Homa Vidhanam

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Namaste,Is there any text in English that is available with anyone that can walk one through the process of performing a Homam by themselves ? If so could you please share it with me as I am planning to Durga Homam by myself at home.Jai Maa,ravi

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Dear Ravi,

Re: your question about the process of performing a Homa,

in the event that noone has responded to your question " offline " , may I

suggest that you try using a beginner-level Homa text which Swami Satyananda

included in the back of Devi Mandir Publication's Hanuman Puja book, 2001

edition. This is a good place to start if you are just starting to learn Homa.

From the bottom of Page 153, this homa process 1) establishes with 3 flowers the

energy of the Divine Fire, 2)provides the mantras and mudras for setting the

wood in the havan kunda, 3) provides the mantras and mudras for igniting the

Divine Fire, 4) establishes with flowers the 11 presiding dieties of the sacred

Fire, and then includes the mantras of the primary dieties of Hindu Gods and

Goddesses. The Homa process concludes with the " Purnahuti " and " Visarjan " on

pp. 168-170.

This system of Homa can be adapted for worship of one particular diety, a

combination of deities, use of a particular mantra like the Mrtyunjaya Mantra

for the purpose of healing, use of the Gayatri Mantra for the purpose of

Shraddah, the Nava Grahan Homa (worship of the nine planets, etc.

 

If you have need of further explanation or questions arise as you begin,

please feel free contact us. I hope this is helpful.

Sincerely,

Kamala

 

 

 

 

, Ravi Thotapalli <rthotapalli wrote:

>

> Namaste,

>

> Is there any text in English that is available with anyone that can walk one

through the process of performing a Homam by themselves ? If so could you please

share it with me as I am planning to Durga Homam by myself at home.

>

> Jai Maa,

> ravi

>