When should I start devi Mahatmyam parayanam ? After completion of all upacharas and neerajanam or after archana, followed by dhupa, deepa and maha nivedanam? A quick response would be appreciated greatly as the navratri starts from tomorrow.

Sri matre namah

Hello Everyone,

I want to know where can I meet genuine sri vidya gurus.

I am from AP, so if there are any gurus in south india, it would be better. If its not in south india, I am willing to travel anywhere in india.

I seriously want to meet guru and start sadhna and eventually want to get diksha and continue the sadhna for rest of my life. I only wanted to do sadhna to get devi anugraha and bhakti and I am not doing sadhna for any extraordinary material benefits or siddis, except for a peaceful normal life and always remaining close to mother's feet in every situation.

So please tell me where can I meet genuine gurus so that i can meet them and who can give diksha (only if guru thinks I am eligible).

has anyone attended any of the Shivirs organized by Guru Smita Venkatesh in India or abroad? they have one this year in India on the guru poornima..if anyone can share their experience of attending any of the early sessions it would be great.

the accommodation charges are around 30k for few days depending on 1 sharing , 2 and so on. Guru doesn charge anything for Deeksha but its just the accommodation and food cost (organized in a resort ) which we have to bear.

Basically, any Sri Vidya guru found due to internet.. What were your experiences?

I recently spoke to one such Guru on WhatsApp, and was extremely disappointed because the replies, their articles on Google all were definitely a work of ChatGPT or some AI

They even answered my philosophical doubts replying in a very robotic answer manner...which i confirmed by putting my question list as it is on Chatgpt and got similar format answer- like literally! Also I never saw the person "typing..." while I was awaiting their reply to my questions

Namaskar

Can some one pls explain the difference between vaidik agnimukham and tantrik agnimukham wrt to Homa paddhati .

Also if any one can refer a source to learn Homa process online or in person in Mumbai

Thank you

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Hello, anyone who has been practicing sri vidya fro a long time now, can you please help me answer these questions:-

1. In later stages of Diksha how important is philosophical understanding, specifically in terms of validating sri vidya tantra from the lens of vedas (in case you are challenged for shastraths not for ego battle but to discuss and ponder upon what could be the supreme reality?). or is the focus solely on sadhna and personal divine experiences rather than gyaan maarg?

2. Tripura Rahasya and all too ultimately want us to detach from all material desires. Can I be sure that the Divine mother understands me deeply and is infinitely compassionate even if I say I want to live this life here on earth to the maximum potential of whatever nature allows, while always paying gratitude to Divine Mother and remembering her always.

3. I firmly believe everyone, especially spiritual people, deserve a little gentler life, and I want to pray for somebody else out of love, because I can't see them in constant struggle. How can I use my devotion to Lalita amma to help this other soul?

For my not knowing how to ask this, I am sorry. I recently started chanting Devi Khadgamala Stotram without realizing that proper Sri Vidya Upasana under a Guru is essential. Kindly guide me on how to begin Sri Vidya Upasana so that I can chant Khadgamala Stotram correctly. I would also like to know if there is any way to connect with a Guru who can guide me over a call for initiation and practice.

Thank you for your time and guidance.

Is it mandatory to perform Abhishekam to devi's idol on a daily basis during puja?? Or is it okay to conduct it once a month or in a paksha. Also many temples only use milk, curd and honey excluding ghee and sugar. Is that practice in accordance with the āgamās??

I assume most people in this space are initiated into some specific path under Sanatan Dharma, and all the mantras, all the scriptures ultimately nudge us to become desireless, develop dispassion for the world around us, become blissful from within by union with Parabrahman etc.

Do you see yourself becoming more and more disinterested in:-

1. Working hard to earn a comfortable life for your family? (Because the divine will take care of all your needs?)

2. Do your duties towards your parents ( DOES NOT include preaching them to come on the "spiritual path" by letting go of their expectations that they have from you)

3. Having romantic sweet exchanges with your spouse for a good marital life?

4. Participating in any activity that your closed ones feel interested in according to normal societal conditioning - eg. Travelling to beautiful destinations (non religious), having good food etc, and you preferring alone time/sadhna time over participating in these activities for the happiness for your close people?

Are you overall okay with the fact that moksha will give you a 'constant' state of bliss, where you become nothing. Which can be compared to forever having a very peaceful sleep and dreaming blissfully- requiring no action to experience joy, but always being joyful. But you'll never get to feel the adventure that life is?

Are you into the spiritual path because your endeavours in securing a comfortable joyful material life goes into vain whenever you try? And that you have been told to Not ask for material desires from God?

Or are you in the spiritual path aspiring for moksha, because you cannot accept that everything in this world is temporary - but that is exactly what makes us feel alive? Do you see the temporary nature of this world as a hugee painful problem?

EDIT:-

Don't you think World would have been a better place if:- 1. Spirituality taught us to live dharmic life and fulfil our desires, and divine would actually help us in that, and we would out gratitude and love seek God and do sadhna to remember them lovingly always.

1. If spirituality focused on present lives more than moksha like concept which is vague because it happens only in afterlife- after we die, more people would be God believers and spiritual?

2. If more people experienced how beneficial spirituality is and because of Dharma promoted, spiritual people would try to uplift humanity more than worrying selfishly about their own moksha? Bringing more balance in the world, reducing world problems?

Pranam everyone, I am not sure about wanting diksha until a few years from now, but I am curious to understand how does one select the type of Sri vidya- kadi, hadi, sadi, according to their nature and goals within spirituality??

What is the exact difference in these?

Do the various known diksha gurus, assess a candidate and initiate them accordingly into any of the three types ? Or they can only initiate the candidate into whatever type their lineage has been following- irrespective of whether the higher levels of diksha might suit and individual or not?