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What is Abhishekam?
Abhishekam is the process of bathing the deity; It may be simple by just using water or elaborate
when it includes milk, curds, honey, ghee, sugar, coconut water, sandal paste, fruit juice get to see the
benefits in your life as all the ancestors dosha, pitru dosha,And all other doshas in kundali gets
abolished.
According to Siva Agamas (pooja rules) abhishekam is considered as one part of the
shodashopachara pooja. Siva Agamas give lot of importance to abhishekam in Siva pooja and it
makes the ceremonies many times more effective. Your priest may perform Abhishekam by simply
using holy water or perform elaborately with milk, curds, honey, ghee, sugar, coconut water, holy ash,
sandal paste, fruit juice etc.
Lord Siva will be pleased by the process of bathing with the prescribed eleven ingredients like water,
milk, curd, ghee, honey etc. If you pour a drop of water on the Linga form' you will receive the
blessings of Lord Siva. He will remove all your difficulties and will grace with happiness and joy
Eleven Ingredients Prescribed for Abhishekam
The Shiva Linga abhishekam is done with the prescribed 11 ingredients:
1) Gingely oil
2) Pancha kavyam (mixture of five ingredients i.e. milk, curd or yoghurt, ghee and cows urine)
3) Panchamrutham (mixture of five ingredients i.e. fruit, jaggery, ghee, honey and sugar candy)
4) Ghee
5) Milk
6) Curd or yoghurt
7) Honey
8) Sugar cane juice
9) Lime juice
10) Tender coconut water
11) Sandal paste
Annabhishekam
Annabhishekam is performed next to milk on this specific day. During abhishekam Sri Rudram' (hymn
at chapter 16 & 18 of Yajurveda part of Veda) is chanted. Rhythm chanting of the Sri Rudram will
purify the entire atmosphere. Sri Rudra has eleven sections. Similarly Lord Siva has eleven forms
(Ekadasa Rudra). Annabhisekam will take place mostly in the evening. In some temples it may take
place in the noon.

The Sive Linga will be covered with cooked rice. They may even cover the floor of the sanctum
sanctorium and may extend up to the steps.

Lord Siva: Preserver of Annam

Lord Siva is the preserver of annam (Annanam Pathaye Namaha). He is considered as Annam and he
is also the consumer of Annam (Ahamannam ... Ahamannatho). The devotees believe that anyone
who witnesses annabhshekam will be relived from the troubles of rebirth
Rudrabhishekam Pooja :

This Pooja, where Lord Shiva is worshiped in His Rudra form, is hailed by all Vedic scriptures as one
of the greatest Poojas to remove all evils, to attain all desires and for all round prosperity.

Significance of Abhishekam of some of the items

Sandal Paste: for developing a cool mind and mental peace

Turmeric: for healing, recovery from diseases, and matrimony
Coconut: for curing asthma
Curd Rice: for curing ulcer etc
Cows Milk: for progeny, to ward off snake curse etc
Honey: for developing a good voice
Gold: for prosperity
Annam: Relief from rebirth

The below are two of the most popular Shiva Slokas

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tryambaka yajmahe sugandhi pui-vardhanam

urvrukam iva bandhann mtyor mukya mmtt
In the translation of Arthur Berriedale Keith, 1914):

"OM. We worship and adore you, O three-eyed one, O Shiva. You are sweet gladness, the fragrance
of life, who nourishes us, restores our health, and causes us to thrive. As, in due time, the stem of the
cucumber weakens, and the gourd is freed from the vine, so free us from attachment and death, and
do not withhold immortality."

If Abhishekam is done with sincerity, The Lord will grant the devotee and his family happiness, and
relief from all ailments.

Significance of Abhishekam of some of the items

Significance of Abhishekam of some of the items
PANCHAGAVYAM - Removes all sins
PANCHAMRUTHAM - Gives wealth
GHEE- Gives Moksha state
MILK - Gives long life
CURD - Gives Good Children
HONEY - Melodious voice
RICE POWDER - Frees from debts
SUGAR CANE JUICE - Gives good health and removes enmity
LIME JUICE - Removes fear of death
TENDER COCONUT JUICE - Gives enjoyment and full satisfaction in life
COOCKED RICE (ANNAM) - Gives Majestic life
SANDAL PASTE - Gives Sri Lakshmi's Grace
SUGAR - Removes enmity

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