Guest guest Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 A sadhak performs various rituals to gain something or simply, to become one with god. Some of those rituals take days, weeks, months or even years while some short rituals are performed daily. Commonly used daily rituals have eighteen, sixteen, ten and five elements. Ritual with eighteen elements: It consists of Asan (seat), Swagat (greetings), Padya (water for washing feet), Arghya (rice, flowers and water), Achamaneeya (water for rinsing mouth), Snan (water for bathing), Vastra (clothes), Yagyopavit (sacred string to wear), Bhushan (jewels), Gandh (sandal paste), Pushpa (flowers), Dhoop (incense), Deep (flame of lamp), Naivedya (food), Darpan (mirror), Matya, Anulepan (sandal paste to apply on body), Namaskar (prayer). Ritual with sixteen elements: It consists of Padya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Snan, Vastra, Bhushan, Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya, Achamaneeya (again), Tambool (cardamom and clove with a paan leaf), Stav paath (prayer), Tarpan, Namaskar. Ritual with Ten elements: Padya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Madhupark (honey, ghee, milk and curd), Achamaneeya (once more), Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya. Ritual with five elements: Gandh, Pushpa, Dhoop, Deep, Naivedya. These rituals are easy to perform and work for everyone irrespective of religion or god. Take showers and sit facing east or north on a woolen mat wearing clean clothes and place something, that symbolizes the deity, on a small wooden table in front of you. Apply a small spot of sandal, turmaric or kumkum paste on your forehead. Pick one of the rituals and offer the elements in the given order to the deity. If you don't have (or don't wish to offer) one or more elements, simply assume that you have offered that element. To offer seat, place some rice in front of the deity. To offer water, sprincle a few drops with a leaf. To offer clothes, place some cotton in front of the deity. To offer sandal paste, apply some on the deity's forehead. To offer dhoop and deep, burn 3 incense sticks and light a lamp. May God bless you all with perfect health and happiness. Ashish... narayan_dutt_shrimali mantra_tantra_yantra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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