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    parihAram for problems and fear of foes

    Strife and jealousy are common in human life. We should safeguard ourselves from the forces that exert such negative influences by our puNya (virtuous deeds) and by the power of mantras.

    On the way to Tiruchirapalli from Villupuram (in Tamilnadu), there is this Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar temple in a village called Parikkal. Having darshan of this god, offering a garland of tuLasi to him and doing nivedanam with plenty of pAnakam (a beverage made of jaggery and water) and dadhiyannam (curd rice) and then distributing them to the poor people there and thus praying to Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar, the mental fears and the shatru bhayam in vyApAram (fear of foes in business) would be removed, giving us success in our efforts.

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    parihAram for children studying well

    Generally, the adhipati (lord) of all vidyAs (areas of knowledge) is only Sri LakshmI HayakgrIva mUrti[/i]. Therefore the children can be asked to recite the following prArthanA shloka (prayer verse) daily for 108 times.

    ज्ञानानन्दमयं देवं निर्मलस् स्फटिकाकृतिम् ।
    आधारं सर्वविद्यानां हयग्रीवम् उपास्महे ॥

    j~jAnAnandamayaM devaM nirmalas sphaTikAkRutim |
    AdhAraM sarvavidyAnAM hayagrIvam upAsmahe ||

    (Baraha version)

    j~nAnAnandamayaM devaM nirmalas sphaTikAkR^itim |
    AdhAraM sarvavidyAnAM hayagrIvam upAsmahe ||

    (ITRANS version)
    --HayagrIva stotram, Swami Desikan

    Additionally, having darshan with family of Sri Lakshmi HayagrIvar having his temple in the village ChettippuNNiyam en route Chennai-Chingleput would ensure that the children remain well-read and intelligent.

    For a brief description of this temple, check:
    http://dharsanam.blogspot.com/2008/0...a-perumal.html

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    parihAram to guard against ailments of the eye

    सर्वस्य गात्रस्य शिरः प्रधानम् सर्वेन्द्रियाणम् नयनम् प्रधानम् ।
    शण्णाम् रसानाम् लवणम् प्रधानम् भवेद् पानीयान् उदकम् प्रधानम् ॥

    sarvasya gAtrasya shiraH pradhAnam sarvendriyANam nayanam pradhAnam |
    SaNNAm rasAnAm lavaNam pradhAnam bhaved pAnIyAn udakam pradhAnam ||

    --nIti shataka

    "For the entire sharIraM (body), that is among all the organs, shiras (head) is the pradhAnam (principal) the eye is the pradhAnam among the pancendriyaMs (five senses); salt is the pradhAnam among the shaDrasa (six tastes); among the pAnaM (drinks) tIrtha (water) is the pradhAnam."

    To preserve the health of our eyes, our ancestors performed gAyatri japam, sUrya namaskAram and such other acts daily in the early morning at dawn time. Although we cannot follow such traditions, there are ways to preserve the visual health.

    शर्यातिञ्च सुकन्याञ्च च्यवनं शक्रमश्विनौ ।
    भुक्तमात्रे स्मरेत् यस्तु चक्षुस्तस्य न हीयते ॥

    sharyAti~jcha sukanyA~jcha chyavanaM shakramashvinau |
    bhuktamAtre smaret yastu chakShustasya na hIyate ||


    The eyes and eyesight of those people who remember SUryAti maharshi, pativratA (devoted to husband) SukanyA devi, Chyavana maharshi who wrote the treatise on Ayurveda, Devendra, and Ashvini devas immediately after a meal would never be afflicted with health problems.

    If we recite this shloka and daub our eyes with water after every meal, the light of the eyes will never wane and the eyes would remain healthy for long years.

    For Ayurvedic treatment of eye care, here is a link:
    http://www.nagarjun.com/html/group_speciality_eye.htm

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Performing puja pompously wearning ornaments

    When performing puja, some people (specially women) adorn themselves with a set of jewelry and conduct the puja with pompously. Is this right?

