I HAVE A DOUBT IN DEITY WORSHIP THAT IS THAT DEITY WORSHIP AT HOME PART 1-10 GIVEN BY PADMAVATHI MATA JI THE DOUBT IS WHETHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE TEN PARTS SHOULD BE DONE 3 TIMES A DAY FOE EXAMPLE THE ABISHEKA'S, DRESSINGS, ETC SHOULD BE DONE 3 T
Dear Devotees! Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
When worshipping the Spiritual Master or the Deity of the Lord with 16 items, we offer Them Arghya, Acamana and Madhuparka. I understand from various descriptions what
The individual soul is embodied since time immemorial. It is very difficult for him to simply theoretically understand that he is not the body. Therefore, the bhakti-yogī accepts the Deity of Kṛṣṇa as worshipable because there is some bodily concepti
In each and every place of pilgrimage, the Lord is present in His various transcendental forms. These forms are called arcā-mūrtis, or forms of the Lord which can be easily appreciated by the common man. The Lord is transcendental to our mundane sens
We are serving laddoo gopal at home. Can someone please help me with the specific colour of clothes that Krishna should wear on the different days of the week?
Just like we are trying to keep you on the spiritual platform. That is bhakti-yoga—always engaged in devotional service. Then you are above all these material qualities. That is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā: māṁ ca vyabhicāriṇi bhakti-yogena yaḥ se
And I am very concerned that due to your sincerity and service mood you have improved in Krishna Consciousness excellently. Whatever allocation of duty there may be, if we try to execute such specific duty sincerely, that alone can make us much more
Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your nice letter dated Feb. 15, 1968, and I thank you very much for it. I can see how you are advancing in Krishna Consciousness by the feelings expressed therein, and I am so glad you are feeling su
Regarding deity worship, the standard of deity worship must be kept very high in all our ISKCON centers. There should be no question of decrease, only how to increase in the quality and opulence of our arcana offerings. To supervise this essential Kr
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I come from a south Indian brahamin family and even before I came to KC we had dieties of Laddu Gopal, Lakshmi Narayana and other dummy gods. These deities are made of Silver or Panchaloha (alloy of 5 metals). I ba
I am new in devotion. I want to strart mangal arati at my home..I chant hare krishna mahamantra from 4.45 to 6.15. therefore what time I can do mangalarati.Now i am willing to wake up at 3.45 am and first want chanting and then mangalarati before 6
Putting Deities To Sleep:Before putting the deities to bed, bathe, put on clean clothing, apply tilaka, and perform acamana.As far as placing the deity in the bed is concerned, if the deity is large and heavy, it is not possible to move Him daily. It
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For three-dimensional metal deities, bathe and dress Them daily if possible, while polishing Them daily is optional. If it is not possible to polish Them daily, then once a week or once every two weeks, perhaps on the weeke
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For all aratis:1.a bell on a plate2.an acamana cup containing fresh water and a spoon3.a conch (for blowing) with a water-filled lota for purifying it4.a receptacle to catch the water from rinsing the conch (just outside the deity room, in the temple
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On a plate reserved for the Lord’s use, nicely arrange the preparations to be offered (Refer to kitchen and preparation rules on this page). Perform acamana and offer obeisances to your spiritual master requesting his blessin
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Waking Deities:The following procedure assumes the deities are in beds. If they are not sleeping in beds then skip the part of the procedure that asks you to take the Lord out of bed and while touching the deity’s lotus feet chant the prayers for wak
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Offering Food:Srila Prabhupada writes:As far as the eatables are concerned, all items should be first-class preparations. There should be first-class rice, dal, fruit, sweet rice, vegetables, and a variety of foods to be sucked, drunk, and chewed. Al
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Bathing Ingredients:The principal element of the bath is pure water, with certain restrictions. Do not collect the water at night, nor touch it with your fingernails.In descending order of quality, the best water for bathing the deity is Ganga or Yam
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