Dharma Sindhu and Nirnaya Sindhu, Sanskrit texts of festive rituals and dharma shastras says morning of holi should be spent joyfully by playing with cows and calves; Holika dahan should be performed after evening.
Having constructed a platform hallowed with ‘Go Maya’ (cow dung) one should arrange a stack of sticks with Agni and perform Holika Puja with the ‘Sankalpa’ and ‘Aavaahana’ of
“Sakutumbasya mama Dhundhaa Rakshasi preetyartham tatpeedaa parihaa –raartham Holikaa pujanam karishye/ —Asmaadbhirbhayasantrastaih krutaatwam Holikeyatah, Atastwaam Pujayishyaami bhutabhuti pradaabhava!” (As were afraid of you Holika Devi! we seek your compassion and thus are resorting to shodashopachaaraas to you. Do kindly show us fearlessness and prosperity!)
The mantras addressing Holika Devi state that the ten days from Panchami and Purnima are quite propitious and during these days even stealing of ‘Indhana’ or fire-wood ignored to celebrate Holi fire on the Purnima Day when throwing of water, smearing on other’s faces with colours and using of indecent language etc., are ignored as gestures of friendship especially with neighbours and friendship circles; there would be group singing, dances and exravaganza of merriment all through the day and night. This is how the Raakshasi Holika would be satisfied.
Next morning, a Chandaala is touched before taking bath and after carrying out nitya karmaas, Holika Devi be greeted and take up one’s own duties so that the year ahead would be devoid of diseases, difficulties and mental problems.(wiki).
An Indian child reacts as colored powder is smeared on her hair during Holi festival in Chennai, India, on March 27, 2013. Holi, the Hindu festival of colors that also marks the advent of spring, is being celebrated across the country Wednesday. (AP Photo/Arun Sankar K)Indian Hindu devotees throw colored powder at the Radha Rani temple during the Lathmar Holi festival in Barsana, on March 21, 2013. Lathmar Holi is a local celebration, but it takes place well before the national Holi day on March 27. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)A Hindu devotee, face smeared with colored powder, leaves the Banke Bihari temple during Holi celebrations in Vrindavan, India, on March 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Hindu devotees play with color during Holi celebrations at the Banke Bihari temple on March 27, 2013 in Vrindavan, India. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty ImagesIndian revelers cover each other with colored powder look on during Holi festival celebrations in Siliguri, on March 27, 2013. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Procedure for performing Vigneswara/Ganesa Puja.
Ganesh Chaturthi falls on the 5th of September,2016.
Madhyahna Ganesha Puja Time = 11:04 to 13:31
Duration = 2 Hours 26 Mins
On 4th, Time to Avoid Moon Sighting = 18:54 to 20:34
Duration = 1 Hour 39 Mins
On 5th, Time to Avoid Moon Sighting = 09:06 to 21:14
Duration = 12 Hours 7 Mins
Chaturthi Tithi Begins = 18:54 on 4/Sep/2016
Chaturthi Tithi Ends = 21:09 on 5/Sep/2016
Lord Ganesh
This is to be performed before any Puja.
( Detailed Pooja has, as its part, Angannysa, KaranyasaAnga Pooja,,Prana Prathistta in deatil,Pathra Pooja, Dhoorvayukama Pooja,Pooja by differnt Flowers.What is provided here is the essential Pooja that would meet with the requirements of Vinayaka Chaturthi)
Check the Name of the Year, Day, and Nakshatra before continuing woth the Pooja)
Puja Items:
Lord Ganesha’s moorti (or a big framed photo)-Preferable to have an idol made out of Turmeric powder(add water in small quantity so as to make it a dough and pliable and shape in the from of Vinayaka)
Plantain leaf (if available or a plate) and rice for installing Lord’s Turmeric prateema.
One plate (preferably a metallic one) and some rice (2-3 cups)
Ghantaa (bell)
Two coconuts or bananas
Betel leaves, supaari (betel nuts).
