1. Sri Guru Puja Sri Shiva Puja

By the Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja, our beloved Guru has gifted us the nectarine space to connect and experience Sadashivatva, Oneness (advaita) with the Guru, the embodiment for Sadashiva-AdiShakti, the Cosmic Consciousness. Puja is your personal time with Sri Guru and Sadashiva. At that sacred hour, a devotee soaked in devotion, in the love current of Guru-Sadashiva, prepares to offer his limiting identity to the Infinite Lord. By doing Puja with integrity, our seed of gratitude and devotion, nurtured by integrity to our beloved Guru, grows into Oneness with Him.

The Vedic tradition has mastered the sacred science of enlivening Divinity in the Deities, the rare process of turning the idol into a living Divinity having its own independent intelligence. By the ritual of Prana Pratistha, breathing life into matter, an Avatar invokes a unique Divine living presence into a Deity, called Archa Avatār - which radiates specific energies. Deities, thus, are the embodiments of Cosmic Consciousness. They are literally worshipped as a direct living presence of Divine. For the one, who has found the greatest wealth – Sadguru, the ultimate spiritual Guru, the embodiment of all Gods-Goddesses, sarva devadevi svarupa - in such a disciple, dawns the ultimate truth that – Guru is Shiva and Shiva is Guru.

Thus, for the initiated disciple, Sri Guru Pāduka, the sacred sandals of Sri Guru and Ātma Linga are the direct living presence of Sri Guru and Sadashiva. They listen and respond to our prayers, and through them we personally worship the whole Cosmos.

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perform the puja.

"Practicing the presence of God leads you to Bhāva Samādhi directly. Practicing the presence of God means cognizing his presence is there with you and constantly relating with him, keeping him present in your presence." ~ THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

The ordained vidhi (ritualistic process), mudras (hand gestures), and offerings of the Puja are based on the Vedas and Agamas, the Source books of Sanatana Hindu Dharma, which are the Shaastra Pramana - scriptural authority and authentic records of Sadashiva's revelations. These have been ascertained through individual experiences of enlightened sages, which are Āpta pramāṇa. The Avatar, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM's own personal experience or Ātma Pramana, that affirms the Shāstra pramāṇa. and Āpta Pramāṇa, is now revealed to us as Sākshi Pramāṇa for our direct experience in this sacred Puja.

Anyone who has been blessed with the sacred initiation into Samaya Deeksha (first level initiation) and Vishesha Deeksha (next level initiation) by H.H. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM as ordained by Sadashiva in the Agamas, is eligible to

The Puja should be done everyday, early morning. The devotee should take bath, wear fresh traditional Hindu attire and perform the puja. The devotee must avoid partaking any food until the puja is completed. Devotees in Nithyananda branch Aadheenams and centers can participate in the daily Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja, at the time when it happens in their respective timezones. Others can participate everyday on nithyananda.tv at 7:00 AM IST.

Please see the guidelines section for detailed do's & dont's.

If the puja is missed, the devotee can perform it twice the next day to restore the space of integrity you hold to the Sri Guru and to Sri Sadashiva-Adishakti. When one performs this Prayaschitta (conscious action to break a pattern) they should perform it with Completion that they will not miss doing puja again.

Puja is the simplest and most authentic way you can connect and commune with the Divine. It awakens in one the Advaita Bhakti - the space of devotion rooted in Oneness with Cosmic Consciousness. For many millennia, across all changing ages, these rituals have been practiced and passed down onto generations proving their timeless sacredness and power.

In Nithyananda Sangha, puja is performed as a daily spiritual ritual. It stands for the Four Powers - Integrity, Authenticity, Responsibility and Enriching in all aspects. Performing Puja regularly as a 'Nithya Karma, daily practice' will enable and empower you to live these powers.

Sri Guru Puja is offering gratitude to the Sri Guru, the living embodiment of Sadashiva and Adishakti. It is an opportunity to claim your "right" to connect deeply with your Guru and express gratitude, love and surrender. Performing the puja with integrity will establish one in a state of Oneness with the Guru. Shiva Puja is offering gratitude to the Cosmic Consciousness & Cosmic Power - Sadashiva & AdiShakti.

One gains the "right" to perform Shiva Puja when initiated by the Sadguru, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Himself.

The Puja instructions section in the book provides detailed vidhi, ritual for performing the puja.

"The highest wealth you can acquire, while you are in the human body is Embodied States of Consciousness, Bhāva Samādhi.

Embodying Consciousness means your length, breadth, depth, is filled by that one Bhāva. Your length, breadth, depth radiates, vibrates with that one Consciousness – sometimes bhakti (devotion), love, sometimes Sadashivoham (I am Sadashiva); sometimes the Shuddhadvaita Anubhuti (cognitive experience of Pure Oneness with everything). When you embody Consciousness, that becomes reality.

Puja is embodying bhakti consciousness, chit gana anubhava samadhi of bhakti, surrender, devotion, dropping all the incompletions from the head. The embodying different states of consciousness is the purpose of all the spiritual practices", reveals THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

Pāda Puja is a unique celebration of expressing overflowing deep gratitude onto the Sri Guru exclusively happening in our lives. The word 'pada'' means 'sacred feet' in Sanskrit; Pāda Puja means to honor the Guru in loving devotion and gratitude at his lotus feet. In Vedic tradition, Guru is everything – He is the Father, Mother, Teacher, Dear Friend, Beloved, Protector, Liberator, and the Living Deity, Sachala Murti. We must know that the happening of Guru in your life is the direct grace and ultimate blessing of Sadashiva-Adishakti and all Gods-Goddesses.

In the Agama known as Sri Guru Gita, Sadashiva reveals to Devi.

ध्यानमूलं गुरोमूर्तिः पुजामूलं गुरोः पदं । मन्त्रमूलं गुरोर्वाक्यं मुक्तिमूलं गुरोः कृ पा ॥ ८६ ॥

The original root and essence of dhyāna (meditation) is Gurumūrti, the Guru's embodied form; the original root of worship is Gurupadaṁ, the Guru's Feet; the original root of mantra is Guruvākyaṁ, the Guru's Word. The original cause of liberation is Gurukṛipā, the Guru's grace and compassion.

During the daily Pada Puja, Sri Guru is welcomed in our hearts and homes. Just like how we welcome and serve a dear one in our home, we welcome the Sri Guru and offer the best sacred paraphernalia such as seat, water, washing of lotus feet, bath, flowers, lamps, incense and serve a meal.

