Day 13: Shiva puja class

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> Notice the viddhi begins with the Sanskrit word

> Saamaanaarghya

>

> Saamaanya means the ordinary.

 

Namaste Parvati,

Thank you for clarifying on the process of saamaanyarghya.

Doesnt "arghya" refer to a corsage of sorts that we offer the deity ?

I am wondering what reference it has to water here in the

term"saaamaanaarghya" . Can you help clarify? Thank you again.

Nanda

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Day 13 Shiva puja class -saamaanyaarghyaJai Ganesha!After praying to

Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha it'stime to get back to Lord Shiva.

Thanks for all of yourpatience and sadhana. Hope everyone has had a

chance to practice what we have been learning in the Shiva puja

class.Quick Review:1. recite Shiva gayatri (pg.6 Beg.)2. recite Shiva

dhyaanam (pg.11-13 Adv.)3. offer the light, incense (pg. 13-14 Adv.)4.

Offer camphor (aaraatrikam pg. 15 Adv.) (becareful!)5. Recite mantras

from page (15 -31 Adv.)6. Recite rest of beginner shiva puja ( start

pg. 13- end of book)Today we will focus on the purification of

thewater. Pg. 13 in the beginner Shiva puja and pg.90 inthe Adv.

Shiva puja.We will follow the Adv. Puja starting on page 90-94.Notice

the viddhi begins with the

Sanskrit wordSaamaanaarghyaSaamaanya means the ordinary. This is

thepurification of the ordinary water that you would usefor washing

the hands, purifying the mouth andsprinkling over your other

offerings.You can draw this yantra either with water or sandlepaste.

1. First draw the bindu which is one point of God. Themantra says: om

we bow to the Primal Energy.2. Next draw the the triangle, the

trikona, outsidethe bindu. The mantra says: Om we bow to the

supportof the earth. That is the tortoise who is holding upall of

material existence. The triangle means the 3 gunas or the

perfectequilibrium of all the threes. In sanskrit we call

ifKamakala. A U M or om, Mahaa kali, Maha Lakshmi, MahaSaraswati.

Brahma,Vishnu, Shiva. Sattwa, rajas, tamas.All of the threes are in

perfect balance in union withGod.3. Draw the circle. The circle means

creation.

Themantra says: Om we bow to Infinity. Infinity is thepart that we

can’t see but the tortoise is holding itup anyways4. Draw the square

around the circle. The mantra says:Om we bow to the earth. The earth

is where we aresitting.The square means chatur varga, the four

objectives ofexistence. Dharma-to manifest the ideal of

perfection.Artha to procure the amount of material that isnecessary

to manifest the ideal. Kama is to becomefree from all desire. At the

end of which is moksha,or self realization. Once we reach the ideal

of perfection we have just theperfect amount of things of the world,

not too muchand not too little and we have no outstanding desires.

First we make the bindu, the one point of God, thencomes the unity of

the threes, then comes creation,then comes the four objectives of

being in this body.Upon that yantra we put a few grains of rice or

flowerpetals, but most often we

use rice. 5. We say: Om..... adhara saktaye namah- put rice onthe

yantra6. Om kurmaya namah-put rice on the yantra7. om anantaaya

namah-put rice on the yantra 8. om pritivyai namah -put rice on the

yantraAfter putting the grains of rice on the yantra: 9. Take your

water pot and put it on top of the ricewhich is sitting on top of the

yantra.Recite: sthaam sthiim sthiro bhava phat and place water pot

ontop of the rice when you say PHAT.The mantra says: Be still in the

gross, subtle andcausal body....The purpose of the purification of

this water is so wecan become still.10. Then pour water into the pot

and recite: om gange....11. Put some tulsi leaves into the pot and

recite Tulsi mantra and one flower or petal into the water for each

of the followingmantras: Note: We use fresh basil leaf, or dried

basil leaf for the Tulsi offering which can be found in most

grocery stores.12.ete gandhapuspe om am

arkamandalaayadvaadasakalaatmane namah-(offer petal or flower)13. ete

gandhapuspe om um somamadalaayasodasakalaatmane namah-(offer petal or

flower)14. ete gandhapuspe om mam vahnimandalaayadasakalaatmane

namah-(offer petal or flower)15. We wave our hands in the matsya

mudra(Visnu as afish pg. 93, 1st picture), dhenu mudra and

ankusamudras over the water while reciting : om gange ca

jamune........Note: The dhenu mudra which is also referred to as

theamrriiti karan mudra (see page 93 middle picture) Putyour fingers

together and form a little bridge. Amritmeans nectar and with this

mudra we are dropping thenectar of pure devotion on our offerings.See

ankush mudra (pg. 93, 3rd picture) 16. Then we will say shiva’s mantra

10 times.17. Now we will sprinkle that water over theworshipper, the

flowers, the offerings and all aroundthe room as

far as we can go without leaving our asanand say:amritam kuru

swaahaa.Note: In Chapter 89(v33) of the Chandi, Brahmaani

wassprinkling the water and whatever and whoever thatwater touched

they were immediately deprived of all oftheir asuric tendencies, all

of their asuric energieswere dissolved. They automatically became

pure. She ismaking this immortal nectar here and so are we. Note:

