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BLESSINGS

ॐ ह्रीं अर्हम् नमः

श्रीसद्गुरुभ्यो नमः

ॐ ऐं नमः

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SHREE MATI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE SHRUT GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE AVADHI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE MANAH-PARYAV GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE KEVAL GYANAY NAMAH

5 GYAN

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BENEFITS OF ASHTAPRAKARI POOJA

Inspired by:

Yugpradhan Acharyatulya P.P. Panyas Shree Chandrashekar Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Yashobhushan Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Manobhushan Vijayji M.S.

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1. JAL POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Jal Pooja?

A1. The dirt on my soul gets washed off.

Q2. What are the types of this pooja?

A2. a) Mixture of water & milk.

b) Pure water.

Q3. Precautions?

A3. a) The Kalash & our clothes should not

touch to the Bhagwan Idol.

b) Our feet should not fall on the

Prakshal Jal

Q4. Benefits of Jal ( water)?

A4. a) Purity b) Coolness

C) Avoids Thirst

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2. CHANDAN POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Chandan

Pooja?

A1. Peace and Calmness of our mind & soul.

Q2. What are the types of this pooja?

A2. a) Baras Pooja b) Kesar Pooja .

Q3. Precautions ?

A3. a) Our nails should not touch Bhagwan Idol.

b) 1st we should do pooja of Bhagwan, then

Gurumurti & then Dev Devi.

Q4. Benefits of Chandan?

A4. a) Coolness b) Fragrance

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3. PUSHPA POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Pushpa

Pooja?

A1. Our life should be filled with fragrance of

virtues & our heart becomes soft.

Q2. How should the flowers be ?

A2. Fresh, Whole & with Good Smell.

Q3. Precautions?

A3. a) Flowers should not fall on the ground.

b) The flower petals shouldn’t be broken.

Q4. Benefits of Pushpa ?

A4. a) Fragrance (b) Softness

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4. DHOOP POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Dhoop

Pooja?

A1. Qualities of One soul increase & gain the

utmost Gati.

Q2. Precautions?

A2. If One single dhoop is already burnt, do not

take the new dhoop.

Q3. Benefits of Dhoop ?

A3. a) It always rises that is goes up.

b) With Good Smell.

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5. DEEPAK POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Deepak

Pooja?

A1. Keval Gyan (Ultimate Knowledge)

destroying all ignorance.

Q2. Precautions ?

A2. We should use pure ghee, if possible made

from cow milk .

Q3. Benefits of Deepak ?

A3. Warmness & Light .

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6. AKSHAT POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Akshat

Pooja ?

A1. 4 Gatis of the World should end & my soul

may attain “MOKSH”

Q2. Precautions ?

A2. It should be Whole.

Q3. Why we use Akshat(rice) instead of

Dangar(covered rice) ?

A3. Dangar(covered rice) grows

but Akshat(rice) doesn’t grow.

Q4. Which are the types of akshat pooja?

A4. Sathiyo, nandyavart,

ashtamangal, gahuli etc.

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7. NAIVEDYA POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing naivedya

Pooja ?

A1. Our greediness for food gets destroyed &

may my soul attain Anaaharipad (Moksh).

Q2. Precautions ?

A2. Abhakshya(outside) things should not be

used.

Q3. Where we should keep naivedya?

A3. On sathiya.

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8. FAL POOJA

Q1. What should we wish while doing Fal

Pooja ?

A1. a) May my soul attain “MOKSH”

b) Like the procedure of the growing fruit

i.e from seed to the last stage,may my

soul also attain “MOKSH” ( last stage)

Q2. Precautions?

A2.Avoid spoil, ripe and worst fruit.

Q3. Where we should keep fruit?

A3. On Siddhashila.

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SUMMARY

  1. JAL

POOJA

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2. CHANDAN

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3. PUSHPA

POOJA

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  1. DHOOP

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  1. DEEPAK

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  1. AKSHAT

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7. NAIVEDYA

POOJA

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  1. FAL

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