What is Pujja?
Puja is nothing but a reflection of ones belief in
God. It is a blind faith of a person in God. It is possible to
reduce the suffering due to the unfavorable position of planets
through sincere reliance on God, the One who controls the planets.
Different people with different religion have their own way of puja. Puja is the act of showing
reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspect of the divine
through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals. An essential part
of puja for the Hindu devotee is making a spiritual connection with
the divine. Most often that contact is facilitated through an
object: an element of nature, a sculpture, a vessel, a painting, or
a print.
During Puja an image or
other symbol of the god serves as a means of gaining access to the
divine. This icon is not the deity itself; rather, it is believed to
be filled with the deity's cosmic energy. It is a focal point for
honoring and communicating with the god. For the devout Hindu, the
icon's artistic merit is important, but is secondary to its
spiritual content. The objects are created as receptacles for
spiritual energy that allow the devotee to experience direct
communication with his or her gods. It is nothing but a
strong concentration towards the God's almighty.
There are several Pujas
which people can do for specific events, such as the starting of a
business, or the beginning of a new journey. The benefit of this type of Puja is to remove obstacles. The Pujas are performed on behalf of
those who request them by us.
According to our sacred texts, Puja -
Puja establishes a bridge
between the worshipper (the lover) and the deity (the loved). It
is a two-way flow of love-energy . This energy not only
sanctifies the self but also re-vitalizes the body's resources,
making one experience, what is called HOLY BLISS. Thus both the
worshipped and the worshipper benefit from Puja.
A worshipper is required to
be pure at body, soul and mind. The Puranas lay more stress on the quality
of devotion and good behavior than on rigid puja procedures. Proper
procedures and materials should be used in order to get full benefit
from puja. Puja
originated as a substitute to homa and other Vedic sacrifices which
women and Shudders could not perform and which required animal
sacrifices. Due to Dravidian, Buddhist and Jain
influences that preached non-violence, the killing or sacrifice of
animals was discontinued and with the development of iconography,
idol worship and puja took the place of sacrifice. It was also
recognized that worship was essential for all, whatever the gender
or caste and therefore puja was formalized as a
universal option instead of the exclusive homam.
Homams are pujas performed
for a particular deity by invoking Agni - the God of fire.
It
is said that when Lord Brahma (the creator among the Trinity)
created man, he also created "Homam" for man's livelihood and his
attainment of spiritual desires. The fundamental premise of Homam is
derived from the Vedams, although, according to "Purusha Sooktham",
it is the other way around - Vedams originated from Homam! Anyhow,
Vedams and Homam are eternal truths having neither beginning nor
end, and are "Apourusheyam" (divine, not the creation of humans).
Karmam (work or action) is an integral part of living. Right and
wrong Karmams can hardly be discerned by human intellect, and has to
be guided by knowledge. Vedams, indeed, contain the highest form of
knowledge. The singular goal of Vedam is to guide man through the
correct path.
The goal of all Homams is the
prosperity of the people at large by energizing and protecting the
environment. The Sun is considered as the main source of energy
supply, and fire is considered as a representation of the Sun's
energy. According to the ancient texts on Homam, any offer to Fire
as a god, is actually an offer to Sun. Any such offer is either to
enrich energy in the environment or to destroy the undesirable
elements in the environment, and thus, in both ways, environment is
protected. Thus, the ancient texts proclaim
that "Such Vaidika Karmams are result-oriented, and meant to lead to
Sreyass or spiritual attainments".
Each Homam is performed
strictly according to scriptures. These are conducted by fully
learned and experienced vedic scholars. The ingredients required for
these homams are different for each homams. Each homam is performed
after praying (Shankalpa) for the specific relief / benefit desired
for each individual. After each homam, pundits are fed with vedic
prayers. 
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