Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana Spirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Dear NarsimhajiThis is to request you to kindly differentiate Mind("Mann"), Intelligence(" Buddhi") and Concious("Prana"). Is it ok if i am terming concious as Prana? or "Concious" and "Prana" both are different.Sometimes particular words cannot be translated properly. Every language has its own distinct feature.. I think "Prana" in Hindi cannot be translated as "Breath" in English. "Prana" and "Breath" both are different.. right? I would be happy if you could put light to my confusion by giving illustrations of our day to day routine life..say for example.. my mind(man) want to get carried away with emotions.. moh and maya and vasana of life.. but my intelligence("buddhi") stops me by telling me that it is not good for spiritual growth.. I am sure we all come across such situations in our life where "buddhi" dominates "mann" and viceversa.. what should we do in such case? should we follow "mann" or should we follow"buddhi". "Buddhi" will lead us to the correct parth of our life or "mann" ? And in this conflict between "Mann" and "Buddhi" what is the role of "Prana"? I am confused..seeking your guidance..RegardsRajesh--- On Thu, 15/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote:Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Date: Thursday, 15 January, 2009, 11:13 PM Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal@ ...> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Dear dear Sir, My question was wrong I understand now. I just wanted to know about Shri vishnu Sahasra Naam Mahatmya in your words and I am convinced with your answer. Thanks Narsimhaji.Dr.Ashwin Rawal--- On Fri, 16/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Date: Friday, 16 January, 2009, 9:43 AM Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal@ ...> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009  Namaste, Vishnu is the maintainer of dharma and sustainer of the worlds. He maintains natural order in creation. One may start chanting his names without understanding the meanings. After chanting those names for a few months or years, one will wonder about the meanings and learn the meanings of those 1000 names. Then, as one chants, one's mind forms auspicious images based on those names. Frequent occurrence of those images and thoughts in the mind purifies the mind and strengthens certain tendencies of the mind and weakens others. Vishnu sahasra naam is a very saattwik prayer that promotes dharma and sattwa in the person. Best regards,NarasimhaDo a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpanaSpirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org - Ashwin Rawal Friday, January 16, 2009 12:16 PM Re: Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Dear dear Sir, My question was wrong I understand now. I just wanted to know about Shri vishnu Sahasra Naam Mahatmya in your words and I am convinced with your answer. Thanks Narsimhaji.Dr.Ashwin Rawal--- On Fri, 16/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Date: Friday, 16 January, 2009, 9:43 AM Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal@ ...> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Jai Maarespectedshri Narasimha jisadar pranamyesterday i was in Haridwar, where i saw a book on SHRI VISHNU SAHASRANAAM --- On Sat, 17/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote:Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Re: Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Date: Saturday, 17 January, 2009, 8:57 AM  Namaste, Vishnu is the maintainer of dharma and sustainer of the worlds. He maintains natural order in creation. One may start chanting his names without understanding the meanings. After chanting those names for a few months or years, one will wonder about the meanings and learn the meanings of those 1000 names. Then, as one chants, one's mind forms auspicious images based on those names. Frequent occurrence of those images and thoughts in the mind purifies the mind and strengthens certain tendencies of the mind and weakens others. Vishnu sahasra naam is a very saattwik prayer that promotes dharma and sattwa in the person. Best regards,Narasimha------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpanaSpirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdomFree Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Ashwin Rawal Friday, January 16, 2009 12:16 PM Re: Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Dear dear Sir, My question was wrong I understand now. I just wanted to know about Shri vishnu Sahasra Naam Mahatmya in your words and I am convinced with your answer. Thanks Narsimhaji.Dr.Ashwin Rawal--- On Fri, 16/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr (AT) charter (DOT) net> wrote: Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr (AT) charter (DOT) net> Vishnu sahasra naama stotraFriday, 16 January, 2009, 9:43 AM Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal@ ...> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. Get your preferred Email name! Now you can @ymail.com and @rocketmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Jai Maarespectedshri Narasimha jisadar pranamyesterday i was in Haridwar, where i saw a book on SHRI VISHNU SAHASRANAAM with hindi translation with GURU SHANKARA bhasya, may this can help any body.thanks--- On Sat, 17/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote:Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr Re: Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Date: Saturday, 17 January, 2009, 8:57 AM  Namaste, Vishnu is the maintainer of dharma and sustainer of the worlds. He maintains natural order in creation. One may start chanting his names without understanding the meanings. After chanting those names for a few months or years, one will wonder about the meanings and learn the meanings of those 1000 names. Then, as one chants, one's mind forms auspicious images based on those names. Frequent occurrence of those images and thoughts in the mind purifies the mind and strengthens certain tendencies of the mind and weakens others. Vishnu sahasra naam is a very saattwik prayer that promotes dharma and sattwa in the person. Best regards,Narasimha------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpanaSpirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdomFree Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - Ashwin Rawal Friday, January 16, 2009 12:16 PM Re: Vishnu sahasra naama stotra Dear dear Sir, My question was wrong I understand now. I just wanted to know about Shri vishnu Sahasra Naam Mahatmya in your words and I am convinced with your answer. Thanks Narsimhaji.Dr.Ashwin Rawal--- On Fri, 16/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr (AT) charter (DOT) net> wrote: Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr (AT) charter (DOT) net> Vishnu sahasra naama stotraFriday, 16 January, 2009, 9:43 AM Namaste Ashwin ji, > ... regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really > worth reciting daily? Honestly speaking, I am embarrassed that somebody thinks a fool like me can certify or endorse or comment on the "worth" of Vishnu sahasra naam, which was taught by Bhishma to Dharmaraja at the onset of Kali yuga to help human beings in Kali yuga in following their dharma. * * * Mantras like Vishnu sahasra naam (1000 names of Lord Vishnu), Hanuman chalisa, Chandipath, Mahamantra (Hare Krishna), Gayatri mantra, Rudram, Arunam, Pavamana sooktam, Mrityunjaya mantra, panchakshari, ashtakshari, dwadasakshari etc are well-established and many people achieved spiritual progress with them. One cannot question their worth. * * * However, that is not to say that everyone meditating with them will make fast spiritual progress. To explain this, let me return to a previous analogy, as I believe that analogies help one understand concepts better. Mantras are for protecting mind (from its enemies, i.e. one's weaknesses like ego, pride, attachment, lust, anger etc). Imagine one's mind to be a person. Imagine one's weaknesses to be enemies charging at the person aggressively. Imagine mantra to be a weapon (stick or stone or gun) in the hands of the person. One may have a nice stick that was used by thousand people before him to beat up strong enemies. Yet, he may not know how to use it and the weapon may become ineffective in his hands. If one taps an aggressive enemy gently with a stick, that will hardly be effective. One has to beat hard and with all the energy one can muster. Similarly, one's will power should be strongly focused on overcoming ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc and one should make conscious and forceful effort. If one with some experience in beating up enemies with sticks tries to throw stones at them, he may not know how to aim and may fail. Similarly, one with experience in chanting other mantras tries beejaksharas, one may not succeed in aiming them correctly and making them work. If one not knowing how to shoot a gun aims a gun confidently as the enemy approaches and tries in vain to shoot, one will fail and be beaten by enemy. Similarly, one not knowing how to use powerful Veda mantras is overconfident, he may fail in sadhana and succumb to ego, pride etc. If one atleast realizes that one cannot shoot, one can atleast use the gun as a stick and try to beat up the enemy. Similarly, if one atleast realizes that one does not know how to put veda mantra to use, one can chant the veda mantra hundreds