religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj
religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj
religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj
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16 RELIGIOUS RITES<br />
from either a top of a hill or from river bank, or<br />
sea coast, or the clay may be brought from an ant<br />
hill(termite mound), or from the roots of the tulsi<br />
plant garden.<br />
The ‘Urdhva Pundaram’ shall be applied<br />
in a straight line manner on the forehead, on the<br />
chest and also on the two arms. The sacred clay<br />
materials should be first offered to <strong>Shree</strong> Hari<br />
and then used for ‘Urdhva Pundram’ application.<br />
Configuration or Shape of the ‘Urdhva<br />
Pundaram’<br />
Having prescribed the material for usage in<br />
‘Urdhva Pundram’ application, it is equally important<br />
to know the shape or configuration in<br />
which the ‘Urdhva Pundram’ has to be worn on<br />
an individual. In this connection, <strong>Shree</strong> Shatanand<br />
Muni quotes extensively from a number of Achar<br />
Samhitas, Brahmand of Achar Madhav, Achar<br />
Mayuka, Padma Puranam and Vasudev<br />
Upanishad, in the Shiksha patri Bhashya, for the<br />
benefit of the devotees.<br />
Some of the shapes or configurations prescribed<br />
for ‘Urdhva Pundram’ application are as<br />
follows:-
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