Prayer for offering food and cooking

Namaste: I have never seen mudras performed while offering food. I

will ask them about it. Today at the Mandir kitchen, we all said the

blessing mantras together while one devotee put flower petals on each

of the pots or dishes of food. No one did any mudras.

Jai Maa Jai Swami

-- In , devi <student61754 wrote:

>

> Thank you Vish for you help, you are so kind to share your knowledge.

> I have the recipe book with them in it. BUt all this other ideas

are just wonderful, thank you, thank you, thank you.

>

> When there I watched GAURI and PARVATI blessing the food after

placing a flower on the spoon and they used mudras also. I was hopeing

Gauri would elaberate on this matter for all of us. As this is so

important and may of us are wanting to know exactly how it is done.

>

> It was so heart warming watching Gauri and Parvati working in the

kitchen with such love and devotion. They stay busy as bees. Never

standing still but for a min. Love them so.

> They set such good examples and inspire the best in those who

watch them.

>

> Thank you for taking the time out of you busy day to enlighten us

all with this important information. You are so kind and generious.

Always there to help everyone.

>

> Love & Blessings,

>

> Devi

>

> inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote:

> Namaste: Devi, the prayer we say to bless the food as we

offer it

> prior to our meals is in the Shree Maa Cook book. In that prayer we

> ask Mother Annapurna, to bless our food. I do not have the book at

> home, so I cannot quote it here.

> A slightly different version for offering food is in the Kali puja

> text, P. 78, First Edition, published 1996. There are several

> editions of this text.

>

> Om Annapurne sada purne sankarapranavallabha

> jnanavairagyasiddharytham

> bhiksam dehi namo-stu te

>

> Mata ca parvati devi pita devo mahesvarah

> bandhavah sivabhaktasca svadeso bhuvanatrayam

>

> Om hrim srim krim paramesvari kalike svaha bhog -

> naivedyam samarpayami

>

> Also, the food offering to Shiva is in the " offering section " of the

> Advanced Shiva puja text book. This mantra could be used when

> offering food too.

>

> One can offer all the food one has cooked, prior to serving it, in the

> kitchen.

> One can also prepare a plate of food and offer it at your altar, to

> your murti of Shiva, etc. Once the plate has been offered, you can

> bring the food back and mix it into all the food one has made, and

> then offer it to your family.

> When one is cooking the food, one can repeat the following mantra over

> and over, either aloud or to onesself. Keep focused on the mantra,

> and preparing the food. Do not talk to others or engage in other

> activities while cooking. This will make the food holy, by raising

> its vibration.

>

> Om bhur bhuvah svah

> tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi

> dhiyo yo nah pracodayat

>

> Maa has recommended these techniques to help us. By keeping the mind

> on these mantras, it allows one to see and experience Shiva in

> everything, and as everything. What a way to create pure nourishment

> for our families.

>

> Jai Maa Jai Swami

>

> vishweshwar

>

> devi <student61754@> wrote:

> >

> > THank you for posting this Gauri,

> > What a blessing to hear.

> > THis will make me see such things much diff., in the light of seva.

> > And in that light what would be a quick way to offer each plate to

> siva as we are delivering the food to the table in this situation?

> > And what would be the correct manner in which to bless our foods

> at home?

> > THANK YOU GAURI

> >

> >

> >

> > gauri_108 <gauri_108@> wrote:

> > Namaste everybody!

> >

> > i was talking to Shree Maa the other day and the conversation turned

> > to my job. I work in the service industry and don't necessarily enjoy

> > it all the time. Some of the benefits are really cool, but it's not

> > very challenging and becomes quite boring.

> >

> > Shree Maa didn't see it that way at all!

> >

> > " What a wonderful job you have! " She said, " You are blessed to be able

> > to do seva all day long! In your job you serve food and you can say

> > mantras and offer the food to Siva before you serve it to them. This

> > way everybody you serve is getting prasad! What a joy! "

> >

> > I was speechless. And then i was sooooo grateful!

