Pranam's
As many of you are sharing your thoughts I would like to know some more information in daily pooja vidhi. I respect every ones views but I wanted to know the vedic way to do the nitya pooja. if some one can document it with from the beginning of the pooja followed by aarti it would be really good for the new generations like us to learn and practice. Unless some one shares the flow of process to do the pooja, its very difficult to get the bits and pieces to follow from internet.
Shri msgmv,
Since you want the authentic details of the tabra nityapooja, you may purchase a copy of the following book:
Shri Sivapancaayatana poojavidhi
Shri Shri Jagadguru Sankaraacaarya mahaasamsthaanam
Sringeri
Published by: Vidya Bharati Press Sringeri
There can be no more authentic a book on this subject.
To my understanding how ever we do the nitya pooja it really doesnt matter as we have to perform the pooja with all devotion.
But my reason for this posting to get the process of how the pooja is performed in actual brahmin/iyer/VEDIC(who learned vedas can throw some light)?
what time the pooja has to be started or completed in the morning?
when (time)the evening pooja has to be done and completed?
how to do the matra japam? how to start and end the japa? are there any rules to be followed while doing it?
The best period is after morning sandhyāvandanaṃ. i.e., some time after the local sunrise and sunrise will vary with the seasons. But, today, even the śaṃkarācāryas perform their pooja at fixed IST timings; so, may be, you can also fix some convenient early morning time.
There is no limit as to the time of completion. But, as a person who has done the pañcāyatanapūjā from my 6th. year for many years, I may say that the pooja as given in the above book, even the detailed pooja given up to page 55, will take not more than 90 minutes once you get the mantras by rote. Hence, if you commence the pooja at 07-30 AM it should be over by 09-00 AM.
How to start and end each mantra is not to be explained, I feel; it is so basic. But you should have taken a "maDi" bath (including head bath), wear pancakaccham-if you so desire (but should have either a koupeenam or underwear - not merely an over cloth. Wear vibhooti or whatever is your family practice. The one thing to remember is to keep all the pooja vessels cleaned and all the materials ready and handy and within your hands' reach so as to avoid getting up again and again. It is best not to disturb anyone else to render help to you because other people may not be all the time in a mood for such work.
I have seen members posting very generic informtion in the posts, but I am not looking for any generic information here ( sorry to be bit strict on this point). All I am trying to learn is strict vedic process to do the pooja. My attempt to know this information is if we have the knowledge we can make an effort to meet it. if knowledge it self is not there, then we have to go along with N number of bits and pieces on internet.
Sri bala charanam
Hope this reply is good enough for your requirement.