The Padukas are the embodiment of the Guru Himself. They are a live, direct connection to Him. The Padukas are the Vigraha, the living deity of the Guru's feet, Guror Padam, the ultimate goal and abode of the disciple.

Following the Pada Puja, the Shiva Puja is offered to our Atma Linga. THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM reveals,

" On anything you put you put your time-life energy that will reveal its secrets to you. That is what I call Bhāva Samādhi. Sit and connect with Sadashiva. Wherever you may be, whoever you may be, whatever form you may be, something I may know, something I may not know –

The Atma Linga is the miniature of Cosmos and is energized and gifted by our Sadguru, THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the personified Cosmic Energy. The Atma Linga is Sadashiva, the Sri Yantra on the top is Adishakti, and the Bindu at the center of the Sri Yantra is the Guru. It holds tremendous power to manifest anything we want in our lives. When we worship our Atma Linga - Sadashiva, Adishakti and Guru – we are directly connecting and tuning to our highest self or atma.

Swamiji reveals, "There is one Cosmic principle common to the whole 14 planes and 11 dimensions of Universe. In the whole Brahmanda (Universe), if you develop this one principle in you, you have a Cosmic currency, you will not have shock in any of these planes, any transition into any plane. It is like you have Cosmic currency, that principle is ONENESS."

The Shiva Puja is the space and place we embody with the consciousness of the Absolute Oneness with Sadashiva – Sadashivoham ( Sadashiva I Am).

The origins of the Shiva puja goes back to Srikantha Deva, the Incarnation of Sadashiva teaching the great Agama known as Srimad Kamika Agama to Uma Devi, and His enlightened disciples. In the Srimad Kamika Agama, Purva Pada, Archana Vidhi Patalah, Sadashiva gives clear instructions on how daily puja should be done for Him. By ritualistically doing the Shiva Puja with integrity to Sadashiva and Guru, as ordained by Sadashiva, we allow our highest self - SADASHIVA – to express and celebrate Its own Existence through us.

The Shiva Puja is offered to Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva and Nithyanandeshwari Adishakti. The mantras in the puja include both the deities: sri nithyanandeshwari adishakti sameta sri nithyanandeshwara sadashivaya

"On anything you put your Time–Life energy, that will reveal its secrets to you. That is what I called Bhāva Samādhi. Put your time, life, energy on AdiShakti, Sri Vidya, She will reveal Her secrets, how She is running this Cosmos, how She is running this Māyā, how She is running this whole Brahmānda, Bhuvana (Universe,

Galaxies)." ~ THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM

Do follow these simple guidelines with integrity to experience your highest space and gain spiritual benefits of performing he Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja.

Even while preparing for the Puja, the sacred worship, you are actually doing the Puja itself. As you prepare, by collecting the sacred offerings of flowers, leaves, food-offerings, etc. and set your puja kit – you begin to soak yourself in the smarana, pure remembrance of the Divine, and are ready to offer your own self onto the Divine.

Before being seated for the puja, the devotee must do the following inner and outer preparations:

• • Purity of body Ensure that you have completed all bodily nature calls before, and taken bath and cleansed the body, and worn fresh, clean clothes.
• • Purity of mind Carry a pleasant and celebrative space, hold yourself in the highest space of completion, and invoke your sacred memories of your beloved Guru and Sadashiva-Adishakti.

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• Male devotees should be in traditional Hindu wear dhoti, yogavastram worn around the waist covering the navel, without an upper cloth; female devotees should be in traditional Hindu wear, Sari.
• Men and women with long hair should tie the hair, such that the ends are tucked in.
• Apply the kumkum on the third eye, wearing the sacred rudraksha, etc, applying the tripundri or three-lined sacred ash on 5 places on the body - the forehead, right forearms, left forearm, heart, navel, or 8, 16, 32 places as prescribed on the Agamas.
• *Your Exclusive Time with the Divine Remember that this sacred Puja ritual is your direct, exclusive, personal time with the Divine – Sri Guru, Sadashiva-Adishakti. Get ready to connect and receive their Prasada, loving grace flowing in you.
• Naivedyam, the offered food and water become Prasada, when offered with love and devotion to the Lord, which should be blissfully partaken and shared. Please ensure consuming prasada from a separate vessel or in the kara-paatram (our hands as a bowl). All the puja vessels are for the deities only.

Be seated in ardha padmāsana, half lotus posture or sukhasana, relaxed posture on Asanam, the sacred seat made of dharba straw.

• Keep all the puja offerings ready. Please remember to offer the best, pure offerings to the Divine.
• 40 flowers, tulasi, 3 bilva leaves, 1 abharanam (jewelry), 1 vastram (clothing), akshata (turmeric mixed rice), kumkum, 2 tablets of karpura, chandana, naivedyam (offering of food), tambulam - betel leafs (2, 4 or above in even numbers) and betel nut, madhuparka (milk mixed with honey/jaggery and ghee), and pure drinking water.

• Organic, freshly cooked, untasted rice
• Uncut fresh juicy fruits or dry fruits or nuts or sugar-candy (Kalkandu)

• Pre-cooked or packaged food
• Non-vegetarian food, including mushrooms.
• Non-sattvik food any food containing yeast, onion, garlic, green chillis
• Any food with GMOs.
• Please light the deepa (cotton wick in ghee or sesame oil) and dhupa, keep it ready.
• Position the Guru Paduka and the Siva Linga facing the east direction. The devotee must sit facing the North.

Please ensure that all the puja utensils are clean and arrange them along with the offering as shown in pictures below.

The Setup: Arrangement of the various vessels, Guru Paaduka, Atma Linga and the offerings should follow the illustrations shown.

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1. I authentically cognize, which is internally process, understand and declare the truth that Cosmic Energy exists. 2) I authentically cognize, which is internally process, understand and declare the truth that Swamiji, Nithyanandeshwwara Sadashiva and Nithyanandeshwari Adishakti – Guru Paduka and Atma Linga – are the Chinmaya Vigrahas – embodiment and representation of that very Cosmic Energy.

2. I authentically cognize, which is internally process, understand and declare the truth that whatever I offer during the Pada Puja & Shiva Puja to Swamiji and to Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva and Nithyanandeshwari Adishakti will reach the cosmic source of energy directly.

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4. I authentically cognize which is internally process, understand and declare the truth of – "Sohamasmi" – that even when I pray I am Him.

