WORSHIP |
striyo va yadi va sudra brahmanah ksatriyadayah
pujayitva sila cakra labhante sasvatam padam |
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Vande-gurun-isha-bhaktan!!! |
Take Sandal Wood oil, open bottle, pour
tiny amount on right hand finger tips. Carefully pick up Shalagram
and using the fingers of only your right hand carefully roll the shila
around and massage the scented oil onto the Shila. (During oil massaging
hold the shila over your dhoti in case He slips). |
Touch the Shila to your forehead and place Him back on throne
on fresh flower petals while chanting Maha-mantra. |
| Wipe oil off your right hand onto your head, rinse and wipe your
hand dry on your dhoti. |
Take moist Tulasi leaf and offering top
down stick the leaf onto the oily Shila Murti, saying, "IDAM
TULASI PATRAM" and "ONBV" (one time). |
Rinse off right hand again. |
Take flower (petals) and offer to Lord Hari by saying, "IDAM
PUSHPAM" and "ONBV" while waving the flowers in a clock-wise
circle before the Shila Murti three times. Place flowers in front
off Shila. |
| Rinse off right hand again. |
| Light incense. Say "ESHA DHUPAH" and "ONBV"
while waving the lit incense in a clock-wise circle before the Shila
Murti three times. Place incense in holder in front off Shila. |
| Rinse off right hand again. |
| Take fan, say, "IDAM PANKAM" and "ONBV" three
times while fanning the Shila Murti. Place fan back in its place. |
| Rinse off right hand again. |
| Using right hand take a spoon of water and
pour a little onto the table and say "IDAM ASANAM" "ONBV"
to create a sitting place for Lord Hari to eat. |
| Place fruit plate and water glass on the table. Using right hand,
take a spoon of water and pour a little onto the fruit and water glass,
and say, "IDAM PANIYAM IDAM NIVEDYAM" "ONBV". |
Sit quietly with eyes closed and chant Gayatri Mantras and or
Maha Mantra while thinking the Lord is taking the fruit and water. |
| Using right hand, take a spoon of water
and pour into the bathing cup saying, "IDAM ACHAMANIYAM"
"ONBV". So the Lord can rinse His Mouth. |
| Bow down and say prayers. In the case of a Gaudiya Vaishnava,
such prayers as, "Vande gurun isha bhaktan isham isha-avatarakan
tat prakashams-cha tat shakti krishna chaitanya sangakam", -
chant Pancha-tattva and Maha Mantra. |
| During prayers one should think and speak to Krishna, and tell
Him how you feel unworthy to perform His puja, and still He has blessed
you, and even you are sorry for having so many personal motives still
you know that if one has NO motives (desires) or has ALL desires,
or even if one has desire for liberation, in all cases one should
worship Lord Hari for that attainment. So you are not wrong in asking
the Lord for anything, because if you will ask or not, still, He is
the One to ask. For this meditation you can chant: "Om akama-sarva-kamo-va
moksha-kama-udaradi tivrena bhakti-yogena yajesha purusham param." |
| Next recite: "Om brahma-murari-tripurantakari
bhanu, shasi, boomi-suto buddhas-ca gurus-ca-shukra, shani-rahu-ketavah
sarve graha shanti kara bhavantu!" |
| Prayers, Kirtana and OR read minimum ONE Sloka from Shastra. |
| Place all used items on big puja thali and go rinse off the items
in kitchen. Pour charanamrita (bath water) in a special cup to keep
out side the temple room. |
| Wipe throne area with water drops from Pancha
Patra and towel, and return items. |
| Drink Charanamritam. |
| OM TAT SAT!!! |
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