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RELIGIOUS RITES
In the above advice of Lord Shree Swami
Narayan it evident that a desciple is only fit to
perform pooja after adorning the Urdhva Pundra
tilak. This has its basis in the ‘Pancharatra
Samhita’, a renowned text authority.
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(Yagno danãm tapo homah bhojanam pitri tarpanam.
Sarvam bhavnti viphalãh urdhvapundram vinã
krutãha.)
Yagna, Charity, Penance, daily rituals, taking
food, offering libations of water to ancentors
manes, etc., all become fruitless, if they are performed
without applying the ‘Urdhva Pundram’.
Similarly, Shri. Radhakrishna’s Pooja and chanting
the Krishna Mantra too, shall become fruitless,
if it is done without wearing the ‘Urdhva
Pundram’. Therefore the Lord has thus instructed
his disciples:
“My disciples, only after wearing Urdhva
Pundaram shall worship Shree Radhakrishna”.
The authority for wearing ‘Urdhva Pundram’ is
as follows:
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(Ayardhva jãti kãmãnãm urdhvapundrasya dhãrnam.)