This increases his spiritual emotion and he perceives the reflection of his soul in the form of a blue spot of light also known as Atmabindu in front of him and a ripple of raja frequencies emanating from this Atmabindu. The Aarti should be sung with the bhav that 'God Himself is standing in front and I am calling out to Him earnestly'.
The more the bhav one has while singing the Aarti for God, the more enriched with bhav and sattva predominant the Aarti will become. Such an Aarti will reach the Lord faster. Individuals singing an Aarti in this manner benefit as follows: The greater the collective bhav of the group singing the Arti, greater is the extent and period of preservation of the frequencies of Chaitanya Divine consciousness of Deities in the environment.
This leads to a reduction in the distress from negative energies and gaining the benefit of Chaitanya. Every embodied soul should make an effort to perform the Aarti with bhav. Also, as a covering is formed on the ground by these sattva predominant vibrations which stops the transmission of distressing frequencies from the Negative subtle regions , the worshipper's embodied soul benefits most from the Chaitanya.
Thus during the Aarti the worshipper's gross and subtle bodies get purified and results in his faster spiritual evolution. All of us do not necessarily have a good level of bhav. To enable even those having low bhav to perform Aarti with increased bhav, Sanatan Sanstha has produced an audio cassette and CD in Marathi called 'Collection of Aartis and Omkar sadhana'. The Aartis are enriched with bhav, sattvikta and Chaitanya. According to the spiritual principle that 'word, touch, form, taste, odour and the energy related to them, all coexist', if worshippers sing the Aartis in the manner sung by these seekers with bhav, then it will help awaken bhav in them too at a faster pace.
Aarti is often performed with camphor as this holds a special spiritual significance. Camphor represents our inherent tendencies vaasanas. Camphor when lit burns itself completely without leaving a trace of it, symbolically blows out all the vaasanas i. When lit by the fire of knowledge - which illumines the Lord Truth - our vaasanas thereafter burn themselves out completely, not leaving a trace of the ego which creates in us a sense of individuality and keeps us separate from the Lord.
Also, while camphor burns to reveal the glory of the Lord, it emits a pleasant perfume even while it sacrifices itself. We often wait a long while to see the illumined Lord but, when the Aarti is performed, our eyes close automatically to look within. This is to signify that each of us is a temple of the Lord and we hold the divinity within. At the end of the Aarti, we place our hands over the flame and then touch our eyes and the top of the head.
It means - May the light that illumined the Lord light up my vision; May my vision be divine and my thoughts noble and beautiful. The philosophical meaning of Aarti extends further. The sun, moon, stars, lighting and fire are the natural sources of light. The Lord is the source of all these wondrous phenomena of the universe.
It is due to Him alone that all else exists and shines. As we light up the Lord with the flame of the Aarti, we turn our attention to the very source of all light which symbolizes knowledge and life.
Also the sun is the presiding deity of the intellect; the moon, that of the mind; and fire, that of speech. The Lord is the Supreme Consciousness who illumines all of them. Without Him the intellect cannot think, nor can the mind feel nor the tongue speak. The Lord is beyond the mind, intellect and speech. At sunrise, the raja-tama predominant atmosphere present throughout the night is destroyed and the absolute fire element frequencies of Deities arrive in the universe.
Hence, Arti is to be offered at sunrise to welcome them. That is why Arti should be performed twice — at sunrise and at sunset. The flame of the aarti illuminates the various parts of the deity so that the performer and onlookers may better see and concentrate on the form.
Aarti is waved in a circular fashion, in a clockwise manner around the deity. In Ganesha worship, the aarti Sukhakarta Dukhaharta is popular. When aarti is performed, the performer faces the deity of God or divine element, e. Ganges river and concentrates on the form of God by looking into the eyes of the deity it is said that eyes are the windows to the soul to get immersed.
The idea here is that aarti represents our daily activities, which revolves around God, a center of our life. Looking at God while performing aarti reminds the performer and the attendees of the aarti to keep God at the center of all activities and reinforces the understanding that routine worldly activities are secondary in importance.
This understanding would give the believers the strength to withstand the unexpected grief and keeps them humble and remindful of God during happy moments. Home Gods and Goddesses Why do we perform Aarti.
The sun, moon, stars, lightning and fire are the natural sources of light. The Lord is the source of this wonderous phenomenon of the universe.
It is due to Him alone that all else exist and shine. As we light up the Lord with the flame of the aarati, we turn our attention to the very source of all light, which symbolizes knowledge and life.
Also the sun is the presiding deity of the intellect, the moon, that of the mind, and fire, that of speech. The Lord is the supreme consciousness that illuminates all of them. Without Him, the intellect cannot think, nor can the mind feel nor the tongue speaks. The Lord is beyond the mind, intellect and speech. How can this finite equipment illuminate the Lord? Therefore, as we perform the aarati we chant;.
Na tatra suryo bhaati na chandra taarakam Nemaa vidyuto bhaanti kutoyamagnib Tameva bhaantam anubhaati sarvam Tasya bhasa sarvam idam vibhaati. He is there where the sun does not shine, Nor the moon, stars and lightning. Why is Arti performed twice a day? Arti is meant to be performed at sunrise and sunset. At sunrise the raja-tama predominant atmosphere present throughout the night is destroyed and the absolute fire element frequencies of Deities arrive in the universe.
Hence, Arti is to be offered at sunrise to welcome them. That is why Arti should be performed twice — at sunrise and at sunset. What is the science in performing Arti at sunset? The generation of raja-tama frequencies also increases. Taking advantage of this situation, the negative energies increase their movement in the environ-ment. To prevent distress from such a predominately raja-tama environment, it is essential to evoke the Deities through the frequencies of sound emitted through the Arti and bring these frequencies into the orbit of the universe.
As a result the proportion of the frequencies of Deities enriched within the environment increases and the proportion of distressing vibrations decreases. The more the bhav one has while singing the Arti for God, the more enriched with bhav and sattva predominant the Arti will become. Such an Arti will reach the Lord faster. Individuals singing an Arti in this manner benefit as follows: The greater the collective bhav of the group singing the Arti, greater is the extent and period of preservation of the frequencies of Chaitanya Divine consciousness of Deities in the environment.
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