Padyamala

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Dear Sri Navaratna Murthy,

In as much you have got it from a guru like

Dheerendrachar,what you are doing must be correct. I

also feel it is in order.Srinivasan has already

mentioned that there re varitions in detailed

procedures. In such cases it isdesirable o follow what

we have leatrnt fromour gurus or elders in the family.

Regading the other questions,there is no mention of

the subject in Krishnamrita maharnava or

Padyamala(this is already stated by Srinivasans).. So

I am writing to you as per my understanding. In case

you or anybody finds a mistake in this,I am preparedto

correct myself.

Ganesha: If we offer naivedya to Ganesha on

Ganesha festival or any other day with the concept

that it is offered to the devata, it has to

bediscarded.

But,in the procedure followed by some elders

,Ganesha is worshipped with the concept that the Puja

is done to Sri Hari in the form " vishvmbhara murthi "

by placing along with the G,image a saligrama(in front

of it). The puja is done by invoking this form of the

Lord. In such case, the naivedya is offered to the

Lord in that form and is taken. But often it is the

case that on that day,we have the concpt that the puja

and naivedya are to Ganesha(who is a devata,son

ofShiva Lord(saligrama rupa).

Hastodaka to any gurus done at home is discarded.

But,when we go to mutt(like R.mutt),in case hastodaka

is served as per the practice of the mutt,it should

betaken.

Laxmi naivedya on varamahalaxmi or any other day is

taken.(it is offered to Laxmi after offering toHari).

On Ananata Chaturthi,I understand that the Yamuna

kalasa is placed because Yudhistira did the Puja to

Ananthapadmanbha on the banks of Yamuna. In such

case,the deity invoked is the 'abhimani devata' of the

Yamuna river,and so becomes 'Anyadevata naivedya'. Iam

not sure about this.

In general,the concept should be that only the

naivedya to Sri Hari is only to be taken,exceptions

being that offered to Laxmi and Pranadevaru. Best

wiashes, Bannur.R

--- Murthy Navarathna <murthynwrote:

> Dear Sri Ramachandra Rao and Srinivasans,

> Thanks for a very good coverage on Padyamala.

> The way I have been taught to do this Rammadi

> Naivedya (by my poojya guru Sri Ayachitha>

Dheerendracharya)is to

> take a part of hari naivedya and divide it into 3

> parts. One part for Garuda/Shesha parivara, one for

> hasthodakas and one for Vaishvadeva.

> Lakshmi and Vayu are offered the same Naivedya that>

is offered to Hari.

> Now, I have a couple of questions on this issue.

> When we perform naivedya to other deities, for>

example

> on Ganesha chathurthi to Ganesha, Yamuna Naivedya

> during Anantha, Varamahalakshmi,

> Guru Naivedya on respective Aradhanas, etc., are to

> be discarded as well (as per Krishnamrita>

Maharnava)?> > Regards,> Murthy> >

 

 

 

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