    This is right. Because it is only right to do puja to the deities--only by whose grace we have come to possess the ornaments--,wearing those ornaments and doing puja with hands that wear ornaments. Maharshi ParashurAma, who explains the devi pUja krama (method of conducting Devi Puja) in his work parashurAma kalpa sUtram says:

    याग मन्त्रं क्लुप्ता आकल्पः सङ्कल्पा आकल्पो वा

    yAga mantraM kL^iptA AkalpaH saN^kalpA Akalpo vA (ITRANS)
    yAga mantraM kluptA AkalpaH sa~gkalpA Akalpo vA (Baraha)

    Akalpa means ornaments such as the ring, necklace, chain, earrings, ear studs and so on. By the phrase kL^ipTAkalpaH ParashurAma says that the person doing the puja should wear those ornaments and do the puja in the pujaroom.

    Therefore, for all sorts of Amman Pujas such as AmbaaL worship, LalitAdevi worship, etc.--why even when homas (fire oblations) are conducted--it is only right to wear clean clothes and a set of ornaments (thereby decorating oneself) and then perform the puja.

    What about people who cannot afford it? It is for them that ParashurAma says "saN^kalpA Akalpo vA": that is when the poor do the puja to God, they should mentally imagine wearing the ornaments. Thus it is only right to perform puja in pomp, and with personal decoration.

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    Doing abhiShekam to deiva vigrahas with warm water

    As the saying goes, "abhiShekapriyaH shivaH", Shiva would be happy with abhiShekas done to him. The abhiShekam is done to Shiva on ordinary days using eleven kinds of articles such as fragrant oil, and with different other articles on the festive days such as the MahashivarAtri. In the same way, in the PerumAL temples, abhiShekam is done to Vishnu with articles such as milk, curd, fruits, and so on.

    In order to remove the oil grime and stains that accrete on the images due to abhiShekam will articles such as oil, fruit juice and milk, the deities are first given a bath using cold water, then warm water with bearable warmth and then with cold water again.

    भक्त्या चोष्णोदकैः शीतोदकैः संस्नापयेच्छिवम् ।
    श्री विष्णुं क्षीर दच्योद्यैः...

    bhaktyA choShNodakaiH shItodakaiH saMsnApayechChivam |
    shrI viShNuM kShIra dachyodyaiH...

    --Dharma Sindhu, 274

    This shloka says that we should with devotion do abhiShekam to Shiva with warm and cold water and to Vishnu with articles like milk and curd. Warm water is, however, not an abhiSheka dravya (substance for ablution), only used to remove the stain and grime on the images. This is the method used in the temples even today.

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    Using earthen plates and vessels for nivedanam

    The articles such as coconut, betel leaves, fruits and annam (cooked rice) and the utensils they are contained, for doing nivedanam to deities should be clean.

    hairaNyaM rAjataM kAMsyaM tAmraM mRunmayeva cha |
    pAlAshaM padmapatraM vA patraM viShNoratipriyam ||


    Doing nivedanam in utensils made of gold, silver, bronze and clay, and the leaves of pAlAsha/purasa (Indian fig) tree and lotus plant would make Sri Mahavishnu happy says Sri ParashurAma KalpasUtram.

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    chaturAvRutti tarpaNam

    One of the ways of upAsana (worship) of Sri MahAganapati is the chaturAvRutti tarpaNam. This worship is performed by offering tarpaNam (libation) for 444 times with the water perfumed by sandal powder and cardamoms, on the bimbaM (image) of Sri MahAganapati and all other AvaraNa devatas (worshipped deities).

    Sri Adisankara says in his book prapanchasAra sangraham that all men and women without any distinction of caste, creed or religion can do it to seek the blessings of Ganesha.

    आयुरारोग्य मैश्वर्यं बलं पुष्टिर्महायशाः ।
    कवित्वं भुक्ति मुक्ति च चतुरावृत्ति तर्पणात् ॥

    AyurArogya maishvaryaM balaM puShTirmahAyashAH |
    kavitvaM bhukti mukti cha chaturAvRutti tarpaNAt ||


    In accordance with the above vachanam (saying), if the chaturAvRutti tarpaNam is performed daily for a perior of one maNDalam (48 days), by the blessings of Sri MahAganapati, one can get a long life, good health, dharmic wealth, bodily strength, lasting eminence, authorial skills, enjoyment of worldly life and the moKSha (liberation).

