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Arafrika
Aiaiiila oi niiajana consisis ol waving vaiious auspicious aiiiclcs bcloic ilc Loid
io gloiily lis picscncc. Tlis is ilc only paii ol ilc woislip wlicl is donc publicly
on a daily basis.
Tlcic is an injunciion ilai onc slould pciloim woislip ol ilc Loid. Howcvci, il
onc cannoi,ii is adviscd ilai onc may dciivc ilc bcncliis ol woislip by obsciving
ilc woislip. Tlus, ilougl mosi ol ilc woislip is donc piivaicly (also by
sciipiuial injunciion), ilc spcciaioi, ilougl lc may noi bc ablc io pciloim lull
woislip ol ilc dciiy limscll, may dciivc ilc bcncliis ol puja by obsciving ilc
pciloimancc ol aiaiiila. Tlis public aiaiiila is also somciimcs callcd mala
niiajana io disiinguisl ii liom ilc niiajana pciloimcd as paii ol ilc piivaic puja.
Deify ScheduIe:
You aic waling up youi ncw dciiics ioo caily. lcsi iimc is bciwccn +:30 and 5:00
A.M. wiil mangal aiaiiila ai 5:00 A.M. Alilougl Kisna is ilc Masici ol Slccp,
siill wc musi allow Him sullicicni icsi loi lciding cows all day and playing wiil
His cowlcid liicnds.
lciici loim Siila Piabluada,
Rupanuga, Icb.22, 1972
loil mangala aiaiiila and sandlya aiaiiila can bc clangcd accoiding wiil suniisc
and sunsci. Wc aic noi conccincd wiil ilc iimc, bui wiil ilc sun's movcmcnis.
Sandlya aiaiiila may bc pciloimcd onc lall io onc loui alici sunsci.
lciici liom Siila Piablupada,
Apiil 16, 1970
Tlc liisi aiaiiila ccicmony is pciloimcd as you lavc sccn in Vindavana, ai Radla
Damodia Tcmplc, caily in ilc moining, bcloic suniisc, ai lcasi onc and a lall
louis bcloic suniisc. Tlc sccond aiiaiila is pciloimcd ai aboui S:00 in ilc
moining, alici dicssing and dccoiaiing ilc dciiy wiil llowcis. Tlc iliid aiaiiila is
pciloimcd alici ollciing ilc lunclcon io ilc dciiy, and ilcn ilc louiil aiaiiila is
pciloimcd in ilc cvcning. Tlc lilil aiaiiila is pciloimcd wlcn ilc Loid gocs io
bcd.
lciici liom Siila Piablupada,
Moniical, Aug.23, 196S
Dlup aiaiila may bc pciloimcd in ilc moining (mangala aiaiiila)... bui ii is
bciici io lold lull aiaiiila. Wc slould noi iiy io diminisl oui siandaid ol dciiy
woislip oncc ii las icaclcd a cciiain piogiam, and ii is cspccially nicc io walc up
Radla and Kisna wiil lull aiaiiila wiil cvciyonc dancing....
lciici liom Siila Piablupada,
Upcndia,Icb.19, 1973
Tlus mangala aiiaiila is piclciably a lull aiaiiila. lloga aiaiila ai noon and
sandlya aiaiiila ai iwiligli aic also lull. Singaia oi moining daisana aiaiiila and
sayana aiaiiila bcloic ilc Loid ialcs icsi may bc sloiici. Tlc Loid may also bc
wolcn in ilc laic alici noon and ollcicd a sloii aiaiiila. In somc icmplcs
lowcvci, ilis aiaiiila is omiiicd loi, alici waling ilc dciiics in ilc laic alicinoon
claboiaic woislip is pciloimcd piivaicly and ilc dciiics aic icvcalcd io ilc public
ai ilc sandlya aiaiiila.
Upacaras of Arafrika:
Tlc aiiiclcs wlicl may bc ollcicd aic as lollows.
Lamp:
Tlc csscniial and mosi iypical iicm ol niiajana is lamps, by wlicl ilc Loid's lull
loim is icvcalcd io ilc cycs ol ilc woislippci and pcisons picscni.
