Talk:Mantrasiddhi

mantrasiddhi (‘the potency of the mantra being fully roused’) Though a mantra received from a qualified guru in the traditional manner has its potency, this has to be fully roused to make it effective in the practical field. One of the methods is puraścaraṇa (See PURAŚCARANA for details.). Sometimes, this process of puraś¬caraṇa may have to be repeated two times more. If the power is not roused even after this, then the sādhaka or the spiritual aspirant, under the direct guidance of the guru, has to take to the sevenfold proce¬dure starting with bhrāmaṇa and ending with dāhana (vide Mantrayogasamhitā 67). This procedure has to be directly learnt and practised under the guidance of an adept in the field. A simple method suggested by some of the purāṇas is ‘akṣara-lakṣa-japa’. It is the same as repeating the mantra as many lakhs of times as there are letters in the mantra. For instance, to get mantrasiddhi in the six-lettered mantra, ‘Oiṅ namaś- śivāya,’ one has to repeat it 6 lakh times.