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    Dropping flowers in arpaNam in archanAs

    पुष्पं पत्रं फलं चैव यथोत्पत्रं तथाऽर्पयेत्

    puShpaM patraM phalaM chaiva yathotpatraM tathA&rpayet

    When offering puShpaM, patraM, phalaM--flowers, leaves and fruits--in arpaNam in an archanA by gently throwing the flowers/leaves at the deity's feet, and keeping the fruits in a plate or bowl, they must be dropped/kept facing upwards in the same manner they blossom/grow in their plants/trees.

    However, when doing archanA with the leaves of the bilvam--bael tree, the leaves must be dropped so they fall with their face downwards.

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    Doing puShpAnjali with mantrapuShpam

    MantrapuShpam or puShpAnjali is done by dropping flowers at the feet of the deity with bhaya-bhakti (revertial devotion) at the end of a puja, reciting the mantras one knows. This is a kind of pujA upachAram done to the deity.

    संश्लिष्ट हस्तद्वय मध्यवर्ती प्रसूनपुञ्जः कुसुमाञ्जलिः स्यात्

    saMshliShTa hastadvaya madhyavartI prasUnapu~jjaH kusumA~jjaliH syAt

    The group of flowers in between a pair of joined hands (as they are scooped up) is known as puShpAnjali. Therefore this offering of mantrapuShpam must be down with both hands, bringing the palms together. There is no need worry that the left hand is involved in this act, since it is not improper.

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Wearing the sectarian religious mark during puja

    When doing puja, japam, homam, or stotra pArAyanam, one should wear his/her sectarian religious mark on the forehead, such as the vibhUti/tripuNDram, tirumaN/UrdhvapuNDram/shrIpunDram, shrIchUrNam, kunkumam, gopIchandanam according to one's kulAchAra (family tradition). Only then will the vaidIka/AnmIka kAryam (ritual/spiritual endeavour) give the maximum fruits.

    यच्च शून्य ललाटेन तदत्यल्प फ्लं भवेत् ।
    ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रं त्रिपुण्ड्रं वा धारयेत्तु यथाकुलम् ॥

    yachcha shUnya lalATena tadatyalpa phlaM bhavet |
    UrdhvapuNDraM tripuNDraM vA dhArayettu yathAkulam ||


    Ritual/spiritual endeavours done without wearing the sectarian religious mark on the forehead would only get the minimum fruits. Therefore, one should wear the mark without fail on these occasions.

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    mUlavar and utsavar: darshanam and archanA

    The mUrti (image) in the mUlasthAnam (sanctum sanctorum) has the name mUlavar, and the panchaloha vigraham (image made of five metals) which is near the root image is known as utsavar. The daily archanA and abhiSheka will be done to both the images of the deity.

    On the days of brahmotsavam (main festival), since the people who are old, physically challenged and visionless cannot have svAmi darshanam by coming over to the temples, the deity itself goes to them by taking a procession round the four streets around temple as archAvatara utsava mUrti (image for prayer and archanA).

    उत्सवार्थं बहिर्याते सोमास्कन्दे विशेषतः ।
    आलयस्थं मूललिङ्गं (मूर्तिं) न सेवेत कदाचन ॥
    आकृष्य सर्वाश्च कलाः सोमास्कन्दस्तु लिङ्गतः ।
    पुराणोक्तोत्सवार्थाय बहिर्याति न संशयः ॥

    utsavArthaM bahiryAte somAskande visheShataH |
    AlayasthaM mUlali~ggaM (mUrtiM) na seveta kadAchana ||
    AkRuShya sarvAshcha kalAH somAskandastu li~ggataH |
    purANoktotsavArthAya bahiryAti na saMshayaH ||


    Thus, the utsavamUrti goes out absorbing all the kalA (shakti/power) of the mUlavar sitting in the garbhagRuham (sanctum sanctorum), and therefore, at that time, no darshanam or pradakShiNam (going round) of the mUlavar should be done, says the Shivayogi SamvAdam. But then as

    स्वयाम्भुवं चेत् तलिङ्गं विधेयं तस्य पूजनम् ।
    दूरात् नमस्कृतिः कार्या...
    प्रदक्षिणं च कार्यं स्यात् शक्यं चेदुभयोरपि ॥

    svayAmbhuvaM chet tali~ggaM vidheyaM tasya pUjanam |
    dUrAt namaskRutiH kAryA...
    pradakShiNaM cha kAryaM syAt shakyaM chedubhayorapi ||


    in temples where the mUlavar is set as a svyambhu mUrti (self-manifested image, without external installation), even during the times the utsavar has gone out, one can do darshan of only the mUlavar from a distance. The priest can go near the mUlavar but he cannot do any archanA.

