Sankalpa for Pooja

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Dear all

 

When we say "meroh dakshiNey parsvay", are we

mentioning the spatial or the temporal coordinates?

 

what is considered as Meru here? Kindly advise.

 

praNAm.

Gopi

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Sorry for reopening this discussion, but I was curious if

modifications were allowed to the sankalpa formula in the

dEShoccaraNa (mention of spatial coordinates) if one were located in

Southeast Asia (i.e. Singapore/Phillipines) or in the Orient (China,

Hong Kong) etc. as the references to bharathakhaNDe relate to India

particularly. Thereby my question is, whether changes should be made

in the formula as to the dvIpa, khaNDe, etc. to cite the proper

orientation of the pUjApAdA(place of worship)?

 

, Ravisankar Mayavaram

<abhayambika@g...> wrote:

> On 9/20/05, Gopi <antarurjas> wrote:

> > Dear all

> >

> > When we say "meroh dakshiNey parsvay", are we

> > mentioning the spatial or the temporal coordinates?

> >

> > what is considered as Meru here? Kindly advise.

>

> meroH daxiNe pArSve means on the south side of meru. All regions on

> earth are on the south side of meru. This is a spatial reference.

> Please see the below link for an explanation why all regions are on

> the south side of meru.

>

> http://www.kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part10/chap8.htm

>

> <begin quote>

> If there is a place above the North Pole it must be Meru where we

have

> our svarga or paradise. Let us imagine that this earth is a lemon. A

> spot on its top is the Meru peak. In relation to that spot any other

> part of the fruit is south. Where can you go from there, east or

west?

> You can go only south. You will learn this if you mark a point on

the

> top of the lemon. For all countries of the earth, for all "varsas",

> north is Meru. "Sarvesamapi varsanam Meruruttaratahsthitah. "

> <end quote>