Surya
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What is the minimum daily Gayatri practice for someone who wears the sacred thread?
Trikala Gayatri (three times daily) is what is prescribed, but where circumstances do not allow it, at least five mental repetitions of Gayatri while offering Arghya to the Sun, morning and evening, should not be skipped.
What is the step-by-step remedy for ancestral impurity using a copper vessel, the Bhagavad Gita, and Tulsi Abhisheka?
A male household member fills a copper vessel with water, Gomutra, and Gangajal, recites the Srimad Bhagavad Gita's 11th chapter 11 times over it on a Sunday or Amavasya, then performs an abhisheka of a Tulsi plant with the consecrated water around midday while invoking Surya Narayana and Tulsi Devi — the plant's roots, stem, and crown housing distinct ancestral spirits (Oot, Pitr, and Jujhar) who receive their share and are purified.
What is the worship sequence before reciting the Mala Mantra, and who performs Viniyoga and Nyasa?
Before the Mala Mantra, the Guru and Lord Ganesha are worshipped first, followed by an invocation to Lord Surya and his consort Chhaya (Shani's mother); those wearing the sacred thread (Yajnopavita) then perform Viniyoga and Nyasa, while women, uninitiated boys, and men without the sacred thread recite the Mala Mantra directly.
Who guarded the pot of nectar, and where did it fall?
Jayanta fled through the sky with it and nectar fell in twelve places, four of them on earth — Haridwar, Prayag, Ujjain and Nasik. Four powers guarded the pot: Surya, Chandra, Brihaspati and Narayana.
What atonement should be performed before leaving home?
Beginning three days before departure: bathing, Argha to Surya, and 27 recitations of one's chosen deity's Sahasranama at nine a day, with sleeping on the ground if the body permits, and Panchabali each day.
In what order is Argha offered after bathing?
Surya first with Gayatri or his name; then the lineage ancestors; then Ganesha; then Kula Bhairav and Bhav Bhairav; then Hanuman; then the three Shakti Pithas — Alopshankari, Lalita and Kalyani; then one's own tirthas, the Dwadash Madhav and Nagraj Vasuki.
What is the remedy for persistent skin problems?
The largest factor is the wrath of the family ancestors, which causes the most difficulty of all. The best single application is recitation of the seventh chapter of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita; there are also rites directed to Surya Narayana and to Budh Dev.
What is actually mandatory to do in Pitru Paksha?
Panchbali above everything else. Whether or not you do anything else, feed five creatures: fresh roti to the cow, food to the dog, food to the crow, sugar for the ants, and a meal to a destitute or hungry person.
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