332 --Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Shiva Puja within Kali Puja

[Guest guest]

Question from Jami:

I have a question about the Kali Puja. Just a short note of

explanation. I started offering Kali Puja using the Kali Puja booklet

published by the great folks at Kali Mandir in Laguna Beach. In the

past month I have been converting my practice to correspond to the

Kali Puja book by Swamiji. They are very similar. Many of the mantras

are identical. Most of the differences are either in order of

procedures or in comprehensiveness of prayers, Swamiji's Kali Puja

being the more comprehensive of the two.

My previous puja format included a short Shiva Puja, including linga

abhishekam. Where in Swami-ji's Kali Puja format would it be best to

insert a short Shiva Puja?

Swamiji's response :

After the Prana Pratishtha Shukta and before the Adya Stotram.