    If it is possible, pradakShiNam of both the utsavar in procession and the mUlavar in the temple can be done together, but then no independent pradakShiNam to either the mUlavar or the utsavar should be done.

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Resting awhile after Shiva darshanam

    When we enter a Shiva temple, the shiva dhUtas (Shiva's messengers) take charge, stay with us until our darshan is over and when we exit the temple, follow us to the entrance. Therefore, in order to bid them farewell we need to recite the following shloka and rest there awhile before we move away.

    महाबलि मुखाः सर्वे शिवाज्ञा परिपालकाः ।
    मया संप्रार्थिता यूयं वर्तध्वं शिवसन्निधौ ॥

    mahAbali mukhAH sarve shivAj~jA paripAlakAH |
    mayA saMprArthitA yUyaM vartadhvaM shivasannidhau ||


    "O Shivabhaktas such as MahAbali who await Shiva's orders! Please accede to my request and you all stay here in the presence of Shiva."

    Reciting this shloka, one should sit awhile either in the prAkAram (rampart) or outside the temple (but not sit on the steps of the temple entrance) and then move away from the temple.

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    Receiving the Alaya tIrtha prasAdam

    The tIrtha prasAdam (divine gift of water) offered in the Vishnu temples and in vaidIka pUjas where the puja is done with a kalasham (filled up pot) should be received with devotion in both hands three times separately and taken three times.

    त्रिः पिबेत् त्रिविधं पापं तस्येहाशु विनश्यति

    triH pibet trividhaM pApaM tasyehAshu vinashyati
    --smRuti kaus-491)

    This smRuti vAkyam says that if we take the tIrtha prasAdam with devotion three times separately and three kinds of sins--kAyikam, vAchikam, mAnasam--done by our body, words and mind will be removed.

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    The many vigrahas in Shiva temples

    Generally, there must be in Shiva temples five kinds of mUrtis (images) either in the linga or vigraha form. These have the names: mUla lingam, somAskanda, chandrasekhara, pradoSha nAyaka, astradeva. Generally, during the times of brahmotsavam (main festival), the mUrti with Muruga (Skanda) sitting in between his parents Shiva and Parvati, which goes on procession is known as somAskanda. Sometimes the mUrti chandrasekhara too comes in procession.

    On the days of pradoSham, the pradoSha nAyaka comes in processiion. After the festival is over, the mUrti that goes to the pond for a bath (tIrthavAri) is called astradeva.

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Direction to face when sitting for a puja

    Generally, when doing puja to the images or portraits of Sri MahAviShNu (PerumAL), Shiva, Salagramam, panchAyatana images, and deities like Murugan (Skanda) and Ganapati, the images or portraits should face the east, and it is best for us to sit facing north and do the puja.

    However, in the worship of women deities such as ThAyAr (Lakshmi) and Amman (Parvati), in accordance with the words

    पूज्य पूजकयोर्मध्ये प्राची दिक् सम्प्रकीर्तिता

    pUjya pUjakayormadhye prAchI dik samprakIrtitA

    the direction east is one that is in between the pUjya (the deites puja is done to) and the pUjaka (one who does the puja), so the direction we face for the puja becomes the east.

    Therefore, it is best to do devi puja to Mahalakshmi, AmbaaL or the tiruviLakku (sacred lamp) puja or do stotra pArAyaNam (reading hymns), sitting directly before and facing the pUjya (deities).

    Thus, when we do puja, if the image, portrait or lamp faces east, we might need to sit facing west, or if they face north, we would sit facing south and do the puja; there is nothing in facing south on such occasions.

