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Special online Pooja’s for birthdays and wedding days : In your Natchthra Temples
We are doing special Pooja’s for birthdays and wedding days in the special temples for your Natchthra. Also we are performing birthday pooja’s in your native temple behalf of you.
You can gift the prasadam for birthdays and wedding days.
Asvini : Piravi maruntheeswarar temple , Thiurtharaipoondi.
Barani : Agneeshwarar temple, Nallaadai, Tharangambadi.
Kaarthigai : Kathra sundareswarar Temple, Kanja nagaram, Tharangambadi.
Rohini : Paandava thoothar Temple, Kanchipuram
Miruga seeridam : Aathinaaryana perumaal Temple, yenkan, Thiruvarur.
Thiruvathirai : Abyavaratheeswarar Temple, Athirampattinam, Pattukkottai.
Punarpoosam : Athitheeswarar Temple, Vaniyambadi, Velur.
Poosam : Atchayapuriswarar Temple, Vilangulam, Peravurani.
Aayilyam : Karkadeshwarar Temple, Thirundhudevankudi, Veppathur po, Thiruvidaimaruthur.
Magam : Magalingeshwarar Temple, Viralippatti, thindukkal.
Pooram : Sri Hari Theertheshwarar Temple, Thiruvarangulam, pudukkottai.
Uthiram : Mangalyeshwarar Temple, Idaiyaatru Mangalam, Lalgudi.
Astham : Kiruba Koobarechwarar Temple, Komal, Kuthalam.
Chitirai : Chithira ratha valla perumal Temple, Kuruvithurai, Vadippatti.
Swathi : Thathireeshwarar Temple, Thirumanam, Vayalanallur, Chennai
Visagam : Muthukumara swami Temple, Panpozhi, sengottai.
Anusham : Magalaxmeeshwarar Temple, Thirunindriyur, Sirgazhi.
Kettai : Varatharaja perumal Temple, Pasubathi koil, Ayampettai.
Moolam : Singshwarar Temple, Mapedu, Thiruvallur.
Pooradam : Aagashs Pureshwarar Temple, Kaduveli, Thiruvaiyaru.
Uthradam : Pramma Purieshwarar Temple, Keezhppoongudi, Sivagangai.
Thiruvonam : Prasanna Vengadesa perumal Temple, Thirupparkadal, Keverippakkam.
Avittam : Prammanana purishwarar Temple, Keezhakorukkai, Pateshwaram.
Sathayam : Agni purishwarar Temple,Thiruppugalur, Nagai.
Pooratathi : Thiruvaneshwarar Temple, Renganathapuram, Thirukkattuppalli.
Uthrattathi : Sagasra Latchimieshwarar Temple, Theeyathur, Aavudaiyar koil.
Revathi : Kailasanathar Temple, Karukudi, Musri.
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திருநாராயணபுரம் வேதநாராயணப் பெருமாள் :தீபம் ஏற்றுங்க! திருமணம் நடத்துங்க!
திருமணத்தில் ஏற்படும் தடைகளை நீக்கி அருளுபவராக விளங்குகிறார் திருநாராயணபுரம் வேதநாராயணப் பெருமாள். திருச்சி அருகில் இவ்வூர் உள்ளது. இவரது சந்நிதியில் தீபம் ஏற்றினால் தடை நீங்குகிறது.
தல வரலாறு: கர்வத்தால் பதவி இழந்து, மீண்டும் படைக்கும் பொறுப்பேற்ற பிரம்மா, தனக்கு வேதங்களை உபதேசிக்கும்படி பெருமாளை வேண்டினார். அவருக்கு வேதத்தை உபதேசித்த பெருமாள், இங்கேயே பள்ளி கொண்டார். இதனால் சுவாமிக்கு "வேதநாராயணர்' என்ற பெயர் ஏற்பட்டது. பிற்காலத்தில் சுவாமி சிலை மண்ணால் மூடப்பட்டது. வானவராயர் என்ற மன்னரின் கனவில் தோன்றிய சுவாமி, தனது சிலை மண்ணில் புதைந்திருப்பதைக் கூறினார். சிலையைக் கண்டெடுத்த மன்னர் கோயில் எழுப்பினார்.
அரையருக்கு அருளிய பெருமாள்: பிள்ளைத்திருநறையூர் அரையர் என்ற பக்தர், தன் மனைவி, ஆறு குழந்தைகளுடன் சுவாமியைத் தரிசிக்க வந்தார். அப்போது சுவாமி சந்நிதிக்கு மேல் பனை ஓலை வேயப்பட்டிருந்தது. அப்போது, ஓலையில் தீப்பற்றும்படி சுவாமியே மாயச்செயல் ஒன்றை நிகழ்த்தினார். அதிர்ந்துபோன பக்தர் சுவாமி மீது தீப்பிழம்புகள் விழாமல் இருக்க மனைவி, குழந்தைகளை படுக்க வைத்து, அவர்கள் மீது குறுக்காக படுத்துக்கொண்டார். தன் மீது அக்கறை கொண்ட அவருக்கு காட்சி தந்த பெருமாள், அனைவருக்கும் மோட்சம் கொடுத்தருளினார். பிரகாரத்திலுள்ள ஆழ்வார் சந்நிதியில் பிள்ளைத்திருநறையூர் அரையர் இருக்கிறார். பிறப்பற்ற நிலை வேண்டியும், ஆபத்துக்களில் இருந்து பாதுகாப்பு வேண்டியும் இவரை வழிபடலாம்.
தோஷ நிவர்த்தி தலம்: மூலவர் வேதநாராயணர், புஜங்க சயனத்தில் தலைக்கு அடியில் நான்கு வேதங்களையும் வைத்து, நாபியிலுள்ள பிரம்மாவிற்கு வேதத்தை உபதேசிக்கும் கோலத்தில் இருக்கிறார். இரணியனை அழித்தபோது உக்கிர நரசிம்மராக பிரகலாதனுக்கு காட்சி தந்த சுவாமி, அவனுக்கு இங்கு குழந்தை வடிவில் காட்சி தந்ததாக தலவரலாறு கூறுகிறது. சுவாமியின் பாதம் அருகில் மூன்று வயதுக் குழந்தையாக பிரகலாதன் இருக்கிறான்.
ஆதிசேஷனும், அவரது மனைவியும் வேதநாராயணரை தாங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர். மேலே ஆதிசேஷன், கீழே அவரது மனைவி என இங்கு பத்து தலை நாகத்தை தரிசிக்கலாம். இந்த அமைப்பைக் காண்பது மிக அபூர்வம். நாக தோஷம், களத்திர தோஷத்தால் திருமணத்தடை உள்ளவர்கள் இந்த பாம்புடன் காட்சியளிக்கும் பெருமாளை வழிபட தோஷம் நிவர்த்தியாகும்.
காவியுடை ராமானுஜர்: ராமானுஜர் இங்கு வந்தபோது, சுவாமி அவரிடம், "காவிரியில் நீராடி காவி உடுத்தி வா!' என்றார். ராமானுஜரும் அவ்வாறே வந்தார். சித்திரை திருவாதிரை நட்சத்திரத்தன்று, ராமானுஜர் காவியுடை அணிந்து புறப்பாடாவார். மற்ற நாட்களில் இவருக்கு வெண்ணிற ஆடை அணிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.
நட்சத்திர தீபம்: பிரம்மா உபதேசம் பெற்ற தலமென்பதால், இக்கோயில் கல்வி வழிபாட்டிற்குரியதாகத் திகழ்கிறது. வேதநாராயணருக்கு திருவோணம், ஏகாதசி மற்றும் அமாவாசை நாட்களில் விசேஷ பூஜை நடக்கிறது. ஜாதகத்தில் குரு பலமின்றி இருந்தால், திருமணம் தள்ளிப்போகும். இந்த தோஷத்தால் திருமணத்தடை உள்ளவர்கள், வேதநாராயணருக்கு துளசி மாலை அணிவித்து, சந்நிதியில் 27 நெய் தீபம் ஏற்றி வழிபடுகிறார்கள். இந்த வழிபாட்டை வியாழன் அல்லது தோஷம் உள்ளவரின் ஜென்ம (பிறந்த) நட்சத்திரத்தன்று செய்வது நல்லது.