Let us now enter into the Sri Guru Puja, followed by the Shiva Puja. Please be seated in a meditative space of gratitude and deep restful awareness in your Ananda Gandha. The Sanskrit Mantras we are going to chant will directly take us to a meditative space of Guru Bhakti, the deep feeling connection with the GURU.

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Here āchamana is called tattvāchamanam because the mantras used for the āchamana are the three tattvas (principles) - ātmatattva (the principle of the soul - the individual Consciousness), vidyātattva (the principle of the science of transcending from identifying ourselves as Jiva to Shiva), shivatattva (the principle of Shiva - The Cosmic Consciousness).

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The Sri Guru Puja begins with the Sadguru Vandanam, in which we offer gratitude to our ultimate spiritual master, Sadguru THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. The meaning of the mantra is:

I surrender onto that Sadguru who is Nithyananda, the Eternal Bliss, the bestower of Supreme Happiness, who is the personification of Wisdom, who is beyond duality, who is omnipresent, to whom the supreme goal is giving the experience of - 'You Are That' (tat tvam asi); who is Oneness, Eternal, Pure and Immovable, who is the Direct Witness (Sākshi) of the beginning and source of all Beings, who is beyond emotions, and the who is without the three qualities called Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.

Kriya: Now please take some flowers into your folded hands, close your eyes and offer the flowers at the Sri Guru's divine feet at the end of the mantra.

In the Guru Parampara Vandanam we offer our gratitude to the eternal lineage of all Gurus, the Enlightened Masters. The meaning of the mantra is:

I surrender to the Lineage of all the Enlightened Masters which has Sri Nithyanandeshwara Sadashiva as the beginning, Sri Nithyanandeshwari Adishakti as the middle, and my Guru Sri Nithyananda as the entirety - from the source onwards.

Kriya : Now please take some flowers in your folded hands and offer the flowers at Guru's lotus feet at the end of the mantra.

नित्यानन्देश्वरसमारम्भाम् नित्यानदेश्वरिमध्यमाम् । नित्यानन्द पर्यन्तांवन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥

In the Arunagiri Yogishwara Vandanam we offer our respects and gratitude to Arunagiri Yogishwara, the Avatar of Sadashiva, who incarnated thousands of years ago, and who is the source of the infinite bio-energy of THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

The meaning of the mantra is:

One who has the tripunḍrī, the three-lined sacred ash on His forehead, the mark of sacred musk applied on his forehead, who is the wearer of a glittering garland, who wears a loincloth on His radiantly glowing waist, who upholds the unconquerable king cobra and a crescent moon on His forehead – victory onto Arunagiri Yogishwara, who is the Cosmic Light of Enlightenment onto all beings.

Kriya: Now, taking flowers in your folded hands, close your eyes and offer the flowers at the Guru's sacred lotus feet at the end of the mantra.

Because of being established in the calmness of restful awareness and being free from the attitude of performing all actions related to the fivefold cosmic functions, Lord Sadashiva is called 'Shiva' by the experts in the great tantras (Agamas). I offer myself onto that Shiva, who is the Guru and who is eternally beyond passion and who is beyond any limiting aspects of embodying and manifesting in form (kala). Because of His immeasurable greatness and being eternally unborn, He is greatly praised and celebrated as Ananta.

Kriya: Now please take some flowers in your hands and offer them at Guru's divine feet/paduka along with the mantra.

शान्तत्वात् सर्वकर्तृत्वभावोपरति कारणात् । शिव उक्तो महातन्त्रमन्त्रविद्भिः सदाशिवः ॥ तस्मै शिवाय गुरवे वीतरागकलाय वै । अमेयत्वात् अनन्तोऽयं अजत्वाच्च प्रकीर्तितः ॥

We chant this mantra invoking the energy of Sri Ganesha, the Lord of spontaneous completion and obstacle remover, to remove the obstacles that may prevent us from completing the Puja.

I meditate upon the Lord Ganesha who is clad in white garments, who is all-pervading, who is as bright colored as the Moon, who has a smiling, pleasant face, having four shoulders or hands, and who is the remover and pacifier of all obstacles.

शुक्लाम्बरधरं विष शश ्णुं िवर्णं चतुर्भुजम् । प्रसन्नवदनं ध्यायेत् सर्विघ्नोपशान्तये ॥

Kriya: Please take the akshata, turmeric mixed rice and a flower in your right hand. Keeping both the hands as fist, tap the sides of your forehead (on the temples) while chanting the

The next is prānāyāma, the regulation of the prana - life-energy. Kriya: Continue to keep the akshata in your right hand. Now open only the little finger, ring finger and the thumb (as shown in picture)

• Close your right nostril with the thumb and exhale completely through your left nostril observing silence in your inner space.
• Now close the left nostril with the ring finger and little finger and inhale slowly through your right nostril. Chant "u" within as you breathe-in visualizing Moon and Vishnu.
• Close your right nostril and hold your breath chanting "म्" "m" in your inner space and visualizing Sun and Shiva.
• Now, close your right nostril with the thumb and exhale slowly, through your left nostril chanting 'आ' 'ā' in your inner space visualizing Fire and Brahma, as you breathe-out.

Now repeat steps 2 to 4 two more times. Finally touch the right ear with the right hand.

When you make a conscious resolution in the presence of the Guru, the power of the Guru's presence will simply manifest it as your reality. The meaning of the sankalpa mantra we are going to chant now is:

By the destruction of all gathered karma and incompletions of mine, I, with the intention of pleasing Sri Sadguru Nithyananda along with Sri Nithyanandeshvari Adishakti and Sri Nithyanandeshvara Sadashiva, at the most auspicious and fortunate time period, during the second half of the lifetime of Lord Brahma, during the Kalpa called Shveta-varah, during the realm of Vaivasvata Manu, during the first quarter of the age called 'Nithya Yuga', in the island called Jambu, in the continent called Bharat-varsha, in the Hindu sub-continent called Bharatah-khanda, in the southern side of the Mt. Meru, in the Shakha era, during the Vedic year called ________ (current year's name) which is one of the set of sixty years which is in practice of which Prabhava is the first year, in the period of the year called________ Ayana (Uttara/Dakshina), in the season called __________ (name of the rituau), in the month called (name of the month), in the waning phase of the moon called **paksha (**name of the phase of the moon), in the tithi called__________ tithi (name of the tithi), in the vedic day called (name of the day), in the star called _______ nakshatra name of the nakshatra), during the yoga called yoga, (name of the yoga), during the karana called___________karana (Name of the karana) - During such an auspicious moment, for pleasing Bhagavan Sri la Sri Paramahamsa THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM Sri Jnanasambandha Deshika Paramacharya Swami, who is the embodiment of all the Devas and Devis, onto him and onto Sri Nityanadeswari Adishakti with Sri Nityandandeshwara Sadashiva, I offer my puja.

