HINDU TEMPLES ARE EPICENTERS OF ENERGY
Upasana (Worship & Spiritual Practice) and corresponding Sastras such as Mantra, Tantra, Shilpa, and Agama etc. envisioned the ‘Deity ‘in three basic forms.
1. Mantra
2. Yantra
3. Vigraha
Upasana (Worship & Spiritual Practice) and corresponding Sastras such as Mantra, Tantra, Shilpa, and Agama etc. envisioned the ‘Deity ‘in three basic forms.
1. Mantra
2. Yantra
3. Vigraha
1. Mantra – This is the sound form of the deity and is micro
2. Yantra – This is the geometrical form of the deity and is little macro.
3. Vigraha – This is the metaphysical embodiment of the deity that can be experienced by human senses.
2. Yantra – This is the geometrical form of the deity and is little macro.
3. Vigraha – This is the metaphysical embodiment of the deity that can be experienced by human senses.
It is very important to understand that Idol contains both Mantra and Yantra, just like our body contains both Prana and Buddhi. As many deities, so many Mantras and so many Yantras.
Though there is one principal Ganapati mantra, some rearrangement in the root letters (Bījākṣara) brings in transformation in the Ganapati form. Knowledge about this rearrangement and transformation that occurs thereby is the knowledge about Mantra.
Only a ‘Seer’ Rishi can enunciate that aspect. Hindu
temples are not mere houses of worship based on simple faith. They are the epicenters of energy. Agamas clearly dictate all the aspects of a temple. Construction, selection & arrangement of deities differs from deity to deity.
temples are not mere houses of worship based on simple faith. They are the epicenters of energy. Agamas clearly dictate all the aspects of a temple. Construction, selection & arrangement of deities differs from deity to deity.
For example, in a temple with Ganapati as Pradhāna dēvata, Parivāra dēvatas and Upāṅga dēvatas will be different in a temple with Vishnu as Pradhāna Dēvata. Also, the very selection of stone for sculpting the idol of deities of different gender is different.
Pum Sila (stone with masculine features) is used for male deities,
Stri Sila (stone with feminine features) is used for Females deities and
Napumsaka Sila (stone with inert features) are used for other objects respectively.
Stri Sila (stone with feminine features) is used for Females deities and
Napumsaka Sila (stone with inert features) are used for other objects respectively.
After the completion of sculpture, many rituals such as Adhivāsams such as Jalādhivāsam, Kshirādhivāsam, Dhānyādhivāsam, Sayyādhivāsam, Pushpādhivāsam etc. are done to purify the idol. Meanwhile, the mantra of the presiding deity is recited prescribed number of times and..
the corresponding Yantra is worshipped daily. Havans are performed. Annadāna is done.
Kalākarshanam, Netronmilanam etc. are performed with due sanctity before the Murti Pratishtha (idol installation). This worshipped Yantra is placed below the idol.
Kalākarshanam, Netronmilanam etc. are performed with due sanctity before the Murti Pratishtha (idol installation). This worshipped Yantra is placed below the idol.
Henceforth, that place becomes charged with the energy of the deity. Sri Kavyakantha Ganapati Muni described in Uma Sahasram –
‘अर्चन काले रूपगत। सन्स्तुति काले शब्दगत ।
चिन्तन काले चित्तगत। तत्त्व विचारे सर्वगत॥.’
‘अर्चन काले रूपगत। सन्स्तुति काले शब्दगत ।
चिन्तन काले चित्तगत। तत्त्व विचारे सर्वगत॥.’
This means that the Brahman, be it Siva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganapati, etc. is present in Form (rūpa) while worshipping (arcana), in Mantra (sanstuti) while Chanting (śabda), in Conscious (citta) during Contemplation (cintana) & Everywhere (sarva) at a philosophical (tattva) plane.
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