Navarna/Durga Mantram initiation

ravikishore · 07-28-2008, 08:47 PM

I'm trying to find out whether we need to be initiated by a spiritual guru, in order to chant either Aim Hreem kleem Chamundayi Vichhey or Om Dum Durgayi Namaha. Also, how many times do we need to chant each one of them in order to attain siddhi of the respective mantras?

Thank You.

bhairo · 07-29-2008, 05:31 PM

no you dont need to b initated.
1 lakh times
pray to lord shiva as ur guru

ravikishore · 07-29-2008, 06:36 PM

Thanks for letting me know. A few days back, I chanted the mantra a few times in the evening and then again the next morning. The entire day was like hell for me. So, I recited ganapathi mantram all evening, to calm things down. I thought, it was because I chanted the mantra on my own without being initiated. I have heard of ill-effects of this mantra when chanted uninitiated. That's why I asked the question.

Also, it is widely propagated that you have to repeat any matra the follwoing way:

1 lakh multiplied by the number of bijakshars in it. So, that would bring the navarna mantra to 9 lakhs. Am I right?

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhairo

no you dont need to b initated.
1 lakh times
pray to lord shiva as ur guru

Ravindran Kesavan · 07-30-2008, 01:51 AM

Dear Ravikishore,

You are on the right path. You have gone to the highest. Dont give up the Chandi mantra because you are disturbed. Disturbances arises out of your bad samskaras. The bad tendencies will struggle to prevent you from succeeding in this worship. Both Deva and asuras live in our mind - and it is a warfare between the asuras and deva with in you. The asuras in you will make you miserable so that you give up. But sustain do not yield to your mind. Pray to goddess and seek her help to make you strong.

Take bhairo's advise and pray first to Lord Siva with full devotion as your guru before chanting . Then do ganapati chanting for a while with full devotion . Then chant the godess mantra.

Chandi a very high goddess and she grant you anything you want. But she will mature you before giving you her boon. You need to follow celibacy when you chant her mantra. Think of all women as the goddess only - including the one you are in love with.

Dont miss navaratry days. Do intensly puja and chanting on those days, devoting as much time as possible.

You are technically right that any mantra must be chanted as many lackh of times as there are letters in the mantra. By that rule you need to chant this mantra 9 lack of times. But that is only the complete procedure. You need to chant one lack time minimum for siddhi as Bhairo says. Just make that your target first. Later on you intent to complete 9 laks well and good.

And my personal advise to you, from my direct experience: Do not ask for the girl to goddess. (Not that there is any thing wrong in that) . Just love goddess for her own sake. Love goddess alone. That is the most ideal way to worship her. With that way of worshipping she is most pleased. And if you continue this way for three years, she will grand you whatever you want. She can make you a great - very very grereat - being . You simply have no idea what she can really make you.

With her worship your life purpose is fulfilled. Be a worthy bakta and earn her full favour.

Regards,
K.Ravindran

glassfairy · 08-02-2008, 08:07 AM

ravindran kesavan ji cud u give me ur personal mail id?

ravikishore · 08-03-2008, 11:40 PM

Hello,

I'd like to learn the first chapter of Durga SapthaShathi. I looked at several websites and most of them say that this is one thing you shouldn't learn it by yourself just like that; you'd have to learn it from a guru.

I'd like to learn all the 13 chapters eventually. I generally like to listen to the audio while following the printed matter. Can I follow the same procedure for learning the SapthaShathi as well?

If not, could anyone please let me know the correct way of learning it?