hamare maharshiyon ke anusar jis sthan par prabhu ko baithaya jata hai, use darbhasan kahte hain aur jis par svayan sadhak baithta hai, use asan kahte hain. yogiyon ki bhasha men yah sharir bhi asan hai aur prabhu ke bhajan men ise samarpit karna sabse bari puja hai. jaisa dev vaisa bhesh vali bat bhakt ko apne isht ke samip pahuncha deti hai. kabhi jamin par baithakar puja nahin karni chahie, aisa karne se puja ka punya bhumi ko chala jata hai. nange pair puja karna bhi uchit nahin hai. ho sake to puja ka asan v vastra alag rakhne chahie jo shuddh rahe. lakri ki chaiki, ghas fus se bani chatai, patton se bane asan par baithakar bhakt ko mansik asthirta, buddhi vikshep, chitt vibhram, uchchatan, rog shok adi utpann karte hain. apna asan, mala adi kisi ko nahin dene chahie, isse punya kshay ho jata hai. nimn asnon ka vishesh mahatva hai.
kanbal ka asn: kanbal ke asan par baithakar puja karna sarvashreshth kaha gaya hai. lal rang ka kanbal man bhagvti, lakshmi, hanumanji adi ki puja ke lie to sarvottam mana jata hai. asan hamesha chaikor hona chahie, kanbal ke asan ke abhav men kapre ka ya reshmi asan chal sakta hai.
kush ka asn: yogiyon ke lie yah asan sarvashreshth hai. yah kush namak ghas se banaya jata hai, jo bhagvan ke sharir se utpann hui hai. is par baithakar puja karne se sarva siddhi milti hai.
visheshtah pind shraddh ityadi ke karyon men kush ka asan sarvashreshth mana gaya hai, striyon ko kush ka asan prayog men nahin lana chahie, isse anisht ho sakta hai. kisi bhi mantra ko siddh karne men kush ka asan sabse adhik prabhavi hai.
mrigacharm asn: yah brahmacharya, gyan, vairagya, siddhi, shanti evan moksh pradan karne vala sarvashreshth asan hai. is par baithakar puja karne se sari indriyan sanymit rahti hain. kire makoron, rakt vikar, vayu-pitt vikar adi se sadhak ki raksha karta hai. yah sharirik urja bhi pradan karta hai.
vyaghra charm asn: is asan ka prayog bare-bare yati, yogi tatha sadhu-mahatma evan svayan bhagvan shankar karte hain. yah asan satvik gun, dhan-vaibhav, bhu-sanpda, pad-pratishtha adi pradan karta hai.
asan par baithne se purva asan ka pujan karna chahie ya ek ek chammach jal evan ek ful asan ke niche avashya charhana chahie. asan devta se yah prarthana karni chahie ki main jab tak apke upar baithakar puja karun tab tak ap meri raksha karen tatha mujhe siddhi pradan karen. (puja men asan viniyog ka vishesh mahatva hai). puja ke bad apne asan ko morakar rakh dena chahie, kisi ko prayog ke lie nahin dena chahie. asan viniyog ke bad bhakt ko sabse pahle purva ya uttar ki or bhagvan ke sammukh dipak jalana chahie aur dipak jalate samay yah mantra avashya bolna chahie- ¬ agni jyotiah paran brahma dipo jyotirjanardanah . dipo hartu me papan, dip jyotiahnmo'stute.
vibhinn prakar ke dip aur unka mahatva: devtaon ke sammukh dip unke tatva ke adhar par jalae jate hanai jaise man bhagvti ke lie til ke tel ka dipak tatha mauli ki bati uttam mani gai hai. devtaon ko prasann karne ke lie deshi ghi ka dipak jalana chahie. vahin shatru ka daman karne ke lie sarson v chameli ke tel sarvottam mane gae hanai. devtaon ke anukul battiyon ko jalane ka bhi yog hai jaise surya narayan ki puja ek ya sat battiyon se karne ka vishesh mahatva hai. vahin mata bhagvti ko nau battiyon ka dipak arpit karna sarvottam kaha gaya hai. hanuman ji evan shankrji ki prasannata ke lie panch battiyon ka dipak jalane ka vidhan hai. isse in devtaon ki kripa prapt hoti hai. anushthan men panch dipak prajvalit karne ka mahatva anutha hai- sona, chandi, kansa, tanba, lauha. jivan ke lie pranimatra ko prakash chahie. bina prakash ke vah koi bhi karya nahin kar sakta. sabse adhik mahatvapurn prakash surya ka hai. iske prakash men anya sabhi prakash samae rahte hain.
