‘Devalay’ is an abode of God, meaning, the actual existence of God. ‘By going to a Devalay our wishes are accepted by God and we experience mental peace’ – with this faith the devotees visit a Devalay.
We all may be aware of certain actions that have to be performed when taking darshan (view) in a Devalay. For example, removing one’s footwear, doing Namaskar at the main door before entering the temple, not covering one’s neck at the time of darshan of the Deity.
Most of us visit the Devalay in order to have darshan (viewing) of the deity and derive benefit from the saatvik vibrations.
Many of us visiting the Devalay must have noted an idol of a tortoise made of stone or metal installed in front of the idol of the Deity.
In order to imbibe the Chaitanya (Divine Conciousness) of the Deity, after completeting the pradakshina (circumambulation) of the Deity in the Devalay (Temple) we all take Tirth and Prasad.
Let us understand how to pray, whom to pray, where to pray and the various stages in praying.
Praying is essential for understanding God and for perceiving His existence through our body, mind and intellect.
Every now and then we would have received invitations to attend a Satyanarayan puja at our friends’ or a relative’s house.
Conducting Shanti rituals post 50 years onwards and every 5 years thereafter, is essential to obtain spiritual benefits.
Haldi (Turmeric) being a tuber which grows below the surface of earth, the waves of Pruthvitattva (Absolute Earth Principle) in it are in far greater quantity than in stems growing above the surface of earth.