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• Water is very important for all the rituals in Hinduism. For example, water is essential as a cleaning agent, cleaning the vessels used for the poojas (rituals), and for Abhishekas or bathing of Deities.
Feb 23, 2023 · Water has been described in the Hindu mythology as the foundation of the whole world, the ground for life, and the elixir of immortality (Satapatha Brahmana SBr., 4.8.2.2; 3.6.1.7; and 4.4.3, 15). The Atharva Veda (2.3.6) holds that the waters bring us well-being.
- Piyali Mitra
water" involves a series of consecrations, rituals and religious activities like pilgrimage and sacred baths. The cult of water is described in the vedic literature, and followed on vividly in the puranic literature. The "wash away sins" quality of water is bound up with the power of sanctity and cosmological con notation in mythologies.
In the Hindu tradition water stands for rejuvenation, prosperity and the male-female principle. Lord Vishnu is the Lord of the water and his consort Lakshmi the mistress of prosperity. Therefore bathing in a river can activate the forces of Lakshmi and Narayana in one’s life.
Continuity of water as an element of belief system and culture makes Hinduism as a religion of holy water. The story of water can be narrated by examining the rituals in daily life in the past as well as in the present.
Water is the single most important tool/mode for performing daily religious rituals or social ceremonies and a primary means for purification of body and soul in Hindu culture. From birth till death in a Hindu society, water remains an essential ingredient in performing all rituals.
May 6, 2017 · The water in a Jangala country is free of baneful traits, ideal and acidic in digestion (Vidahi), possesses commendable qualities and is pleasing and cooling. The water of a Sadharana, a temperate country is light, cool, enjoyable and tasty or Dipanam.
