Guest guest Posted October 18, 2006 Report Share Posted October 18, 2006 Kali puja class day 8 Pages 72-80 Dear All, Hopefully you have all had a chance to look over the establishment of the pot and prana pratishtha. After the pot has been established we recite the Adya Stotram. Page 72-77 Adya Stotram The Song of the Foremost Recite the Adya Strotam (Please read through the English.) If you don't have alot of time, this is a good stotram to recite. This stotram describes the different forms of Kali as well as the many benefits of reciting it. Page 78-Visesarghya (establishment of the conch shell offering) Remember that an arghya is an object of value which conveys the sincerity of our devotion. The establishment of the conch shell is done in the same way as the establishment of the samanyarghya(the ordinary water on pages 41-44 of the Kali puja book) Shree Maa and Swamiji establish their conch shell on the left side of the altar and the samanyarghya is established on the right side of the altar. The pot can be established in the middle of the altar. 1. Draw a dot(bindu) - one point of creation 2. Draw a triangle-all of the threes 3. Draw a circle around the triangle-circle of creation 4. Draw a square- 4 aspirations of life-dharma, kama, artha, moksha 5. Place 4 grains of rice on the yantra and recite the four mantras: om adharasaktaye namah, om kurmmaya namah, om anantaya namah, on prthivyai namah. 6. Place the conch shell on top of the bindu in the center of the yantra while saying "PHAT". NOTE: The conch shell sits in a special holder which is situated about one inch above the altar. 7.Fill the conch shell with water while chanting the mantra: om gange ca jamune...... 8. Offer tulsi leaves(fresh basil or dried) into the water and recite tulsi mantra 9. Offer three flowers into the water pot with the mantras to the sun, moon and fire. (you can use whole flowers or petals.) 10. Offer one whole flower when you say : ete gandhapushpe HUM Swamiji offers one bigger flower for this mantra. Usually it is a special flower different from the others which are carnations. At the end of the day after the evening arati, we use this special flower from the conch shell and sprinkle water from it on top of everyone's head and say"Om shanti." 11. Wave hands in matsya, dhenu and ankush mudras while chanting the mantra: om gange ca jamune...... (See pictures of hand mudras in back of the Kali Puja book pages 257-259 12. Sprinkle water over all the articles to be offered, then throw some drops of water over your shoulder while repeating the mantra: "amritam kuru swaahaa" This ends Kali puja class day 8. Thanks for your interest. Good luck to you all. Please don't hesitate to ask questions. Om kring kalyai namah! --- sara swati <parv108 > wrote: > Kali puja class Day 7- pages 61-71 Prana > Pratishtha > (establishment of life) > > Dear All, > I hope you have all had a chance to look over > the > establishment of the pot. Now we will put our prana > or life force into the pot. > > Page 61 > Sthiri karana(establishment of stillness) > Sthiri karana is the cause of stilness. We say to > Her > "Please don't move so long as I worship you. > > Recite the mantra. (om sarvatiirthamayam > vaari.......) > > Lelihana mudra(sticking out, pointing baby finger) > Place thumb of right hand on space at base of ring > finger. Fold fingers over and stick out your baby > finger and point it towards the pot. Then recite > the > mantra: > staam sthiim sthiro......... > > We are praying to our pot of consciousness to be > still in the gross body, the subtle body and the > causal body. The pot is the perfect reflection of > what > is going on inside us. If the consciousness in the > pot > is not still then how can I be still? > > Page 62-63 > prana pratishtha (establishment of life) > > Now we are going to add life to our pot. > > Take a flower and as you recite the mantra you will > bring the flower towards your heart. > When you finish the mantra you will blow your prana > onto the pot. > > There are four offerings of prana here. You will > repeat this action 4 times using the same flower. > Each > time you bring the flower to your heart, then blow > on > the coconut. After the fourth offering you will give > that flower to the base or feet of the pot. > > 1. om am aam hriim......prana iha pranah (blow > prana) > The mantra says: You are the life of this life > > 2. om am aam hriim.....jiva iha sthitah (blow prana) > The mantra says: You are situated in this life or > individual consciousness. > > 3. om am aam hriim......sarevendriyani (blow prana) > The mantra says: You are all of these organs of > action > and knowledge > > 4. om am aam hriim......vaag manastvakcaksuh strotra > ghraana ihaagatya sukham ciram tisthantu (blow prana > and give flower) > > The mantra says: You are all these vibrations, mind, > sound, eyes, ears, tongue, nose and life force. > Bring > forth infinite peace and establish it forever. I am > One with God! > > Pages 64-66 > Establishment of Kali's bij mantra in hands and body > Follow directions in the puja book. > > page 66 > Establishment of bij mantras in various parts of the > body > Use tattwa mudra (thumb touches space at the base of > ring finger.) > > Page 67 Japa > Recite Kali's mantra 108 times > > Prana pratistha sukta > (Hymm of the establishment of life) > > Now you will recite or sing these mantras to your > Kailash or pot. Swamiji says that anytime you give > life to a deity, the fire, a pot, you can recite > this > hymm. > > Remember that our smiling coconut is a form of > divinity that we made manifest. It is a container of > our love and devotion and within this pot everything > is contained. The very presence of our pot smiling > at us, is a reminder of divinity and it serves to > inspire us towards greater love and devotion. > > One part of the hymm says: "Within you are all the > pilgrimage places. All the Gods are situated within > you. All existence is established within you. All > life > is established within you." > > So we do not have to go anywhere. As Swamiji said: > Just sit with your Kailash. Be in the presence of > God > made manifest." > > Everybody, enjoy your Deity!! > > Thus ends Day 7 of the Kali puja class. > Om Kring Kalyai Namah! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- sara swati <parv108 > wrote: > > > Kali Puja class-Day 6 Establishment of the pot > > (Kailasha Stapana) > > > > Dear All, > > > > First a few notes: > > To Kalachandra: Please read through day 6 and see > if > > your questions are answered. > > To Muktimaa: Thanks for the inspiring photo of > your > > first Kali pot. Hopefully others will also share > > their > > first pot. > > To Kumari: Thanks so much for that awe inspiring > > post > > of Sri Ramakrishna's vision of Mother Kali.It > > reminded > > me that it was through Sri Ramakrishna's out of > this > > world love and devotion to Mother Kali that I > first > > came to know of Kali. Does anyone else out there > > want to share how they first came to know of Kali? > > > Jai Sri Ramakrishna!!!!!!!!!!(10 exclamations for > > the 10 heads of Kali. She sees in all 10 > directions. > > She is everywhere.) > > > > Now, the moment you have all been waiting for: > > THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POT!!!! (Drum roll > please, > > Nanda!) > > > > We will focus on pages 45-61 in the Kali puja > book > > by > > Swami Satyananda > > > > The goal is that you will be able to do Kali puja > > and > > establish your own coconut at home on Kali Puja > > night. > > You will also be able to establish any pot for any > > deity as well by changing a few bij mantras > > depending > > on the deity you are worshipping. > > > > Page: 45 > > Recite Kali Gayatri. > > Remember each deity has it's own gayatri mantra. > The > > cosmic puja contains the gayatri for many deities. > > > > Page 45-48 > > Recite Kali's dhyanam or meditation. > > Each deity also has its own meditation. (See > Cosmic > > Puja book,) > > > > Pages 48-61 > > The establishment of the pot is called Kailasha > > Stapana > > Swamiji recently completed an excellent video on > > establishing the pot. Please watch this video if > > you > > are able to: > === message truncated === Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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