Puja and Samskara
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Detail Of Puja and Samskara
| ISBN | 8120817516 |
| Pages | 177 |
| Language: | English |
| Product Code: | 2 |
| Size(in cm): | 9.5" X 6.5" cm |
| Weight(in grams): | 550(approx) |
Description:
Contents
Preface v
Part I
Introduction 3
Temple of Goddess Cauthsrngi 11
Entrance to the Temple 11
Images of Deities Associated with Goddess Catuhsrngi 18
Main Hall of Catuhsrngi Temple 27
A Worship service in sixteen steps performed at the Catuhsrngi Temple 29
A. Preliminaries performed by the priest 29
(1) Purification of Self by Sipping water (Acamana) 29
(2) Control of Breathing (pranayama) 30
(3) Recitation of the Gayatrimantra 31
(4) Contemplation of the Divinities (dhyana) 32
(5) Declaration of performance and purpose (samkalpa) 32
(6) Worship of Ganapati (ganapatipuja) 33
(7) Consecration of the pot the conch and the bell (Kalassankhaghantapujana) 33
(8) Consecration of the lamp (Dipapuajana) 35
(9) Consecration of self and Materials for worship by sprinkling water (proksana) 35
B Main worship 36
(1) Invocation (avahana) to the Goddess 36
(2) Offering the seat (asana) to the Goddess 37
(3) Offering the water for washing the feet (padya) of the Goddess 38
(4) Offering the sacred water (arghya) 39
(5) offering the water for rinsing the mouth (acamaniya) 39
(6) Purification of the Deity by Bathing (snana) 40
(a) Bathing with Milk (payas) 40
(b) Bathing with Curds (dadhi) 41
(c) Bathing with Ghee (Ghrta) 42
(d) Bathing with Honey (madhu) 43
(e) Bathing with water Mixed with sugar (sarkara) 44
(f) Bathing with fragrant water (Gandhodaka) 44
(i) Anointing with yellow powder (haridra) and the Red powder (kumkuma) 45
(ii) Offering Flowers (puspa) 45
(g) Offering the lamp (dipa) 45
(h) Consecration (Abhiseka) 46
(i) Consecration with the recitation of Purusasukha (rgveda, X. 90 1-16) 47
(ii) Consecration with the Recitation of Srisuta (Rgveda V, 87) 47
(iii)Consecration with the recitation of Rudra (krsna Yajurveda IV, 5 1-11) 47
(iv) Consecration with the recitation of Vasor Dhara (krsna Yajurveda, IV, 7, 1-11) 47
(7) Offering the Garment (Vastra) 48
(8) Offering the Upper Garments (upavastra) 49
(9) Offering Fragrant Materials (Gandha) 50
(10) Offering Flowers (puspa) 52
(11) Offering Incense (Dhupa) 53
(12) Offering the Lamp (Dipa) and Fragrant Materials (gandha) 54
(13) Offering food (Naivedya) 54
(14) Circling the deity clockwise (Pradaksina) and waving the 55
(15) Salutation (Namaskara) 58
(16) Offering Flowers with the recitation of Mantra (Mantrapuspa) 58
Obtaining power from Goddess Catuhsrngi 61
Appendix I. Sodasa-upacara-puja at Nagesvar temple Poona 65
Appendix II. Sodasa-upacara-puja at Parvati Nandana temple Poona 77
Appendix III. Map of Poona City 87
Part II
A Sixteen Samskaras Handed down by the Hiranyakesins
Introduction 91
Sixteen Samskaras 101
(1) Garbhadhana 101
(2) Punsavana 101
(3) Simantonnyana 103
(4) Namakarana 104
(5) Namakarana 105
(6) Annaprasana 108
(7) Caula 110
(8) Upanayana 112
(i) Ghana 113
(ii) Four Preliminary Rites 114
(iii) Mandapadevtapratistha 114
(iv) Grahayajna 115
(v) Matrbhojana 116
(vi) Offering Oblations 117
(vii) Asmarvhana 117
(viii) Bohole 119
(ix) Recitation of Benedictory verses 119
(x) Removal of the Parting cloth 120
(xi) Waving the Lamp around the Batu’s face 121
(xii) Holding his Hand by father 122
(xiii) Agnipancarya 122
(xiv) Dandagrahana 125
(xv) Bhiksa 126
(xvi) Gayatri Upadesa 127
(xvii) Batu Pujana 128
(xviii) Procession 128
(xix) Welcoming the Batu and his mother 130
(xx) Mandopadevatotthapana 130
(xxi) Satyandrayana Puja 131
(9)-(12) Vedavrata Catustaya 132
(13) Godana 133
(14) Samavartana 133
(15) Vivaha 135
(i) Ghana 136
(ii) Four Preliminary Rites 136
(iii) Mandapadevatapratistha 136
(iv) Grahayajna 136
(v) Simantapujana 138
(vi) Vastradana 139
(vii) Vanniscaya 140
(viii) Telaphala 141
(ix) Gauri-hara-pujana 141
(x) Rukhavata 142
(xi) Welcoming the bridegroom 143
(xii) Madhuparka 144
(xiii) Exchange of Garlands 145
(xiv) Kanyapratipadana 146
(xv) Kankana bandhana 148
(xvi) Aksataropana 150
(xvii) Mangalasutra bandhana 152
(xviii) Vivahahoma 153
(xix) Asmarohana 153
(xx) Panigrahana 154
(xxi) Lajahoma 156
(xxii) Agniparinyana 158
(xxiii) Kanapila 159
(xxiv) Saptapadi 159
(xxv) Hrdayaparsa 161
(xxvi) Abhiseka 162
(xxvii) Aksataropana 162
(xxviii) Nakstradarsana 163
(xxix) Airanpujana 164
(xxx) Grhapravesa 166
(xxxi) welcoming the couple 167
(xxxii) Laksmipujana 167
(xxxiii) Mandapadevatotthapana 168
Satyanarayana Puja 168
(16) Antyesti 168
Abbreviations 173
Bibliography 175
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