Day 12:Q/A Feedback

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Day 12 Q/A feedback

 

Dear Henny,

Glad you were able to complete your sankalpa. I agree

with you that the Rudri is a very beautiful scripture.

Looking forward to our group study of it as soon as

the puja class is finished.

 

Henny asked:

I noticed that there seem to be many words and sounds

in

the Rudri which are unfamiliar. The language seems a

little different

from the Sanskrit of the Chandi. Is this because it is

an earlier,

Vedic text? Just curious...

 

A: The Rudri is written in Vedic Sanskrit and the

Chandi is classical sanskrit. Swamiji says that the

Vedic Sanskrit has a different alphabet with different

letters. That is why there are some words that seem

different or unfamiliar but after practice the

unfamiliar will become familiar.

 

 

Note of interest:

 

Swamiji talks about Vedic times. He said that in Vedic

times the Rishis worshipped Nirakara Brahman which is

worship of the Supreme Divinity without form. During

those times the Rishis would stay no more than 3 days

in one place because they didn’t want to cultivate

attachment. They used to discuss the worship of the

Supreme Divinity in each village they traveled to with

the village people.

 

The people said to the Rishis, "When you are here we feel so inspired and so

full of love and devotion. What can we do to remember you when you are gone?”

 

The Rishis said,” See this divine stone? Come here

everyday and give it a glass of water, give it a

flower, and a piece of fruit. Sing to it. Make this

environment as nice as you like. In this way you will

remember the substance of the knowledge we shared.”

 

In this way the padhoti of external worship began.

These teachings of the Rishis later developed into the

Upanishads. Upa means near and asana means seat.

Upanishad means sitting near. The village people used

to sit near the Rishis and listen to their discourses.

 

In a similar way when we do puja it helps us to

remember the Supreme Divinity that resides within all

of creation.

 

So......keep up the puja divine friends and

remember.........

 

Note: If anyone is new to puja and wants to learn please

don’t hesitate to ask questions. Puja can be done to any of the deities ie:

(Lord Ganesha, Kali, Lakshmi, Vishnu, etc.), once you know the basic outline as

described in the beginner Shiva and Durga Puja. Follow your inspiration.

 

Om namah shivaaya!