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ये तीन मूर्तियां पूजा घर में भूलकर भी न रखें? भयंकर दोष निर्माण करती है! Premanand ji maharaj

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Key takeaways

Wellness and Self-Improvement

Key wellness / self-care / productivity takeaways (Vastu–based puja guidance)

  • Remove “inauspicious/negative” items from the puja room immediately

    • If household progress is stalled, money is short, or worship seems to cause loss despite effort, the guidance suggests it may be due to mistakenly kept harmful objects.
    • Identify and remove them right away.

  • Keep a “clean, balanced, sacred” puja setup (energy management)

    • Maintain cleanliness, fresh offerings, and correct direction/placement to keep the home atmosphere positive and reduce “negative energy.”

What to keep in the puja temple/room (auspicious items & setup)

  • Traditional earthen lamp

    • Prefer an earthen diya; if not possible, use metal.
    • If you have strong faith: light a cow-dung lamp, and add jaggery + ghee (as described).

  • Swastika (good luck/prosperity symbol)

    • Can be made with roli (vermilion).

  • Kalash (happiness/prosperity symbol)

    • Make a swastika with roli + kumkum and keep a Kalash accordingly.

  • Shankha (conch)

    • Sound is said to transmit positive energy and bring prosperity.

  • Bell

    • Bell-ringing is said to keep the atmosphere pure and sacred; removes negativity and supports happiness/prosperity.

  • Gomati Chakra + water

    • Water should be changed regularly.
    • Gomati Chakra kept clean to maintain positive energy.

  • Shivling (if kept)

    • Keep it in the north or east direction.
    • Place it where there is less movement.
    • Keep always clean.

How many idols / which deity rules (to avoid imbalance)

  • Ganesha idol rule

    • Avoid odd-number idols (e.g., 3 or 5).
    • Keeping two Ganesha idols is said to be auspicious.
    • If placing Ganesha near the main door: idol should face inwards, not outwards.

  • Keep only one deity (energy balance)

    • Avoid keeping more than one deity’s idols/pictures in the same home puja setup.
    • If one deity is chosen, keep that deity’s idol/picture so their energy supports you “properly.”

What not to keep in the puja room (avoid “negative influence”)

  • Saint/sage/ancestral imagery in the puja space

    • Pictures of dead ancestors are said to be inauspicious.
    • Statues of saints and sages: allowed as wall pictures, but not in the puja room.

  • Inauspicious or specific deity idols

    • Avoid: Bhairav Ji, Shanidev, Kali Mata idols in the puja room (as stated).
    • Standing Lakshmi idols should not be worshipped; Lakshmi should be in sitting posture.

  • Broken/damaged religious items

    • Broken or damaged idols/pictures should be removed immediately.

  • Food offerings/belongings

    • Broken rice should not be kept (said to transmit negativity).
    • Old cooked rice should not remain for long—remove periodically.

  • Damaged flowers

    • Rotten/withered flowers should not be kept in the puja room.

Puja “self-discipline” rules (practice habits that create calm)

  • Correct direction while worshiping

    • Prefer sitting with your face toward the east (more beneficial); west is allowed if needed.

  • Choose a secluded, quiet place

    • Don’t place the prayer room near stairs; avoid negative energy ingress.
    • Prefer a quiet and secluded area.

  • Maintain respectful posture & setup

    • Seat of God should be 10–11 inches higher than your seat.
    • Worship seated on a mat/carpet; your seat should not exceed the God’s seat.

  • Avoid puja in the bedroom

    • Don’t make the prayer room inside the bedroom.
    • If unavoidable, keep it covered at night / use curtain so positive energy doesn’t disturb sleep.

  • Clothing rule

    • Avoid black clothes during puja; wear light/auspicious colors.

Lamp-lighting rules (ritual “best practices”)

  • Lamp placement

    • Keep the lamp in front of the idol so light symbolizes God’s blessings.

  • Timing

    • Light lamps when God is “awake”: morning and evening (lamp for puja and for aarti).

  • Avoid incorrect combinations

    • Never light a broken lamp.
    • Don’t light two lamps together (as stated).
    • Don’t light oil lamp and ghee lamp together (energy balance concern).

  • Direction (Vastu / energy alignment)

    • Never keep the lamp in the west (negative energy direction).
    • Keep lamps in north or east.
    • Wick should face east or north.

  • Wick material

    • Ghee lamp: cotton wick.
    • Oil lamp: red moli wick.

  • Specific cautions

    • Don’t light a round-wick lamp in front of Durga or Lakshmi.
    • Don’t light an oil lamp immediately after a ghee lamp—keep a small gap.

Presenters / sources

  • Premanand ji Maharaj (speaker)
  • Referenced sources: Vastu Shastra, scriptures / Sanatan tradition, and Lord Krishna (as cited in the talk)

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