Pradosha

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Dear Vinod and List,

 

The Pradosha puja is a very specific and elaborate puja of Lord Shiva, as

written in the Skanda Purana. It is performed on the evening of the trayodashi

and is then followed by the Chaturdashi Shiva vratas. Pradosha is specifically

observed to relieve one from abject poverty and grave danger. It is extremely

beneficial for those who are filled with sorrow, grief and fear. Pradosha has

the fantastic capacity to protect one from the gravest of danger. Even those

who are filled with bad thoughts, are evil, mean and cheats are protected from

danger, if they perform the Pradosha. Pradosha Shiva puja protects one from

enemies, snakes, dangers from mountains, drowning in oceans, affliction from

diseases and imprisonment. It rescues one from death-like poverty and debts

which are as high as mountains. Observing Pradosha regularly gives one wealth,

prosperity, food, children, spouse, luck and luxuries and riches beyond

imagination. Those who do not worship Shiva on Pradosha, are born poor birth

after birth. (Does it have something to do with the fact that trayodashi is

ruled by Jupiter, the Dhana Karaka?)

 

Pradosha can be performed on both pashas. Fast on trayodashi and then three

dandas (I don't know how to translate this) prior to sunset, don white clothes

after bathing. After performing sandhya and japa, start the Pradosha Shiva

puja. The puja is described in great detail, so unless anyone is interested, I

am not writing it down here. It begins with the construction of a mandala, upon

which a lotus has to be drawn with five colours (ashtadala?), agaman, peetha

devata agaman, atma shuddhi, bhuta shuddhi, pranayama with sabindu beeja

mantra, matrika nyasa, matrika dhyana, matrika punardhyana, parama Shiva

dhyana, Guru namaskar on the left and Ganapati namaskar on the right. This is

followed by a huge description of an elaborate Shiva puja.

 

 

Best regards,

 

Sarbani

 

 

vinod kumar

[chamakkam2003 ]Monday, May 26, 2003 12:55 AMTo:

SJC[sJC: Achyuta Gurukul] Ekadasi Vrata

Pranam to all List members

 

I want to know

1.Which Ekadashi Vrata one should keep Sukla Paksha or Krishna Paksha Ekadashi or Both.?

2.Except on Nirjala or Bheem Ekadasi Vrata, Can one drink water on other ekadashi vrata?

3.Any other specific rule, mantras, dos and dont for Ekadashi Vrata?

4.What is Pradosha Vrata?

 

With warm regards

 

 

Vinod

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