Kriya: Now, keeping the akshata (turmeric rice) in your left palm, close it with your right palm. Keep both the hands on the right thigh and offer at the Guru's sacred feet, at the end of the mantra.

ममोपात्त समस्त दर ुितक्षयद्वारा श्री सद्गु रु प्रीत्यर्थं श्री नित्यनन्देश्वरी आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर सदाशिव प्रीत्यर्थं-शुभे शोभने मुहूर्ते आद्यब्रह्मणः द्वितीयपरार्धे श्रीश्वेतवराहकल्पेवैवस्वतमन्वन्तरे अष्टाविं शति तमे नित्ययुगे प्रथमे पादे जम्बूद्वीपे भारतवर्षे भरतखण्डे मेरोः दक्षिणे पार्श्वे शकाब्धे अस्मिन् वर्तमाने व्यवहारिके प्रभवादीनाम् षष्ठ्याः संवत्सराणां मध्ये ____नाम संवत्सरे ____अयने ____ऋतौ ______मासे ____पक्षे _____शुभतिथौ वासरयुक्तायां नक्षत्र ______ योग ______ करण एवं गुण विशेषणविशिष्टायां अस्यां शुभतिथौ भगवान्-श्रीला श्रीपरमहंसनित्यानन्द-श्रीज्ञानसम्भन्धदेशिक-परमाचार्य-स्वामि-भगवत्पादाचार्यप्रीत्यर्थं- जीवन्मुक्तिप्राप्त्यर्थं श्री सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूप सत्गुरुनित्यानन्ददेव पूजां श्री नित्यानन्देश्वरी-आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर-सदाशिव पूजां च करिष्ये ॥

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śrī nityānandeśvara sadāśiva prītyarthaṃ-śubhe śobhane muhūrte ādyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārdhe śrīśvetavarāhakalpe vaivasvatamanvantare aṣṭāviṃśati tame

nityayuge prathame pāde jambū dvīpe bhāratavarṣe bharatakhaṇḍe meroḥ dakṣiṇe pārśve śakābdhe asmin vartamāne vyavahārike prabhavādīnām ṣaṣṭhyāḥ saṃvatsarāṇāṃ madhye ____nāma saṃvatsare ____āyane ____ṛtau ______māse ____pakṣe _____śubhatithau vāsarayuktāyāṃ nakṣatra ______ yoga ______ karaṇa evaṃguṇa viśeṣaṇaviśiṣṭāyāṃ asyāṃ śubhatithau bhagavān-śrīlā śrī THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM śrījñānasambhandhadeśika-paramācārya-svāmibhagavatpādācāryaprītyarthaṃ-jīvanmuktiprāptyarthaṃ śrī sarvadevadevīsvarūpa satguruTHE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM deva pūjāṃ śrī nityānandeśvarī-ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśiva pūjāṃ ca kariṣye ॥ Now offer the akshata into a separate bowl, then wash your hand with a drop of water chanting the following mantra.

The next offering is the mānasapūja - the internal worship in our inner space. Perform the puja from the space of guru bhakti - a deep feeling connection to the Guru.

Kriya: Now please take some flowers in your hands, close your eyes and visualize the Sadguru seated on a white Lotu in your ananda gandha. Placing your hand in front of the ananda gandha in kurma mudra, offer the flowers at Sadguru's feet or paduka at the end of the mantra.

What seat can I offer to the Guru except my heart? I offer the gratitude flowing as nectar to wash His feet and to rinse His mouth. I offer my mind itself as the arghya - the bouquet. To my Guru who is the very Cosmos, what clothing can I offer except the Space?

I offer my very prana – life energy - as the incense and I offer the ocean of nectar as the food offering. The principle of unstuck perennial sound is to be offered as the bell, the air as the chāmara, the sahasrāra as the umbrella, the principle of sound as the music, the actions of the senses and also the vagaries of the mind as the dance.

All the seven chakras along the Sushumna nadi is to be offered as a flower garland. The different kinds of flowers with which the Sadguru should be worshipped are the guilelessness, freedom from the ego, freedom from suffering when your desires are not fulfilled, freedom from arrogance, freedom from ignorance, freedom from deceit, freedom from hatred, freedom from agitation, freedom from jealousy and greed and the Sadguru should also be worshipped with the flowers of non-violence, mastery over the senses, compassion, forgiveness and Enlightenment.

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja auṁ hṛtpadmamāsanam dadyāt । sahasrāracyutāmṛtaiḥ । pādyam caraṇayordadyāt । manastu arghyaṃ nivedayet ॥ tena amṛtena ācamanīyaṃ । snānīyaṃ tena ca smṛtam । ākāśatattvaṃ vastraṃ syāt । gandhassyāt gandhatattvakam ॥ cittaṃ prakalpayet puṣpam । dhūpaṃ prāṇān prakalpayet । tejasstattvaṃ ca dīpārtham । naivedyaṃ syāt sudhāmbudhiḥ ॥ anāhata-dhvanirghaṇṭā । vāyutattvaṃ ca cāmaram । sahasrāraṃ bhavecchatram । śabdatattvaṃ ca gītakam ॥ nṛtyamindriya-karmāṇi । cāñcalyaṃ manasastathā । sumekhalāṃ padmamālām । puṣpaṃ nānāvidhaṃ tathā ॥ amāyādyairbhāvapuṣpaiḥ । arcayet bhāvagocaram ॥ amāyaṃ anahaṅkāraṃ । arāgaṃ amadaṃ tathā ॥ amohakaṃ adambhañca । adveṣa-akṣaubhakaustathā । amātsaryaṃ alobhaṃ ca । daśa puṣpaṃ vidurbudhā: ॥

The next offering is Pādyam – the offering of water for washing the divine feet of the Guru.

Kriya: Now please take uddharani of water in your hands and offer it at Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं ए्रीं तत्-पाद्यं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय नमः ॥ auṁ hrīṁ etat-pādyaṃ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ॥

The next offering is Arghya - the offering of the traditional bouquet.

