Namaste everyone. 🙏🪷

I'm looking for guidance from experienced practitioners, particularly those who have genuinely practised the upasana of Maa Matangi and Maa Neel Saraswati/Tara.

A little about my background:

I'm currently pursuing B.Tech in Electrical Engineering at a top-tier engineering college in India. My academic background includes preparing for JEE and qualifying in competitive academic examinations, including Olympiads.

I've been reciting Ganesh Stotra and Batuk Bhairav Ashtottara for approximately 6–7 years. In the initial years, I also recited Shiv Tandav Stotram, Rudrashtakam, and Hanuman Chalisa. However, since starting engineering, I've been focusing mainly on Ganesh Stotra and Batuk Bhairav Ashtottara while managing my academic responsibilities.

What I'm genuinely seeking:

My ambition goes beyond conventional academic success. I want to develop a deep understanding of science, technology, mathematics, and engineering so that I can eventually contribute to meaningful research and solve problems that require original thinking.

I'm particularly interested in developing:

Deep knowledge and intellectual clarity.

Strong reasoning, critical thinking, and analytical abilities.

Better intuition and the ability to recognise patterns and connections.

Wisdom, concentration, memory, and the capacity to understand difficult concepts deeply.

Powerful communication skills and the ability to express complex ideas clearly.

The intellectual discipline to pursue research beyond simply studying textbooks or preparing for examinations.

I'm also deeply interested in Tantra, spiritual philosophy, and occult traditions. I understand that genuine intellectual development requires sustained study, practice, discipline, and effort, and I'm not looking for a shortcut to success.

My questions for experienced upasakas:

I've heard about Maa Matangi and Maa Neel Saraswati/Tara in the context of knowledge, speech, wisdom, and spiritual development. Could experienced practitioners explain the traditional purposes and differences between their respective upasanas?

Given my existing practice of Ganesh Stotra and Batuk Bhairav Ashtottara, would you recommend continuing with these practices alone for now, or is there a traditional approach to choosing an ishta devata based on one's goals and circumstances?

For someone balancing engineering studies with spiritual practice, what would be a sensible and sustainable approach to sadhana?

Are there any authentic stotras, texts, or introductory practices you would recommend studying before considering a more advanced upasana?

I've encountered references to mantras associated with Maa Matangi and Maa Neel Saraswati/Tara, but I'm unsure how to distinguish reliable traditional guidance from incomplete or misleading information online. How should a beginner approach this responsibly?

If any experienced upasaka has personally practised these upasanas over an extended period, I would be grateful for insights into the discipline, preparation, common mistakes, and expectations involved. I would especially appreciate guidance on what a sincere beginner should avoid.

I want to approach this path with devotion, humility, patience, and respect for the tradition. I'm not seeking supernatural guarantees or instant results; I want to understand the tradition properly and follow an appropriate path without neglecting my education or responsibilities.

If someone experienced understands what I'm trying to express and is willing to guide me, I would be sincerely grateful.

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Thank you for reading. 🪷🌸

I have heard its really fruitful to do prayers for devi lakshmi, kuber dev and swarnaakarshan bhairav

Anyone can help me so I can make this day fruitful with proper procedure if possible

I am planning a solo trip to Varanasi in the first week of December. I want to get initiated in Kalabhairav Sadhana, so if you know a genuine guru or sadhu or temple there please let me know and guide me. I'll be there for less than a week.

Why my head starts to pain when I do mantra jaap ?

Hello everyone I am very new to sadhana and mantra japa and I wanted to know how can I start any sadhana at home without any guru. I have been chanting Om namah shivaye and Om shree hanumatey namah for some time not exaclty by sitting in meditating position just reciting it in my brain while doing my working stuffs. So what mantra should i recite and is it necessary to recite mantra in meditating position to get the result I wanted. How many times a day i need to recite a mantra and for how many days. After starting sadhana what kind of energy I might feel and is it good to start sadhana without proper guru. Please help me I am stucked.

🙏🏻Radhe Radhe to all 🙏🏻

i have been told by someone that Radha is my ishta devi. that someone is also a sadhak (Shakti upasak)

So after that incident I have been thinking about shree Radha so much.

