ॐ Fire Sacrifice For Special Prayer (As practiced in South Africa)
ॐ Fire Sacrifice for Special Prayer (As practiced in South Africa) Items: 1. Hawan Kund 2. Hawan wood: Mango / Bilwa / Eucalyptus (no insects or treated wood) 3. Incense 4. Large tray 5. Cushion 6. Towel 7. Puja copy 8. Bowl melted ghee (clarified butter) 9. Water and spoon for Aachmana. 10. Four sweet meats 11. Enough camphor to light fire (+ 4 pieces) 12. Matches 13. Ghee spoon 14. One fruit (eg. banana / apple) 15. Hawan Samagree i. Five spoons Samagree ii. One hand raw peanuts iii. One hand raisins
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One hand rice One hand wheat One hand sesame seeds Fire Sacrifice for Special Prayer
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Prostrate and take your seat before the Havan Kund. Place one piece of camphor on the base. Arrange the hawan wood in the kund placing twigs in the centre. Crush one piece of camphor over the wood.
1. Invocation
With folded palms recite: Om Sri Gurave namah. Om Sri Ganeshaaya namah. Om Sri Sarasvatyai namah. 2. Ācamana (Sipping Water)
Take water thrice in the right palm and sip each time after reciting the following mantras: Om amrito pastaranamasi swaahaa. Om amritaa pidhaanamasi swaahaa Om satyam yashah shrirmayi shrih shreyatam swaahaa 3. Pranaam Mantras
Then with folded palms recite Om staapakaayacha dharmasya sarva dharma swaruupine Avataara varishtaaya raamakrishnaya te namah. Jananiim saaradaam devim raamakrishnam jagat gurum Paadapadme tayoh shritvaa pranamaami muhur muhuh. Namah sri yati raajaaya vivekananda suraye Satcit sukah swaruupaaya swaamine taapahaarine.
4. Light the fire:
Om bhur bhuvah swaahaa. 5. Touch the hawan kund saying:
Om agne twam sri raamakrishna nam asi (0 fire, I / we name thee after Sri Ramakrishna) 6. Invoke the fire:
Om sri raamakrishna naam agne Ihā-gaccha Ihā-gaccha (Please come here.) Iha-Tishtha Iha-Tishtha (Please sit here.)
7. Offer pranam to the Master with the following mantra:
Niranjanam nityam ananta ruupam Bhaktaa nukampaa dhrita vigrahamvai Ishaavataaram paramesham idyam Tam raamakrishnam shirasaa namaamah. 8. Resolution: Taking water in the right palm, recite:
0 Lord, I / We ……… (State your name / s) perform this fire sacrifice for ……… (State your reason eg. Devotion and knowledge). Please be compassionate and grant me / us, your child / children the above wishes.
Fire Sacrifice for Special Prayer 9. Aghravajyahuh mantra: Make four offerings of ghee, one each with the following: a. Offer ghee to the Northern side in the fire reciting:
Om agnaye swaahaa Idam agnaye idam na mama b. Offer ghee to the Southern side in the fire reciting: Om somaaya swaahaa, Idam somaaya idam na mama c. Offer ghee in the middle of the fire reciting: Om prajaapataye swaahaa. Idam prajaapataya idam na mama d. Again offer ghee in the middle of the fire reciting: Om indraaya swaahaa. Idam indraaya idam na mama e. Continue offering Ghee and also Samagree and recite the following: 1. Om suuryo Jyoti jyotih suryah Swaahaa. 2. Om suuryo varcho jyotir varchah Swaahaa. 3. Om jyotih suuryah suuryo jyotih Swaahaa. 4. Om sajurdevena savitraa sajurushaasendra vatyaa jushaanah suuryo vetu swaahaa. 5. Om agnir jyotir jyotir agnih swaahaa. 6. Om agnir varcho jyotir varchah swaahaa. 7. Om agnir jyotir jyotir agnih swaahaa. 8. Om sajurdevena savitraa sajuraatryendra vatyaa jushaano agnir vatu swaahaa. 9. Om Aim Guruve Om Swaahaa. 10. Om Swami Vivekanandaya Om Swaahaa. 11. Om Aim Hreem Sarve Deva Devi Swaroopinyai Sri Sarada Devyai Om Swaahaa. x3 13. Om Aim Sarve Deva Devi Swaroopaya Sri Ramakrishnaya Om Swaahaa. x11 14. Om Hreem Vigneswaraya Om Swaahaa. 15. Om Gum Ganapatayae Om Swaahaa.
