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MANBLUNDER
December 13, 2017 10:07 AM

Animal sacrifice is unfortunate. Vedas refer to animal sacrifice. But that is gross meaning of Vedas. Please read Aurobindo's meaning of Vedas. They are subtle in nature. Only due to spiritual ignorance, animal sacrifices are done, with is against all Scriptures.

Rohan
December 13, 2017 10:05 AM

Hello Ravi Sir, just a general question regarding the ritual of Bali pratha. I was watching some youtube videos and was curious why it's so prevalent in Shakta temples even to this day? Is there any scriptural recommendation for doing animal sacrifice in the Shakta texts? Thank you.

MANBLUNDER
December 13, 2017 10:05 AM

No, you cannot powder it and use. You have to break them as small logs and use.

Surya
December 13, 2017 03:45 AM

Sir, i didnt mean that. licorice root is available and honey is also accessible. But cutting the licorice root into small pieces and dipping each piece in honey and offering it to fire is hard task. (i said this as text mentions to break root into small pieces, dip in honey and offer). As an easier way of this, can i powder the licorice and mix it with honey and offer it with spoon, so i can avoid the task of cutting up the root to such a huge number of pieces and offer it to fire after dipping in honey. When mixing the powdered licorice root with honey, the criteria of both the havan dravya are fulfilled and there is no cutting up of the roots and picking them up and dipping in honey each time. Is this method ok?

MANBLUNDER
December 12, 2017 11:01 PM

For every purascharana, oblation details are mentioned. If those materials are not available, use peepul tree logs dipped in honey. Honey is important.

Surya
December 12, 2017 10:58 PM

Ok Ravi sir. thank you. 1more doubt i have. In mantra mahodadhi, the puruscharana of laghu shyamala is mentioned. Regarding havan, it says - break the licorice root into small pieces and dip them in honey and offer to fire, 10000 times. Cutting up 10k pieces and dipping them in honey and offering it 10k times is almost impossible. In that case, can i shred licorice into small pieces, mix it with honey and offer that honey as oblation using a small spoon? Is it ok?

MANBLUNDER
December 12, 2017 07:22 PM

You can do that, provided you do at least 100 ahutis in havan. Otherwise, it will become a laborious process. Purascharana procedure is 10% homa and 10% homa as trpana and 10% tarpana as marjana and 10% marjana as bhojana

Surya
December 12, 2017 07:18 PM

dear sir, while performing puruscharana, can we do the 10% havan, 10%marjan and tarpan of that days japa in that day itself rather than performing the 10000 havan, 100 tarpan and 10 marjan on the last day of sadhana? what i meant here is that during mantra sadhana, can we perform havan, tarpan and marjan part by part rather than doing huge amount of havan, tarpan and marjan on last day? Thank you.

MANBLUNDER
December 12, 2017 07:10 PM

Mukham bindum of Saundaryalahari is completely different from dhyana verses of Lalita Sahasranam. LS speaks only about HER Grandeur, compassion and about the acts She performs, as Shiva's Consort. Red colour indicates compassion and as Sri Mata (universal mother), She is described in red colour.

Sitaraman
December 12, 2017 07:00 PM

Respected Sri.Ravi, Pranam. Mother"s feet are also glowing in red colour Since She is described with wearing ornaments and having in Her hand a resplendent pot we tend to imagine Her as clothed. That part of Her torso is not described. But Her entire body is glowing Red and so from Her head to foot we have to visualise Her as Glowing Red. This is also explaind in Soundarya lahari "Mukam Bindum" which is Kamakala dhyana. If i am wrong kindly correct me. Pranam Sitaraman

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