Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 namaste, a few days ago i did my first fire puja. i then wanted to put out the fire, also since i didnt want to leave a fire unattended. however, i had put the diety in the fire and had worshipped the diety in it, so it didnt feel right to just put out the fire without removing the diety. so i just mentally visualized the diety leaving the fire so i could put it out in a respectful manner. but really, what is the prescribed way to do this? om namah shivaya kalidas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Namaste Kalidas, Can you please explain what you mean by putting the deity in the fire ? Did you visualize or actually put an idol in the fire ?I am curious to know. In the Chandi, the Goddess emerges as a pillar of fire (Chapter 2) , so the fire IS the deity. The way I have seen it put out at the Mandir - the sequence is to do an offering and then mantras for completion called Purnahuti, and then pour milk over the fire. If you dont have sufficient milk, you can pour whatever you have and then follow up with water. Hope this helps. Please let me know of further questions Nanda , "mahakali108" <mahakali108> wrote: > namaste, > > a few days ago i did my first fire puja. > i then wanted to put out the fire, also since i didnt want to leave a > fire unattended. > however, i had put the diety in the fire and had worshipped the diety > in it, so it didnt feel right to just put out the fire without > removing the diety. > so i just mentally visualized the diety leaving the fire so i could > put it out in a respectful manner. > but really, what is the prescribed way to do this? > > om namah shivaya > kalidas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 hello, i was simply referring to prana pratishta, to put the diety in the fire before worshipping it, culminating later on in the text with the final line which calls the fire by the name of the specific diety "agne twam deity's name namasi" of course, i then visualize the diety there. at any rate, thanks for the details on how its done at the mandir. i will try to find the purnahuti mantras.(unless i already have them without knowing thats what they are) also, pouring milk or some other nourishing offering substance seems really right, as an act of closure that also puts the fire out. kalidas , "Nanda" <chandimaakijai> wrote: > Namaste Kalidas, > Can you please explain what you mean by putting the deity in the > fire ? Did you visualize or actually put an idol in the fire ?I am > curious to know. > > In the Chandi, the Goddess emerges as a pillar of fire (Chapter > 2) , so the fire IS the deity. > > The way I have seen it put out at the Mandir - the sequence is to do > an offering and then mantras for completion called Purnahuti, and > then pour milk over the fire. If you dont have sufficient milk, you > can pour whatever you have and then follow up with water. > > Hope this helps. Please let me know of further questions > Nanda , "mahakali108" <mahakali108> > wrote: > > namaste, > > > > a few days ago i did my first fire puja. > > i then wanted to put out the fire, also since i didnt want to > leave a > > fire unattended. > > however, i had put the diety in the fire and had worshipped the > diety > > in it, so it didnt feel right to just put out the fire without > > removing the diety. > > so i just mentally visualized the diety leaving the fire so i > could > > put it out in a respectful manner. > > but really, what is the prescribed way to do this? > > > > om namah shivaya > > kalidas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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