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If an aradhaka were to recite by lips alone without making audible sounds (upamsu) and quickly he may take four minutes only to complete it and he may complete the required number of times in about two years. But it may not be possible for the house-holders to spare six hours for such religious practices. But there may be resolute devotees who may like even to spare twelve hours a day and may like to complete it in two years. But the recitation method for such special worship is something different. Every second recitation is to be done from the 44th verse to first verse (i.e. in the reverse order) and the third recitation will be in regular order. Thus all the three recitations form one unit. Such aspirants should try to do 10 to 20 such units a day.
REPETITION, MEDITATION AND RECITATION A Bhaktamara Stotra-Dhyana-Japa (chanting-recitation-meditation) is to be performed according to one's capacity even by those who do not aim the aforesaid target of one lakh japa. Whether a person has such a big target or not.- it will be better if he selects a chanting, and meditition together, for a stotra (recitation) requires the other two too. All the three form one Triveni.
"Let anyone tired of repetition, do meditation and he who is tired of meditation, repetition. If a person is tired of both, then let him recite Stotras".
In Bhaktamara worship too, all the three viz., mantras, meditation, recitation of Bhaktamara, must be done.
Two alternatives of worship emerge by this analysis. (1) Chanting of entire Bhaktamara, meditation on its import and then the recitation of the stotra at the end. (2) The meditation and repetation of any one verse according to the methods prescribed.
Mantras connected with Bhaktamara worship : Two japas that help the Bhaktamara worship are given below. First japa
"Om hrim namo arihantā nam siddhanam sūriņam uvajjhāyānam
sähữna mama rddhim vrddhis samihitam kuru kuru svăhă". This can be taken as a general japa in the Bhaktamara worship. This can be accomplished by three thousand and two hundred times-repetition. It must be repeated so many times when one does it for accomplishment of a special desire. It is enough if one recites thirty-two times in daily recitation of Bhaktamara. This is given as mantra of 11th and 12th verses of Bhaktamara.
While practising this type of japa the aspirant will do well to remember that it must be done in the early morning draping himself on (pancarangi) five coloured dhoti. The rosary must be of coral beads. He must also do the incense with aguru (alae). This mantra is known as sarva siddhikara (fulfils one's desires).
Our Rev. Acarya who compiled Bhaktamara worship for the first time has enjoined this mantra, for recitation at the end of worship with every verse. To wit. The idol of the Lord will be worshipped with all paraphernalia like sandal, aloe, camphor etc., and at the end of worship (at appropriate places) this mantra would be repeated twelve times. Thus he did with all the forty-four slokas. Though this is the mantra of the 12th verse, it can be held as common mantra for all the verses too. Second japa
This is also very important.
Oṁ namo vrsabhanıthấya, mrtyuñjayãya, sarvajivašaranaya, paramapuruṣāya, caturvedānanaya aştādaśadoşarahitãya, ajarâmaraya, sarvajnãya, sarva-darsine, sarvadevāya, astamahaprâtihāryacatustrimśad-atiśaya-sahitãya srisamavasarane dvādaśa-parsadavestitāya, graha-naga-bhūta-yakşa-raksasa-vasankaraya, sarva-śāntikarāya, mama sivaṁ kuru kuru svãhã.
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