WORSHIP |
striyo va yadi va sudra brahmanah ksatriyadayah
pujayitva sila cakra labhante sasvatam padam |
Vande-gurun-isha-bhaktan!!! |
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INGREDIENTS |
Ganga jal, panchgavya (It is a mixture of 5
auspicious things cowdung, cow's urine, milk, ghee and curd), fresh tulsi
leaves, kusha grass, pipal leaves, Incense sticks, camphor, sandal paste,
aarti lamp, conch. For offerings take some milk, fruits, flowers, sweet
dish, coconut etc. |
PROCEDURE OF PUJA |
Sit in the
position so that you face East or North East direction. Wash the Shila
with Gangajal using the conch. Wash it with punchgavya, again wash it with
Gangajal. Put some kusha grass in a water tumbler for sprinkling purpose
and sprinkle on the Shila. Place the Shaligram Shila over some pipal
leaves in a plate, Pl put a red or white clean cloth on the plate. Light
the camphor, incense stick and the lamp. Apply little sandle paste over
the Shila. place some fresh tulsi leaves( if leaves are not there pl place
tulasi mala rosary next to the Shaligrama Shila) next to the in front of
the Shila. Rotate the lamp in front of thr Shila in the clockwise
direction. Chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare 9
times Offer some milk, fruits or sweets to the Shila. Offer some money and
then donate all offerings of the Shila to the poor person.
If cowdung
and cow's uine is not available pl leave them and proceed with rest of the
things. |
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During Shalagram Shila puja prayers one should think and
speak to Krishna, and tell Him how you feel unworthy to perform His puja,
and still He has blessed you, and even you are sorry for having so many
personal motives still you know that if one has NO motives (desires) or
has ALL desires, or even if one has desire for liberation, in all cases
one should worship Lord Hari for that attainment. So you are not wrong in
asking the Lord for anything, because if you will ask or not, still, He is
the One to ask. For this meditation you can chant: |
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"Om
akama-sarva-kamo-va moksha-kama-udaradi
tivrena bhakti-yogena yajesha
purusham param." |
| Articles required |
Picture of Lord Ganesh Sri Shalagram Shila
(Gandaki Vajra-kita) Tulasi leaves (patra) ready washed Scented flowers
(pushpa) Water (toya) in a pot Fruit (phala) cut-ready to offer Throne
(singhasan) & stand/table Mat (asan) Incense (dhup) & Holder Fan
(panka) Sandal Wood Oil (chandan) Ganges Water (ganga pani) Lighter (fire)
Small Plate & Glass with fruit & water White Turbinella bathing
conch & stand Small cup for bathing Shalagram Pancha Patra cup &
spoon
Small hand bell (ganti) |
| Preparation |
Prepare all articles on large thali. Place
Thali in front between you and altar. Place articles on thali before you
in this order: Center is bathing dish, lower left is hand bell, upper left
is scented sandal wood oil, upper right is bathing conch on stand
bottom-up, lower right is pancha-patra and spoon. Left side of thali is
lota (pot) with clean water and bowl of flower petals; and on right side
of the thali is a stand with a cloth towel, incense (3 sticks), a hand
fan, and a lighter. |
| Asanam |
After bowing,
take Asan, say "Idam asanam" and place the asan on the floor before the
puja table saying ONBV mantra (Om namo bhagavate
vasudevaya). |
| Seating Direction |
Be seated (face East -
sunrise) |
| Mantra Recitation |
Fold hands, close eyes and
recite:
" Om apavitra-pavitro-va sarva-vastam gato api va yah smaret
pundarikaksham sah bhayabhyantara suchih" |
| Ganga Jal |
Pancha Patra water from previous day should be washed off
and ready with new Ganga jala inside, by putting one drop of Ganga jala
into the empty pancha patra cup and pouring to full with normal clean
drinking water from the pot (lota). This makes all water in the cup as
Ganga-jala. |
| Achmaniyam |
Take a spoon
of water with the left hand and forming the turned up right hand into
mudra with thumb touching middle joint of middle finger, pour water into
right palm… holding water say, "Om Vishnuh" 3 times, then sip the water
from the base of the palm of the hand. Taking another spoon of water with
the left hand rinse off the "juta" right hand (toss old water on the floor
next to you). Repeat two more times. |
| Prayer |
Fold hands and say, "Om tad vishnoh paramam padam sada paishyanti surayah
daviva-chaksur-atatam" |
| Flower to Lord Ganesha |
Take a flower
(petal), offer to picture of Lord Ganesh, and say, "Om Sri Ganeshaya
Namah" 3 times. |
Prayer to Lord Ganesha
and
Goddess Laxmi |
Fold hands, pray to
Lord Ganesha, "Om vakra-tunda maha-kaya-suryakotir sama-prabha nir-vignan
kuru may deva sarva karyeshu sarvada;" continue with the following prayer
to Goddess Lakshmi: Namaste'astu maha-maye sripati sura-pujite
shanka-chakra-gada haste Maha Lakshmi namo' astu'te!!! |
| Pray to Lord
Shalagram |
Pray to Lord
Shalagram (Who is still sitting from previous days puja) with folded hands
say, "Smrite shakala kalyana bhajanam yatra jayate purusham antam ajam
nityam brajami sharanam harim!!!" |
| Sitting place for Shalagram |
Take flower and use petals to make sitting place for Shalagram in bathing
cup. |
| Water into the Conch |
Put flower petal and a Tulasi
leaf in Conch shell and pour pancha-patra water into the conch (in it's
stand). |
| Invoke the Lord |
Invoke the Lord. With folded
hands call Lord Narayana by saying, "Om apani-pado javano-grahita
paishyati-achakshu sah srinoty akarna sah veti vedyam naa cha tasyasti
veta tamahur-agram purusham mahantam." |
| Placing Lord Shalagram |
Using right hand, take the Shila Murti off the throne
and place on top of flower petal in bathing cup. |
| Replace new flower petals |
Then clear off
old flower from throne. Rinse hand again. Replace new flower petals on
throne for sitting. Rinse right hand with Panca patra as described before
using left hand to control the spoon, wash off right hand after each
offering. |
| Bath |
Using right hand, take a spoon of water and
pour a little onto the conch. Replace spoon in pancha patra cup. Say IDAM
SNANIYAM and take the conch shell with right hand and pour the water
slowly on the Shila, while saying, "ONBV" 3 times, replace shell on stand.
Rinse hand again. |
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