STEP THIRTEEN ISTA GENERALLY MEANS DESIRED. ISHTA-DEVATA IS THE DEITY OF THE FORM OF GOD YOU GENERALLY PRAY TO. YOUR CURRENT SADHANA MAY WELL TO BE INVOKE YOUR ISHTA OR IT MAY BE TO ATTAIN MANTRA SIDDHI OR SOME OTHER DIVINE ENTITY. FOR EXAMPLE, ON YOUR USUAL DAYS YOU MAY BE PRAYING TO KRISHNA, ETC., BUT NOW YOU ARE TRYING TO INVOKE GODDESS GAYATRI. IN THIS CASE, YOUR ISTA IS KRISHNA, WHEREAS THE DEITY OF YOUR MANTRA IS GAYATRI, BEFORE YOU CAN AWAKEN THE MANTRA OF YOUR DEITY, AN ASPIRANT IS REQUIRED TO MEDITATE ON HIS ISHTA-DEVATA AS WELL. IF, HOWEVER, THE DEITY YOU ARE TRYING TO INVOKE IS YOUR ISHTA-DEVATA, SIMPLY MEDITATE ON THE FORM OF YOUR ISHTA. YOUR ISHTA-DEVATA COULD BE ANY GOD, GODDESS FROM ANY RELIGION FOR THAT MATTER. RELIGION IS NOT IMPORTANT IN SADHANA, FOR SADHANA IS A RELIGION IN ITS OWN RIGHT. IF YOU PRAY TO A SPECIFIC GOD, PRAY TO THAT DEITY NOW OR SIMPLY
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