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ARATI WORSHIPING METHODS OF SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA
Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities · Area of research: History
Abstract
Arati is a mode of congregational worship, in which the devotees stand facing the image of a deity or a deified Saint or, the personage (living idol) of an exalted Saint singing devotional songs in unison. Normally, the singing is accompanied by musical instrument such as bells, gongs and cymbals. The object of worship is devoutly decorated with posy garlands and aromatic incense and musk are kept smoldering. While the devotees sing Psalms, either an officiant or a devotee revolves clockwise, (usually) a fivefold oil lamp-consisting of the five oil traylets round the object of adoration, such performance of arati with a fivefold oil lamp is called Pancharati. According to the vedic tradition, Agni (Fire) is the divine priest and the conveyer of offerings to the Gods. The fire of the arati lamp is conceived as a receptacle conveying the arduous prayers of the devotees to the deity to the devotees. The introduction of arati as a regular congregational worship at Shirdi is to be seen as marking a new phase in the evolution of the workship of Sri Sai Baba.
Keywords
Deified Saint, Psalms, Pancharati, Agni, Congregational worship.
References
[1] Shri Saileela., Official Periodical., An Article entitled. “Arati Sai Baba” by Sri Sainathani Sarath Babuji., July - August 1996 to May - June 1997.
[2] Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji., Shri Sai Satcharita., Shri Sai Baba Sansthan., Shirdi., 1944.
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[6] Das Ganu., Santa Kathamrita., 1903.
[7] Khaparde. G. S., Shirdi Diary of the Hon’ble Mr. Khaparde., Shri Sai Baba Sansthan., 1918
[8] Sarath Babuji., Arati Sai Baba., Saipatham Publications., Hyderabad., 1996.
[9] Shaila Hattiangadi., Sai For each, for all, forever., Mumbai., 1999.
How to cite this paper
@article{1700153,
author = {S.D.K. SUBHASREE, Dr. A. RENUKA},
title = {ARATI WORSHIPING METHODS OF SHRI SHIRDI SAI BABA},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2018},
volume = {1},
number = {7},
pages = {27-30},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1700153.pdf},
abstract = {Arati is a mode of congregational worship, in which the devotees stand facing the image of a deity or a deified Saint or, the personage (living idol) of an exalted Saint singing devotional songs in unison. Normally, the singing is accompanied by musical instrument such as bells, gongs and cymbals. The object of worship is devoutly decorated with posy garlands and aromatic incense and musk are kept smoldering. While the devotees sing Psalms, either an officiant or a devotee revolves clockwise, (usually) a fivefold oil lamp-consisting of the five oil traylets round the object of adoration, such performance of arati with a fivefold oil lamp is called Pancharati. According to the vedic tradition, Agni (Fire) is the divine priest and the conveyer of offerings to the Gods. The fire of the arati lamp is conceived as a receptacle conveying the arduous prayers of the devotees to the deity to the devotees. The introduction of arati as a regular congregational worship at Shirdi is to be seen as marking a new phase in the evolution of the workship of Sri Sai Baba.},
keywords = {Deified Saint, Psalms, Pancharati, Agni, Congregational worship.},
month = {January},
}