| “Having Drunk the intoxicating wine of Delusion, | | | | . |
| world has got quite mad and senseless; for , they do | | | | Shree Ladoo Gopal Ji seva |
| not seek that their life is gradually shortened with the | | | | Agni Udeepan |
| daily rising and setting of the Sun; for, they cannot | | | | Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, which is the birth |
| know that time is rapidly passing away. On account of | | | | place of many millionaires, often observes such |
| their being seriously engaged with a variety of affairs; | | | | processes. The local population does not look for |
| and, for they are not frightened even at the sight of | | | | newspapers to find a suitable Muhurta. They know it is |
| birth, old age, misfortunes and death of others.” | | | | midnight hours. They believe what their ancestors told |
| What is the truth ?, we all know. But our senses ignore | | | | them and they hardly need any complex calculation to |
| all that. | | | | reassure their belief. |
| In Shaiva sect it is believed that Goddess Mahamaya | | | | Besides this complex hora, one must know the proper |
| dances in form of illusion. The unreal becomes so real, | | | | mantras or hymns to invoke the supreme powers. Sri |
| that even reality cannot consider it to be unreal. The | | | | Suktam with its sixteen suktas and utkeelan Bijas in |
| mind gets lost and hence we are deprived of the | | | | the front and end can really create a miracle if |
| supreme bliss of Param Shiva. In Upanishads, Sadhna | | | | properly accomplished. The combination of this hora |
| is explained as a process which constantly obstructs | | | | kala and sri suktam produces clear effects, which can |
| the path of illusion. It seems that God wanted to help | | | | be felt during the sadhna. The process is systematic |
| us so this Sadhna was further divided in processes. | | | | with swasti vachan, Aavahan, pratishtha, samarpan ( |
| These are the courses which carry tantra, mantra and | | | | janeu etc), mantra udeepan, dhyanam and finaly |
| Yantra. But besides all this, there are other factors as | | | | homam. |
| well, that can change the human destiny. | | | | Every small detail has to be kept in mind during this |
| "Kala" or time is one such form. Kartik Krishna | | | | course. The vedi, supri, shodash matrika, navgrah |
| Amavasya or Deepawali has such combination of | | | | peeth, kula devata, ishta devta, varuna deva and agni |
| planets that any Sadhna accomplished during that | | | | deva needs proper hymns to invoke them. Even the |
| Hora' can change the human consciousness. One such | | | | samagri which falls down during the homam needs to |
| Hora is the ascendant Leo which falls often near the | | | | be taken care off. It is believed that whatever does |
| midnight hours. With the D-9 position of Aries (which is | | | | not reaches the mouth of Devas ( Kundi Mukh) |
| the exalted position of Sun), this hora becomes very | | | | reaches demons. The mudra used for samagri |
| important. Another reason is the fixed sign Leo which | | | | samparpan is important. Bhakti and Devotion helps you |
| is the sign of Sun. The material life of Tula in lagna and | | | | to cross all these obstructions and reach for the final |
| the liberation of D-9 indicate the importance of this | | | | goal. |
| timing | | | | |