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© 1975-2007 All rights reserved. None of this material may be reproduced, apart from purely personal use, without the express permission of the Webmaster Web pages designed by Mike Magee. [email protected] Original artwork is © Jan Bailey, 1996-2006. Translations are © Mike Magee 1996-2006. The U.K. Main Site at www.shivashakti.com is Hosted by Register.com The North American Mirror Site at www.religiousworlds.com/mandalam/index.html is Hosted by Gene R. Thursby Tantrik Ritual -- Puja Those who worship with the object of attaining a particular reward gain such reward which (however) is as destructible as a kingdom acquired in a dream. Those, however, who rightly act without hope of reward attain nirvana and are released from rebirth - Mahanirvana Tantra, XIII, 41 (Avalon) Outer Worship (bahiryaga) Puja (worship) can take many forms and is but one aspect of the tradition. It can be either performed externally or internally. A tantrik may perform daily puja to her or his particular devata and this can be a beautiful rite involving all the senses. The daily puja, whatever the favoured deity, includes worship of the Sun, Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu and Ganesha. For details see Shri Puja and Subhagodaya on this site. The main concept in puja is that the god or goddess are considered to be actually present in the yantra or image used and are given worship and treated as honoured guests. All recitation, mudras and ritual elements are given to her/him. Yet she/he is one with the worshipper, not separate. Various ritual accessories (upachara) are used in the daily ceremony, with the 16 principal items being asana (seat), svagata (welcome), padya (water for washing feet), arghya (rice, flowers, sandal paste &c), achamana (sipping water), madhuparka (honey, ghee, milk, curd), snana (bathing), vasana (clothes), abharana (gems), gandha (perfume and sandal), pushpa (flowers), dhupa (incense stick), dipa (flame), naivedya (food) and namaskar (prayer). These may be multiplied up, depending on the devata. However, despite differences, all daily pujas follow a very similar pattern. Other of the many elements in daily puja include meditation and recitation of the particular mantra of the devata, as well as worship of the Guru, considered to be one with Shiva. Other types of worship include optional pujas (kamya), usually performed for some particular object. According to the tradition, these may only be performed if daily puja is also done. In the Kaulachara division of tantrika, the puja may take the form of worshipping a living human being as incarnating the god/goddess. See Virasadhana for more information. Some tantriks also perform their own form of the Vedik homa sacrifice, with particular shaped fire-pits for the sacrifice. There are other important components in the daily puja, such as the Gayatri. There are tantrik as well as vedik gayatris. The mala or rosary is used in reciting the mantra of the deity. In nyasa or placing, the rites transform the body of the worshipper into mantra and devata. View Yantra. There are many examples of yantras on this site. But turn here for information on materials as well as an example of 'installing life' into a yantra. When a sadhaka (m) or sadhvini (f) realises his or her oneness with the devata, there is no need for external puja, which can be considered a method of realising that oneness. Inner Worship (antaryaga) Tantrik Ritual - Puja and Sadhana http://www.shivashakti.com/ritual.htm 1 of 2 1/11/2014 12:59 PM
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© 1975-2007 All rights reserved. None of thismaterial may be reproduced, apart from purelypersonal use, without the express permission of
the Webmaster
Web pages designed by Mike [email protected]
Original artwork is © Jan Bailey, 1996-2006.Translations are © Mike Magee 1996-2006.
The U.K. Main Siteat www.shivashakti.com isHosted by Register.com
The North American Mirror Siteat www.religiousworlds.com/mandalam/index.html
isHosted by Gene R. Thursby
Tantrik Ritual -- PujaThose who worship with the object of attaining a particular reward gainsuch reward which (however) is as destructible as a kingdom acquired ina dream. Those, however, who rightly act without hope of reward attainnirvana and are released from rebirth - Mahanirvana Tantra, XIII, 41(Avalon)
Outer Worship (bahiryaga)
Puja (worship) can take many forms and is but one aspect of the tradition.It can be either performed externally or internally. A tantrik may performdaily puja to her or his particular devata and this can be a beautiful riteinvolving all the senses.
The daily puja, whatever the favoured deity, includes worship of the Sun,Shiva, Shakti, Vishnu and Ganesha. For details see Shri Puja andSubhagodaya on this site. The main concept in puja is that the god orgoddess are considered to be actually present in the yantra or image usedand are given worship and treated as honoured guests. All recitation,mudras and ritual elements are given to her/him. Yet she/he is one withthe worshipper, not separate.
Various ritual accessories (upachara) are used in the daily ceremony, withthe 16 principal items being asana (seat), svagata (welcome), padya(water for washing feet), arghya (rice, flowers, sandal paste &c),achamana (sipping water), madhuparka (honey, ghee, milk, curd), snana(bathing), vasana (clothes), abharana (gems), gandha (perfume andsandal), pushpa (flowers), dhupa (incense stick), dipa (flame), naivedya(food) and namaskar (prayer). These may be multiplied up, depending onthe devata. However, despite differences, all daily pujas follow a verysimilar pattern.
Other of the many elements in daily puja include meditation and recitationof the particular mantra of the devata, as well as worship of the Guru,considered to be one with Shiva.
Other types of worship include optional pujas (kamya), usually performedfor some particular object. According to the tradition, these may only beperformed if daily puja is also done.
In the Kaulachara division of tantrika, the puja may take the form ofworshipping a living human being as incarnating the god/goddess. SeeVirasadhana for more information.
Some tantriks also perform their own form of the Vedik homa sacrifice,with particular shaped fire-pits for the sacrifice.
There are other important components in the daily puja, such as theGayatri. There are tantrik as well as vedik gayatris.
The mala or rosary is used in reciting the mantra of the deity. In nyasa orplacing, the rites transform the body of the worshipper into mantra anddevata. View Yantra. There are many examples of yantras on this site. Butturn here for information on materials as well as an example of 'installinglife' into a yantra.
When a sadhaka (m) or sadhvini (f) realises his or her oneness with thedevata, there is no need for external puja, which can be considered amethod of realising that oneness.
Inner Worship (antaryaga)
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As with so many other aspects of the tantrik tradition, there is a gross, asubtle and a supreme aspect to worship. External puja, using either animage or another object such as a yantra or a lingam, is a dualistic formintended, however, to lead the sadhaka to the recognition that there is nodifference between worshipper and the worshipped.
After a certain stage, outer worship may no longer be necessary, or maybe further complemented with inner worship. Here, for example, offeringsto the favoured god or goddess (the isthadevata), may be in the form ofoffering the senses and the other elements and functions of the humanbody, all taken here to represent shaktis.
This is also combined with meditation and contemplation of the essentialoneness of worshipper and worshipped, and may include other elementsof the outer worship including recitation of the mantra (japa).
In fact, the external puja points to the internal worship. The differentnyasas, mudras (hand gestures) and other paraphernalia is intended toproduce that feeling of oneness in the sadhaka or sadhika. The tantrasproclaim the unity of macrocosm with microcosm.
According to the Tantrarajatantra, supreme worship is when the mind,which both accepts and rejects, dissolves into the still, deep source.
Artwork is © Jan Bailey, 1996-2006. Translations are © Mike Magee 1996-2006. Questions orcomments to [email protected]
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