We build a temple room in our house and decorate it well. We also keep the images or idols of the deities we like and perform daily puja (ritualistic worship).We purchase the articles of puja according to our capacity. We are also quite familiar with such articles like kalash (a water vessel generally of metal), shankh (conch), a copper plate, a copper vessel, a small spoon, a lamp etc. Every article of puja has its own significance.
Puja Lamp
Lamp is an integral part of every puja in the Hindu method of worship. In fact, lighting of the lamp is the very first ritual that marks the beginning of every sacred act in Hinduism. Lighting the lamp amounts to invoking the presence of God in the site and also awakening the inner spiritual energy in us. While oil and ghee are used to fuel the lamps, the tradition prefers ghee lamp over oil lamp during puja.
Ghee stands above the rest of other agents when it comes to offering supreme grace to a person. The combination of ghee and fire and resulting energy field that produces is of extremely high spiritual energy. It creates a spiritual yantra at a place it is lighted and acts as a great talisman.
Advantages of lighting ghee lamp at home:
There are many reasons that a ghee lamp at home is considered auspicious. Here are a few for your understanding:
- Lighting a ghee lamp at home invites positivity and helps in getting rid of all the negative energy in the house
- Ghee lamps attract sattvik vibrations
- As you may know, Diwali is celebrated by lighting diyas and lamps. This signifies victory of good over evil. Same thing applies in your house.
- Lighting a ghee lamp is a message of hope and light in the life
- If you use ghee lamp at home, you will invite health, wealth and prosperity
- Use ghee made from cow milk as it will have stronger divine particles
- Aura in the place which protects the person against malefic planetary rays as well as negative energies
- The smoke that comes from the lamp when inhaled channels ones energy centers and increases their bio magnetic field.
- When you light a single thread ghee lamp (first picture) in your house, then the house and its members are blessed with spiritual power, wisdom and peacefulness.
Whereas, five threaded ghee lamp (picture below) creates a special aura which is the aura of Kubera – the god of wealth, and makes that place is rich and abundant in wealth, luxury, fame and power. This is also a spiritual energy which makes one enjoy all worldly comforts.