Guest guest Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Dear Aqua, You probably might have guessed my answer. I would go by the family tradition because it is in my blood and I am a part of that tradition. I would feel greater affinity with my traditional deity. Therefore I would advise you to recite the mantra for your traditional deity lording that planet. Sincerely, Priya , " aquatheme75 " <aquatheme75 wrote: > > Respected Sir, > > In our religion, we have saintly persons called Tirthankars > considered as Gods (although they are more known as detatched > persons in actual sense). They are personalities who have achieved > Moksha and are not the ones who grant us material boons. > > For every such Lord, there will be a couple called Yaksha and > Yakshini who serve the Tirthankars and these are the ones for which > we pray for material boons. Usually, we pray the Yakshinis since > they are considered Shakti and most powerful. > > Now, coming to planets, each Tirthankar is considered to be equal to > or " Lord " of different planets. So, we have Mantras for different > Tirthankars or Yakshinis relevant to different planets. For example > for Shani, we have a mantra for one Tirthankar Munisuvrat. > > My friend astrologer usually gives the mantra for a respective > Tirthankar for each planet,for Jains. > > Do you see the need to go with my traditional prayers? or the > general prayers? I am comfortable with both. > > Regds > Aqua > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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