query
Why flowers meant for reproduction are used for Pooja? (archana and mala and decorating the temple or wearing in hair as a mala)? Is it correct? What is the pramanam for this?
My Response
The very idea is that things which have reached its fulfilment in the process of evolution alone are the near perfect ones.. and only the perfect or the near-perfect are to be offered to God.. The neutral flowers serve practically no purpose.. Eunuchs are not permitted to undergo samskaras for the same reason..( Nothing personal against such class.. but just trying to expalin the mindset of our lawgivers).. Even the impurity of females during menstruation can be related to their incapacity to reproduce during that period.. The primal Gods represented Siva (in phallic form) and Shakthi ( in yoni or Vaginal form) and the capacity to reproduce was presumed as the ultimate in Divine power.. Pramanam and Prameyam as per Vedas cannot be found for this..Maybe we can search in tantric texts to find some reasoning..
But in the Hindu yogic concepts, the channelisation of flow of the vital energy or retas upwards through sushumna, instead of being applied for procreation was considered as a further step ahead in spirituality..
The very idea is that things which have reached its fulfilment in the process of evolution alone are the near perfect ones.. and only the perfect or the near-perfect are to be offered to God.. The neutral flowers serve practically no purpose.. Eunuchs are not permitted to undergo samskaras for the same reason..( Nothing personal against such class.. but just trying to expalin the mindset of our lawgivers).. Even the impurity of females during menstruation can be related to their incapacity to reproduce during that period.. The primal Gods represented Siva (in phallic form) and Shakthi ( in yoni or Vaginal form) and the capacity to reproduce was presumed as the ultimate in Divine power.. Pramanam and Prameyam as per Vedas cannot be found for this..Maybe we can search in tantric texts to find some reasoning..
But in the Hindu yogic concepts, the channelisation of flow of the vital energy or retas upwards through sushumna, instead of being applied for procreation was considered as a further step ahead in spirituality..
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