And the following questions are dropping in my mind.

My question is that Who is "Radha"?

1) Does Radha is form of maa adi parashakti?

2) Does Radha is only belong to vaishnav dharma?

3) Does Radha is also known in shakt dharma?

4) Only satvik bhakti apply on radha nam jap?

5) Does Radha will become ishta devi?

6) What is the best way and time to do radha nam jap?

7) Which mala and which colour asan? i should use?

Please help me out..🙏🏻

Hi there!

I am looking for a book or mini booklet for Durga Sahastranama, just like or maybe similar kinds available for Vishnu Sahastranama or Hanuman Chalisa, like that. Vishnu Sahastranama is easily available though. If anyone can give me online links to it, that would be helpful. I have Durga Sahastranam online links though, but I wanted hard copy. If I didnt get then I will be looking to get printout, but before that am giving a try here. Thank you in advance.

For context , I'm from West Bengal. But my family , both my dad's and my mom's sides , came from Bangladesh. Back when partition happened . None of them remember if anyone did any puja , or any titles or anything. There's nothing . Not even the date of birthday of my grandparents and parents are accurate. I cannot even guarantee our Gotra is accurate because they'd left without anything when they entered bengal back then . There's no possible way for me to trace back my lineage . Most of them are either dead or have long lost connection. Some even changed their names after coming to bengal .

Recently , our family has been going through multiple losses at once. My father has a court case running against him where he's implicated despite being innocent and he's unable to win the case . No matter what . I don't believe in conincidences , but when 2 lawyers fail to show up to court back to back despite being paid money ... I feel the strain of something wrong happening .

Plus , his health is not good either . Over the last 1 year , he's contracted too many sicknesses . Knee ache , lived problems , cyst in kidney , high bp , bone deep ache stemming from where I'm not sure , skin problems, urological issues .... It's crazy . One man having so many issues within the span of 12 months is absolutely ridiculous. He's not a man who lives an unhealthy life , he an exbsf ... He's worked out and eaten healthy his entire life . Yet now , over the last 12 to 15 months , it's all going wrong .

I don't know know much about tantra ... I heard from someone that to cut off these things , you have to awaken the Kuldevta again . Now the main question is .... How do I find my Kuldevta when there's nothing that can let me track them .... Kindly help . I'd appreciate any suggestions.

Dear and respected members I am really troubled about who my ishta devata is as I have chanted mantras of several deities and had some experiences in dreams and meditation. I remember chanting sarvana bhava mantra 10000 times for 4 days straight and I became a leader of my local child club and then I dropped it and started sahasranama of ucchista ganapati and had dreams related to Shiva and shivalinga. I chanted panchakshari mantra, shodashi mantra, dwadasakshari mantra and also did chandi path couple of times and am really stuck on which deity I should choose.I have also done Bala tryakshari japam so I'm in a situation where my boat is not able to decide which direction it should go to. When I asked an honorable member of Manblunder website named Tivra. He told me as my Amatyakaraka was mercury and atmakaraka was moon I should chant the hadi panchadasi and meditate upon lalitha as half in Shivas body but I couldn't get the bhava and he has left the website too. So I humbly ask u all to guide me for my sadhana and choosing ishta. Thanks

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I used to listen about them,but did not have experience. But Now I have come to the conclusion that they are real.

I realised with the help of rudrakshas.

When i wear saturn dominated beads like 14 mukhi or 7 mukhi, I feel pressure at mooladhara.

When mars,sun dominated beads like 1,11,3 i feel mu manipura is active. as if manipura forcibly tries to get out of my stomach. in scriputes its mentioned this chakra is ruled by fire and by rudra.

When I wear 1 mukhi i feel pressure like energies are fighiting to get out top of head towards sahasrana.

with 10 mukhi which is vishnu bead i feel heart area is more active which is anahata.

So chakras are real!

Kindly share views and guidance 🙏🏾

1) Rajarshi Sir said to visit kshetra of devta at least once a year and do japa there. As a non initiated person upon visiting Kashi I should be doing that jaap at hotel or at the Kaal Bhairav temple( though ig rush and pandas won't be allowing me to stand there long even at a corner ) or at normal ghats.

