Abh|sheka

An abhlsheka ls a rellglous baLhlng ceremony 1he word abhlsheka means a sprlnkllng lL ls derlved from
Lhe rooL slc Lo weL and wlLh Lhe preflx abhl around abhlsheka ls llLerally weLLlng around An
abhlsheka ls Lhe baLhlng parL of a pu[a LhaL usually ls done wlLh sacred waLer ln pu[a a uelLy ls called
seaLed greeLed baLhed dressed fed and pralsed 1he baLhlng of Lhe uelLy ls Lhe abhlsheka parL of Lhe
pu[a uurlng an elaboraLe baLhlng ceremony a uelLy ls baLhed noL only ln waLer buL also wlLh mllk
yogurL buLLer mllk honey clarlfled buLLer sugar and all klnds of frulL [ulces AfLer Lhls baLhlng Lhe
sacred lmage ls dressed ornamenLed fed and pralsed wlLh hymns accompanled wlLh bells drums and
oLher lnsLrumenLs
Lvery day Lhe presldlng delLy of Meppad Sampradaya Coddess Shullnl uurga ls offered abhlshekam ln
8rahml MuhurLam
Sr|Suktam
Srl SukLa also called Srl SukLam ls a SanskrlL devoLlonal hymn (seL of slokas) reverlng Srl or Lakshml Lhe
Plndu goddess of wealLh prosperlLy and ferLlllLy 1he hymns are found ln Lhe 8lg vedlc khllanls whlch
are appendlxes Lo Lhe 8lgveda LhaL probably daLe Lo pre8uddhlsL Llmes Srl sukLa ls reclLed wlLh a sLrlcL
adherence Lo Lhe vedlc meLer Lo lnvoke Lhe goddess blesslngs
1he goddess Srl appears ln several earller vedlc hymns and ls Lhe personlflcaLlon of ausplclous and royal
quallLles Srl sukLa ls perhaps Lhe flrsL LexL ln whlch Lhe homology beLween Srl and Lakshml ls drawn and
Lhe goddesses are furLher assoclaLed wlLh Lhe goddess of flre Agnl Slnce Lhe laLer eplc perlod (ca 400
CL) SrlLakshml ls parLlcularly assoclaLed wlLh vlshnu as hls wlfe or consorL
Abhlsheka Lo Coddess Shullnl ls done here wlLh Lhe sankalpam ln Lhe name of Lhe person so LhaL all hls
negaLlvlLles are neuLrallzed and ls he blessed wlLh good forLune
urusha Suktam