சத்திய ஆஞ்சநேயர்: பங்குனி உத்திரத்தன்று சுவாமி, வேதவல்லித்தாயார் (யதுகிரி தாயார் நாச்சியார்)சந்நிதிக்கு எழுந்தருளி சேர்த்திக்காட்சி தருவார். ஆண்டாள், ராமானுஜர், நம்மாழ்வார், திருமங்கையாழ்வார், பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார், மணவாள மாமுனிகள் ஆகியோர் பிரகாரத்தில் உள்ளனர். முகப்பில் உள்ள தீப ஸ்தம்பத்தில் கம்பத்தடி ஆஞ்சநேயர் இருக்கிறார். இப்பகுதியில் வசிக்கும் மக்கள், தங்களுக்குள் ஏதேனும் பிரச்னை உண்டானால், இவர் முன்பாக பேசி தீர்த்துக் கொள்கிறார்கள். இங்குள்ள இசைத்தூணில் சப்தஸ்வரங்களும் எழுகின்றன.
இருப்பிடம்: திருச்சி- சேலம் ரோட்டில் 52 கி.மீ., தூரத்தில் தொட்டியம். அங்கிருந்து 5 கி.மீ., தூரத்தில் திருநாராயணபுரம். தொட்டியத்தில் இருந்து பஸ் குறைவு. ஆட்டோ உண்டு
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தல வரலாறு: கர்வத்தால் பதவி இழந்து, மீண்டும் படைக்கும் பொறுப்பேற்ற பிரம்மா, தனக்கு வேதங்களை உபதேசிக்கும்படி பெருமாளை வேண்டினார். அவருக்கு வேதத்தை உபதேசித்த பெருமாள், இங்கேயே பள்ளி கொண்டார். இதனால் சுவாமிக்கு "வேதநாராயணர்' என்ற பெயர் ஏற்பட்டது. பிற்காலத்தில் சுவாமி சிலை மண்ணால் மூடப்பட்டது. வானவராயர் என்ற மன்னரின் கனவில் தோன்றிய சுவாமி, தனது சிலை மண்ணில் புதைந்திருப்பதைக் கூறினார். சிலையைக் கண்டெடுத்த மன்னர் கோயில் எழுப்பினார்.
அரையருக்கு அருளிய பெருமாள்: பிள்ளைத்திருநறையூர் அரையர் என்ற பக்தர், தன் மனைவி, ஆறு குழந்தைகளுடன் சுவாமியைத் தரிசிக்க வந்தார். அப்போது சுவாமி சந்நிதிக்கு மேல் பனை ஓலை வேயப்பட்டிருந்தது. அப்போது, ஓலையில் தீப்பற்றும்படி சுவாமியே மாயச்செயல் ஒன்றை நிகழ்த்தினார். அதிர்ந்துபோன பக்தர் சுவாமி மீது தீப்பிழம்புகள் விழாமல் இருக்க மனைவி, குழந்தைகளை படுக்க வைத்து, அவர்கள் மீது குறுக்காக படுத்துக்கொண்டார். தன் மீது அக்கறை கொண்ட அவருக்கு காட்சி தந்த பெருமாள், அனைவருக்கும் மோட்சம் கொடுத்தருளினார். பிரகாரத்திலுள்ள ஆழ்வார் சந்நிதியில் பிள்ளைத்திருநறையூர் அரையர் இருக்கிறார். பிறப்பற்ற நிலை வேண்டியும், ஆபத்துக்களில் இருந்து பாதுகாப்பு வேண்டியும் இவரை வழிபடலாம்.
தோஷ நிவர்த்தி தலம்: மூலவர் வேதநாராயணர், புஜங்க சயனத்தில் தலைக்கு அடியில் நான்கு வேதங்களையும் வைத்து, நாபியிலுள்ள பிரம்மாவிற்கு வேதத்தை உபதேசிக்கும் கோலத்தில் இருக்கிறார். இரணியனை அழித்தபோது உக்கிர நரசிம்மராக பிரகலாதனுக்கு காட்சி தந்த சுவாமி, அவனுக்கு இங்கு குழந்தை வடிவில் காட்சி தந்ததாக தலவரலாறு கூறுகிறது. சுவாமியின் பாதம் அருகில் மூன்று வயதுக் குழந்தையாக பிரகலாதன் இருக்கிறான்.
ஆதிசேஷனும், அவரது மனைவியும் வேதநாராயணரை தாங்கிக் கொண்டிருக்கின்றனர். மேலே ஆதிசேஷன், கீழே அவரது மனைவி என இங்கு பத்து தலை நாகத்தை தரிசிக்கலாம். இந்த அமைப்பைக் காண்பது மிக அபூர்வம். நாக தோஷம், களத்திர தோஷத்தால் திருமணத்தடை உள்ளவர்கள் இந்த பாம்புடன் காட்சியளிக்கும் பெருமாளை வழிபட தோஷம் நிவர்த்தியாகும்.
காவியுடை ராமானுஜர்: ராமானுஜர் இங்கு வந்தபோது, சுவாமி அவரிடம், "காவிரியில் நீராடி காவி உடுத்தி வா!' என்றார். ராமானுஜரும் அவ்வாறே வந்தார். சித்திரை திருவாதிரை நட்சத்திரத்தன்று, ராமானுஜர் காவியுடை அணிந்து புறப்பாடாவார். மற்ற நாட்களில் இவருக்கு வெண்ணிற ஆடை அணிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.
நட்சத்திர தீபம்: பிரம்மா உபதேசம் பெற்ற தலமென்பதால், இக்கோயில் கல்வி வழிபாட்டிற்குரியதாகத் திகழ்கிறது. வேதநாராயணருக்கு திருவோணம், ஏகாதசி மற்றும் அமாவாசை நாட்களில் விசேஷ பூஜை நடக்கிறது. ஜாதகத்தில் குரு பலமின்றி இருந்தால், திருமணம் தள்ளிப்போகும். இந்த தோஷத்தால் திருமணத்தடை உள்ளவர்கள், வேதநாராயணருக்கு துளசி மாலை அணிவித்து, சந்நிதியில் 27 நெய் தீபம் ஏற்றி வழிபடுகிறார்கள். இந்த வழிபாட்டை வியாழன் அல்லது தோஷம் உள்ளவரின் ஜென்ம (பிறந்த) நட்சத்திரத்தன்று செய்வது நல்லது.
சத்திய ஆஞ்சநேயர்: பங்குனி உத்திரத்தன்று சுவாமி, வேதவல்லித்தாயார் (யதுகிரி தாயார் நாச்சியார்)சந்நிதிக்கு எழுந்தருளி சேர்த்திக்காட்சி தருவார். ஆண்டாள், ராமானுஜர், நம்மாழ்வார், திருமங்கையாழ்வார், பிள்ளை லோகாச்சாரியார், மணவாள மாமுனிகள் ஆகியோர் பிரகாரத்தில் உள்ளனர். முகப்பில் உள்ள தீப ஸ்தம்பத்தில் கம்பத்தடி ஆஞ்சநேயர் இருக்கிறார். இப்பகுதியில் வசிக்கும் மக்கள், தங்களுக்குள் ஏதேனும் பிரச்னை உண்டானால், இவர் முன்பாக பேசி தீர்த்துக் கொள்கிறார்கள். இங்குள்ள இசைத்தூணில் சப்தஸ்வரங்களும் எழுகின்றன.
இருப்பிடம்: திருச்சி- சேலம் ரோட்டில் 52 கி.மீ., தூரத்தில் தொட்டியம். அங்கிருந்து 5 கி.மீ., தூரத்தில் திருநாராயணபுரம். தொட்டியத்தில் இருந்து பஸ் குறைவு. ஆட்டோ உண்டு
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upaveetham avalaible
முறையாக பூஜிக்கப்பட்டு பிரம்மமுடி போட்ட உப வீதங்கள் எங்களிடம் இலவசமாக கிடைக்கும் .
உங்களது ராசிக்கு ஏற்ற ஐம்பொன் மோதிரங்கள் கிடைக்கும்
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உங்களது ராசிக்கு ஏற்ற ஐம்பொன் மோதிரங்கள் கிடைக்கும்
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kan paarvai theriya/ kan noikal neenga
Thirukkaravasal :
The place is about 14 kms from Thiruvarore to Thiruthurai poondi.
