Temples and Power

[Guest guest]

This post is in response to the question.

 

<<don't the Temples run out of energy, like hospitals run

out of blood? In Hospitals, you have to order extra blood. What

happens in Temples, as most of our people goto temple always to ask

for something, never give anything?>>

 

A temple is a source of power. We have two kind of temples.

1. Temples erected over a source of power. Khamakya, Jwalamukhi,

Vaishno Devi temples are some of them. Normally there are no idols

here. The Murti is Pinda Rupa.

2. Temples which are constructed as per the Agama Sasthra by

installing a Murti or an Yantra. The temple itself is mostly in the

form of an Yantra.

 

The power of the temple increase by the prayers of the devotees. More

devotees worship and the power increases. If the number of devotees

decrease, the temple loses power.

 

Of course the question of whether the power decreases because there

are no devotees, or the number of devotees decrease because of the

decrease in power, is a egg and chicken question.

 

It does not matter that almost all the devotees go for Karyasiddhi.

 

In such cases a Punaruddharana is done to restore the power. This

ceremony draws more devotees to the temple.

 

The problem in many temples is that we have forgotten the Mula Mantra

used while originally consecrating the temple.

 

Jai MAA !!!

[Guest guest]

> The power of the temple increase by the prayers of the devotees. More

> devotees worship and the power increases. If the number of devotees

> decrease, the temple loses power.

>

 

Thank you Sankarji. But my question remains- people goto temple always

asking for something, so they are taking energy out of the system. If

10,000 people goto the temple, and 9990 are asking for lottery, and

only 10 are actually praying, then isnt there a net energy loss?

(This doesnt apply to Shakti Pith, of course)

 

Shantnu

[Guest guest]

All Devotees go to temples or for that matter pray to God for getting

something in return. May be some of them do not ask for mundane things.

 

They ask for the Dharshan of MAA, Moksha, Bhukthi, Mukthi etc. Most of

our so called Swamijis want Fame and Popularity.

 

Sri Ramakrishna always prayed to MAA to send the right disciples.

 

To distinguish between a prayer for a lottery and a prayer for Mukthi

& other things is a judgment of values.

 

To God/MAA all devotees are equal. All are her children.

 

So the power of the temples does not depend on what the devotees want,

but only on their prayers.

 

Jai MAA !!!