Question on significance of Rituals and procedures of Mantra jaap.

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Shri Narasimha ji, Namaskar,

This is a very good group you have started. thank you! Like other

jigyasu, i too have several questions that books usually don't

clarify much about. You have already mentioned the importance of

having pure heart,honesty of jaap and concentration on deity; and

nothing else really matters, but I am eager to learn few gaun things

that goes around the jaap procedure for me and others benefit.

 

What is the need for utkilan of a mantra? if mantra and sound(or

any akshar in varnamala) have its own energy to begin with. What is

the effect of doing it or not doing it? Its been said that sadashiva

has locked *all* mantras,is it symbolic? Does by all it meant *all*

or just the mantras of 5 lower categories? Lots of people are

suggesting they have had some signals of progress, how is that

possible when mantras have been locked?

 

What additional benefits a sadhak may get by following proper

procedure (viz aachaman,aangnyas, karnyas,dikbandh,sankalp, stuti,

mantra utkilan, mantra jap,homa, kshamaprarthana (not sure about

order and steps?)). What are the gotchas and negative effects if not

followed properly. what was the original intent of rishi-munis to

follow/recommend a proper procedure?

 

What is the reason behind Mantra jaap performing on one place with a

particular pose? Scores of people now chant/listen to mantra cds

while driving? What are the effects of such?

 

What is the significance of Yantra? What is the significance of

making yantra following particular sequence in drawing it? Theres

been lots of emphasis given to chant mantra infront of deity's

yantra. I have also read about yantra construction to be made in

certain order (viz lines have to be erected in certain order) for it

be qualified as yantra for a deity. Now a days there are premade

(possibly pressed) copper yantras can be bought from merchants. What

effect can it carry(or not carry). What is the possible test to

identify if a yantra is praan prathistit?

 

Does the # of words/letters of a mantra matters? Or should a

possible addition/removal of a bijakshar be performed before using

it? Any mantra chant (or even every sentance spoken/written) is said

to really move energy from one point to the other. Sri Sanjay Rath ji

mentioned this process as the # of words in mantra would identify

source house of the chart and # of letters would identify destination

house of the chart for energy movement. what # of words/letters in

mantra are not advisable?

 

Should a person look for a mantras that are more fruitful to that

person? There are elaborate suitable mantra identification mechanisms

that helps a person identify a more fruitful mantra (to him/her), and

even mantras one should not attempt. Should such path not be chosen?

if getting closer to god is the key, and each person may have several

leads in several births, why not pick the route that is/are optimal?

 

How do we identify correct laya of a mantra. should every mantra be

pronounced in certain laya (intonation?) as hinted in chaanda (am i

correct?). You also have a humming of sri gayatri mantra at your

website. Is this have to do with resonance of deity to the laya?

There are some other mp3s of gayatri that use some other laya

(http://www.omkarananda-ashram.net/audio5.html) . how does laya of a

mantra effects overall? Also, there are several mantra mp3 exists on

web where pronouncer robotically reads a mantra, how good is that? is

such plain reading of a mantra a good start? Or there is a generic

laya that goes with anustup chaanda (most mantra follows this

channda?) that you may advise, and possibly give a generic hum for us

to follow?

 

Can you please post an easy,generic (but coverall) kshama prarthana

in sanskrit?

 

Is there a possibiltiy for you to post a full video of full

procedure of satyanarayan puja/homam of a somya devta etc?

 

Your help is most welcome! and thanks for everything.