Hello all
What incense(s) is burned during home puja for Lord Shiva? The same for Lord Ganesh.
Hopefully it is the type of incense that is rather cheap and easily available .
Hello all
What incense(s) is burned during home puja for Lord Shiva? The same for Lord Ganesh.
Hopefully it is the type of incense that is rather cheap and easily available .
Hari Om!
IMHO, what's most important is using something that you find in your heart that will be pleasing to the Lord.
Additionally, there are boxes and boxes of incenses to choose from so it should be fairly easy to find something you know that Ganesha and Shiva will like. Many merchants sell brands in boxes that are named "Ganesha" , "Shiva" etc. Not sure if this is to sell the product or if it is to be used as named.
All the best in your continuing ventures.
Jai Hanuman!
Vannakkam Rudy: Personally, I can't tell what the Gods might like, so I use what I like. The current trend around this house is one called Nag Champa. Not sure if its a brand name, or a variety.
Happy smelling.
Aum Namasivaya
I always use Sandalwood, that's what we use at the Ashram too.
But like EM said, it's what you like that is important.
Maya
Good to know.
Namaste,
I LOVE Sri Sai Flora. It quite honestly affects my state of mind... I feel at once taken away... somehow less physical... http://www.amazon.com/Sri-Sai-Flora-.../dp/B0047IJY12 but I have to concur with those who say that whatever feels right is the best choice. If what feels right is what others purport to be the god's fav, then you would have to break the law in most countries, because he loves pot. :-)
Vannakkam: But where are you getting this information? In 2 trips to India, many visits to temples here and there, 40 years of practice, I've never encountered bhang or the sweet smell of 'incense'. I really think its one of those cultural misappropriations: a hangover from the 60s, and a fairly unfortunate one at that, given Hinduism is already misunderstood in the west in many other ways.
Course I could be wrong. Maybe most of India is stoned every day.
Aum Namasivaya
It's more of a north Indian sadhu thing, EM. Pot is viewed as sacred to Shiva in the north and it's a ANCIENT practise. To the point that if your a Shiva Bhakta smoking pot or drinking bhang on a Shiva holy day you probably won't be prosecuted.
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