Querida Kala Chandraji: 398--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Arati Offerings

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"(please excuse me any error because I don´t speek English)"

 

My darling sister Kalachandraji!

We should all speak as eloquently as you who speak the True Language-

the Language of the Heart...LOVE!!!! A thousand Hugs and kisses to

you dear sweet sister!

Your sister in God,

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> Yes, Nirmalananda it is beautifull! And this is the true joy! Our

satsangha to put tears in our eyes. We are like children congregated

around of our Mother Shree Maa. Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! (please excuse

me any error because I don´t speek English)

> Nirmalananda Saraswati <nirmalananda1008> escreveu:Wow, so

beautiful! Thank you Kala Chandra.

>

> --- Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003> wrote:

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> > Dear Nandaji and Grace

> > I readed this nectar about Arati in the book Worship

> > of Sri Ramakrishna:

> >

> > "The tradicion Vaisnava gives another beautiful

> > interpretation of the Aratrika ritual. we are

> > presented with a charming picture of the Lord

> > sporting on this earth as the child Krishna. He has

> > been out since the morning, grazing the cows in

> > fields. Now it is almost twilight, the "cow-dust"

> > hour. Um anxious Yashoda is waiting at the doorstep,

> > ,straining her eyes to see whether her beloved child

> > is on his way back. just at the twilight hour, the

> > Divine Child returns. Darkness has begun to set in

> > and it is difficult to see Krishna´s face clearly.

> > So the first thing Yashoda does is to light the lamp

> > and look at the enchanting face of her darling child

> > to her heart´s content. She waves the lamp around

> > him to check if his tender body has been hurt or has

> > been smeared with the dust and dirt of the woods.

> > Then she gives him a good wash cool scented water.

> > Next she wipes him dry and clean with a piece of

> > soft cloth. She then decorates her Gopala with

> > fragrant flowers and garlands. Decoration

> > over, she gazes at him lovingly, with one-pointed

> > attention. Simultaneously, Yashoda fans her Child

> > with a camara to remove his fatigue. Then all on a

> > sudden, she perceives in the Divine Child the

> > presence of the Supreme Lord, the Primal Cause of

> > all creation, ,and overwhelmed with devotion,

> > respect and awe, she falls at His lotus feet and

> > salutes Him."

> >

> > Jai Swamiji! Jai Maa! Yes! the essential is bhakti.

> > I bow in yours sacred lotus feet. You are bhakti in

> > person.

> >

> > With love

> > Kala Chandra

> > Nanda <chandimaakijai> escreveu:

> > Question from Nanda:

> > When we do the arati at the Mandir, we offer the

> > conch used in the

> > viseshargya . If we do just beginner Shiva/Durga

> > puja, since we

> > dont perform the viseshargya can we omit offering

> > the conch during

> > arati ? Can people doing the beginner puja just

> > offer incense/

> > lights/camphor and flower ? Thank you for your time.

> >

> > Swamiji's response:

> > As there are many ways of offering puja, so there

> > are many ways of

> > offering arati. There is panchopachar puja (five

> > items), dasopachar

> > (ten items), shorasopachar (sixteen items) and

> > rajopachar (many more

> > than sixteen).

> >

> > The important ingredient is bhakti.

> >

> > Nanda's footnote :Hope that helps Grace ! Remember

> > you had asked a

> > question during our Beginner Puja series whether we

> > needed a second

> > conch to offer during arati ? Well, we can omit that

> > for beginners

> > and do panchopachar puja. Any one know the five

> > items ? (Aside from

> > Bhakti :-) )

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muktimaa <muktimaa (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

, Kala Chandra

<kalachandra2003> wrote:"(please excuse me any error because I

don´t speek English)"My darling sister Kalachandraji!We should all

speak as eloquently as you who speak the True Language-the Language

of the Heart...LOVE!!!! A thousand Hugs and kisses to you dear sweet

sister! Your sister in God, muktimaa> Yes,

Nirmalananda it is beautifull! And this is the true joy! Our

satsangha to put tears in our eyes. We are like children congregated

around of our Mother Shree Maa. Jai Maa! Jai Swamiji! (please excuse

me any error because I don´t speek English)> Nirmalananda

Saraswati <nirmalananda1008> escreveu:Wow, so beautiful! Thank

you Kala Chandra.> > --- Kala Chandra <kalachandra2003> wrote:>

> > Dear Nandaji and Grace> > I readed this nectar about Arati in the

book Worship> > of Sri Ramakrishna:> > > > "The tradicion Vaisnava

gives another beautiful> > interpretation of the Aratrika ritual. we

are> > presented with a charming picture of the Lord> > sporting on

this earth as the child Krishna. He has> > been out since the

morning, grazing the cows in> > fields. Now it is almost twilight,

the "cow-dust"> > hour. Um anxious Yashoda is waiting at the

doorstep,> > ,straining her eyes to see whether her beloved child> >

is on his way back. just at the twilight hour, the> > Divine Child

returns. Darkness has begun to set in> > and it is difficult to see

Krishna´s face clearly.> > So the first thing Yashoda does is to light

the lamp> > and look at the enchanting face of her darling child> > to

her heart´s content. She waves the lamp around> > him to check if his

tender body has been hurt or has> > been smeared with the dust and

dirt of the woods.> > Then she gives him a good wash cool scented

water.> > Next she wipes him dry and clean with a piece of> > soft

cloth. She then decorates her Gopala with> > fragrant flowers and

garlands. Decoration> > over, she gazes at him lovingly, with

one-pointed> > attention. Simultaneously, Yashoda fans her Child> >

with a camara to remove his fatigue. Then all on a> > sudden, she

perceives in the Divine Child the> > presence of the Supreme Lord,

the Primal Cause of> > all creation, ,and overwhelmed with devotion,

> >

respect and awe, she falls at His lotus feet and> > salutes Him."> >

> > Jai Swamiji! Jai Maa! Yes! the essential is bhakti.> > I bow in

yours sacred lotus feet. You are bhakti in> > person.> > > > With

love> > Kala Chandra> > Nanda <chandimaakijai> escreveu:> >

Question from Nanda:> > When we do the arati at the Mandir, we offer

the> > conch used in the > > viseshargya . If we do just beginner

Shiva/Durga> > puja, since we > > dont perform the viseshargya can

we omit offering> > the conch during > > arati ? Can people doing

the beginner puja just> > offer incense/ > > lights/camphor and

flower ? Thank you for your time.> > > > Swamiji's response: > > As

there are many ways of offering puja, so there> >

are many ways of > > offering arati. There is panchopachar puja

(five> > items), dasopachar > > (ten items), shorasopachar (sixteen

items) and> > rajopachar (many more > > than sixteen).> > > > The

important ingredient is bhakti.> > > > Nanda's footnote :Hope that

helps Grace ! Remember> > you had asked a > > question during our

Beginner Puja series whether we> > needed a second > > conch to offer

during arati ? Well, we can omit that> > for beginners > > and do

panchopachar puja. Any one know the five> > items ? (Aside from > >

Bhakti :-) ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Visit your group "" on the

web.> > > > To from this group, send an email> >

to:> > > > > > Your use

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