Haldi, kumkum, akshata, flowers, garlands.
Panchaamrita (honey, milk, ghee, curds, sugar – all in one cup).
2 small lamps with ghee and a cotton wick.
Agarbatti (and no camphor) and a match-box.
Small cups and a spoon, preferably metallic.(Preferable to Have Pancha Patra).
Some money for Dakshina (Offering) to Lord Ganesha.(one “Five Rupee Coin will do).
Sweets and other items for Naivedya.
Before doing pooja, keep the surroundings clean and nice.
Be yourself clean, neat and tidy and follow the instructions.
Wear Vibhuti mixed with Water on your Forehead.
1) Sit comfortably, fold your hands in namaste. Close your eyes, take a deep breath and chant OM slowly three times.
Sound the bell for five seconds.
2) Chant the following prayers:
Pray Lord Ganesha.
vakratuNDa mahaakaaya soorya koTi samaprabha |
nirvighnam kuru me deva sarva kaaryeShu sarvadaa ||
O, God Ganesha, you are as bright as ten million Suns.
I pray to you please remove all obstacles from my path.
Pray Goddess Saraswati
saraswati namastubhyam varade kaamaroopiNi |
poojaarambham karishyaami siddhir bhavatu me sadaa ||
Goddess Saraswati, my salutations to you. I am starting the pooja, please bless me with success
.
Prayers to Guru (our teacher)
gurur brahmaa gurur viShNuH gurur devo maheshwaraH |
guruH saakshaat parabrahma tasmai shri gurave namaH ||
The teacher is the embodiment of the trinity – Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva. To that Guru who is none
other than the God Himself, I salute.
Chant ‘sahana vavatu’
OM sahanaa vavatu | sahanau bhunaktu
Saha veeryam karavaavahai ||
Tejaswi-naa-vadheetamastu maa vidvishaavahai |
OM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH ||
OM. May we protect each other. May we eat together, may we study
together, and may we achieve together. May there not be any animosity
amongst us. May there be peace, peace and peace.
3) Make a resolve to perform the pooja.
Perform Achamana-Achyutaaya namah…..Onm Bhooh.(Detailed Sankalpa -Follow the Link at the end of this post).
mama upaatta durita kshaya dwaaraa shree-parameshwara preeti
artham sarva abhiishTa siddhi artham dhyaana aavaahana aadi
To forsake all my problems and to earn the Supreme Lord’s love, and
for the fulfillment of all my wishes, I shall worship Lord Ganesha by
several means.
4) Meditate upon Lord Ganesha.
shukla-ambara-dharaM viShNuM shashi-varNaM chatur-bhujam|
prasanna-vadanaM dhyaayet sarva-vighnopa-shaantaye ||
I meditate upon Lord Ganesha who is wearing white clothes, bright colored and has four arms. Pleasant faced Lord Ganesha removes all obstacles.
I pray to the lotus feet of elephant headed Lord Ganapati, who is served by one and all, who likes fruits, who is son of Goddess Paarvati and who removes root cause of all miseries.
5) Invite the Lord to come to you to receive your worship.
atra aagachcha jagadwandya suraraaja architeshwara |
anaathanaatha sarvajna gourii garbha samudbhava ||
Shrii-mahaa-gaNa-adhipataye namaH| Aavaahayaami||
I invite you to come here, O Lord Ganesha, saluted by the world, the one worshipped by the king of Gods, lord of all, the all-knower, son of Goddess Gowri.
6) Offer seat to Lord Ganesha.
mouktikaiH puShya raagaishca naanaa ratna viraajitam |
ratna simhaasanam caaru priityartham pratiguhyataam ||
Shrii-mahaa-gaNa-adhipataye namaH| aasanam samarpayaami|
I offer to you, Lord Ganesha, to please you and seat you, all gems studded throne.
Please accept it.
