Why are ornaments required to be purified regularly?

Contents

• 1. Choice of the ornaments as per personality
• 2. Sattvik and tamasik ornaments
  • 2.1 Caution to be observed at the time of purchasing ornaments
• 3. Purification of ornaments
  • 3.1 Purification through Absolute Water principle (Apa-tattva)
  • 3.2 Purification through the Absolute Fire principle (Tej-tattva)
  • 3.3 Purification through the Absolute Air principle (Vayu-tattva)
  • 3.4 Purification through the Absolute Ether principle (Akash-tattva)
  • 3.5 Fire purification of old ornaments

1. Choice of the ornaments as per personality

A person chooses the ornaments according to his personality. A sattvik person chooses sattvik ornaments, a rajasik person chooses rajasik ornaments and a tamasik person chooses tamasik ornaments. Looking at sattvik ornaments, one experiences Bhav, Chaitanya, bliss and serenity. Looking at rajasik ornaments, one experiences Energy, whereas one feels distress looking at tamasik ornaments.

2. Sattvik and tamasik ornaments

If the ornaments are sattvik, then at the mental level pleasant changes occur and are retained. For example, one becomes introspective. On the contrary, by wearing asuri (demonic) ornaments, specific chakras of the body and ultimately the organs are affected because of the negative vibrations emitted by them. Diseases concerning that organ occur due to this reason.

Subtle experiment about ornaments (two types of necklaces): Look at the two necklaces below for 15 seconds and note whether you feel good, distressed or nothing at all after looking at the pictures.

Figure A	Figure B

Answer: By looking at the necklace in the picture ‘A’, one experiences distress. By looking at the necklace in the picture ‘B’, one feels good. According to the principle of Spirituality, the 'word, touch, form, taste, fragrance and the Divine Principle associated with them all coexist'. Thus there is the corresponding energy in the ornament. Distressing vibrations are experienced from demonic ornaments and good vibrations from sattvik ornaments. Thus the inference that can be drawn is that the necklace shown in picture ‘A’ is a demonic ornament. The necklace shown in picture ‘B’ is a sattvik ornament.

In Kaliyug the average person’s spiritual level is 20 percent and the level of the person who has attained Final-Liberation (Moksha) is 100 percent. Through sadhana, by attaining the spiritual level of more than 35 percent, one starts comprehending subtle vibrations. Only thereafter, is it possible for us to understand the difference between a demonic ornament and a sattvik ornament.

2.1 Caution to be observed at the time of purchasing ornaments

When we go to purchase ornaments, various types of ornaments are shown to us; but only a few of them are sattvik and others are demonic. An average person lacks the ability to identify sattvik and demonic ornaments. Hence, he mostly looks at the external beauty and selects demonic ornaments only. While selecting an ornament, pray faithfully to the form of God that you have intense faith in and pay attention to what you experience by looking at the ornaments as mentioned in the above experiment. Select only that ornament which gives good spiritual experiences.

Spiritual experience on wearing a demonic ornament: On looking at the ornaments in a shop I felt attracted to them. While purchasing the ornament I had the unexpressed feeling in my mind that ‘Upon wearing this ornament I should look beautiful and should attract attention’. After wearing the ornament, the sorcerer (mantrik) present in me manifested every time and easily attracted the attention of others. Every time I wore the ornament, I experienced distress such as heaviness in the head, stoppage of chanting, feeling restless and the mind becoming fickle and restless etc. - One Seeker

Spiritual experience on wearing a sattvik ornament: On 6^th June 2007, for a Dharmasatsang presentation on ornaments, my photographs wearing various ornaments were taken. Before my photographs were taken I was experiencing a black covering around me. Due to this I was experiencing fatigue. I felt apprehensive about whether the photographs would turn out as required. At that time I had worn sattvik gold ornaments selected by H.H. Dr. Athavale. As I wore one sattvik ornament after the other, the black covering around me went on reducing and I felt light, enthusiastic and blissful. By wearing sattvik ornaments, I experienced lightness and Bliss. - One seeker

2.2 Signs of attack on ornaments by sorcerers (mantriks)

Due to sattvikta of ornaments negative energies experience distress. That is why mantriks, that is, powerful negative energies attack ornaments itself to destroy the Chaitanya in it. After the attack by mantriks, the radiance (Tej) of ornaments is reduced. A black, purple or green shade is seen on the ornaments.

