Puja At Dhakalthok Home

 Dhakathok home Panchamul Syangja to Sirindada travelogue and puja rituals with foodie have been my routine since my childhood and I love the friends who always chat ,call and sms with memo to Baba Bard Goriya Temple ,Sunwal ,Nawalparasi and the topic is same ,how do we manage puja at home and why do we follow traditions with parents ,the reasons of being loved to be loved something we do not understand as a part of Dasein,Dasein is a German word that means "being there" or "presence and is often translated into English with the word "existence". It is a fundamental concept in the existential philosophy of Martin Heidegger, particularly in his magnum opus Being and Time.

In the Hindu Culture, daily puja is considered as the simplest way to convey our ode to the supreme almighty for bestowing us with this life and fulfilling all our wishes based on our Karmas. It is a humble way to ferry our gratitude to the lord and the tradition past ages. From the time of Rishis, Daily Puja has gained its importance both as a spiritual practice and Aaradhana. This sacred activity performed during the morning is the best way to start a day and it connotes the popular Sanskrit saying, “Sarve Janah Sukhino Bhavanthu” meaning wishing good for all.

If we honour God by performing His puja in an appropriate manner, just as the respectful way in which we treat a guest, then God will be pleased with us and shower His abundant grace upon us. Hence, the scriptures have taught us to abide by Dharma (Righteousness) in a ritualistic and bhāv (Spiritual emotion) enriched manner by teaching us to worship God in sixteen sequential steps, such as invoking God, offering Him a seat, offering Him water to wash His Holy feet etc. Performing puja in this manner is known as Shodashopachar puja, that is, puja performed using sixteen specific substances.

We get the benefit of sankalpa–shakti (Energy of resolve) of our Omniscient Sages only if we perform puja vidhi as advised by our scriptures. While performing puja as mentioned in the scriptures, utmost devotion and bhav are equally important. If there is a lack of love and devotion for God while performing puja vidhi, then it does not reach Him; for, God yearns for bhav.         Offering the upachars that have been performed strictly as per the science mentioned in the Scriptures and with an antahkaran full of faith unto the Deity, is termed puja of a Deity. Only then it is as per the expectations of the Deity, and can be called ‘puja’ in the true sense.

According to Buddhism, the world in which we live and all that happens to us is a result of our past actions. Past harmful actions create unhappy results and skillful actions create happy results. One way to purify obstacles we experience due to our past harmful action is through prayers and pujas. A puja is a special ceremony in which prayers are offered to the Buddhas to request their blessings or invoke their help.

The power of prayers derives from the sincere motivation of the person asking for prayers, as well as the pure mind of the persons performing the prayers.  It is said that prayers performed by ordained ones are especially powerful and effective as they are done on the basis of pure morality. But most importantly, making offerings to the different manifestations of enlightened beings, and to the sangha community generates and increases merit, our positive potential. Merit is needed to have success in all activities. 

Pujas are performed to avert and clear the three types of obstacles which arise due to the lack of merit, which prevent us from achieving our worldly and spiritual goals. Removing these obstacles will help us to achieve happiness and good fortune in all our activities.

Granny starts her lecture at Dhakalthok home where she has been running after puja bidhi with uncles and aunt.A Hindu family home is incomplete without a temple; irrespective of the home’s size, a temple, big or small or a puja room (if permitted by the space) is installed in a household. A home temple or the puja room is considered to be an integral part of the family as it plays a major role as the center of religion, belief, traditions and congregation. It is also the basis of Hindu Dharma.

One of the most visible external symbols of Hindu identity is the mark that many of us wear on our forehead. Origin of this practice is unclear. But, in ancient times, when the Varna system predominated, people used to apply tilaks differently that represented their Varna. Brahmins applied a white chandan mark signifying purity. Kshatriyas wore a red tilak that signified their valour. Vaishyas wore a yellow (usually turmeric) tilak which signified prosperity as they were traders. The Sudras applied a black tilak representing their service to all the above three Varnas.

But later, the tilaks were used to denote which Sampradaya one belongs to. The worshippers of Lord Vishnu wore a tilak in the shape of 'U'.