This temple is One of 275 Siva Devara sthalam. The temple Raja gopuram is of three storeys. This place is One of seven places where we find Thyagesa Perumaan.
As we enter inside we see Dwajasthambam in front with vinayakar.
Main deity is Swayambu Lingam known as Arulmigu Kannayeera Nadhar and his consort known as Kailasa Nayaki Amman in standing posture.
Teertham of the temple is known as Sesha teertham (well) and Brahma teertham. Sthala Vruksham is Vilavam and Jack fruit tree. The vilavamaram has 5 leaves instead of three which is usual.
Other deities seen in the temple prakaram are Pramodha Vinayakar, Murugan, Maha Vishnu, Agastheeswarar, Indrapureeswarar, Gowthama lingam, Natarajar, Thyagesayar, Viswanadhar and Kalyana sundarar. We find three Bairavar in this temple. Kala bairavar, Utchikala Bairavar, and Swarnakarshna Bairavar. We see Lakshmi Devi in front of these three Bairavars. Each Bairavar is important for, three different times of the day early morning, afternoon and night pooja.
We see Vinayakar near the pushkarani known as Kadukkai vinayakar. Purana says once a merchant, who sells Jadhikai, stayed back in this place to spend the night. Small boy asked him what he was selling; he said it is nothing but Kadukkai. Next day morning the merchant was all his goods were kadukkai and he realized the small boy was Lord Ganesha himself. He worshiped Lord and was blessed by him and all his goods turned back into Jadhikai
Lord Dakshina Moorthy here is known as Gyana Guru with Kundalini sakthi on his head which is a rare thing.
The place is known as Adividangar sthalam. Sthala purana says one of the Siva lingam out of seven which was given to Chola King Musukundha Chakkravarthy, was installed here and worshiped by him. Thayagesa peruman is seen in a separate sanctum here. The dance performed here is known as Kukuda Natanam
The place is about 14 kms from Thiruvarore to Thiruthurai poondi.
This temple is One of 275 Siva Devara sthalam. The temple Raja gopuram is of three storeys. This place is One of seven places where we find Thyagesa Perumaan.
As we enter inside we see Dwajasthambam in front with vinayakar.
Main deity is Swayambu Lingam known as Arulmigu Kannayeera Nadhar and his consort known as Kailasa Nayaki Amman in standing posture.
Teertham of the temple is known as Sesha teertham (well) and Brahma teertham. Sthala Vruksham is Vilavam and Jack fruit tree. The vilavamaram has 5 leaves instead of three which is usual.
Other deities seen in the temple prakaram are Pramodha Vinayakar, Murugan, Maha Vishnu, Agastheeswarar, Indrapureeswarar, Gowthama lingam, Natarajar, Thyagesayar, Viswanadhar and Kalyana sundarar. We find three Bairavar in this temple. Kala bairavar, Utchikala Bairavar, and Swarnakarshna Bairavar. We see Lakshmi Devi in front of these three Bairavars. Each Bairavar is important for, three different times of the day early morning, afternoon and night pooja.
We see Vinayakar near the pushkarani known as Kadukkai vinayakar. Purana says once a merchant, who sells Jadhikai, stayed back in this place to spend the night. Small boy asked him what he was selling; he said it is nothing but Kadukkai. Next day morning the merchant was all his goods were kadukkai and he realized the small boy was Lord Ganesha himself. He worshiped Lord and was blessed by him and all his goods turned back into Jadhikai
Lord Dakshina Moorthy here is known as Gyana Guru with Kundalini sakthi on his head which is a rare thing.
The place is known as Adividangar sthalam. Sthala purana says one of the Siva lingam out of seven which was given to Chola King Musukundha Chakkravarthy, was installed here and worshiped by him. Thayagesa peruman is seen in a separate sanctum here. The dance performed here is known as Kukuda Natanam
Sambandhar sang hymns on Lord Siva of this place and Navukkarasar has composed songs known as Thiru Thandaga padalgal. Any issues regarding eye sight get cured by worshipping lord Siva of this place.
Stone inscriptions are seen in the temp
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vasantha punjami
Vasant Panchami - the season of celebration has arrived. It is time to welcome beautiful spring in the form of fresh greenery, singing birds, blossoming flowers, lovely weather. Hindus celebrate the oncoming of Vasant Panchami with gaiety and fervor. To start this wonderful season, Saraswat Puja is held in homes, institutions, temples and it is considered auspicious to chant the Saraswati mantra on this day.
Vasant Panchami is considered to be the birthday of Goddess Saraswati and a grand pooja is held in homes which worship this goddess of knowledge & arts. The sacred saraswati mantra to be especially chanted on this day is -
Om Saraswati Mahabhagey, Vidye Kamala Lochaney |
Viswarupey Vishalakshmi, Vidyam Dehi Namohastutey ||
Jaya Jaya Devi, Charachara Sharey, Kuchayuga Shobhita, Mukta Haarey |
Vina Ranjita, Pustaka Hastey, Bhagavati Bharati Devi Namohastutey ||
In Maharashtra and Gujarat, Saraswat Puja is begun by chanting "Saraswati Awahan" on Maha Saptami and finally ends on "VijayaDashmi" which is the day for immersion of Saraswati Idol. As Goddess Saraswati stands for wisdom and knowledge, devotees pray to the goddess for bestowing wisdom and knowledge on their children. In some parts of the country, people fly kites, families go on picnics & enjoy get-together with friends.
Greet your family & friends on this sacred, beautiful day of Vasant Panchami with lovely SMS -
May Goddess Saraswati Bless you
with Knowledge and Wisdom
My Heartiest good wishes to All members of your family on the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja. May Lord Saraswati showers blessings. Happy Saraswati Puja
May the divine grace of Godess be with you,
Goddess Saraswati is the Light of hope and Peace,
May Goddess Saraswati Bless you with Knowledge and Wisdo
Vasant Panchami is considered to be the birthday of Goddess Saraswati and a grand pooja is held in homes which worship this goddess of knowledge & arts. The sacred saraswati mantra to be especially chanted on this day is -
Om Saraswati Mahabhagey, Vidye Kamala Lochaney |
Viswarupey Vishalakshmi, Vidyam Dehi Namohastutey ||
Jaya Jaya Devi, Charachara Sharey, Kuchayuga Shobhita, Mukta Haarey |
Vina Ranjita, Pustaka Hastey, Bhagavati Bharati Devi Namohastutey ||
In Maharashtra and Gujarat, Saraswat Puja is begun by chanting "Saraswati Awahan" on Maha Saptami and finally ends on "VijayaDashmi" which is the day for immersion of Saraswati Idol. As Goddess Saraswati stands for wisdom and knowledge, devotees pray to the goddess for bestowing wisdom and knowledge on their children. In some parts of the country, people fly kites, families go on picnics & enjoy get-together with friends.
Greet your family & friends on this sacred, beautiful day of Vasant Panchami with lovely SMS -
May Goddess Saraswati Bless you
with Knowledge and Wisdom
My Heartiest good wishes to All members of your family on the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja. May Lord Saraswati showers blessings. Happy Saraswati Puja
May the divine grace of Godess be with you,
Goddess Saraswati is the Light of hope and Peace,
May Goddess Saraswati Bless you with Knowledge and Wisdo
chitraguptha temple
The holy temple city of Kancheepuram is famous not only for a number of Shiva temples and the Vaishnava Temple, but also because of the presence of a unique and a separate temple dedicated to Lord Chitragupta. Chitragupta is considered the chief accountant and the minister of Lord Yama, or the God of Death. There is no other separate shrine or temple that has been built devoted to Chitragupta, other than the Chitragupta temple in Kancheepuram. Lord Brahma created Chitragupta through the Sun God , and he is considered the younger brother of Lord Yama. Chitragupta keeps record of all the good and evil deeds of humans and accordingly decides to send them to heaven or hell. People believe that Chitragupta is the Athi Devathai for Kethu which is one of the Navagrahas. So, anyone who worships Chitragupta at the temple would be endowed with prosperity and wealth. The vices of the Kethu would also be mitigated. There are a large number of worshippers and devotees who come to the temple to
perform pujas, especially during the Pournami or full moon every month. The Chitra Pournami is celebrated on a grand scale annually.
