Lotus Seeds
₹40.00
Description
- Lotus seeds strengthens devotion and opens the heart for divine grace.
- Lotus seeds have the quality of sattva or purity and are associated with Vishnu, the preserver.
- The lotus being a symbol of growth, as it blooms beautifully even in the most unlikely, difficult environments, and is a metaphor for our own growth.
- Also called as Kamal Kakadi or Pabdi, these seeds are used an an offering to Goddess Laxmi and are also offered as a fire oblation while doing Mahalaxmi yagna.
Quantity
- 21 seeds
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Description
- We never offer the coconut as it is.
- We remove the fibre that covers it and offer the fruit that is free from all the external fibre.
- Only then is it possible to break the coconut.
- By breaking the coconut, the water in it flows out.
- The heart is the coconut and it is covered by the fibre of desire.
- The water that flows out is the 'Samskara' or purification. The fibres on the surface are the desires.
- We must strip the heart of all desires and offer the core without the fibre. It then becomes an offering to God.
- If we plant a coconut as it is, in course of time and by watering it, another plant will grow out of it.
Used
- Dry coconuts are used as an offering to deities and especially during the final oblation (purna-ahuti) of any homa/yagna.
- It is filled with sugar and ghee and is then closed with a sacred thread, before offering to the homa fire.
Quantity
- 360 gm - Broken pieces of 2 coconuts
Kesar
Description
- Kesar have been derived from the Northern Indian region, Kashmir, where old saffron was produced.
- Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world.
- Saffron's aroma is unique and there is no substitute for it.
- It is offered to deity idols and afterwards distributed and smeared on the foreheads of devotees.
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- 0.025 gms
Vastu pratima
Description
- Vastu is the science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature and balances them with man and materials.
- It is all about the interaction of various forms of best effect on a living person.
- It aims to create a subtle conducive atmosphere in a structure in which we can bring the best in ourselves, thereby paving the way for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and happiness in an enlightened environment.
- Like any other science, vaastu is universal, rational, practical and utilitarian. It is not a religion but a science.
Uses
- Place this Vastu pratima under the ground in the North east corner of the house, while doing vastu pooja.
Black sesame (Kala Teel)
Description
- It is also known as Kura Goma. These seeds are used for purifying the body.
- Water boiled with these seeds makes body pure.
- Black til is mixed in either milk/ water and then offered to Lord Shiva in the form of Abhishek.
- It is equivalent to doing abhishek with 'punchamrat' (a combination of 5 things).
- This seed is very dear to the Pitars (deceased ancestors).
- Black sesame or kaala teel is part of hawan samagri, mix up in hawan samagri as homam dravya , exotice herbs.
- In shani, hanuman, shiva pooja and hawns major samagri used is black teel. on the day of saturday and tuesday with chameli oil black teel is offers to lord hanumanji, too remove saturn effect.
Quantity
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Kumkum Powder
Description
- Kumkum is applied to the forehead.
- The reason for this particular location has to do with the ancient Hindu belief that"the human body is divided into seven vortices of energy,called chakras,beginning at the base of the spine and ending at the top of the head.
- The sixth chakra, also known as the third eye,is centered in the forehead directly between the eyebrows and is believed to be the channel through which humankind opens spiritually to the Divine".
- Thus,the kumkum is placed at the location of the body which is the most holy.
Uses
- Kumkum powder is widely used for worshiping the Hindu goddesses,especially Shakti and Lakshmi.
- Saivites- Followers of Siva usually apply three white horizontal lines with a dot of kumkum at the center.
- Vaisnavas- Followers of Vishnu make use of "white clay to apply two vertical lines joined at the base and intersected by a bright red streak." Many times the white clay is applied in a U-shape.
- Swaminarayana- Followers of the Swaminarayana apply kumkum at the center of the forehead and in between a U-shaped tilaka.The tilaka is normally yellow and made from sandalwood.
- When a girl or a married woman visits a house,it is a sign of respect (in case of an elderly lady) or blessings (in case of a young girl) to offer kumkum to them when they leave.
- When visiting a temple or during a pooja,apply a dot on your forehead.
- In most of India, everyday, married women apply red kumkum in front of their parting on their forehead as a symbol of marriage
Quantity
- 50 gms , 100 gms
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