religious rites.pdf - Shree Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj

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18 RELIGIOUS RITES (Mahãbhãgavatah shuddhah pundram haripãdãkriti dandãkãram tu vã devi dhãryedoordhvapundrakam. Iti vuktayah uktah. Upari kinchit vistirñatve padãkriti gneyam smatve tu dandãkriti.) Accordingly the ‘Urdhva Pundram’ shall be worn in the form of Haripada Kritih (Shape of lotus feet of Lord Shree Hari) or Dhanda Kritih (Shape of a wooden stick). ª Š±üçЋÇî¢ç‡¢ x¢ëãSƒñ: „¢{éç|¢p HH¢Åï NçΠϢ¢u¢ïpïç¼ y±¢çÚ ±¢„éÎﱄV¯ü‡¢Ðílé}Ý¢çÝLhÝ¢}¢ - }¢‹~¢ñ{¢ü²¢ü‡¢èy²éQUæ Îèÿ¢¢ç±{¢ñ J (Urdhvapundrãñi cha grihsthaih sãdhubhishcha lalãte hradi bãhvoshcheti chatvãri vãsudev sankarshañ pradyumnãniruddhanãm mantrairdhãryãñeetyuktam dikshãvidhau.) LOCATIONS OF FOUR PUNDRAS The prescribed locations or positions for application for four pundras on a devotee’s person are as follows: ú Ÿ¢è±¢„éÎï±¢² Ý}¢: [Om Shree Vasudevaya Namah] 1. Forehead – placing Lord Shree Vasudev, ú Ÿ¢è„V¯ü‡¢‡¢¢² Ý}¢: [Om Sri Sankarshanaya Namah] 2. Chest – placing Lord Shree Sankarshan, ú Ÿ¢èÐlé}Ý¢² Ý}¢: [Om Shree Pradyumnaya Namah]

RELIGIOUS RITES 19 3. Right Shoulder – placing Lord Shree Pradyumna, ú Ÿ¢è¥çÝLh¢² Ý}¢: [Om Sri Aniruddhaya Namah] 4. Left Shoulder – placing Lord Shree Aniruddha, Now, after wearing the four Urdhva Pundra’s as recommended above, one should proceed with the application of ‘kumkum’ in the middle of the Pundra’s as follows: The ‘kumkum’ powder of sandalwood mixed with saffron or ‘Kumkum’ offered in worship to Radhaji or Lakshmiji should be applied in the middle of the Pundras. Shikshapatri provides the correct guidance for applying ‘kumkum’ or ‘Shreechurnam’ as follows: ¼‹}¢Š² »± ÜU¼üò: Ðé‹ÇîÎíò ‹ÎíÜU: J ÜUéVé}¢ïÝ¢ƒ±¢ ±ëœ¢¢ï Ú¢{¢Hÿ}¢èÐí„¢çÎÝ¢ JJ (çà¢ÿ¢¢) Tanmdhya av kartvyah pundradravyeñ chandrakah. Kumkummenãthava vritto rãdhãlkshmiprasãdinã. With kumkum powder or similar paste material, a round shaped mark (‘0’ like mark) shall be applied in the centre of ‘the Urdhva Pundra’. This paste shall however be offered to Radhaji or Lakshmiji, before using the same. “ ‹Îíç±{¢Ýæ ¼é S±„}Ðí΢²l¢ï¼ÜU}¢ì” J (Chandrak vidhãnam tu svasampradãydhyotkam.)

RELIGIOUS RITES 19<br />

3. Right Shoulder – placing Lord <strong>Shree</strong><br />

Pradyumna,<br />

ú Ÿ¢è¥çÝLh¢² Ý}¢: [Om Sri Aniruddhaya Namah]<br />

4. Left Shoulder – placing Lord <strong>Shree</strong> Aniruddha,<br />

Now, after wearing the four Urdhva<br />

Pundra’s as recommended above, one should<br />

proceed with the application of ‘kumkum’ in the<br />

middle of the Pundra’s as follows:<br />

The ‘kumkum’ powder of sandalwood mixed with<br />

saffron or ‘Kumkum’ offered in worship to<br />

Radhaji or Lakshmiji should be applied in the<br />

middle of the Pundras. Shikshapatri provides the<br />

correct guidance for applying ‘kumkum’ or<br />

‘<strong>Shree</strong>churnam’ as follows:<br />

¼‹}¢Š² »± ÜU¼üò: Ðé‹ÇîÎíò ‹ÎíÜU: J<br />

ÜUéVé}¢ïÝ¢ƒ±¢ ±ëœ¢¢ï Ú¢{¢Hÿ}¢èÐí„¢çÎÝ¢ JJ (çà¢ÿ¢¢)<br />

Tanmdhya av kartvyah pundradravyeñ chandrakah.<br />

Kumkummenãthava vritto rãdhãlkshmiprasãdinã.<br />

With kumkum powder or similar paste material,<br />

a round shaped mark (‘0’ like mark) shall<br />

be applied in the centre of ‘the Urdhva Pundra’.<br />

This paste shall however be offered to Radhaji or<br />

Lakshmiji, before using the same.<br />

“ ‹Îíç±{¢Ýæ ¼é S±„}Ðí΢²l¢ï¼ÜU}¢ì” J<br />

(Chandrak vidhãnam tu svasampradãydhyotkam.)

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