Tlc lamp slould lavc an uncvcn numbci ol wicls: livc, scvcn ninc cic. ilc wicls
slould madc ol licsl wliic coiion. Il glcc is noi availablc, good smclling oil may
bc uscd. camploi may also bc ollcicd as niiajana.
Manner of Offering Lamps:
Tlougl many sciipiuics do noi spccily ilc mannci ol ollciing ilc lamps io ilc
Loid's body, ilc lialma Vaivaiia Puiana says ilai onc slould ollci loui iimcs io
ilc lcci, iwo iimcs io ilc navcl , onc iimc io ilc lcad and scvcn iimcs io all ilc
limbs ol ilc Loid's body, in cloclwisc diicciion. Visnu Yamala subsiiiuics ilicc
iimcs io ilc lcad in placc ol onc iimc.

adau caius padaialailadcsc
dvau nabli dcsc ca mulla mandalc iiin
saivcsu gaiicsu ca sapia baian
aiaiiilam ian munayo vadanii
Onc slould ollci aiaiiila loui iimcs io ilc lcci, iwo iimcs io ilc navcl, ilicc iimcs
io ilc lcad and scvcn iimcs io all ilc limbs.
Haii llalii Vilasa simply mcniions ilai onc slould wavc ilc lamps in ilc aica ol
ilc lcad.
Alici ollciing ilc lamps io ilc Loid onc slould ollci io ilc Loid's associaics, and
ilcn wavc in ilc diicciion ol ilc spcciaiois. Ai ilis iimc ilc spcciaiois slould
mcnially ialc ilc lamps upon ilcii lcads as an aci ol submission.Passing ilc
lamps aiound io ilc spcciaiois so ilai ilcy can ioucl ilc llamcs and ilcn ioucl
ilcii lcads lullils ilc samc puiposc. Onc wlo ollcis ilc lamps and onc wlo sccs
ilc cllulgcni loim ol ilc Loid lii by ilc lamps so ollcicd aiiains ilc cllulgcni
icalm ol Vailunila.
Tlougl niiajana ol inccnsc and lamps is paii ol ilc woislip using sixiccn, icn and
livc iicms, ai ilai iimc ii is noi spccilically inicndcd loi ilc bcnclii ol ilc public.
Tlc mannci ol ollciing is also sliglily dillcicni. Duiing ilc piivaic puja inccnsc is
ollcicd liom ilc lcci up io ilc navcl accoiding io Haii llalii Vilasa, oi up io ilc
nosc accoiding io oilci souiccs, and lamps aic ollcicd liom ilc loius lcci up io
ilc cycs.
Conch wafer:
Haii llalii Vilasa, alici mcniioning ilc niiajana ol lamps, dcsciibcs niiajana
using waici in a concl slcll. Haii llalii Vilasa siaics ilai onc slould ollci concl
waici ilicc iimcs abovc ilc lcad. Visnu Yamala says onc slould ollci ilc waici
cigli iimcs io all ilc limbs ol ilc Loid's body. Onc wlo icccivcs ilis waici onc
lis lcad will bc licc liom all dilliculiics and siclncss.
Iull aiaiiila in ilc Radla Govinda Mandii ai Jaipui and Radla Ramana icmplc in
Vindavana consisis ol ollciing only ilcsc iwo iicms. In Souil India ai many
icmplcs, aiaiiila consisis ol ollciing camploi lamps oi glcc lamps wiil vaiious
numbcis ol wicls in succcssion.
Panca Nirajana:
Aiaiiila using moic iicms, cuiicni loi somc iimc in lcngal, is dciivcd liom somc
ianiiila sciipiuics (Kuloiiaia Taniia) wlicl diicci onc io pciloim panca niiajana
(ollciing livc iicms): lamps, aiglya waici, clcan cloil, lcavcs and pianamas.
panca niiajanam luiyai piailamam dipa malaya
dviiiyam sodalabjcna iiiiiyam dlauia vasasa
cyuiasvaiila vilva paiiais caiuiilam paiiliiiiiam
sasianga pianipaicna pancamcna yaila vidli
Panca niiajana consisis ol ollciing lamps, aiglya waici, clcan cloil, lcavcs ol ilc
mango, pippal oi vilva iicc, and lull dandavais.