History of Chitragupta Temple :
The history of the Chitragupta Temple says that it was in the ninth century during the Chola period that the temple was built in Kancheepuram. There is a particular community in Kancheepuram which looks after the temp
le.
Description of Chitragupta Temple :
The presiding deity at the Chitragupta temple, Kancheepuram is in a sitting posture holding a pen in the right hand. The left hand holds a palm leaf, both symbols of his work. There is also the Utsava Panchaloka idol of Chitragupta whioch is seen along with his consort Karnikambal
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chitragupta pooja
Chitragupta Puja
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The Duty of Chitragupt Ji Maharaj
Hindu Dharam is based on a multiple phase life cycle involving re-birth. It is believed that those who do not attain a balance between their good-deeds and misdoing, have to attain re-birth in any living form , to complete the life cycle.
The primary duty awarded to Shree Chitraguptjee is to create log of the lives of all living beings, judge their lives based on good-deeds and misdoing, and decide, upon ones death, whether they will attain Nirvana, ie, the completion of their life cycle & redemption from all worldly troubles or, receive punishment for their misdoing in another life form.
Eight Sons of Chitragupta Ji Maharaj
Gorh, Mathur, Bhatnagar, Saxena, Asthana, Srivastava, Ambastha, Karn
Puja Items
Sandalwood Paste, Til, Camphour/Kapoor, Paan, Sugar, Paper, Pen, Ink, Ganga Water, Unbroken Rice, Cotton, Honey, Yellow Mustard, Plate Made Of Leaves, Puja Platform, Dhoop, Youghart, Sweets, Puja Cloths, Milk, Seasonal friuts, Panchpatra, Gulal (Color powder), Brass Katora, Tulsi leaves, Roli, keasar, Betul nut, Match box, Frankincense and Deep.
Puja Process
First clean the Puja room and then Bath Chitragupt Ji's idol or photo first with water, then with panchamitra/or rose water, followed by water once more. Now put Deepak (Lamp) of ghee in front of the Chitragupt Ji. Make a Panchamitra with 5 ingredients of milk, curd, ghee (clarified butter), sugar & Honey. Place Few mithais, snacks & fruits as a prashad. Make Guraadi (Gur + Adi = Molasses + Ginger). Make offerings of flowers, Abir (red colour), Sindoor (vermillion) and Haldi (turmeric). Light the Agarbatti (incense sticks) and lamps filled with Ghee. Read the holy book of Chitragupta puja. After the completion of Katha, perform aarti. Now take plain new paper & make swastik with roli-ghee, then write the name of five god & goddess with a new pen. Then write a "MANTRA (Given Below)" & write your Name, Address (permanent & present), Date (hindi date) your income & expenditure. Then fold the the paper & put before Chitragupt Ji.
Chitragupt Puja and Dawat Puja
Chitragupt Puja is performed by Kayastha Parivar that believes in world peace, justice, knowledge and literacy, the four primary virtues depicted by the form of Shree Chitraguptjee. The puja is also known as Dawat (Inkpot) Puja, in which the books and pen are worshipped, symbolizing the importance of study in the life of a Kayastha. During the Chitragupt Puja, earning members of the also give account of their earning, writing to Chitragupt Maharaj the additional amount of money that is required to run the household, next year
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mahaalaya tharppana pooja
we conduct mahaalaya pithru tharppana pooja in 20th september at Rameswaram&Thiruvaiyaru,
we will get the blessings of our Pithru on doing this pooja.
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doshanivarthi is going to do sahasranaama pooja in all purattaasi saturdays in the following temples.
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1.sri ranganathar temple,srirangam.
2.sri kaliyuga varatharaajar temple,ariyalur.
3.sri paartthasaarathi temple,thiruvallikkeni
purattasi pooja
வரும் புரட்டாசி மாதம் ஒவ்வொரு சனிக்கிழமையும் சிறப்பு சஹஸ்ரநாம அர்ச்சனையை
தோஷநிவர்த்தி மேற்கொள்ள இருக்கிறது ,பங்கு பெற விரும்புபவர்கள் தொடர்பு கொள்ளவும்.
1 .ஸ்ரீ ரங்கநாதர் கோயில்,ஸ்ரீரங்கம்.
2 .ஸ்ரீ கலியுக வரதராஜ பெருமாள் கோயில்.கள்ள குறிச்சி,அரியலூர்.
3 ,ஸ்ரீ பார்த்தசாரதி கோயில்,திருவல்லிக்கேணி.
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தோஷநிவர்த்தி மேற்கொள்ள இருக்கிறது ,பங்கு பெற விரும்புபவர்கள் தொடர்பு கொள்ளவும்.
1 .ஸ்ரீ ரங்கநாதர் கோயில்,ஸ்ரீரங்கம்.
2 .ஸ்ரீ கலியுக வரதராஜ பெருமாள் கோயில்.கள்ள குறிச்சி,அரியலூர்.
3 ,ஸ்ரீ பார்த்தசாரதி கோயில்,திருவல்லிக்கேணி.
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vinayagar sathurthi pooja
Doshanivarthi is going to conduct special Abishekam,pooja for vinayagar sathurthi on 01-09-2011 in following temples,
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1.uchi pillaiyar Temple,Trichy,
2.Pillaiyarpatti
3.Thiruvalanchuzhi.
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ganapathi homam
Sri Ganapathy Homam is said to be the greatest and chief amongst all of the other Homams. Generally, this Ganapathy homam is done as the startup of all the other homams. For instance, if Navagraha homam or any other homam is done for the betterment of life or to solve any other purpose, we should perform “Ganapathy Homam” first and then followed by other homams. This great Sri Ganapathy Homam can be done for all-purpose and our first offer or dedication should be for him only.
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Homa, or havan, is fire worship. In Tantra Yoga, homa is used to enhance the effects of japa. When the japa is done without any desire, it needs no fire worship.Fire is visible divine energy that can be seen and felt. It is said to be the mediator between humans and gods.
Homa is performed in a receptacle (kund) in which a fireplace (vedi) is made with bricks. The Homa fireplace should be decorated with colorful flowers, leaves, grains, and beans.
Wood to be used as fuel for Homa should burn easily without creating much smoke. In India the wood from a mango tree is most often used for Homa. The Homa wood should be completely dry and cut or broken to suit the size of the kund.
Samigri is a combination of thirty-six herbs used to purify the atmosphere and smells very good, like incense. Some ghee and raw sugar should be added to the herbs. When the Homa is performed, the chemicals in the samigri are burnt and get converted into gaseous form which mix in the atmosphere, entering the breath and the body chemistry of the one doing the Homa and those who are in the vicinity. These chemicals go to the gods that are present as different energies or abilities inside the human organism.
Tantra believes in one God with many forms. Because God performs many kinds of functions, he has many names. For performing each job, He has to shape himself into a different form. That is why there appear so many gods. But all the names are His name and all the forms are His form. When he creates he is called Brahma. When he preserves, he is called Vishnu. When he destroys, he is called Shiva. When he brings forth the energy of heat and light, he is called Sun. When he beholds the creation he is called Earth. He is neither male nor female. His static aspect is male. His dynamic aspect is female.
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Why Homam
Homam is a very powerful tool for spiritual progress. Chanting mantras in front of fire while offering material substances into fire has a great cleansing and calming influence on one's mind and gives great level of mental focus, peace, calmness and bliss. This practice has been extolled in many scriptures such as Yajurveda and Bhagavad Gita. Vedic seers practiced it regularly. Several people are experiencing the benefits of homam even today. The proof of the pudding is in eating it. If one performs homam regularly for a few months, one will surely see the difference in one's mental state.
Lord Sani (Saturn) gives many people physical sickness and mental worries. His worship in fire is very powerful for removing these obstacles so that one's material and spiritual lives can progress smoothly. Those who are troubled by Saturn in birth chart or in transits or in dasas/antardasas may consider performing Sani homam for a few months. Instead of doing it once, it is better to do it on a regular basis. It can be done everyday or every Saturday (or some other weekday) or once every month etc.
Hinduism teaches that gods come into fire and receive the prayers of spiritual aspirants. Even when one meditates without an external fire, gods being meditated on come into the internal fire of the aspirant and receive the mantras via that fire. However, the internal fire is quite weaker than an external fire for most people and hence it is beneficial to perform worship using an external fire. That practice eventually strengthens the internal fire also.
