[www.ShreeMaa.org]To Parvati- more questions about establishing the pot

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Dear Parvatiji,

 

thank you very much for helping me find a place for the pot. I think

that problem can be solved thanks to your suggestions. I am still

undecided whether to make a Kali murti and a separate altar for the

occasion or add a small platform to the existing altar, or both! Your

advice and beautiful story about Shree Maa making God are very

inspiring!

 

Please allow me to ask some other questions that have presented

themselves:

 

- normally, when I perform Shiva puja, the lingam is the receiver of

the cloth, the mala, the powders etc., so that at the end of the puja

Lord Shiva is nicely dressed and decorated. As I understand, if I were

to include the establishment of a pot in my Shiva Puja, all these

items would be used for the pot. Would the lingam then be the

recipient of the naivedya offerings, or are these to be offered to the

pot as well, which would leave the lingam rather 'underdressed'. If

the lingam is to receive the naivedya offerings, can I include cloth

and garlands in those as well?

 

- should the bracelets and ornaments be new? Could I use beads from

broken necklaces to make ornaments?

 

- would you use a red cloth for Shiva too, or a white one?

 

- in the Kali Puja book, the pranams start on page 247. These are

followed on page 254 by blessings. Are these to be recited as well?

 

- I understand we remove the divine energy using the visarjan mudra.

>From the book, I understand this is to be done with the mantra

'kshamasya'. Am I correct? And is this the mudra where you cross the

hands and turn, so that you end up with your forefingers functioning

as a kind of gripper?

 

thank you very much for your time and consideration,

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

, sara swati <parv108 wrote:

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> Dear Henny,

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> Thanks for your question. We will look forward to

> seeing your pot!

>

> I understand exactly what you mean by having a small

> space. Sounds like you have a great coconut that wants

> to be offered so you should use it. If you can't make

> room for it on the side then one suggestion would be

> to put a small table or some kind of raised platform

> in front of your altar and establish your pot on that.

> Would that work for you? It should not be placed on

> the floor.

>

> I had a similar problem when I established a Kali pot

> on Friday night. There is a small Kali murti in the

> back of where I established my pot.

> After putting the coconut and dressing it up with

> cloth, maalas and flowers, I could no longer see the

> Kali in the back since I had established the pot right

> in front of the Kali murti. I even thought about

> moving the pot a little to the side but decided not to

> move it because the mantra says: Be Still in the gross

> body. Be still in the subtle body. Be still in the

> causal body." But I really wanted to see Kali's face.

> So then I would physically shift my body to the side

> a little in order to see her face. Now I wasn't being

> still either. Finally, Kali gave me the idea to move

> Her altar just a little to the side so I could see Her

> face.

> This was a perfect solution! Now there were 3 smiling

> coconuts!

>

> Good luck! Let us know what you work out.

>

> parvati

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> --- henny_v_i <henny_v_i wrote:

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> > Namaste Parvati,

> >

> > thank you very much for the Kali puja class!

> > Unfortunately, I missed

> > the opportunity to perform Kali puja on Friday, but

> > I am now catching

> > up on the lessons and preparing to establish my

> > first pot, which is

> > very exciting. I have one question, though. My altar

> > space is not very

> > big, and the central place is already occupied by my

> > Shiva lingam. I

> > have acquired a coconut of magnificent proportions,

> > and now I am at a

> > loss where to place my pot. I don't feel comfortable

> > moving Lord Shiva

> > to the side, and there is no room behind or in front

> > of the lingam

> > (placing the pot directly in front of the lingam

> > would make the lingam

> > totally invisible)or anywhere else on my altar

> > because that would mean

> > taking down murtis or photographs that live there.

> > Could I place the

> > pot in front of the altar, on the floor? Or would it

> > be advisable to

> > choose a small pot with a small fruit on top and

> > place it next to the

> > lingam? I would very much appreciate your advice,

> >

> > with love,

> > Henny

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