Guest guest Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Namaste Santosh, You are right, thanks for informing. Om Namah Shivaya , " Santosh Kumar " wrote: > > Namaste Narasimhe Ji, > > I would like to add something here what I came to know while reading (as I > do it everyday) SHIVPURAN is: > > 1.> While worshiping ShivLingam, which denotes formless Lord Shiva, one > should chant " OM " not " OM NAMAH SHIVYA " > > 2.> " OM NAMAH SHIVAYA " should be chanted while worshiping ShivMurti, which > denotes " with form " Lord Shiva. > > > > OM NAMAH SHIVAY ---- HAR HAR MAHADEV > > > > Santosh > > > > > On Behalf Of narasimhaye > Wednesday, July 22, 2009 6:51 AM > > RBSC : Shiva Linga > > > > > > Namaste Tulsidas, > > Good to see you, please read below for answer:- > > Shiva Linga and Worship > ----------------------- > > Shivling or Shiva lingam connects a devotee with the Supreme Being - Lord > Shiva. The lingam is the symbol of Lord Shiva and the lingam puja helps the > devotee in understanding Lord Shiva. The Lord cannot be described but still > we say he is without a beginning and an end and is without a form. It is > difficult for a devotee to understand this formless nature. Therefore Lord > Shiva appeared in the form of Jyotirlinga before Brahma and Vishnu. The > Lingam thus is a symbol of Lord Shiva. Each Lingam puja, step by step, takes > the devotee to the eternal truth - that he/she is part of the Supreme Being. > > Worshipping Shivling at Home > > Before starting the Puja, the devotee takes a bath and wear freshly washed > clothes. > > Smearing ash (bhasma): The devotee worshipping Lord Shiva should smear holy > ash on his forehead in three horizontal stripes - Tripundra. The stripes > symbolize Absolute Knowledge, Purity and Penance (Yogasadhana). > > Wearing rudraksha: The devotee should wear a rudraksha beads' mala while > worshipping Lord Shiva. The rudraksha converts the divine light frequencies > into the sound frequencies in the human body and vice versa. Hence, it > facilitates the absorption of divine frequencies and transformation of one's > thoughts into divine language, so as to reach one's divine Principle of > worship. > > Rudraksha absorbs sattvik frequencies and emits similar frequencies from its > mounds. When a genuine rudraksha is held in the hand, its vibrations can be > felt in the fingers. At that time, the body is absorbing the sattvik > frequencies emitted by the rudraksha. > > Hymns praising Lord Shiva or the mantra `om namaha shivayaa' are repeated > throughout the puja . > > First it is the panchamrit abhishek - the libation of five holy liquids over > the lingam. The libation can consist of any five of the following - water > from river Ganga, honey, sugarcane juice, milk, yogurt, ghee, seawater, > coconut water or milk, fragrant oils, rose water or other precious liquids. > Usually, only milk of cow is used. While pouring the liquid, om namah > shivaya is uttered. Some devotees utter the Lord's name 108 times and some > 1008 times. There is no fixed rule. > > After the panchamrit abhishek, the lingam is cleaned with water from Ganga. > (This is might not be possible always so just normal water.) After this the > lingam is smeared with sandalwood paste and is decked with flowers. Water > and sandalwood paste is used to keep the lingam cool, as Lord Shiva is > always in a highly inflammable state. In some Shiva temples, cooling liquid > constantly drops from pot hung above the Lingam. > > Bel leaf is offered to Linga. It is kept on the pindi with its back facing > upwards and the stalk pointing toward the worshipper. The intention is to > draw the combined energy from these three leaf petals towards oneself, > leading to the reduction of one's trigunas. > > Next, sweets, coconut and fruits are offered to the Lord. Camphor and > incense are lit and `arati' is conducted. > > Finally, ringing of bells or blowing of conch indicates the end of Puja. > White ash (vibhuti) is rubbed on the forehead and it is also distributed. > Fruits, sweets and coconut are distributed as `prasad.' > > /showarticles.php?artid=192 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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