Originally Posted by
Viraja
Namaste Anirudh ji,
It may be of interest to you to read some of the reviews written by those who consulted jyotishi Shri AMR (of Kumudam Jyotidam) who had very severe problems in their life, which were alleviated out of doing pariharas given by this talented and extremely devout jyotishi. I have noticed Shri AMR 'tailors' his pariharas to the needs of the particular client and says sometimes things like, "Worship EMBAR ONLY, as no other parihara will bear fruit!". So as you see, there are particular deities to be worshiped with particular/specific means of worship for as much as it takes to get rid of one's negative karma that has manifested in the form of a suffering.
To my knowledge, all pariharas and prarthanas work but they take time, because our accumulated karma to cause a suffering is THAT LARGE. When you are enormously hungry, eating one banana will not alleviate the hunger pangs, similarly when fruits of karma are enormous, it takes prolonged effort as much as it is needed to alleviate the cause. AND, most notably, not all karma can be redeemed. Some karma are meant to be suffered.
Yes, it is said, when we take a dip in Ganges, all our dushkarma vanishes. But, in practicality, when all our dushkarma vanishes how changed we must feel! Is it possible to achieve this much changed state of being and having an altered consciousness with taking just 1 dip in Ganga? BUT, the merit will be there, it will come back to us in a different form.
It took one Narayanan Namboodari 100 cantos of his work Narayaneeyam to get rid of his ailment. It took an Abirama Bhattar 79 verses standing over fire for mother Abirami to change it to a full Moon day. These are profoundly emerged saints and for them itself, it did not just suffice to say "Hey Lord! Please help me get rid of my pain and suffering!". They had to do their work. Which is to show to mankind that to alleviate one's karma, one has to do necessary work for as long as it needs to alleviate it.
When we do other meritorious deeds without working on alleviating our problem, that good karma will surely add up. It will be given back to us in a different way.
These are my opinions.
Thanks & Regards,
Viraja
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