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    Why we ring the bell during puja

    Don't we receive the sages and other distinguished elders who come to our home with the sound of mangala vAdya (divine musical instruments)? In the same way, we receive the deities who come to our puja place ringing the bell, and sometimes with song and music.

    Let us look at the mantra we chant while ringing the bell:

    आगमार्थं तु देवानां गमनार्थं तु रक्षसाम् ।
    कुर्वे घण्टारवं तत्र देवता आह्वान लाञ्छनम् ॥

    AgamArthaM tu devAnAM gamanArthaM tu rakShasAm |
    kurve ghaNTAravaM tatra devatA AhvAna lA~jChanam ||


    This mantra says: "I ring the bell which is the mark of receiving divinity, in order to welcome the Devas, and dispel the RakShasas (who stay invisible at the puja places and try to cause hurdles to our worship)."

    swami Chinmayananta says that the chime of the bell accompanied by divine music and the vibrations that they set off, specially in temples, helps drown the cackle of other unnecessary noises, and help us concentrate on the deity, dispelling the dark forces within and without us. (Ref: Hindu Rituals and Routines: Why Do We Follow them? downloadable at http://www.esnips.com/nsdoc/a395dcac...d-544d1a0ceca0)

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    Events when the bell is rung in a puja

    At the start of any puja, the bell should necessarily be rung to welcome the deities. Apart from this, the bell should be sounded on certain other events in a puja.

    snAne dhUpe tathA dIpe naivedye bhUShaNe tathA |
    ghaNTA nAdaM prakurvIta tathA nIrAjane&pi cha ||

    --parashurAma kalpa sUtram

    Thus the bell should be rung necessarily at the times of

    • doing abhiSheka to the deity
    • waving dhUpam (incense)
    • waving dIpam (lamp)
    • doing nivedanam (offering) fruits, cooked rice, etc.
    • adorning the deity with AbharaNa (jewelry, flowers)
    • the karpUra (h)Arati (waving camphor) called nIrAjanam.

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    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    navarAtri pUjA: eight or nine days?

    The Durga NavarAtri festival is celebrated from the Asvayuja/Ashvina shukla prathama (the day after the New Moon Day in Sep/Oct) until the following mahAnavami for nine days, with puja celebrations on each of the nine tithis (lunar days).

    Because of the time change of the ghaTI/ghaTika/nAzhigais (a Hindu time unit of 24 minutes, thus 60 ghaTIs for a day), the number of days the tithis falling on might be less or even more than the usual nine days.

    In those years when the navarAtri tithis comprise a period of eight days, the navarAtri pUjA celebrations should be conducted for two tithis on the day of tithi dvayam (two tithis), thus totalling up to nine days.

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    kanyA pUjA during the navarAtri festival

    One of the rituals that quickly obtains the divine grace of AmbaaL is to do puja to the kanyA (women) children, considering them as BAla TripuraSundari AmbaaL, and making those children happy thereby.

    The female children made to don the role of AmbaaL is usually between two and eleven years of age, since a child under two years of age would not know much to feel happy about the decorations of flowers, clothes, jewelry and garlands put on her.

    Importantly, these children might be from any varNa or caste, with differing fruits of the puja done to children from the families of the four varNas.

    brAhmaNIH sarvakAryArthe jayArthe nRupavaMshajAm |
    lAbhArthe vaishya vaMshotthAM sutArthe turIya vaMshajAm
    dAruNe chAntya jAtAnAM pUjayet vidhinA naraH |


    ब्राह्मणीः सर्वकार्यार्थे जयार्थे नृपवंशजाम् ।
    लाभार्थे वैश्य वंशोत्थां सुतार्थे तुरीय वंशजाम्
    दारुणे चान्त्य जातानां पूजयेत् विधिना नरः ।

    By doing puja to women children born in the family of these varNas, one can obtain these fruits:

    • Vedic brahmins who lead a pure life: sarvakArya siddhi--accomplishment of all that is sought;
    • kShatriyas (people in high governmental positions) who guide the people with fair justice: jayArthe--success with all people in life;
    • vaishyas who conduct business with honesty: all wealth and profits;
    • faithful servants: kuTumba vRuddhi - expansion of family with children and grandchildren;
    • dalits: relief from harsh and persisting diseases, long life and prosperity says the Dharma Shastra.

