Parad (Mercury) Ganapati Sadhana?Parad Poison?

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Jameskalipadma (AT) juno (DOT) com wrote:

Parad is mercury analgam with silver. If it touches another metal (likethe

copper plate suggested in the puja) it turns where it touched to agrey color.

Mercury is poisonous, so I don't recommend touching it withyour skin. Some

suggest painting it with clear varnish before using it. If you put "parad" in a

web search engine, you should come up withseveral Indian companies that sell

statues and objects made of this"solidified mercury."And I always thought that

<Vajra> was used to describe either diamond, orcarved quartz crystal.I have a

small quartz crystal Ganapati statue on my altar. He looksgorgeous by

candlelight, and is reputed to be the form of "Rina-mochanaGanapati," the

Ganesha who removes debts.-- Len/ KalipadmaOn Sun, 29 Feb 2004 09:25:00 -0800

(PST) james

richard<nhraddude71 > writes:> Does Parad really exhist or is it a

mythical element like the diamond > like substance vajra that is mentioned in

Tibetan Buddhism.?> >

> Thanks

James> >

> > Aum Ganesh <aumganesh .au> wrote:> Parad (Mercury) Ganapati

Sadhana> --------------------------------> from:

http://www.siddhashram.org/s20010769.shtml> > Maangalyamoortim Gann-naayakam

Bhajet: I bow to Lord Ganpati who is > the Lord of all deities. > > Gannaanaam

Buddheesham, Surgann-muneenaam Hitkaram, Maneeshaa > Sammaanam,

Dhanbalsuvidyaa-sukhkaram. > >

Vidhatte Kalyaannam, Haritjanvighnam Vijayadam, Ganneshamtam Vande, > Gamayati

Sadaa Yo Nijpadam. > > I bow devotedly to Lord Ganpati who is Lord of all gods,

the deity > of wisdom, the protector of gods and Yogis, the most respected among

> > the wise and the prosperous, the bestower of wealth, strength and >

knowledge, the banisher of all problems, who blesses one with > victory and

realisation of the Divine. > > Paarad is a unique gift of Nature. When mercury

which is impure is > purified and consecrated by various processes it becomes

solid and > can be given a solid form. This is called Paarad. > > The ancient

text Ras Ratna Samuchchaya states - > > Siddhrase Karishye

Nirdraaridrayamagadam Jagat. > > i.e. if mercury is consecrated and converted

into Paarad then with > its help all ailments and poverty of the world can be

banished. >

> The text further states - No herb or mineral is capable of keeping > the body

always free of diseases. The reason is that all elements > can become wet. Only

mercury cannot. Through very special chemical > processes mercury is made solid

and then it becomes elixir. Through > such consecrated mercury even the

impossible can be achieved. > > When an idol of Lord Ganpati is made from

Paarad then it proves to > be highly boon bestowing. Through the worship of

this idol a person > can gain intelligence, wisdom and all divine powers. Lord

Ganpati is > > the god who is worshipped first in all auspicious occasions. He

is > the Lord of all divine powers and prosperity. > > No religious or

auspicious task in India can be started before > offering of prayers to

Ganpati. . Even when some other deity is > being worshipped Lord Ganpati is

offered prayers first, so that He >

could help the Sadhak to be successful in the Sadhana. No other god > or goddess

is given so much importance as Lord Ganpati. Among the > pantheon of deities in

India Lord Ganpati is most loved and > worshipped. > > Ganesh means the Lord of

Ganns or all deities. The human body has > five physical senses, five subtle

senses and four senses of the > subconsciousness. The basic force behind these

senses is of fourteen > > deities whose Lord is Ganpati. > > According to the

text Gannapatyarth-vasheersh the reason why Lord > Ganpati is worshipped first

is that he signifies the essence of > human life just as the divine syllable Om

represents the Supreme. > Just as every Mantra starts with Om similarly every

ritual is > started with the worship of Ganpati. > > Lord Ganpati is very

loving, beautiful and divine. He has one tusk > and four hands. He holds a

lasso,

Veena ( Indian string instrument), > > a vessel containing grains in his three

hands and the fourth is > raised in blessing. He has a red complexion, a huge

stomach. large > fan like ears and red robes. Red sandal wood paste is smeared

on his > > whole body. He is worshipped with red flowers. He without fail >

manifests himself to protect his devotees and to bless them. To > fulfil the

wishes of his devotees he appears from the world of the > Divine on this earth.

