Atmeeyam : ( 22/10/2012. )

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESSENTIALS OF THE HIGHER VALUES OF LIFE : 1.3. SRI SWAMI CHIDANANDA. : "To Children and Youth of Bharatham who are misguided by some evil forces, in the name of student wings sponsored by dirty political parties like Congress, Communists, etc., ... eliminate these demons and purify this Holy Nation to maintain Sanatana Dharma here." On Subjects :- 1. Sanskrit, Scriptures, and great Rishi-s, Acharyas, and great Guru-s of this Nation; 2. To bring back lost glory of this Nation, before this generation; 3. To create enthusiasm on the self-respect of this country. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPINION : 21/11/2019 : 1963. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 03/11/2019 CHAPTER 7 : (HINDU) WORSHIP IN SANATANA DHARMAM - 5. 5. Puja And Ishta-Devata  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Puja is the common term for ritual worship, of which there are numerous synonyms such as Archana, Vandana, Bhajana, etc., though some of these stress certain aspects of it. The object of worship is the Ishta Devata or guiding Deity or the particular form of the Deity whom the devotee worships—Narayana or Vishnu as such, or His forms as Rama and Krishna in the case of Vaishnavas, Siva in His eight forms in the case of Saivas and Devi in the case of Saktas. The devotee selects sometimes his Kuladeva or Kuladevi, family Deva or Devi, for his worship. Sometimes, the Devata is chos