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Can we keep solah smwar fast(vrat) in menstrual cycles?
If we can not, how we can complete up in 4 months??
5 Answers
- AradhanaLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
yes, you can keep the fast and you must otherwise it will break your saulah somwar ; but during periods most women who fast do not go to the temple for the Shivlinga and Shiv parivaar puja or touch the scriptures-- vrata, puja , remembering, chanting etc you can do at home as you always do
- 1 decade ago
Can I do Shiva Puja in the period of menstruation? In this time, can I recite Chandi Path?
Yes. In ancient India the idea of women not making puja during the period of menstruation was because to make the puja meant also to chop the wood for the fire, to carry the water, to labor over a wood stove, and to perform various tasks of hard labor. In the joint family system, there were others to perform the hard work, and during the time of menstruation was a wonderful opportunity to be silent inside and still outside. Therefore it was recommended that women in their period sit in meditation, become one with their feminine nature, become silent and still.
Today, with our nuclear family homes and modernized appliances, it is no longer the case that puja requires such strenuous activities. Therefore, all are entitled to perform worship all of the time.
Short Puja to Deity
Can you recommend a short Kali Puja when we can't do the whole Kali Puja book?
You can easily adapt the Beginner's Durga Puja to Kali by substituting Kali's Mantra for Durga's, and changing the Dhyanams. Each deity has five personal ingredients that are their own:
A Gayatri mantra
A Dhyanam
A Bija mantra
A Stotram and
A Pranam
If you know these five, you can make any puja
Puja for Welfare of Humanity
Source(s): http://www.shreemaa.org/drupal/node/123 - 1 decade ago
You can. Don't worry. Only you should not do Puja during this period. Just do manasa puja. The reason behind not doing Puja is "Shiv Lingam" has strong energy like fire, in the time of menstruation your body passes through hormonal changes and is weakened also. In old days cleanliness was also an issue.
