http://www.ayushastro.com/Diwali is an auspicious festival celebrated not just in india but throughout the world every year on the amavasya of kartik month as per the hindu calendar. The unparalleled zeal and enthusiasm unites all of us in this beautiful festival . In mythology, this festival marks the return of lord rama with his brother laxman and wife sita returned after 14 years of exile. It is also said to be the wedding day of lord vishnu and goddess laxmi . A story from hindu mythology also suggests that lakshmi adopted Ganesha from his mother Parvati because she was childless. Other stories also suggest that when lord rama returned from exile the first thing he did was to worship Lord Ganesha and then gpoddess laksmi. Today we worship Lord Ganesha and goddess Lakshmi together as Diwali pooja to bring prosperity, wealth and luck into our life, irrespective of whatever mythological stories surround this pious festival.
In hinduism, we say, before any shubh karya, we should just pray Lord Ganesha. So as the saying goes, he is considered the remover of obstacles .He is also considered the god of intellect and wisdom Lakshmi is considered the goddess of wealth and prosperity. These two are worshipped together to create a balance between wealth and intelligence. Its is true that Goddess Lakshmi dosen’t reside in unclean places , but the goddess laxmi resides in clean, pure and holy places. Not just keeping our outside clean but also the inside, the mind, body and most importantly the soul.One must be pure inside out means the body , mind , senses and thoughts must be pure without lust greed , anger and deludsion etc then in clean house one must do lakshmi poojan. To keep the surrounding clean , team of Ayushastro’s expert astrologers shares some useful tips to make this diwali poojan more effective and bring lots of happiness and prosperity in your lives.
DIWALI DECLUTTER- KNOW THE DONT’S
Anything which radiates negativity should be moved out of the home as negativity creates obstacles and hinders path of lakshmi . Heres’s a small checklist prepared by Ayushastro astrologers to be removed first during the decluttering mission before diwali to have a really positive and effective diwali poojan and attract lakashmi to our abode.
1) Take out all the junkies from home. All rusted items . Items which are not in use. Worn out or torn items should be removed as soon as possible.
2) Something which really acts as a repellant to Lakshmi are these spider webs which marks poor hygiene and lesser ventilation and sunlight in that area. So clean all dirt and spider webs in and around ypour home and attract positivity .
3)If you have some worn or torn clothes , collect all of them to donate them to poor or needy people. Dont stock your wardrobe with useless items. Declutter ypur makeup items and restock your skincare kit and throw away the expired products.
4)Broken items, cutleries, cracked cups and utensils shouldn’t continue tobe in use.
5)All electronic items should be repaired or replaced if damaged.
DECORATION TIPS FOR DIWALI
Our team of astrologers has prepared some vaastu tips for attracting Goddess lakshmi into our lives.After completely cleaning your house or office , make sure the decor of your house as per the vastu tips confirming prosperity along with items holding relevance in diwali veneration and decoration of the house .
1)Painting your home in this auspicious festival will add to the freshnes sof the home and radiate positivity. Harmonise the shade of paints in your home.
2)New beddding, sofa cover, and curtains , change the sheets and the carpets. Let the fresher ones bring some freshness and happiness within you and your fa,mily.
3)Candles, diyas and lamps. Lightening a lamp with cow’s pure ghee will entice all the vibrations within gthe home. This will also kill the poverty and will enhance wealth, heath of the circle of relatives an dthe family.On the festival of light , make sure the home is well lighted. Lighten your surrounding and lighten your life.
THINGS TO KEEP IN THE TEMPLE TO PLEASE GODDESS LAXMI
1) RED SILK CLOTH – Red colour is known for its fiery energy. Place the goddess lakshmi’s framed photo above the silk cloth.
2)IDOL ON STOOL- The stool is called chauki
3)Fruits and sweet_ Five fruits and sweet must be offered to the deity daily.
Bonus tip-Use mustard oil to eliminate shani”s negativity to remove poverty and ignorance and keep this diya towards the outside of the home to eliminate shani’s effect.
To have eternal blessings of the goddess of abundance , cleaning, and decor of the house or your office, follow these tips specially curated by a team of our expert astrologers under the guidance of Jyoytishacharya Dr. seema. Happy Diwali!