Clouds….(day 2)
October 29, 2007
The next day starts early at 7 AM with the sky rapidly filling with clouds. This is a welcome sight because the Bhagavad Gita says that the “fruit of yagya is rain” and the priests consider this to be a good omen.
At the conclusion of the vastu pujas, the priests unveil a beautiful large Shiva lingam and guide us through Rudra Abishekam as they chant Rudram from Yajur Veda. We pour water, milk, yogurt, ghee, honey, and a fruit mixture over the lingam and on a small golden image of Durga riding her lion.
The Rudra abishekam ends with us pouring Ganges water over the lingam using an object called a shringi. Originally, it was a hollow cow’s horn, but these were made from brass. It is a way to pour a continuous stream of water over the lingam while mantras are chanted.
