Shubh gandh (sandalwood paste) Jain pujanon me bahut aam tor par istemal hota hai. Ye pavitra bhav dikhane ka ek upay hai aur Tirthankar ki murti ya Mulnayak ki vandan, bhavna, aur aarti ke dauran lagaya jata hai.

Konsi pujan me ataa hai (kaunse pujanon me lagta hai)?

• Mulnayak ki puja (ghar ya mandir me murti ya pratima ki vandan): chandan ya sandalwood paste lagakar puja ki safaai aur shuddhi bhavana dikhayi jati hai.
• Mangla prarthana/abhisheka ke samay: pavitra bhav ke sath gandh/ chandan lagaya jata hai.
• Aarti ya bhakti karyakramon me: khushboo ya gandh se muhurat ko shubh banaya jata hai.
• Shwetambar aur Digambar dono paramparaon me iska prayog hota hai, lekin dono me thode-bahut alag bhavna ya kriya ho sakti hai.

Note: Klaar kijiye ki sandalwood paste ka prayog kai parivaarik/sthaniya rivaazon par bhi nirbhar karta hai. Agar aapko apne ghar ya mandir ki vishesh vidhi chahiye, to aap apne guru ya sthaniya pujari se pooch sakte hain ki unke yahan ka niyam kya hai.

Agar aap chahein, to main aapke liye is vishay par dharmik granthon ya vidhi ki spasht aur saakshaat arth-darshana (arth) ke saath aur bhi sankshipt vyakhya de sakta/ sakti hoon.