Sunday, November 8, 2015

How to do proper Deepwali (Diwali) Pooja

As we all know Diwali is main festival among Hindus, but with the passing of time, proper way to celebrate this holy festival is diminishing. Most of us do not know the the proper time to be observed or proper way to celebrate Diwali.Though there is no specific way to worship all mighty Lord, but still there are certain rituals which we can follow and can teach our generations to come.
 

What we all desire from Diwali, no matter in our home or work, is monetary gains. There are certain ways we can hitch this gains up, with acceleration like never before.

General facts about the festival Diwali:
 

  • Clean your house and surrounding. Dump off any sort of old or unused items. They cause a big hindrance in the monetary gains.
  • Meet & greet people with happiness. Give away gifts and receive them with happiness.
  • Diwali is the day when you can donate as much as you can. Goddess of money (Lakshmiji) going to give everything back to you.
  • Worship Lord Ganesha for knowledge and Luck and worship Goddess Lakshmi for Money and Prosperity.
  • The 8 directions of the home should be lit with lights; no direction should be in dark.
  • On the main entrance of your home, light 6 diyas in the shape of “chaumukhi”.

Proper Method for Lakshmi Poojan: 

  • Place idols of Lakshmiji and Lord Ganesha over a red cloth.
  • The Idols should be new in every Diwali; if it is of silver then you should clean them properly before poojan.
  • Place some coins (preferably silver) over green or dark blue cloth.
  • The Temple should be setup in the North East or North direction. You can always have a temporary temple in this direction for Diwali poojan.
  • The deepak which is to be lit in front of Lakshmiji should be of pure ghee. It is advised to let it glow throughout the night.
  • Other things to be included in the pooja are: mauli (red thread), gulal (red color), sava ser chawal (rice).

Worship God & Goddess from the bottom of heart.


Monetary Gains in your Business:
 
4-5 days before Deepawali, pluck some pipal tree leaves and with the paste of Turmeric Powder (haldi) & Curd (dahi) write “shree” (the symbol) on the leaves. Place these in the temple at the time of Deepawali poojan. After the pooja, take one leaf and place it in your CashBox. Other leaves can be used to place in wardrobe etc.
 

One should worship the ledger (bahikata), books etc on the Deepawali night.

Cheque books should be placed in some attractive binding or cover, preferably red and you can always put the “swastika” sign on it. 

Place red cloth at the entrance of the shop, signifies that you welcome Lakshmiji to come and reside in your shop.

This  all you can do to make your festival more prosperous and worthy. Rest it is all your faith in God and your luck.
 
Wishing You A Very Happy And Properous Deepwali !!

-From my Father's archives


Addendum:

Lakshmi Puja Muhurat
On Diwali, Lakshmi Puja should be done during Pradosh Kaal which starts after sunset and lasts for approximately 2 hours and 24 minutes. Some sources propose Mahanishita Kaal also to perform Lakshmi Puja. But, Mahanishita Kaal is best suited for Tantrik community and practicing Pandits who know the best about Lakshmi Puja during this special time. For common people we Pradosh Kaal Muhurat is best suited.

Choghadiya Muhurat is not advised to perform Lakshmi Puja as those Muhurtas are good only for travelling. The best time for Lakshmi Puja is during Pradosh Kaal when Sthir Lagna  prevails. Sthir means fixed i.e. not moveable. If Lakshmi Puja is done during Sthir Lagna, Lakshmiji will stay in your home; hence this time is the best for Lakshmi Pujan. Vrishabha Lagna is considered as Sthir and mostly overlaps with Pradosh Kaal during Diwali festivity.


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