Smartha Mitra for Smartha (Purohitha) Pundits
Smartha Mitra is dedicated to helping and serving all students of Sri Krishna Yajurveda Smartha Praoyoga, focusing on the Aapastamba, Bodhayana, and Satya Sahadha Sutra students.
The following resources are provided:
- Vaidika Samagri List (Telugu): This includes a variety of homas and rituals such as Ganapathi Homa, Sudarshana Homa, Aayushya Homa, Nakshatra Santhi, Navagraha Santhi, Rudra Homa, Chandi Homa, Manyu Homa, and more.
- Smartha E-Books in Telugu: These are essential texts for Smartha students, covering subjects like Aapastamba Panchadasa Samskara, Mahanyasa, Rudram, Shatpatra, Chatushpatra, Jayadi Homa, Pancha Suktha, Saptha Paka Yagna, Devatha Kalyana Vidhi, Aabdika Prayoga, and others.
- Visesha Devatah Beeja Mantras with Nyasa Kramam: Includes mantras and their corresponding Nyasa Kramam for deities such as Ganapathi, Chandi, Nava Graha, Karthaveerya, Datta, Sudarshana, Sudarshana Mala, Hayagriva, Lakshmi, Matsya Yantra, Kubera, Dakshina Murthy, and Nrusimha.
Smartha Sampradaya (Tradition)
Smartha, as it is termed in Sanskrit, is a liberal and non-sectarian denomination of Vedic Hinduism. It acknowledges all major Hindu deities as manifestations of the one Brahman. This sets it apart from the other major Hindu sects—Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism—which revere Vishnu, Shiva, and Shakti, respectively, as the Supreme Being.
The core of Smartha practice includes Vedic rituals that are centered around Homa (fire sacrifices) with elaborate designs, complex methodologies, and recitations of Vedic mantras by qualified priests. These rituals honor various deities, including Demigods, and involve offerings of various ingredients, charitable gifts, blessings from elders, sacred herbs, and omens. Each significant life milestone is celebrated through specific Samskaras, which convey the spiritual significance of the event.
About Smartha Mitra
Smartha Mitra is guided by the esteemed "Smartha Bhattaraka" Kesapragada Phanindra Rajasekhara Sarma. He has distinguished himself in Smartha Aarsha Vidya after completing an eight-year course at Sri S V V S Pathasaala, Keesaragutta, run by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati. As a disciple of Brahmasri Marthi Venkatrama Sarma, he acquired foundational knowledge and principles in Smartha from an early age under the tutelage of his father, Brahmasri Kesapragada Hariharanadha Sarma.
Brahmasri Kesapragada Hariharanadha Sarma is a well-established and highly respected consultant in areas such as Astrology, Muhurtha, Smartha, and Vastu, with over four decades of experience.