Prayers,Panchamahayagnas, four stages in Meditation
Prayers: We should remember five things during prayers. They are : 1)Ask 2) Believe 3) Receive 4) Faith and 5) Giving Pushkarams: Jagat is made up of Panchabhootas Prithivi, Aapah or Varuna or Jalam, Tejo or Agni, Vayu, and Akasa. Samishti roopam of Panchabhootas is called PUSHKARAM. Kanchi—Prithvi lingam, Jambukeswaram—Varuna lingam, Tirumannamalai—Tejolingam, SriKalahasti----Vayu lingam, Chidambaram ---Akasalingam. Taittareeya Upanishad says: Manifestation of Panchabottas is as follows: Akasam from Maya, Vayu from Akasam, Agni from Vayu, Varun from Agni, Prithvi from Varun, Aushadhiyas from Prithvi, Annam from Aushadhiyas, Jeeva from Anna. Varun is very important for all Jeevarasis or living beings. Initially these were with Parabrahman. Gradually they descended to Maya or Creator and then to Brihaspati, the Lord of Buddhi. River ...