प्रपत्ती – आप्पत्ती निवारण करणारी शरणागती…
Importance
and Need for Shreemangalchandika Prapatti
{To
be offered by Women }
Let us firstly know
what the word Prapatti means…….
The word ‘Prapatti’
means – surrender that relieves of disaster or calamity.
First aspect Chandika
Mahishasurmardini - She is
the Mother of paramatma and therefore the paramatma is forever in a state of
surrender unto Her and so it follows that I too must be in surrender unto Her.
Second aspect and
principle - is to
harbor and also repeatedly express the unshakable belief anchored firm in the
heart that the Chandika Herself and through Her dear Son as well, will
DEFINITELY protect me. One should not only hold on to the belief nut also root
it firmly in our hearts that Chandika and HER Son Trivikram will definitely
protect us.
Third aspect –
This one is the most important aspect of Prapatti,is accepting with love and
faith as our refuge, the Son of Chandika – the paramatma whom we call
Mahavishnu, Sai Ram, Krishna or the Pramshiva, willingly choosing to live in
his refuge and shelter, recalling Him to the mind with love, observing His
instructions at all times and at all costs, having unconditional, singular and
whole-hearted faith that He and He alone is my support my one and only support
in life.
Fourth principle – is
Praying to Her with love saying ‘ O MOTHER Chandika, hold me in Your arms, hold
me close and hand over my charge/me to the paramatma ‘
Fifth aspect – is to
offer yourself lovingly, surrender to Chandika so that you keep enhancing and
intensifying your bhakti and so that with Her grace you attain success and
fulfillment both at the worldly and at the spiritual levels. Praying with
sentiments expressing in words ‘ I offer myself in unconditional, whole-hearted
and singularly focused faith, turn to you with love, please accept me.Complete
total honesty, is actually surrendering unto Her.
Shreemangalchandika
Prapatti is to be performed imbibing all these
Shreemangalchandika Prapatti is to offered by Women
Any women above the age of sixteen can offer this prapatti
Women will offer the Shreemangalchandika Prapatti on the day of Sankranti. Why this day?
This is because that was the day when mata Mahishasurmardini first
set Her feet on this earth at Kataraaj ashram of rishi Kardam and Devahuti, the
purpose was to destroy Mahishasur.
Women will offer this Prapatti after
sunset on the day of Sankranti because it was after sunset
Mahishasurmardini set her foot in Kataraaj ashram, if she had to come in day
light no human would have been able to bear her radiance and so she came after
sunset when it was dark.
Women will offer this Prapatti after sunset on the day od Sankranti
in outdoors in open space, offering this Prapatti on this very day makes out of
every women the protective soldier of her family on one hand and a bodyguard on
the other of her each family member irrespective ofshe being a mother, a wife
and a sister, she definitely become the protector of her family.
One can’t offer this Prapatti in and enclosed place like within four
walls, it has to be offered in an open space like, on a beach, river banks, balcony,
Terrace or open place between two chawls. More the women doing it together
better it is
Women who offer this Prapatti become soldier of Chandika and become
able to protect their family, household and their dear ones
A women gets worried when her son comes back home late from school
or work,she is worried when her son falls in love with a worthless girl, she is worried when
her daughter is elopes with a wrong person, a women is always worried for her
family just because of love towards them. After offering this Prapatti a women
will be able to protect her family and home in such conditions.
She will never be helpless
She will never be vulnerable
She will be strong and capable of protecting her house hold
She will accomplish all this when she offers this Prapatti on the
day of Sankranti after sunset.
The Material Used For Poojan
Out of the above mentioned material the fragrant
flowers are to be offered to the Trivikram, the banana is to be offered to
Chandika Mata, the banana has to be eaten then and there. The curds are to be
taken home and given to the men at home or offer it to the roots of a plant.
The sugarcane is to be carried home and eaten by all women not necessary the
same day, but little every day. The rest of the poojan material (except the
bananas, curds, sugarcane and fragrant flowers) may be used to make sambar and
eaten with chapattis and rice by both men and women; you can add masala of your
choice.
But very important make sure no other
vegetable (bhaji) is cooked on that day only the sambar made by the poojan
material.
The Arrangement (Mandani
All the poojan material is to be placed in
a large platter which also carries the Abhicharnashak Purchundi; the abhichaar is all the wrong or evil
deeds like black magic. And Purchundi is a tiny pouch or packet which contains
salt, poppy seeds and camphor wrapped in betel leaves tide with a string o form
a sachet.
With the small platter carrying the pooja
material women will sing the aarti ‘ Maatey Gayatri sinhaarudha bhagwati….
Ude,.
Holding the small platter women will go around
the symbolic representation of the Chandika reciting the Gurukshetram mantra.
Then perform the drushta
(nazar utarna ) with the Abhicharnashak Purchundi and pray to Trivikram saying ‘My dear paramatama,with the help of your Mother, please avert and
destroy evil thought, intention or any evil power that come to my family’s way
and please Bless.’ Now offer the
pouch in a sacred fire that will be created by lighting camphor and twigs.
The fire created
in this way is the Mahishasurmardini’s aura of radiant energy. By way of this
gesture what you are accomplishing is, you hand over all responsibility to the
Trivikram.
It is infarct a prayer that says
After completion of the Poojan procedure
recite the mantra ‘Om Aeem Greem Kleem Chamundayaee Vichche” 9 times and offer the akshata at the Feet of
Chandika offering the flowers to Trivikram and put out the fire with
Neem leaves. Apply the kumkum of Chandikas feet to your forehead or throat one cannot take the kumkum home it has to be applied then and there.
IT IS HER GRACE ALONE THAT IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS` POSSIBLE
AMBADNYA