7) Offer Lord Ganesha water, milk and honey.
mahaa-gaNa-adhipataye namaH |
paadayOH paadyam samarpayaami|
I offer water to wash the feet of Lord Ganesha, the leader of all troops.
I offer water to wash the hands of Lord Ganesha, the son of Goddess
Gowri.
anaatha-naathaaya namaH | aacamaniiyam samarpayaami |
I offer drinking water to Lord Ganesha, who is the Lord of all.
gajavaktraaya namaH | madhuparkam samarpayaami |
I offer the traditional mixture of milk and honey to the elephant headed Lord Ganesha.
8) Offer panchamritam (milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar) to Lord Ganesha. Take milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar in small cups.
Use separate cups or mix them all in a cup. Dip a flower in the cup and worship with that flower.
snaanam panchaamritaiH deva grihaaNa gaNa naayaka|
anaatha naatha sarvajna giirvaaNa paripoojita ||
Shrii-mahaa-gaNa-adhipataye namaH|
panchaamrita snaanam samarpayaami||
Oh gaNa naayaka, Lord, God, all-knowledgeable!
Please accept panchaamirta snaanam.
mahaa-gaNapataye namaH| kshiireNa snaapayaami ||
I wash him with milk
mahaa-gaNapataye namaH, dadhnaa snaapayaami |
I wash him with curd
mahaa-gaNapataye namaH, aajyena snaapayaami |
I wash him with ghee
mahaa-gaNapataye namaH, madhum snaapayaami |
I wash him with honey.
mahaa-gaNapataye namaH, sharkarayaam snaapayaami |
( Detailed Pooja has, as its part, Angannysa, Karanyasa,Prana Prathistta in deatil,Pathra Pooja, Dhoorvayukama Pooja,Pooja by differnt Flowers.What is provided here is the essential Pooja that would meet with the requirements of Vinayaka Chaturthi)
Update the Name of the Year, Day, and Nakshatra before continuing with the Pooja. This article was written some time back. The year and some other information may be updated.For general rules for performing pooja, Anganyasa and Karanyasa please google the search term +ramanan50)
Aayanthu Maha Ganapathi Poojaartham Duritha Kshaya Kaarakaa(Sprnikle Pooja Items with water from the kalasam-Sprinkle on your Head as well-The Water in the Kalasam may be Sprinkled using Margosa Leaves in all the rooms except Bathrooms)
Asmin Hartithra Gruhe SumukamMaha Ganapathmi Dhyayami,Aaavahayaami,-take water from Paancha patra and drop one uttarani water ina vessel after each mantra)
Aasanam Samarppayaami, Paathyam Samarppayaami, Arkyam Samarppayaami,Aachamaneeyam Samarppayaami,Snaanam Samarppayaami,Snaanantharam Aachamanam Samarppayaamiyagyopaveedahm samarppayaami(adorn the idol with Yagyabaveeedha),Vastraartham Akshtathaan samarppayaami-Sprinkle Akshatai on the Bimba-
Upaveethaarthaan Akshathaan samarppayaami,Gandhaan Dhaarayaami-apply sandawood paste to bimba
Hairhtra Choornam Samarppayaami-apply Kumkuma
Akshathaan Samarppayaami-Sprinkle Akshtatha
Pushppani Poojayaami-start sprinkling loose flowers on the Bimba.
Om Sumukaaya namaha
Eka Thanthaaya namah
Kaplilaaya Namaha
Gajakarnakaaya namah
Lambodhraaya namaha
Vikataaya namah
Vigna Raajajaaya Namah
Ganaadhipaaya Namah
Dhoomaketave namah
Ganaathyakshyaa namah
Balachandraaya namah
Gajaananaaya namh
Vakrathundaaya namah
Chhorppa karnaaya namah
Herambaaya namaha
Skandapoorvajaaya namah
Maha Ganapathaye namah
Now , Play this Link and continue the Pooja with Pushpam.
You might check their Publication Agasthya Vijayam.