The mantra says : Om the ganges...... We havejust brought from India

all the sacred waters and putthem in our pot and we are ready to

purify anyimpurity. It say : the ganges is idaa(left), the jamunaa

is pingalaa(right) the other 5 rivers are the 5 senses and the idaa

and pingalaa go right through the sushumna. They are theavenue for

interaction between the outer and innerworld. The 5 senses and the

idaa and pingalaa are thepathway from the outer world to the inner

world. Allof these rivers are

the rivers for which flow all theinformation that we need in order to

act and interactwith the material world. The rivers are the means

ofnavigating between the gross and subtle body. Thepurifiction of the

waters is a purification of all theways we take in information. When

we put tulsi into our water pot- the mantrarefers to vrndaavana.

Vrinda is delight and van isforest . Vrindavan is the forest of

delight. It is notjust a physical location but she who resides in

theforest of delight as well as wisdom, maya, and increase.When we

offer the flowers into the water we refer tothe sun, the moon and

fire. (A, U, M)First we offer a flower or petal for the 12 aspects

ofthe realm of the sun, surya mandalaya. The realm ofthe light of

wisdom contains various aspects of thesun, containing heat, emanating

heat, etc......Surya wakes up creation and illuminates the darkness.

Once we are awake and

illuminated, we perceive thatwhich supports and forgives.Next we

offer a flower or petal to the 16 realms of the moon.. Soma

mandalaya. Ex: nectar, sustains life.......These are the 16 aspects

of the realm of the moon. The third flower offering we put into the

water is vahnimandalaaya or the 10 aspects of the realm of

fire.Smokey red, flaming....Fire is the messenger for the Gods. Fire

consumes theofferings. Agni has 7 tongues. (Please see page 107 inthe

Cosmic puja for a description). Homework: read the Sanskrit and or

transliteration aswell as the english for the purification of the

waterin the Adv. Shiva Puja book pgs. 90-94Try to purify your water

next time you do puja fromthe Adv. book and then see if you have any

questionsafterwards.Om namah Shivaaya! Phat! Phat! Phat!Purify!

Purify!

Purify!Do You

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Dear Parvati,

 

just one question: when we offer the three flowers, we mention the

twelve aspects of the realm of the sun, the sixteen of the moon, and

the ten of the realm of fire. I was just wondering; is there any

relation with the heart, throat and solar plexus chakras?

 

thank you for your continuing guidance,

 

with love,

henny

 

 

, sara swati <parv108> wrote:

> Day 13 Shiva puja class -saamaanyaarghya

>

> Jai Ganesha!

> After praying to Lord Krishna and Lord Ganesha it's

> time to get back to Lord Shiva. Thanks for all of your

> patience and sadhana. Hope everyone has had a chance to practice

what we have been learning in the Shiva puja class.

>

> Quick Review:

> 1. recite Shiva gayatri (pg.6 Beg.)

> 2. recite Shiva dhyaanam (pg.11-13 Adv.)

> 3. offer the light, incense (pg. 13-14 Adv.)

> 4. Offer camphor (aaraatrikam pg. 15 Adv.) (be

> careful!)

> 5. Recite mantras from page (15 -31 Adv.)

> 6. Recite rest of beginner shiva puja ( start pg. 13

> - end of book)

>

> Today we will focus on the purification of the

> water. Pg. 13 in the beginner Shiva puja and pg.90 in

> the Adv. Shiva puja.

>

> We will follow the Adv. Puja starting on page 90-94.

>

> Notice the viddhi begins with the Sanskrit word

> Saamaanaarghya

>

> Saamaanya means the ordinary. This is the

> purification of the ordinary water that you would use

> for washing the hands, purifying the mouth and

> sprinkling over your other offerings.

>

> You can draw this yantra either with water or

> sandlepaste.

>

>

> 1. First draw the bindu which is one point of God. The

> mantra says: om we bow to the Primal Energy.

>

> 2. Next draw the the triangle, the trikona, outside

> the bindu. The mantra says: Om we bow to the support

> of the earth. That is the tortoise who is holding up

> all of material existence.

> The triangle means the 3 gunas or the perfect

> equilibrium of all the threes. In sanskrit we call if

> Kamakala. A U M or om, Mahaa kali, Maha Lakshmi, Maha

> Saraswati. Brahma,Vishnu, Shiva. Sattwa, rajas, tamas.

> All of the threes are in perfect balance in union with

> God.

>

> 3. Draw the circle. The circle means creation. The

> mantra says: Om we bow to Infinity. Infinity is the

> part that we can't see but the tortoise is holding it

> up anyways

>

> 4. Draw the square around the circle. The mantra says:

> Om we bow to the earth. The earth is where we are

> sitting.

>

> The square means chatur varga, the four objectives of

> existence. Dharma-to manifest the ideal of perfection.

> Artha to procure the amount of material that is

> necessary to manifest the ideal. Kama is to become

> free from all desire. At the end of which is moksha,

> or self realization.