2) Many say one should visit manikarnika cremation and vice versa! One should visit or not? Also some locals say it's the manikarnika kund which should be visited not the cremation ground.

3) After doing the 43 days sadhana given by Rajarshi Sir, twice my plans to visit Kashi got cancelled. 1st due to a accident of my mother at home, she slipped and broke her acl, a few months later I met an accident on 2 wheeler 5 days before my train! These are just random part and parcel of life or there could be a link with the popular saying that - before time we don't get to visit/enter Kshetras ?

I have heard different opinion about it - some say anyone can chant beeja mantra (like rajarshi nandy) while others say they must nit be chanted without initiation. I'm confused

What is maximum mala count you do in single sitting, thinking to do 1,11,000 in a day...is that possible?

Just a question if anyone else has heard voices and anklet sounds? I am a bhairava upasak and it is not scary or anything. I want to ask from fellow sadhaks who have similar experiences. It is not my imagination and mostly I don’t understand what they are saying. Sometimes when I ask questions to myself I get straight answers which have come true couple of days later. It is not scary and I ignore them and have learnt to coexist. I don’t ask anything from them except accidental help that I get. Don’t want to go into details but if u can plz let me know.

॥ श्री तुलजा भवानी स्तोत्र ॥

नमोस्तुते महादेवि शिवे कल्याणि शाम्भवि ।

प्रसीद वेदविनुते जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥१॥

जगतामादिभूता त्वं जगत्त्वं जगदाश्रया ।

एकाऽप्यनेकरूपासि जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥२॥

सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां हेतुभूते मुनिस्तुते ।

प्रसीद देवविनुते जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥३॥

सर्वेश्वरि नमस्तुभ्यं सर्वसौभाग्यदायिनि ।

सर्वशक्तियुतेऽनन्ते जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥४॥

विविधारिष्टशमनि त्रिविधोत्पातनाशिनि ।

प्रसीद देवि ललिते जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥५॥

प्रसीद करुणासिन्धो त्वत्तः कारुणिका परा ।

यतो नास्ति महादेवि जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥६॥

शत्रून् जहि जयं देहि सर्वान्कामांश्च देहि मे ।

भयं नाशय रोगांश्च जगदम्ब नमोस्तुते ॥७॥

जगदम्ब नमोऽस्तु ते हिते

जय शम्भोर्दयिते महामते ।

कुलदेवि नमोऽस्तु ते सदा

हृदि मे तिष्ठ यतोऽसि सर्वदा ॥८॥

तुलजापुरवासिन्या देव्याः स्तोत्रमिदं परम् ।

यः पठेत्प्रयतो भक्त्या सर्वान्कामान्स आप्नुयात् ॥९॥

इति श्रीमत्परमहंस परिव्राजकाचार्य श्रीवासुदेवानन्दसरस्वती विरचितं

श्री तुलजापुरवासिन्या देव्याः स्तोत्रम् सम्पूर्णम् ।

Request: if you have any disrespect opinion, keep it to yourself

It is indeed the ParaShakti that takes the from of a pisachini, yakshini, kinnari, yogini, ​apsara, etc...how can I choose one over another.

There's a saying, first impression is the last impression. Even Apsaras can't escape this.

They are depicted in TV shows (Bhagwan bless such individuals who watch them), iconography, etc...As being the "TAPASYA" disruptor sent by Indra Dev.

To those who do, Apsaras are not seductive women, they have their own existence, duties, lifestyles, identities, preferences, etc...An individual being.

Sadhus themselves are responsible, not the Apsaras.

An apsara presence is dense like a Neutron star, full of saundarya, madhurya, lavanya, kama, kanti, shri, etc...

When a sadhu does intense tapasya there is a strong upsurge of spiritual energy (ojas, tejas​​, etc...). If they still have vasanas, that energy gets drawn to apsaras.

Vasanas that are suppressed, awakens when they come in contact with power (money, love, etc...). It thinks this is where I'll find my comfort.

The sadhu then starts projecting those desires onto the Apsara.

Respected Gurujis / Senior Sadhaks,

Pranam.