or thousands of times everyday with sincerity, surrender and humility and try consciously to control negative emotions such as ego, pride, lust, anger, jealosy etc. * * * Bottomline is this: Just as how well a person puts a weapon to use and overcomes enemies depends on how strong and serious the person is, how much training and practice he has in using the weapon, similarly how well a person puts a mantra to use use to overcome internal weaknesses depends on what kind of mental conditioning one has, how strong a desire one has for spiritual progress, what kind of a guru one has and how much effort one puts into spiritual sadhana. Thus, we cannot make a blanket statement that reading Vishnu sahasra naam, for example, everyday will help one become pure and get moksha. While one engages in various external practices as a part of the spiritual sadhana, one should remember that the internal goal is to overcome ego and attain a spirit of complete surrender and detachment and try to cultivate that internal spirit. In the beginning, things are difficult and this is a mere thought. But, as one progresses and crosses a threshhold, external practices promote stronger internal focus and purity and stronger internal focus and purity promote better and more effective sessions of external practice. A kind of synergy develops between them. Eventually, one makes sufficient progress internally, which is the goal after all. Whatever mantra or stotra or ritual was given to you by a guru that you *surrendered* to, you should follow it while engaging in internal contemplation on an ongoing basis. Best regards, Narasimha ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- , Ashwin Rawal <ashwinrawal@ ...> wrote: > > Dear Sir, > Today you have written one line for Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. I am much interested to know regarding Shri Vishnu Sahasra Naam. Is it really worth reciting daily? Please do write something about this sir. > > Dr.Ashwin Rawal > > --- On Mon, 12/1/09, Narasimha P.V.R. Rao <pvr wrote: > > Namaste, > > I am glad. Good luck for future. > > (1) Yes. > > (2) Yes. If you say atharva seersham 8 times, you are putting 8x10 aahutis. > First 79 aahutis are with swaaha and the final aahuti in the 8th time > chanting (80th aahuti) is with vaushat. > > (3) Yes, flower petals and fruits or fruit slices can be offered. But make > sure that your fire is big enough to burn them. I am not sure the what they > signify. > > (4) Yes, you can. You can give give different items as aahuti in each > swaahaa. > > (5) Vishnu sahasra naamam (1000 names of Vishnu) is a very powerful prayer. > It was revealed to the world bu Dharmaraja and Bhishma just before Kali yuga > came, because it was to play an important role in Kali yuga. My guru asked > me to spread Vishnu sahasra naama homam. That will come soon. I will give > one for Shiva also. > > Best regards, > Narasimha > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ homam > Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAst rologer.org/ tarpana > Spirituality: http://groups. / group/vedic- wisdom > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro. home.comcast. net > Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAst rologer.org > Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagan nath.org > ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - > > - > "ray.siya1" <ray.siya1 > > <> > Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:36 AM > (unknown) > > > Hi Narsimha Ji > > > > I have just tried mahaganpati homam and krishna homam and could feel > > the differance ! Its quick ! > > I have some questions though: > > > > 1) I see that mahaganpati homam has tarpanam (offering water towards > > the end of homa) but in krishna and laxmi homam manual I could not > > find that. Is it supposed to be like this ? > > > > 2) Is vaushat is necessary only if we are switching mantra ? If we > > chant ganapati atharva shirsha 8 times at last of all the ganesh > > mantra, so at the 8rth time do we have to say vaushat instead of > > swaha at the end of every verse ? > > > > 3) I do homa with ghee mainly. Can we offer flower petal (single > > petal) when we say svaha. what does offering of flower signify like > > u said murmura for finance amd white sesame for spirituality. Can we > > offer fruits also as offering in main mantra ? > > > > 4) if i say a particular mantra 10 times can i do 2-2 offering like > > 2 with ghee, 2 with flower etc ? > > > > 4) I use small homa kund, only 4.5 " to 4.5 ". Is it fine ? > > > > 5) Please post homam for Vishnu and Shiva also. > > > > Thanks very much for these homam procedures. > > Reagards. New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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