> Once we reach the ideal of perfection we have just the

> perfect amount of things of the world, not too much

> and not too little and we have no outstanding desires.

>

> First we make the bindu, the one point of God, then

> comes the unity of the threes, then comes creation,

> then comes the four objectives of being in this body.

> Upon that yantra we put a few grains of rice or flower

> petals, but most often we use rice.

>

> 5. We say: Om..... adhara saktaye namah- put rice on

> the yantra

> 6. Om kurmaya namah-put rice on the yantra

> 7. om anantaaya namah-put rice on the yantra

> 8. om pritivyai namah -put rice on the yantra

>

> After putting the grains of rice on the yantra:

>

> 9. Take your water pot and put it on top of the rice

> which is sitting on top of the yantra.

> Recite: sthaam sthiim sthiro bhava phat and place water pot on

> top of the rice when you say PHAT.

> The mantra says: Be still in the gross, subtle and

> causal body....

> The purpose of the purification of this water is so we

> can become still.

>

> 10. Then pour water into the pot and recite: om gange....

>

>

> 11. Put some tulsi leaves into the pot and recite Tulsi mantra and

one flower or petal into the water for each of the following

> mantras:

>

> Note: We use fresh basil leaf, or dried basil leaf for the Tulsi

offering which can be found in most grocery stores.

>

> 12.ete gandhapuspe om am arkamandalaaya

> dvaadasakalaatmane namah-(offer petal or flower)

>

> 13. ete gandhapuspe om um somamadalaaya

> sodasakalaatmane namah-(offer petal or flower)

>

> 14. ete gandhapuspe om mam vahnimandalaaya

> dasakalaatmane namah-(offer petal or flower)

>

> 15. We wave our hands in the matsya mudra(Visnu as a

> fish pg. 93, 1st picture), dhenu mudra and ankusa

> mudras over the water while reciting : om gange ca jamune........

>

> Note: The dhenu mudra which is also referred to as the

> amrriiti karan mudra (see page 93 middle picture) Put

> your fingers together and form a little bridge. Amrit

> means nectar and with this mudra we are dropping the

> nectar of pure devotion on our offerings.

>

> See ankush mudra (pg. 93, 3rd picture)

>

>

> 16. Then we will say shiva's mantra 10 times.

>

> 17. Now we will sprinkle that water over the

> worshipper, the flowers, the offerings and all around

> the room as far as we can go without leaving our asan

> and say:

> amritam kuru swaahaa.

>

> Note: In Chapter 89(v33) of the Chandi, Brahmaani was

> sprinkling the water and whatever and whoever that

> water touched they were immediately deprived of all of

> their asuric tendencies, all of their asuric energies

> were dissolved. They automatically became pure. She is

> making this immortal nectar here and so are we.

>

>

> Note: The mantra says : Om the ganges...... We have

> just brought from India all the sacred waters and put

> them in our pot and we are ready to purify any

> impurity.

>

> It say : the ganges is idaa(left), the jamunaa is pingalaa(right)

the other 5 rivers are the 5 senses and the idaa and pingalaa go right

through the sushumna. They are the

> avenue for interaction between the outer and inner

> world. The 5 senses and the idaa and pingalaa are the

> pathway from the outer world to the inner world. All

> of these rivers are the rivers for which flow all the

> information that we need in order to act and interact

> with the material world. The rivers are the means of

> navigating between the gross and subtle body. The

> purifiction of the waters is a purification of all the

> ways we take in information.

>

> When we put tulsi into our water pot- the mantra

> refers to vrndaavana. Vrinda is delight and van is

> forest . Vrindavan is the forest of delight. It is not

> just a physical location but she who resides in the

> forest of delight as well as wisdom, maya, and increase.

>

> When we offer the flowers into the water we refer to

> the sun, the moon and fire. (A, U, M)

>

> First we offer a flower or petal for the 12 aspects of

> the realm of the sun, surya mandalaya. The realm of

> the light of wisdom contains various aspects of the

> sun, containing heat, emanating heat, etc......

>

> Surya wakes up creation and illuminates the darkness.

> Once we are awake and illuminated, we perceive that

> which supports and forgives.

>

> Next we offer a flower or petal to the 16 realms of the moon..

Soma mandalaya. Ex: nectar, sustains life.......

> These are the 16 aspects of the realm of the moon.

>

>

> The third flower offering we put into the water is vahni

> mandalaaya or the 10 aspects of the realm of fire.

> Smokey red, flaming....

> Fire is the messenger for the Gods. Fire consumes the

> offerings. Agni has 7 tongues. (Please see page 107 in

> the Cosmic puja for a description).

>

>

> Homework: read the Sanskrit and or transliteration as

> well as the english for the purification of the water

> in the Adv. Shiva Puja book pgs. 90-94

>

> Try to purify your water next time you do puja from

> the Adv. book and then see if you have any questions

> afterwards.

>

> Om namah Shivaaya!

> Phat! Phat! Phat!

> Purify! Purify! Purify!

 

>

>

>