(Contents of Doubts Part-1)
1. DIVINE WORSHIP (WORSHIPPING THE GOD)
1. At the temple of ‘Ganesha’ when we chant the slokams ‘Suklam Bharadharam’ we strike our head with our knuckles. Is there any count to do this or are we to do this till we finish the entire chanting of the sloka?
2. Can we perform Archana to lord Ganesha with the Thulasi? (Basil)
3. What is the procedure to do Abhishekam (Holy Bath) to lord Shiva and what are the twelve items can be used for this purpose?
4. Are we to do daily ‘Abhishekam’ to the idols we worship at our house?
2. POOJA.
5. Which is better to use, whether ghee or oil to light lamp in temples?
6. When we don’t get a specific mantra for a specific deity for Archana can we chant the mantras of other deities during archana?
7. During Dhanur masa pooja we do nivedhanam before sun rise. Can we consume this after the sunrise? Will it not be affected with ‘Yadayama Dosham’? (Impurity for old stuffs).
8. Is it essential that Samprokshanam (Installation ceremony) has to be performed for a newly bought Salagramam before starting the daily pooja at our house?
9. Is there any set rule to pluck the Basil leaves from the plant and to do archana with Basil Leaves?
10. Is there any sloka to pluck the Bilva leaf from the tree?
3. HOMAM.
11. Can we do homams during evenings and night times?
12. When you start ‘Aupaasanam’ with a fresh fire, do you need to do the homam for previous day evening along with todays morning homam?
13. What is Thila Homam? Can we do this at our house?
14. Why do we do ‘Prathyangara Homam’?
15. Some people say that it is good to create the fire out of churning the logs of papal tree against each other and to do the marriage from this fire and to start Aupasana Homam from the same fire. Is it correct?
4. MANTHRAS
16. I am very eager to get an Upadesham of a manthra.Which is the right time for it?
17. It is essential that only through Guru, we should initiate the mantra and do the japam of the same?
18. What happens if we change the swaram or letters of mantras? Is it not enough that we chant these mantras with pure heart?
19. What are the types of seating we can use for doing manthrajapam? Can you explain the different results of various seating?
5. IN TEMPLES.
20. How to do Pradakshinam in temples? What is the number of Pradakshinams for different Gods?
21. What is Somasutra Pradakshinam? And How to do the same?
22. Can we do pradakshinam with Chappals on our feet?
23. Why do, we do the early morning pooja in all temples only during Margazhi month (Dhanur Masya)?
24. In our temples, after the daily pooja ends, and when we tell Swasthi Vachanam what we have to say in Sanskrit? To attain world peace, plenty of water, lot of pooja, homams and total welfare of the people of our country and as well as for the world?
6. FOR LADIES.
25. Can ladies do pranayamam?
26. During Navarathri, can ladies do pooja alone for Devi?
27. Can ladies do parayanam of Srimad Ramayanam and Bhagavatham etc?
28. Can females have manthropadesam from an Acharya? How to decide, the manthram for their japam?
29. What is Sashtanga Namaskaram? Can ladies do this type of namaskaram?
30. Can ladies do panchakshara Manthra japam alone?
31. On which days ladies can change their Sacred Thread of Mangalyam?
32. Can a wife call her husband by name?
33. Is there any specific manthram for ladies to apply Kumkumam? What is the logic behind this application of Kumkum by ladies?
34.Can ladies put Thoppukaranam for Lord Ganesha?
7. FOR GENTS.
35. Can gents apply sandal paste on their chest?
36. Why Smarthas (Worshippers of Lord Siva) do not apply ‘Oordhva Pundram’ (Thiru Namam or Thiru Mann) as Vaishnavaites (Worshippers of Lord Maha Vishnu)? They apply only Vibhoodhi on their forehead. Is there any authority for this in sastras?
37. I belong to Yajur Vedham. I could not do Upakarma on Sravanam (Avani Avittam) and also I could not do Gayathri japam on the next day. When can I do the same?
38. I belong to Rig Veda. Can I learn Yajur Veda?
39. Can a person chant ‘Sri Rudram’, Chamakam ‘Purusha suktham’ Sri Suktham etc, by seeing the books?
8. SANDHYAVANDHANAM
40. What is the procedure for ‘Pranayamam’ in Sandhyavandhanam?
41. How to count Gayathri japam while doing Sandhyavandhanam?
9. JYOTHISHAM & PANCHANGAM
42. There are lot of Almanacs are published nowadays. There are some differences also among these almanacs. How to decide which is Genuine?
43. There is a word ‘Thyajyam’ in all kings of almanacs. What is this? And How to calculate this?
44. The year (2003) ‘Subhanu’ was a year of ‘Maha Maham’ (Mamanga year). Can we do marriages and any good functions in such year?
45. How to select the good day to conduct good functions from the almanac? What are the techniques to find out this day?
46. What are ‘Utharayanam’ and ‘Dakshinayanam’?
47. What is Rahu Kalam? What are the dos and don’ts during this period? the period of Rahu.
48. It is mentioned in almanac as "Aagamavai" What is this?
49. What is horai? And How to know it?
50. Is ‘Vasthu Sastram’ Real? Is there any authority for this? It was not popular in olden days as at present?
51. What is the time of ‘Maha Pradosham’?
10. AUSPICIOUS FUNCTIONS.
52. What is the age at which we have to do Upanayanam for my son?
53. Can a girl and a boy who belong to the same Gothram marry?
54. My son refuses to marry what to do?
55. Should we not perform marriage for the eldest son in the Aani (Jyeshta) month?
56. In the marriages, if the bride has no brothers, who can put the ‘pori’ (fried grain)?
57. If a marriage is stopped for some reasons, after betrothal, is it correct as per sastra?
58. Which is the best star, to do the marriage of a girl?
59. Can we perform marriages in ‘Dakshinayanam’?
60. Can we observe any vrathams in ‘Dakshinayanam’ before marriage? Or are we to do in ‘Utharayanam’ only?
61. Can we do marriage for younger son, when the eldest son is not married?
62. What is the procedure to take oil bath on Deepavali Day?
63. Can a younger brother perform ‘Soma Yagam’ before his elder brother performs Yagam?
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