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| == <big>Shodashopachara Puja:</big> ==
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| Shodashopachara-puja means the Upachar/service Shodasa/sixteen-steps in the performance of PUJA, on special occasions.
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| Gange cha Yamune chaiva Godavari Saraswati, Narmade Sindhu Kaveri jalesmin sannidhim kuru;
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| == <big>Sudhhi/suchihi mantram</big><ref>[https://shlokam.org/apavitrapavitro/]</ref><big>:</big> ==
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| oṃ apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato’pi vā .
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| yaḥ smaretpuṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ..
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| ॐ अपवित्रः पवित्रो वा सर्वावस्थां गतोऽपि वा ।
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| यः स्मरेत्पुण्डरीकाक्षं स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः ॥
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| '''Meaning''': Om, if one is Apavitra (Impure) or Pavitra (Pure), or even in all other conditions, he who remembers Pundarikaksha (another name of Sri Vishnu, literally meaning with lotus-like eyes), he becomes pure outwardly as well as inwardly.
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| == <big>References:</big> ==
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| == <big>Stotras of all God/Goddess</big> ==
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| == <big>List:</big> ==
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| The sixteen steps in servicing are listed below:
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| Begin with: Dhyanam
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| Shukla-Ambara-Dharam Vissnnum Shashi-Varnnam Catur-Bhujam |
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| Prasanna-Vadanam Dhyaayet Sarva-Vighno [a-U] pashaantaye ||
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| OM Ekadantaya Vidmahe Vakkratundaya Dheemahi, Tanno Danti Prachodayat
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| 1. Avahanam- extend invitation,
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| 2. Asanam- offer seat and ensure God is seated,
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| 3. Paadyam- washing God’s feet,
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| 4. Argyam- offering water,
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| 5. Achamanam- self purification to attend God
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| 6. Snanan- offering bath to God,
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| 7. Yagnopavitham- offering the sacred thread,
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| 8. Vastram- offering clothing,
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| 9. Gandham- offering sandalwood paste,
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| 10. Pushpam- offering flowers,
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| 11. Dhoopam- offering insence as agar-bathis/doopam
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| 12. Deepam- traditional oil lamp: bearing: ⊙-1-5-3 symbols,
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| 13. Naivedyam- offering food,
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| 14. Tamboolam- offering pan, supari with edible-camphor,
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| 15. Neeranjanam- Mangala-harati, in clock-wise move and Namaskaram, ‘
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| 16. Visarjanam- Respectfully bidding farewell by immersion in water bodies;
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| Respectful discarding as seen in Ganapathi and Durga festivals. This means the idol served a limited purpose to begin with. Later on for various temples came up. Idols incorporated with principles of Iconography: ⊙-1-5-3 God have come to be preserved. All these 16 steps are symbolic forms of expressing formal reverence to the highest universal embodimrnt of power
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| In addition to Shodashopachara “Rajopachara” includes holding Umbrella for the Lord, waving hand fan to provide Lord a gentle breeze, singing a song to please him, dancing before him to give him entertainment, showing mirror to him, providing horse and elephant ride etc;.
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| <nowiki>*</nowiki>for Kasi-Visvanatha: akshata, Akshatal’ grains of rice, Vibhooti, darba, Bel-patra, datura;
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| Vishnu/avataras: flowers, tulasi leaves; Grains of unbroken raw rice mixed with ghee and turmerick powder;
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| As if to overcome any short coming or wrong understanding Hindus have devised the offering of five elements to God in the Panchopachara-Puja-mantra: (Vam refers to water offered for cleansing and the food offered as naivedyam). Offerings to God and distribution of Prasada symbolizes part-taking the ritual food with God. Seed letters represent/symbolize the elements implied along with numerical symbolism: O-1-5-3 as follows:
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| 1. Lam Prithivi tatvatmikayai urdvapundram dharayami
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| 2. Vam amrita tatvatmikayai argyam agrarpayami/naivedyam samrpayami
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| 3. Ram agni tatvatmika yai deepam darsayami
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| 4. Yam Vayu tatvtamika yai dhupam agrapayami
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| 5. Ham akasa tatvatmikayai pushpam dharayami Antahkarana-chatushya, soft-ware, Aham/self, chitta/conscience, buddhi/intelligence, manas/mind;
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| Biologically, one apparent seed contains within both the male and female aspects in zygote:
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| They are not lost, but their identity is merged to emerge as Bija-a third force. This is the case with Bija-akshara mantra (Vam, Ham, Ram, Yam, Aum-Om etc). There is a saying that where science ends Philosophy begins and where Philosophy ends, Religion begins and Religion is based on faith.
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| [[Category:List of 16 Steps]] | | [[Category:List of 16 Steps]] |