Rudraksha Puja

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Dear Rudra Joe:

 

Thank you for sharing this amazing and wonderful puja with us as well as all

of the work you put into it.

 

Om Namah Shivaya !

Kanti

PS Your website is fun

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I have already, perhaps you can get the update? Thanks

-

John Tan

Friday, August 23, 2002 7:58 AM

Re: Rudraksha Puja

 

 

This is great, Kirk. Hope you update this puja at your

web site.

 

John

 

--- Kirk <kirk_bernhardt wrote:

> Begin with benediction:

>

> Place spoonfull of water on head, repeat:

>

> Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarva Vastan Gatopi Va Yah

> Smaret Pundari Kaksham Sa Bahya Bhyantarah Shuchih

>

> (In parenthesis=translation=do not repeat)

>

> (May all things unholy become holy,

> may all lower tendencies depart,

> just as soon as we transcend

> may within and without be purified!)

>

> Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha (I bow to guru)

> Om Sri Ganeshaya Namaha (I bow to Ganesha)

> Om Sri Kula Devatabhyo Namaha (I bow to the family

> deity)

> Om Sri Ishta Devatabhyo Namaha (I bow to my

> personal deity)

> Om Sri Mata Pitribhyam Namaha (I bow to my parents)

>

> Sip water after each mantra:

>

> Om Sri Keshavaya Swaha

> Om Sri Narayana Swaha

> Om Sri Madhavaya Swaha

>

> Pour one spoon of water on ground:

>

> Om Sri Govindaya Namaha

>

> Repeat:

>

> Om Pranavasya Parabrahma Rishihi Paramatma Devata

> Daivi Gayatri Chandaha

> Pranayamae Viniyogaha

>

> Do three short rounds of pranayama breaths.

>

> Chant 3x: (Gayatri)

>

> Om Bhu Om Bhuvaha Om Swaha Om Maha Om Janaha Om

> Tapaha Om Satyam

> Om Tat Savitur Varenyum Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo

> Yonaha Prachodayat

>

> Repeat and touch each after each next mantra, right

> eye, left eye, forehead:

>

> Om Apo Jyothi

> Raso Amtritam

> Brahma Bhu Bhuvaha Swarom

>

> Chant these 5x each and offer uncooked rice to a

> plate before Rudraksha each

> time:

>

> (Mahamritunjaya Mantra with Bijam)

>

> Om Hoom Joom Sah

> Om Bhu Bhuvaha Swaha

> Om Triambakam Yajamahey

> Sungandhim Pushti Vardanam

> Urvar Ukamiva Bandhanan

> Mrityor Muksheeya Mamritat

> Swaha Bhuvaha Bhu Om

> Sah Joom Hoom Om

>

> (Aghora Mantra)

>

> Om Home Aghoray Ghoray Whom Ghortaray Whom

>

> (Vamadeva Mantra)

>

> Om Hreem Shreem Sarvatah Sarwangay Namastay Rudra

> Roopay Whom

>

> Have soapy water in one container and clear water in

> another container,

> place hands over both and say:

>

> Gangecha Yamunachaiva Godavari Saraswatihi Narmadei

> Sindhu Kaveri Jalesmin

> Sunnidhim Kuru

>

> and

>

> Om Namo Narayana (12x)

>

> Chant:

>

> Om Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Snanam Samarpayami

>

> Then pour soapy water onto Rudraksha (They should be

> in a large bowl or Tub)

> and with new soft bristled toothbrush brush beads

> lightly until satisfied

> all the while chanting:

>

> Om Namah Shivaya

>

> Pour water off, then rinse until clean. Place beads

> on plate and read aloud

>

> (Purusha Suktam, Rig Veda, Sukta 90)

>

> The Rishi is Narayana, Devata Purusha, Chhandas

> Anushtub, Last Verse

> Trishtub

>

> Purusha who has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes, a

> thousand feet, invests

> the Earth in all directions, and exceeds it by the

> space of ten fingers

>

> Purusha is all this visible world, all that is, and

> all that will be.

> Purusha also is the Immortal Lord for It mounts

> beyond Its own condition as

> the very food of Life.

>

> Purusha is even greater yet as all beings are just

> one fourth of It, and

> still even the other three fourths abide in heaven.

>

> Three fourths ascended to heaven, the other fourth

> that remains in the world

> proceeds repeatedly diversifying in various forms

> and is all animate and

> inanimate creation.

>

> From It was born Viraj, and from Viraj, Purusha; as

> soon as It was born It

> manifested,and then created the world and everything

> else.

>

> When the Gods performed the sacrifice Purusha was

> the offering, spring was

> the ghee, summer the fuel, autumn the oblation.

>

> The Gods immolated Uncreated Purusha upon the sacred

> grass. With Purusha the

> Sadhyas and Rishis sacrificed.

>

> From That Offering in whom the universe was also

> offered, the curds and

> butter were produced; from them were made the

> animals over whom Vayu

> presides, both the wild and the tame.

>

> From That Offering in whom the universe was also

> offered, the Richas and

> Samans were produced; from them the meters were

> born; from It the Yajush was

> born.

>

> From It was born horses and all animals with two

> rows of teeth; yea, cows

> were born from It, and goats and sheep.

>

> When They immolated Purusha, into how many portions

> did they divide It?

> What was Its mouth called, what Its arms, Its

> thighs, Its feet?

>

> Its mouth became the priest, Its arms became the

> warrior, Its thighs became

> the boss, Its feet became the workers.

>

> Chandra was born from Its mind, Surya from Its eye,

> Indra and Agni from Its

> mouth, Vayu from Its breath.

>

> From Its navel came the sky, from Its head was

> produced the heavens, from

> Its feet came the Earth, the four directions from

> Its ear. They made up the

> World.

>

> Seven were the containers of the sacrifice, twenty

> one logs of fuel were

> used, when the Gods celebrating the yajna bound

> Purusha as the victim.

>

> By sacrifice the Gods worshipped It who is also the

> sacrifice. Those were

> the first duties. Those Great Ones became partakers

> of the heaven where the

> ancient Sadhyas abide.

>

>

> Take a few minutes for silence or to meditate or

> pray. Then chant:

>

> Om Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Pujam Samarpayami

>

> Chant these next mantras and give the offerings or

> give rice to the plate in

> front of Rudrakshas:

>

>

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