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Nitya
Puja is the devotee's blessed meeting with Bhagwan.
Puja is one of the most important rituals of our day.
Just as important is how we do puja.
So
friends, to help you do puja with proper devotion,
below is a list of points we should bear in mind.
Important
Points During Puja
- To
awaken at about 6 a.m. and have
a shower.
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Keep a separate set of clothes for puja: (a) a
dhotiyu or lengo (b) a gatariyu
or jhabho
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Sit facing north or east. These are both auspicious
directions.
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Do tilak of sandalwood paste and red chandlo of
kumkum on the forehead; use only sandalwood paste
for tilak-chandlo on the chest and upper arms. (Girls
should do chandlo on the forehead only)
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Preferably sit in padmasan or a simple
cross-legged posture. Close eyes and meditate on
Bhagwan and Guru.
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Arrange murtis in their proper positions and chant
the aahwan (welcoming) shlok, "Uttish-stho-tishtha
Nath....
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Do 11 malas while doing darshan of the murtis and
remembering God.
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Then stand up on one leg, raise both arms above
and do one mala.
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Then do 11 pradakshinas - walking clockwise
around the murtis.
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Then do 5 dandvats and 1 extra to ask
for forgiveness if we have accidentally hurt somebody.
- Then
sit down and offer thal in mansi. This
means to picture in our mind and offer our favorite
foods mentally.
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Then pray for our success in studies, for a family
member who may be ill, for increasing our devotion,
and for peace in our home, country and the world.
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Do pranams to the murtis . Speak
the farewell mantra requesting Maharaj and Swamishri
to bless us again tomorrow. Place the murtis together.
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Read 5 shloks from the Shikshapatri. Then
put the puja in its proper place.
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Do darshan of Thakorji in your ghar mandir.
Then do panchang pranam to mother
and father, and with pranams say 'Jai Swaminarayan'
to your brothers and sister.
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