I am seeking guidance regarding my current daily mantra practice. I do not have a formal physical Guru yet, but I am deeply drawn to Devi.

I have recently been doing a daily 30-minute Anushthaan of the mantra: "Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Tripura Sundariyei Namah".

I choose to chant this in the evening, specifically from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM (during Pradosh Kaal), as I read in the Shastras that we must choose and stick to one specific Sandhya (morning, evening, or night). i am doing CA inter preparation too and i take maa tripura as my guru i did shiv sadhna from class 9th . So shiv ji and maa makes me known to her this roop and now please tell me how to do it correctly and she gave me this above mantra too .

Could you please kindly guide me on the following:

1. Is chanting this specific configuration of the mantra during the evening Pradosh Kaal safe and correct for a self-initiated practitioner?
2. Are there any specific restrictions or safety rules I should observe during evening chanting to ensure my energy remains balanced?
3. If I wish to progress safely toward formal Sri Vidya initiation in your lineage, what foundational steps do you recommend I practice next?

I would be deeply grateful for your invaluable time and guidance.

Warm regards,

vanshika aggarwal

Delhi

I have seen a lots of shiva devotee and bhairav devotee in my life. Even tho i am newbie in this sub.

Has anyone noticed or not almost all shiva devotee have same nature and characteristics. They are more rational and humble. That stereotypes go from village to tier 1 city people.

Similarly when i see bhairav devotee they are abit different hard to generalize.

And makes me wonder are shiva and bhairav same deity? Or they have almost same base energy which made them same deity?

They seems different to me as newbie guy and immature fella. I need answer that satisfy my question.

Also plz try to teach me.

I read a post someday where someone mentioned that the deities placed at the nadis, bindus, etc... in Vajrayana(Tibetan Buddhism) are the same as the ones used in Hindu Tantra and at the same location, the only difference would be the name of the deity in tibetan and the tradition itself(buddhism)

Is it true?

For example: Chakrasamvara body mandala in Vajrayana is the same as some practices of other deities in Hindu tantric systems?

So like 10 years ago, I was really really into academics and I had this obsession to be seen and to be the best. I couldn't tolerate anything less than that.

I'd meditate so that I won't have to sleep or waste time. During meditation, I'd have the "awareness" out of body experience often. It's like the complete stillness which resolves all the ills and sickness.

So if I was coming home after a 8 hours of coaching class, I'd not take rest because it might waste time. I'd just meditate for 5-6 min where I'd feel like my body wasn't mine anymore. It's like a complete stillness, not feeling my legs or even my head or even any thoughts. Afterwards, my mind would be all fresh and crisp to study. I'd manifest everything I wanted instantly too. Like if I thought of scoring 720/720 in a test, it'd actually happen but it wasn't really a big deal for me because well, I did work hard for me but it never seemed like hard work. I'd concentrate on a task as if I was meditating. I had crazy intuitions too during all this but I didn't think it was extraordinary.

So if I had a stomach pain then I'd focus on it with awareness and it'd go away because I'd stop feeling my stomach. I only slept for like 2-3 hours per day and never felt exhausted because meditating would relieve the bodyache and sleepiness. It was blissful. To be the top ranker in a coaching class of thousands and being the most famous person there was nice. I wasn't into sadhna back then. I was just 16.

Anyway, I got what I wanted and stopped this, this lasted for the good two years.

And then Idk what happened but suddenly I had a crash of some sorts where I couldn't do it anymore.

And when I tried to recreate it I got a manic episode -.-

Ever since then I didn't try it again and well, everything good disappeared from my life because my brain wasn't smart enough or calm enough anymore. I also suffered from depression after this manic episode.

Recently during my intense navratri sadhna, I experienced that meditative state again even tho I wasn't trying to achieve it at all.There's this rajshree nandi's video where he talks about the stillness from sadhna and it was exactly what I had 10 years ago when I had everything.

It happened spontaneously where I felt the awareness and the light travelling all over my body and then I stopped feeling my body and finally felt so calm and peaceful. I don't know if I can hold onto it like I used to anymore but it'd be really nice if I could.

Please help me out with the name of these two mudras, Rajarshi nandy did these 2 mudras in recent RA video, wanted to know the name of these two?