religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj
religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj
14 RELIGIOUS RITES (Dhritordhvapundrah i parmeshitãram nãrãyañam poojayati svabhaktyã. Arghyãdibhihi paurushasooktamantrihi samprãpnuyãt vishñupadam mahãtmã.) One who worships Lord Shree Narayan, after wearing ‘Urdhva Pundram’ along with recitation of Purusha Suktha Mantras and offering of oblations(“Arghyas”) will surely attain “Moksha”. So, from the above texts which are based on authoritative sources, it becomes obvious that applying ‘Urdhva Pundram’ for the devout follow seeking Lord Shree Narayana is highly essential and sacrosanct. MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR ‘URDHVA PUNDRAM’ While it is important for the devotee to wear ‘Urdhva Pundram’ before worshipping Lord Shree Narayan, it is equally important to know, as to what kind of sacred materials shall be specifically used or those materials which constitute ‘Urdhva Pundram’. These aspects are also carefully dealt with in a number of authoratitive scriptual texts. Some of these texts are mentioned here.
RELIGIOUS RITES 15 The following shloka from the Shikshapatri provides valuable information about the materials to be used for ‘Urdhva Pundram’. ¼œ¢é x¢¢ïçЋÎÝïÝ ‹ÎÝïÝ¢ƒ±¢ ãÚïñ: J ÜU¢²ü Ðê…¢±çà¢cÅïÝ ÜUïà¢Ú¢çβé¼ïÝ JJ ( çà¢ÿ¢¢.) (Tattu gopichandanen chandanenãthavã hareh. Kãryam poojãvashishten kesharãdiyuten cha.) Tilak, the holy mark shall be made out of the white clay, called ‘Gopi Chandanam’, or even could be of sandalwood paste. If required, this paste can be mixed with saffron etc. According to Shikshapatri Bhashya, there are many other types of materials which could also be used for ‘Urdhva Pundram’. The Bhramhandapurana recommends the following, relating to the sourcing of the materials, which are to be used for ‘Urdhva Pundram’. бü¼¢x¢íï ÝÎè¼èÚï }¢}¢ ÿ¢ï~¢ï ç±à¢ï¯¼: J ç„‹{é¼èÚï ±Ë}¢èÜUï ¼éH„è}¢êH}¢¢çŸ¢¼ï JJ (Parvtãgre nadeeteere mama kshetre wisheshatah. Sindhuteere cha walmeeke tulsimoolmãshrite.) According to the above, the holy marks shall be made of white clay, which shall be sourced
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14<br />
RELIGIOUS RITES<br />
(Dhritordhvapundrah i parmeshitãram nãrãyañam<br />
poojayati svabhaktyã.<br />
Arghyãdibhihi paurushasooktamantrihi samprãpnuyãt<br />
vishñupadam mahãtmã.)<br />
One who worships Lord <strong>Shree</strong> Narayan,<br />
after wearing ‘Urdhva Pundram’ along with recitation<br />
of Purusha Suktha Mantras and offering of<br />
oblations(“Arghyas”) will surely attain “Moksha”.<br />
So, from the above texts which are based on authoritative<br />
sources, it becomes obvious that applying<br />
‘Urdhva Pundram’ for the devout follow<br />
seeking Lord <strong>Shree</strong> Narayana is highly essential<br />
and sacrosanct.<br />
MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR<br />
‘URDHVA PUNDRAM’<br />
While it is important for the devotee to<br />
wear ‘Urdhva Pundram’ before worshipping Lord<br />
<strong>Shree</strong> Narayan, it is equally important to know, as<br />
to what kind of sacred materials shall be specifically<br />
used or those materials which constitute<br />
‘Urdhva Pundram’. These aspects are also carefully<br />
dealt with in a number of authoratitive<br />
scriptual texts. Some of these texts are mentioned<br />
here.
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