Query:
How to go about offering puja to lord shiva and what mantras you have to recite.
Also what you have to do at the shiva lingham?
Vijay
Kumar:
Your primary
query relates to Shiva linga Puja. Some call it Shiva lingham, Shiva linga Puja,
Shiva lingam, Siva lingam Puja. All relate to Hindu god Shiva. And what this Shiva
stands for in Hinduism?
Lord
Shiva is one of the three facets of the Creator of the cosmos. As in Hinduism
there exists three functional attributes of God Almighty. These are the creative,
destructive and the preservative modes of conduct by which God Almighty operates.
The
creative power of God Almighty the Creator of the cosmos is vested with Brahma.
As Brahma is considered the Creator of the total Cosmos... and the whole creation
considered as existing from times immemorial... there is not much religious sentiments
attached to this creative power of the Almighty God.
In
the whole of India there is only one temple which is dedicated to Brahma. Rest
all the temples are either dedicated to Lord Shiva, or lord Vishnu.
Lord
Vishnu is considered as the maintainer of the system created by Brahma (the manifest
creative attribute of God Almighty). Great importance has been assigned to lord
Vishnu for the whole system is considered his responsibility.
All
the ten Avatars are of lord Vishnu... the last of whom is being considered as
Bhagwan Kalki... one who delivers the mankind from the ills of the present! By
this we mean that Lord Vishnu himself manifests on mother earth as an avatar from
time to time. Now the time is considered ripe for lord Vishnu to take avatar as
Bhagwan Kalki.
And why is it necessary for the Lord himself to manifest as an avatar. It so happens
that with passage of time the values in the society stoop so low that it becomes
difficult for the mankind to survive in general. The distrust amongst the individuals
has so badly affected the society that it is only but an avatar who can set things
right.
After
Lord Krishna it is now the time for the 10th avatar of the era... Bhagwan
Kalki!
We are presently
passing through the metal age aka the Kali Yuga. The present Kali Yuga is the
phrase in the life cycle of humanity when the values in the society are in their
lowest ebb. One who shall lift the community out of the menace of this Kali Yuga
shall be Bhagwan Kalki... the 10th incarnation of lord Vishnu.
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Lord Shiva is considered the most potent and powerful attribute of the Almighty
God. The dance of Lord Shiva at the time of Pralaya (the dissolution of cosmos)
announces the demise of the whole Cosmos. This is happening which cannot be imagined
with the limited power of senses attributed to human beings.
Lord
Shiva maintains the equilibrium of the cosmos. If there is creativity there has
to be death also. If something is born then demise also has to occur to maintain
the balance in the system. The power over death rests with Lord Shiva. And who
does not fear death... most human beings pray to Lord Shiva so that they may not
meet untimely death.
Praying
to Lord Shiva simply means praying for long life... Lord Brahma or lord Vishnu
are not the least related to the life span of a living Jiva nay every human being
for that matter. It is the prerogative of lord Shiva alone to maintain the balance
sheet of life of every individual existing in whole Cosmos.
This
power over death makes attribute of Lord Shiva the most powerful one. It has also
been stated in the sacred Scriptures that Yama, the representative of Lord Shiva
in matters of death being an extremely wise entity. The maintainer of the records
of the life and death of every individual form of life has to be an intelligent
person. If it was not so then the affairs in the kingdom of God would have been
similar to the fate of Bihar, India where the law practically plays into the hands
of the ruling government.
The
foremost attribute of Lord Shiva which directly relates to his intelligence is
the power of lingam attached to Lord Shiva. In every Shiva Temple we shall find
a Shiva lingam. And what does Shiva lingam stand for? Every Shiva lingam represents
the creative power dormant within a human being.
Everything
creative in the cosmos is directly governed by Lord Shiva. The intelligence aspect
of every human being is directly governed by Lord Shiva. How? Shiva lingam is
symbolic of that creative aspect of humanity without which the society itself
cannot exist. Siva lingam directly represents the creative aspect of the male
organ.
It is
the male organ which performs the main function in carrying the society to its
logical end... to maintain the progeny. There is no other function attributed
to this male organ. However by practicing Celibacy
Brahmacharya Vrata one reaches the level of an enlightened soul like
Mahavira,
Gautama Buddha, Jesus
Christ or Prophet
Mohammed.
This
aspect of Lord Shiva... the creative power associated with the male organ says
it all. Praying to Lord Shiva means wishing for the welfare of one and all...
the total progeny... the mankind in totality! Rather we are praying for the continuity
of life. Prayers to Lord Shiva can be for manifold purposes but the two prime
reasons being well-being of the near and dear ones (a wish for their long life)
and the birth of a healthy offspring in the family.
Every
human being has within him God in miniscule form. our atman the soul within which
resides in our heart is the governing authority. Yet, praying to Lord Shiva is
trying to eradicate the negative balance of Karma of the present and previous
lives. It is like putting balm on an injured hand... the injury resulting due
to the accumulated negative balance of Karma of the present or the previous lives.
If we are to
live a healthy life... a life full of gaiety and laughter... then we definitely
need to pay obeisance to Lord Shiva by worshipping the Shiva lingam. Many people
ask of Lord Shiva to be forgiven for the deeds committed by them knowingly or
unknowingly in this or the earlier lives. If we repent for the accumulated negative
balance of karma then it is possible to negate the negative balance of karma and
live a happy life in the present manifestation.
To
eradicate the ills of the past is the biggest headache for mankind. It is aka
Prarabdha karma. As per theory of karma... our present actions can fructify in
present life or four manifestations beyond. We may suffer for acts not committed
by us in present life but which got committed four manifestations before.
Unless
and until we know the right mantra to eradicate ourselves of the Prarabdha karma
in our balance... we may continue facing the wrath of Lord Shiva. Prayers do help
and so does performance of Punya karma. If we need to live a happy life... we
need to perform only Punya karma in present life. Who knows what negative karma
we might have performed in the earlier lives!
One very important aspect of life is being made clear. There has never been anyone
like Lord Brahma, lord Vishnu or lord Shiva. They are mere different attributes
of the Almighty God. Even if we pray to one God Almighty... it shall suffice.
While offering prayers
to God we need to remember that it is only the positive merits we are after. And
here our karma becomes governing. As we perform... so shall be our future. As
we sow so shall we reap... nothing more or less! We cannot expect mango to grow
on a guava tree.
We
must as a human being never fear anything... God in miniscule form is always present
within us as our atman the soul within. What we really need to do is try hearing
the sweet small inner voice which seems to come from within our heart. This is
the voice of our atman the soul within. This voice always prompts us on the right
path.
Praying to
God is a religious code of conduct by human beings towards God Almighty creator.
And in the present Kali Yuga phase of life... we need to continue performing the
right karma. As has been emphasized by Swami Vivekananda... in the present Kali
Yuga phase of life the karma performed by us becomes governing. Even prayers sometimes
may not help if our karma performed is to the contrary.
in
present life we must trust more on performing the right Punya karma than performance
of the rituals alone (performing Shiva linga Puja). Prayers are needed only to
reduce the negative effects of the karma performed in the earlier lives.
It is pure spirituality
which should form the bane of the society as of today. Studying the Bhagavad Gita
fulfils all the requirements of becoming a true human being.
Rituals in the present phase of life do not carry much weightage. Why pray and
ask for anything when God is himself present in us in form of our atman the soul
within!
Always
there to clarify your queries (send
your query),
Vijay
Kumar "Atma
Jnani"
Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 on Shiva Lingam.
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Full text of query:
Please e-mail me details as to how you go about offering pooja to lord shiva and
what mantras you have to recital. Also what you have to do at the shiva lingham.
