Friends, in Sanatan culture, a religious ritual is performed on the occasion of birthday. In this, all the gods and planets are worshipped. Nine Granthis are offered in the name of nine planets. Every planet has a special colour and special grain. A bundle is made by tying about one kilogram of that grain in a cloth of that colour with knot. This is called Granthi.
The colour of Sahasrar Chakra is white. The colour of Agya Chakra is blue, Vishuddhi Chakra is sky blue, Anahat Chakra is green, Nabhi Chakra is yellow, Swadhisthana is orange and Mooladhar is red. The three main colours blue, green and red are of Agya, Anahat and Mooladhar Chakra respectively. These three Chakras are the main ones. These three Chakras are the symbols of Sattva Guna, Rajoguna and Tamoguna respectively. The colours of all three are blue, green and red respectively.
By the way, white colour is considered more Satvik. But blue colour symbolizes the Satvik Guna in deep contemplation, understanding and awareness mediated by Agya chakra. Similarly, although red colour is considered to be more Rajoguni, I feel green colour has more Rajoguna. With emotional love related to the heart, a man becomes more hardworking. A farmer lives amidst lush green vegetables, that is why he is so hardworking. There is abundance of green colour in nature and it is also very active. By living in greenery, a man becomes emotional and lover-like. That is why newly married couples often spend more time walking among lush green valleys. Red colour is better than black for Mooladhara because red colour has Tamoguna hidden in it as well as rising and development of Rajoguna too. This is necessary for the awakening of Shakti and its ascent through Sushumna. Red colour is undoubtedly Tamoguni because it is associated with violence, but it also has Rajoguna. Violence here is virtual. It is reflected in the form of enduring physical pain and penance in the form of yoga etc.
The upper part of the body is filled with Satva Guna. Because it is connected with thoughts. The middle part is Rajoguni. Because most of the physical work of the body and the world is done by the middle part. The lower part is Tamoguni. There are foul-smelling waste materials there. Waste is an indicator of death. After death everything rots and becomes foul-smelling waste.
The white colored bundle is meditated upon in Sahasrar. The grains of about 1 kg of rice tied in it are the symbol of countless Satvik thoughts. The sesame seeds of the blue bundle of the Ajna Chakra are the thoughts of Sattva mixed intelligence. The green moong grains tied in the green granthi for the Anahat Chakra are the symbol of emotional thoughts. Yellowness is the sign of ripening of grains, leaves etc. That is why the bundle of this color is in the Manipur Chakra. Digestive work is done through this chakra. It means that food is digested or ripened or cooked through it. Its yellow gram grains are pressed in it and symbolize the buried thoughts related to digestion or food or coinhabited with these. The orange color bundle for swadhishthan chakra symbolizes rajoguni sourness. Swadhisthana chakra is also rajoguni because it is associated with sexual sensuality. Orange colour lentil grains also work well for this chakra. The red grains of wheat or lentils bound in the red cloth for the Muladhara Chakra are rajoguni thoughts mixed with Tamoguna. Red tomato can also work well.
I feel that Tuladan also produces the same effect, that too in an grown up form. That is why it is called Mahadaan or super donation because it provides complete relief from cruel planets and gives a feeling of peace immediately. Some types of mixed grains including some oil,salt etc. eatables equal to the weight of a man are collected in a sack and weighed in a takdi or weighing balance. The man is seated on one side, grains are poured on the other side. When the scale with the man is raised, a feeling of lightness is felt. It seems that the burden of sins and planets has come down and gone into the grains. Then that grain is either given to a deserving knowledgeable Pandit or fed to holy cows. I feel that sinful or attached thoughts get locked in the sack in the form of grains. As soon as that grain is opened and merges into a holy body and soul, the thoughts of the Yajman also merge into the soul along with it.
There are basically seven planets. And there are also seven chakras. Although the number of planets is counted as nine, but Rahu and Ketu are not real planets but shadow planets. Muladhara is associated with Mars, Swadhisthana Chakra with Jupiter, Manipura Chakra with Sun or jupiter, Anahat Chakra with Moon and Venus, Vishuddhi Chakra with Mercury, Agya Chakra with Saturn and Moon, and Sahasrar Chakra with Sun and Ketu. I don’t know about meditation of planets on chakras, but I feel shakti on the rear chakra associated with front chakra when I meditate on the front chakra colorful bundle of grains. Along with this, it increases further by mentally chanting the Beej Mantra. Does this happen with you as well? Write in the comments.
So are the nine planets situated in our body in the form of chakras? I think so. Anyway this is according to the physiology philosophy according to which the entire universe is inside our body. I feel that the chakras get strengthened by offering these granthis to the planets. It was difficult to explain Kundalini Yoga and the body chakras associated with it to the extrovert and rural people of the olden times. That is why these chakras were explained as planets situated in the outside sky. This was so that those people could also get the benefits of Kundalini Yoga and Chakra Dhyana indirectly.
Moreover, food is the source of power. It means that food transforms into power. This is why by meditating on the grains of the respective food on the chakras, more power is felt there. On the occasion of birthday worship, the bundles related to all the above planets are given to the worthy priest Panditji. When he opens those bundles one by one, it is like telepathy. When he opens the red bundle and drops its red wheat grains in his food granary, the thoughts stuck in the Mooladhara of the Yajamana also get freed. When Panditji eats those grains, those grains merge in his body. Along with this, the thoughts released from the Mooladhara of the Yajamana also merge with his thoughts. When he merges those thoughts in the soul or the Supreme Soul through various spiritual practices, then those stray thoughts of the Yajamana also merge in the soul itself. Similarly, when the priest eats the green moong daal connected to the anahat chakra of the host, the emotional thoughts stuck in it also merge into the soul itself. Similarly, by eating sesame seeds connected to the agya chakra, the intellectual thoughts stuck there get freed and merge into the soul. This is a very deep spiritual science. The more layers of it you open, the more your knowledge keeps on increasing.
Satnajja is also used in Navgraha Poojan. There are seven main planets and seven main chakras too. In Tuladan too, Satnajje is used for cleaning the seven chakras only. However, it is called Navgraha Toshan. Satnajja is also used in Havan. When seven types of grains in it are burnt in the Havan fire, then the thoughts buried in the seven chakras burn to ashes. This purifies the mind, making it ready for higher spiritual practice.
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