Sri Yantra in the house

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I would add that a Sri Chakra kept in the house should not have writing on

it. This is meant only for a temple. If one has writing on it you can burry

it in the front yard with the inner trikona facing the house, or keep it

completely covered. Say under a cloth - under a murti of Amma.

Of course if you were keeping a Sri Chakra in the house with out doing puja,

it wouldn't hurt to at least chant the Sri Suktam in front of it on Friday

mornings and Poornami nights. You could even spoon some milk with each

sloka. Very minimal stuff but better than nothing at all.

 

Colin

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namaste Colin:

 

 

, "Colin" <colin@s...> wrote:

>

> I would add that a Sri Chakra kept in the house should not have

writing on

> it. This is meant only for a temple. If one has writing on it you

can burry

> it in the front yard with the inner trikona facing the house, or

keep it

> completely covered. Say under a cloth - under a murti of Amma.

 

Can you tell me the basis for the above statement. I would like to

learn.

> Of course if you were keeping a Sri Chakra in the house with out

doing puja,

> it wouldn't hurt to at least chant the Sri Suktam in front of it on

Friday

> mornings and Poornami nights. You could even spoon some milk with

each

> sloka. Very minimal stuff but better than nothing at all.

 

Not always. Sometimes doing nothing is better than doing something

incorrect. Take for instance your suggestion, according to the

tradition only male dvija-s (twice born) who are initiated to

upanayana and who taught by a guru to chant correctly according to

svara-s can say shrii suuktam. This is not withstanding the fact the

shriisuktam is traditionally considered to be addressed to

mahalaaxmi**. However, there is specific form of shrii chakram for

mahaalaxmi, but the normal shrii chakram is representation of shiva-

shakti (see lalita trishatii -- phala shruti). On the contrary one

may be better chanting works like umAmaheshvara stotram or

ardhanaariishvara stotram ( both are works of shankara).

 

Besides. whatever one eats, one should think that as an gift from

shiva-dampati. Whenever I offer naivedya to shiva-dampati -- I always

add "this offering yours, this act of offering is yours, and I am

yours -- what I can offer to you that is not yours except my

ahankaara. Which I want get rid of, but unable to do so. Kindly take

it away from me".

 

My 2c.

 

Ravi

 

 

 

** there is a shiva-vishishhTaadvaita interpretation of shrii suuktam

as being addressed to gauri.

 

> Colin