Mantriks store a large amount of black energy in ornaments and then frequencies of black energy are emitted from them with tremendous speed. Due to this reason, those who wear these ornaments, those who look at them and those who come in contact with them, experience distress. That is why the periodic purification of ornaments is necessary.

3. Purification of ornaments

In the ornaments worn by the person afflicted with negative energies distress, the negative energies collect black energy to counteract the effect of the gold. The body parts on which the person has worn ornaments may start paining. If one experiences distress upon wearing ornaments, then purification should be done according to the severity of the distress.

The Five Cosmic Principles are Absolute Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether. Amongst them, ornaments are purified by the Absolute Water, Fire, Air and Ether principles. Thus purification of ornaments should be done according to the ascending level of the Absolute Fire, Air and Ether principles.

3.1 Purification through Absolute Water principle (Apa-tattva)

Immerse silver and gold ornaments dipped in Ritha water (a root is powdered and soaked in water to be used for cleaning) for five minutes. After that, by rubbing them lightly, the dust and dirt deposited on them is removed and the ornaments become clean.

3.2 Purification through the Absolute Fire principle (Tej-tattva)

The purification tool related to the Absolute Fire principle is Holy ash of a sacrificial fire (Yadnya) or a sattvik incense stick. Apply Holy ash all over the ornament. This is purification of ornaments by the Fire principle.

Benefits of wearing the ornaments by applying Holy ash on them: By wearing ornaments after applying Holy ash, as long as its effect lasts, the black energy in the person’s body reduces to an even larger extent. Also the strength of negative energies distressing the person reduces with this. If the severity of distress is less then after sometime of applying Holy ash the ornaments can be washed with pure water and worn again. However, if the severity of distress is more then keep the Holy ash on the ornament for 15 days and then wash the ornament and use it.

Spiritual experience - After rubbing Holy ash on the anklet, reduction in the black energy in the ornament and reduction of pain in the legs: On 15^th November 2007, while applying oil on the feet of a seeker, I thought, ‘Let me rub Holy Ash on her anklets'. Then when I was rubbing Holy Ash on them she started burping a lot, and as the black energy was thus removed, the next day the pain in her legs reduced. - Miss Bhavini Kapadia, Goa

3.3 Purification through the Absolute Air principle (Vayu-tattva)

Blow Holy Ash on the ornaments or burn an incense stick and let its smoke touch the ornaments. The Holy ash mixes in the air and the smoke of incense stick merges with it. The purification of the ornaments done in this way is purification done through the Absolute Air principle.

3.4 Purification through the Absolute Ether principle (Akash-tattva)

The sky is a big void. A void is a symbol of the Nirgun-tattva. Due to this, the black energy in the ornaments reduce. An empty box is a miniature replication of the void in the sky. In this, the Ether principle is active. By keeping the ornaments in the empty box, they get purified due to the Absolute Ether principle. There is yet another tool to accomplish the Ether principle healing:

Playing the devotional songs of H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj near the ornaments: H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj is the inspiration of Sanatan Sanstha. These devotional songs (bhajans) are composed by H.H. Bhaktaraj Maharaj who is a Saint of a very high level. He has composed the music of the bhajans and has sung them Himself. That is why these devotional songs contain not only the Energy of word (Shabdashakti) in the words but also Energy of sound (Nadashakti) and Chaitanya that destroys the existing black energy in the ornaments.

The time period required for removing the negative energy from the affected ornaments after their removal: When ornaments affected with negative energy are removed and kept away for three months, the existing black energy in them reduces. After applying a layer of Holy Ash on the ornaments and keeping them for 15 days the black energy covering on them reduces. To take advantage of this, one has to keep the following things in mind:

• If possible make 2 sets of ornaments and use them alternately.

• If ornaments are going to be kept away for a long time then apply Holy ash before putting them away.

• Hold the ornaments in the smoke of lit incense sticks after a certain time period.

3.5 Fire purification of old ornaments

Sometimes old gold or silver ornaments are melted and new ornaments are made. At that time the metal is melted in the fire so in a way this helps to purify the metal.