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A Ritual of Invocation and Offering to the Divine
This ritual invokes and makes offerings to the divine.
Salutations are given to the guru, the remover of obstacles, and the guardian deities.
Water is offered for a complete bath, invoking Agni and Varuṇa.
The five nectars bathe the deity.
Pure cloth is offered at the waist.
Fragrance is offered at the door of fragrance.
Unbroken rice grains are offered to the planets.
Garlands of flowers are presented to the supreme Lord.
Incense is lit and prayers are spoken.
A lamp is shown, but the act is neither claimed nor refused.
Food is offered with the Gāyatrī mantra.
Oblations are poured into the sacred fire.
Water is given for washing hands, face, and mouth.
The fruit of the pūgī, tāmbūla, and aromatic substances are surrendered.
The worshipper offers the mantra, flowers, and even the self.
All dualities—body and mind, friend and foe, light and dark—are negated.
“I light the lamp born of fire, I do not offer it, nor do I withhold it; today I have read the scriptures, neither for myself nor for others, yet I have sought the bowl in the pot.”
“Neither in the body nor in the mind, neither in the world nor in the illusions, neither in the known nor in the unknown, neither in the past nor in the future, neither in the ages nor in the generations, neither in the good nor in the evil, neither in the wise nor in the ignorant, neither in the friend nor in the foe, neither in the new nor in the old, neither in the light nor in the darkness, neither in the fields nor in the forests, nor in us.”
Filming location: Jadan, Rajasthan, India
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
