Whenever you think of establishing dharma, install dharma as an idol into temple.The body is your temple.In Gita it is said that “idam shareeram kaunteya kshetramityaabhidheeyate” The statement of Bhagavan Krishna that the kshetra(temple) itself is body is true.“Kshathat trayateithi kshetra” Whichever maybe the medium which protects life force from pain is called kshethra.The body is the kshethra.Thus all we see are kshetras because god(kshetrajna,life force) in its form is residing everywhere. In that concept Install dharma in your body or mind.Normally we want flowers to offer for the idol. Think all your thoughts are flowers that is offered to the idol(dharma).All of your words are mantras for the idol (dharma) to get it strengthened.All our deeds are Naivedhya which makes the idol(dharma) active, luminous and powerful.If you do all the actions with this concept that action will become dharmic and all actions will be changed into puja.
It is a common custom followed to tie a black or black and yellow thread around the the waist of a Newborn at the 28th day.Initially this custom was followed exactly at the 28th day after the child was born.Now since people are pre-occupied with work this ceremony is conducted on a Holiday and extends to 29th or 30th day.Majority of the people do not know the significance of this ceremony why it has to be on the 28th day. There are 28 stars associated with our system starting with Aswathy,Bharani and going up-to Abhijith (28th Star.2.5 Nazhika). Normally Astrologers take only 27 stars into consideration because Abhijith has a short time duration when compared to other stars.But Abhijith is strong during the period when it is present.28 days constitute a Chandra Masa(Moon Month). In 28 days these stars will come face to face with the Moon one by one.The rays from the star will get mixed with the rays of the Moon and Somam( A subtle matter in the form of liquid )...
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