SADAACHARA SMRUTI - THEERTHA

Step 23

Theertha

Piece of water

Bhagavantha’s theertha is the one which removes all the sins from our life. It vanishes our diseases.

sharire jarjari bhute vyadhi graste kalebare
auShadham jaanhaitoyam vaidyo NARAYANO harihWhen all vital life forces leave the body, when the whole body has stopped working by incurable diseases, what medicine is there, than river ganga, who else but Lord Narayana, Hari, would come as physician!

After consuming Shri Hari’s theertha, we should consume Vayu devars theertha. Then tulasi nirmalaya. Then apply angara, akshatha for our body  which is Sri Hari’s temple.

DONT’s while consuming theertha

should not take theertha while standing.

Should not drop the theertha on the floor.

Should not make sound while taking the theertha.

If Shanka theertha is available first prokshana of the theertha has to be done.

After this we should take devara theertha thrice.

Saying

Prathamam kaya shudhyartham

Dvityam dharma saddhanam

Thritiyam moksha siddyartam.

 Yevham theertam trithapived.

This means once theertha is consumed for purity of body, second time for succeed in dharma, and third for succession in moksha.

When we take the theertha thrice we should say :

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri RAMAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri KRISHNAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri VEDAVYASAYA nam:

                                       or

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri RAMAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri KRISHNAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri VASUDEVAYA nam:

We get purity of body when we think of Rama. As Rama is a respected man (mariyadha purushothama). If we think of Shri Rama our character will be good, automatically our body will be clean. We can achieve Dharma sadhana by thinking of Krishna. He was the one who explained dharma to all of us having Arjuna as his medium. Think of Vedavyasa we get knowledge (gynana). If we get gynana we inturn get Bhakthi. Without gynana and bhakthi we can’t get mukthi. Or we can also say Vasudeva as its famously said Vasudevah mukti pradah, He is the one responsible for Moksha. If one has purity of body and mind, follows Dharma, has tatvagynana and abdundant bhakthi  that person has eligibility to attain moksha.

On the day of ekadashi theertha should be taken only once. Since we are fasting on that day, we have acquired purity of body. Since we fast and think of Shri Hari always on that day we are doing dharma sadhana. Since God is responsible for our gynana, for getting that gynana we pray God and take the theertha once.

There may be chances, we might have consumed unclean/ impure food or drinks while eating. Taking theertha after food consumption purifies everything. Having theertha before having food (bhojana) implies vaishnava dikshe,

On the crisp:

When we take the theertha thrice we should say :

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri RAMAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri KRISHNAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri VEDAVYASAYA nam:

                                      or

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri RAMAYA nam:

Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri KRISHNAYA nam:

 Bharathi ramana mukyapranathargatha Shri VASUDEVAYA nam:

After meals theertha taken only once.

On the day of ekadashi theertha should be taken only once.