Chandrika- The
brahmin should do the karmas
given in his vedashakha,
do agnihothra and then
do pooja for Vishnu.
harIt>-
k…vI–t! devtap%ja<
jpy}adnNtrm! ,
Haritha:- After
doing sandhyavandanam, aupasanam, brahmayagnam,
and surya namaskaram pooja
should be done for devas.
iv}aneñr>-
mXyaûe tpR[anNtr<
gNxk…suma]tE> hirhr
ihr{yg-R à-&tIna< ANytm<
ywavasn< \Gyju
SsammÙEStt!àkakE> Svnami-vaR
ctuWyRNtEnRmSkaryuEraraxyet! .
Vignaneshvara:- Do
tharpanam at noon. Then
collect pooja articles- sandal, flowers,
and rice. Worship
your favourite deity- Brahma,
Vishnu, or Shiva, with
veda manthras, adding the
fourth case ending nama:
nama:. Do all the upacharas
of worship.
AaraeGy<
-aSkraidCDet! iïyimCDeÏ‚taznat! ,
$ñrat!
}anmiNvCDet! mae]imCDe¾nadRnat! .
Pray
for health to the Sun,
for wealth to Fire, sagacity
to Maheshvara, and for
moksha to Janardana .
mnu>-
AaidTymwva iv:[u<
$z< äüa[mevc ,
AcRyeÖEidkemRÙE> g&hSw> àytae
-vet! .
Manu:- The
householder should do pooja
to the Sun, or Vishnu,
or Parameshvara, or Brahma
with vedamanthras. He can worship
either one or all.
s<¢he-
AaidTym<ibka< iv:[u<
g[naw< mheñr<,
p<c y}prae inTy< g&hSw>
p<c pUjyet! .
The
householder who performs the
pancha yagna would do well
to worship the five deities-
Sun, Ambika, Vishnu, Ganapathy
and Maheshvara.
31. iv:[upUja-
Vishnu Worship
nard>-
A¶aE i³yavta<
dev> idiv devae mnIi;[am!
,
àitma SvLpbuÎIna< yaeigna<
ùdye hir> .
Narada:- Hari
shines in fire for the
deekshithas who perform the
fire worship like yagnas.
For those who worship Vishnu
as a god with attributes,
He shines in the region
of the sun. For
those who are involved
in worldly life, He shines
in figurines like salagrama.
For the yogis who meditate
on him He shines in
their hearts.
sal¢amizla
pÇ yÇ ÖarvtIizla
,
%-yaeSs<gmae
yÇ tÇ muinR s<y>.
sal¢amizla
yÇ pUJyte -gvNmyE> ,
tÎeze
yaejnadvaR'œ m&tae invaR[mznute
.
Wherever
both salagrama and dvaravati
stones shine, there moksha is
obtained easily.Those who die
in the place near salagrama
attain final liberation. Vishnu
lives with Lakshmi eternally
in the salagrama. There is
no installation, invocation or
sending away. Other rituals can
be observed.
vedetu
paEé;< sU<< AicRt<
guýmuÄm< ,
Anuòu-Sy
sUSy iÇòubNtSy devta
.
pué;ae
yae jgdœbIj< \i;naRray[s! Sm&t>
,
DNdae=nuòup!c
-vit its&[a< iÇòubNtt>
Vishnu
can be worshipped with
Purushasuktham. There are 18
rics inthe Krishna yajur
veda.The Rishi is Narayana
and 15 rics are in
anushtup chandas and 3
rics are in thrishtup chandas.
The Deity is Narayana.
deva
Aòadz àaea> pUja<vúye
ywa³mm! ,
Aabahnasn<
pa*< ArœXymacmnIykm! .
gNx<
pu:p<c xUp<c twa dIp<
àkLpyet! ,
nEveXy<cEv
ta<bUl< àdi][nmSk«tI .
%Öasn<
c ³<z> k…yaRt! pUjapray[>
,
There are
individual rishis and devathas
for the eighteen rics in
Yajur veda purusha suktham.
Then the eighteen upacharas
of pooja follow. - avahanam,
asanam, padhyam, arghyam, achamanam,
madhuparkam, snanam, vasthram, upaveetham,
chandanam, pushpam, dhoopam, deepam,
naivedhyam, thambulam, pradakshinam
namaskaram and visarjanam. The
upacharas are done with eighteen
rics also. There are separate
manthras for deepam and manthrapushpam.
