Rituals for Daily Use

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Ritual with eighteen elements: It consists of Asan (seat), Swagat (greetings),

Padya (water for washing feet), Arghya (rice, flowers and water), Achamaneeya

(water for rinsing mouth), Snan (water for bathing), Vastra (clothes),

Yagyopavit (sacred string to wear), Bhushan (jewels), Gandh (sandal paste),

Pushpa (flowers), Dhoop (incense), Deep (flame of lamp), Naivedya (food),

Darpan (mirror), Matya, Anulepan (sandal paste to apply on body), Namaskar

(prayer).

 

Ritual with sixteen elements: It consists of Padya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Snan,

Vastra, Bhushan, Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya, Achamaneeya (again),

Tambool (cardamom and clove with a paan leaf), Stav paath (prayer), Tarpan,

Namaskar.

 

Ritual with Ten elements: Padya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Madhupark (honey, ghee,

milk and curd), Achamaneeya (once more), Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya.

 

Ritual with five elements: Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya.

 

These rituals are easy to perform and work for everyone irrespective of religion

or god. Take showers and sit facing east or north on a woolen mat wearing clean

clothes and place something, that symbolizes the deity, on a small wooden table

in front of you. Apply a small spot of sandal, turmaric or kumkum paste on your

forehead. Pick one of the rituals and offer the elements in the given order to

the deity. If you don't have (or don't wish to offer) one or more elements,

simply assume that you have offered that element. To offer seat, place some

rice in front of the deity. To offer water, sprincle a few drops with a leaf.

To offer clothes, place some cotton in front of the deity. To offer sandal

paste, apply some on the deity's forehead. To offer dhoop and deep, burn 3

incense sticks and light a lamp.

May God bless you all with perfect health and happiness.

 

Ashish...