Ilowcis aic olicn subsiiiuicd loi lcavcs (cspccially in vaisnava woislip), aiglya
waici iclcis io ilc concl waici, and inccnsc and iaja scva (scivicc ollciablc io
ioyaliy) in ilc loim ol camaia and lan aic addcd. Tlc lan is noi ollcicd duiing ilc
cold scason oi on clilly days oi moinings.
Ii is also cusiomaiy io blow ilc concl slcll alici ilc aiaiiila, ilougl , as an
auspicious sound, ii may bc blown ai any iimc duiing ilc woislip ol ilc Loid (cg.
wlilc ilc Loid is bcing bailcd.) Wlcn ilc concl las bccn iouclcd by ilc lips,
saliva icmains on ilc concl. Tlis impuic subsiancc cannoi bc ialcn inio ilc dciiy
ioom. Ii musi bc waslcd oll wiil waici, ouisidc ilc dciiy ioom.
FuII Arfrika:
Tlc siandaid oidci ol ollciing ilcsc iicmsis as lollows : inccnsc, lamps, concl
waici, cloil, llowcis, lan, camaia, blowing concl.
Shorf Arafrika:
Accoiding io sciipiuic a minimum aiaiiila will consisi in waving lamps, ilougl
ollciing oilci iicms sucl as inccnsc, llowcis and camaia cic aic noi cxcludcd.
Manner of Offering Ifems:
All iicms aic ollcicd wiil ilc iigli land, wlilc a bcll, wlicl las bccn woislippcd
accoiding ilc iulcs, is iung by ilc lcli land. Tlc lcli looi slould bc sliglily
loiwaid accoiding io somc.
Onc may clani ilc upacaia maniia (cg. " csa dipa + mula maniia") wlilc
spiinlling waici ovci ii, and ilcn clani ilc dciiy mula maniia and gayaiii wlilc
waving ii bcloic ilc loid. Alici ollciing an aiiiclc onc slould wasl oncs lands
bcloic ollciing anoilci aiiiclc.
As ilc cxaci mannci ol waving ilcsc oilci iicms is unspccilicd somc woislippcis
also ollci ilc iicms wiiloui considciaiion ol numbci, wlcicas oilcis ollci all
iicms (cxccpi camaia and lan, wlicl aic simply wavcd in a lunciional mannci)in
ilc mannci ol ilc lamps (ic loui iimcs io ilc lcci, iwo iimcs io ilc navcl onc iimc
io ilc lcad and scvcn iimcs aiound ilc wlolc body). Oilcis pciloim only ilc lasi
lall ol ilis (ic. scvcn iimcs aiound ilc wlolc body), loi all aiiiclcs. And oilcis
simply ollci cvciyiling ilicc iimcs aiound ilc body.
(Siila Piablupada las siaicd dillcicni numbcis and dillcicni oidci on dillcicni
occasions.)
Lacl ollciing is madc by moving ii in scvcn big ciiclcs siaiiing ai ilc loius lcci ol
ilc Loid and going cloclwisc, iound.
lciici liom Siila Piablupada,
Aniiuddla, Nov.1+, 1960
Order of Worship:
Tlc woislip ol ilc Loid wiil upacaias (picccdcd by guiu puja) wlicl is
pciloimcd in ilc moining is idcally pciloimcd iwo moic iimcs duiing ilc day:
alici ilc mid day bail and sandlya piaycis, and alici ilc cvcning bail and
sandlya piaycis. Il ilai is noi possiblc ilcn onc may pciloim icn oi livc upacaia
puja, wlicl may bc pciloimcd quiic quiclly. Alici ilc naivcdya ollciing, public
aiaiiila is pciloimcd io ilc Loid. Tlus woislip ol ilc guiu and ilc Loid wiil
upacaias is lollowcd by aiaiiila io ilc Loid.
Il ilai is noi possiblc onc slould ollci puspanjalis oi gandla puspa io guiu,
Caiianya Malapiablu and Kisna bcloic ilc aiaiiila io icpicscni oncs woislip.
Only alici ialing ilc pcimission ol guiu can onc piocccd wiil ilc woislip ol
Kisna.