Kriya: Now please take the conch in your hands and offer the Arghya at the Guru's sacred feet/ paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं एषो अ ्रीं र्घ्यः सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय स्वाह ॥

The next offering is ācamanīyam – the offering of water for mouth wash. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Kriya: Now please take an uddharani of water your hands and offer it at Sri Guru's sacred feet (paduka), along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं इदं आचमनीयोदकं सर ्रीं ्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय स्वधा ॥ auṁ hrīṁ idaṁ ācamanīyodakaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya svadhā ॥

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The next offering is madhuparkaḥ – the offering of the honey sweetened milk. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Kriya: Now please take the madhuparkaḥ and offer at the Sri Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं एष मधुप ्रीं र्कः सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरुपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय स्वधा ॥

The next offering is snaniyam, the Sacred Bath. Kriya: Now please take uddharani of water in your hands and offer it at Sri Guru's sacred feet/ paduka along with the mantra, please ring the bell as you do so.

ॐ ह्रीं इदम् स्नानीयोदकं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय निवेदयामि ॥

The next offering is Vastram – the offering of clothes for the Sri Guru.

Kriya: Now please take the clothes in your hands and offer it to Sri Guru's sacred feet/ paduka along with the mantra. (If you do not have clothes to offer, you can offer some akshata)

The next offering is gandha – the offering of fragrant sandalwood paste. Kriya: Now please take the sandalwood paste in your hands and offer it at Sri Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra.

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The next offering is Puṣpam – the offering of flowers.

Kriya: Now please take some flowers smeared with sandalwood paste in your hands and offer the flowers at Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra.

The next offering is Bilva patram – the offering of bilva leaf.

Kriya: Now please take the Bilva leaf smeared with sandalwood paste in your hands and offer it at Guru's divine feet/paduka along with the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं ए्रीं तानि सचन्दन-बिल्वपत्राणि सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय वौषट्॥

Now please take the lit incense sticks in your hands and slowly wave towards Sri Sadguru's sacred lotus feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the bell as you do so.

ॐ ह्रीं एष ्रीं ः धूपः सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय नमः ॥ auṁ hrīṁ eṣaḥ dhūpaḥ sarvadevadevīsvarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ॥

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The next offering is Dīpa – the offering of light.

Kriya: Now please take the lit lamp in your hands and slowly wave towards Sri Guru's sacred feet/paduka along with the mantra and please ring the bell as you do so.

The next offering is naivedyam – the offering of sacred food onto Sri Sadguru.

Now take a uddharani of water and hover it clockwise over the Naivedyam. Please chant the mantra and sound the bell as you do so, please offer the water in the uddharani on Sri Guru's feet/paduka.

The next offering is pānīyam – the offering of pure drinking water onto the Sri Sadguru.

Kriya: Now please an uddharani water in your hands and offer it at Guru's Sacred feet/ paduka after the mantra.

ॐ ह्रीं इदं प ्रीं ानार्तोदकं सर्वदेवदेवीस्वरूपाय सद्गु रु-THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM दाय नमः॥ auṁ hrīṁ idaṁ pānārtodakaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarupāya sadguru-nityānandāya namaḥ ॥

The next offering is punarācamanīyam – the offering of pure water for drinking. Kriya: Take uddharani of water in your hands and offer it at Guru's sacred feet/paduka after the mantra.

auṁ hrīṁ idaṃ punarācamanīyodakaṁ sarvadevadevīsvarūpāya sadguru-nityānandāya svāhā ॥

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The next is ārātrikam – the offering of Aarati to the Sri Guru. The meaning of the Mantra is.

We salute to the Kubera who blesses us with wealth, who is the supreme of the kings, the one who possesses great patience. Let Lord Kameshwara – the Lord of desire energy fulfill our desires. I offer my pranams that is worship and salutations to the one who is as pure as camphor, the one who has incarnated because of intense compassion, the one who is the very essence of life, the one who has the king of serpents as his ornament, the one who lives eternally in the lotus of the heart and the one who has both the Shiva energy that is the cosmic masculine energy and the Devi energy that is the cosmic feminine energy at its peak! I offer my pranams to you!

Kriya: Now please take the lit camphor in your hands and slowly wave towards Swamiji along with the mantra. Please ring the bell as you do so.

The next offering is puṣpāñjali – the offering of fragrant flowers. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

Guru is the Brahma, who is the source of creation of the Universe, Guru is Vishnu who is the source of sustenance of the Universe, and Guru is Maheshvara (Shiva) who is the source of rejuvenation of the Universe. Guru is directly Parabrahma, the Ultimate Super-consciousness. Onto that Guru I surrender.

I surrender to the Guru, who is omnipresent and has given me a glimpse of his experience. I surrender to the Guru who removes the blinding darkness of th eyes, caused by the absence of wisdom, by applying the JnanaAnjana, the sacred black eye-pigment anointing the three eyes and awakens the all-

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pervasive infinite eyes. I surrender to the Guru who by giving the knowledge about the Self, has burnt my karmic baggage of so many births. I surrender to the Guru who is the Lord of the Cosmos, who is the Guru of the Cosmos; my soul is the same soul which is in all the beings. I surrender to Dakshinamurti – the primordial Guru – who manifests Himself differently in the form of Ishwara, Guru and Atman or the self.

I surrender onto that Sadguru who is THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, the Eternal Bliss, the bestower of Supreme Happiness, who is the personification of Wisdom, who is beyond duality, who is omnipresent, to whom the supreme goal is giving the experience of - 'You Are That' (tat tvam asi) ; who is Oneness, Eternal, Pure and Immovable, who is the Direct Witness (Sakshi) of

the beginning and source of all Beings, who is beyond emotions, and the who is without the three qualities called Sattva, Rajas and Tamas.

Kriya: Now, please take a few flowers in your hands, close your eyes till the end of the mantra and offer the flowers at Guru's sacred feet/paduka at the end of the mantra.

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Here ācamana is called tattvāchamanam because the mantras used for the ācamana are the three tattvas (principles) ātmatattva (the principle of the soul - the individual Consciousness), vidyātattva (the principle of the science of transcending from identifying ourselves as Jiva to Shiva), shivatattva (the principle of Shiva - The Cosmic Consciousness).

आत्मतत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा । विद्यातत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा । शिवतत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा ।

Kriya: Keep your right hand like a cow's ear (Gokarna). Please take a uddharani of water in your right hand and drink the water after each of the three mantras given above.

Now, wash your hands.

