Mohan Rao and Shakuntala

with Vishala and Lavanya in 1983

Visala & Lavanya

managing swati and vamsi

Sitting: M Kanakeshwara Sarma and Smt. Janaki Devi
children left to right: M V H Sarma, Anjana (in father's lap), Shakuntala, Ratnam (in mother's lap) and MH Sarma - 1956

Mohan Prasad and Anjana with Swati and Vamsi in 1983

Left alone in Machilipatnam beach - Swati & Vamsi

Papam pasivaallu

ENERGISATION PROCESS

The Energisation process for Rudrakshas :

• Choose an auspicious time for blessings.


• The following items are arranged for blessings.-- Punchgavya – Mix of Cow’s dung, urine , milk , ghee and curd . In absence use Punchamrit which is mix of unboiled milk , honey , sugar, ghee and curd. -- Water mixed with Ganges water in a achamani pot with Kusha grass for sprinkling and a spoon . --9 leaves of peepal tree arranged on a plate . --Plate for offerings to be placed during Puja . --Dhoop , Incense sticks --Camphor and lamp --Sandal paste , Aromatic oil . --Rice grains mixed with asthagandha . --Ghee lamp (one wick) --Offerings - Cloth, Flower, Fruit, Betel nut - Paan , Coconut


• Sit on an Asan facing east .


• Wash Rudraksha with Punchagavya or Punchamrit .


• Then wash with water mixed with Ganges water.


• Place Rudraksha in a plate with 9 leaves of Peepal tree . Place an empty plate in front of this plate for offerings.


• Chant 3 times "Om Namah Shivaya"


• Sprinkle water over ourself and all items of Puja chanting:

"Om Apavitrah Pavitro Va Sarva Vastan Gatopi VaYah Smaret Pundari Kaksham Sa Bahya Bhyantarah Shuchih"

Translation:May all things unholy become holy, may all lower tendencies depart, just as soon as we transcend may within and without be purified!

• Then Chant:

"Om Gurubhyo Namaha

Om Ganeshaya Namaha

Om Kula Devatabhyo Namaha

Om Ishta Devatabhyo Namaha

Om Mata Pitribhyam Namaha "

Translation:I bow to guru,I bow to Ganesha,I bow to the family deity,I bow to my personal deity,I bow to my parents .

• Place water on right hand with spoon of Achamani and sip after each of these 3 mantras "Om Keshavaya Namaha Om Narayana Namaha Om Madhavaya Namaha"


• Place water on right hand and pour on ground: "Om Govindaya Namaha"


• Do three short rounds of pranayama breaths. "Om Pranavasya Parabrahma Rishihi Paramatma Devata Daivi Gayatri Chandaha Pranayamae Viniyogaha"


• Sprinkle water on Rudraksha with Kusha grass from Achamani Om Sadyojaatam Prapadyaami Sadyojataajava Namo Namaha Bhave Bhavenaati Bhave Bhavasvamaam Bhavodbhavay Namaha


• Take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and aromatic oils and touch on the beadsOm Vamdevaya Namah, Jyeshthaay Namah , Shreshthay Namah , Rudraay Namah , Kaalay Namah ,Kala Vikarannaay Namah, Bal Vikaranaay Namah, Balaay Namah Bala Pramathanaay Namah, Sarva Bhoot Damanaay Namah, Manomanaay Namah.


• Offer Dhoop to the rudraksha beads "Om Aghorebhyo Ghorebhyo Ghor Ghor Tarebhayaha Sarvebhya Sarva Sharvvebhyo Namaste Astu Rudra Roopebhyaha"


• Again take a flower and dip in Sandal paste and touch on beads "Om Tatpurushaaya Vidmahe Mahadevaay Dheemahi Tanno Rudraha Prachodayaat"


• Chant Eeeshan mantra Om Eeshaanah Sarvavidyaanam Eeshwar SarvabhootaanaamBrahmaadipati Brahmanaadhipati Brahma Shivome Astu Sadaa Shivom


• Chant Pranpratishtha mantra (Life giving mantra ) . Offer rice to plate before rudraksha while chanting this . Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya prana eha prana Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya jeeva eha sthitha Om aam hreem krom yum rum lum vum shum shum sum haum hum sah asya malaya sarveindrayani vagmansyachakshu shodragranapadani ihevagatya sukham chiram thithantu swaha.


