Pooja

Abhisheka, Archana and Pooja related info.

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ದರ್ಶನಿಕ ಶ್ರಾವಕಃ ಆಪದ ಕುಲಿತೋಪಿ ತನ್ ನಿವೃತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಶಾಸನಾದಿ ದೇವತ ನ ಭಜತಿ ।। 3. Vrati cannot take help of Shasana devata - Sloka

ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕರ್ತ : ವ್ರತಿಕರು ಶಾಸನ ದೇವತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹಾಯ ಕೇಳಬಾರದಾದರೆ, ತುಂಬಾ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಯಾರ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಹೋಗಬೇಕು?

ಉತ್ತರ: ಯಾರಿಗೆ ಜಿನ ಸಹಸ್ರ ನಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಕೆಳಿಗಿನ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು ತಿಳಿದಿವಿಯೋ, ಅವರು ಜಿನೇಂದ್ರ ಭಗವಾಂತರ ಹತ್ತಿರನೇ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ.
೧. ಅಭಿಷ್ಟದ ೨. ಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ ೩. ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷ ೪. ಕಾಮದೇನು ೫. ಮಾಹಾದಾನಿ ೬. ವರಪ್ರದ

ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಜಿನಸೇನರು ಜಿನ ಸಹಸ್ರ ನಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನ್ವರ್ಥ ನಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

  1. (Need to verify with one more source!) No need to do snaana from head (just normal bath is ok) for doing abhisheka: https://youtu.be/R3Wc8qjVm3M?t=656 (Includes description of types of bath)

  2. Mukut pahen kar karna Abhishek, sir (head) dhak kar nahi: https://youtu.be/CHdvWoEIhlM?t=327

  3. Acharya Gunabhadra - mahapurana - 55th parva (uttara purana), 28th sloka : (5th ocean is kshera samudra… And Devatas bring it for Tirthankara Janma Kalyanaka abhisheka): https://youtu.be/cJjd7Ql1--M?t=810

  4. Phala/Pushpa / Dravya usage: https://youtu.be/J2hqPH4m-5A?t=1365

  5. https://youtu.be/B1eE9dUCnq4?t=1634 Sarvarth siddhi granth:
    • Samyak kriya definition: Chaitya, Guru, Pravachan poojadi samyak vardhini kriya.
    • Vaddaradhane - Elephant does pooja with pusha whenever it sees muni.

    • Tiloyapannati - Indra phal (narial, katal, ghanne), pushpa.

    • Jeeva ki viradhana ke bina pooja nahi hota.

    • Bada abhisheka jisme dood, dahi, ghee; Padmanandi Panchavinshati: https://youtu.be/J2hqPH4m-5A?t=2793
  6. https://youtu.be/B1eE9dUCnq4?t=1634 Sarvarth siddhi granth:
    • Samyak kriya definition: Chaitya, Guru, Pravachan poojadi samyak vardhini kriya.

  7. Gautama charitra - During Vasupujya thirthankar’s time, Rani Vishalakshi (Gautama swami’s previous life) gives upsarga to a muni, and later after getting into right path, asks the same muni for prayaschit to avoid narak. The muni suggests to do labdhi vidhan vrat which involves doing mahaveera swami pratima’s abhisheka with ikshu ras, uttam grut, dadi, jal… Watch 18:18 and 24:14 of this video https://youtu.be/B1eE9dUCnq4?t=1908.

  8. Details about Yaksha and Yakshi and their names from Tiloyapannati: https://youtu.be/EPyreD6pnPk?t=2070.

  9. While reading (bhaktamara stotra with riddhi &) mantra, keep deepa in the front, and dhoop on the left side. Specifically when swaahaa is involved in the mantra.

  10. Five Nirmalya items that could be taken from jinendra bhagawan abhisheka/pooja: https://youtu.be/R5gHbgE6Qz4?t=3281 gandhodhaka pushpa arati gandha (sandal) that is applied on god’s legs. archana phala

Whatever is offered to yaksha/yakshi or devi/devatas are not considered nirmalya, and can be taken: https://youtu.be/R5gHbgE6Qz4?t=3275

  1. The hinsa caused during preparation of Asta dravya is like 1 drop of poision falling into the ocean (amount of punya one would get by doing pooja), does ocean become poisonous?

https://youtu.be/vajTgZUEY60?t=961

  1. Dravya pooja? Doing pooja with asta dravya. https://youtu.be/vajTgZUEY60?t=1154

  2. What is bhav pooja? Bhakti paat (chaitya bhakti, pancha guru bhakti) karna: https://youtu.be/vajTgZUEY60?t=1226

  3. In videha kshetra - there is only way - jinamata (no swethambar, digambar) Whatever kriya related to dharma is done is as per jinamata.

https://youtu.be/nCy01khbyS4?t=1975

Gautama Charitra - Sarga 3: During Vasupujya thirthankara’s time, Rani Vishaalaakshi (Gautama swami’s previous life) gives upsarga to a muni. Later after getting into right path, asks the same muni for prayaschit to protect her from going to naraka. The muni suggests to do labdhi vidhana vrata which involves doing mahaveera swami pratima’s abhisheka with ikshu rasa (sugarcane juice), uttam grut (Ghee), dadi, jal…

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Watch from 18:18 for story, and for sloka from 24:14 of this video https://youtu.be/B1eE9dUCnq4?t=1908

Abhisheka containing Milk, Curd and Ghee - Padmanandi Panchavinshati: https://youtu.be/J2hqPH4m-5A?t=2793

Padma Purana - Parva 32: (Acharya Ravishenaru 1400 years ago wrote Padma purana. In that, in the 32nd parva, he describes the greatness of doing abhisheka of thirthankara pratima with milk, curd, ghee, sugarcane juice and water.)

Raja Bharata (Rama’s brother) went to take niyama from Muni Shree “Dyuti Bhattaraka”.

Upadesha on Gruhasta Dharma: 3 times darshana for Nirmala Bhava. Kamala, Ketaki, Malathi, Mogra, Juhi, Chameli, Champa, Gulabi aadi suganda hoovininda pooje maadthare - Pushpaka Vimana annu prapta madi kondu kreede madthara

Agara Chandana Doopa haktare: Suganda Sharira prapti madi kolluthare…

Deepa : Dodda ruddhi dhari devate deepada reeti sharira prapta madi kolluthare

Mangala Dravya (Chatra, Chamara, Dwaja, Darpana, … ) Koduthare, and Mandiravannu Shringara madthara , and Jala chandanadinda pooje madthare — avaru devigala swami and maha nirmala shariravanna prapti madikondu apsareyara pati aguthare

Jala abhisheka maduvavaru — Chakravarthi aguthare Haalinda abhisheka - Ksheera sagara samana ujjwala vimanadalli parama kanti dhari deva agi utpatti aguthare, and manushya bhava prapti madi kondu parampare inda moksha hoguthare. Mosaru — Mosarina sama ujjwala yashavannu prapti madi kondu samsari roopi samudradinda paaru haaguthare. Tuppa - Swargadalli maha riddhi dhari deva agi hutti parampare inda ananta virya (kevala jnaana) prapti aguthade. Ikshu rasa - Amrutada aahara maduva indra aagi, nareshwara (chakravarthi) agi, avinashwara padavi prapta madi kolluthare. Abhisheka prabhavadinda bhavya jivi galige devendra naagi avanaige abhisheka prapti aguthade.

Ksheera (Milk) abhisheka: Acharya Gunabhadra - Maha purana - Pushpadanta swami Janma Kalyana - 55th parva (uttara purana) 28th sloka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Daj7yBFuwh0