According to the Rig veda
purusha suktham, sixteen upacharas
done.
AprakˆR-
Aòa]re[ devez<
naray[mnamy<
gNxpu:paidi-inRTy< AcRyedCyut< nr>
,
gNxpu:paid skl< AnenEv invedyet!
.
AnenEvaicRtae iv:[u> àItae -vit
tT][at! ,
ik< tSy b÷i-mRÙE>
ik< tSy b÷i-mRoE> .
nmae naray[ayeit mÙ> svaRwRsaxk>
.
Apararka,[
Commentary on Yagnavalkyasmriti] says
that Bhagvan should be
worshipped with ashtakshara and
sandal, flowers etc. It
pleases Him immediately. Om
namo narayanaya is an excellent
manthra. Reciting ashtakshara gives
whatever the devotee desires.
pulSTy>-
dXyadIna< ivkara[a<
]Irts<-vaeywa ,
twEvaze;kama[a ]Irõapntae hre>
.
Pulasthya:- Milk
abhishekam to God brings
all kinds of benefits just
as curds etc. are obtained
from milk.
k…<k…magê
ïIk{Q kdRmrCyutak«itm! ,
AailPy
-®yadevez< kLpkaeiq<< vsaeiÎiv
.
Saffron, agaru,
srikantha, kardama are ground
and applied to the icon
of Vishnu. The person who
does it, lives in the
heaven for crores and crores
of years.
Aacarsare-
ñetrsraejain nIlre
twaetple ,
istaeTpl< c k«:[Sy diytain
sda hre> .
nIpajuRn kd<bEí vk…lEí
sugiNxi-> ,
kNharEivR:[umMyCyR iv:[ulaeke mhIyte
.
Uthpala flowers
of various hues,- white
and red, blue and red,
are very dearto Krishna.
Kadamba, vakula, and arjuna flowers
are also very dearto Bhagvan.
If a person worships Vishnu
with these flowers, he
will shine in Vishnuloka.
maEÌLy-
sk«dMyc!Ry gaeivNd<
ibLv pÇe[ manv> ,
muigaim inrat»> k«:[Syanucrae
-vet! .
Moudgalya:- the
person who worships Vasudeva
with bilva leaves once, will
be free from sorrow and
reach Krishna.
sugNxtulsIpÇE~
àitmayaSsmNtt> ,
iniíÔmacre*Stu
sae=nNt)lmaßuyat! .
The person
who worships Vishnu with
fragrant tulasi leaves till
the leaves cover the icon,
gets prosperity beyond limits.
s<vtR>-
devagare iÖjana<
c dIp< dTva ctu:pwe
,
mexavI }ans<pÚ> c]u:man!
jayte nr> .
Samvartha:- The
person who provides for
lights in temples, the
house of a brahmin and
the junction of four streets
will be born as a
very intelligent, sagacious person
with good eyesight.
hivZzaLyaedn<
idVy< AaJyyu< szkRrm! ,
nEve*<
devdevay yavk< pays< twa
.
s<Sk«t<
caÚmaJyaQ(< dix]IrpxUinc ,
)lmUl
Vy<jnain maedk<c invedyet! .
Cooked rice,
ghee mixed with sugar,
barley boiled in milk with
sugar, rice cooked with
milk and ghee, curds, milk,
honey, fruits, roots, vegetables
and modakam should be offered
to God.
hivdaRn<
iÇkal<tu %ÄmaeÄmmuCyte ,
ÖyaeímXym<
àae< @kkale=xm< hiv>
.
This offering,
done thrice a day is
considered the best. It is
mediocre, if it is done
twice. Offering only once a
day is the least one
should do.
32. izvpUja- Shiva
Puja
kªmRpura[e-
AarxyeNmhadev< -avpUtae
mheñr< ,
mÙe[ éÔgayÈya à[venawvapun>
.
$zanenawva éÔE> Èy<bkn
smaiht> ,
pu{yE> pÇErwaiÑvaR cNdna*EmRheñrm!
.
