How to do Sri Suktam Sadhana?

The seventeen-day Sri Suktam Sadhana is divided into two parts: evening jap and morning yagna. There are 16 verses in the Sri Suktam. Beginning from the first verse on Day 1, you will chant one verse every evening. The next morning, you perform yagna and make offerings to Ma Lakshmi with the same verse. In this way, 16 verses will be chanted over 16 days.

Evening Jap Routine Simplified 

The usual recommendation is to chant every Sri Suktam verse 1000 times, which can last between 7-10 hours. Meeting this ambitious number requires superior concentration and stamina, which one can only build over time. 

However, let that not dishearten you! The most crucial elements in mantra sadhana are devotion and faith. When we call out to Mother Divine with love and longing, she responds. Initially, you should aim for a smaller goal (108 chants or 2-3 rounds of a japa mala). One round is 108 mantra chants, which take about 40-45 minutes. Infuse your chanting with mindfulness and devotion without worrying about the count.

In the Sri Suktam Sadhana under the guidance of Swami ji, you will find seed syllables added before and after the main verse. Seed syllables are condensed mantras. Their application makes a sadhana more powerful and effective.

However, it is very difficult to memorise all seed syllables. You will not need to remember them on the Sadhana app. The app has different chanting options to choose from. Visit Ma Lakshmi’s temple, close your eyes, listen to the verse in Swami Ji’s voice, and immerse in your sadhana.

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You can mute the audio and chant yourself using the on-screen mantra transcript.

Morning Yagna Routine Simplified

The actual Sri Suktam Sadhana is very comprehensive. Apart from the standard yagna ingredients, there are special ingredients (honey, raisins, white sesame seeds, etc.) for each day’s offerings. Similarly, the Viniyoga (Mantra application) also changes as per the mantra invoked.

However, the yagna routine is super simplified in the app. While you perform the yagna under the guidance of Om Swami, the app will take care of all yagna logistics: ingredients, steps, and mantras.