    Therefore in performing the kanyA pUjA there is no necessity to observe the distinctions of varNa and caste.

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    Lighting lamps burning wax

    When doing puja to deities, it is best to put a wick in a lamp and light it using beeswax. This would reduce our ego, remove poverty and avoid bad karmas.

    However, it is not proper according to our Veda Shastras to light lamps burning wax made of fats and chemicals says the book pUjA paddhati. Therefore it is only best to light lamps burning ghee or oil in the pUjA sannidhis.

    *********

    With this we complete the sample solutions and regulations of the Hindu SamskAra as given in the books sandeha nivAraNI authored by Sri Nannilam BrahmashrI Rajagopala GaNapAThigaL. For further reading of this and other books of the author, please check this link in his Website: http://www.vaithikasri.com/publication.htm

    The postings under this thread have been done with a view to share and spread the author's knowledge and guidance and the Hindu Dharma, with absolutely no intention of infringing on his authorial copyright. Members may buy his books and subscribe to his magazine for further guidance.
    Last edited by saidevo; 01 February 2009 at 12:22 AM.
    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Namaste Saideo G and Vajayan G,

    Your posts are very understanding, but I have many questions I think I must know.

    As Saideo G tells about mantra japam, we must need Guru for mantropdesh, and write words etc for japam. But what for hearing impaireds how can they understand the words in voice?

    Is Gayatri chand ok to chat in mind?

    Please tell me soon

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    Namaste Pretnath,

    If by the phrase 'Gayatri chand' you mean the 'gAyatri mantra', then there are two opinions among the Hindu gurus as to who and when can the mantra be chanted: while some gurus say that only the 'dvija's (those who wear the sacred thread) can chant the mantra, and that only during the 'sandhyA vandanam', there are some others who say that the mantra is universal and can be chanted at all times. I usually chant the 'gAyatri mantra' while commuting to shopping, travelling and other times I find such leisure, and have found the mantra to make things go smooth for me.

    While a guru is necessary for 'mantropadesham', there are certain popular matras that can be chanted or meditated upon by everyone at all times. Please note that the correct pronunciation with proper intonation is a must for chanting Samskrta mantras. Some popular mantras are:

    aum shrI gaNeshAya namaH |
    aum vakratuNDAya namaH |
    aum mahA gaNapataye namaH |
    aum gam gaNapataye namaH |

    aum namaH shivAya |

    aum namo nArAyaNA |
    aum namo bhagavate vAsudevAya |
    aum shrI kRuShNAya namaH |

    shrIrAm jayarAm jayajayarAM |

    aum shrI durgAyai namaH |
    aum shrI mahAlakShmiyai namaH |
    aum shrI sarasvatyai namaH |

    hare rAma hare rAma | rAma rAma hare hare ||
    hare kRuShNa hare kRuShNa | kRuShNa kRuShNa hare hare ||

    aum shrI hanumate namaH |

    aum soham |
    aum tat tvam asi |
    aum aham brahmAsmi |

    ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः ।
    ॐ वक्रतुण्डाय नमः ।
    ॐ महा गणपतये नमः ।
    ॐ गम् गणपतये नमः ।
    ॐ नमः शिवाय ।
    ॐ नमो नारायणा ।
    ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ।
    ॐ श्री कृष्णाय नमः ।
    श्रीराम् जयराम् जयजयरां ।
    ॐ श्री दुर्गायै नमः ।
    ॐ श्री महालक्ष्मियै नमः ।
    ॐ श्री सरस्वत्यै नमः ।
    हरे राम हरे राम । राम राम हरे हरे ॥
    हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण । कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ॥
    ॐ श्री हनुमते नमः ।
    ॐ सोहम् ।
    ॐ तत् त्वम् असि ।
    ॐ अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि ।

    A popular mantra for 'likhita japam' (chanting by writing) is: shrI rAmajayam
    रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
    ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥

    To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.

    --viShNu purANam

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    Namaste Saideo G,

    Thanks for telling me so much, but I still have some questionsrefered to Handicaps
    I have written in the forum-new to sanatan dharm, thread- handicap options, please answer them you can put your answer in this thread also

    Thanks

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