Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Pranams Prof V.Krishnamurthyji wrote in last mail DPDS -- 57 that : " Goddess Mahalakshmi permanently resides in five places. A lotus, the frontal head portion of an elephant, the hind part of a cow, the spine on the back of a bilwa leaf, and the sImanta of a sumangali." I would like to add some more information on what I have heard from a discourse of a well read Mahaan on this topic. In all these places like the sImanta of a sumangali , mastak of an elephant , the back portion of cow etc , one need not do Avahanam of Mahalaksmi and the devotee can directly do the Sahasranama Archana or an ashtotra of Mahalaksmi. The Bilwa leaf when placed over the Shiva lingam must always be placed or fall in such a way that the back of the leaf touches the lingam , while doing the Rudra Trishati or other archana to Lord shiva. The place where Mahalakshmi resides in a Lotus flower, is in its central part and therefore one should not separate the petals of the Lotus flower and if at all this lotus is to be used for any archanas, it should be taken as a full flower and not in parts. ( Sastras allow the separation of petals for its use in puja if it is not joined ) What I have noticed specially in Kerala (may be in other places also) , while performing the " Bhagawathi Seva " -- Where Lotus flowers are extensively if not exclusively used , invariably the "central part" ( carpel ) is discarded and only the petals are left to be used. Can Any of our learned members comment on the sastras Vs Practices. Jai Hema Malini Ganapathy --- Vijaya " Jai Bhavani " - - - - " Jai Sri Lalitha Maha Maha Tripura Sundari " " Sarvam Shakti Mayam Jagath " Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 Om Sri Ganeshaya Namaha Devotees while taking hArati, first touch their eyes and later their head, Is it in any way related to the presence of Mahalakshmi in the sImanta. With Regards, Srilakshmi Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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