> > Lord Ganpati is like the divine wish tree for his devotees i.e. he > fulfils

all their wishes. > > The Sadhak who accomplishes his Sadhana gains wealth,

comforts, > divine powers. Lord Ganpati is an ocean of knowledge. He bestows >

intelligence on his Sadhaks. And besides he bestows spiritual > fulfilment in

life. > > Twelve names of the Lord are very popular. If one chants these names

> > daily then there occur no problems related to studies, marriage, > home,

travel and other aspects of life. He has infinite names but > the twelve chief

ones are - Sumukh, Ekadant, Kapil, Gajkarnnak, > Lambodar, Vikat,

Vighna-naashak, Vinaayak, Dhoomarketu, > Gannaadhyaksh, Bhaalchandra and

Gajaanan. Just chanting these divine > > names banishes all sorrows from one's

life. > > If a person just devotedly chants name of the Lord then Ganpati >

blesses the Sadhak, removes all problems from his life and bestows > highest

level of success on him. If the Sadhana of such a benevolent > > and loving

deity is accomplished with full devotion then one cannot > imagine the amount

of success that one can have in life. > > Laddoo is the favourite sweet of the

Lord. His actions are amazing > and divine. Through his Sadhana, worship and

meditation the mind >

becomes sharp, all wishes are fulfilled and all problems and sorrows > > are

removed from life. > > Through the Sadhana that follows the wish of a Sadhak

can surely be > fulfilled. If you are facing losses in business, if you are

facing > poverty, if your business is on the verge of collapse, if you are >

plagued by ailments, if success keeps eluding you in exams, if you > cannot

concentrate in studies - in other words if you are facing > loss or failure in

any field then the following Sadhana can prove to > > be a panacea for your

troubles. It is because of these capabilities > that Lord Ganpati is called

Vighnaharata i.e. destroyer of problems. > > > The Sadhanas of Lord Ganpati are

very simple and easy. Any person > man or woman, child or old can try this

ritual. There are no complex > > procedures in his Sadhanas. All one needs is a

pure mind and >

devotion. > > Paarad can banish all diseases, remove poverty, bestow longevity

and > > make one look young and strong for ever It can also help one gain >

divine powers. > > Mercury has manifested from the body of Lord Shiva and hence

it is > the most significant element. > > According to the text Rasendra

Choodamanni just chanting Ras Ras > makes a person free of all sins. Just a

glimpse of Paarad makes a > person pure and divine. > > For a Sadhak who

worships a Paarad Ganpati nothing is impossible and > > nothing is beyond

reach. > > For this Sadhana one needs a Paarad Ganpati, Shree Phal and coral >

rosary. This Sadhana can be tried on a Ganesh Chaturthi or a > Wednesday. Early

in the morning have a bath and worship the idol of > the Lord. Try the Sadhana

early in the morning between 6 and 8 am. > One should sit facing East or

North for this Sadhana. > > Sadhana procedure> > Early morning having had a bath

make the place of Sadhana clean. > Wear yellow clothes and sit on a yellow mat.

Before yourself place a > > copper plate and in it draw a Swastik with turmeric

paste. On it > place a Paarad Ganpati. Offer to the Lord vermilion, rice grains

and > > yellow flowers. > > Take water in the right palm and speak out your

wish for which you > are accomplishing this Sadhana. Then let the water flow to

the > ground. Then join both palms and worship to the Lord chanting thus - > > >

> Veennaannaam Pataamarim Cha Varadam Vidhatte Karer, Vaame Taamrasam > Cha

Ratnakalasham Sanmanjaree Chaabhayam. Shundaadand > Lasanmrigendravanah

Shankhendugourah Shubhoh Deevya-dratna-> nibhaanshuko Gannpatih Paayaadpaayaat

Sa Nah. > > i.e. May Lord Ganpati who holds a

Veena, Paash, Kalpalata in the > right hands and a lotus, jewels and grains in

the left, who has the > courage of a lion, who has a complexion fair as the

moon and a conch > > shell, who wears rich clothes and ornaments remove all

obstacles > from my life and protect me. > > After this put a mark of vermilion

on the Shree Phal and offer it to > > the Lord. Then with a coral rosary chant

three rounds of the > following Mantra. > > > Om Gam Gannpataye Gam Namah > >

After Sadhana keep the Paarad Ganpati in the place of worship at > home. Drop

the rosary and Shree Phal in a river or pond. Thus this > one day Sadhana is

accomplished and through it a Sadhak's wishes are > > surely fulfilled.> >

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