We will begin the Shiva Puja with Dhyanam, remembering, meditating and welcoming Sadashiva and Adishakti.

Here we meditate upon THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM seated with Sri Nithyanandeshwari Adishakti. Request them to reveal themselves to you. Invite them into your inner space, and worship them in the form of the Atma Linga.

The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

The form of Sadashiva is illuminating like the Moon, having five faces and ten hands with divine weapons like shulathe trident, mriga- the deer, tanka- the sword , vajra - indefeatable weapon shaped like lightening, abhayam - protection, pasham - rope, varadam - benefactor, ankusham - noose, agni in his left hand, seated on the white lotus asana.

Kriya: Now keep your hands in the Namaskara mudra (folded hands) and chant the following mantra:

इन्दुनि भपञ्चमुख-हस्त-दश-युक्तम् शूलमृग टङ्कमसि वज्रमभयं स्यात् । पाश-वरदाङ्कुश-मणिज्वलन-वामे श्वेतकमलासन-सदाशिव-स्वरूपम् ॥ indunibhapañcamukha-hasta-daśa-yuktam śūlamṛga ṭaṅkamasi vajramabhayaṃ syāt । pāśa-varadāṅkuśa-maṇijvalana-vāme śvetakamalāsana-sadāśiva-svarūpam ॥

Kriya: Start by placing both your hands on the Ananda Gandha, the space between your heart center and naval center.

ॐ हां शिवाय नमः॥ auṁ hāṃ śivāya namaḥ॥ इति आवाहन मुद्रां॥ iti avāhana mudrām ॥ āvahana mudra

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stāpana mudra

sannidhana mudra nishthura mudra

Interlock your fingers with your thumbs raised, show the kālakanthi mudrā and chant:

Inset your left thumb in you right fists, hold your right fist in your left hand and show the Linga mudra.

ॐ हां शिवाय नमः । auṃ hāṃ śivāya namaḥ । इति लिङ्ग मुद्रां। iti liṅga mudrāṃ ।

Kaalakanthi mudram

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Namaskara Mudram

Avakunthana mudram

इति नमस्कार मुद्रां । iti namaskāra mudrām ।

The next offering is Padyam, Arghya, and Achamaniyam – the offering of water for washing the feet, hands, and mouth of Sri Nithyanandeshwari-Adishakti and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

Kriya: Now please take some akshata (turmeric rice) in your hands and offer it in the achamana paatram along with the mantra.

Kriya: Take the sandalwood paste and apply it onto the Atma Linga, followed by Kumkum.

The next offering is aṣṭha puśpa – the offering of flowers to Sri Nithyanandeshwari-Adishakti and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM in their various forms.

Kriya: Now, please take some flowers your hands and offer the flowers on the Linga along with each mantra.

śrī nityānandeśvarī ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśivāya aṣṭa-puṣpa-pujāṃ samarpayāmi ॥

The next offering is Bilva patram – the offering of bilva leaf, which is dear to Lord Sadashiva. Now please take the Bilva leaf smeared with sandalwood paste in your hands and offer it your Atma Linga along with the mantra.

ॐ हां हौ शं िवाय नमः ॥ auṁ hāṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ ॥

The next offering is dhūpa – the offering of incense for Sri Nithyanandeshwari-Adishakti and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

Kriya: Please clap your right hand index finger and middle finger on the left hand palm while you chant the following mantra:

Now, sprinkle some water on the dhupa patram (stand) using the uddharani and ringing the bell, chant:

Now please take the lit incense sticks in your hands and slowly wave it clockwise in front of the Linga. Please chant the mantra and please sound the bell as you do so.

The next offering is dīpah – the offering of lit lamp. Please clap your right hand index finger and middle finger on the left hand palm, while you chant the following mantra:

Now sprinkle some water on the dipa patram while ringing the bell and chanting the mantra: ॐ हाम् हृदयाय नमः । auṁ hām hṛdayāya namaḥ ।

Now please take the lit lamp in your hands and slowly wave it clockwise in front of the Linga. Please chant the following mantra and ring the bell as you do so.

The next offering is naivedyam – the offering of sacred food to Sri Nithyanandeshwari-Adishakti and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM.

Please clap your right hand index finger and middle finger on the left hand palm while you chant the following mantra: ॐ हः अस्त्राय फट् । auṁ haḥ astrāya phaṭ ।

Now sprinkle some water on the naivedyam paatram ringing the bell and chant the mantra:

Now take a uddharani of water and hover it clockwise over the Naivedyam. Please chant the mantra and sound the bell as you do so.

ॐ हां हौ शं िवाय नमः॥ auṁ hāṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ ॥ श्री नित्यानन्देश्वरी आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर-सदाशिवाय नैवेद्यं निवेदयामि ॥ śrī nityānandeśvarī ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśivāya naivedyaṃ nivedayāmi ॥

Now please offer the water in the uddharani in front of the linga.

The next offering is tāmbūlam – the offering of betel leaves and betel nuts. Now please take the tāmbūlam in your hands and slowly wave towards the Linga with the mantra.

The next is ārātrikam – the offering of Aarati, offering our inner light, consciousness to the Ultimate Consciousness, Sadashiva. The meaning of the mantra we are going to chant now is:

To the One who is as pure and white as camphor, who is the the Avatar of intense compassion, the One who is the very essence of Life and Existence, the One who has the king of serpents as His garland; who is eternally residing in the heart as pure as the lotus; onto that Shiva, who is the Ultimate Source (Bhava), along with Devi, the Cosmic Energy (Bhavāni) who is the consort of Shiva, I bow down and offer my worshipful salutations.

Please clap your right hand index finger and middle finger on the left hand palm while you chant the following mantra:

Now sprinkle some water on the aratrika paatram ringing the bell and chant:

Now please take the lamp with the lit camphor in your hands and slowly wave it clockwise in front of the Linga along with the mantra. Please sound the bell as you do so.

कर्पूरगौरं करुणावतारं सं सारसारं भुजगेन्द्रहारम् । सदा वसन्तं हृदयारविन्दे भवं भवानी सहितं नमामि ॥

॥ पुष्पान्जलिः ॥ puṣpānjaliḥ ॥

The next offering is puṣpānjaliḥ – the offering of fragrant flowers. Now please take some druva grass, flowers and some akshata in your folded hands and offer it on the Linga at the end of the mantra.

