Meditation with Jaap is Mantra Yoga

A. MANTRA

Chanting of Mantra with right pronunciations creates vibrations, which has kinetic energy, and it gives rise to a particular form. The Sakti is the energy of the form of the Mantra. Each Mantra is dedicated to a particular God or Goddesses.

1. Types of Mantras

  • Guru Mantra,
  • Ishta Mantra,
  • Specific deity mantra for removal of affliction in your natal chart or for problem solving

2. Mantra for NAVA GRAHA – Align your malefic planet / graha – Vedic way

  • Surya- ॐ ह्रां ह्रीं ह्रौं सः सूर्याय नमः ॥
  • Chandra- ॐ श्रां श्रीं श्रौं सः चंद्राय नमः
  • Mangal – ॐ क्रां क्रीं क्रौं सः भौमाय नमः
  • Budh- ॐ ब्रां ब्रीं ब्रौं सः बुधाय नमः ॥
  • Guru- ॐ ग्रां ग्रीं ग्रौं सः गुरूवे नमः ॥
  • Shukra- ॐ द्रां द्रीं द्रौं सः शुक्राय नमः ॥
  • Sani- ॐ प्रां प्रीं प्रौं सः शनैश्चराय नमः॥
  • Rahu – ॐ भ्रां भ्रीं भ्रौं सः राहवे नमः॥
  • Ketu- ॐ स्रां स्रीं स्रौं सः केतवे नमः॥

3. Mantra for Dus Maha MAHAVIDYA – Align your lagna and any of your malefic planet/ graha – Tantric way

  • Maa Kali for Saturn – ॐ क्रीं / Om Kreem
  • Maa Tara for Jupiter – ॐ त्रीं / Om Treem
  • Maa Tripura Sundari for Mercury- ऐं सौः क्लीं / Aim Sauh Kleem
  • Maa Bhuvaneshwari for Moon – ॐ ह्रीं / Om Hreem
  • Maa Bhairavi for Lagna – ॐ ह्रीं भैरवी कलौं ह्रीं स्वाहा / Om Hreem Bhairavi Kalaum Hreem Svaha
  • Maa Chinnamasta for Rahu – हूं / Hum
  • Maa Dhumavati for Ketu – धूं धूमावती स्वाहा / Dhum Dhumavati Svaha॥
  • Maa Bagalamukhi for Mars – ह्लीं / Hleem
  • Maa Matangi for SUN – कामिनी रञ्जिनी स्वाहा / Kamini Ranjini Svaha॥
  • Maa Kamala for Venus – श्रीं / Shreem

4. Mantra for Dwadash Jyotirlinga – Align your malefic Bhava/ house in your Birth Chart – Vedic way

  • Rameshwar – ॐ रामेश्वराय नमः / Om Rameshwaraya Namah।
  • Somanath – ॐ सोमनाथाय नमः। / Om Somanathaya Namah।
  • Nageshwar – ॐ नागेश्वराय नमः / Om Nageshwaraya Namah
  • Omkareshwar – ॐ ओम्कारेश्वराय नमः। / Om Omkareshwaraya Namah।
  • Vaidyanath – ॐ वैद्यनाथाय नमः। / Om Vaidyanathaya Namah।
  • Mallikarjuna – ॐ मल्लिकार्जुनाय नमः। / Om Mallikarjunaya Namah।
  • Mahakaleshwar – ॐ महाकालेश्वराय नमः। / Om Mahakaleshwaraya Namah।
  • Ghrishneshwar – ॐ घृष्णेश्वराय नमः। /Om Ghrishneshwaraya Namah।
  • Vishvanath – ॐ विश्वनाथाय नमः / Om Vishvanathaya Namah
  • Bhimashankar – ॐ भीमाशङ्कराय नमः / Om Bhimashankaraya Namah
  • Kedarnath – ॐ केदारनाथाय नमः। / Om Kedaranathaya Namah।
  • Tryambakeshwar- ॐ त्र्यम्बकेश्वराय नमः / Om Tryambakeshwaraya Namah

5. MANTRA SIDDHI – Repetition of a Mantra by doing Jaapa; generally, 108 to 1,080 times daily/one to ten malas per sitting.
When the same is properly recited and reached the cumulative figures as prescribed in our ancient texts, the Mantra becomes SIDDHA.

B. JAAP 

Repetition of any Mantra is Jaapa. Doing Jaapa gives us eternal bliss, feeling of Sat, Chit and Ananda. Jaapa must be done with faith and feeling.

  • Manasika Japa– The silent repetition of Mantra
  • Vaikhari Japa– The loud repetition of Mantra
  • Upamshu Japa– The whisper repetition of Mantra
  • Likhita Japa – The written repetition of Mantra

C. DHYANA/MEDITATION 

Dhyana is meditation on the form of the Lord with His attributes. We are discussing here of meditation or Dhyana with Japa (Japa-Sahita-Dhyana).
Japa and Dhyana go hand in hand and to me they are inseparable.
TIME
1. Early morning /Brahma muhurta/ 4th and 1st prahar conjunction time
2. Noon Time/1st and 2nd prahar conjunction time
3. Evening time /Dusk/ 2nd and 3rd prahar conjunction time
4. Nighttime – 3rd and 4th prahar conjunction time.
Do Dhyana with Jaapa once/twice or all the four time.
Direction – Face east or north
Aasan – Kush
Posture – Padmasana/Siddhasana/Sukhasana
Mala – Rakt Chandan / Tulsi / Rudraksh beads
Holding of Mala – Keep the hand near the heart
Doing Jaap while meditating – Use right hand only and the middle finger and the thumb of the right to roll the beads. Do not cross the meru while rolling the beads. Turn back when you come to it.
Try to associate the Japa with the rhythm of the breath.
Sit in the same place and at the same time every day.

Best wishes for your Mantra Siddhi and Jaap Sadhna.
P.S. – Guru is greater than God…..Guru shows you the Marga of God. One must do Jaap Saadhna under the supervision of Guru.