Padyam for guru

[Guest guest]

Hare Krsna!

Dear Vaisnavas and Vaisnavis,

Please accept my humble obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

I would like to ask is it proper do do padyam for a guru with pancamrita?

Your servant

Maha Muni das

[Guest guest]

Pranam,

I've found it in the archives:

Ys Rosa

 

Foot-bathing

Nrsimha Kavaca (das) IDS

25-Sep-94

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Does anyone know if Srila Prabhupada ever gave any instructions on the

procedure for bathing the feet of Vaisnavas. Recently it has been seen that

devotees are doing pancamrta bathing for their spiritual masters. Is it

proper to use the products of our mother for such a purpose. I have heard

that Srila Prabhupada did not approve of this practice but have been unable

to substantiate this.

 

Hari Sauri (Dasa) ACBSP (Alachua, FL)

25-Sep-94

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I never heard Prabhupada object to pancamrta being used for foot bathing of

Vaisnavas. Milk was certainly used many times for bathing Prabhupada's feet

when I was traveling with him. And I would think that mother cow would be

very happy to see her produce being used to honor the Lord's

representatives.

Jayapataka Swami

30-Sep-94

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I never heard that Srila Prabhupada didn't like it but in my zone we only

use pancamrita during vyasapuja celebrations. For guru reception we use

puspajalam (water with flower petals).

Jayapataka Swami

04-Oct-94

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In summary: one could use water and flower petals for receptions of senior

Vaisnavas. This is known as Puspa-jalam. This doesn't make any mess and is

simple and easy.

The idea is that after bathing the feet of a sannyasi, guru or Vaisnava the

water is sprinkled over the head of the family members and those present.

that is mentioned in various places in Srila Prabhupada's books and in other

historical accounts. [To sprinkle pancamrtam over peoples heads and cloths

would require a major cleaning job and overhauling of the cloths.]

For Vyasa-puja celebrations when the guru is worshipped as representative of

vyasa-deva, the literary incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,

if devotees want to ceremonially bath the feet with various auspicious items

like pancamrita it is more reasonable and practical to do it once in the

year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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