Please guide Dear Chitvish, My family has daily pooja, performed by my father. We were always told that only men could do pooja and even ringing the bell was not done by us girls. But when my second sil came, she started doing pooja as per her training. She does karpoora arathi to all the steel almirah also (Lakshmi is inside) and even to the main door and nilaipadi. Is is okay to do the daily pooja like you have also mentioned? I don't do pooja daily, only during festivals I do. Even then, I have to ask my hubby to do the neivedhyam and aarthi. You are the right combi of tradition and modern woman, so please guide me. With warm wishes, varloo
Slokas I am was a BalaVikas Student and had learnt a lot of slokas in the past years. Morning : As u get up look at your hands and chant this sloka. karakre vasathe lakshmi karamadye saraswathi kara moolethu govindaha prabhathe kara darshanam My grandfather taught me this sloka when i was young. Chanting this sloka will give us a long healthy life. If i write it in sanskrit u can get the exact pronounciation. Let me know if you want m to separate the words.. Thriyambakam yejamahe suganthim bushtivardhanam urva rukamika bandhanath mrithyor mukthi yammam bridhath thu
Varloo, I saw your message to me only now ! Dear Varloo, Ladies are called gruhalakshmi in our culture & are definitely entitled to do pooja, naivedhyam, arathi etc. Tomorrow I shall post what one should do minimum everyday, to keep away negativity & also to invoke positive energy. It is quite simple & can be done daily. It takes just a few mts, but the benefits are immense. Love & regards, Chithra.
latest placement of guru and shani seems to be out of sort.... for all my friends..... shani sthothram... neelanjana samapasam ravi puthram yamakrajam chaya maarthanda sampootham tham namami sanaisaram... guru sthothram... devanaanja rishi naanja gurum kanjana sannibham.. bhakthi bhootham thrilokesam tham nammaamim brahaspathim..... pl say both 11 times...to help u tide thru....
Need Slokas for success Hi When someone near/dear to you goes for some exams/test(where the result would be known during the duration of the exam/test), in this case are there any slokas to pray for their success.. Your input would be highly appreciated. Pls. let me know and thanks in advance for the reply.. Regards Sujatha
Hello Suja ! For all things which look difficult to achieve, also for success in all endeavours, the following can be chanted any no: of times. Asaadhya saadhaka swaamin asaadhyam thavakim vadha: Raama dhootha dhayaa sindho mathkaryam saadhaka prabhu love & regards, Chithra.
Slokas Dear Chithraji: I have been collecting all your slokas and trying to memorize them. I am looking forward to your additional slokas. Thanks and regards Seetha
Thankyou, Seetha ! not just more, but more and more are coming ! don't bother to memorise - it is not necessary. Then the pleasure of chanting is lost ! Look out in the puja format thread also. I will post daily routines there. Love & regards, Chithra.
Thanks dear lady!! Dear Chithraji: I really appreciate your inputs. When i said memorize i meant making myself familiar with the verses. I am going to keep a print out and read from that. Regards Seetha
Thanks Chitra.. Thanks a lot for the slokam and the immediate reply... I'm interested in this column and go through it daily for updates...Is there any specific slokam praying for longevity/welfare/happiness of family members? Pls. do take your time. Thanks for the reply...
