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**yxn2dC07** · 01-11-2011, 06:35 PM

Hi
Somebody cautioned me that , we cannot recite sloka's/mantras/japam etc without
proper guru upadesam (meant invocation thru guru).

Some time we may not get guru who can do upadesam first time. Also my uncle used to say that if not you can tell 'Dakshina moorthy slogam, Soundariya Lahri Guru Stothram, pray to God to forgive not taking taking thru ) and the start reciting that slowly.

If we could not get 'guru upadesam', what is the best way to start ?

Please be eloborate.
thanks
Usha

I have seen many people learning and reciting slokas without guru teaching them. but some secret mantras - now all secrets will be there in books and web also! - are supposed to be taught by guru. om namassivaaya is possible for even a child to say.

but i don't know why guru should tell it first. some belief or some fashion - is it not credit to say "i got upadesam from so and so" showing how big you are!

i can't understand why a broker is needed to know god? i will like to know if siddhargal also recommend guru.

01-11-2011, 06:35 PM	#3
yxn2dC07 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 548 Senior Member	Hi Somebody cautioned me that , we cannot recite sloka's/mantras/japam etc without proper guru upadesam (meant invocation thru guru). Some time we may not get guru who can do upadesam first time. Also my uncle used to say that if not you can tell 'Dakshina moorthy slogam, Soundariya Lahri Guru Stothram, pray to God to forgive not taking taking thru ) and the start reciting that slowly. If we could not get 'guru upadesam', what is the best way to start ? Please be eloborate. thanks Usha I have seen many people learning and reciting slokas without guru teaching them. but some secret mantras - now all secrets will be there in books and web also! - are supposed to be taught by guru. om namassivaaya is possible for even a child to say. but i don't know why guru should tell it first. some belief or some fashion - is it not credit to say "i got upadesam from so and so" showing how big you are! i can't understand why a broker is needed to know god? i will like to know if siddhargal also recommend guru.
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