464--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- Offerings to the flower on the yantra

[Guest guest]

In a previous post where you stated that the specific tradition that

your gurukul followed did not break asan at any point between the

puja, so you presented all the sacrificial offerings to a flower on

the altar. Does that mean that the flower represents the deity and

that all offerings are presented to the deity in the form of a flower

including washing feet-mouth,panchamrit,bhog,sindur powders etc?and

how do you work towards bathing the shiv ling and I guess other idols

if you dont break asan? No offence being intended, as I understand the

reasons for not breaking asan and ones sankalp.

 

Swamiji's response:

The liquid offerings are poured into a small bowl in front of the

lingam or yantra. All other powders are applied to the flower upon

the yantra.