Vedic Wisdom By Sri. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao

219 Pages·2010·1.47 MB·English

Vedic Wisdom
By
Sri. P.V.R. Narasimha Rao

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Compiled by

The Students of
Sri Parasara Jyotish Center-Boston
VEDIC WISDOM

By
Sri. P.V.R.Narasimha Rao
On [email protected]

Compiled by
The Students of Sri Parasara Jyotish Center
Boston
First Print 2010
 P.V.R. Narasimha Rao, Vedic Wisdom, Boston

Compiled and Published by the students of Sri Parasara Jyotish Center,
Boston on the occasion of Vyasa Purnima: 25 July 2010
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Preface
We, the students of Sri Parasara Jyotish Center (formerly known as Sri
Jagannath Center), Boston are happy to present the work of our Jyotish Guru Sri.
P.V.R.Narasimha Rao on the answers he posts to inquiring spiritual minds on the
vedic-wisdom yahoo group.
In the past we have compiled couple of books on similar occasion to share
and provide an easy access to the Jyotish knowledge that Sri. P.V.R.Narasimha
Rao imparts to us. Sri. Narasimha Rao started the yahoo group under the name
“vedic-wisdom” and posts answers to various spiritual questions of the inquisitive
minds. The posts vary in length and breadth across the spiritual plane. These posts
are available under the archives of the yahoo group. One can always reach to them
and search for the topic of interest. This would take some good time to search and
explore the archives. Also, as new members join the group, there are always the
same questions that keep getting posted which would expense the valuable
resources of others in answering the same question again. So, we felt the need to
provide an easy access again to the archive material that is available under this
yahoo group, where by, members before posting the questions can refer to this
compilation and post accordingly. Hence, this is once again a sincere attempt to
capture the posts on vedic-wisdom yahoo group.
These captured snapshot information as of this date is organized by the topic
title. Some of the questions, which had unrelated information, were trimmed. No
part of the answer is edited and is verbatim.
We hope this effort will be useful to all those who are members of this
yahoo group and will provide an easier access to the information in order to not
repeat the already answered question consuming the valuable resources.
We are thankful to Master Manasvi Putcha who has originally provided the
cover design. Any mistakes in the compilation are totally on the part of the
students and we will make every effort to correct them in future.