isilie kaha gaya hai. shubhan karoti kalyan arogyan sukh sanpadam. shatru buddhi vinashan ch dipajyotiah namostute. jyotish shastra ke anusar jis vyakti ke hath men surya rekha spasht, nirdosh tatha balvan hoti hai ya kundli men surya ki sthiti karak, nirdosh tatha balvan hoti hai, vah dhanvan, kirtivan, aishvaryavan hota hai aur dusre ke mukable bhari parta hai. vah burai se dur rahta hai. islie puja path men pahle jyoti jalakar prarthana ki jati hai ki karya samapti tak sthir rah kar sakshi rahen. dipak jalate samay uske niche saptadhanya (sat anaj) rakhne se sab prakar ke kashton se mukti milti hai. yadi dipak jalate samay uske niche gehu rakhen to dhan-dhanya ki vriddhi hogi. yadi dipak jalate samay uske niche chaval rakhen to mahalakshmi ki kripa prapt hogi. isi prakar yadi uske niche kale til ya urad rakhen to svayan man kali bhairav, shani, das dikpal, kshetrapal hamari raksha karenge. islie dipak ke niche kisi n kisi anaj ko rakha jana chahie. sath men jalte dipak ke andar agar gulab ki pankhuri ya laung rakhen, to jivan anek prakar ki sugandhiyon se bhar uthega. niche vibhinn dhatuon ke dipkon ka ullekh kiya ja raha hai jinhen jalane se unse sanbaddh manokamnaen purn hoti hain.
sone ka dipk: sone ke dipak ko vedi ke madhya bhag men gehun ka asan dekar aur charon taraf lal kamal ya gulab ke ful ki pankhuriyan bikher kar sthapit karen. ismen gay ka shuddh ghi dalen tatha batti lanbi banaen aur iska mukh purva ki or karen. sone ke dipak men gay ka shuddh ghi dalte hanai ghar men har prakar ki unnati tatha vikas hota hai. isse dhan tatha buddhi men nirantar vriddhi hoti rahegi. buddhi sachet buri vrittiyon se savdhan karti rahegi tatha dhan sahi sroton se prapt hoga.
chandi ka dipk: chandi ke dipak ko chavlon ka asan dekar safed gulab ya anya safed fulon ki pankhudiyon ko charon taraf bikher kar purva disha men sthapit karen. ismen shuddh deshi ghi ka prayog karen. chandi ka dipak jalane se ghar men satvik dhan ki vriddhi hogi.
tanbe ka dipk: tanbe ke dipak ko lal masur ki dal ka asan dekar aur charon taraf lal fulon ki pankhuriyon ko bikher kar dakshin disha men sthapit karen. ismen til ka tel dalen aur batti lanbi jalaen. tanbe ke dipak men til ka tel dalne se manobal men vriddhi hogi tatha anishton ka nash hoga.
kanse ka dipk: kanse ke dipak ko chane ki dal ka asan dekar tatha charon taraf pile fulon ki pankhuriyan bikher kar uttar disha men sthapit karen. ismen til ka tel dalen. kanse ka dipak jalane se dhan ki sthirta bani rahti hai. arthat jivan paryant dhan bana rahta hai.
lohe ka dipk: lohe ke dipak ko urad dal ka asan dekar charon taraf kale ya gahre nile rang ke pushpon ki pankhuriyan bikher kar pashchim disha men sthapit karen. ismen sarson ka tel dalen. lohe ke dipak men sarson ke tel ki jyoti jalane se anisht tatha durghatanaon se bachav ho jata hai.
grahon ki pira nivaran hetu: jis prakar puja men navagrahon ko ankit kiya jata hai vaise hi chaiki ke madhya men sone ke dipak ko rakha jata hai. sone ke dipak men surya ka vas hota hai. sabse pahle iski chaiki ko tanbe men marhvane ka arth hai sharir men rang ki shuddhata tatha prachurta kyonki tanbe men mangal ka vas hai aur sharir men mangal khun ka niyantrak hai. isi tarah dipkon ko chaiki par rakhne ka kram hai. jis prakar puja kram men surya mandal ko madhya men rakhakar puja ki jati hai aur mana jata hai ki surya ke charon taraf akash men usse akarshit hokar sabhi grah uski parikrama karte rahte hain aur upagrah apne grah ke sath surya ki parikrama karte rahte hain. usi prakar anya dipak sone ke dipak ke charon taraf sthapit kie jate hain. mitti ya ate ka dipak ek bar jalakar ashuddh ho jata hai. use dobara prayog nahin kiya jana chahie yah dipak pipal evan kshetrapal ke lie vishesh rup se prayog kiya jata hai. is prakar in panch dipkon ko jalane se sabhi grah anukul ho jate hanai. sath hi anya devta prasann hote hanai. isse tinon bal buddhibal, dhanabal aur dehabal ki vriddhi hoti hai aur vighn badhaen dur ho jati hain. is prakar yah dip jyoti jahan jap puja ki sakshi hoti hai, vahin vah jivan mane itna upkar bhi karti hai ki jatak grah ki kripa prapt kar leta hai.
