Swadhyaya (Self-Study / Reading Of Scriptures) When you reach for a darshan of the Jinwani, there might probably be not all the arrangements for offering obeisance. Arrangements are made for placing the Jinwani in the temple itself in separate almirah in which scriptures or holy books are put in a well arranged manner. But the…
Why Parikarama After putting gandhodaka-tilak, one should take three parikramas (moving in a circle) around the altar. Where there is no provision or space for it, an alternative should not be taken. These three pradakshinas are made for annihilation of the entangle of birth, life old age death, and as a mark of devotion, with…
Why The Tilak Tilak (annointation) is a sign of civilization of the Indian culture. Just by seeing it, a person is regarded as religious. In the practical world too, tilak is seen as an auspicious. It has its own significance in festicals like Rakshabandhan, Dipawali, or arrival of a guest, departure for battlefield or a…
Significance Of The Gandhodaka Gandhodaka Do you know where gandhodaka is applied, and how and why ? Almost everday, it is put on eyes, forehead, neck etc. But while doing so, one must chant one or all of the following three. Slokas निर्मलं निर्मली करणं, पवित्रं पाप नाशनं। जिन गन्धोद वन्दे, अष्टकर्म विनाशनं।। Nirmalam nirmali…
Conch-Shell Sound Is Anti-Illness Now it has been scientifically proved that sounds of conchshell and bell destroy germs of diseases. The sound of a conchshell btown with the force of 27 cubic feet per second destroys the germs over a distance of upto 200 feet. It also kills the germs of cholera, malaria etc. Healing…
How To Enter The Temple While entering the temple, one should wash one’s feet with pure filtered water. In case one is wearing shoes, socks, etc., they should be left behing at their aloted place.Again, there is a bell at the temple. Why is it rung ? What should our feeling be at the time…
What To Do Before Visting A Temple From the very time of taking bath etc. at home, or since the desire to have jinendra Dev’s darshan (vision) begins, the fruit and significance of that darshan starts, Our earlier Acharyas (teachers) say. जब चिन्तो तब सहस्र फल, लक्खा फल गमणेय। कोड़ा—कोड़ी अनन्त फल जब जिनवर दिट्ठेय।।…
How To Prepare Yourself Before Visting A Temple Thus, having made such a noble resolution and after completing the usual morning routine like answering to the nature’s call etc. take a bath with filtered water. While having the bathe, shampoo or soap should not be used. Then you should go to temple in simple, washed…
Significance Of Dawn Or Brahma Vela Almost religious cultures of the world attach great importance to the brahmavela of the dawn. The period from twenty four minutes before sunrise to twenty four minutes after the sun has risen is known as brahmavela of brahmamuhurta. It is this duration that is called the time of self-awakening,…
Samskriti Form Samskaar In life, sometimes even the simplest, smallest things become too complicated to understand, because we assume that they are just too easy. Being simple enough, they fail to generate in our minds attraction, fondness or interest, especially over such practices like going to temple every day. Even our learned sages, teachers etc….