• Chant these next mantras and give the offerings or give rice to the plate in front of Rudrakshas:
• (Offering ____ to the lotus feet of Shiva Maha Devaya, I bow)
• (Invocation) Avahanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha
• (Seat) Asanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Cloth) Vastram Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Sandalwood or scent) Chandanam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha
• (Rice) Akshatan Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Flower) Pushpam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Dhoop) Dhupam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Ghee lamp) Deepam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Water drink) Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha
• (Fruit) Naivedyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (Water Drink) Achamaniyam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha
• (Betel nut - Paan) Tambulam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha (
• Coconut) Shri Phalam Samarpayami Sri Shiva Maha Devaya Charana Kamalebhyo Namaha
• Burn Camphor and circle it clockwise 3x in front of plate and chant:
• Karpura Shivam Karuna Vataram Samsara Saram Bhujagendraharam
• Sada Vasantam Hridaya Ravinde Bhavam Bhavani Sahitam Namami
• Translation: White as camphor and kindness incarnate, the very form of Brahman consciousness, you Shiva ever dwell in my heart. I bow to you
  
• Chant Gayatri mantra 3 times
• Om Bhur Bhuvah Swaha Om Tat Savitur Varenyum Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yonaha Prachodayat

Chant Surya mantra 3 times

• Om Bhu Om Bhuvaha Om Swaha Om Maha Om Janaha Om Tapaha Om Satyam
  
• Repeat and touch each after each mantra, right eye, left eye, forehead Om Apo Jyothi Raso AmtritamBrahma Bhu Bhuvaha Swarom
• Chant Mahamrityunjaya mantra 5 times and offer rice to a plate before rudraksha after each round
• Om Haum Joom Sah ,Om Bhur Bhuvaha Swaha Om Triambakam Yajamahey,Sungandhim Pushti Vardanam Urvar Ukamiva Bandhanan,Mrityor Muksheeya Mamritat Om Swaha Bhuvaha Bhu Om Sah Joom Haum Om
• Chant Beeja mantra 9 times each
• Om Namah Shivaya
• Om Hreem Namah
• Om Namah
• Om Kleem Namah
• Om Hreem Namah
• Om Hreem Hum Namah
• Om Hum Namah
• Om Krom Srom Rom Namah
  Bow or supplicate, then chant this last prayer : Om Purnamada purnamidam purnath purnamudyachitePurnasya purnamadaya purna mevaya shishyate

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS

• Do not construct kitchen, toilets and puja-room next to one another. The kitchen should not be directly in front of the main door.
• Keep all electrical/heat generating appliances in the SE corner of the room
• Mirrors, sinks, wash-basins and taps should preferably be along the NE walls
• The safe should open towards the north or the east. So, keep it along south or the
  west.
• The toilet seat should preferably be along the North-South axis.
• The septic tank can be in the NW or the SE corner of the house.
• Avoid having garbage dump, street-light pole, or boulders in front of the main gate or
  door.
• Your main door should not be opposite the main door of another house.
• The number of doors and windows should be more on the ground floor
  and less on the upper floor.
• The north-east corner is the face of the house and should always be kept clean.
  Students should study facing the north or east.
• Do not sit or sleep under a beam.
• Do not hang a painting depicting war, crime, unrest, agony or distress.
• Construct the front door in such a manner as to avoid the fall of a shadow on it.
  Grow a tulsi or basil plant in ront of the house.
• Do not have any cactus in the house. Having it outside the boundary is good.
• Rain water or drainage should flow towards NE-East-North.
• Material to be used in the construction activity should always be new, except in the case of
  renovation.
• Elderly people are always more comfortable in the south-west corner.
• The height of the building should get reduced from the SW to the NE.
• Walls along the SW should be thicker as compared to walls along the NE.
• Do not have a toilet or a puja room under a staircase.
• A well in the middle of a house or plot is very inauspicious.
• Plots with round, triangular, polygonal and other shapes may constantly lead one into
  some problem or other.
• Square and rectangular plots are good.
• Blocking of NE(Ishan) portion of the house/industry resrticts the inflow of the blessings of God. It leads to tension, quarrel and insufficient growth of the inhabitants, especially children of the owner.
• Having a toilet/fireplace in NE corner of the house or industry can ruin it financially besides mental tension & quarrel amongst people.
• More open space in north or east gives name, fame and prosperity.
• Leaving more space on the SW side in the house can affect the male members badly; whereas in industry it leads to financial loss and quarrel amongst partners.
• A water body or source should be in the east or NE of the plot. A water body in
  the south/SE position of the house can cause damage to the male child/wife of the owner.
• A underground water tank in south-west can be fatal to the head of the family or owner of the industry.
• Depression in the SW can result in to a serious illness to the habitants.
• Depression in NW causes enmity and litigation.
• Depression in south portion of the building restricts growth besides financial problems.
• Extension in SW may result in loss of health, loss of money.
• Extension in SE may lead to fire, theft and court litigation.
• Heavy machinery has to be installed in south, west South-West in the factory.
• Finished products are to be kept in the north west corner. It would help quick movements of the stocks & early recovery thereof.
• Transformers, generators, motors, boilers, furnaces, oil-engines etc. should be kept in south-east or southern portion of the plot/building.
• Central space is better left open or used for rituals. kerala's/Rajasthan's traditional four sided house with a central courtyard and verandahs all around, is a 'model' of Vaastu design.

source: Indiavilas.com