Abhishekam

[Guest guest]

the highest Abhisheka is to pour the waters of pure love on the Atmalinga of the

lotus of the heart. The external Abhisheka with various objects will help the

growth of devotion and adoration for Lord Siva and eventually lead to internal

Abhisheka with pure abundant flow of love. Abhisheka is a part of Siva Puja.

Without Abhisheka, worship of Siva is incomplete. During Abhisheka Rudra,

Purushasukta, Chamaka, Maha-mrityunjaya Japa, etc., are chanted in a particular

rhythm and order. Monday is very important day for Lord Siva and the thirteenth

day of the fortnight (Pradosha) is very sacred. On these days, devotees of Siva

worship Him with special Puja, Abhisheka with Ekadasa-Rudra, Archana, offering

plenty of Prasad, and illumination. In Ekadasa-Rudra Abhisheka, every Rudra is

chanted with distinctive articles for Abhisheka. Ganga water, milk, ghee,

honey, rose-water, cocoanut water, sandal paste, Panchamrita, scented oil,

sugarcane juice and lime juice are

made use of for Abhisheka. After every Abhisheka, pure water is poured over the

head of Siva. When Rudra is repeated once, the different articles of Abhisheka

are made use of after every stanza of the Rudra. The Abhisheka water or other

articles used for Abhisheka are considered very sacred and bestow immense

benefits on the devotees who take it as the Lord’s Prasad. It purifies the

heart and destroys countless sins. You must take it with intense Bhava and

faith. When you do Abhisheka with Bhava and devotion, your mind is

concentrated. Your heart is filled with the image of the Lord and divine

thoughts. You forget your body and its relation and surroundings. Egoism

gradually vanishes. When there is forgetfulness, you begin to enjoy and taste

the eternal bliss of Lord Siva. Recitation of Rudra or Om Namassivaya purifies

the mind and fills it with Sattva. If you do Abhisheka with Rudrapatha in the

name of a person suffering from any disease he will be soon

freed from that disease. Incurable diseases are cured by Abhisheka. Abhisheka

bestows health, wealth, prosperity, progeny, etc. Abhisheka on Monday is most

auspicious. By offering Panchamrita, honey, milk, etc., to the Lord, thoughts

of your body diminish. Selfishness slowly vanishes. You derive immense joy. You

begin to increase your offerings unto the Lord. Therefore, self-sacrifice and

self-surrender come in. Naturally, there is an outpouring from your heart, “I

am Thine, my Lord. All is Thine, my Lord”. Kannappa Nayanar, a great devotee of

Lord Siva, a hunter by profession, did Abhisheka with the water in his mouth for

the Linga at Kalahasti in South India and propitiated Lord Siva. Lord Siva is

pleased by pure devotion. It is the mental Bhava that counts and not the

outward show. Lord Siva said to the temple priest: “This water from the mouth

of Kannappa, my beloved devotee, is more pure than the water of the Ganga”. A

devotee should be

regular in doing Abhisheka for the Lord. He should get by heart Rudra and

Chamakam. Ekadasa Rudra is more powerful and effective. In Northern India,

every man or woman takes a lota of water and pours it on the image of Siva.

This also causes beneficial results and brings about the fulfilment of one’s

desire. Abhisheka on Sivaratri day is very effective. May you all recite

Rudrapatha which describes the glory of Lord Siva and His manifestations in

every living being, in every animate and inanimate being! May you do Abhisheka

daily and thus obtain the grace of Lord Siva! May Lord Visvanatha bless you

all! Om Namah Shivaya

Meet your soulmate! Asia presents Meetic - where millions of singles gather

[Guest guest]