Kurmapurana- Worship
Mahadeva Maheshvara with deep
devotion. Recite the manthras
of Rudra gayathri, Pranava, Ishana,
Sri Rudram,and Thrayambakam. Perform
all the upacharas starting
from asana and worship
with concentration offering flowers,
bilva leaves and sandal paste.
twaeÚmiZzvayeit
mÙe[anenva yjet! ,
Shiva can
also be worshipped with
the king of the manthras-
"namashivaya".
niNdkeñr>-
y>àyCDeÌva< l]<
daeg!ØI[a< vedparge ,
@kahmcRyaeiLl<g< tSy pu{y<
ttae>ixkm! .
Nandikeshvara:- The
good effect of worshipping
linga once is superior
to gifting lakhs of cows
to a brahmin who has
learned all the vedas.
ciNÔkaya<-
il<gSy dzRn< pu{y<
dzRnat! SpzRn< prm! ,
SpzRnadcRn< ïeó< AcRnaÏ(anvNdne
.
mase masetu yae=îIya*av¾Iv<
iÖjaeÄm> ,
ySTvcRyet! sk«iLl<g< sTymetÚ
s<zy> .
The sight
of Shivalingam gives punya.
Touching linga is superior to
that. Worshipping Shiva linga
is better than that. Meditation
on Shivalinga and obeisance
to it give the greatest
punya. The same punya
which comes to a brahmin
who eats only once a
month and
lives on barley , accrues
to a man who worships
shivalinga.This is true and
there is no doubt about
it.
Sm&itrÆe-
Ayut< yae gva<
d*at! daeg!ºI[a< vedparge ,
vôhemaidyuana< ]IrõanSy tt!)lm!
.
Smirithirathna:- Bathing
shivalinga with milk once is
equalto gifting ten thousand
cows with clothes and gold
to experts on vedas.
d¹a
y> õapyeiLl<g k«:[aòMya<
%paei;t> ,
k…lsÝkmu˜¯Ty
izvlaeke mhIyte .
The person
who fasts on Krishnashtami
day and bathes shivalinga
with curds, removes the
sins of seven generations of
ancestors, and shines in shivaloka.
kLpkaeit
shöe[ yTpap< smupaijRt< ,
"&tõanen
tTsvR< dhTyi¶irveNxnm! .
Bathing shivalinga
in ghee destroys sins of
crores of years as fire
burns out dry sticks.
pyaedix"&t]aEÔzkRra*Ernu³mat!
,
$zaidmiÙtE>
õaPy izv< muimvaßuyat!
.
If a person
bathes shivalinga in milk,
curds, ghee, honey, and
sugar in that order, he
will get moksha.
gNxcNdntaeyen
yae il<g< õapyet! sk«t!
,
gNxvRlaekmaßaeit
s gNxv‰Rí pUJyte .
The person
who bathes shivalinga with
sandal paste reaches gandharvaloka
and is worshipped by gandharvas.
vasa<is
suivicÇai[ sarviNt m&Ëin
c ,
xUiptain
izve d*at! ivkezain nvain
c .
After the
bath, show fragrant dhoopa
to the zari lace bordered
clothes and dress the shivalingam
in them. They should be
clean and new. Then upaveetham,
sandal, ornament and flowers
are offered to Parameshvara.
pu:pErr{ys<-UtE>
pÇEvaR igirs<-vE> ,
AaTmaramaeÑvEvaRip
pu:pEs<pUjyeiCDvm! .
Paramasvara
should be worshipped with
flowers from forest, mountain
and one's garden and with
leaves like bilva. The person
who does this will reach
Shivaloka.
yavNtSt{fulaStiSmÚEve*e
pirs<Oyya ,
tav*ugshöai[
SvgRlaeke mhIyte .
gufo{f"&tana<
c -úya[a< c invedne
,
"&ten paictana< c danaCDtgu[<
)lm! .
Then
do the rest of the
upacharas to Paramesvara and
do the naivedhyam[offering of
food items]. The worshipper will
live in heaven the number
of thousand yuga years
as the number of rice
in the naivedhya. Offerings
made with ghee and brown
sugar cubes give great
results. Then complete the rest
of the upacharas with thamboolam,
deepam, manthra pushpam, pradakshina
namaskaram, stothram, and dance
etc.
prazr>-
mrœTybuiÏguRraE ySy
izvil<ge izlamit>
zBdbuiÏStumÙe;u s olu äüha
-vet! .
Parashara:- Do
not regard Guru just as
a human being. Do not
treat the shivalinga as
a stone and manthras as
mere words. Shivalinga is
verily Brahman [Supreme Being].