Namaste Narayan,

Thanks for your graciousness! No apologies needed because I'm sure that's what
you meant. However, just curious as to the larger significance of rejecting the
dharba (or sprinkling water over the left shoulder after purification of all the
items in other traditions) towards the SW direction.

Many Thanks,
Alok.


--- In vedic-wisdom@yahoogroups.com, "naaraayana_iyer" <narayan.iyer@...> wrote:
>
> Namaste Alok,
>
> You are right. My mistake. Nirriti is Southwest and that was what I meant.
Sorry for the confusion. Nirriti is SouthWest.
>
> Apologies.
> Narayan
>
>
> --- In vedic-wisdom@yahoogroups.com, "alokbhat" <alokbhat@> wrote:
> >
> > Namaste Narayan,
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification. Much appreciated! I'm certain the priest was
facing East, however, I'm less certain of the direction in which he threw the
darbha (which very well may have been Southeast as indicated by you).
> >
> > I humbly submit that Nirritti's position is Southwest. This is how I
understand the 8 Dikpala's directional positions (again my knowledge is limited
and clarifications from people like you who have traversed the path much longer
than I are always welcome!):
> >
> > Indra - East
> > Agni - Southeast
> > Yama - South
> > Nirritti - Southwest
> > Varuna - West
> > Vayu - Northwest
> > Soma - North
> > Ishan - Northeast
> >
> > Regards (and thanks again),
> > Alok.
> >
> >
> > --- In vedic-wisdom@yahoogroups.com, "naaraayana_iyer" <narayan.iyer@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Namaste Alok,
> > >
> > > You can use a small piece of dharbha for doing so and put it in the reject
bowl which is usually kept in the south east direction. Can you confirm if that
priest wasn't facing North, in which case the left shoulder would be Southeast
or Nirritti direction.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Narayan
> > >
> > >
> > > -- In vedic-wisdom@yahoogroups.com, "alokbhat" <alokbhat@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > When you draw the six lines with a darbha on the base of the havan kund
before placing a camphor in the center and lighting it, what do yo do with the
darbha? I've sometimes used it in the homa and other times thrown it away. I ask
because I noticed a priest in our local tempple throw it over his left shoulder
(southwest direction) when facing east.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Alok.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>