Mahaganapathi homam - question about more than one person

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Namaste,

 

People whose karmas are very intricately intertwined together can perform homam together in the same homa kundam. You and your wife can sit next to each other, both facing homa kundam on your east. Both can make offerings in the fire.

 

All procedures can be done by one of you or both of you. Sankalpam can be taken by both of you simultaneously but separately. Or you could take sankalpam with your wife touching your left shoulder with her right hand while you take sankalpam. When mantras are offered in fire later, make sure that atleast one of you (or both) make offerings with each mantra.

 

Your wife can sit on your left, next to you. If you consider you and your wife together as one person, she is the left, i.e. lunar nadi (Ida), and you are the right, i.e. solar nadi (Pingala).

 

It is possible to do separately in two different homa kundams. It is also possible to time share the same homa kundam, i.e. do at different times in the same homa kundam. But it is perfectly acceptable for husband and wife to do together at the same time in the same homa kundam.

 

Yes, as long as you do this desiring only spiritual progress, you can consder me as guru. Though I am not really capable of dispelling anyone's darkness, I am willing to take responsibility for teaching people how to walk in darkness. It is my belief that one walking in the specific direction pointed by me (performing homam for spiritual progress) will eventually reach a room with some light.

Best regards,NarasimhaDo a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpanaSpirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org

 

Mahaganapathi homam - question about more than one person"pvr108" <pvr108Saturday, December 27, 2008, 3:50 PM

Namaste Narasimhaji, I am planning to start doing mahaganapathi homam based on your manual. I justfinished reading the manual and I have a question, My wife also wants to participate in the homam, How can she do this ? Does sheneed to be a passive observer or does she need to setup her own set of materialsand do the same action I do ? If yes, Where does she sit. Basically the question is, What is the procedure if more than one person wantsto actively participate in the homam ? I would be grateful if you can answer the above question. Also please considerthis email a request from me to consider you as my Guru when performing theHomam. Please include group in your response if you think it would bevaluable to others. Regards, <deleted>

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|| Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah ||Namaskaar Narasimha Ji,> Your wife can sit on your left, next to you. If you consider you

and your wife together as one person, she is > the left, i.e. lunar nadi

(Ida), and you are the right, i.e. solar nadi (Pingala).Should this be the case for all rituals, or only for Homam? I always sit on the right hand side of my husband during the Poojas. But now that I read your directions, I realize that in the pictures of the devatas, the devi always stands/sits on the left hand side of the deva (ref. Sri Rama Darbara, or Sri Siva and Mother Parvati). So perhaps, then, the wife should stand/sit on the left of the husband for all religious worships/practices (including lighting of deepam and aarti)?Thank you.With the blessings of Sri Vishnu,Reema. , "Narasimha P.V.R. Rao" <pvr wrote:>> Namaste,> > People whose karmas are very intricately intertwined together can perform homam together in the same homa kundam. You and your wife can sit next to each other, both facing homa kundam on your east. Both can make offerings in the fire.> > All procedures can be done by one of you or both of you. Sankalpam can be taken by both of you simultaneously but separately. Or you could take sankalpam with your wife touching your left shoulder with her right hand while you take sankalpam. When mantras are offered in fire later, make sure that atleast one of you (or both) make offerings with each mantra.> > Your wife can sit on your left, next to you. If you consider you and your wife together as one person, she is the left, i.e. lunar nadi (Ida), and you are the right, i.e. solar nadi (Pingala).> > It is possible to do separately in two different homa kundams. It is also possible to time share the same homa kundam, i.e. do at different times in the same homa kundam. But it is perfectly acceptable for husband and wife to do together at the same time in the same homa kundam.> > Yes, as long as you do this desiring only spiritual progress, you can consder me as guru. Though I am not really capable of dispelling anyone's darkness, I am willing to take responsibility for teaching people how to walk in darkness. It is my belief that one walking in the specific direction pointed by me (performing homam for spiritual progress) will eventually reach a room with some light.> > Best regards,> Narasimha> > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam> Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana> Spirituality: > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net> Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org> Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org> > > Mahaganapathi homam - question about more than one person> "pvr108" pvr108 Saturday, December 27, 2008, 3:50 PM> > Namaste Narasimhaji,> > I am planning to start doing mahaganapathi homam based on your manual. I just> finished reading the manual and I have a question,> > My wife also wants to participate in the homam, How can she do this ? Does she> need to be a passive observer or does she need to setup her own set of materials> and do the same action I do ? If yes, Where does she sit.> > Basically the question is, What is the procedure if more than one person wants> to actively participate in the homam ?> > I would be grateful if you can answer the above question. Also please consider> this email a request from me to consider you as my Guru when performing the> Homam.> > Please include group in your response if you think it would be> valuable to others.> > Regards,> > <deleted>>

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Namaste,

 

Yes, as you noted in the pictures of Siva-Parvati and Sita-Rama, wife should be on the left of husband. As I said, when you consider them together as one unit, wife is the lunar nadi and husband is the solar nadi of that unit.

