nAma pArAyaNA In the most secret Rahasya nAma sahasra (Lalitha sahasranama), we find a name NAma pArAyaNa prItA,

which means Sri Devi LalitAmbikA is pleased by nAma pArayaNA. It can be interpreted in many ways, Devi is pleased by chanting of her names in hundreds (ashtottara shata) or Three hundred (Trisati) or the Lalitha sahsranama (Thousand) itself. In tantras there are many pArayaNA, in Saubhagya tantra we find thirty six pArayaNA, In paramAnanda tantra we find Special pArayaNAs like Sri Cakra pArayaNA, in saubhAgya kalpadruma we find a most complex pArayaNA KAla cakra pArayaNA. One of the thirty six pArayaNA of saubhAgya tantra and in ParamAnanda tantra,is NAma pArayaNa. Sri VidyArNava tantra also gives us a practical guide to do this pArayaNA, which is discussed below. Perform this pArayaNA in solitude, near bank of river or in your house, seated on a firm aasana. Do the pranayama thrice with the mUla mantra (pancadasi). Perform the bhUta shuddhi kriya and maatrukaa nyaasa. Then, Meditate on a sixteen petal lotus in the head, place the first vowel in the centre, and the sixteen vowels in petals from front in a clockwise direction. Next, meditate on a sixteen petal lotus in the right shoulder joint, place kam in the centre and the sixteen vowel combination kam , kaam, kim, kiim, kum, kuum,kah in the petals. Likewise continue for all the matrukaaksharaas in the respective places as in matrukaa nyaasa . This is called the pUrNa maNDala nyAsa. Then perform the rshyAdi nyAsa 4 -dakshinAmUrti rshaye namaH- shirasi, 4-pankthi chandase namaH mukhe, 4- kAlanityA rUpiNyai shree mahA tripurasundaryai namaH- hrdaye, naama pArayane mokshArthe viniyogaH. Do the pranaayaama with mulamantra and the dina nitya vidyaa thrice. Perform kara shaDanga nyAsa with the three syllables of the dina nityA vidyA repeated twice. (e.g. if todays dina nitya vidyaa is gukhaa I hamsaH- the three syllables are gam, um and kham literally the years syllable , the months syllable and the days syllable). Then carry out caturasana and vagdevatA nyAsa. DhyAna :The meditate in the heart a sri cakra with all the kAla cakra AvaraNa devatA attending Sri KAmeshavara sahita LalithAmbikA and offer the five services ( panca upacara) mentally. Anga Vidyaa Japa:4- ka 15 a hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 A hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 i hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 I hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 u hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 U hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 R hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 RR hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 LR hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 LRR hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 e hsauH hamsaH, 4ka 15 ai hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 au hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 am hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 aH hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 ka hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 kha hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 ga hsauH hamsaH, 4ka 15 La hsauH hamsaH, 4- ka 15 ksha hsauH hamsaH (51)