Bhaktamara Darshan

SR No.: 002588
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rajyashsuri
Publisher: Jain Dharm Fund Pedhi Bharuch
Publication Year: 1997
Total Pages: 436
Language: Sanskrit, English, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Literature
File Size: 50 MB

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The place must be made fragrant with dasanga or navarangi incense
10] A swastika design be drawn with (unbroken) rice.
11) Betal nut must be placed on it.
12) One silver coin must be placed inside the pancamrta pitcher and the other on it.
13) Make a garland of 108 flowers of five colours and wrap it around the neck of the pitcher.
14] Clean the Cakresvari idol with pancamrta
15) Worship Cakresvari with 8 incenses.
16) Later Cakresvari has to be offered astaprakari worship.
17) Fruits, eatable-offerings and flowers must be offered to the deities of directions.
18] A mango wood or silver plank preparred on the Sunday under Pusya constellation be readied.
19] The yantra must be drawn on that plank
20) Yantra too should be offered fruits and other offerings (eatables)
21) Lit ghee lamps should be shown to yantra in the clockwise direction.
22) The aspirant must make a mark on the fore-head with eight incenses (tilaka).
23] The worshipper must face north and must sit on yellow seat.
24) He must recite the first verse of Bhaktamara twelve thousand times with a rosary of yellow beads.
25) Then he must recite the rddhi twelve thousand times.
26] Then he must recite the mantra twelve thousand times.
The mantra will become accomplished, by following the above rules.
27) The recitation must be repeated as many times as mentioned in pancangavidhi after accomplishing the mantra.
The rules of the last verse is shown here as example. They enjoin that one will become wealthy by reciting it 108 times. It comes to this. One who wants to practise the last verse, after accomplishing the same, must recite the last sloka, rddhi and mantra 108 times daily.
The methods of worship of last verse also states that the verse must be recited one hundred and twenty five thousand times and the unit verse-rddhi-mantra must be recited 12,500 times or the entire thing can be completed in about six months time.
It can be deduced from the above descriptions that the minimum number of recitation to strengthen this mantra is 12,500 times and the maximum 1,25,000 times and it must be recited a minimum of 108 times daily.
If an aspirant can take both the narrations of methodology (i) the 27 clauses and the other (ii) their explanations that follow into account, then he can get a neat and smooth method of worship.
These twenty seven clauses are explained for better understanding and clarity. It must be borne in mind that these two are there for people who want to do special and concentrated worship or for people with such a bent of mind and resolve.
1) It has been mentioned that the place of worship must be secluded. One must think over the idea of seclusion. He, who wants to perform such a concentrated and serious worship must select a beautiful and sacred place with abundant water supply. The place must be such that his daily requirements will be got easily.
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