• Highest level of faith in Swami Samartha and his promise - “Fear Not I am with you” – Swami Samarth.
• Your mind should be focused on objective - that you want to come out of trouble you are facing and you are doing the upasana with this and this objective only.
• There should not be any feeling of guilt that you are seeking God’s help to solve problems in your life. Rest assured, there is nothing wrong in asking divine help if all your efforts have failed. There are times in the life when God’s door should be knocked.
• You must carry confidence that swami will respond to your call.
• Ability to generate prayer/call with highest intensity (energy flux behind your prayer should be to maximum of your ability)
• Utmost purity of body, mind and atmosphere at home during upasana period. Same approach by family members will help enormously.

These are the key factors and if you can bring all of them together during these 3 days I am sure YOU WILL experience Swamis miracle yourself.

• If you are a student or have a job or business - you must continue it as usual. Do not take any break for this upasana. If your usual time of collage/work/business is between 8-5, you should do those hours but do not take extra responsibility after these regular hours. All other times in 3 days should be completely devoted for Swami Samarth upasana.
• If you have a Swami Math somewhere close to your place, you should try to visit it at least once a day. Doing Seva of about an hour at the Math will be extremely helpful in your objective.
• Food: Fasting is not required and should be avoided at the same time keep overall food intake at lower levels. Keep sattvik diet during this period. Preferred food items: Fruits, milk, butter milk, curd-yogart, ghee should be consumed more than other foods. Avoid spicy food.
• Maun Vrata: Maintaining silence for 3 days (no talking to anyone for 3 days if possible). If complete maun vrata is not possible try to keep level of talking to absolutely minimum level. Talk only when it is absolutely essential, and avoid the talk that may not be necessary.
• In these 3 days keep reading this page again & again. That will give you required strength in your effort.

All activities that can create diversion should be completely avoided.
DONTs
What you should NOT DO during these 3 days?

• Absolutely No eating meat and eggs (It should not be even maintained in the house in case you/your family eat meat other times) and preferably 1 month before upasana period.
• Absolutely no liquor/alcohol and soft drinks etc. during these 3 days and preferably 1 month before the upasana period.
• Absolutely No watching TV during this period. (If someone can watch TV that indicates the issue is not serious enough to do such an effort)
• Not listening to songs other than listed below
• No meetings with friends and extended family visits etc.
• No appointments/shopping etc. other than your job/business and most essential activities.
• No eating of onion and garlic.
• Not going to hotels, parties or any other social events.
• Avoid working extra hours (for job, business, study etc.) If you feel you may be required to work extra hours you should not start upasana during days of such possibility.

• Below are Swami Samarth First original photos taken by Kodak photographer (read original Kodak photo of Swami samarth story) and some paintings of Swami. Keep any of these Swami Samarth photos or paintings (the one you like the most) in your Puja place (preferably facing east).
• Here are the images of Swami's original Padukas. These were touched and worn by Swami himself. Keep any of these Paduka photos in your Puja place (preferably facing east). Or you can visit the Paduka photo page frequently if you cannot print copy of it. Worship these Padukas (just by staring at them) as many times as you can during these 3 days.
• Perform Swami puja all 3 days (early in the morning after bath) and sit before Swami Samarth photo, Paduka Photo in the morning for at-least 10 minutes.
• Before you start your Swami Puja tell Swami about the objective of your upasana (resolution of your particular problem in the life)
• Do Swami Samarth Naam Japa (for as long as you can while you are doing the meditative sitting) – The Japa is "Maharaj Shri Swami Samarth Jai Jai Swami Samarth, Shri Swami Samartha Jai Jai Swami Samarth!!"
• Repeat the same process in the evenings.
• The longer the Japa you do the more it will help the purpose you are doing the upasana.

Most important: Listen to Swami Tarak Mantra (Click here) during these 3 days over and over again. Continue doing Swami Naam Japa (Click here or here) throughout the 3 days along with your request to Swami to help you. Japa must continue during your work/study also. It can be done in mind when you are with other people. When you are alone you should do it loud (so that you can clearly heat it.) You mind will try to divert to worldy matters, but you must continue to bring it back with Japa. I agree it is not possible but I would say you should do continuous Naam Japa for 24 hours each day.

Those who can generate highest intensity prayers (call to Swami to help you) during 3 days will certainly receive some confirmation of Swami’s help to you. This confirmation will help you further to carry your prayers to Swami until the problem is fully solved.

If your upasana effort succeed:

Your problem will NOT be solved with 3 days of Upasana. You will just get some kind of confirmation of Swami’s presence behind you. When you get a confirmation that your efforts are succeeding, then you should continue Swami Bhakti by reading Swami Charitra (daily), doing Swami Naam Japa and daily visits/Seva (service) at Swami Samarth Math near your place. Visit "How to do Swami Bhakti" page and try to follow practical instructions given in that. Try doing Naam Japa whenever you can ("Maharaj Shri Swami Samarth Jai Jai Swami Samarth, Shri Swami Samartha Jai Jai Swami Samarth!!")

You should continue Swami Bhakti and Seva until the problem is resolved. The problems you face in the life are because of Karmas in the past lives. The actual resolution of your problem may take several months to several years (depending on the strength of bad patch of Karma that is causing the problem.) Long term upasana is to clean those bad karmas effects (which are deeply ingrained in your subtle or spiritual body). Stronger the Karma, the more efforts and faith will be required to overcome the problem. Read more about law of Karma.

God (Swami) is rightly said to be very kind even though he is stern in punishing the wrong-doers and sinful persons with merciful intention to improve them. The fact is: God is absolutely keen to help you in facing your Prarabdha (current Karma account) provided you turn your mind away from gross desires, Vasanas (subtle desires) and Shadripus (six passions) of the material life and confess your sins committed up-till now open-heartedly with tearful eyes and start behaving properly hereafter in right earnest in obedience to his orders (of virtuous behavior) keeping your face towards him only.

If your upasana effort does not succeed:

If an individual does not have enough faith to generate intense prayer call to Swami Samarth and if they cannot do the upasana as prescribed may not get confirmation of Swami’s promise.

If this is the case, it is upto you to decide if you follow the Swami Japa or not.

One thing is as bright as Sunlight:

"Fear Not I am with you" – Swami Samarth. This is promise given by Shri Swami Samarth. This is promise by the God to you. Tens of thousands of Swami’s devotees all over the world continue to experience the miracles of Swami’s visible and invisible help even today. Swami Samarth’s promise has never failed and will never fail!!!

Best of luck for your Swami prayers/upasana effort to resolve problem in your life.