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is what is needed.
There is a beautiful story of Swami Vivekananda. His
message to the world was, “Stand up. Be fearless. God is
with you.” To test his faith, some people staged a scene
during one of Swamiji’s lectures. In the middle of the lecture
gun shots rang out and bullets whizzed past Swamiji’s head.
The audience screamed and ran for cover. Some dropped
to the floor to protect themselves. Only Swamiji remained
perfectly calm and composed. Later, he explained as
follows: “The bullet which is not meant to take my life will
never hit me, even if fired from point-blank range. The
bullet which is meant to take my life will kill me, even if I
am protected by 100 guards.”
So, let us renew our faith in the Supreme. Let us give away
our fears, our anxieties. Let us put all our insurance in the
Divine Insurance Company. Let us realize that everything
is just as it is supposed to be. We are in the lap of our
Mother. How can anything go wrong?
PRANA PRATISHTHA
CEREMONY: ITS MEANING
A Hindu Temple is a sacred place, endowed with divine
energies and powers. At the heart of each temple lie the
deities, to whom we bow and pray in worship. Why is it,
though, that these statues, these “idols” are worshipped
as God? How did they come to be infused with divine
characteristics? The answer is the Prana Pratishtha
ceremony.
People say that Hindus are idol worshippers. We are not.
We are ideal worshippers. It is not the plaster and marble
and stone we revere; rather it is the presence of God which
has been transmitted into these otherwise lifeless statues.
The rites and rituals of Prana Pratishtha are followed strictly
according to the Agamic texts. Prior to installation, priests
who have been well trained in Vedic rituals, perform specific
mantras and pujas which have been shown to endow an
inanimate object with divine life and energy.
These mantras and rites begin with the simple man who
sculpts the stone. He is not an ordinary artist. Rather, he
is one who has been blessed with the ability to create a
physical manifestation of God. He performs puja and
prayer prior to and during the sculpting. He maintains, in
his mind, the vision of the deity he is sculpting. He prays
for this God to come to life in his statue. His work area
looks more like a temple than an art studio. So, from the
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