#2 Vistiji Plz Advise

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Bharat,

 

Below is the link explaining the Ishta as well as some of the other Devtas...

 

http://www..org/learn/ck.htm#_Toc25590629

 

http://www..org/learn/ck.htm

 

If the Jeevatman were the same as the Ishta, then the chart is of a highly

evolved soul.

 

Best wishes,

Nitin.

 

|| Namah Shivaaya ||

 

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Bharat Vyas <bharatvyas

 

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:48:12 -0700

 

>

>Respected Vistiji:

>

>In one of your mails to me you have mentioned

>

>"Practice mantra's and Japa. Learning this will be of a real interest

>to your spouse and will strengthen the marriage. I have already

>advised the worship of Rudra, practice that for now. Your Ishta

>Devata, or one who will bring moksha is also a Lakshmi Roopa, so

>meditating on Lakshmi regularly will be of great benefit to you

>spiritually"

>

>Also Ramapriyaji and Ramdas Rao ji suggested me to worship Goddess

>Lakshmi. Ramdas Raoji suggested me the following mantra

>

>Lakshmi Narasimhan Mantra

>"Om Srim Hrim JayaLakshmi Priyaya Nityapramudita Cetase Lakshmi

>Sritardadehaya Srim Hrim Namah"

>

>which is for Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Narasimhan.

>

>I have started chanting this mantra and as per your advise for

>rudra/hanuman worship, i am reading hanuman chalisa and om namah

>shivaya all the time.

>

>Another thing i want to ask you is about the various forms of gayatri

>mantra. Do we have to chant different gayatri mantra for each deity or

>the main Gayatri mantra suffice for every diety. Plz advise.

>

>I have one more question in regards to Istadevta and AtmaKaraka.

>Doesnt the planet that is ur AK should also represent ur istadevata ??

>Like for my case my AK is rahu but Istadevata as mentioned by u is

>some form of Lakshmi. Plz guide me as to where should ones

>consiousness be directed at AK or Istadevata.

>

>Thanks for your time and i bow to you and ur guru.

>

>Hare Krishna,

>

>Bharat