Sincc ilc aiaiiila is considcicd an cxicnsion ol ilc sixiccn-icn- livc upacaia puja
ol ilc dciiy picvious io wlicl onc las donc guiu puja, duiing ilc aiaiiila onc
woislips ilc main dciiy ol Loid on ilc aliai liisi wiil cacl aiiiclc. Tlc aiiiclc may
ilcn bc ollcicd io ilc Loid's consoii, io Caiianya Malapiablu, and io ilc acaiya
paiampaia liom scnioi io junioi. Tlis is ilc sysicm lollowcd by all icmplcs in
India, including Radla Govinda Mandii in Jaipui.
(Tlc aiiiclcs ol ilc aiaiiila aic noi iiadiiionally ollcicd as woislip io guiu
paiampaia liisi bccausc il ilcy aic uscd loi guiu woislip ilosc ollcicd aiiiclcs
(guiu piasadam) cannoi bc ollcicd io ilc Loid. Tlc Loid slould bc ollcicd licsl
aiiiclcs. Tlc aiiiclcs may bc slown io guiu and onc may icqucsi lim io guidc onc
in ollciing ilcm io ilc Loid. Piasadam aiiiclcs liom ilc Loid's woislip lowcvci
may bc ollcicd in woislip io ilc acaiya paiampaia.)

Arafrika Prasadam:
Alici onc ollcis ilcsc iicms io ilc Loid, onc may ollci ilcm io ilc spcciaiois as
piasadam. Inccnsc, accoiding io Haii llalii Vilasa, may bc disiiibuicd io ilc
spcciaiois, wlo slould iub ilc smolc on ilcii bodics, bui usually ilc inccnsc,
alici ollciing is placcd in ilc dciiy ioom so ilai ilc Loid may cnjoy ilc liagiancc
longci. Tlc liglis aic wavcd ai ilc spcciaiois so ilai ilcy may mcnially ialc ilc
lamps on ilcii lcads, oi ilc lamps aic passcd io ilc spcciaiois , wlo liisi ioucl
ilc lamp and ilcn ioucl ilcii lcads. Tlc aiglya waici is spiinllcd on ilc lcad ol
ilc spcciaiois. Cloil is usually noi disiiibuicd, ilougl loi spccial gucsis
somciimcs cloil is ollcicd io ilc dciiy and ilcn ollcicd io ilc gucsi as a spccial
lonoi. Ilowcis may bc ollcicd io ilc lands ol ilc pcisons picscni so ilai ilcy
may smcll ilcm. Tlc wind causcd by lanning , wlicl las iouclcd ilc Loid's
body, is dilliculi io disiiibuic.
(Tlcic is a piaciicc in ISKCON (and only in ISKCON ii sccms) ol ollciing all
iicms io ilc spcciaiois alici ollciing io ilc Loid. Tlc oiigins ol ilis sccm io lic in
ilc laci ilai ilc glcc lamps aic wavcd ai ilc spcciaiois. In oidci io sysicmizc
ilings all iicms aic now ollcicd in ilis mannci. lui ilc mcaning ol ilis is unclcai.
Is ilc ollciing mcani as woislip ol ilc spcciaiois, oi ollciing ol ilc piasadam io
ilcm'
As an ollciing io ilcm, ii bccomcs supcilluous il onc in laci givcs ilc iicms io ilc
spcciaiois by passing oui ilc glcc lamps, spiinlling ilc waici and giving ilc
llowcis. And, wiil ilc inicniion ol ollciing, cvcn il onc docs noi disiiibuic ilc
iicms (cg.llowcis, inccnsc), onc can noi placc ilosc iicms bacl in ilc Loid's ioom,
sincc ilcy lavc alicady bccn ollcicd loi ilc cnjoymcni ol ilc spcciaiois.

Woislip ol vaisnavas is in accoidancc wiil sciipiuic, bui ai ilis iimc ilc
spcciaiois lavc comc io paiialc ol ilc bcncliis ol aciual woislip by sccing ilc
woislip, and lavc noi comc io bc woislippcd. In ilis casc also iicms so ollcicd
slould noi again bc placcd on ilc alici, sincc ilcy lavc bccomc ilc piasadam ol
ilc spcciaiois. Il ilc iicms aic ollcicd as woislip ol ilc spcciaiois, ilcn ilcy
slould noi laici icccivc ilcm loi cnjoymcni, sincc ilc iicms lavc alicady bccn
cnjyocd by ilcm.)