Sage Sathyaseela was ,because of his vow to speak the Truth at all times, became responsible for the death of a cow.
He was reborn as Sage Sajjana for the sin of being the cause the cow’s death, when he had his hands cut off for no fault of his own.
In the next birth he was accorded the greatest benevolence by Lord Vittala through the King
This happened in the Vishupathi Punyakala.
In another instance Lord Brahma, presuming that Lord Krishna was entwined in Maya because of his proximity to Gopikaas thus forgetting he was The Lord,(to remind the Lord He was The Lord) hid the Gopikaas and the Cows only to find that the Creation was going on as usual from Lord Krishna’s Flute when he started playing it.
This yet another instance of Lord Krishna performing Nishkaamya karma.
For more information on this subject please refer Agasthya Vijayam of march 1994 and may 1994 or check the Link provided above.
The traditional way of Hindus praying/ prostrating before Gods is different from the way one does to Lord Ganesa.
Lord Ganesa.
In this process,one holds the Right year by the Left hand and the left by The Right.
Standing on the toes of the feet, one has to go down till the calves and the back of the thighs touch each other.
Then, one has to rise straight and repeat the process.
This Religious practice followed by the Hindus is found to be most useful in increasing the electrical activity of the Brain and enhances Brain Health.
This is named as Super Brain Yoga.
Watch the Video.
There is a Legend narrated by Kanchi Periyavar in ‘Deivathin Kural’ part -1.
(The Sudarshana Chakra (Sanskrit: सुदर्शन चक्र) is a spinning, disk-like super weapon with 108 serrated edges used by Lord Vishnu. The Sudarshana Chakra is portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds a Shankha (a conch shell) in his left rear hand, a Gada(mace) in his right fore hand, and a Padma (lotus) in his left fore hand.
Unable to retrieve,Lord Vishnu made a prank of holding his ears with his four ears , sat and stood again.
The child laughed heartily and and the Sudarsana Chakra came out.
Lord Vishnu then declared that those who do the same before Lord Ganesa shall receive His and Lord Ganesh‘s Blessings.( I have marked as Ganesh here to enable Readers to go to Wikipedia)
‘Thorpi’ in Sanskrit means hands, ”karanam’ means ‘ears’.
That this practice is not initiated by Man is explained by Paramacharya.
In Sanskrit there are three categories to indicate numbers in Grammar,as againt two in other languages.
We have Singular and Plural in English;’ஒருமை , பன்மை ‘ in Tamil.
Singular indicates one, whereas Plural denotes more than one.
As Lord Vishnu has four hands The Acharya concludes that this Thoppukaranam practice was started by Lord Vishu and not by Man as Human’s have only two hands.
Dr. Paul Nogier MD, a neurologist, spent 20 years from 1950 to about 1970 doing medical research. He rediscovered that the ears correspond to the whole body. The ear corresponds to an inverted fetus curled in the womb. The ear lobe corresponds to the head [ref: Nogier, Dr. Paul M. F., Handbook to Auriculotherapy, (France, 1981)]. The correspondence of the ear to the whole body was already recognized by the ancient Chinese acupuncturists and also to the great rishis (teachers) in India, who developed a technique to increase people’s intelligence. Now we know it worked because it was based on the principle of ear acupuncture.
THE ENERGY BODY
Clairvoyants, with the use of their psychic faculties, have observed that the physical body is surrounded and interpenetrated by a luminous energy body, which resembles the visible physical body. Clairvoyants call this the etheric double or etheric body. The “energy body” as they called it was first photographed by Russian scientists Semyon Davidovich Kirlian and his wife in 1939. With the aid of Kirlian photography, they observed, studied and photographed small bioplasmic articles* like the “light” or bioplasmic energy of the fingers, leaves, etc. It is through this energy body that prana or vital life energy is absorbed and distributed throughout the whole physical body [ref: Master Choa Kok Sui, Miracles Through Pranic Healing, (Phil, 1987), 5]
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