Karthika surya sadhana

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Bhagwan Surya Narayan, the magnificent Star of
our galaxy, is not only the source of life for
everything on our planet but also the manifest
form of the unmanifested Parabrahman, the
omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient supreme
consciousness.
It takes the Sun, which is the most central
figure in Sanatana tradition, twelve months to
move through the entire Zodiac, beginning from
Aries and ending with Pisces. The energy of our
luminous star, the Sun, is strongest while in
Aries and the weakest in Libra which represent
the lunar months of Chaitra (March- April) and
Kartika (October -November) respectively. Astrolo
gically speaking, the Sun is debilitated when it
enters the sign of Libra, in the month of
Kartika. This is the perfect and most propitious
time to align your energy with the brilliant and
benevolent energy of the Sun which pervades
absolutely everything on our planet, and develop
a close personal bond with it and strengthen it
multifold. Nothing like supporting the energy
when its operating at a lower frequency and is
at its weakest! Its an excellent time to balance
the scales of fortune and tip them in your favor
by chanting the extraordinarily potent Siddha
Surya mantra. This alignment of the sonic
energy of the mantra and solar energies can bring
about profound and lasting transformation in
you. Who can do Kartik Sadhana? Anyone, adults
or even youngsters, over the age of 12 can do it
this includes menstruating women. One doesnt
need any formal initiation by a Guru to do this
simple yet powerful sadhana. When is the best
time to start Karthik Sadhana? This 30 day
sadhana begins from the day the Sun enters the
Zodiac sign of Libra according to the Vedic
calendar. This date may change every year because
the Vedic calendar is determined by the phases
of the moon. The Hindu month, Kartik, is
considered the most spiritually potent, and
auspicious month in the whole year. The
significance of the Kartik month can be found in
ancient scriptures such as Skanda Purana, Padma
Purana and Shrimad Bhagvatam. The Siddha Surya
Mantra Om hreeng ashva-tejasya adhovaani
svahaa. In the mantra above, its not hreem but
hreeng, ng in hreeng represents a soft nasal
sound, like we say Ma. If you have any confusion
around it, just say hreeng the way its written.
Anyday, its better than saying hreem.
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The Meaning of the mantra Here we have to
understand a very profound fact of mantra
science. Some mantras, especially the seed
syllables (beeja mantras) have no particular
meaning. While knowing the meaning of Stutis
(hymns), shlokas, sahasranamas is recommended
because it enables the practitioner to feel
devotion towards the deity being invoked, mantras
are actually chanted for the energy inherent in
their syllables. Every mantra is not a shloka
and it is not necessary to know the meaning of
the energy you are trying to invite into your
world. Can you give the meaning of the word Ma?
But when the child calls, the mother knows that
he/she is calling out to her. Similarly the deity
of the mantra knows he/she is being invoked by
just the sonic vibrations of the syllables. That
being said, Ashva Tejasya is another name for
Surya Bhagwan. Vani is speech and Adhovani
means speech that is not pure, truthful, full of
integrity and is established at a lower
vibration. When Vani becomes urdhv meaning
exalted, a person attains vac siddhi. This
mantra has the potential to confer vac siddhi
(absolute control of speech) on the
aspirant. Another interesting aspect of mantra
sadhana is that mantras also have genders. The
feminine mantras end with svaha while the
masculine ones end with vaushat or phat. The
mantras which are neutral end with namah. They
may be mantras of either feminine or masculine
deities. The energy is neutral. Since the beeja
akshar at the beginning of this mantra is
hreeng the mantra takes on a feminine aspect
even though the deity is masculine and as a
result we chant svaha at the end. So its the
energy of the mantra and not the deity which
determines how it ends.
Benefits of invoking this mantra Meditating on
your manipura chakra, solar plexus (belly button)
which is the fiery color of the sun, for these
thirty days is sure to balance your pitta (bile)
at the physical level and your samana vayu,
thermal energy at the psychic level. If you are
initiated into a mantra then this is the perfect
month to work with it and further build upon and
enhance its energy. This mantra has the
potential to confer vac siddhi on the aspirant
which means that the aspirant is completely in
control of his speech and furthermore whatever he
speaks will manifest in time.
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A person can attain vac siddhi by doing the
purashcharana of this mantra which can be done
through the guided Surya Sadhana in the Sadhana
app. This mantra heightens intuition and
confers well being, good health,strength and
fearlessness to the practitioner. Although this
mantra can be chanted all year round, its
significance in the month of Kartika cannot be
over emphasized. How to do this Sadhana? This
simple month-long sadhana is done twice a day-
morning and night, and there are two ways of
doing this immensely power packed sadhana. The
first option is to do it with actual ingredients
and materials and the other option is to do it
mentally, the mansik way by using the Sadhana
app. The effectiveness and benefits of doing the
sadhana the mansik way is equal to if not
greater than doing it with actual
ingredients. Although mansik japa is more
challanging as it is more subtle and requires
greater concentration, the benefits are immense.
Mental worship makes one more introspective and
has the ability to silence the chattering mind
as it cuts out all sensory distraction. In case
one is unable to do physical sadhana for any
reason such as physical limitations, illness,
travel, etc. mansik worship is the answer! Both
options are mentioned below in detail.
Do it virtually without the need for any physical
materials Bathe, don fresh clothes (preferably
red) and enter the gates of the pristine and
luminous Surya temple at Amravati in the Sadhana
app. Visualise yourself sitting on your prayer
mat in this tranquil consecrated space and chant
the Siddha Surya Mantra in the morning with
complete devotion. In the evening, enter the
Amravati temple again to perform the Surya
Sadhana. Enjoy the completely guided experience
and watch your life transform! The Karthik Surya
Sadhana concludes on the 30th day in the morning
after your japa.

• With physical materials
• Morning procedure
• Get up before sunrise. Even 20 min prior to
  sunrise will do.
• Take a bath and wear fresh clothes. Ideally, red,
  but any color will do. You will need two small
  utensils for water. Add a pinch of turmeric to
  one of them.

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• After your water utensils are ready, sit
  comfortably on your prayer mat, and with your
  left hand, using a spoon, put some water in your
  right palm thrice while chanting the following
  three mantra, one mantra for each spoon of water.
• Om Keshavaya namah Om madhavaya namah Om
  Narayanaya namah Drink the water.
• Again take one spoon of water, chant Om
  Pundarikakshaya namah and symbolically wash your
  hands.
• Chant the following Siddha Surya mantra 108 times
  either using rudraksha beads or mentally. And
  after the japa, you may wear the rosary around
  your neck.

• Om hreeng ashva-tejasya adhovaani svahaa.
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• Now, take the pot of clear water and chant the
  Siddha Surya mantra (Om hreeng ashva- tejasya
  adhovaani svahaa), blow on it once and drink it.
• The second pot of water (with turmeric in it), is
  best offered at a Shiva lingam in a Shiva
• temple. If theres no Shiva temple nearby, then
  offer the turmeric water facing east, in the
  direction of the rising sun, OR at the base of
  any plant.
• Pray fro the well being of all sentient beings.

Night procedure Just before going to sleep, sit
comfortably on your bed and meditate on your
solar plexus (navel) for five minutes. Chant the
Siddha Surya mantra while imagining the
concentration of the energy of the mantra on
your solar plexus. Sleep. The Karthik Surya
Sadhana concludes on the 30th day in the morning
after you offer water either at the shiva lingam
or in the direction of the sunrise.