[Advaita-l] pradhanika rahasya - The mystery of the foundation

[Jaldhar H. Vyas]

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, Bhaskar YR wrote:

> sAshtAnga praNAms Sri Jaldhar prabhuji
> Hare Krishna
>
> Thanks a lot for sharing the translation of rahasya traya.  Here in South
> India, we chant these rahasya traya, navArNava maNtra & vidhi (anga nyAsa,
> karanyAsa etc.), mAla maNtra & shApOddhAraNa maNtra-s 'silently' & unless
> there is a formal initiation from the AchArya, we should not chant these
> verses openly,loudly & should not do the 'nyAsa-s' though you are fluent
> in doing so!!  I donot know how these rituals would be at your
> place...Kindly let me know more about these formalities in your tradition.
>

Before the rahasyas we say either the vedokta or tantrokta devisukta 
(usually the latter) then after them the navarna etc. you mentioned and 
finally Siddhakunjika stotra.  I'll post a translation of that one soon.

As far as I know it is not required to say them quietly.  The recitation 
as a whole should be done in a steady, even voice.

The rahasyas are part of the Markandeya Mahapurana just like the Devi 
Mahatmya itself.  Thus they are "public".  Diksha is not needed to say 
them in a normal reading.  There is a form called sampuTa PaTha 
where each mantra of the saptashati is preceded and followed by another 
mantra of various types for various siddhis.  One needs diksha from a 
Sadguru for that.



-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>