Aarti and Homa: Purusha Sukta Homa

What are homas and aartis?

A homa is a Fire Lab. This is also known as a Yagna or Fire Ritual. Enlightened Masters consider this ritual to be the most evolved spiritual technology on the planet. Fire is chosen as the medium for this ritual, as it is considered a purifying and transforming agent, a form of energy that helps us connect with the divine. Fire acts as the bridge between the gross material world and the subtle spiritual dimensions. The Fire Lab is a sophisticated use of fire, and acting as a multi-dimensional communication technology, it is used to invoke different aspects of divine consciousness known as Archetypes or Gods, Goddesses and Angels.

Archetypes exist internally as dormant potential within our psychophysical system, as well as externally as supernatural beings with whom our prophets, seers and mystics from every religion were in contact. Every one of them has unique abilities that can transform our reality in profound ways. A homa, or Fire Lab, is the most effective way to access them.

An aarti is an important religious ritual in which a traditional light or flame is shown (that is, offered to a deity). An aarti can be lit in a wick soaked in oil or ghee, or by lighting camphor. Any ceremonious or organized worship normally ends with a holy aarti, where the lighted flame is shown to the altar as a final offering for invoking the deity’s blessings. It is then presented to the devotees for their acceptance of the divine grace.

What is Purusha Suktam and what is its importance?

Purusha Suktam is an ancient Rig Vedic hymn. It is in praise of the universal being who pervades everything conscious and unconscious. Consisting of 16 verses, it describes the great being as Purusha, one with a thousand heads, eyes and feet. This description is nothing but the symbolism of the omnipresence of that universal being Purusha, whom or which the modern science terms “the God particle.”

Though Purusha Suktam invokes Purusha, the cosmic being, this Purusha Suktam Homa is done for propitiating Lord Vishnu, the God of protection, preservation and sustenance.

How is the Purusha Sukta Homa performed?

This ritual consists of the chanting of the powerful Vedic hymn of Purusha Suktam. This holy ritual is done along with a homa (fire lab) for invoking Lord Vishnu and an aarti (light offering).

What are the benefits of performing the Purusha Sukta Homa?

Purusha, the supreme being, is all-pervasive and extends beyond all directions and dimensions. He is beyond the limitations of any structure or form, and hence is formless. Also, Lord Vishnu, who is invoked in this worship, remains the physical manifestation of spiritual consciousness and also the guardian of all living beings on Earth. This worship can hence bless the devotees with clarity of mind, excellence in all actions undertaken, success in endeavors, peace and joy in life and also radiance, wealth, strength, prudence, prosperity and power.