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Re: [iyer123] NAIVEDYAM: WILL GOD EAT OUR OFFERINGS?
Respected friends,
I was thinking whether to respond or not to MrRajaram mail.Later thought better
respond.
First line Mr Rajaram is telling neivedyam is anoffering EATABLES TO Gods.
The same para he finish No where it is said that neivedyam iseaten by GOD art
all.
I am not able to make out if nivedyam is noteaten by God , how it is decided
to eatable by God.
How many instances are there where God present andeaten plantain fruit at
Guruvayur, and in a recent posting about Naaraiyoor (Tamilnadu) whichhouses the
famous Ganapati temple, pollaa-p-pillaiyaar, where Ganapathi came inperson and
eat modakam from Nambiandar nambi?
Mr Rajaram himself responded about it tellingthe place is present
Nachiarkovilto group.
He also mentioned about Kalgarudargradually increasing weight in each
circumambulation
If Kalgarudar can increase weight, which is felteven now, Can't Gods come in
person at least rarely and eatprasadam?
Contradictions, since many members do not respond,you write many lines
contradicting each other and later write- MR G is not ableto understand. Guru
teaches students. But some score below average, Is it the fault of teacher?.
Guru, I amnot able to understand your teachings. Can you explain more? Members
who keepmum would also understand.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan
On Friday, 25 June, 2021, 7:09:04 pm IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
Pranam
Nivedyam: Nai-vedyam is offering eatables to GOD; itis a ritual; there is
only an offering and never anywhere stated as “whetherGod will eat it? “This
kind of question is rampant in Quora, where senselessquestions are asked, which
is a discussion, in between two persons or friends’group, as if it is a world
subject of knowledge. Many quotations arise in thatmanner only. Raising an
answer and framing a question, later. No where it issaid that neivedyam is
eaten by GOD art all.
Shivapuranam chap 22 recites 12 jyotirlingas as, Jyotirliṅgas are
twelve in number:(1) Somanātha (at Somanath Pattan,Gujarat), (2) Mallikārjuna
or Śrīśaila (on a mountain near theriver Kṛṣṇā), (3) Mahākāla, Mahākāleśvara
(at Ujjain), (4) Oṃkāra Māndhātā on the Narmadā, (5) Amareśvara (atUjjain),(6)
Vaidyanātha also called Nāganātha (at Deogarh Bengal), (7)Rāmeśa or Rāmeśvara
(on the island ofRameśvara), (8) Bhīma Śaṅkara (in the Rājamundry district),(9)
Viśveśvara at Benares, (10) on thebanks of the Gomatī, (11) Gautameśa, also
called Vāmeśvara (not located), (12)Kedārnatha in the Himalayas.
Thenneivedyam to Shiva lingam is described. The eatables offered to God
when eaten,by the society, that is termed as PRASADAM. (pra+ sad) that existed
before. Therefore,whether GOD will eat or Pillayar drank etc are all cheating
the public or amother feeds her children with this kind stories to make them
eat. In other words,it is avoiding our ego; the word FOOD is in Vedas
inseveral places, which would appear as silly to many; however, that is
truth;what is food for one at a time becomes the food to that at another time.
In theperformance of the yagna, food offered is not to appease any hunger of
any GOD,but Food is offered in different spectrum, which by offering, one says
that ITIS NOT MINE; THAT IT IS NOT MINE is leaving the EGO. Eating the prasadam
iseating the food offered by GOD. Hope the answer is precise in making
certainthings obligatory in the way of life. KRIRS 25621
On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 at 14:49, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123
<[email protected]> wrote:
Respected sir,
With out going to all these, you perform sarpabali in Ameda temple near
Nadakkavu in Ernakulam.
You are given payasam after sarpabali offering , smething like pithrusesham.
You many not be able to taste a spoon. Practically I have observed after
offering sarpabali thereGopala Krishnan
On Friday, 25 June, 2021, 12:02:04 pm IST, Ananthanarayanan Vaidyanathan
<[email protected]> wrote:
It does not make any difference if it were Sringeri aacharya himself. But I
have seen this conversation being circulated in social media under so many
attributions.
And mere attribution even if it is genuine would hardly make any impact on me.
I just want to consider whether that idea would make any sense to me.
On Fri, 25 Jun, 2021, 11:54 Narayanaswamy Sekar, <[email protected]> wrote:
Thanks.I have read the conversation you have quoted was between the previous
Achrya of the Srigeri Mutt and one if his disciples.
Regards
On Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 9:53 AM Mathangi k kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
Sharing Perhaps our members can throw more light on this topic!
Jai Shir Shiri Gaur Radha Krishana Mahakali Jagtaarnidam
NAIVEDYAM: WILL GOD EAT OUR OFFERINGS?
Here is a very good explanation about Neivedyam to God.
Will God come and eat our offerings?
Many of us could not get proper explanation from our elders.
An attempt is made here.
A Guru-Shishya conversation:
The sishya who doesn't believe in God, asked his Guru thus:
"Does God accept our *'neivedhyam'* (offerings)?
If God eats away the *'prasadham'* then from where can we distribute it to
others?
Does God really consume the 'prasadham', Guruji?"
The Guru did not say anything.
Instead,asked the student to prepare for classes.
That day, the Guru was teaching his class about the 'upanishads'.
He taught them the *'mantra'* : *"poornamadham,* *poornamidham,**poornasya
poornaadaaya...."*
and explained that :
*'every thing came out from "Poorna or Totality."*( Ishavasya upanishad ).
Later,Everyone was instructed to practice the mantra byheart.
So all the boys started practising.
After a while,
The Guru came back and asked that very student who had raised his doubt about
Neivedyam to recite the mantra without seeing the book,
which he did.
Now the Guru gave a smile and asked this particular shishya who didn't believe
in God :
'Did you really memorize everything as it is in the book?
The shishya said : "Yes Guruji, I've recited whatever is written as in the book.
The Guru asked: "If you have taken every word into your mind then how come the
words are still there in the book?
He then explained:
The words in your mind are in the *SOOKSHMA STHITI* (unseen form).
The words in the book are there in the *STOOLASTHITI* (seen).
*GOD* too is in the *'sooksma sthiti'.*
The offering made to Him is done in *'stoola sthiti'.*
Thus,
God takes the food in *'sookshmam'*, in *sookshma stithi.*
Hence the food doesn't become any less in quantity.
While GOD takes it in the *"sookshma sthiti",*
We take it as *'prasadam'* in *'sthoola sthiti'.*
Hearing this the sishya felt guilty for his disbelief in God and surrendered
himself to his GURU.
When Bhakti enters Food,Food becomes *Prasad…*
When Bhakti enters Hunger,Hunger becomes a *Fast…*
When Bhakti enters Water,Water becomes *Tirtham…*
When Bhakti enters Travel,Travel becomes a *Pilgrimage…*
When Bhakti enters Music ,Music becomes *Kirtan…*
When Bhakti enters a House,House becomes a *Temple…*
When Bhakti enters Actions,Actions become *Services…*
When Bhakti enters in Work,Work becomes *Karma…*
When Bhakti enters a Man,Man becomes *Human…*--
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