Kshetrapal ji ki abhishek samuran aur pooja ki vidhi (sadharan tareeke, Digambar/Shwetambar ke anusar thodi bhinnata ho sakti hai)

1) Taiyari

• shuddha sthaan: derasar/chaitya ke aas-paas safai aur shudhata barqarar rakhen.
• murti/chaitya ki saamne pooja ki chadar ya footh padhen. murti ya pratima ko sunehri rang ki saaf kapdo se dhak lein.
• samagri: panchamrita (dugdh ki mishrit milk, dahi, ghii, shahad, shakkar), paani, chandan (sandal paste), haldi, kumkum, rangoli ya colourful rang, phool (narial/gaajar/rose etc.), roli, kapur, diya/aalighting lamp, incense (dhoop), naivedya (phalon, mithai), jaise taal.

2) Shuddhikaran aur sthapna

• saaf haath se murti ke charno ko naazrana choti si aarti, ya phir chant karte hue astha se sthapna karein.
• pooja ki shuruaat me “vandana” ya “prarthana” chhote se mantra ke saath ho sakti hai (guru ya grihasth parivaar ke anusar).

3) Abhishek (abhishek samuran)

• Abhishek ki pehli boli: paani ya panchamrita se murti par halke halke chunein; dhire-dhire 3-7 baar ya guruji ki salah anusaar.
• phir paani ya panchamrita ko dhire-dhire poore prani par chhidkav ke roop me daalein.
• iske baad thoda chandan ya haldi se tilak karein, phir phoolon ki mala se vandan karein.
• kapoor ya diya jala kar puja ki aag me dhumrani (aag) karein; dhoop aur diya ki roshni se bhav ko pavitra banayein.

4) Pooja (poojan)

• tilak, kumkum, chandan aur rang se murti ki shobha badhaayein.
• phool, naivedya (phal-falak, meetha) arpan karein.
• stuti/ashirwad ke liye chhota sa stotra ya jap (guru ya parivarik parampara ke anusaar) padhein. Digambar-Shwetambar dono me Kshetrapal ki aradana ke liye alag-alag stotra ya kavacha hoti hain; isliye apne samayik parampara ka sahi mantra ya stotra apne guru se puch lein.
• aarti: ghanta, diya, dhoop aur phool ke saath aarti karein.

5) Prasad aur samapti

• aarti ke anth me prasad baant den; murti ko shraddha se chhota sa dhyaan dekar sambodhan (namaskar) karein.
• ant me derasar ki prathana ya guru ki aashirwad ki prarthna karein.

Shubh-sambandh aur dharmik visheshta

• Digambar aur Shwetambar dharma me kshetrapal ki pooja ki bhavna aur samagri me chhote-mote fark ho sakte hain. Aksar dono paramparao me pavitra sthaan aur suraksha ke liye guardian ki pooja hoti hai, par mantrakosha, naivedya ki chuniye, aur kuch ritim-vidhim me antar ho sakta hai.
• adhik sahi aur vyavaharik vidhi ke liye apne sthaniya guru, purohit ya derasar ke parampara ko follow karna uchit rahega.

Yeh ek saadharan aur samany vidhi hai. Agar aap chahen to main aapki parampara (Digambar ya Shwetambar) ke hisaab se thoda vistrit, exact mantra-sutra ke saath steps de sakta/ sakti hoon.