Vishnu panchayatana
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Harissh Swaminathan
Nov 28, 2015, 12:45:47 PM11/28/15
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Namaste
Can anyone help me with the shloka describing the position of the devatas in vishnu panchayatana and its source ?
There seems to be multiple variations in the positions of the other devatas (vishnu is fixed in the centre) and I would like to see if all of these have pramaanas
Thanks
Harish
Venkata Sriram
Nov 28, 2015, 9:04:25 PM11/28/15
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Namaste,
There is a popular sloka which I learnt from elders which says:
अभीष्ट देवता मध्ये स्थापयेत् यथाक्रमाम् ।
यदा मध्ये भवेत् शम्भुः ऐशान्यम् पूजयेत् हरिम् ॥
आग्नेयां पूजयेत सूर्यः नैऋत्याम गणनायकम्।
वायव्यां पूजयेत् देवीं इत्येता वै यथाक्रमम्॥
Just as one keeps shiva in the middle, similarly, viSNu should be kept in the middle. Then followed by Shiva in Ishana, Surya in Agneya, gaNapati in nairuti and ambika in vAyavya dik.
Regs,
Sriram
Nagaraj Paturi
Nov 29, 2015, 7:13:33 AM11/29/15
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Since the verse recollected by Aayushmaan SriRam :
अभीष्ट देवता मध्ये स्थापयेत् यथाक्रमाम् ।
यदा मध्ये भवेत् शम्भुः ऐशान्यम् पूजयेत् हरिम् ॥
आग्नेयां पूजयेत सूर्यः नैऋत्याम गणनायकम्।
वायव्यां पूजयेत् देवीं इत्येता वै यथाक्रमम्॥
has यदा,
it can be rephrased for Vishnupanchayatana as
अभीष्ट देवता मध्ये स्थापयेत् यथाक्रमाम् ।
यदा मध्ये भवेत् विष्णुः ईशान्यां पूजयेत् शिवं॥
आग्नेयां पूजयेत सूर्यः नैऋत्याम गणनायकम्।
वायव्यां पूजयेत् देवीं इत्येता वै यथाक्रमम्॥
But still, the source is yet to be traced.
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sadasivamurty rani
Nov 29, 2015, 11:41:31 AM11/29/15
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In the Text named Nityakarma Puja Prakasa published by Gita Press Gorakhpur they have given the places of the five Gods - Siva, Vishnu, Ravi, Ganapati and Durga in Panchayatana order.
The snapshots of the order and source book are in the attachment of this mail. Please find them.
In the Telugu version of Nityakarma Puja Prakasika published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur in addition to the placement order a source sloka for this order in the name of BOPADEVA is also included. That sloka is:
शम्भौ मध्यगते हरीनहरभूदेव्यो, हरौ शङ्करे-
भास्येनागसुता; रवौ हरिगणेशाजाम्बिकास्थापयेत्।
देव्यां विष्णुहरॆभवक्त्ररवयो; लम्बॊदरेऽजेश्वरी-
नार्या: शङ्करदिङ्मुखास्तु फलदा व्यस्तास्तु तॆ हानिदा:॥ - बोपदॆव:।
If I get any further information I shall soon add it also.
Regards,
Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty
sunil bhattacharjya
Nov 29, 2015, 1:53:44 PM11/29/15
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Dear friends,
The direction the worshipper faces is important. To my knowledge, the thumb-rule is that, in the daytime pujas, the worshipper faces the East (or the North may be the right direction for Shakti Puja, i.e. Dirga puja). In the night time puja the worshipper faces the North. The "Havana" is done facing the East. May be, the other scholars would like to add to this.
Regards,The direction the worshipper faces is important. To my knowledge, the thumb-rule is that, in the daytime pujas, the worshipper faces the East (or the North may be the right direction for Shakti Puja, i.e. Dirga puja). In the night time puja the worshipper faces the North. The "Havana" is done facing the East. May be, the other scholars would like to add to this.
sadasivamurty rani
Nov 29, 2015, 9:42:29 PM11/29/15
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Sunil ji!
The rule mentioned by you with slight difference is applicable in case of Sandhya vandanam. Pratah Sandhya Vandanam and Maadhyaahnikam are performed sitting facing east and Sayam Sandhya is sitting facing West.
As far as the panchayatana puja is concerned the position of the Gods and Goddesses is stable in the puja gruha. It cannot be changed according to day and night. This is the practice in Andhra pradesh to arrange the deities west facing in a fixed order and the worshippers sit facing them ( facing East) whether day or night.
In Tamil nadu I have seen a practice perfectly opposite to this. i.e. God's face East and worshippers west facing the gods.
I have not so keenly observed the north Indian Practices in this regard.
But one thing is sure that the panchayatana placement positions are not changed according to day and night divisions of time.
If any such practices are there anywhere i am happy to be enlightened.
Pranams
Rani Sadasiva Murty
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