MANASIC PUJA- INTERNAL WORSHIP- TANTRIC RITUAL

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dear members, i came across this lovely sanskrit hymn whikle surfing

on the net last night and i loved it so much that i wanted to share

this with you all.

 

i hope you will enjoy reading it as mucgh as i did...

 

 

Hritpadmaasanam dadyaat sahasraaracyutaamritaih /

 

Paadyam caranayordadyaanmanasaarghyam nivedayet //

 

Tenaamritenaacamanam snaaniiyamapi kalpayet /

 

Aakaashatattvam vasanam gandham tu gandhatattvakam //

 

Cittam prakalpayet puspam dhuupam praanaan prakalpayet /

 

Tejastattvam ca diipaarthe naivedyam ca sudhaambudhim //

 

Anaahatadhvanim ghantaam vaayutattvam ca caamaram /

 

Nrityamindriyakarmaani caañcalyam manasastathaa //

 

Puspam naanaavidham dadyaadaatmano bhaavasiddhaye /

 

Amaayaamanahankaaramaraagamamadam tathaa //

 

Amohakamadambham ca advesaaksobhake tathaa /

 

Amaatsaryamalobham ca dashapuspam prakiirtitam //

 

Ahimsaa paramam puspamindriyanigraham /

 

Dayaaksamaajñaanapuspam pañcapuspam tatah param //

 

Iti pañcadashairpuspairbhaavapuspaih prapuujayet //

 

He gives his heart (hrít) lotus (padma) as the seat (aasanam), and

the water for washing (paadyam) the feet (caranayoh) in the form of

the nectars (amritaih) flowing from Sahasraara --the supreme Cakrá

placed at the crown of the head-- (sahasraara). He presents the

offering --lit. water offered to a guest-- (arghyam) in the form of

(his) mind (manasaa).

 

He also prepares the water to be sipped from the palm of the hand --

a purificatory ceremony that is performed before any ritual or meal--

(aacamanam) (as well as) the water to be used in ablutions

(snaaniiyam) by means of that very nectar (amritena). He gives the

principle (tattvam) of Aakaashá --ether or space-- (aakaashá) as the

dress (vasanam), and the power of smelling (gandhatattvakam) as the

fragrance. (gandhám).

 

He prepares (his) mind (mánas) as the flower and arranges (his) vital

energies (praanaan) as incense (dhuupam). (He) also (arranges) the

principle (tattvam) of Téjas --fire-- (téjas) for it to act as the

lamp (diipa), and the ocean (ambudhim) of nectar (sudhaa) as the

offering of food (naivedyam).

 

He prepares the Anaahata (anaahata) sound --which keeps sounding

constantly in the heart lotus-- (dhvanim) as the bell (ghantaam),

and the principle (tattvam) of Vaayú --air-- (vaayú) as the fly-

whisk made of tail of Yak (caamaram). (He offers) the actions

(karmaani) of the senses (indriyá) as well as the unsteadiness

(caañcalyam) of mind (manasah) as dance (nrityam).

 

For realizing (siddhaye) the state (bhaavá) of the Self (aatmanah),

he gives flower(s) (puspam) of various sorts : absence of delusion

(amaayaam), nonegotism (anahankaaram), dispassion and detachment

(araagam) as well as ) absence of arrogance (amadam);...

 

absence of both bewilderment (amohakam) and (ca) deceit (adambham),

as well as nonmalevolence (advesa) and freedom from agitation

(aksobhake); absence of envy (amaatsaryam) and liberty from

covetousness (alobham)" --(these virtues) are named ) the ten

flowers (púspam)--.

 

The supreme (paramám) flower(s) known as Áhimsaa --nonviolence and

harmlessness-- (áhimsaa) and subjugation (nigraham) of the senses

(indriyá) (along with) the flower(s) (púspam) (known as) compassion

(dayaa), patience (ksamaa) and knowledge (jñaana), (are) therefore

the highest five (pañca) flowers . Thus (iti), through (these)

fifteen (pañcadashaih) flowers (puspaih), (which are actually

fifteen) flowers (puspaih) formed from feelings (bhaavá), he performs

the worship .

 

The saadhaka or practitioner uses every object in the ritual as

representative of a virtue, state and so on. This is a common feature

in Tantricism.

 

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jai gurudeva!!

jai mahakali!!!