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THE WAY OF LIFE
Especially, devotees should wear white dress while worshipping the Paramatma.' At the time of worshipping the Paramatma, people should not wear red or green dress or gaudy dress.
From the Audience: In some temples of the Jin red and yellow dress is prescribed and kept to be worn by devotees at the time of worshipping the Paramatma. Why so ? . Maharajashri : Red or yellow dress is kept in the temples to be worn by the devotees because such a dress need not be washed every day. That dress is common and ordinary; is it not? It can be washed once a week or so. Such a dress should not be worn. Only white dress should be worn. That too, it should be kept ready for a devotee who comes unexpectedly from some other place; and who may not have with him the dress that ought to be worn at the time of worshipping the Paramatma.
You must have pure substances for worshipping the Paramatma. If you are well-to-do, you must worship the Paramatma with your own substances, or you must put into the Hundi (box) scme amount and use, for the worship of the Paramatma, the substances provided by the temple authorities.
THE METHOD OF WORSHIPPING THE PARAMATMA
The worship of the Paramatma is divided into three parts. (1) Angapooja (worshipping the idol touching it) (2) Agrapooja (worshipping the idol seated before it) (3). Bhavapooja (worshipping the idol of the Lord with
the emotion of devotion), Now, step by step, I will explain to you the three methods of worshipping the Paramatma. Listen to me carefully; and remember what I say. 3. Angapooja : First of all, you must perform Abhishekapuja or the ceremony of consecration. This is called jalapuja also. Before performing this puja (worship) you must visualize 64 Devendras bathing the Lord on the Meru mountain. With
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