✍Vedamurthi Manjulagiri Venkataramana Bhatta
How Should Pushparchana Be Performed? What is it?; Pushparchana means offering flowers to a deity during worship. Flowers are an important part of traditional Hindu Puja. The traditional method also describes which fingers should be used while offering flowers and removing Nirmalya.
How Should Flowers Be Offered?
According to the traditional method, the flower should be picked up using the:
- Middle finger (Madhyama)
- Ring finger (Anamika)
The flower is then respectfully offered to the deity. This is known as Pushparchana, or worship through the offering of flowers.
How Should Nirmalya Be Removed?
Nirmalya refers to flowers and other offerings that have already been offered to the deity and are to be removed according to the worship procedure. Traditional instruction says that Nirmalya should be removed using:
- Thumb (Angushtha)
- Index finger (Tarjani)
Thus, different fingers are prescribed for offering flowers and removing Nirmalya.
What Does the Sanskrit Verse Say?
मध्यमानामिकाà¤्यां तु पुष्पं संगृह्य पूजयेत् ।
अङ्गुष्ठतर्जनीà¤्यां तु निर्माल्यमपनुदयेत् ॥
The verse gives a simple instruction: Use the middle and ring fingers to take the flower and offer it during worship. Use the thumb and index finger to remove Nirmalya.
A Simple Summary
| Purpose | Fingers traditionally prescribed |
|---|---|
| Taking and offering flowers | Middle finger + Ring finger |
| Removing Nirmalya | Thumb + Index finger |
Teaching highlights that traditional worship follows specific procedures, including the manner in which offerings are handled.
Traditional Explanation
This explanation of Pushparchana and the prescribed use of the fingers is presented according to the traditional teaching explained by Vedamurthi Manjulagiri Venkataramana Bhatta.
Kannada Version is here
ಪುಷ್ಪಾರ್ಚನೆಯ ವಿಧಾನವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿರಿ?
ಮಧ್ಯಮ (ನಡು ಬೆರಳು) ಮತ್ತು ಅನಾಮಿಕ (ಉಂಗುರ ಬೆರಳು)- ಇವುಗಳಿಂದ ಹೂವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಬೇಕು. ಹೆಬ್ಬೆರಳು ಮತ್ತು ತೋರು ಬೆರಳುಗಳಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಮಾಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದು ಹಾಕಬೇಕು.
(ಮಧ್ಯಮಾನಾಮಿಕಾà²್ಯಾಂ ತು ಪುಷ್ಪಂ ಸಂಗೃಹ್ಯ ಪೂಜಯೇತ್ |
ಅಂಗುಷ್ಠತರ್ಜನೀà²್ಯಾಂ ತು ನಿರ್ಮಾಲ್ಯಮಪನೋದಯೇತ್)
| ವೇದಮೂರ್ತಿ ಮಂಜುಳಗಿರಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ à²à²Ÿ್ಟ
Note: This article presents the traditional religious and linguistic interpretation of the original Sanskrit verse as explained by Vedamurthi Manjulagiri Venkataramana Bhatta. It is shared for educational and cultural understanding of the traditional teaching.
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