Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Khalid - Self (Audio)
पूजा(pUjA)
When we hear the word Puja it always rings a bell in our mind about doing a ritual worship for God.
There are many types of Puja and various ways of worshiping God.
But for whom is the worship actually?
Let's learn the meaning of the word पूजा(pUjA) today.
Etymologies of the word पूजा(pUjA) are
1)पूर्णत्वं जनयति इति पूजा (pUrNatvaM janayati iti pUjA) That which generates completeness (within you) is pUjA
2)पूर्णात् जायते इति पूजा (pUrNAt jAyate iti pUjA) That which arises out of completeness(within you) is pUjA.
Well, both definitions talk about Completeness.
To attain the state of Completeness is the goal of pUjA.
So from the very beginning it was never about God because technically we can NOT "worship" God as in to offer Him anything because all raw material are from God and we humans don't really create anything new.
All we can do is to reach a state of Completeness through pUjA.
pUjA is a journey of Self from Incompleteness to Completeness.
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Hi! When you say a possible etymology of the word PUJA is pUrNatvaM janayati iti pUjA, what is your source? I've read about this etimology on many blogs and sites, but none of the authors could tell me what his source was, in which text he read that... I'm really interested in this topic, so If you've got the answer please share it. Thanks a lot!
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