Srividhya, the Secret Knowledge

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Srividhaya is the upasana with lot of controversies in every aspect.  Why there are so many controversies in this upasana of attaining Brahmam?  The controversies are necessary because of the state of sadhaka.   Each sadhaka is not same as the other. So only the upasana itself is kept as secret. One’s upasana method may not suit the other. This can be judged only by a Guru.
The Guru must be in a position to analyse a sishya. The analysis should happen on various grounds like  the character of the sadhaka, inclination towards pancha makaras, ishta devadha of the sadhaka,  spiritual position etc.
Before getting into why this analysis is needed we should know few things about Moksha, the salvation.  A aathma attains Mukthi only when the karma bag is empty. How one acquires karma? Karma is acquired by the “wanted “ activities. If we do a activity, may be intentionally or unintentionally, and thinks the activity is done by me the karma is added up.  If the activity is good we acquire good karma! And if it is a Bad it gives bad karma. How to stop acquiring karma?  We have to surrender all our activities in the holy feet of Divinity to stop acquiring the karma. The knowledge of surrendering of all our activities is the Srividhya, the ultimate knowledge.
Let us continue with the original topic where we left.  Why Guru need to analyze each and every one of his sishya?  We have a Hospital. So many patients come to the Hospital with different problems. Doctor has to analyze each one of them and give medicine specific to each problem.  
Based on the Character and spiritual position, one has to identify his aachara of srividhya.  if a person is good at converging his thoughts and good at contemplation without deviation he should be in Samayachara.  When a person not inclined towards pancha makara he has to follow dhakshinachara.  Such a person need not be involved in vama/koula because already he is away from pancha makaras. He is not going to pursue any of the pancha makara in any form in his life. So no bonding he has with the pancha makaras.  This type of sadhaka has to be trained to surrender all the good activities he does towards the divinity. When a person is inclined to any of the pancha makara or even traces of temptations is found, he has to be advised to follow Kaulam or vamacharam.  Then only the pancha makaras will slowly be done as surrender towards the divinity and can stop acquiring karmas through that. Also there is a thumb rule that the dravyaas used for pooja should not be taken as Boga vasthu. Only as a part of pooja it can be pursued. We cannot go by varnashrama rule for choosing the aachara or the drawyas for all the persons. It differs person to person.  
Why to analyse on the ishta devatha of a sadhaka?  If the surrender  is done to the ishta devatha the bondage will be more for the sadhaka.  Lalitha and Kameshwara are the ParaBrahamam. They exists as anything and everything in this world.  Even the sadhaka can contemplate on “Mother  Marry” and chant the shodasi mantra and attain Moksha(the salvation).
All these factors will definitely not be common for a group of people.  If same treatment is given for stomach pain and head ache, it will not solve the problem for all.