We all see and feel our sthoola sareera (gross body), which is made up of gross matter. But, we also have a sookshma sareera (subtle body) made up of subtle matter. It cannot be perceived by the senses attached to the gross body (eyes, ears, nose etc). It contains thousands of naadis, which are essentially subtle channels of energy flow. A fire called bhootaagni (existential fire) burns in this subtle body. It is the subtle basis of one's entire existence. It manifests in the gross body in the form of various fires. Examples are the "fire" in the stomach that helps one digest the food eaten and the "fire" in the brain that helps one digest and understand various sense experiences.
This bhootaagni is vital to one's existence. In most people, it is quite weak. Due to impurities and obstructions in the naadis of the subtle body, this fire cannot burn strongly to energize the entire existence. When it burns low, the divine presence that can enter it is quite limited in magnitude.
If one overcomes the internal weaknesses such as desire, anger, greed, false prestige, wantonness and jealousy, develops compassion, one-pointed devotion, detachment, and sheds one layer of ego and delusion after another, eventually the impurities in the naadis will be cleared and bhootaagni will burn strong. However, this is a very difficult and time-consuming process.
One can take advantage of an external fire in that regard. As the deity of homam enters the external fire on a regular basis, the nearby divine presence burns the impurities in the naadis, by burning various karmas (actions from the past, which will get corresponding reactions in the future) in the kaarana sareera (causal body). This eventually leads to the strengthening of bhootaagni.
After one performs homam for a long enough time, one's naadis are cleared of the obstructions and one's bhootaagni burns brightly. At that juncture, all sadhanas performed by one, including regular meditation, become much more effective. If bhootaagni can accommodate divine presence to a larger degree, the meditation becomes more effective.
The goal of all spiritual sadhana, whether one thinks in those terms or not, is actually to cleanse oneself of all the internal impurities. Various karmas from previous lives hang on to the kaarana sareera (causal body), making it heavy. These in turn manifest in the sookshma sareera (subtle body) as various impurities in various nadis (subtle energy channels) that block the free flow of energy. These in turn manifest in the sthoola sareera (gross body) as various problems of the body and mind. These also cause dense conditioning of one's mind to sink one's consciousness in an ocean of delusion. This conditioning of the consciousness due to previous karmas is also known as maayaa. When one is sunk in maayaa, one is beaten down by the six enemies - kaama (desire), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), mada (wantonness) and maatsarya (jealosy). As one makes spiritual progress, one's karmas drop off the kaarana sareera, the impurities in the nadis are cleansed, one's mental conditioning becomes weaker and one can resist the internal enemies. All these are inter-related and happen simultaneously. When one burns all of one's major karmas, one becomes karmically very light. Nadis in the sookshma sareera are all clear and energy can freely flow anywhere. One is untouched by the internal enemies then. When one sees all as god, nothing can make one angry or jealous or deluded. When mental conditioning drops, nothing excites one and nothing saddens one. One stays in a state of bliss always. Despite the changing nature of the external work and appearance, one is in the same state internally.
The goal of all spiritual sadhana is to reach that state. Whether through jnaana (knowledge and wisdom) or through bhakti (devotion and surrender) or both, one has to burn the karmas and impurities blocking one from reaching that state. The goal of all sadhana is to let ego (the sense of "I-ness") go completely and merge (have yoga) with divinity. If a vacuum can be created within oneself, then divine presence can fill the vacuum. As long as one has egotism and various kinds of conditioning (vasanas) of mind, such a vacuum cannot be created. When all those cease and the mental conditioning is weakened, the mind become extremely calm and a vacuum is created within. Then divine presence fills one and the result is indescribable bliss.
Homam facilitates this process quickly by burning various karmas that are creating various layers of conditioning and obstructing spiritual progress.
A lot of Hindu rituals involve invoking divine presence in an idol or a water pot (kalasha) and offering worship to the idol/pot. Unfortunately, we are living in Kali yuga in which the elements of earth, water and air are not pure. If the idol has any impurities on account of the time when it was made, how it was made, the thoughts of the person who made it etc, the impurities heavily restrict how much divine presence the idol can accommodate.
The only elements that cannot be polluted are space/ether (aakaasa) and fire (agni). It is very difficult to do spiritual sadhana via the medium of space. So the best medium for sadhana is fire. One of the Sanskrit words for "fire" is "paavaka", which means "the one that purifies". Fire is by definition pure and purifies everything that it comes in touch with. The wood or coconut used to sustain fire may have impurities, but fire itself is very pure and accommodates a divine presence of the highest degree. For a ritual using the earth or water elements as the medium to be successful, the sadhaka must be quite pure and the sadhaka's bhootagni must be reasonably strong. On the other hand, a ritual using the fire element as the medium can be successful irrespective of the stature and purity of the sadhaka. For this reason, homam is the most apt sadhana for most spiritual aspitants in this yuga, especially as the Kali deepens. Unfortunately, many people have unfounded fears of making mistakes and being punished for them and hence do not take advantage of the fantastic practice of homam.
Apart from the personal benefits, there are universal benefits of homam. The offerings in the fire finally reach Sun, who feeds the entire earth. The gross material body of the burnt offerings reaches the gross material body of Sun. The subtle body of the burnt offerings reaches the subtle body of Sun. It is the subtle body of Sun that feeds the subtle bodies of all beings on earth. Thus, feeding it is very important for the smooth running of life on earth. As we enter the Ghora Kali (terrible age of strife and disorderliness) phase, adharma (un-righteous activities) will be on the rise in the world and as such the subtle body of Sun will become weaker. If more and more people perform homam and strengthen the subtle body of Sun, it will balance the adharma and keep the world away from a total collapse.
Common Mis-conceptions
(1) Misconception: Homam is very difficult to perform. It is for experts only.
Comment: Not really. Several people who did not know anything about how to do any kind of worship conducted homam by themselves by reading this document. It is a simple practice.
(2) Misconception: One must either do a "perfect" homam or not do any homam at all. A perfect homam takes a very long time.
Comment: Though one may eat a sumptuous meal on an important festival day, one does not necessarily get a lot of energy from it. One gets most of one's energy from the regular dal (lentils) and rice that one eats everyday.
Though there are complicated versions of homam, it is better to do a simple homam on a regular basis than to do a complicated version very rarely. A small half-hour or one-hour homam done on a daily basis is far better for spiritual sadhana than a big annual or half-yearly homam.
(3) Misconception: If mistakes happen in a homam, the consequences will be bad.
Comment: If a homam is performed with a saattwik spirit for saattwik purposes, there are no risks.
If you act nice with your parents because you want their money, you have to understand their thinking well, take the advice of people who know them well and act very carefully to get money from them. Mistakes can be costly and spoil your goal.
But, if you act nice with your parents simply because you love them and want to show your love, you do not need to be careful. You just show your love in whatever way you know. There is no need to follow anybody's advice strictly and there are no risks.
Similarly, you have to be careful if you perform a homam for certain material goals (such as getting money, attracting someone, destroying someone etc). If you perform a homam just to show your love to god, cleanse yourself spiritually and make yourself worthy of divine communion, then there are no risks. The procedure taught in this document is based on the teachings of rishis and it is safe for anybody to use. Small mistakes will not result in any punishment.
In fact, it is expected that everybody who uses this document is interested in only the second kind of goal, i.e. spiritual cleansing and upliftment.
(4) Misconception: One not initiated by a guru (master) cannot perform homam or recite certain mantras.
Comment: If one receives a mantra or a procedure from the mouth of a master, it is analogous to a millionaire opening a bank account in his son's name with a high starting balance. The son is lucky, as he is starting off with a big balance. Similarly, some of the siddhi (attainment) the master has in the mantra or procedure is transferred to the disciple even as (s)he starts out.
If one does not receive a mantra or a procedure from the mouth of a master, it is analogous to starting off with a zero bank balance. While it is useful to start off with a positive balance, it is neither necessary nor sufficient. There are sons of millionaires who used up the millions earned by parents and reduced them to zero, while there are some self-made men who made millions purely with self-effort. Similarly, one taught by the greatest guru can fall while one not taught by a guru can reach the ultimate. While it is desirable to have a guru, it is by no means compulsory.
