[Advaita-l] Panchayatana Puja mentioned in Shiva Puranam

[Aravinda Rao]

Sri Kameswara Rao garu,
How to do atma-vichara? It is quite simple. We should have a deep desire to
know it and we have to go to a competent teacher and study the Gita and the
Upanishads. It takes a few years of consistent studies and contemplation. I
cannot say it in an email.
Anyway, atma-vichara does not condemn karma. It merely tells the
limitations of karma. We have to do karma with sincerity till we attain
that level of enlightenment but with no feeling of guilt, like in case we
do not wear a dhoti for some reason. Even after a person is enlightened he
can do karma to be a role-model for others, for loka-sangraha, as Krishna
says.
Regards,
Aravinda Rao

On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 11:14 PM KAMESWARARAO MULA <kamesh_ccmb at yahoo.co.in>
wrote:

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> Karma is always associated with fear. Even King Dasaratha was afraid of
> karma-lopa during the putra-kameshti and hence repeatedly warned the
> ritviks. That is why the Upanishads ask us to rise from this level and take
> up atma-vicara. This group is mainly concerned with such enquiry.
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> Yes, Sh. Arvindarao garu,
>                                           Karma is always associated with
> fear which in-turn leads to abhimana/makes emotional.
> Dasaratha while sending the prince Rama to forest he asks his advisor
> sumanta to come & persue his prince Rama further or rethink his decission.
> At this Juncture, Rama scolds Sumanta not persue his father as going to
> exile is ordered by king. Here King is different than his father. One can
> persue the father not the king.
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> Then my interest of the questions is that:"
>  Upanishads ask us to rise from this level and take up atma-vicara"
> *How to do this? can you show some light on this? Rising from the karma
> level to 'Atma-Vicharaa or Atma Samyamana/Atma sambhoga (which have no fear
> or emotionally strong levels).*
> This will be the present state of mind of many people includes me and need
> of the hour.
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> Sri Guru Padaravindarpana Mastu
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> Kameswara
> On Tuesday, 3 May, 2022, 01:37:16 pm IST, Kaushik Chevendra <
> chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Namaste aravind sir.
> While it may seem that the vidhi, vidhana are not so important in the
> aradhana of isvara it's not so. Shri abhinava vidyatirtha swamin has very
> well mentioned many a times that while performing Pooja, nitya karma etc,
> the vidhi and nishedhas mentioned in shastras have to be followed. If not
> the Pooja isn't accepted by isvara. Just as we sanitizing our hands kills
> the bacteria even if it's not visible to the eye, the vidhi has to be
> followed for the Pooja.
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> On Tue, 3 May, 2022, 10:53 am Aravinda Rao via Advaita-l, <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> The mail says -  "Even I fear that the future generations may not know
> these terms/names/modes of worshipping as many peoples most of the TIME was
> pre-occupied by all social networking activities
> (fb/whatsapp/instagram/emails/websites/computers/electronic medias).
> All the activities are to be learned or taught from  Guru Mukhata  and I
> warn the seekers not to perform anything on their own without any guidance
> from fathers/fore fathers/Gurus/elders of the family members.
> You never know that any single mistake may results in any adverse effects".
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> Karma is always associated with fear. Even King Dasaratha was afraid of
> karma-lopa during the putra-kameshti and hence repeatedly warned the
> ritviks. That is why the Upanishads ask us to rise from this level and take
> up atma-vicara. This group is mainly concerned with such enquiry.
> I take the liberty of confiding to Sri Rao garu that I would not frighten
> my kids in the above manner. I give them a lot of relaxation in dress,
> procedure etc., but merely want them to know the meaning of the mantra-s
> and do the puja.
> Aravinda Rao
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> On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 4:14 AM KAMESWARARAO MULA via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> > PANCHAYATANA PUJA:
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> Generally
> > we called it as Devata archana like you mentioned worshipping of Lord in
> > the forms of LINGA along with GANESHA (In the form of Red Stone), SUN,
> > CHANDRA (Stones), VISHNU (Salagrama sila), Mother Godess (Sri Chakra)
> > YES, it is true that this is the ancient much before Shanakara's period
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> > it may be belongs to Tretayuga Kal.
> > Only Certian Rules & Procedures are there to keep the Panchayatana
> (Devata
> > Archana/ ViesyaDevam) that Daily you have to wash all the gods/godess, do
> > the abhishegam, APPLY sandalwood paste , cover with Bilva/Tulasi/Flowers
> ,
> > finally offering the Naivedya as Prasadam.
> > This has to be strictly applied even some one is in Journey also or out
> of
> > station.
> > In any un-avoidable circumstances, one can skip the abhishga/archana ,
> but
> > washing of all gods/godess is complusory there by putting the box in
> bilva
> > lea
> > During the Asoucha period, the job can be replaceRCUM/can be done by any
> > of friends/neighbours.
> > ONE SHOULDN'T LEAVE THE DEVATARCHANA BOX UNATTENDED ON ANY SINGLE DAY IN
> > ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
> > I saw people carrying with them even in their journeys/yatras. Exemptions
> > can only be in the emergency cases or deaths of the nearest members of
> the
> > family. If some one is doing aparakrama, then he can leave the
> devatarchana
> > unattended. (This is the only exemption for any worshipper).
> > Any one can includes "Nityaagni Hotra" along with the devatarchana.
> > one can chant srisukta, purusha sukta, rudra namaka, chamaka while
> bathing
> > the stones.
> > We used to have all these things & perform at our ancestroal House and
> due
> > to kterioali prabhava & busy schedules of our modern life, our cultures
> are
> > getting deteriated.
> > Even I fear that the future generations may not know these
> > terms/names/modes of worshipping as many peoples most of the TIME was
> > pre-occupied by all social networking activities
> > (fb/whatsapp/instagram/emails/websites/computers/electronic medias).
> > All the activities are to be learned or taught from  Guru Mukhata  and I
> > warn the seekers not to perform anything on their own without any
> guidance
> > from fathers/fore fathers/Gurus/elders of the family members.
> > You never know that any single mistake may results in any adverse
> effects.
> > Sri Guru Padaravindarpana Mastu
> > Kameswara
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> >     On Monday, 2 May, 2022, 11:07:55 pm IST, V Subrahmanian via
> Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >  .  Sharing a comment of Sri Santosh Kumar Ayalasomayajula:
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> > Panchayatana worship is as ancient as anything. It is prescribed in Shiva
> > Purana itself so we can understand that it is an ancient method not
> > invented by Shankara or advaitins. For shiva Puja this is prescribed.
> > "विघ्नेशादित्यविष्णूनामंबायाश्च शिवस्य च ।
> > शिवस्यशिवलिंगं च सर्वदा पूजयेद्द्विज ।|" (Shiva Purana 1:16:8)
> > "The five deities Ganesha, Sun, Vishnu, Parvati and Shiva shall be
> > worshipped in their images. However a Brahmana shall worship Shiva in his
> > linga form".
> > This is from a chapter where idol worship procedure is elaborated.
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