Some of the many Hindu religious rituals and traditions have a direct relation to Astrology and the well-being of the individual from that point of view. For those that have lesser knowledge on the subject, astrology states that there are 9 planetary aspects that have a direct bearing on a person's life. Each planet is a significator of a certain aspect of a person’s life and a badly placed planet could mean constraints in that aspect it denotes. As succor to a person astrological shortcoming, the ancient masters advocated the use of Tika, or a forehead marker called a Ashtagandha Tika. Although this is just one reason why people have been using this Tika for ages, there are other reasons too.
Ashtagandha Tika is associated with Lord Krishna
It is said that Lord Krishna, the holy avatar of God Vishnu would always have this fragrance radiating out from him. The amazingly lovely fragrance of Ashtagandha would smell of this unique smell, which is associated with purity, the holy the efflux of godliness. It’s an amazing and special mix of eight things that create a powerful blend that has been in use for ages and is used even by the highest of spiritual savants. This unique blend is created from a mix of eight different products hence called Ashta, which is eight in Hindi. The word Ashta Gandha means eight different types of smell together referred to as Ashtagandha. The eight things are Kesar, Chandan, Kumkum, Kapur, Sindoor, Musk, Guggul, Gorochan, etc. generally these eight things are mixed with the water of the Holy Ganges to create the Tika for applying to the forehead of a person.
Why put Chandan Tika? Because it is important for several uses
The application of this Tika is believed to cover a person with an invisible cloak, like an aura that has the power to protect. However, this is not just used merely as a Tika on the forehead but has other uses too. The Ashtagandha Chandan paste Tika is used for Applying on Deities, on Rudraksha Beads, Shaligram Shila, On Yantras, On Temple walls, etc. all that is considered a part of worship is something that can be smeared with a little tika because it creates a certain type of purity to it. Its regular use in one’s home is said to fill the ambiance with a kind of pure goodness and helps to ward off evil vibrations and reduces stress.
Regular use of Ashtagandha Tika is beneficial
Ancient masters have also said that the unique smell of the Ashtagandha Tika is liked by Goddess Lakshmi and hence likely to improve prosperity. Not just that it is also believed that its use at home helps ward off bad effects of Vastu Dosha which could be afflicting a specific area within the house. As an article of worship or puja Ritual, this Tika has been described to have many types of benefits. It is said that applying this Tika helps attract people to oneself and the prescribed method is to apply with the small finger of the right hand.
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