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How to use this book
This book is intended to help learners who
would like to memorise or do pārāyaṇa of the
śloka-s of Saundaryalaharī.
The following guidelines and principles may be
followed to develop a reverential attitude towards
this text and learn to chant the verses in the correct
way:
• Traditionally, the pārāyaṇa is started with
namaskāra to Śaṅkarācārya (Maṅgala in p.1).
• After this, Ṛṣyādinyāsa (p.2), Karanyāsa (p.2),
Aṅganyāsa (p.3), Dyānaśloka (p.3) and
Pañcopacāra-pūjā (p.4) are done. The nyāsa-s
and other practices before the start of the
parāyaṇa should be learnt from able Guru-s.
After the Pañcopacāra-pūjā, all 100 verses are
chanted (starting from p.5).
• At the end of the pārāyaṇa, Uttaranyāsa
(p.38), Dhyānaśloka of Saundaryalaharī (p.39) and
Pañcopacāra pūjā (p.39) are done again.
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