16. Om Saraswatayai Om Swaahaa. 17. Om Lakshmiyai Om Swaahaa. 18. Om Kalikayai Om Swaahaa. 19. Om Jai Durgayai Om Swaahaa. 20. Om Namah Shivaya Om Swaahaa. 21. Om Brahmâ murârîs tripurântakârî bhânu shashî bhûmisuto budhashca
gurushca shukrah shani râhu ketavah sarvegrahâh shântikarâ bhavantu Om Swaahaa. 22. Om Namo Bhagavate Suryaya Om Swaahaa. 23. Om Pancha-Bhutaya Om Swaahaa. 24. Om Sarva mangala mângalye shive sarvârtha sâdhike Sharanye tryambake gauri nârâyanî namostu te Om Swaahaa. 25. Om Sristi stithi vinâshânâm shakti bhûte sanâtani Gunâshraye gunamaî nârâyani namostu te Om Swaahaa. 26. Om Sharanâgata dînârta paritrâna parâyane Sarvasyârti hare devî nârâyanî namosthu te Om Swaahaa. 27. Om Kleem Tripurasundari Lalitambikayai Om Swaahaa. 28. Om aim hreem klim chamundaye viche Om Swaahaa x27 29. Om Ham Hanumate Rudratmakaya hoom phat Om Swaahaa
Fire Sacrifice for Special Prayer 10. Offer ghee 11 times with mantra of your chosen deity. This is done silently, only repeating “Swaahaa” aloud at the end of each offering. 11. Offer the fruit dipped in Ghee to Sri Ramakrishna and recite:
Om Aim Sarve Deva Devi Swaroopaya Sri Ramakrishnaya Om Swaahaa. 12. Offer sweet meat dipped in Ghee again to Sri Ramakrishna and recite:
Om Niranjanam nityam ananta ruupam Bhaktaa nukampaa dhrita vigrahamvai Ishaavataaram paramesham idyam Tam raamakrishnam shirasaa namaamah Om Swaahaa. 13. Offer sweet meat again dipped in Ghee to Sri Sarada Devi and recite:
Om Yathagne Daahikaa Shaktih Raamakrishne Stithaa Hiyaa Sarva Vidya Swaruupaam Taam Saradaam Pranamaamyaham 14. Offer sweet meat again dipped in Ghee to Swami Vivekananda and recite:
Om Tam Deshikendram Paramam Pavitram Vishvasya Paalam Maduram Yathindram Hitaaya Nriinaam Naramurtimantram Vivekaanandamaham Namaami 15. Offer sweet meat again dipped in Ghee to Sri Guru and recite:
Om Akhanda mandalakaram vyaptam yena caracaram Tatpadam darshitam yena tasmai sri Gurave Namah
16. With the following mantra pour in residual ghee and samagree three times:
Om sarvang vai puurna gung swaahaa. x3 17. Recite with folded palms:
Om staapakaayacha dharmasya sarva dharma swaruupine Avataara varishtaaya raamakrishnaya te namah. 18. Sprinkle water three times around (not in!) the hawan kund and recite:
Om Shantih! Om Shantih! Om Shantih! 19. With folded palms recite the following mantra for the peace of the world:
Om! Sarveshaam svastir bhavatu. Sarveshaam shaantih bhavatu. Sarveshaam purnam bhavatu. Sarveshaam mangalam bhavatu. Sarve bhavantu sukhinah. Sarve santu niraamayah. Sarve bhadraani pashyantu. Ma kashcid dukhabhaag bhavet. Om Shantih! Shantih! Shantih! Jai Sri Guru Maharaja Ki Jai Jai Sri Mahamaya Ki Jai Jai Sri Swamiji Maharaj ji Ki Jai Jai Sri Ganga Mata Ki Jai Jai Sri Mahavir Swamiji Ki Jai Sarva Rishi Munin Ki Jai Parvati Pate Hara Hara Mahadeva Ki Jai Om Namo Narayanaya 20. Meditate in silence for some time. 21. Lovingly prostrate before the kund and then in your Shrine.
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