If one is the kind who needs to have a guru figure behind every mantra or procedure, one can think of the author and/or his spiritual master, Dr Manish Pandit from Pune, India (currently residing in Manchester, UK) as the guru for this homam procedure.
(5) Misconception: Those who are not learned in Veda cannot recite Veda mantras and perform homam based on Veda mantras.
Comment: Jnaneshwar was a 12th century master. He was a great Krishna devotee. When he was asked to not recite Veda by a council of erudite scholars, as he was not formally qualified, he replied that every being had a right to recite Veda. When he started reciting, they tried to shut his mouth. Then, a buffalo standing next to him recited Veda! The scholars begged his pardon and corrected their narrow-minded attitude.
Many great souls like him taught that Veda could be recited by anyone. One engaged in tantric practices that serve specific purposes and give specific siddhis (attainments) need to be afraid of side effects and punishments for mistakes, but mantras from Veda were taught by great rishis for the highest purpose of self-realization. One reciting them need not be afraid of any side effects. Veda mantras are saattwik, self-correcting and ultimately leading to self-realization.
Those who have an affinity to tantric practices should not be discouraged from learning and using them, but those who appreciate the teachings of rishis must be encouraged to recite Veda mantras and perform homam based on Veda mantras. The key is to have an attitude of submission and a desire for nothing other than self-realization and to do homam without any expectations whatsoever. Then there are no risks.
The procedure taught in this document contains just a few Veda mantras, which are not very difficult to pronounce.
(6) Misconception: Those who are not born in a Brahmin family cannot perform homam.
Comment: One's varna (caste) is not to be determined solely from the family one is born in. There are examples of men born to parents belonging to various castes performing tapascharya and becoming rishis. Maharshi Viswamitra, who taught the Savitru Gayatri mantra, was a kshatriya by birth. Maharshi Valmiki, who taught Brahma Jnana to Maharshi Bharadwaja, was a shoodra by birth.
One who has affinity to knowledge is a Brahmin (scholar). One who has affinity to power and authority is a kshatriya (warrior). One who has affinity to money is a vaisya (trader). One who has affinity to carnal pleasures is a shoodra (worker). If a person born in a Brahmin family is after money, he becomes a vaisya and not a Brahmin. On the other hand, if a person born in a vaisya family desires nothing but knowledge and self-realization, he automatically becomes a Brahmin and very fit to perform homam.
Irrespective of the caste of birth, one who is interested in knowledge (especially knowledge of self) and one whose interest in power, money and pleasures is decaying is fit to perform homam.
(7) Misconception: Women cannot perform homam.
Comment: There is a big difference between men and women when it comes to the gross body. But, at the level of subtle body or causal body, there is no difference based on gender. All spiritual practices operate mainly at the subtle and causal level. So, it makes no sense to have a total ban on women performing homam.
However, there are some practical reasons behind the biases of tradition. Though there are no differences based on gender in the subtle body, the differences at the gross body level can come into play in the initial stages. Women interested in performing homam may carefully consider the following factors and make their decision.
Any spiritual practice performed well over a period of time eventually results in a Kundalini awakening and rise. Kundalini is nothing but one's self-identification. It is a microcosmic representation of the Divine Mother within oneself. It defines how one identifies oneself. Though everything in the universe is just Brahman, each being forms a separate self-identity and that self-identity is reinforced quite strongly with time. When one identifies completely with the body without any kind of questioning, Kundalini is asleep. As kundalini wakes up and rises, one starts to wonder "who am I" and one's awareness of self becomes more and more refined. As kundalini reaches higher chakras, one realizes one's true nature. When Kundalini reaches Sahasrara chakra, one realizes one's truest nature, i.e. one realizes that one is the formless Brahman.
If Kundalini gets stuck at swadhishthana chakra, one's sexual drive increases and one is tested in that matter. In this matter, women and men are very different. This phase can be very difficult for women. This is not to say that this phase is easy for men.
More importantly, some spiritual experiences in a pregnant lady can even kill a fetus, if the soul in it is not spiritually elevated. On the positive side, if an elevated soul is in the fetus at the time of such experiences, a siddha may be born.
There is a negative for every positive and it is a matter of balancing the factors and making an individual decision. Women interested in homam should consider the above factors and decide whether they want to perform homam or not. If any women are interested, they should be encouraged to perform homam.
(8) Misconception: Homam is just like meditation. It is not any better. It does not really make any difference.
Comment: The proof of the pudding is in eating it. If one tries performing a homam to the best of one's ability on a daily basis for a few months, one will know what homam can do! After doing homam for several months, one will find that all other sadhanas one does become more effective as a result of homam.
(9) Misconception: One should get a priest to do homam and not do it oneself.
Comment: Let us revisit a previous analogy. If one wants to be nice to one's parents to get their money, one may engage someone who will act on one's behalf to get the money of parents. But, if one's sole purpose is to just love one's parents and show that love, it is better to do it directly than to engage other people.
(10) Misconception: Before doing homam with any mantra, one must do japam of that mantra by a count that is ten times the homam count. For example, one must do japam by a count of 10,000 before one does homam by a count of 1,000.
Comment: This convention is not without reason. The true meaning of this convention is that homam is ten times more powerful than japam. If one does a mantra 1,000 in a homam, it is equivalent to doing the mantra 10,000 in japam. If one wants, one can offer the mantra entirely in external fire and there is no need to do any japam before doing homam.
All thumb rules and conventions have exceptions. If a rishi with a very strong bhootaagni does japam, it is equivalent to a homam and the "ten times" rule does not apply. However, for most normal people, homam is ten times more powerful than japam. The bottomline is that the strength and the purity of the medium that accommodates the presence of the deity who receives the mantra will decide the effectiveness of the mantra
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What is Homam
Homam is a fire ritual of sacrifice. It is also known as homa or havan or yajna (yagya) or yajana. In homam, divine presence is invoked into fire using specific procedures. Then materials are sacrificed into fire, along with sacred chants (mantras). The sacrifices are supposed to reach gods. It is interesting to note that fire ritual is an ancient practice and several religions taught worshipping gods in fire.
Homam is a very powerful tool for spiritual progress. Chanting mantras in front of fire while offering material substances into fire has a great cleansing and calming influence on one's mind and gives great level of mental focus, peace, calmness and bliss. This practice has been extolled in many scriptures such as Yajurveda and Bhagavad Gita. Vedic seers practiced it regularly. Several people are experiencing the benefits of homam even today. The proof of the pudding is in eating it. If one performs homam regularly for a few months, one will surely see the difference in one's mental state.
This ritual
Neither is the author an expert in performing homam with such an attitude nor does he teach that. This document is strictly for one who performs Chandi homam for spiritual upliftment and looks at the Divine Mother as a mother and looks at oneself as a helpless child who desperately wants to improve. This document is strictly for one who is willing to undergo whatever one's mother wants one to undergo, for the sake of spiritual upliftment.
However, it is can be used for getting wealth and health, for success in various wordly matters and for destroying enemies. However, one performing Chandi homam for such a specific purpose needs to meet some exacting demands, such as perfect pronunciation, perfect procedure and perfect materials for the purpose, and have some accumulated spiritual energy to pull off the feat.not necessary that She should take away one's material success and prosperity in order to give spiritual upliftment. In fact, many people who perform Chandi homam everyday or every week using this document may experience continued or even increased material success (and yet be able to remain detached from it and progress spiritually). However, in some cases, She may decide to give a shock or two in worldly matters if something is badly blocking one's spiritual progress and a setback is needed. The path towards self-realization is different for each person. She knows the best for each person. Unless one is willing to surrender to Her completely and accept whatever comes one's way - good or bad - as Her blessings and unless one does not expect any specific material benefit from this homam, one should not use this document to perform Chandi homam.almost sure to transform one's attitude and outlook and put one's spiritual evolution on the fast track.
What Homam Does
Hinduism teaches that gods come into fire and receive the prayers of spiritual aspirants. Even when one meditates without an external fire, gods being meditated on come into the internal fire of the aspirant and receive the mantras via that fire. However, the internal fire is quite weaker than an external fire for most people and hence it is beneficial to perform worship using an external fire. That practice eventually strengthens the internal fire also.