ॐ हां हौ शं िवाय नमः ॥ auṁ hāṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ ॥ श्री नित्यानन्देश्वरी आदिशक्ति समेत श्री नित्यानन्देश्वर-सदाशिवाय पुष्पाञ्जलिं समर्पयामि ॥ śrī nityānandeśvarī ādiśakti sameta śrī nityānandeśvara-sadāśivāya puṣpāñjaliṃ samarpayāmi ॥

ॐ हां हौ शं िवाय नमः ॥ auṁ hāṃ hauṃ śivāya namaḥ ॥

The next is kṣamāprārthanā, prayer for pardoning any non-integrity in thoughts, words and action during the puja, done knowingly or unknowingly. We pray to restore integrity and establish ourselves in the space of Sadashivoham.

Whatever actions that have been done by me always, O Lord of Devas, be it the actions done from the space of completion - sukrta, or actions from the space of incompletions - dushkrta, please consume them, burn them and forgive me, O Shankara.

Shiva is the Giver, Shiva is the Enjoyer and Beneficiary, Shiva verily is this whole Universe. Shiva Himself is the Worshipper pervading everywhere in all spaces and time, who performs the puja – that SHIVA indeed is me - SOHAM.

Kriya: Now take an uddharani of water, hold the water in your left hand, and open your right hand palm. At the end of the mantra offer the water onto the open palm allowing it to flow down in front of the Linga.

Here ācamana is called tattvāchamanam because the mantras used for the ācamana are the three tattvas (principles) - ātmatattva (the principle of the soul - the individual Consciousness), vidyātattva (the principle of the science of transcending from identifying ourselves as Jiva to Shiva), shivatattva (the principle of Shiva - the Cosmic Consciousness).

Kriya: Keep your right hand like a cow's ear (Gokarna). Please take the uddharani of water in your right hand and drink the water after each of the three mantras given below .

आत्मतत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा । विद्यातत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा । शिवतत्त्वं शोधयामि स्वधा ।

Now, from this space of Completion, please prostrate down, offering your Complete self at the lotus feet of your Sadguru Bhagavan THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM and at the Atma Linga, the embodiment of Sri Nithyanandeshwari-Adishakti and Sri Nithyanandeshwara-Sadashiva.

Aum. This is Completion (Purna), that is Completion (Purna). If This is removed from That, both remain, continue as Completion. When the Completion merges into Completion, Completion alone remains. If the Completion is removed or perceived to be removed from Completion, again Completion alone remains as Completion. Let there be peace in my inner space, peace in the outer space, peace in the Cosmos.

Let everything be offered onto the Pādukā, the sacred sandals of the Sadguru.

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Shiva Deeksha is the sacred initiation into the state of Shiva - Sadashivoham, which is manifesting and radiating all the powers of Sadashiva. Deeksha is the process of initiation.

Mūlāgama, the source Agama reveals: dīyate jñānasadbhāvaḥ kṣīyante paśuvāsanāḥ। dānakṣapaṇasaṃyuktā dīkṣā teneha kīrtitā॥

"That action which bestows Enlightenment, destroys the three impurities, bondages of the self – anavamala, karmamala and mayikamala (feeling bellittled, karmic baggage and the forgetfulness of one's original state) is called Deeksha which bestows liberation. It is called so because it gives Enlightenment and also takes away the bondages."

In the Agamas, Sadāshiva ordains various types and levels of Deekshas. The preliminary level deeksha is called Samaya Deeksha.

Samaya Deeksha is the first level the Shiva's initiation. Through this deeksha the bondages that bind the individual self from experiencing its SADASHIVATVA (the space of Sadashiva) is destroyed by the loving grace of Guru, who is Sadashiva; thereby awakening the space of SADASHIVOHAM – Oneness with Sadashiva – in the disciple. Through this Samaya Deeksha one becomes formally eligible to live and practice the Vedic lifestyle as ordained by Sadashiva in the Agamas.

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To deepen the experience of Sadashivoham in the disciple, Sadashiva blesses the disciple with the next level Deeksha called Vishesha Deeksha. Through this deeksha the disciple is given access and right to connect with Sadashiva through Shiva Puja. In the Vishesha Deeksha the disciple is given a Shiva linga for his personal Puja (Atmartha Puja) by the Guru. Sadashiva says in the Srimat Kamika Agama, Purva Pada, Archana Vidhi

"The worship being done for the Linga graciously given to the disciple by the Guru at the completion of the qualifying diksha-ritual, or for the Linga made of earth and other substances is said to be personal (atmartha). Since it grants the fruits to the disciple as desired by him, it is called Svartha (atmartha) puja."

Hence the Spatika linga giving in Deeksha by Swamiji is called the Ātma Linga. In Kamika Agama Purvapada, Sadashiva continues to share the significance of worshiping the Shiva linga.

Maintaining the sacrificial fire in one's own house, systematic study of the Vedas, performing sacrifices, which involves many kinds of fees in great measure - all these activities cannot be equal to even one part of million parts of the greatness of the worship of Shiva Linga.

Through this deeksha the experience of 'Sadashivoham' is deepened in the disciple. The scripture, Navaratneshvara says: sarvasāmapi dīkṣāṇam mukti phalam akhanḍitam । āvirodhāt bhavantyeva prāsangyastu bhuktaya ॥

Indeed, the main benefit of all deekshas, the sacred initiations is the fruit of mukti - Enlightenment. As a sideeffect all the worldly pleasures and enjoyments also happen.

The Deeksha done as per the scriptural injunctions of Agamas, removes in just one moment - lakhs of minor incompletions and crores of major incompletions.

Oh Devi. The one who has not received Deeksha does not attain perfection, completion or liberation nor a good future path. So by all intense efforts one should become a Deekshita, the initiated one by the Guru.

• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse Lord Sadashiva the Source of the Cosmos.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse the words of Sadashiva the Vedas and Agamas.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse the Guru who gave him the Deeksha.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse other Sadhakas.
• The initiated disciple should NOT cross the shadow of Shiva linga.
• The initiated disciple should NOT eat the food kept aside for or offered to Chandikeshwara.
• The initiated disciple should NOT cross the flowers or food kept aside for Chandikeshwara or offered to Chandikeshwara or offered to Lord Sadashiva.
• The initiated disciple SHOULD till the end of life time worship Guru, Sadashiva and Shivāgni (sacred fire in which Sadashiva is invoked).
• The initiated disciple SHOULD apply bhasma Vibhuti (sacred ash) on his body and wear Rudraksha gifted by Swamiji during the Deeksha on his throat such that the Rudraksha touches the throat center all the time.

