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A sattvik person has a pleasant personality due to his Blissful state of mind. A trigunatit person appears beautiful due to His Blissful state. He radiates Bliss and attracts people. An ideal individual (Purushottam) is the healthiest and the most beautiful and attractive person.

That which is pure and eternally Blissful is beautiful. True beauty never withers away. The soul principle which is the same as Brahma, God or the individual soul is the only principle which has eternal existence, bliss and beauty.

A person does not live to eat, but eats to live. So eating food does not merely mean filling one’s stomach. Eating food is a sacrificial fire (agnihotra yadnya). One should chant The Lord’s Name with every morsel of food, so that the food is digested easily.

Food provides energy required to carry out the life activities which can lead one to heaven or help one to attain the Final Liberation, i.e. eternal Bliss. Health and happiness depend on food. The whole universe originates from, sustains on and merges into Brahma. Similarly, all living beings originate from, survive on and merge into food.

Keeping one’s body and mind healthy is itself the code of Righteousness of every person. An harmonious activity of the body, mind and soul is itself the human life. Ayurveda describes the effects of various biological properties of food like cold,hot, warm, heavy and light and their action on the human body. It elucidates the effect of the taste of food on the body and the mind.

This text elaborates on how the sustenance of a nation depends on observing Righteousness, the path of revolution to be followed to eliminate deterioration of the society, nation and Righteousness, the nature of the Divine kingdom which will be reinstated after the revolution, how only seers can efficiently lead the nation, etc.

The very reason for the plight of the nation is a decline and degradation in Righteousness (Dharma) and morality (niti) of the countrymen. The code of Righteousness of rulers alone is the great support of all living creatures. Righteousness being the very life of a nation, a nation devoid of Righteousness is lifeless.

When any act is performed according to the science of spirituality, one derives maximum spiritual benefit from it. This book explains the importance of various religious acts done on certain familial or social occasions such as birthday, opening ceremony etc. and the science underlying them.

We often see that while offering naivedya (food offering) to a deity it is offered with the help of two leaves of tulsi. One of them is kept on the naivedya while other is offered to the deity.

Kumkum has a special spiritual significance because of its property of constant emission of divine energy and divine consciousness. Because of its red colour it has more capacity to attract Durga devi principle.

A flower has a particular colour and a special fragrance. On a subtle level the colour and fragrance particles present in the flower have a capacity to attract the principles of a specific deity which benefits the worshipper. That is the principle behind offering specific flowers to a deity and not because they like it.

The arrangement of the puja articles is based on five cosmic absolute elements namely absolute earth, absolute water, absolute fire, absolute air and absolute ether. This arrangement is representative of the five great elements active in the universe.

Blowing of shankh has special significance in puja ritual. It has been mentioned in ‘Varaha Puran’ that one should not open the door of temple without first blowing the shankh. The left sided shankh is blown before the start of puja or performance of arti.

Agni Puran clearly states that only oil or Ghee (clarified butter) be used in the lamp meant for puja and no other combustible substance. According to the Science of spirituality the lamp with clarified butter is more sattvik (spiritually pure) as compared to lamp in which oil is used.

The kalash is used for creating seat for invoked deities during the puja ritual. First it is filled with water and then leaves of mango tree or that of betel vine are kept in it. These leaves are known as leaves of deity’s seat.