Ishta Devta , Kul Devta ..... Angel Goel

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Dear Angel,

 

The Gurunam or for that matter any guru can at best be a Kul Purohit

but not a Kul devta. The Kul devta is an ancestor related to your

blood.

In the basence of any information about your Kul devta, the next

best thing would be to accept the Kul devta of your mother's family.

He would at least be related to you through your mother.

 

Sincerely,

 

Priya

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " angelgoel "

<angelgoel wrote:

>

> Hi Priya Ji

>

> Since people have moved to cities and forgotten their

> kul-devta , can they make some one else their

> kul-devta.This practise is called as " guru naam lana "

> or " guru manter lana " .

>

> Problem is that what is to be done when one can not

> get information on their kul-devta.

>

> Thanks

> angel

>

> , Pandit Bhooshan Priya

> <@> wrote:

> >

> > Ishta Devta , Kul Devta and Kul Purohit

> >

> > For peace , harmony, and prosperity of the entire family, it

is

> important that the Ishta Devta is worshipped every day ; Kul Devta

> worshipped at all ceremonies and celebrations; and daan { gift }

> given to the Kul Purohit at least once a year specially during

> the `Pitri Paksha' when we remember our ancestors.

> >

> > These three along with `gau gras' every day form the four

pillars

> of the stability in the family.

> >

> > `gau gras' is giving a roti every day , to a cow, dogs and

> crows or birds.

> >

> > Ishta Devta :

> >

> > Ishta Devta is the deity who is traditionally worshipped in

the

> family. Each Hindu home has a small pooja-sthan where the Ishta

Devta

> of the family is established and worshipped. At the pooja-sthan

there

> may be other idols too but the main idol will be that of the Ishta

> Devta.

> >

> > Normally it is one of the Avtars of Vishnu for Vaishnav; Lord

> Shiv for Shaiva ; and one of the forms of Shakti for Shakta.

> >

> > Therefore ideally one must worship the deity who had always

been

> worshipped in the family. The family tradition of worship should

> neither be broken nor changed.

> >

> > If for some reason the tradition is forgotten, and one is not

> sure of who his Ishta Devta is, in that case an individual should

try

> to find out his special affinity to any particular deity. The

process

> of finding out the Ishta Devta is simple ; go to any temple which

> houses the idols of as many deities as possible, pay your

obeisance

> to all; your Ishta Devta is the one you get drawn to every time

you

> visit that temple, you feel a certain natural urge to be close

that

> deity. You know He is the one, and accept him as your Ishta Devta.

> >

> > It is only in the absence of a family tradition or the natural

> affinity, that the help of the horoscope should be sought to find

out

> the Ishta Devta.

> >

> > Kul Devta :

> >

> > He is not a deity. He is invariably an ancestor from a very

> distant past who had acquired the sanctity of a deity. He has come

to

> be recognized as the protector and the patron saint of the family.

> >

> > Invariably the entire village will have the same Kul Devta

> because the village consists of families from the same Gotra or

> clan. It could be a Kul Devi instead of a Kul Devta.

> >

> > On all occasions and ceremonies the Kul Devta is remembered,

> worshipped, and offerings made to him. During such occasions no

one

> will eat until the food for the Kul Devta has been kept aside.

> >

> > With urbanization and mass migration of the village

population,

> most of the families have forgotten their Kul Devta. The best way

to

> find out your Kul Devta is to talk to some elderly ladies either

in

> your family or from your village. Most of these ladies will

remember.

> Once you know who your Kul Devta is pass this information to your

> next generation. Make a point to seek the blessings of the Kul

> Devta / Devi on all occasions and ceremonies.

> >

> > Kul Purohit :

> >

> > The family priest. It may sound innocuous but the Lal Kitab

takes

> a very strong view about a Kul Purohit. The worst `pitri rin' of

> Jupiter is caused if the Kul Purohit is insulted or ignored. So

much

> so, even changing a Kul Purohit is a sin and causes the

> dreaded `pitri rin' of Jupiter.

> >

> > The `pitri rin' of Jupiter adversely effects the wealth &

speech

> { 2nd house}, progeny & intelligence { 5th house }, destiny &

> ancestral home { 9th house } gains & income { 11th house }, sleep

&

> moksha { 12th house }

> >

> > Once again most of the families living in the cities, having

> moved out of the villages, have either forgotten who their Kul

> Purohit is or have simply ignored the existence of him. They get

> their poojas conducted by the local temple priest.

> > Therefore once again an effort should be made to find out who

the

> Kul Purohit is. A tradition of giving him some gifts on special

> occasions should be established in the family.

> >

> > Gau-gras :

> >

> > It might sound primitive, but it is true that giving a part of

> your every day food to a cow, a dog and crows or birds has been a

> very important ritual of every Hindu home. Sadly it is being

> discontinued since we moved to the cities.

> > It is time that we re-established the tradition for the peace

and

> harmony in our homes.

> >

> > `gau-gras' is said to bless the family with " dhan, dhanya

aur

> sumati " … wealth, food and virtuous thoughts.

> >

> > In case it is not possible to find a cow in the vicinity every

> day, the roti meant for the cow can be collected for the week and

you

> can drive down to a place where there are cows and the rotis given

to

> them there at the week-ends.

> >

> > Bhooshan Priya

> >

> >

> >

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