 

However, there are other traditions in India. Some people do the opposite. They say that the main wife should be on the right hand side of the husband and the other wife (if any) on the left. Because the right hand is considered auspicious, the main wife is on that side. This is the other view.

 

People may feel free to do as *their* tradition teaches. If one wants my recommendation, it is that wife should sit on the left of husband.

 

But, as I keep saying, these technicalities are secondary and tertiary. Primary thing is having sincerity, devotion and surrender.

 

Best regards,NarasimhaDo a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homamDo Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpanaSpirituality: Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.netFree Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.orgSri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org

 

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Reema Patel Sriganesh

Monday, December 29, 2008 3:26 PM

Re: Mahaganapathi homam - question about more than one person

|| Om Sri Gurubhyo Namah ||Namaskaar Narasimha Ji,> Your wife can sit on your left, next to you. If you consider you and your wife together as one person, she is > the left, i.e. lunar nadi (Ida), and you are the right, i.e. solar nadi (Pingala).Should this be the case for all rituals, or only for Homam? I always sit on the right hand side of my husband during the Poojas. But now that I read your directions, I realize that in the pictures of the devatas, the devi always stands/sits on the left hand side of the deva (ref. Sri Rama Darbara, or Sri Siva and Mother Parvati). So perhaps, then, the wife should stand/sit on the left of the husband for all religious worships/practices (including lighting of deepam and aarti)?Thank you.With the blessings of Sri Vishnu,Reema. , "Narasimha P.V.R. Rao" <pvr wrote:>> Namaste,> > People whose karmas are very intricately intertwined together can perform homam together in the same homa kundam. You and your wife can sit next to each other, both facing homa kundam on your east. Both can make offerings in the fire.> > All procedures can be done by one of you or both of you. Sankalpam can be taken by both of you simultaneously but separately. Or you could take sankalpam with your wife touching your left shoulder with her right hand while you take sankalpam. When mantras are offered in fire later, make sure that atleast one of you (or both) make offerings with each mantra.> > Your wife can sit on your left, next to you. If you consider you and your wife together as one person, she is the left, i.e. lunar nadi (Ida), and you are the right, i.e. solar nadi (Pingala).> > It is possible to do separately in two different homa kundams. It is also possible to time share the same homa kundam, i.e. do at different times in the same homa kundam. But it is perfectly acceptable for husband and wife to do together at the same time in the same homa kundam.> > Yes, as long as you do this desiring only spiritual progress, you can consder me as guru. Though I am not really capable of dispelling anyone's darkness, I am willing to take responsibility for teaching people how to walk in darkness. It is my belief that one walking in the specific direction pointed by me (performing homam for spiritual progress) will eventually reach a room with some light.> > Best regards,> Narasimha> > Do a Short Homam Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/homam> Do Pitri Tarpanas Yourself: http://www.VedicAstrologer.org/tarpana> Spirituality: > Free Jyotish lessons (MP3): http://vedicastro.home.comcast.net> Free Jyotish software (Windows): http://www.VedicAstrologer.org> Sri Jagannath Centre (SJC) website: http://www.SriJagannath.org> > > Mahaganapathi homam - question about more than one person> "pvr108" pvr108 Saturday, December 27, 2008, 3:50 PM> > Namaste Narasimhaji,> > I am planning to start doing mahaganapathi homam based on your manual. I just> finished reading the manual and I have a question,> > My wife also wants to participate in the homam, How can she do this ? Does she> need to be a passive observer or does she need to setup her own set of materials> and do the same action I do ? If yes, Where does she sit.> > Basically the question is, What is the procedure if more than one person wants> to actively participate in the homam ?> > I would be grateful if you can answer the above question. Also please consider> this email a request from me to consider you as my Guru when performing the> Homam.> > Please include group in your response if you think it would be> valuable to others.> > Regards,> > <deleted>