Lakshmi Pujan

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* " Lakshmi Pujan " *

Before * " Lakshmi Pujan " * or Worship of Sri Mahalakshmi, let us understand

Her real Nature (Swaroopa). Divine treasure or Real wealth of mankind are

fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in the yoga of knowledge,

charity, control of the senses, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas

or holy scriptures, straightforwardness, non violence, truthfulness,

freedom from anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness,

compassion for all Living beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty,

steady determination, vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, free from envy and

absence of pride. All these virtues needs to be cultivated or in other words

to have these virtues means to have the possession of the great wealth or

real Lakshmi or * " Subha Lakshmi. "

** " Subha Lakshmi " * brings joy, peace, harmony blessedness, natural love,

feeling for fellow beings and upliftment of the mankind. It's full of SATWA.

Let us seek the grace of Supreme Blessedness on *Lakshmi Poojan* day and

celebrate Deepavali in real sense.

Om Shanti. -Swami Adhyatmananda

 

 

-- DEEPAVALI or Diwali means " a row of lights " . It falls on the last two

days of the dark half of Kartik (October-November). For some it is a

three-day festival. It commences with the Dhan-Teras, on the 13th day of the

dark half of Kartik, followed the next day by the Narak Chaudas, the 14th

day, and by Deepavali proper on the 15th day. There are various alleged

origins attributed to this festival. Some hold that they celebrate the

marriage of Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. In Bengal the festival is dedicated to

the worship of Kali. It also commemorates that blessed day on which the

triumphant Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana. On this day

also Sri Krishna killed the demon Narakasura. In South India people take an

oil bath in the morning and wear new clothes. They partake of sweetmeats.

They light fireworks which are regarded as the effigies of Narakasura who

was killed on this day. They greet one another, asking, " Have you had your

Ganges bath? " which actually refers to the oil bath that morning as it is

regarded as purifying as a bath in the holy Ganges. Everyone forgets and

forgives the wrongs done by others. There is an air of freedom, festivity

and friendliness everywhere. This festival brings about unity. It instils

charity in the hearts of people. Everyone buys new clothes for the family.

Employers, too, purchase new clothes for their employees. Waking up during

the Brahmamuhurta (at 4a.m.) is a great blessing from the standpoint of

health, ethical discipline, efficiency in work and spiritual advancement. It

is on Deepavali that everyone wakes up early in the morning. The sages who

instituted this custom must have cherished the hope that their descendents

would realise its benefits and make it a regular habit in their lives. In a

happy mood of great rejoicing village folk move about freely, mixing with

one another without any reserve, all enmity being forgotten. People embrace

one another with love. Deepavali is a great unifying force. Those with keen

inner spiritual ears will clearly hear the voice of the sages, " O Children

of God! unite, and love all " . The vibrations produced by the greetings of

love which fill the atmosphere are powerful enough to bring about a change

of heart in every man and woman in the world. Alas! That heart has

considerably hardened, and only a continuous celebration of Deepavali in our

homes can rekindle in us the urgent need of turning away from the ruinous

path of hatred. On this day Hindu merchants in North India open their new

account books and pray for success and prosperity during the coming year.

The homes are cleaned and decorated by day and illuminated by night with

earthern oil-lamps. The best and finest illuminations are to be seen in

Bombay and Amritsar. The famous Golden Temple at Amritsar is lit in the

evening with thousands of lamps placed all over the steps of the big tank.

Vaishnavites celebrate the Govardhan Puja and feed the poor on a large

scale. O Ram! The light of lights, the self-luminous inner light of the Self

is ever shining steadily in the chamber of your heart. Sit quietly. Close

your eyes. Withdraw the senses. Fix the mind on this supreme light and enjoy

the real Deepavali, by attaining illumination of the soul. He who Himself

sees all but whom no one beholds, who illumines the intellect, the sun, the

moon and the stars and the whole universe but whom they cannot illumine, He

indeed is Brahman, He is the inner Self. Celebrate the real Deepavali by

living in Brahman, and enjoy the eternal bliss of the soul. The sun does not

shine there, nor do the moon and the stars, nor do lightnings shine and much

less fire. All the lights of the world cannot be compared even to a ray of

the inner light of the Self. Merge yourself in this light of lights and

enjoy the supreme Deepavali. Many Deepavali festivals have come and gone.

Yet the hearts of the vast majority are as dark as the night of the new

moon. The house is lit with lamps, but the heart is full of the darkness of

ignorance. O man! wake up from the slumber of ignorance. Realise the

constant and eternal light of the Soul which neither rises nor sets, through

meditation and deep enquiry. May you all attain full inner illumination! May

the supreme light of lights enlighten your understanding! May you all attain

the inexhaustible spiritual wealth of the Self! May you all prosper

gloriously on the material as well as spiritual planes!

 

 

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Control the mind. Have a balanced mind. Coax the mind. Discipline the

mind. Keep the mind fully occupied.

 

-- Sri Swami Sivananda

 

 

 

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Beautiful... thanks for posting.

, " Ashutosh V Divecha "

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