[Advaita-l] Mantra Japa during grahana.

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

Namaste Subbuji
This is interesting. Were the temple doors merely kept open for entry for
japam during grahaNam or was the sanctum sanctorum too open? I suppose
sanctum is closed as is usually done and only temple main doors open?

This is a welcome precedent if I understand it correctly.

Om

On Wed 17 Jul, 2019, 12:16 PM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 9:40 AM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 5:00 AM KAMESWARARAO MULA via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> >> No.  Grahanakala is an inauspicious time for japa
> >>
> >> I don't agree this as I have reference to contradict this
> >> statement.Ganapathi atharvana sirsha says that :
> Suuryagrahe-Mahaa-Nadyaam
> >> Pratimaa-Sannidhau Vaa Japtvaa Siddha-Mantro Bhavati.
> >>
> >
> > There was an announcement that all shrines in Sringeri will be kept open
> > during the Grahana for people to come there and do japa, etc. Either
> > Gayatri (for those it has been given) or other japa-s that people have
> > received can be performed during Grahana.  Maybe there is a difference of
> > opinion across various parts of the country. Desha aachaara.
> >
>
> Not just japa, other religious acts like daana performed during grahana too
> fetch multifold results.  While it may not be possible to actually give the
> daana since recipients will not be available during that time, one can keep
> aside the daana items with the sankalpa and give them later to the intended
> people.
>
> http://www.sumadhwaseva.com/festivals/chandra-grahana/
>
> They have to do special japa, paarayana, daana during the grahana period.
> (They
> have to do/participate in extra japa, parayana, suvarna, rajata, or
> yathashakthi daana)
>
> FOR THOSE WHO ARE HAVING ASHUBA PHALA –  HOMA WILL BE CONDUCTED AT
> SHAKAMBARI NAGAR, RAYARA MUTT, Opp : Banashankari Temple, Bangalore.
> Those who are desirous of participating may please come to the Mutt, during
> Grahana Period.
>
> >
> > regards
> > subrahmanian.v
> >
> >
> >> I also learnt from Guru's that the 'Japa' made during the Graham kala
> >> is multi folded times of the actual one which leads to siddhi. It can
> >> be scientifically explained by thee fact that,Due to the inactive
> movement
> >> of the planets during grahana kala, there will be no obstacles in
> reaching
> >> the god/godesees through the mantra shakti as their powers were
> embedded in
> >> the mantra. Sruti says the mantra is the subtle form of the god's
> power. I
> >> also learnt that  " Devam i.e God is Mantradhinam which indeed is
> >> Brahmmanadihnam". It is Brahmman who can reveal the mantra to the needy
> by
> >> the perfect judgement/testing.
> >> My grand father often used to say me that : The Gnapanti mantra is to be
> >> done during the 'Surya Graham' & Panchadasi or any other mother goddess
> >> mantra should be performed during Chandra Graham and any other
> >> mantra's also can be done as Japa's during the Graham Kala times which
> >> could give Mantra Siddhi in shorter time as I have seen many doing like
> >> this in the Varansi Ghats during the Graham Periods since several years.
> >> Learned may comment or contribute their views.My reference is below.
> >>
> >> अष्टौ ब्राह्मणान् सम्यग् ग्राहयित्वा सूर्यवर्चस्वी भवति ।
> >> सूर्यग्रहेमहानद्यां प्रतिमासन्निधौ वा जप्त्वा सिद्धमन्त्रो भवति
> >> महाविघ्नात् प्रमुच्यते ।
> >> महादोषात् प्रमुच्यते ।
> >> महाप्रत्यवायात् प्रमुच्यते ।
> >> स सर्वविद् भवति स सर्वविद् भवति ।
> >> य एवं वेद ।
> >> इत्युपनिषत्
> >> Sri Guru Padaravindarpana MastuKameswara
> >>
> >>
> >
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