Dear Sri Eswaran : Your dedication and devotion to SaaLagrama AarAdhanam is commendable . The thought behind Carrying the Saalagrama Moorthy by Train instead of by air is really thoughtful . Please continue with uninterrupted AarAdhanam for SaaLarAma Moorthy , which is the most easy one to do. Great rigors are needed . The AaarAdhanam is described in Sadagopan.org under the Saalagramam link. Laghu AarAdhanam is equally fine . Kaachi PeriyavAL used to say : Perform Thirumanjanam with one spoon of Milk and offer fruits or other naivEdhyam . BhagavAn in this form is most forgiving of all apachArams . He never loses Saandidhyam . You can transport the Moorthy in a special wodden box or Silver box and place silk Vasthram under the Moorthy . If you happen to go to Ahobila Matam and meet the Jeeyar , please recieve Phala ManthrAkshathai and request him to have hastha sparsam and bless your AarAdhanam . Pleae place the Phala ManthrAkshathai around the Moorthy . The experts in Ahobila Matam would examine the Saalagramam and let you know whether it is Sudarsana Moortham or KrishNa or Narasimha or others . PanchAyathana Pooja is inappropriate for SaaLagrama AarAdhanam. VishNu(Sriman NaarAyaNa ) AarAdhanam has to be done . Regarding dates for transport from Chennai to Bombay by train , You can start outside Raahu Kaalam on these two auspicious days : 1) Panguni 20 /April 3 (Monday) , Panchami , RohiNi , Mithunam 2) SravaNa (VishNu Nakshathra) dinams are good : March25; It is also EkAdasi day . 3) April 6: Sri Rama Navami Dinam is good. 4. PourNami dinam is good: April 13 . 5. Swaathi dinam is auspicious for Naraimha Moorthams : March 18 6. Panguni Utthiram dinam is auspicious: April 11. Hope this helps , V.Sadagopan Moderator ----- Original Message ----- From: "e_iyer" <e_iyer@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:22 AM Subject: [Oppiliappan] Saligramam worship > > Namaskaaram to everyone in the group.Just joined today. We have a > saligramam at home wherein as per the knowledge received from elders > the pooja is being performed since the past 150 years. After my > grandfather this was being done by my father and was later > transferred to my Periappa who had retired. The Pooja was continued > by my Periappa. Unfortunately my father expired in 1992. A week back, > I lost my Periappa too. After all karma had been done by my goodself > (as my periappa has no issues) and house was sanctified by > Punyakalam, my Periappa's friend to whom he hands over the saligramam > (when he occassionally goes out) has taken charge of the Pooja > temporarily. This is because I live in Mumbai and my Periappa in > Chennai. > > As this Pooja has been in my family for generations , I intend > continuing it after I get the saligramam from Chennai. I would > appreciate if learned people could reply to the following questions: > > 1. Is there any time / day to be seen for getting the saligramam from > Chennai to Mumbai. I need to do this by train as I do not want to > travel by flight as the Lord will have to be shown to everyone from > security to customs and passed thro X-ray etc.. Of course train > travel will result in non-perormance of Pooja ne day for which > Prayaschithartham will have to be done later. > > 2. As I would need time to learn the process of performing saligramam > pooja, is the Laghu Bhagvad aradhanakram the best guide to start with. > > 3. Once I get the saligramam , maybe I will pose the next question as > to its identification. > > 4. Is the book on Panchyaatana Pooja a good one for saligramam > worship? > > I shall appreciate everyones comments and responses > > Thanking everyone in advance and expecting advise at the earliest. > > Eswaran ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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