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First of all, go to the room in the temple where the sandal paste is kept. Make a Tilak with that paste on your forehead, between the two eye-brows, exactly on the spot called Agnachakra, in the form of an almond or the flame of a candle-light. By making that Tilak on the forehead, we vow to carry out the command of the Paramatina and we also make a determination of opening the Agnachakra or opening the pinpoint of pure knowledge through the Darshan of the Paramatma. Among girls and women, the custom is to make a round vermillion mark on the forehead in the place of Tilak. After this if the idol of the Paramatma is in front of you, fold your hands over your head in the form of an Anjali (folded hands) and salute the Lord saying "Namo Jinanam". Then we should stand in front of the Sanctosantorum (Garbhagrih) and have a darshan of the idol of the Paramatma.
Men should stand on the right side of the image and women should stand on the left side of the image.
THE METHOD OF HAVING A DARSHAN
While having a darshan of the Lord, if you stand in the front of the Lord, those standing behind you will have difficulty in seeing the Lord. Therefore, stand in a side and have a darshan. Salute the Paramatma three times.
Bending the head.
Bending the chest.
Bending from waist salute the Lord.
While saluting the lord place your hands together in such a way that the fingers press against each other and then placing your folded hands on your forehead behind your head.
Then sing songs of prayer and glorification with the emotion of devotion for the Lord overflowing. from the heart.
Darshanam Devadevasya
Darshanam Papanashanam Darshanam Swargasopanam
Darshanam Mokshasadhanam
The sight of the supreme Lord destroys all sins. The sight of the supreme Lord is a step towards the heavenly world and a means to attain salvation.
PRAYER
Tubbyam Namastribhuvanartiharaya Nath! Tubhyam Namah Kshititalamal Bhushanaya Tubhyam Namastri Jagatah Parmeshwaraya Tubhyam Namo Jin Bhavodadhi Shoshnaya
Salutations to thee who are the destroyer of the sorrows of the three worlds!
Salutations to thee who are an ornament to this world!
Salutations to thee who are the Supreme Lord of the three worlds! Salutations to thee who are the destroyer of the ocean of Samsar! Keep looking at the idol of the Paramatma with deep concentration. After this, you worship the Paramatma with incense and oil lights.
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