> > Thank You, Maa, for showing that spirituality is not a lofty showy

> > thing, but a truly simple and humble DAILY experience!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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Thank you Vish this is very helpful will pass onto Angel. Greatful for all your help. Have started doing it as you explained as of this morning. inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote: Namaste: I have never seen mudras performed while offering food. Iwill ask them about it. Today at the Mandir kitchen, we all said theblessing mantras together while one devotee put flower petals on eachof the pots or dishes of food. No one did any

mudras.Jai Maa Jai Swami-- In , devi <student61754 wrote:>> Thank you Vish for you help, you are so kind to share your knowledge.> I have the recipe book with them in it. BUt all this other ideasare just wonderful, thank you, thank you, thank you.> > When there I watched GAURI and PARVATI blessing the food afterplacing a flower on the spoon and they used mudras also. I was hopeingGauri would elaberate on this matter for all of us. As this is soimportant and may of us are wanting to know exactly how it is done.> > It was so heart warming watching Gauri and Parvati working in thekitchen with such love and devotion. They stay busy as bees. Neverstanding still but for a min. Love them so.> They set such good examples and inspire the best in those whowatch them.>

> Thank you for taking the time out of you busy day to enlighten usall with this important information. You are so kind and generious.Always there to help everyone.> > Love & Blessings,> > Devi> > inspectionconnection108 <inspectionconnection108 wrote:> Namaste: Devi, the prayer we say to bless the food as weoffer it> prior to our meals is in the Shree Maa Cook book. In that prayer we> ask Mother Annapurna, to bless our food. I do not have the book at> home, so I cannot quote it here.> A slightly different version for offering food is in the Kali puja> text, P. 78, First Edition, published 1996. There are several> editions of this text. > > Om Annapurne sada purne sankarapranavallabha > jnanavairagyasiddharytham> bhiksam dehi namo-stu te> > Mata ca parvati devi pita devo

mahesvarah> bandhavah sivabhaktasca svadeso bhuvanatrayam> > Om hrim srim krim paramesvari kalike svaha bhog -> naivedyam samarpayami> > Also, the food offering to Shiva is in the "offering section" of the> Advanced Shiva puja text book. This mantra could be used when> offering food too.> > One can offer all the food one has cooked, prior to serving it, in the> kitchen.> One can also prepare a plate of food and offer it at your altar, to> your murti of Shiva, etc. Once the plate has been offered, you can> bring the food back and mix it into all the food one has made, and> then offer it to your family. > When one is cooking the food, one can repeat the following mantra over> and over, either aloud or to onesself. Keep focused on the mantra,> and preparing the food. Do not talk to others or engage in other> activities while cooking. This will

make the food holy, by raising> its vibration. > > Om bhur bhuvah svah> tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi> dhiyo yo nah pracodayat> > Maa has recommended these techniques to help us. By keeping the mind> on these mantras, it allows one to see and experience Shiva in> everything, and as everything. What a way to create pure nourishment> for our families. > > Jai Maa Jai Swami> > vishweshwar> > devi <student61754@> wrote:> >> > THank you for posting this Gauri,> > What a blessing to hear.> > THis will make me see such things much diff., in the light of seva.> > And in that light what would be a quick way to offer each plate to> siva as we are delivering the food to the table in this situation? > > And what would be the correct manner in which to bless our foods> at

home?> > THANK YOU GAURI> > > > > > > > gauri_108 <gauri_108@> wrote:> > Namaste everybody!> > > > i was talking to Shree Maa the other day and the conversation turned> > to my job. I work in the service industry and don't necessarily enjoy> > it all the time. Some of the benefits are really cool, but it's not> > very challenging and becomes quite boring.> > > > Shree Maa didn't see it that way at all!> > > > "What a wonderful job you have!" She said, "You are blessed to be able> > to do seva all day long! In your job you serve food and you can say> > mantras and offer the food to Siva before you serve it to them. This> > way everybody you serve is getting prasad! What a joy!"> > > > I was speechless. And then i was sooooo grateful! > > Thank You, Maa, for

showing that spirituality is not a lofty showy> > thing, but a truly simple and humble DAILY experience!> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Autos> new Car Finder tool.> >> > > > > > > > oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, notweb links.>

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