Puja items used in puja ?
Arrangement of puja items used in puja vidhi is based on the level of the Panchatattvas (Five Cosmic Principles). It demonstrates the journey of the individual from Maya (The Great Illusion) to the Brahmatattva that is associated with the Panchatattvas starting from the Pruthvitattva to Akashtattva.
Banana leaf used for offering Naivedya
This signifies the actual gross state of the individual. Offering Naivedya is the last step in puja. The (Naivedya carrying) leaf is placed facing downward. Offering Naivedya helps please the superior Deities, Deity of the premises and Deity of the place in shorter time. In the actual arrangement do not place the Naivedya leaf.
The puja thali (platter) used in the worship
Place the puja thali (platter) in front of the Idol of the Deity of worship.
In the puja thali, place haldi and kumkum to the right and bukka, gulal and shendur to the left of the individual.
Place a perfume bottle, sandalwood paste, flowers, durva and patri towards the Deity; fragrance particles in the perfume, sandalwood paste and flowers, colour particles in durva and patri activate the subtle-waves of the Deity.
In the platter, towards yourself, place a betel-nut and betel leaves and offering of money. Betel-nut and betel leaves are effective mediums to emit Divine waves.
Place these puja items in the centre. Water being pure, it is able to absorb nirgun waves of Deity the most. This is referred to as ‘the central channel in sagun ̣of the arrangement of implements, that is, Sushumnanadi; for, water in the kalash maintains appropriate balance of Panchatattvas.
Conch and Bell
Implements associated with Vayutattva (Absolute Air Principle) & Akashtattva
The conch : Place the conch to the left of the individual.
The bell : Place the bell to the right of the individual.
Samai
Implements associated with Tejtattva & Akashtattva
Place two samais of equal height, one on each side of the Devghar (temple at home). Preferably use sesame-seed oil to light the wicks in these lamps. Compared with ghee, the Raja component in sesame seed oil is higher and is an indicator of the activated kriya-shakti of a Deity.
Advantages of arranging the puja items of a puja according to the levels of Panchatattvas
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