK?
A: Ultimately, saying mantras silently is
the most powerful way to say them. The silent repetition
stimulates the corresponding petals of the chakras so
that energy is brought into the subtle body.
Q: I
have heard that one must receive a mantra from a guru
for it to work. Is this true?
A: Those who have unwrapped the power of a
mantra through many repetitions achieve something called
"Mantra Siddhi." This means that they have attained some
measure of power and proficiency with the mantra. At
this point, they may give a mantra to others "with
power," meaning that the recipient will achieve results
faster than doing it without having received it "with
power." However, Sanskrit mantras are your spiritual
birthright since they are directly linked to the
chakras. They will work even if you read them from a
book and begin practice.
The minimum number of
repetitions to achieve Mantra Siddhi is generally
recognized as 125,000.
Q: I want to do a mantra on behalf of
another person. Is this OK?
A: Praying for another person is a good
thing to do for anybody at any time. However, Sanskrit
Mantra is not exactly prayer because it is pro active
and specific, whereas prayer leaves the mechanism of an
answer up to Divine authority. Therefore, I recommend
that wherever possible you ask permission from a person
to undertake mantra work on their behalf. If this is not
possible, then start with a prayer that this energy be
used for their highest good and begin. I also recommend
that you begin with the declaration that while you are
performing this mantra on someone's behalf (state their
name) that you are by no means taking their
karma.
Parents have an automatic right as well as
responsibility to perform mantra work on behalf of their
children.
Q: When we repeat durga ashtottaram for
example can we have the image of baalaa , or lalitaa or
kaali in our mind or do we need to have only the form of
durga in our mind. Can we recite durga satanaama as
addressed to lalitaambika.
A: The shastras say that "Aaavahitha
devathaa anyath devabhi na archayet". i.e, we should not
worship the gods with anyother mantras, other than the
ones meant for the invoked god. However, this rule takes
a backseat, when we say Lalitha sahsranamam, and worship
any female god, or Vishnu saharanama for any form of
vishnu.
Q: Can we have the image of lord shiva while
repeating any devi ashTottara and image of devi while
repeating shiva ashTottara , in our mind.
A: There is no harm to have the image of
shiva or shakthi, while worshipping either of them or
another. again the shaastraas say that "Aavayorantharam
naasthi candracandrikayoriva....." . There is no
difference between them(devi(lalitaa,baalaa,miinaakshi,
durga),lord shiva) like moon and moonlight.
Q: How efficient are mantras, and is it a
problem if we recite them less than perfectly?
A: A learned Brahmin, from Guntur who was a
ghanaapaaThigal, went to the acharya of sringeri and
poured out his woes. He said that he married 3 times
till then, but some how all his three wives died soon
after marriage, and he being a grahastha into yagnas and
yagas, could not be without a wife , as a wife had
certain important functions in a yajna. He told the
acharyal, that he recited the sapthashathi daily, in
addition to his japas and pooja. The acharyal, an
unparallel Srividyopasaka, went about and divined the
problem. He asked the ghanaapaaThigal to repeat the
kavacha of sapthashathi. The ghanaapaaThigal, told the
same and acharyal, pointed out the reason for his wives
death. GhanaapaaThi sundara shastri avadhanigal, was
telling "baaryaam bhakshathu bhairavii"... instead of
"rakshathu bhairavii", which lead to the wives death. I
hope this illustration gives us a picture of mantra
shastra and its importance. Likewise when saptashatii is
learnt from a sat guru and if recited properly it is
equally capable of bestowing bhogaa and moksha.
Q: Is Shrividya of Vedic origin? Are there
any references to the devis lalitaa , baalaa , tripura ,
sundari in the vedas. atleast in the atharvana veda? Are
there vedic references to shrii vidyaa?
A: Regarding lalitha, bala, tripura etc....
The vedas including Rig and Yajur have so many
references, you cannot even conceive. There are
upanishads in the atharvana , like tripuropanishad,
tripurataapinupanishad, etc.... The aruna prashna,
speaks volumes of Lalitha. Vedic reference to Baala, is
found in Rigveda, in the khila bhaaga of
srisuktha,sudhaa suktha, etc tripura and sundari, in
atharvana veda, yajur veda, etc.. Tripura appears some
70 times in the vedas." Regarding the origin of shrii
vidyaa, the rigvedic hymn, "Chatvaari vak parimita....."
etc, gives details of srividya mantra and its esoteric
meaning. Reference to srividya and its mantra
derivatives, have been made atleast in 20 places through
out the vedas. Especially Yajur and Rig veda. Srividya,
originates from three mantras of the vedas. 1.
jatavedase rik. from durga suktha yajur veda 2. gayathri
mantra, rig veda 3. mrityunjaya mantra, yajur veda These
three together are known as shatakshara vidya or
shatakshara gayathri, as they have a 100 letters in
them. This is the basis of srividya. " These are only
some of the references quoted. There are many
references.It is thus very clear that shrii vidya is
totally vedic in origin .I also heard that the above
three mantraas are said to represent the very essence of
vedaas. so there should be no doubt about the vedic
origins of shrii vidya however hard some western
tantrics may try to argue. Moreover what is available to
us of the Vedas now is only about 10% of what was
available in the remote past! Some sections may still be
'secret' in some families. I remember seeing a book many
years ago, of Shri Ganapati Muni's 'finding' sections of
Rig Veda while in deep meditation in Gokarna.
Q: I almost meet with the insistence that a
guru must initiate us in order that we may perform some
of the devi poojas. With most of the traditional gurus
being people of a particular community who guard these
upaasana know-hows with utmost secrecy, I am feeling
discouraged as I get the feeling that low castes will
never get initiated.OR is there a way out?
A: A good Guru should not divide Shishyas by
caste or sex. No where in vedas it is taught that
mantras are not to be used by low caste people. Hindu
system has formulated caste by the practice of
profession and not merely by birth. Every hindu has the
right to learn the sastras and mantras. If the disciple
is true and devoted the Almighty will send a Guru for
him to learn the mantras and sastras. So, for a
start,
let us be true,
let us be devoted,
let
us have love for the universe,
let us respect the
elders
let us not speak ill of our neighbours
Rest
assured is that JagadambA will jump to embrace you in a
way that you can see for yourself, because She is
"avyAja karuNA" - Honest compassion.
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