He is not to take any food the rest of the time. On the next day, that is, on the full-moon day, after performing the morning duties, he is to do the Homa ceremony, uttering the Five lettered Mantra and then take leave of the Fire (invoked for worship). He is, then, to raise up the ashes.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Viraja Homa: Viraja Homa is performed primarily to prepare vibhuti from pure cow dung. It is conducted every month on the Sivaratri Day generally. During this Homa some portions from the Maha Narayanopanishad are chanted with related prayogas as prescribed. The mantras chanted are very powerful and comprise prayers for our atma-vicharana, atma-vidya and Brahma jnana. This homa is also part of the Sanyasa Deeksha Sweekarana (monastic initiation) rituals. Some parts of the mantras are recited by upasakas of Sri Vidya during their atma-puja and so on. Vibhuti only out of cow dung: It is a fact that the performance of Viraja Homa has become very rare these days, but we should strive to get the Vibhuti from pure cow dung only, even without the homa, instead of buying the counterfeit Vibhuti packets available in stores everywhere. Vibhuti has to be made only out of cow dung cakes completely burnt and converted to ash. What passes for Vibhuti these days – with fragrances and chemicals added to boot – is not to be used as vibhuti. It is made out of flour and not burnt cow dung. This is unacceptable and should be rejected. Agnihotra Bhasma: While on the subject it is important to note that the Bhasma we get from Agnihotra Homa also is considered great and eminently suitable for our daily use as vibhuti. Vibhuti is considered as a wealth – aishwarya. It plays an important role in our lives. To quote Sage Gnaana Sambandar: 'Mandiramavadhu Thiruneeru' (“holy ash is a mantra in itself”). Vibhuti - damp and dryly: Generally vibhuti is to be worn damp, after making it into a paste. But when we get Swami Prasada in temples we should apply it as it is, dryly. Vibhuti that we bring from temples should not be mixed with the stock at home. Important: After applying vibhuti paste, you should not wash the hands but cleanse it by applying the remnant on other parts including legs and hands. Vibhuti, sandalwood & saffron: A doubt many people have is, after applying vibhuti paste on the forehead, can sandalwood paste and saffron also be applied? The answer is yes, but not over the vibhuti - the three lines of vibhuti should not be touched. Sandalwood and saffron can be applied as dots just below the vibhuti. The final fire sacrifice
In Vedic Hindu system, a person who renounces the world to become a sanyasi performs the Viraja Homa, or 'Universal Sacrifice'. It is the final fire sacrifice and the mantras of this sacrifice are deeply significant. These mantras are found in the Maha-Narayana Upanishad of the Krishna Yajur Veda.
In this blog I metion the Viraja Homa mantras with English tranlations to illustrate the deep spiritual significance of the sanyasa ritual.
om pranapana-vyanodana-samana me
By this oblation may my in-breath, out-breath, diffused breath, up-breath and middle breath become purified. I pray that I become effulgent and bereft of all obstructing sins and their cause, the pasions in me. For this end may this oblation be appropriately offered into the consecrated fire. Svaha!
om vanmanas-chaksuh srotra-jihvaghran areto buddhyakutih sankalpa me
By this oblation may my speech, mind, sight, hearing, taste, smell, seed, intellect, intention and aim become purified. I pray that I become effulgent and bereft of all obstructing sins and their cause, the pasions in me. For this end may this oblation be appropriately offered into the consecrated fire. Svaha!
By this oblation may my seven bodily ingredients - outer and inner skin, flesh, blood, fat, marrow, sinew and bone - become purified. I pray that I become effulgent and bereft of all obstructing sins and their cause, the pasions in me. For this end may this oblation be appropriately offered into the consecrated fire. Svaha!
om sirah pani pada parsvapasthorudhara-jangha-sisnopastha-payavo me
By this oblation may the limbs and the parts of my body comprised by the head, hands, feet, sides, back, thighs, belly, shanks, the generative organ, the middle part of the body and the anus become purified. I pray that I become effulgent, bereft of all obstructing sins and their cause, the pasions in me. For this end may this oblation be appropriately offered into the consecrated fire. Svaha!
uttistha purusa harita pingala lohitaksi dehi dehi dadapayita me
O thou Divine Person, who is dark blue and who is red in eyes make haste to favour me. Grant me more and more purity. Be a grantor of knowledge and purity to me through the medium of my preceptor. May my thoughts become purified. I pray that I become effulgent, bereft of all obstructing sins and their cause, the pasions in me. For this end may this oblation be appropriately offered into the consecrated fire. Svaha!
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