and tell more clearly. The greatest and the highest Abhisheka is to pour the

waters of pure love on the Atmalinga of the lotus of the heart please explain

the above sentence more clearly. Om namah shivaya Bodla.ramesh pillai

george <pillai_george .sg> wrote: Article by Swami Sivananda

Salutations and adorations to the blissful Lord Siva, the lover of Uma or

Parvati, the Lord of all beings (Pasupati). “Alankarapriyo Vishnuh,

Abhishekapriyah Sivah—Lord Vishnu is very fond of Alankara (fine dress,

beautiful ornaments, etc.); Siva is fond of Abhisheka.” In Siva temples, a pot

made up of copper or brass with a hole in the centre is kept hanging over the

image or Linga of Siva, and water is falling on the image throughout day and

night. Pouring over the Linga, water, milk, ghee, curd, honey, cocoanut water,

Panchamrita, etc., is Abhisheka. Abhisheka is done for Lord Siva. Rudra is

chanted along with the Abhisheka. Lord Siva is propitiated by Abhisheka. Lord

Siva drank the poison that emanated from the ocean and wore the Ganga and moon

on His head to cool His head. He has the fiery third eye. Constant Abhisheka

cools this eye. The greatest and the highest Abhisheka is to pour the waters of

pure love on the Atmalinga of the lotus of the heart. The external Abhisheka

with various objects will help the growth of devotion and adoration for Lord

Siva and eventually lead to internal Abhisheka with pure abundant flow of love.

Abhisheka is a part of

Siva Puja. Without Abhisheka, worship of Siva is incomplete. During Abhisheka

Rudra, Purushasukta, Chamaka, Maha-mrityunjaya Japa, etc., are chanted in a

particular rhythm and order. Monday is very important day for Lord Siva and the

thirteenth day of the fortnight (Pradosha) is very sacred. On these days,

devotees of Siva worship Him with special Puja, Abhisheka with Ekadasa-Rudra,

Archana, offering plenty of Prasad, and illumination. In Ekadasa-Rudra

Abhisheka, every Rudra is chanted with distinctive articles for Abhisheka.

Ganga water, milk, ghee, honey, rose-water, cocoanut water, sandal paste,

Panchamrita, scented oil, sugarcane juice and lime juice are made use of for

Abhisheka. After every Abhisheka, pure water is poured over the head of Siva.

When Rudra is repeated once, the different articles of Abhisheka are made use

of after every stanza of the Rudra. The Abhisheka water or other articles used

for Abhisheka are considered very sacred and bestow immense

benefits on the devotees who take it as the Lord’s Prasad. It purifies the heart

and destroys countless sins. You must take it with intense Bhava and faith. When

you do Abhisheka with Bhava and devotion, your mind is concentrated. Your heart

is filled with the image of the Lord and divine thoughts. You forget your body

and its relation and surroundings. Egoism gradually vanishes. When there is

forgetfulness, you begin to enjoy and taste the eternal bliss of Lord Siva.

Recitation of Rudra or Om Namassivaya purifies the mind and fills it with

Sattva. If you do Abhisheka with Rudrapatha in the name of a person suffering

from any disease he will be soon freed from that disease. Incurable diseases

are cured by Abhisheka. Abhisheka bestows health, wealth, prosperity, progeny,

etc. Abhisheka on Monday is most auspicious. By offering Panchamrita, honey,

milk, etc., to the Lord, thoughts of your body diminish. Selfishness slowly

vanishes. You derive

immense joy. You begin to increase your offerings unto the Lord. Therefore,

self-sacrifice and self-surrender come in. Naturally, there is an outpouring

from your heart, “I am Thine, my Lord. All is Thine, my Lord”. Kannappa

Nayanar, a great devotee of Lord Siva, a hunter by profession, did Abhisheka

with the water in his mouth for the Linga at Kalahasti in South India and

propitiated Lord Siva. Lord Siva is pleased by pure devotion. It is the mental

Bhava that counts and not the outward show. Lord Siva said to the temple

priest: “This water from the mouth of Kannappa, my beloved devotee, is more

pure than the water of the Ganga”. A devotee should be regular in doing

Abhisheka for the Lord. He should get by heart Rudra and Chamakam. Ekadasa

Rudra is more powerful and effective. In Northern India, every man or woman

takes a lota of water and pours it on the image of Siva. This also causes

beneficial results and brings about the fulfilment of one’s desire.

Abhisheka on Sivaratri day is very effective. May you all recite Rudrapatha

which describes the glory of Lord Siva and His manifestations in every living

being, in every animate and inanimate being! May you do Abhisheka daily and

thus obtain the grace of Lord Siva! May Lord Visvanatha bless you all! Om

Namah Shivaya Meet your soulmate! Asia presents Meetic - where millions

of singles gather

Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. Lots of

someones, actually. Personals