Guest guest Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 dear devotees, I have always wondered about this too! why Ashtami and Navami (8th and 9th ) days of the lunar fortnight are considered inauspicious ! It was during ASHTAMI, Lord Krishna was born . ( 8th day of the dark half). Ramachadnra bhagwan was also born on the ninth day of the white half of the lunar fortnight .... but the temple priest told me that it was o.k. to perform pujas to lord krishna on these rwo days... as far as dashami is concerned, he said no pujas are recommended... i remember when we were growing up , grandma forbade us from using the word "patthu" meaning tenth in tamizh for on the 10th day all "anthayeshti" is performed ( funeral rites).... but by the same token, it is on the 10th day , a child's nama-sanskar is also performed.... my feelings on all this is there is no such thing as auspicious or inauspicious time for worshipping God/ess ? i may be wrong- smiles! Hari AUM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Yes Raviji! you are absolutely correct... there are vedic injunctions and also strict instructions (vidhis , niyamas. anushantanams etc) in following tantric rites and rituals .... in fact, if i am not mistaken, the hgayatri mantra cannot be recited after a certain time in the evening , am i right? my tantrik gurudeva also told me that i cannot meditate on the bija akshara he gave me anytime or any place ... he specifically instructed me on how i should meditate hari aum ! , "M. S. Ravisankar" <ravi@a...> wrote: > > > > > my feelings on all this is there is no such thing as auspicious or > > inauspicious time for worshipping God/ess ? i may be wrong- smiles! > > > namaste > > Your view has to be qualified. You are correct as long as you are referring > to informal worship, such as a mAnasa puuja or having conversation/prayer > mentally with God. This can be done anywhere and at anytime, your space-time > coordinates does not matter. > > However, formal puuja and rituals demand specific days and/or times. These > requirements are specfic to each of them, and the relevant puraaNa- s and > dharma shaastra-s explain that. One has to make distinction on that. > Depending on special cases such as asaucha, some should not be done, even if > the time and place is appropriate. This matters to even simple things like > lighting a lamp in the altar. Hence, it is best to consult elders in one's > family and other knowledgeable people, before embarking on anything formal. > > My 2c. > > Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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