Shiva Manasa Pooja
Shiva Manasa Pooja
Shiva Manasa Pooja
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in the form of a prayer by a devotee who imagines in his mind all the
offerings and rituals prescribed in a pooja and offers them to lord Shiva
with faith and devotion. This stotra is an eye opener to those who are fanatic
about rituals as it clearly shows that faith and intentions are more
important!
I have imagined a throne of precious stones for you, cool water for you to
bathe in, divine robes adorned with many jewels, sandalwood paste mixed
with musk to anoint your body, jasmine and champaka flowers and bilva
leaves, rare incense, and a shining flame. Accept all these which I have
imagined in my heart for you, o merciful God.
Sweet rice in a golden bowl inlaid with the nine jewels, the five kinds of
food made from milk and curd, bananas, vegetables, sweet water scented
with camphor, and betel leaves – I have prepared all these in my mind with
devotion. O lord, please accept them.
Whatever sins i have committed with my hands, feet, voice, body, actions,
ears, eyes, or mind, whether prohibited by the scriptures or not, please
forgive them all. Hail! Hail! O ocean of compassion! O great god! O
benevolent lord! .. 5