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- Naivedyam is a food offering given to the Hindu deity as a part of the ritual. This food is first served to the god, and tasting it beforehand is strictly forbidden.
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Jul 9, 2020 · In fact, the smarta naivedyam (नैवेद्यम्) is derived/variation from shrauta nivid. It means to declare or inform the deity about the offering by naming the specified deity or deities. It consists of fixed short phrases that are uttered at various times during the yajna when offering havis and soma. For example,
- How to Offer Naivedya to The God ?
- What Should Be The Bhavof The Individual Who Is Offering Naivedya ?
- What Should Be Offered as Naivedya ?
- Why Should The Naivedya Be Kept Covered Before Offering It to A Deity?
- When Offering Naivedya, How Should The Banana Leaf Be Placed ?
- Why Are Tulsi Leaves Used While Offering Naivedya to A Deity ?
- How Many Times Water Should Be Sprinkled Around The Naivedya ?
- Why Should The Eyes Be Closed While Offering Naivedya ?
- Why Is Naivedya Offered to The Deity from Below to The Upward Direction ?
- How Does Deity Accept The Naivedya ?
A. While preparing Naivedya, less amount of red chilli powder, salt and oil should be used; sattvik substances such as ghee (Clarified butter) should be used in ample quantity. B. Banana leaf should be used for offering Naivedya. C. Salt should not be served on the leaf prepared for Naivedya to a Deity. D. Keep the leaf (on which the Naivedya has b...
Bhav is important when offering any food item to a Deity. Greater the bhav of the individual offering Naivedya, greater is the possibility of the food being accepted by the Deity. While offering Naivedya, we should have a bhav that the Naivedya being offered by us is reaching the Deity and the Deity is accepting it.
A. Why should salt not be served in the plate / leaf used for offering Naivedya ?
Salt is associated with Pruthvitattva (Absolute Earth Principle) and apatattva (Absolute Water Principle) and hence, the proportion of Raja-Tama predominant waves attracted to it is greater. Therefore, pinch of salt should not be served in the plate / leaf used for offering Naivedya. However, items prepared using salt can be offered to the Deities.
B. Why are sattvikdishes prepared for Naivedya?
Use minimum quantity of chilli, salt and oil when preparing dishes for Naivedya, since these substances are Raja-Tama predominant. Use more of ghee, since it is sattvik. It makes the other substances sattvik too. Serve as many sattvik dishes as possible in the plate / leaf used for offering Naivedya, since such food items have a greater ability to imbibe the sattvik waves emitting from Deities in the form of blessings.
When covered, the emission of waves from the food items into the atmosphere is controlled. Explanation: Naivedya items are prepared from sattvik substances, and hence, Naivedya as a whole too becomes sattvik. Generally, the environment in Kaliyug is Raja-Tama predominant. If the Naivedya is left uncovered, there is greater possibility of it becomin...
Naivedya is offered to a Deity on a banana leaf. When compared with the stalk of a banana leaf, its tip has greater ability to emit sattvik waves. sattvik waves emit from the tip of the banana leaf like a fountain. These fountain-like waves help in reducing the proportion of Raja-Tama components in the environment around the individual. Hence, whil...
When tulsi leaves are used for offering Naivedya to a Deity, it reaches the Deity faster, Naivedya becomes sattvik and the possibility of attacks due to negative energies reduces. Characteristic features of tulsi : The tulsi plant has a greater ability to attract sattvikta from the atmosphere and effectively emit it towards the individual. It also ...
While offering Naivedya, sprinkle water around the plate / leaf only once in a clockwise manner (to make a mandal. Do not sprinkle water in an anti-clockwise manner, because this activates the dormant tiryak (Raja-Tama-predominant) waves in the universe and a dynamic sheath of these distressing waves is created around the plate. Due to the waves em...
The sight of food leads to a desire to eat it. To avoid this and be able to offer pure Naivedya devoid of any desire to the Deity, eyes should be closed while offering Naivedya to a Deity.
Sattvik waves of superior Deities are active in the upper strata of the atmosphere. The auspicious ritual of puja is one that involves invoking Deities in the upward direction and materializing the Principles of Deities associated with the Tejtattva. Hence, this process is associated with the sagun (Materialized). The daily puja is an auspicious ac...
First, the Deities activate the akashtattva present in them, because it helps awaken the other Principles. Next, as per the need, Vayutattva and Tejtattva are awakened. Deities accept the Naivedya through the medium of these awakened Principles. 1. When Naivedya is placed in front of the Deity, they accept it through the Vayutattva. 2. Since fire i...
In Sanskrit Naivedyam simply means offering to Lord. SAGE VAIKHANASA FORUMULATED NAIVEDYAM FOR LORD VENKATESWARA. According to legendary when Lord Vishnu decided to descend to Earth in Archa form as Lord Venkateswara, He commissioned Sage Vaikhanasa to prepare ancient religious texts called Agama Shastras.
May 16, 2024 · Naivedya (नैवेद्य) refers to “food offering” and represents one of the sixteen upacāra, or “sixteen types of homage and services”, as described while explaining the mode of worshipping the phallic form (liṅga) of Śiva in the Śivapurāṇa 1.11.
Prasāda (Sanskrit pronunciation: [pɽɐsaːdɐ], Sanskrit: प्रसाद), prasadam or prasad is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most often Prasada is vegetarian food especially cooked for devotees after praise and thanksgiving to a god.
Prasada is closely linked to the term naivedya, also spelt naivedhya, naibedya or naived (h)yam. The food offered to the deity is called naivedya, while the sacred food sanctified and returned by the deity as a blessing is called prasada. [citation needed] Etymology.
Naivedya सनातन धर्मात भगवंताच्या प्राप्तीसाठी भक्तिमार्गाचा नियम आहे. भक्तीमार्गाने अल्पावधीतच ईश्वरप्राप्ती होऊ शकते. देवाची आराधना केल्याने इच्छित फळ मिळते. यासोबतच घरात सुख-समृद्धी येते. म्हणूनच उपासक आपल्या देवतेची भक्तिभावाने पूजा करतात. शास्त्रात देवपूजेचे नियम सविस्तरपणे सांगितले आहेत.
