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Owing to a great many requests from our clientele
who wished to have some idea as to how the Yantras
offered on the indiayogi website are energised, we
decided to show them the elaborate and beautiful
process in detail.
The Yantra 'puja' (adoration) was performed in
the Shri Bhidbanjan Mahadev Temple - a Shiva temple, which is located
at Colaba (Mumbai, India). The entire Yantra puja is
an fairly elaborate ritual, which goes on for over 5 hours.
The
'pandits' (temple priests) place
all the Yantras in their groups. Each set of Yantras has a
kalash (brass or copper pot filled with sacred water) with a coconut and different
fruits, grains and betel leaves in front of it.
All
Yantras are then anointed with chandan (sandalwood) paste, sindoor (vermilion)
and milk mixed with floral-scented oil. A white flower is also
kept on each Yantra, to worship it individually as the Yantra is a deity in its own right.
The ritual begins with 'Abhishek' (the ceremonial bath), worshipping Lord Ganesh.
Ganesh holds a unique position in the religious culture of India,
a position that has no parallel in any other religion. Any ceremony,
ritual, puja or new undertaking has to begin with invoking the power
of Ganapati, otherwise it is regarded as futile.
After the Ganesh puja is complete, each God and Goddess of the
respective Yantra is worshipped. This is done with the recitation of a Mantra
for that particular Yantra. For example, for the Sri Yantra, the Sri Mantra
is recited; for the Gayatri Yantra, the Gayatri Mantra is recited; for the
Maha Mrityunjay Yantra, the Maha Mrityunjay Mantra is recited, and so on.
Preparations are then made for the Yagna
(sacred fire ritual) to be performed. This is the concluding part of the Yantra puja and goes on for over
an hour. Sandalwood, fragrant herbs and pure ghee are used as an offering to the 'Agni'
(sacred fire), with the recitation of Mantras.
The Yantras are then energised with
the vibrations of the Mantras. The energised Yantras are thus empowered and
support and enable the purpose for which they are being used.
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