We all see and feel our sthoola sareera (gross body), which is made up of gross matter. But, we also have a sookshma sareera (subtle body) made up of subtle matter. It cannot be perceived by the senses attached to the gross body (eyes, ears, nose etc). It contains thousands of naadis, which are essentially subtle channels of energy flow. A fire called bhootaagni (existential fire) burns in this subtle body. It is the subtle basis of one's entire existence. It manifests in the gross body in the form of various fires. Examples are the "fire" in the stomach that helps one digest the food eaten and the "fire" in the brain that helps one digest and understand various sense experiences.
This bhootaagni is vital to one's existence. In most people, it is quite weak. Due to impurities and obstructions in the naadis of the subtle body, this fire cannot burn strongly to energize the entire existence. When it burns low, the divine presence that can enter it is quite limited in magnitude.
If one overcomes the internal weaknesses such as desire, anger, greed, false prestige, wantonness and jealousy, develops compassion, one-pointed devotion, detachment, and sheds one layer of ego and delusion after another, eventually the impurities in the naadis will be cleared and bhootaagni will burn strong. However, this is a very difficult and time-consuming process.
One can take advantage of an external fire in that regard. As the deity of homam enters the external fire on a regular basis, the nearby divine presence burns the impurities in the naadis, by burning various karmas (actions from the past, which will get corresponding reactions in the future) in the kaarana sareera (causal body). This eventually leads to the strengthening of bhootaagni.
After one performs homam for a long enough time, one's naadis are cleared of the obstructions and one's bhootaagni burns brightly. At that juncture, all sadhanas performed by one, including regular meditation, become much more effective. If bhootaagni can accommodate divine presence to a larger degree, the meditation becomes more effective.
The goal of all spiritual sadhana, whether one thinks in those terms or not, is actually to cleanse oneself of all the internal impurities. Various karmas from previous lives hang on to the kaarana sareera (causal body), making it heavy. These in turn manifest in the sookshma sareera (subtle body) as various impurities in various nadis (subtle energy channels) that block the free flow of energy. These in turn manifest in the sthoola sareera (gross body) as various problems of the body and mind. These also cause dense conditioning of one's mind to sink one's consciousness in an ocean of delusion. This conditioning of the consciousness due to previous karmas is also known as maayaa. When one is sunk in maayaa, one is beaten down by the six enemies - kaama (desire), krodha (anger), lobha (greed), moha (delusion), mada (wantonness) and maatsarya (jealosy). As one makes spiritual progress, one's karmas drop off the kaarana sareera, the impurities in the nadis are cleansed, one's mental conditioning becomes weaker and one can resist the internal enemies. All these are inter-related and happen simultaneously. When one burns all of one's major karmas, one becomes karmically very light. Nadis in the sookshma sareera are all clear and energy can freely flow anywhere. One is untouched by the internal enemies then. When one sees all as god, nothing can make one angry or jealous or deluded. When mental conditioning drops, nothing excites one and nothing saddens one. One stays in a state of bliss always. Despite the changing nature of the external work and appearance, one is in the same state internally.
The goal of all spiritual sadhana is to reach that state. Whether through jnaana (knowledge and wisdom) or through bhakti (devotion and surrender) or both, one has to burn the karmas and impurities blocking one from reaching that state. The goal of all sadhana is to let ego (the sense of "I-ness") go completely and merge (have yoga) with divinity. If a vacuum can be created within oneself, then divine presence can fill the vacuum. As long as one has egotism and various kinds of conditioning (vasanas) of mind, such a vacuum cannot be created. When all those cease and the mental conditioning is weakened, the mind become extremely calm and a vacuum is created within. Then divine presence fills one and the result is indescribable bliss.
Homam facilitates this process quickly by burning various karmas that are creating various layers of conditioning and obstructing spiritual progress.
A lot of Hindu rituals involve invoking divine presence in an idol or a water pot (kalasha) and offering worship to the idol/pot. Unfortunately, we are living in Kali yuga in which the elements of earth, water and air are not pure. If the idol has any impurities on account of the time when it was made, how it was made, the thoughts of the person who made it etc, the impurities heavily restrict how much divine presence the idol can accommodate.
The only elements that cannot be polluted are space/ether (aakaasa) and fire (agni). It is very difficult to do spiritual sadhana via the medium of space. So the best medium for sadhana is fire. One of the Sanskrit words for "fire" is "paavaka", which means "the one that purifies". Fire is by definition pure and purifies everything that it comes in touch with. The wood or coconut used to sustain fire may have impurities, but fire itself is very pure and accommodates a divine presence of the highest degree. For a ritual using the earth or water elements as the medium to be successful, the sadhaka must be quite pure and the sadhaka's bhootagni must be reasonably strong. On the other hand, a ritual using the fire element as the medium can be successful irrespective of the stature and purity of the sadhaka. For this reason, homam is the most apt sadhana for most spiritual aspitants in this yuga, especially as the Kali deepens. Unfortunately, many people have unfounded fears of making mistakes and being punished for them and hence do not take advantage of the fantastic practice of homam.
Apart from the personal benefits, there are universal benefits of homam. The offerings in the fire finally reach Sun, who feeds the entire earth. The gross material body of the burnt offerings reaches the gross material body of Sun. The subtle body of the burnt offerings reaches the subtle body of Sun. It is the subtle body of Sun that feeds the subtle bodies of all beings on earth. Thus, feeding it is very important for the smooth running of life on earth. As we enter the Ghora Kali (terrible age of strife and disorderliness) phase, adharma (un-righteous activities) will be on the rise in the world and as such the subtle body of Sun will become weaker. If more and more people perform homam and strengthen the subtle body of Sun, it will balance the adharma and keep the world away from a total collapse.
Common Mis-conceptions
(1) Misconception: Homam is very difficult to perform. It is for experts only.
Comment
(2) Misconception: One must either do a "perfect" homam or not do any homam at all. A perfect homam takes a very long time.
Comment
Though there are complicated versions of homam, it is better to do a simple homam on a regular basis than to do a complicated version very rarely. A small half-hour or one-hour homam done on a daily basis is far better for spiritual sadhana than a big annual or half-yearly homam.
(3) Misconception: If mistakes happen in a homam, the consequences will be bad.
Comment
If you act nice with your parents because you want their money, you have to understand their thinking well, take the advice of people who know them well and act very carefully to get money from them. Mistakes can be costly and spoil your goal.
But, if you act nice with your parents simply because you love them and want to show your love, you do not need to be careful. You just show your love in whatever way you know. There is no need to follow anybody's advice strictly and there are no risks.
Similarly, you have to be careful if you perform a homam for certain material goals (such as getting money, attracting someone, destroying someone etc). If you perform a homam just to show your love to god, cleanse yourself spiritually and make yourself worthy of divine communion, then there are no risks. The procedure taught in this document is based on the teachings of rishis and it is safe for anybody to use. Small mistakes will not result in any punishment.
In fact, it is expected that everybody who uses this document is interested in only the second kind of goal, i.e. spiritual cleansing and upliftment.
(4) Misconception: One not initiated by a guru (master) cannot perform homam or recite certain mantras.
Comment
If one does not receive a mantra or a procedure from the mouth of a master, it is analogous to starting off with a zero bank balance. While it is useful to start off with a positive balance, it is neither necessary nor sufficient. There are sons of millionaires who used up the millions earned by parents and reduced them to zero, while there are some self-made men who made millions purely with self-effort. Similarly, one taught by the greatest guru can fall while one not taught by a guru can reach the ultimate. While it is desirable to have a guru, it is by no means compulsory.
If one is the kind who needs to have a guru figure behind every mantra or procedure, one can think of the author and/or his spiritual master, Dr Manish Pandit from Pune, India (currently residing in Manchester, UK) as the guru for this homam procedure.
(5) Misconception: Those who are not learned in Veda cannot recite Veda mantras and perform homam based on Veda mantras.
Comment
Many great souls like him taught that Veda could be recited by anyone. One engaged in tantric practices that serve specific purposes and give specific siddhis (attainments) need to be afraid of side effects and punishments for mistakes, but mantras from Veda were taught by great rishis for the highest purpose of self-realization. One reciting them need not be afraid of any side effects. Veda mantras are saattwik, self-correcting and ultimately leading to self-realization.
