Puja is worshop. A person who performs the worship ceremony is called a Pujari.  The worship ceremonies are chanted in Sanskrit, and they consist of bathing the image of a deity with water and then offering a sacrifice (rice, flower petals and sometimes ghee into a fire.)

Chanting the sukta and mantras with the individual offerings raises the shakti power in the pujari and in the attendees.  Karma is ameliorated by this process.

 

 

Method

   

While a Learning Puja class is required, the course is largely self-study.  The student should first listen repeatedly to Namadeva Acharya's recordings and master the pronunciation and cadence.  The CDs are of the 2nd Ed., so there are slight differences with the 3rd. Ed, mainly that some astottaras found in Vol. II are also found in the new pujas in Vol. III.

 

Once you can chant easily with Namadeva, then begin your study of the pujas in Vol. III.  Practice doing the five pujas on the Puja At Home DVD with Namadeva Acharya and Satyabhama, while reading from Vol. III. Puja mastery is the ability to chant competently, while offering water, rice, fire and other items.

 

 

A Learning Puja class is required, and more information on it is at the link below.

For the exam procedure, click on the link below.

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