Benefits of performing Abishekas

Various types of Abishekam

Abhishekam is the ancient sacred Hindu custom of bathing a deity in water, milk, honey, ghee, fruit juice and other liquids. This resulting mixture is intended to be served as prasadam to the devotees who offer their prayers. The pouring of these liquids symbolizes the pouring of a devotee’s purest love for God.  Performing this ceremony, with a pure mind, faith and conviction, results in washing away of sins, and purification of the devotee’s own heart and mind.  Generation after generation, millions of Hindus continue to perform abhishekam to this very day.

But Atheists may raise many questions like over this ritual.  Why is necessary?  Aren’t we just wasting food? 

We get the answer from Sudha Aditya in "The Inner Journey" compares this act to a mother caring for her child:

Take a mother and her child, for example. The mother loves her child dearly and she spares no effort to please it. She cooks the child’s favourite dishes, dresses it in fine clothes and does everything in her power to make the child happy and feel loved and cared for.  The mother never thinks that her is wasting her money, time or effort.

Similarly, the abhishekam is an offering to God and should not be viewed as a waste of materials, effort or time.  In fact, Sudha Aditya goes on to say:

…what we are offering Him by way of abhishekam is actually an minuscule part of what He gives us. We are merely giving Him what already belongs to Him.

As we move into the ritual, the puranic(ancient) vedhas had left evidences that each form of Abhishekam has a definite purpose and devotees are blessed accordingly as stated below:

One who performs abhishekam using:

• Mangoes will be gifted with Victory ever
• Panchamirth will be gifted with Prosperity
• Tender coconut water will be gifted with Good position
• Vibhudhi(Ash) will be gifted with Goodness
• Sandal will be gifted with Highest post
• Paneer(Rose water) will be gifted with Happiness
• Milk will be gifted with Long life
• Sesame oil will be gifted with Relief from viral disease
• Lemon will be gifted with overcome fear of death
• Bananas will be gifted with full Granary
• Curd will be gifted with Flourish with generations
• Honey will be gifted with Good health
• Jaggery will be gifted with Relief from grieve
• Sugar will be gifted with Overcome enemies
• Food will be gifted with All wealth and health
• Water will be gifted with Peace

The rituals and custom we observe and perform are carried out through generations just not for the religious sake but as the chanting of "OM" creates wonders each of these rituals have been carefully meant to its value and the perfect way of carrying forward it with full faith and dedication results only in peace for everyone on all worldly matters.

To get positive powers at home

Sometimes you may sense bad or negative signs flowing within your house. To get rid of it one can choose any of the following choice:

• Ganapathy Homam
• Place dhristi ganapathi photo in the home entrance
• Regularly play divine songs like Suprabhatham songs, skanda shasti kavacham, hanuman chalisa, rig, yajur, sama and atharvana veda sabds
• Light deeps to God in early morning and also in evening
• Light camphor or incense sticks and show it all over he house in all rooms
• Grow tulasi plant at home and daily water it and show aarti.
• At the entrance place a pot of water filled with aromatic flowers
• Or place a small fountain at the entrance
• Above all think positively to have positive signs and follow the good manners as advised by elders.

Subh Saguns

Subh Saguns or good omens based on " Jothida Sasthras" or "Astrology" as given by "Jathaga Brahma" R. Chandrasekar M.A.D.A. are listed here. It is a belief followed traditionally in India among Indians who are strict in following all sorts of Sastra's based on Hindu religion.

1. When you start for a good work if you could happen to see the following, Pot of curd, Elephant, Horse, virgin women, cow, many brahmins, diamond, fire, grains, sandal, dead body, Poornakumb or kalasam, Atchathai or turmeric pasted rice, cow with calf, mother and baby, sesame, laundry clothes, ox, lotus, conch, ghee, milk, meat, instrumental music then the work ends up successfully as expected.

2. If the following species Eagle, Quail, Garud or vulture, Udumbu or monitor lizard, owl, Keeri, monkey goes from right to left before us then its good.

3. If you happened to see the following cow, buffalo, elephant, temples, palaces, hill top, climbing up the tree, meat food, eating curd rice, wearing white clothes, diamond jewels, applying sanda, conuming betel leaf and nuts, camphor, white flowers in dreams then some good incident is to happen very soon.

4. If you happened to see the following bite of white snake, bite of scorpion, crossing the sea, being tied, caught in fire then there is to be increase in your prosperity.

5. If you happened to see the Garud on Sundays, incurable diseases will be cured.

6. If you happened to see the Garud on Mondays, Tuesdays you could overcome worries soon.

7. If you happened to see the Garud on Wednesdays, Thursdays bad omens covering you will be cleared.

8. If you happened to see the Garud on Fridays, Saturdays, your prosperity will increase.

9. As soon as you awake if you could see lotus, gold, king, deep, mirror, sun, fire, sandal, sea, field, Gopuram of temple, Lingam, mountains covered with clouds, cow with calf, your right palm, wife, Mrithangam, Forest elephamt, gorilla then you are expecting a good incident.

10. If you happen to feel a good breeze, expected work being ready, hymn of vedas, ringing of bell, Deepam, when you are starting out then that job is a successful one.