[Advaita-l] RE: Homam when it smokes

[Prasad Balasubramanian]

namasthe,

 Thanks a lot for the information. I've three more questions on Homam.

 1) What if the Havis and other oblations given
    to Agni Bhagawan are still there in their
    original form in the Homa/havan kundam after 
    the Homam gets over ? Can we continue to burn 
    them (using Ghee etc.,? ) and Agni Bhagwan 
    would still take these oblations that are 
    getting burnt later (after the homam gets over) ?

 2) I read in a book that we can eat the remains
    (of the oblations) in the Homa Kundam, if they are
    not completely burnt. Can someone explain this ?

 3) Can we use the ash of the Homam as Vibhuthi ?
    If the Homam is done to dispose our Karma (which
    is true in case of Srividya), then wont Homa 
    Raksha (ash) be just the burnt up negativities of 
    ours ? In which case, can that ash be used as 
    Vibhuthi ?

 I came to know recently, how Vibhuthi should be made 
as per Shastra. The cow-dung of kapila pashu (cow which
is flawlessly golden in colour) should be received
in a bamboo basket before the same falls and touches
the earth. Homam should be done with this and this Homam's ash should be used as Vibhuthi. If someone can 
give more details, it'd be very useful.

namasthe
Prasad

--------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:10:12
From: "Sundaram, Vaidya (MED)" <Vaidya.Sundaram at med.ge.com>
To: "'A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta'" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
Cc: 

>Namaskaram.
> This was answered some time ago for me by a well respected scholar in
>Madras.
> We should not offer into the fire when there is no flame. The flame is
>considered Agni's tongue. The smoke is sort of like his chariot. One
>should fan the remaining embers to get it to flame, and then chant the
>"idam vishNur vichakrame ..." mantra once and only then continue
>offering into the agni. One should not blow with one's mouth directly
>into the fire. One must use a had fan. If one must blow, we should hold
>the dharba in the palm of the hand and then blow at the fire directing
>one's mouth at the palm and not the fire.
>
>Hope this helps,
>bhava shankara desikame sharaNam
>Vaidya.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Prasad Balasubramanian [mailto:besprasad at lycos.com]
>Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 3:17 AM
>To: A discussion group for Advaita Vedanta
>Subject: [Advaita-l] Homam when it smokes
>
>
>namasthe,
>
>  If during Homam/Havan, if the agni gets into
>a smoky form without any flames (jwAlA) for sometime,
>does it signify anything ? Can we continue the 
>homam when its in this form (smoking without jWalA)?
>I request the learned members of the group to kindly 
>explain about this.
>
>namasthe
>Prasad
>
>
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