Fwd: 64 Upacharas - Dravya Shuddhi

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Satish Arigela <satisharigela wrote:

 

Harsha Ramamurthy wrote:

"Harsha Ramamurthy"

satisharigela

Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:12:17 -0500

64 Upacharas

 

However, if due to constraints factors like time, resource etc., the Sadhaka is

really unable to offer one or more of these Upacharas, by offering Pushpakshata

with devotion, he obtains the same merit as having offered the Upachara

physically.

 

But these days when Dravya Shuddhi is a difficult thing, one should seriously

consider before using things in Srichakrarchana.

 

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In In the Sri Vidya Navavarana Puja, ( SNP ) , I would like to explain how

 

the " Dravya Shuddhi " is taken Care of automatically through the Mantras

itself.

 

While any Devi Devotee doing this Maha Yaga Krama ,would reasonably take care

and ensure to Offer the Best of available materials, flowers, fruits etc to

Mathaji, it may not be Always be possible to Control the quality aspects and

specially in our Mother India.But the Sadhak need not get be unduly concerned

for the reasons discussed and the subject matter of mail.

 

While in an ordinary puja all puja materials - say flowers or fruits are

cleaned washed and offered before the deity directly or in some pujas there

could be a kalasha sthapana only and its water sprinkled on the puja materials .

 

But in SNP before anything is offered to Devi all the items including the

Physical items of the upacharas given to Devi undergoes "TOTAL Purification "

process through POTENT mantras.

 

SNP involves a three stage installation of three distinct Patras Known as "

Patra Sadhana". The first patram is known as Vardhani Kalasam wherein a trikonam

is drawn with Mathsya Mudra and mool Mantra is recited to the three corners of

the Trikona for Adaram or base and on this the Kalasha is kept with water.

 

The Kalasha Puja invokes into the water of Kalasha all the holy rivers, the

Brahmanda, the seven Dweepas, the seven oceans, vedas and vedantas topped by

POTENT - Panchadashi Mantras with Denu Mudra ( Kamadenu ) and the first

purification of all materials is done with this holy water.

 

The Second Patra is known as " Samaanyaargyam Patra" wherein a Shanku is

installed and Kalasha jala is poured into it. But before this Patra is placed,

elaborate procedures are involved in darwaing a yantra and to each of these

corners of yantra, puja is done with mantras followed by adhara puja following

a specific procedure. then finally shanku is kept on it and to this Shanku, puja

is done in a particular order. The agni mandala, Surya mandala and soma mandala

are invoked through mantras. Into the shanku water with the Mudras and Moola

mantra a Divine Charge is created.

 

This water is finally sprinkled TO PURIFY -- all the materials used SNP - Viz

flowers, fruits and other physical materials including th the Atma.

 

The third patram is known as Visheshargya Patram which involves elaborate

installation procedures similar to the earlier one involving yantras,

installation of Adaram,and invoking Surya kala, Soma kala, Brahma Kala,Vishnu

Kala, Rudra kala, Eshwara kala, Sadhashiva kala involving many Mantras , moola

mantras at different stages and Finally a little of this Visheshargyam is

transferred to Kalasa patra and this Kalasha Jalam is ONLY USED FOR ALL

UPACHARAS.

 

Note. These procedures are only outlined for a general understanding ( It is not

in the prescribed order and the aforesaid note is a NON TECHNICAL ONE) .

 

Neivaidhyam or the Final offering to MOTHER -- involves EXTENSIVE PURIFICATION

of the COOKED Materials with Moola mantras ,Vayu Beejam, Agni Beejam,Amrutha

Beejam , Shanku Jalam, Veshshargyam and Vedic Mantras recited before it is

given to Ambaaji with love and affection .

 

this is inspite of the Fact that cooking of Neivaidhyam is done with Achara,

Care and cleanliness.

 

Our Great Maharishies of Sanathana Dharma have recognised the fact that an error

can occur in spite of a deligent care in Dravyas and to mitigate it, the mantric

procedures are prescribed which has the effect of removing errors, pollution of

materials and amounts to TOTAL PURIFICATION of materials offered to the DIVINE

Mother.

 

Therefore I do not agree with the view of the respected writer of mail on Dravya

Suddhi as NO POLLUTION can take palce.

 

Regards

 

ganapathy

 

 

 

 

Ganapathy --- Vijaya

 

" Jai Bhavani "

 

 

 

 

 

 

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