Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das
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To attain siddhi or
perfection in chanting of the diksha mantras i.e. gopal mantra, Sri Sanatana
Goswami says the one must observe the purashcaran process which he and Sri Rupa
did before meeting Sri Chaitanya. (Bhakti-ratnakara I.647)
In over 220 verses, Hari
Bhakti Vilasa describes the details of purashcaran
Puja- traikaliki- nityam-
japas -tarpanam -eva -ca
Homo- brahmana-bhuktish- ca-
purashcaranam ucyate
Guror- labdhasya -mantrasya -prasadena
-yatha-vidhi
Panchanga -upasana-siddhyai –purash-
caitad -vidhiyate
“The purashcaran process is
as follows:
‘In
the morning, afternoon and evening of each day of purashcaran, one must do:
murti-puja;
murmur
the gopal diksha mantra;
offer
tarpana, oblations to ancestors;
perform
homa, fire sacrifice;
feed
brahmins.
‘To do purashcaran vrata, one
must do these five activities daily for as many days (20, 30, 45) it takes to
chant one’s diksa mantra 18,000 times or whatever number one vows to murmur
(sankalpa). To attain siddhi in the gopal diksha mantra received from Sri Guru,
one must observe the purashcaran process.’” (Hari Bhakti Vilasa 17.11–12)
Hari-bhakti-vilasa (17.4–5,
7) says:
vina -yena -na –siddhah - syan
-mantro -varsha-shatair -api
krtena -yena -labhate -sadhako
–vanchitam -phalam
purashcarana-sampanno -mantro
-hi -phala-dhayakah
“Without doing purashcaran,
one cannot attain mantra siddhi even by chanting the diksha mantra for hundreds
of years. But one who does purashcaran can very easily attain mantra siddhi.”
At the end of the description
of the purashcaran process, Sri Sanatana Goswami describes a samkshipta-purashcaran,
a brief or “short cut” form of it.
“During a solar or lunar
eclipse, one should fast, remain in a pure state of mind, and chant the gopal
diksha mantra from the beginning of the eclipse until the end (sparsha time to
moksha time), while standing in the water of a river that flows into the sea up
to his waist.” (Hari Bhakti Vilasa 17.235-236)
Regarding this point, Pandit
Sri Krishna Das Babaji said that according to Hari Bhakti Vilasa (17.17-21), one
may chant in other places also: “Purashcaran may be done by the side of a
river, underneath a bilva or banyan tree, within water, in a holy place, before
murti of Sri Krishna [best place], on the seashore, or any place where you can
easily concentrate your mind.”
Before observing a purashcaran
vrata one should receive blessings from Sri Guru. After bathing, dress in clean
cloth (dhoti & chadar or sari), sit on a pure asana, and chant the gopal
mantra without stopping or getting up for the entire eclipse period.
The Moon eclipse on June 5-6th
is not mentioned or observed in the Radha-kunda Babaji Panchangam. But the Sun
eclipse is described, and one can do purashcaran then.
Sun eclipse June 21
Chanting time 10.20 a.m. to 1.50 p.m. (sparsha:moksha
timings)
After doing purashcaran, one must bathe, change
clothes, worship Sri Guru and take maha-prasad after full Thakurji puja.
Jai Jai Sri Radhe! Mantra siddhi ki jai!
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