The sacred mantra of śrī Mahāgaṇapati constitutes of twenty-eight letters. The śāstra says: gaṇēśastarpaṇa priyaḥ || One can earn the grace of the

    ह्रीं सर्वव्याधिप्रशमनी सर्वमृत्युनिवारिणी । रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा रुष्टा तु कामान्‌ सकलानभीष्टान्‌ । त्वामाश्रितानां न विपन्नराणां त्वामाश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति ॥ सर्वव्याधिप्रशमनी सर्वमृत्युनिवारिणी ह्रीं । ।

  Various yogic cultures have identified the importance of cultivating the Nābhicakra. Though ignored by Paramahamsa Yogananda for some reason, Nābhi Kriyā formed an integral

    For those initiated into the Mahāvidyā krama, worship of Goddess Durgā during Navarātra is accomplished in three ways. Uttama Kalpa or the Superior

  – Govinda Chandra Pandey The tendency of rapprochement in the orthodox religious sphere in pañcadevopāsanā i.e., the worship of five deities is advocated by

    Durgā Saptaśatī is a treasure-trove of various mantras and the below mantra is recommended by various scriptures as effective in freeing oneself of

    The Great Lord Mahābhairava, for the purpose of lokahita, appears in three forms: ākāśabhairavaṁ pūrvaṁ dvitīyaṁ cāśugāruḍam | śarabhaṁ tu tr̥tīyaṁ syādrūpatrayamihōcyatē ||

    शत्रुव्यूहभयङ्करं जनिमृतिध्वंसं रसज्ञाकृतिं मायाकार्यदवानलं सुरतरुं सत्यं शिवं श्रीकरम्‌ । उग्रं दक्षिणकालिकाकरलसन्तं सर्वशक्त्यात्मकं ध्यायेत्तं वरखड्गदेवमनिशं भद्रात्मजं सुन्दरम्‌ ॥ Not all āgamas agree that the

    Below is a simplified version of the Sarvarakṣā Vidhi of Bhagavatī Kālikā followed by upāsakas of śrīkula Tantra. This Krama may be used

  सृण्ये वसितया विश्वचर्षणिः पाशेन प्रतिबध्नात्यभीकान्‌ । इषुभिः पञ्चभिर्धनुषा च विध्यत्यादिशक्तिररुणा विश्वजन्या ॥ Of the several commentaries on Srī Lalitā Sahasranāma, the Saubhāgya Bhāskara commentary

  The importance of pañcaśuddhi is described thus in Suprabhēdāgama: पञ्चशुद्धिं विना पूजा अभिचाराय कल्पते | पञ्चशुद्धिविहीनेन यत्कृतं न च तत्कृतम् || It is said

    (Note: This written piece was transcribed from a recording of Sri Harshaji’s talk in Seattle. I have left out the portions I could

  In the current cycle of creation, Tamōyuga, Prāṇiyuga, and ādiyuga were followed by a period named Maṇijā where the human society reached a new

    As we have stated many times before, the upāsanā of Nṛsiṃha is of special significance in Bimbāmbikā sampradāya. Here, Nṛsiṃha is not merely