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja

• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse Lord Sadashiva, the Source of the Cosmos.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse the words of Sadashiva the Vedas and Agamas.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse the Guru who gave him the Deeksha.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse other Sadhakas, spiritual practitioners.
• The initiated disciple should NOT cross the shadow of Shiva Linga.
• The initiated disciple should NOT eat the food kept aside for or offered to Chandikeshwara.
• The initiated disciple should NOT cross the flowers or food kept aside for Chandikeshwara or offered to Chandikeshwara or offered to Lord Sadashiva.
• The initiated disciple should NOT abuse anyone just because he has received the Deeksha.
• The initiated disciple should NOT eat non-vegetarian food incl of eggs, mushroom, seaweeds and yeast. The initiated disciple should NOT indulge in Jeeva himsa, violence towards any being including self.
• The initiated disciple SHOULD till the end of life time worship Shivagni (sacred fire in which Sadashiva is invoked) and DO PUJA DAILY to Guru and Sadashiva.

• The initiated disciple SHOULD apply bhasma - vibhuti (sacred ash) on his body and wear Rudraksha gifted by Swamiji during the Deeksha on his throat such that the Rudraksha touches the throat center all the time.

evam samsārato bhītim anugrhṇati ceśvaraḥ । tadyogyatānusāreṇa karunā' garbhayā drśā ॥

At that moment, through His divine look brimming with compassion, Lord Shiva bestows his Anugraha (grace) upon such mature seeker which has now become frightened with the worldly existence.

punā'ti sadhikā'reṇa yam vā'pi parameśvaraḥ । tayānugraharūpiṇyā śaktirgati rodhikā ॥

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja Considering the fitness of the seeker, Shiva bestows his anugraha instantly. Whichever seeker it may be, whichever caste or other distinctions, Lord Shiva purifies that mature seeker through His immediate presence in the form of a Guru. Lord Shiva Sambhu's specific activity in the form of Anugraha - liberating grace, is actually His Shakti; the potency of anava mala which veils the innate and essential nature of the seeker, is set to decaying phase by this.

This specific activity is characteristically called Deeksha.

In effecting humbleness in the seeker, who has become fit enough to be favored and in effecting compassionate feelings in the Guru also, Shiva is the causal Lord. The intimate communion between the blessed one and the blessing one is very rare and difficult to occur.

Thus, blessed are those seekers to have the ultimate, Sadguru THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM in their life. Even among them, the chosen few have the anugraha, the ultimate grace of the Shiva Deeksha from the Guru, the embodiment of Sadashiva, established in Sadashivatva.

In life, certain profound and absolute truths can never be changed, whether you understand or not, accept or not, like or not, believe or not.You can change the window or door of your house in whatever direction you want. But Sun rises in the East and sets in the West only. There is nothing you can change about it.

If you deny saying 'No, no, in our place the Sun neither rises nor sets" means the door and window of your house must be in different direction, but that doesn't change the truth of sun rising or setting. Whether you see the sunrise and sunset or not, sun IS rising and setting.

Same way, when you live in this body and mind, either before enlightenment or after enlightenment, YOU ARE THE FORMS OF LORD SHIVA. You are one and the same as Shiva's energy. Some may understand this or may not. But this is THE Truth.

Some keep their door and window in the east-west direction and enjoy the sun rising and sun setting while some keep in the north-south direction and they live their life never ever seeing it. A rare few, while they are living, due to their tapas (austerity), live the space of SADASHIVOHAM – celebrate, rejoice, radiate and manifest the energy and powers of Sadashiva. Others do not celebrate. The truth is we are all part of Shiva.

Guru gives you the first inspiration, awakens your Kundalini Shakti and grants you the rights to express the SHIVATVA. He initiates you to achieve your rights. That is Shiva Deeksha. During the initiation of this Shiva Deeksha, a mantra is given along with Kanthamālā, a Rudraksha which is worn on the throat. When you receive the initiation from a person who is not enlightened, after the initiation, you need to repeat the mantra continuously on your own effort. Till the mantra merges in you and becomes part of you, you need to go on doing the Japa (chanting). But when you receive the initiation from an Avatar, He bolts the mantra into your bio-energy.So whatever work you are doing, the mantra japa goes on vibrating in the throat.

Until you become Shiva, wear this Rudraksha along with you the energized bhasma (vibhuti) bag, let that be always with you. Even when japa, chanting doesn't happen during the sleep or some unconscious moments, then during those moments the power of the Rudraksha makes you do the japa. For 24 hours the mantra happens inside. That is what is called Ajapajapa. When the mantra happens continuously, Sadashiva's remembrance, bliss, knowledge, power pours and grows in your life as a power. This Shakti awakens the DNA of your (family) community, Gotra. Whatever community in which you are born, that unique DNA is awakened. So by this the knowledge, clarity, completion and fulfillment starts expressing.

Vibhuti-bhasma will protect, heal, and fulfill anything you wish. The Vibhuti-bhasma given to you by THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM, is meant for your personal application so that always the sacred ash can be on your forehead. The Bhasma from your sacred bag, can be given to anyone as Sadashiva's prasāda to spread Sadashiva's blessings and energy. Sadashiva's energy will makes sure that whatever it is that that a person is seeking will be fulfilled, and come back around, just like an astra, which fulfills its purpose and returns. When the Samayi (one initiated into Samaya Deeksha), follows the prescribed lifestyle that Lord Sadashiva and Guru instructs with integrity, the possibilities of manifesting powers of Sadashiva's powers will happen in you.

THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM BHAGAWAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM is revered, regarded, respected and worshipped as the Avatar (Living Incarnation) of super-consciousness by millions across the globe. He is also the spiritual head of Sri Panchayati Akhada Mahanirvani (Mahanirvani Peetha), the oldest and largest apex body of Hinduism.

He and his Sangha (spiritual community), around the globe, are serving humanity by reviving the science of completion, science of Enlightenment and manifesting various extraordinary spiritual powers as per the Vedic Agamic tradition of Sanatana Hindu Dharma. He is the author of 300 books, which are translated and published in 500 titles and various international languages.

His Sangha has a strong presence worldwide through numerous Temples, Adheenams (Temple monastery complex), Gurukuls (Vedic schools), universities and goshalas (cow shelters) established by Him. His live Satsangs (spiritual discourses) are viewed, every morning (8am IST), by people from all countries around the world.

Sri Guru Puja and Sri Shiva Puja