About Parad (Mercury)

Parad(mercury) is regarded as the sperm (seed) of lord shiva and in ayurveda it as a flowing metalloid (fluid metal).ancient vedas has considered parad as the most pure and auspicious metal which not only has religious importance but medical importance too. Parad benefits have be proved beneficial from astrological as well as scientific.
It is said in brahma purana that he who worships parad idols devotedly, whether one is male or female, brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya or shudra gets full wordly pleasures, and at last attains supreme destination (salvation). During life-span they get glory, honour, high office, name and fame, sons, grandsons and learning.

Medical benefits of parad:-

Wearing of parad mala /bead( goli) helps in controlling various diseases like high blood pressure, asthma and increase the sex power.parad has special significance in ayurveda too.
Parad in the form of beads is also very powerful cure of diabetes, blood pressure and heart diseases. The bead or rosary of parad beads shall be worn around the neck or waist.

How should one place parad idols in home/temple?

Parad idols should be kept in home temple/ pooja stahal .where ever u place it , put a clean red coloured cloth under it.for best results do pooja regularly.

It is a white shiny and transparent stone also called Quartz . Because of its divine qualities and purity it is widely used in making statues of Deities, Shree yantra , pyramids and rosaries .According to Astrology , Sphatik (Crystal) is related to Venus. It is a substitute of Diamond. Quartz gems are popular among gem therapists because they produce electrochemical balance in the body and remove anxiety, and make one calm and aid in concentrating. Using a rosary made from Sphatik crystal gives concentration, cools the body, and calms the mind. Wearing a crystal mala ensures a sound and undisturbed sleep.

Crystal rosaries (mala) are used to count mantras while worshipping Lakshmi, Durga, Saraswati and other Goddesses ie used as Jap Mala too.

Yantra a Sanskrit word means ' An Apparatus' it is a mystic diagram composed of geometric and alphabetic figures usually etched on small plates of gold, silver, ashtadhatu, bhojpatra or copper. The purpose of a Yantra is to focus spiritual and mental energies, to improve health, wealth, childbearing or the invoking of one God or another.

Generally every temple is installed with the Yantra before installing the Deity (pratishta) It is usually installed near or under the temple Deity. The temple Yantra is a magnificent three-dimensional edifice of light and sound in which the devas work. On the astral plane, it is much larger than the temple itself. It is made is such a way that the male and female energy patterns of he universe interact and produce a high level spiritual energy. It is one of the deepest secrets of ancient Hindus and many parts of the texts dealing with these diagrams of energy are lost for mankind. Yantra has also been defined as a visual mantra i.e., it is able to create the vibrations and other mystic effects of a Mantra by sight.

Energised Yantras Can help a man in number of ways. These can prove helpful in getting rid of lot of problems which every person faces such as lack of money, No prosperity, Theft, Financial Losses, Accidents, Enemies, Anger, Bad Time, Bad Effects of planets, diseases and many more.

The benefits of yantras are countless. The only condition to avail these benefits is that the bearer should have faith, trust and respect for yantras and regular puja’s prayers to the yantra’s and keep them clean and pious.

Panchakshara as popularly known is the holy five syllables (literally holy five letters) that is the supreme mantra for all mankind . As the name suggests it is made up of five syllables. This great mantra is namah shivaya (namah shivaaya). The five syllables in this mantra are na - mah - shi - va - ya.

The holy five syllables namah shivaya is the heart of vedas. It is the core of the very famous chapter of vedas that stands in the middle of the vedas - the shata rudriyam or rudra suktam. This great mantra of veda samhita while hailing the god as the lord of everything of the worlds, salutes the god as namah shivaya cha shivataraya cha.

The meaning of this matchless mantra is abound. The puranas and the philosophical texts talk in a very detailed and elaborate manner its meaning and significance and hail its ultimateness. Here only a simple meaning is presented to start with. The word shiva means auspiciousness and perfection. It refers to the god who is perfect without any kind of dependency on anything external to make it complete. Naturally because of this self-perfection, it is completely blissful and ever auspicious. (all other auspicious things are in one way or the other dependent on the external circumstances etc.) The prefix namah is the mantra of salutation. The mantra namahshivaya salutationally invoke the perfect god shiva.

While many mantras have restrictions as to when and how it can be chanted etc., there is no such restriction to the panchakshara mantra. “When you sleep as well as when you do not sleep, think of the holy five syllables with heartful of devotion ! This is the mantra that terribly kicked out the death when chanted (by markandeya) with sincerity.” Whoever you are, whenever be the time, whatever be the situation chant the holy five syllables. There are no restrictions of color, creed, caste, gender or any other restrictions. All it requires is sincerity. This mantra could be chanted as it is as panchakshara or could be chanted along with the pranava (aum) as shadakshara mantra (om namahshivaya). In fact it is to be noted that pranava itself is panchakshara mantra (akara, ukara, makara, bindhu, natham).

The thoughts make the person. The one who has the positive thoughts is happier and the one full of worries is the sad one. The thoughts not only have effect at that moment but they definitely make impression on the personality of the individual, which could have a very long lasting impact. In this background while the good thoughts itself would be making things better, what needs to be said about the super-powered mantras that are rich in meaning as well as energy ! Given the fact that “we tend to become what we keep thinking about”, when one chants the sacred panchakshara that hails the god as perfection and auspicious, it would take one towards that blissful perfection. It takes to the union with the supreme god. What else can be more rewarding ! Even the worst sinner would get corrected and get to the glorious states if chants this mantra piously.

Learning the various scriptures and chanting thousands of stotras (praise) of god, is all given secondary importance to chanting this great mantra. The authentic scriptures very clearly state that for the one who chants this mantra, even if none of the other scriptures are known or even any other worship of god is undertaken, that person would definitely gets eligible for the immense grace of the supreme lord shiva. For this the chanting of the holy five syllables has been prescribed as a definite requirement for the devotee. The sadhaka who wears the holy ash (vibhooti or bhasma) and rudrksha and chant (jap) the panchakshari with rudraksha japa mala gets more fruitful results. The supreme mantra very simple to chant and comes with no restrictions attached in order for everybody to chant and get benefitted. With no inertia in mind chant and keep chanting as much as possible namahshivaya.

Full of love, with melting heart, tears brimming, one who chants leading them to the glorious path, the name that is the real essence of the four vedas is the mantra nanaha shivaya.