Hindu tradition Puja Aarti Rules: Worship has special importance in Hinduism and there is a tradition of performing aarti after any worship ritual. Whether it is a house or a temple where the idol of God is installed, Aarti is definitely performed there.
You must have seen that after the Aarti, the Aarti plate is given to all the people present in the puja. After taking Aarti, everyone definitely keeps some money in the Aarti plate. Our elders also always say that Aarti should never be taken empty handed. After taking Aarti, some money must be kept in the plate. You yourself must have kept money in the plate after taking Aarti many times. But do you know the reason why money is kept in the aarti plate. There is not one but three main reasons for this, which are as follows…
primary reason
There is a verse in Shrimad Bhagwat Geeta-
दातव्यमिति यद्दनां दीटेआनुपकारिने।
The country is black, the utensils are taddanam sattvikam smritam.
Meaning- It is a duty to donate. Country worthy of charity should be given to such a worthy person, looking at the time, from whom there is no expectation of reciprocity. The same donation has been considered sattvik.
The tradition of charity in Hinduism has been there for centuries. But charity should always be given to the deserving or deserving. Actually the priests spend their time only in the temple and remain engrossed in devotion to the service of God. That’s why when the devotees go to the temple, they put money in the aarti plate as a donation for the priest of the temple.
second reason
Another reason for keeping money in the Aarti plate is that the priests do not do any work other than worship. That’s why they don’t have any fixed income. The donation received from the temple or the people is the only means of sustenance for him and his family. That’s why in the olden times, a tradition was made to keep money in the form of donation in the Aarti plate in the temple, so that the priest and his family could be maintained and the arrangements of the temple would also be fine. This tradition continues even today.
third reason
There is also a belief that the tradition of keeping money in the aarti plate was made for the service of mother cow. According to this, the money collected in the aarti plate should be used for the service of mother cow.
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