Why We Play Bells in Temples?
Our culture is incomplete without the Ghanta (bell). At the start of any puja, bell chimes can be heard.
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Our culture is incomplete without the Ghanta (bell). At the start of any puja, bell chimes can be heard.
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The ritual's yajamana recites a sloka that begins, "Agamartham tu devanam, gamanarthantu rakshasam," which means, "I ring the bell as an appeal to the divine so that virtuous and noble forces enter and negative forces depart."
The bell is rung periodically throughout the puja while various offerings are made to the Lord.
The ringing of the bell is considered lucky. A well-designed ghanta produces a deep, continuous, and sonorous sound. It's thought to represent the primal sabda or Omkara.
The ringing of the bell is considered lucky. A well-designed ghanta produces a deep, continuous, and sonorous sound. It's thought to represent the primal sabda or Omkara.
Puja bells are frequently adorned with specific figures that correspond to the god being worshipped. The figure of Nandi, or the bull, which is associated with Lord Shiva, is cast on bells used in Siva worship.
Those employed in Vishnu worship have a Garuda figure, panchajanya conch, or Sudarsana discus.
Bells are typically composed of certain metals such as copper, brass alloys, or panchadhatus. It's similar to how the percentage of each metal in an alloy determines the bell's particular sound.
Devotees visiting temples are expected to ring the bell installed in the shrine. The powerful sounds serve to clear the mind of all thoughts and bring one closer to the almighty.
The temple lamps, scents, and food offerings, coupled with the bells and gongs, all contribute to the perfect environment of elevated awareness.
The ringing of the bell is accompanied by the playing of the conch and other instruments during the arati & other special moments in puja, drowning any inauspicious or irrelevant ideas and noises that can disrupt worshipers in their devotional thinking, focus, and inner serenity
Any sacred sound, according to the international academy of sound healing, can induce utter silence within.
The final outcome of this sonic experience is a boost in intuition, creativity, and the emergence of serenity amid chaos.
The final outcome of this sonic experience is a boost in intuition, creativity, and the emergence of serenity amid chaos.
They call this 'the return of happiness and spiritualization of matter,' because the aura, neurological system, and immune system are all reinforced, and the inner voice of our higher consciousness is more easily heard.
source: indiadivine.org
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