Those who have an affinity to tantric practices should not be discouraged from learning and using them, but those who appreciate the teachings of rishis must be encouraged to recite Veda mantras and perform homam based on Veda mantras. The key is to have an attitude of submission and a desire for nothing other than self-realization and to do homam without any expectations whatsoever. Then there are no risks.
The procedure taught in this document contains just a few Veda mantras, which are not very difficult to pronounce.
(6) Misconception: Those who are not born in a Brahmin family cannot perform homam.
Comment
One who has affinity to knowledge is a Brahmin (scholar). One who has affinity to power and authority is a kshatriya (warrior). One who has affinity to money is a vaisya (trader). One who has affinity to carnal pleasures is a shoodra (worker). If a person born in a Brahmin family is after money, he becomes a vaisya and not a Brahmin. On the other hand, if a person born in a vaisya family desires nothing but knowledge and self-realization, he automatically becomes a Brahmin and very fit to perform homam.
Irrespective of the caste of birth, one who is interested in knowledge (especially knowledge of self) and one whose interest in power, money and pleasures is decaying is fit to perform homam.
(7) Misconception: Women cannot perform homam.
Comment
However, there are some practical reasons behind the biases of tradition. Though there are no differences based on gender in the subtle body, the differences at the gross body level can come into play in the initial stages. Women interested in performing homam may carefully consider the following factors and make their decision.
Any spiritual practice performed well over a period of time eventually results in a Kundalini awakening and rise. Kundalini is nothing but one's self-identification. It is a microcosmic representation of the Divine Mother within oneself. It defines how one identifies oneself. Though everything in the universe is just Brahman, each being forms a separate self-identity and that self-identity is reinforced quite strongly with time. When one identifies completely with the body without any kind of questioning, Kundalini is asleep. As kundalini wakes up and rises, one starts to wonder "who am I" and one's awareness of self becomes more and more refined. As kundalini reaches higher chakras, one realizes one's true nature. When Kundalini reaches Sahasrara chakra, one realizes one's truest nature, i.e. one realizes that one is the formless Brahman.
If Kundalini gets stuck at swadhishthana chakra, one's sexual drive increases and one is tested in that matter. In this matter, women and men are very different. This phase can be very difficult for women. This is not to say that this phase is easy for men.
More importantly, some spiritual experiences in a pregnant lady can even kill a fetus, if the soul in it is not spiritually elevated. On the positive side, if an elevated soul is in the fetus at the time of such experiences, a siddha may be born.
There is a negative for every positive and it is a matter of balancing the factors and making an individual decision. Women interested in homam should consider the above factors and decide whether they want to perform homam or not. If any women are interested, they should be encouraged to perform homam.
(8) Misconception: Homam is just like meditation. It is not any better. It does not really make any difference.
Comment
(9) Misconception: One should get a priest to do homam and not do it oneself.
Comment
(10) Misconception: Before doing homam with any mantra, one must do japam of that mantra by a count that is ten times the homam count. For example, one must do japam by a count of 10,000 before one does homam by a count of 1,000.
Comment
All thumb rules and conventions have exceptions. If a rishi with a very strong bhootaagni does japam, it is equivalent to a homam and the "ten times" rule does not apply. However, for most normal people, homam is ten times more powerful than japam. The bottomline is that the strength and the purity of the medium that accommodates the presence of the deity who receives the mantra will decide the effectiveness of the mantra.
About This Document
(1) "Sree Durgaa Saptashati" (in any script) from Gita Press, Gorakhpur (www.gitapress.org) or any other publisher. This contains 700 verses in praise of the Divine Mother, known as Durga saptashati or Chandi saptashati or saptashati or Chandipath or Devi mahatmyam. Some associated prayers known as kavacha, argala, keelaka are also there in most books. One should familiarize oneself with this text and become reasonably comfortable in reading it, before undertaking a Chandi homam. If one can read the Devanagari script of Sanskrit, one may try downloading it from http://www.gitapress.org/books/paath/118/Durga_Saptashati.pdf.
One should consult one's elders and gurus and decide whether one is allowed to perform a homam or not. If one thinks one is allowed to do homam and is interested in doing homam on a regular basis but does not know how to do it, then one can use this document to learn one way to do it. If one's gurus have taught one a different procedure, one may use the procedure taught by one's gurus. This document is for the benefit of those who do not know any procedure and want to learn some procedure to do homam. Those who learnt a slightly different procedure from the previous versions of this document need not worry and either follow what they have already learnt or switch to the procedure in this document.
Excessive Movement of Body and Mind
Some people move a lot when they meditate. As it was mentioned earlier, the goal of all sadhana is to calm the mind down and create a vacuum within oneself, so that the deity of the sadhana can come and occupy the space. One should lose awareness of the body. When meditating, it is a good idea to keep the back straight without making it too tense. It is a good idea to not move. If it is not possible to stay still for extended periods, one should at least try to stay still over short periods of time. It is also a good idea to close the eyes. One can focus one's mind on either a deity or on the sound of the mantra.
Similarly, when performing homam also, it is a good idea to keep the back straight and minimize the movement, especially of the back. It is ideal if one keeps the back and head erect and manages with a minimal movement of just one arm.
If body is stationary, there is some chance that mind too will become stationary for a while in the middle. That is the goal after all.
Correct Attitude
While it is good to follow the procedure faithfully, it is even more important to surrender oneself to god, leave ego and identify one's self with the deity in the fire when performing the homam. If that is there, all other minor errors will have no negative effect. If that is not there, even an impeccably performed homam will not have any tangible effect. Like mentioned earlier, the goal is to melt ego (I-ness or sense of self) and create a vacuum within oneself, so that the deity can fill it. Complete devotion, single-minded focus on deity/mantra/procedure and minimization of the activity of body and mind can help one achieve that eventually.
If one has an over-active mind, doing pranayama before homam can be useful. The time around sunrise in the morning is a particularly conducive to a pleasant homam
: This convention is not without reason. The true meaning of this convention is that homam is ten times more powerful than japam. If one does a mantra 1,000 in a homam, it is equivalent to doing the mantra 10,000 in japam. If one wants, one can offer the mantra entirely in external fire and there is no need to do any japam before doing homam.: Let us revisit a previous analogy. If one wants to be nice to one's parents to get their money, one may engage someone who will act on one's behalf to get the money of parents. But, if one's sole purpose is to just love one's parents and show that love, it is better to do it directly than to engage other people.: The proof of the pudding is in eating it. If one tries performing a homam to the best of one's ability on a daily basis for a few months, one will know what homam can do! After doing homam for several months, one will find that all other sadhanas one does become more effective as a result of homam.: There is a big difference between men and women when it comes to the gross body. But, at the level of subtle body or causal body, there is no difference based on gender. All spiritual practices operate mainly at the subtle and causal level. So, it makes no sense to have a total ban on women performing homam.: One's varna (caste) is not to be determined solely from the family one is born in. There are examples of men born to parents belonging to various castes performing tapascharya and becoming rishis. Maharshi Viswamitra, who taught the Savitru Gayatri mantra, was a kshatriya by birth. Maharshi Valmiki, who taught Brahma Jnana to Maharshi Bharadwaja, was a shoodra by birth.: Jnaneshwar was a 12th century master. He was a great Krishna devotee. When he was asked to not recite Veda by a council of erudite scholars, as he was not formally qualified, he replied that every being had a right to recite Veda. When he started reciting, they tried to shut his mouth. Then, a buffalo standing next to him recited Veda! The scholars begged his pardon and corrected their narrow-minded attitude.: If one receives a mantra or a procedure from the mouth of a master, it is analogous to a millionaire opening a bank account in his son's name with a high starting balance. The son is lucky, as he is starting off with a big balance. Similarly, some of the siddhi (attainment) the master has in the mantra or procedure is transferred to the disciple even as (s)he starts out.: If a homam is performed with a saattwik spirit for saattwik purposes, there are no risks.: Though one may eat a sumptuous meal on an important festival day, one does not necessarily get a lot of energy from it. One gets most of one's energy from the regular dal (lentils) and rice that one eats everyday.: Not really. Several people who did not know anything about how to do any kind of worship conducted homam by themselves by reading this document. It is a simple practice.
Again, as emphasized in the Mahaganapathi homam manual, regularity is the key. Performing a homam once in a while is insufficient. One should repeat the sadhana daily or weekly. If one performs Chandi homam once everyday, it is
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