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From a very young age, Hindus are made familiar with and introduced to following several rites, rituals and practices relating to religions. Hindu rituals include philosophical and scientific basis and to comprehend their true significance both aspects need to be understood.
The queries leading to why trees like Peepal and tulsi plant are considered sacred, the significance of lightning lamp while performing rituals, why it is unacceptable to step on top of books, the significance of Chandan paan-supari in rituals, are some of the activities that have been performed in Hindu households on daily basis and do include scientific approach of why do we exactly perform them with their exact significance.
The Brahma Purana and the Padma Purana contain mythological accounts which relates that Vishnu once hid in a Peepal tree when gods lost battle against the demons and hence spontaneous worship of Vishnu can be done without the need of his image simply by worshiping Peepal tree as it is considered as the symbol of Vishnu. Parikrama of this holy tree destroys all the inauspiciousness. A garland(माला) made of tulsi leaves is the first offering made to lord Vishnu as it is considered that vibrations of tulsi mala are in harmony with Vishnu’s vibrations.
A Sanskrit shloka narrates tulsi as “the incomparable one” when it comes to its qualities. The Tulsi plant releases electrical impulses at night which is damaging to humans and hence it is forbidden to pluck tulsi at night. For the same reason, Tulsi is known by the name Vrinda which means electric energy.
A Sanskrit shloka narrates tulsi as “the incomparable one” when it comes to its qualities. The Tulsi plant releases electrical impulses at night which is damaging to humans and hence it is forbidden to pluck tulsi at night. For the same reason, Tulsi is known by the name Vrinda which means electric energy.
Light universally embodies the supreme and knowledge. In a traditional Indian household, a lamp loaded with pure ghee is set alight. When these lamps are set alight with pure ghee it attracts divine power and positive vibrations. The ghee in it is said to be the mark of human Vasanas or desires and the wick in it represents man’s ego. This ghee on evaporation can attract positivity and divines the places.
There exist 16 items – shodasha upachara in puja Aarti is one of them. Aarti for deity is performed with ghee and camphor which holds a lot more spiritual significance. Camphor when lit burns itself completely without any traces of its presence which symbolizes the complete demolition of a person’s ego. The scientific explanation for this concept holds a different approach.
The images in temples where regular pujas are performed as per the Hindu scriptures have divine aura around them and when aarti of these enshrined images is performed, their aura dilates and one present at the moment does experience spiritual strength. And upon the completion we generally place our palms over the flame while doing so it is believed the light that illuminates the Lord lights up individual intellects as well.
Hindu rituals are however performed in calm and peaceful
surroundings and the commodities used in performing these rituals hold an important significance and are unique with divine characteristics. Among many objects, betel leaves (paan) with areca nuts ( supari) are vital and are considered to be sacred and sanctified.
Paan leaves are sensitive, tender and sacred; they draw celestial and earthly vibrations , offered to a deity keeping the stem in such a way that it faces the image of the divine as it serves as the receiver for outer vibrations. The areca nuts symbolize the ego which must be surrendered
Rishi Munis listed only objects in nature for puja that correspond with the divinity.
It is however an unpleasant reality of modern society that we look more for shortcuts for convenience but these convenient shortcuts will never yield substantial results but just psychological satisfaction of being religious.
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