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Lalitha Sahasranama - How to Start the Journey with the Supreme

To start reciting lalitha sahasranama some imp pointers
1. Listen often first and memorize pronunciation
2. Start meditating her nama smaran ( Om Shree Mathrey Namah )
3. Keep urself away for anger hatred and abuse

4. Start reciting one fine day in a temple for 2 days

5. 3rd day recite and give atleast 2 people some anna Dana, or share some sweets as prashad
6. From 4th day start doing at home
7. Pref time 1st in the Evenings and gradually shift to Bhrama Muhurat

8. You are lucky if you can get any guru to just give u initiation of atleast few lines and u can continue with rest
9. Having said you have issues finding Guru, then Meditate Dakshinamurty as Guru (Adi Guru ) and start ur first recitation by placing ur book at his feet

If u r in North pray shiv as ur pratham guru, As Dakshinamurthy is rare to find there in temples

Daily prasadam is necessary & do 5 upacharas
1. Gandham
2. Pushpam & Akshat
3. Dhoop
4. Deep
5. Neivedya

Nivedan any from(Honey, Mishri, Fruits)

Best is boiled and cooled milk + elaichi daily

Best source to learn the pronunciation is

Apart from these, bath is must whether chant is evng or mrng.
For 1st 2 days do the phalaashruti too. Later be focused on Sahasranamas alone. Later once u learn these u can add on phalashruti later. Sankalpa is must for any reciting for particular ishtakaamya.

Lalitha sahasra is not chanted religiously during periods.

A shrotha and manas Sthuthi are two ways people chant it. Manomaya way chanting within ur manas indriya is a natural process of any human if connected deeply to god.

Lalitha has hidden Beejas in the same so avoided.

Beejas have affect on various chakras in body. Beejas are just the shrota version of the gods. These invoke gods and informs an aura around us, also making changes in the body's chakras energies sometimes kindles Kundalini.

During periods our energies flow downwards and Beejas mantras make your energy flow move upwards, the way of Kundalini in down to top flow. These energy clashes and brings alot of disturbances in body too. Women can't handle the kindling of the Kundalini with high energy flows

Women with periods have negative auras accumulated due to loss of blood, the smell around doesn't support people to really invoke gods and pray pleasantly. Nevertheless the people can always do Manahsmarana of any god which will keep the woman's heart at feel at peace & guarded

Lalitha Sahasrama is a journey within itself and you can achieve totally different benefits reading the same. Lalitha itself is Kundalini.

Shree Chakra Upasana is also taken by few devotees, but this is not mandatory for Chanting Lalitha Sahaara for daily puja

This step is very important, staying clean in speech

Understand the Devi

The secret of the her Shaktis - Icha Gnana and Kriya

During any sahasranama be it lalitha or other, a break is never entertained. One has to read it at once and silence needs to be practiced.

People finished with the Upnayan sanskar, can start their chanting with pranayama Gayathri and Nyasa.