~Students of SPJC-Boston
Vyasa Purnima, 25 July 2010
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Find a Guru............................................................................................ 11
More on Guru...................................................................................................... 13
Testing Guru....................................................................................................... 14
Gurus with Ego................................................................................................... 16
Purpose of Life.................................................................................................... 17
Spirituality vs Living in Material World ............................................................ 19
More on Spirituality............................................................................................ 20
Gayatri Mantra.................................................................................................... 23
More on Gayatri Mantra..................................................................................... 25
Manishji' s Savitur Gayatri Sadhana Procedure.................................................. 26
Brahmacharya..................................................................................................... 30
More on Brahamcharya....................................................................................... 33
For People Who Are Struggling with Internal Conflicts.................................... 34
Durga Saptashati................................................................................................. 35
Chandi Saptashati................................................................................................ 42
Reciting Mantra without Receiving Initiation.................................................... 47
Right Way of Chanting Mantra........................................................................... 48
Negative Thoughts During Japa.......................................................................... 49
Maalaa for Japa................................................................................................... 50
Pronunciation of Mantras.................................................................................... 53
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Common Sanskrit Pronunciation Errors............................................................. 55
Hurrying Vedic Chants....................................................................................... 57
Can Mantra Cassettes or CDs Create Positive Vibrations?................................ 59
Questions on Homam.......................................................................................... 60
Importance of Anga Nyasa, Kara Nyasa, and Digbandha.................................. 61
Can Women Perform Homam?........................................................................... 62
Women Reading or Learning Vedas................................................................... 66
Doing Homa for Different Deities Gives Different Results?.............................. 68
Homam of Two Deities Together....................................................................... 69
Homa & Meditation............................................................................................ 70
Homa Kunda Effects........................................................................................... 73
How to Increase Bhootagni................................................................................. 74
Misconceptions on Pratyangira Homam............................................................. 74
More on Pratyangira Sadhana............................................................................. 76
More on Pratyangira homam .............................................................................. 77
Nava Graha Homam and Puja............................................................................. 78
One Word about the Efficacy of Homam........................................................... 79
Offering Tamasik Foods in Homa...................................................................... 81
Ganapati Homam................................................................................................ 82
Maha Ganapathi Homam Video (based on the manual)..................................... 83
Small Fire Vs Big Fire in Homam...................................................................... 86
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Homam Procedure .............................................................................................. 86
Offerings that Don't Burn ................................................................................... 87
Multiple Homas in the Same Fire....................................................................... 89
Namah, Swaha, Vashat etc.................................................................................. 90
Using Wood for Homa........................................................................................ 94
Question on Mantra Recitation and Performing Homam................................... 95
Homam During Eclipse....................................................................................... 95
Burning Poornaahuti in Homam......................................................................... 96
Chandi Homam................................................................................................... 97
Some Thoughts from Narayan Iyer ji................................................................. 98
Technicalities that Block One........................................................................... 100
Regarding One Supreme God........................................................................... 102
A Discussion on Oneness and Manyness of Forms.......................................... 104
Dwaita vs Adwaita............................................................................................ 105
Self Identification.............................................................................................. 107
Difference between Self Respect & Ego .......................................................... 108
Will of God....................................................................................................... 110
God's Will, Individual Will, and Jyotisha......................................................... 111
Two Types of Knowledge................................................................................. 114
One's Will vs Other's Will ................................................................................ 115
Power of Duality............................................................................................... 116
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Achintya Bheda Abheda................................................................................... 116
Jyotisha and Vedantic Antahkarana (Internal Components) ............................ 118
How True are the Mind Powers........................................................................ 126
Mystical Experiences of Mind and Mantras..................................................... 127
Aagamas vs Gita,Vedas etc............................................................................... 128
Question on Istha Devata.................................................................................. 134
Where One Should Imagine the Ista Devata During Meditation...................... 135
Right Deity and Sadhana .................................................................................. 135
Difference Between Stotras and Kavachas of a Deity...................................... 138
Meaning of Surya Mantra................................................................................. 139
Vedic Mantras................................................................................................... 142
Meaning of a Vedic Hymn................................................................................ 144
Raama Taaraka Mantra..................................................................................... 145
On Sani Mantra................................................................................................. 146
Questions on Kunjika Stotra............................................................................. 147
Subtle Meaning of a Rik from Vedas ............................................................... 148
Real Meaning of Beejaksharas.......................................................................... 149
Meaning of Slokam/Blessing - Satamanam Bhavathi. ..................................... 156
Pollution of Panch Bhutas................................................................................. 157
What Happens After Getting Moksha?............................................................. 157
Can Living Organisms get Moksha?................................................................. 158
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Which Is a Big Sin/Karma................................................................................ 161
Astrology Questions.......................................................................................... 161
Charan Sparsh Obeisance ................................................................................. 162
Country First or Universal Consciousness........................................................ 163
Dharma.............................................................................................................. 164
Dogma............................................................................................................... 167
On Jodha Akbar Movie..................................................................................... 168
Ideal Pooja Room.............................................................................................. 170
Puja Room in Basement- Vaastu Issues............................................................ 172
Using Dairy Products in Poojas........................................................................ 172
Significance of Reading the Stories after Satyanarayana Pooja....................... 173
Kundalini........................................................................................................... 174
Jnana Mudra...................................................................................................... 177
New Karma vs Resisting the Fruits of Past Karma........................................... 178
Krishna Trayodasi............................................................................................. 180
Polygamy and Spiritualism............................................................................... 181
On Liberated Sages........................................................................................... 182
Quality vs Quantity........................................................................................... 182
Query From a Seeker........................................................................................ 184
Rebirth – Will of Shiva or Karma..................................................................... 186
Vimalananda and Aghora Books...................................................................... 186
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