mala kaisi ho? mala men sabse pahle mankon (piroi jane vali maniyon-danon) ki sankhya par dhyan diya jana chahie puja men 15, 27 ya 54 danon ki mala samanya kahi gai hai. 108 danon ki mala puja ke lie sarvashreshth mani gai hai. yadi ham 108 ko apas men joden to yog 9 (1$0$8) hoga. nau ka ank sarvashreshth ank hai. puja karte samay mala ko shuddh jal se dho lena chahie tatha guru diksha men diya gaya mantra aur mala ko japne ki vidhi sikh leni chahie mala ferte samay sharir sthir aur ekagra hona chahie. isse siddhi milti hai. mala ka akar-prakar mala sahi gunthi hui honi chahie. uska bar-bar tutna shubh nahin hota. mala ko dhak kar hriday ke samip lakar jap karna chahie. rudraksh ki mala sarvashreshth mani gai hai. alg-alag mukhon ke rudraksh ki mala se alg-alag siddhi prapt hoti hai.
samanyatah panchmukhi rudraksh ki mala ka prayog kiya jata hai.
hathi dant ke mankon se bani hui mala: yah ganesh ji ki upasna men vishesh labhdayak hoti hai. yadyapi yah bahut mulyavan hoti hai, islie sadharan log iska upyog nahin kar pate.
kamalagatte ki mala: prayog bhed se yah mala shatru daman aur dhan prapti ke lie prayukt hoti hai.
putrajiva ki mala: iska prayog santan prapti hetu ki jane vali sadhna men hota hai. yah alp moti mala hai.
chandi ki mala: pushti karm ke antargat, satvik abhisht ki purti hetu is mala ko bahut prabhavi mana jata hai.
munge ki mala: munge ki mala ganesh aur lakshmi ki sadhna men prayukt hoti hai. dhan-sanpatti, dravya aur svarn adi ki prapti ki kamna se ki jane vali sadhna ki saflta hetu munge ki mala ko atyadhik prabhavshali mana gaya hai.
kush granthi ki mala: kush namak ghas ki jar ko khodakar uski ganthon se banai gai yah kush granthi mala sabhi prakar ke kayik, vachik aur mansik vikaron ka shaman karke sadhak ko nishkalush, nirmal aur satej banati hai. iske prayog se vyadhiyon ka nash hota hai.
chandan ki mala: yah do prakar ki hoti hai- safed aur lal chandan ki. safed chandan ki mala ka prayog shanti pushti karmon men tatha ram, vishnu adi devtaon ki upasna men kiya jata hai. jabki lal chandan ki mala ganeshopasna tatha sadhna (durga, lakshmi, tripursundri) adi ki sadhna ke lie prayukt hoti hai. dhan-dhanya ki prapti ke lie ki jane vali sadhna men iska vishesh rup se prayog kiya jata hai.
tulsi ki mala: vaishnav bhakton ke lie ram aur krishn ki upasna hetu yah mala uttam mani gai hai. iska ayurvedik mahatva bhi hai. is mala ko dharan karne vale ya japne vale ko purn rup se shakahari hona chahie tatha pyaj v lahsun se sarvatha dur rahna chahie.
anya malaen: svarn mala bhi dhan prapti aur kamna purti ki sadhna men upyogi hoti hai. sfatik mala saumya prabhav se yukt hoti hai. iske dharak ko chandrama aur shivji ki vishesh kripa prapt ho jati hai. satvik aur pushti karyon ki sadhna ke lie yah bahut uttam mani jati hai. shankh mala bhi kuch vishesh tantrik prayogon men prabhavshali rahti hai. shivji ki puja-sadhna aur satvik kamnaon ki purti hetu kie jane vale jap tatha samanya rup se dharan karne ke lie bhi ise uttam mana gaya hai. vaijayanti mala vishnu bhagvan ki aradhna men prayukt hoti hai. vaishnav bhakt ise samanya rup se bhi dharan karte hain. haldi ki mala ganesh puja ke lie prayog men lai jati hai. brihaspati grah tatha devi baglamukhi ki sadhna men bhi iska prayog kiya jata hai.