Thursday, December 24, 2009

puja in pashupatinath temple

Importance of doing Puja In Pashupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath temple (Oldest and Largest Shiva Temple In World), the holiest pilgrimage site for Hindus, a unique heritage site for archaeology enthusiasts, and a charming and lively site for protectors and promoters of religion and culture.
Lord Shiva represents the aspect of the Supreme Being (Brahman of the Upanishads) that continuously dissolves to recreate in the cyclic process of creation, preservation, dissolution and recreation of the universe. Lord Shiva is the third member of the Hindu Trinity, the other two being Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu.

Importance and Significances:
Culturally, Pashupati is the centre-point of faith and respect of not just Hindu, but also Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, etc. Pilgrims as well as tourists come to Pashupati from all over the world, averaging 4,850 of them/day (2052 B.S.). Festivities like Mahashivaratri, Teej, etc. are celebrated with great enthusiasm.
The words destroyer and destruction have been erroneously associated with Lord Shiva. This difficulty arises when people fail to grasp the true significance of His cosmic role.
The creation sustains itself by a delicate balance between the opposing forces of good and evil. When this balance is disturbed and sustenance of life becomes impossible, Lord Shiva dissolves the universe for creation of the next cycle so that the bad souls will have another opportunity to liberate themselves from bondage with the physical world. Thus, Lord Shiva protects the souls from pain and suffering that would be caused by a dysfunctional universe. In analogous cyclic processes, winter is essential for spring to appear and the night is necessary for the morning to follow.
By worshipping Pashupatinath, wealth, grandeur and prosperity are achieved physically and spiritually and it is said that if a childless couple do puja and make vow to Pashupatinath they will get child. Likewise when did puja at this temple worshipper will be bestowed with all his /her desire come true. Devotees visiting the shrine usually worship Pashupatinath with flowers, garlands, fruits, incense, akshata (whole rice grains) barley, vermilion etc. Since Pashupatinath is the form of Shiva-Shakti, red flowers is considered pleasing to Him. And, leaves and fruits of Bel and Dhatura (Dhatura stramonium) are most dear to Lord Shiva. Sweets are generally not offered, although it is not a taboo, since Shiva is an ascetic here.
Daily Puja at Pashupatinath temple:
Every morning the west door of the sanctum is opened by the Bhandaris (store-keepers) at 4 AM, from when worship begins. At half past nine in the morning the other three doors are also opened. After bathing the lingum with holy waters, sacred worship by Panchamrit Abhishek (consecration by ghee, milk, honey, sugar and curd) is done by the priests. During the time the lingum is elegantly dressed up in gorgeous costume, made of brocade and set with tripunda (sandal paste mark) Chattras (umbrellas) are also placed on the four heads. On the top head, the graphic Shri Yantra is drawn with sandal paste.Arti is performed then. Later Bhog is offered. After this Individual puja has been done for the public who would like to do special Puja at temple.
Drashan can be done any time from 4 A.M to 12 noon. From 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM, temple closes. At 6 pm Rudravishekam is done as mention above and from 6:30 to 7:00 P.M, client special puja is performed. In the evening Arti is performed exactly as morning methods.
Special worships are done on festivals i.e. full moon day (Purnima) the Ekadasi (The eleventh day of the new and full moon fortnights), every Monday and other auspicious days of the year like mahashivaratri, Teej, etc. Mahashivaratri, Hindu devotees on this night throng Shiva shrines everywhere, but the grandest of all activities revolve around Pashupatinath temple located on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River about three kilometers east of downtown Kathmandu. This all-night vigil and the exciting crowded festival days before and after attract thousands of people from India and Nepal. On this day women do fasting for prosperity, happy life, etc.
DEVOTEES PUJA AT TEMPLE
As puja can carried out any time as per wish of devotees, you can visit Pashupati temple any time. Those devotees who cannot able to visit the temple, we Rudra Bhandar would provide these services. There will not be any charge for services from us. The puja will be done with full amount that our customer Provide us. 80% of the amount we received from our customer will be spent on purchasing the Necessary Items needed for Puja (like Curd, ghee, milk, flowers, Rice, etc.) 10 % of total amount of money is donated to Temple and rest 10% will be given to Pundit (Priest of Temple) for doing puja in manner of vedic ways.
Method and Purpose Of Puja:
Puja is a ceremony in which the ringing of bells, passing of flames, presenting of offerings and chanting invoke the devas and Mahadevas, who then come to bless and help us. Puja is our holy communion, full of wonder and tender affections. It is that part of our day which we share most closely and consciously with our beloved Deity. It is believed that worshiping god fulfills unfulfilled desires and bring more prosperity.

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