jeernodharanam

 

When the course of jeernodharanam and change in vaasthu are effected, and the Baadhaas and weakness of the idol are removed through pariharam, actually the power and intensity of the pratishta increases.. and according to agamas, when the deity is stronger, it would call for more poojas with moolamantram, greater quanitities of naivedyam etc.. Usually we fail in implementing that.. Moreover, the archanas, and naivedyams offered by devotees for their own welfare and mitigation of their durithams do not in anyway increase or enhances the power of the deity.. In fact by personal prayers we are mitigating the strength of the Pratishta.. So in Mahakshetras ( I understand that such practice is available in Palani, Guruvayur Tirupathi etc) at least one or two poojas and offerings and upacharams are offered daily to the deity for the enhancement of the power of the deity.. We find a proliferation of Sankataharachaturthi poojas in Ganapathi temples during the evenings of the Krishna Paksha Chaurthi.. Lot of Paal Payasam and other naivedyams are offered.. But then, these are offered with a prayer that the evils and misfortunes attending the one who offers such pooja should be mitigated. So such pooja does not enhance the chaitanyam of the deity but it only mitigates the power.. And astrologers often prescribe offering to temples to mitigate the bad times of people.. Such offerings never help the deity as such. During brahmotsavams, in our temple, a lot of naivedyam is offered to the deity mainly to compensate for the inadequacy of daily naivedyam. But nowadays we stress more on cultural programs or the song and dance programs of the children of the VIPs in the area, or some sort of histrionics by the VIPs themselves.. The very purpose of Brahmotsavam is defeated in that process.