Shiva puja class pop quiz

[Guest guest]

Om Namah Shivaaya!

 

Dear All,

 

Here is a little pop quiz on the various purifications we have been

discussing from the Adv. Shiva puja book.

 

Please feel free to answer one, several or all of the questions

and post your answers. Looking forward to hearing from you.

 

 

Pop quiz for Shiva puja class:

 

1: Aacamana purifies the _________?

 

2. What does the yantra look like when you purify your asan and

what do you place on top of the bindu?

 

3. What page in the Adv. Shiva puja book is the

saamaanyaarghya?

 

4. What is the meaning of saamaanyaarghya?

 

5. What is the meaning of the saamaanyaarghya yantra?

Ex: the bindu means...... the triangle means......

 

6. What 4 offerings do we put into the water when we purify it?

 

7.What 3 mudras do we use when purifying the water?

 

8. What is another name for the dhenu mudra and what does it

mean?

 

9. What 2 mudras do we use when purifying the flowers?

 

10. What does kara shuddhi purify?

 

11. May Lord Shiva bless us all with peace!

[Guest guest]

Namaste Parvatiji,

 

thank you for an entertaining afternoon! Here's what I have:

 

1. Aacamana purifies the mouth and hands.

 

2. The yantra looks like an equilateral triangle with a dot in the

middle. On top of that dot or bindu, we place a flower(petal).

 

3. The saamaanyaarghya is on page 90 in the Advanced Shiva puja book.

 

4. Saamaanyaarghya means: saamaanya-ordinary + arghya- any offering by

which we convey respect, so saamaanyaarghya means `ordinary offering

of respect by means of washing and purifying ourselves and everything

we touch'. More specifically, in our puja it refers to the

purification of ordinary water so that it becomes fit for use in the

respectful reception of a guest, i.e. God.

 

5. The bindu represents Primal Energy (Adhara Shakti), the origin of

Creation, the Point of Origin. The triangle represents That which

Supports (Kurma), or the Equilibrium of the Threes (Kamakala) in

perfect balance. The circle represents the Infinity of Creation

(Endless Possibilities, inexhaustible and inconceivable). The square

represents the Earth, the place where we are, and the four objectives

of life: dharma: our inspiration/chosen goal, knowing what we want to

be and do, artha: the means necessary to attain our goal, kama: our

desires all directed towards the attainment of that goal, moksha:

attainment of the former three:

freedom from ignorance of who we are and what we are supposed to do

freedom from fear of lacking support or sustenance

freedom from conflicting desires.

To know, to dare, to will and to be silent–and rest in That.

The yantra, then, represents the Truth about us.

 

6. Into the water we put:

a. tulasi leaves (basil)

b. a flower, with the letter `A', and we bow in respect to the twelve

aspects of the realm of the sun/solar energy

c. a flower, with the letter `U', and we bow in respect to the sixteen

aspects of the realm of the moon/lunar energy

c. a flower, with the letter `M', and we bow in respect to the ten

aspects of the realm of fire.

 

(My attempt to understand: We offer the Lord our hearts so that He may

make us knowers of the inner Divine Power supporting us and

enlightening us (the light of Wisdom), we offer our minds so that His

Light may be reflected therein and our thoughts and desires may become

pure (the light of Devotion), and in the fire of Love we burn the

dross and digest the pure so that we are transformed therein. The One

`residing in the forest of delight' must have complete control over

these three and controls the process of purification and

transformation.)

 

7. The Matsyaa Mudraa (symbolizing swimming across the ocean of

worldliness without fear, like the fish at the bottom of the pond who

is always in the mud but never dirty), the Dhenu Mudraa and the

Ankusha Mudraa (cutting down iniquities of the ego/acting as a goad

for seekers).

 

8. It is also called the `mudraa of the cow', pouring forth goodness

in abundance, or `amriti karan mudraa', meaning `producing nectar of

immortal bliss' or `causing nectar of immortal bliss to stream down'

 

9. The Praarthanaa Mudraa (mudra of prayer, for purity and clarity)

and the Dhenu Mudraa.

 

10. Kara shuddi purifies the hands.

 

11. Amen.

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

 

, "parv108" <parv108> wrote:

> Om Namah Shivaaya!

>

> Dear All,

>

> Here is a little pop quiz on the various purifications we have been

> discussing from the Adv. Shiva puja book.

>

> Please feel free to answer one, several or all of the questions

> and post your answers. Looking forward to hearing from you.

>

>

> Pop quiz for Shiva puja class:

>

> 1: Aacamana purifies the _________?

>

> 2. What does the yantra look like when you purify your asan and

> what do you place on top of the bindu?

>

> 3. What page in the Adv. Shiva puja book is the

> saamaanyaarghya?

>

> 4. What is the meaning of saamaanyaarghya?

>

> 5. What is the meaning of the saamaanyaarghya yantra?

> Ex: the bindu means...... the triangle means......

>

> 6. What 4 offerings do we put into the water when we purify it?

>

> 7.What 3 mudras do we use when purifying the water?

>

> 8. What is another name for the dhenu mudra and what does it

> mean?

>

> 9. What 2 mudras do we use when purifying the flowers?

>

> 10. What does kara shuddhi purify?

>

> 11. May Lord Shiva bless us all with peace!

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this opportunity.

 

1. Aacamana purifies the mouth and hands.

 

2. The yantra looks like a triangle and a flower is placed on the top of the bindu.

 

3. Page 90.

 

4. Purification of (ordinary) water.

 

5. The Bindu symbolizes the point of God. The triangle - all the

threes in perfect balance. The circle - creation and the square

represents earth.

Much of your explanation of question no.5 in day 13 of the Shiva class

reminds me of verse 52 of the Guru Gita.

 

6. We place offerings of tulasi and three flowers when purfiying the water.

 

7. Matsya, dhenu and ankusa mudras are used for purification of the water.

 

8. Another name for the dhenu mudra is the amriti karan mudra. This

means we are dripping the nectar of immortal bliss over everything we

touch.

 

9. The Praathanaa and Dhenu mudras are used for purification of the flowers.

 

10. The hands.

 

Om Namah Shivaaya!

Shanti Shanti Shanti

parv108 <parv108 > wrote:

Om Namah Shivaaya! Dear All,Here is a little pop quiz on the various

purifications we have been discussing from the Adv. Shiva puja

book.Please feel free to answer one, several or all of the questions

and post your answers. Looking forward to hearing from you.Pop quiz

for Shiva puja class:1: Aacamana purifies the _________?2. What does

the yantra look like when you purify your asan and what do you place

on top of the bindu?3. What page in the Adv. Shiva puja book is the

saamaanyaarghya?4. What is the meaning of saamaanyaarghya?5. What is

the meaning of the saamaanyaarghya yantra?Ex: the bindu means......

the triangle means......6. What 4 offerings do we put into the water

when we purify it?7.What 3 mudras do we use when purifying the

water?8. What is another name for the dhenu mudra and what does it

mean?9. What 2 mudras do we use when purifying the flowers?10. What

does kara shuddhi purify? 11. May Lord Shiva bless us all with

peace!Do You

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