AATHREYA - POOJA VIDDHI -PART ONE

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AATHREYA - Dr. Bala Krishna Murthy Ramaraju

 

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AATHREYA - VISISHTTA POOJA VIDHI

 

(Elaborate Procedure to do Pooja ) Part One.

 

1. Sankalpam = Fix a day for Pooja -

 

a. Sri Ramaa-SathyanaarayaNa Pooja on any

 

Mondays , Full Moon Days , Ekaadasi(11th day).

 

b. Mangala Gauri Pooja on Tuesday , Aug.14,2007.

 

c. Ganesha Pooja on Saturday , Sept. 15, 2007

 

d. Anantha Padmanaabha Pooja on Sept.25,2007. ETC

 

Previous night spiritually decide to do pooja

 

next day. That night have Saathvik food = no spices ,

 

mostly fruits , milk. Before going to bed think of

 

Hanuma , Shiva , Pithru Devathas.

 

2.Day of Pooja - Wake up before Sun rise- as you are

 

opening eyes think of Ganesha , Holy Trinity and their

 

consorts.and your parents

 

As you are getting out of bed apologize to Mother Earth

 

for stepping on Her. As you are taking bath invoke waters

 

of all the holy rivers you can think of. As you are getting

 

ready chant Gaayathri Manthra ten times.

 

Drink only liquids - milk , coffee , juice etc invoking the

 

Blessings of Maatha Anna PoorNeswari and Ganga Maatha.

 

3.Suddhi : - a. Bahir Suddhi=external purification by sprinkling

 

clean fresh water on your head and wearing a pattu (silk) dress.

 

b. Anthar Suddhi= internal purification by drinking clean fresh

 

water three spoon fuls chanting Gaayathri .

 

c. Sthala Suddhi = Prepare a place in your house towards

 

East or Nort-East and sprinkle turmeric water.

 

d. Bhootha Suddhi = Request all bad influences , thoughts and

 

evil forces to leave you in peace and tranquility while you are

 

doing Pooja

 

e. Aathma Suddhi = Cleanse your mind of all extraneous

 

thoughts , concentrate and focus on the way you do Pooja.

 

Aano Bhadraah Krathavo Yanthu Viswathah=let noble thoughts

 

come to you from all sides.

 

4. Prepare a platform at the designated place E or NE, spread a

 

newcloth on top with Rice spread on the cloth . Place a Kalasam

 

( copper vessel) filled with clean fresh water invoking the

 

blessings of all the wholy rivers . Put a coconut on Kalasam.

 

Place Pooja diety on the platform with reverence ..

 

Keep ready all Pooja material-

 

flowers , water , turmeric mixed dry rice , fruits , juices , empty

 

vessels , spoons , betel leaves with supari , new cloth ,

 

oil , cotton wicks , camphor , incense sticks and

 

Pancha Amruthams = Five nectars - sugared milk, curd/yogurt,

 

ghee , honey and coconut water .

 

5. Sit before the plat form you facing East or North - East with

 

Diety facing you.

 

6. Commence Pooja - TO BE CONTINUED . aathreya