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ACHAMANAM |
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| As the middle
finger and the shoulder are regarded as the seats of Prajapati, that finger should touch
the shoulders, when the person utters the names Sridhara and Hrishikesa respectively. The inner part of the hand and the heart being considered as the seats of Paramatma the inner hand should touch the heart and top of the head, uttering the names Padmanabha and Damodara in succession. Thus repeating the names of God protects all the parts of the body. Afterwards, the Lord Ganapati is meditated to ward off all hindrances: -
Shuklambaradharam Vishnum shashivarnam chaturbhjam Prasannavadanam dhyayet The two hands should be folded and the two sides of the forehead struck gently five times, repeating the above mantra, with the meditation of Ganapati and imagining that the nectar collected in the head according to the Yogasastras is entering into each nerve. |
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