Puja Path: Why do we take resolutions before puja or fast?

Puja Path: There are many rules related to worship in Hindu religion. To get full results from worship and fasting, it is necessary to follow these rules. It is said in the scriptures that it is necessary to take a resolution before starting the puja. There is a tradition of taking a resolution even before the beginning of the fast because taking a resolution is also considered an essential part of the worship process.

Astrologer Anish Vyas says that if a resolution is taken before the puja and fast, then it will yield auspicious results quickly. Let us know when and how a resolution is taken and why it becomes so important.

Devraj Indra gets all the fruits of worship without resolution.

Religious scholars believe that if a resolution is not taken before the puja or fast, then it is considered incomplete and the puja does not yield positive results. According to religious belief, those who worship or fast without any resolution, the Lord Indra gets the full fruits of their worship. Therefore, whether it is a normal daily puja or a special religious ritual, make sure to take a resolution before the puja.

What is Sankalp?

Taking a resolution means taking a resolution considering our favorite deity or ourselves as a witness that we will fulfill the wish for which we are going to do this puja or fast.

How to take (Sankalp Vidhi)

There is a special method of taking resolutions. In this, first of all, Lord Ganesha is meditated with water, Akshat and flowers in hand. Because Lord Ganesha is the lord of the five elements of creation (fire, earth, water, air and sky). By taking a resolution in this way, the puja is completed without any hindrance. But keep in mind that you must complete the fast or puja for which you have resolved. After taking the resolution, do not leave the fast or puja incomplete.

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