5 Vastu Tips You Must Follow During Navratri
By: Pinki Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:48:18
We are here to tell you about the use of flowers in the worship of various avatars of Maa Durga during Navratri. There are some special lucky patterns of various Gods and Goddesses, which are seen in the form offerings of flowers, fragrance and color etc. and they are directly related to the vastu shastra of the house. Keeping this in mind, Indian mystics have said in Tantrasara, Mantra Mahomedi and Small Harit that Goddess Durga should not be offered Dube, Bel, Harsingar, Madar and Tagar flowers.
The flowers of Katsaraiyya, Nagchampa and Brihati are also considered taboo. Also, except for Champa and Lotus, no flower buds should be offered to the Goddess. Apart from this, Shri Vishnu loves white and yellow flowers, but remember, Lord Vishnu should not be offered Akshat, i.e. rice. Also, flowers of Madar and Dhatura should not be offered. Apart from this, Lord Surya, Lord Ganesha and Bhairav ji love red flowers, while Lord Shankar loves white flowers. Therefore, these things should be taken special care of while worshiping of all these deities.
* Offering a Betel Leaf with 7 red rose petals to the Mother Goddess during all the days of the Navratras. During the nine days of Navratras, recite the below-given shlokas as many times as possible.
* The idols should not be kept touching the wall; they should be kept at least an inch away from the wall. Idols of God or their pictures should be placed on a high platform built on four legs.The curtains used should also be in light shades of white, mauve, green and similar families of colours.
* The colour of walls of pooja room should be white, lemon or light blue. The purple colour can also be used as this is the colour for meditation and concentration.
* One shall not enter the pooja room for any purpose without washing his legs and hands. Cleaning the feet by rubbing them against each other is prohibited.
* The left hand must clean them and the water must be poured by the right hand. Reared side of the feet must always be cleaned first.
