Best Lamp Oils To Light Your Diya And Their Benefits

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The glowing diya symbolises the fiery element. Fire is one of the panchabhootas using which world was created. Fire also spells purity.

Any thing that comes in touch with fire is cleansed and purified in the same way as impure gold is transformed into pure gold.

ust as any light source dispels darkness around and brings on brightness to a dark area, the puja lights or the diyas are responsible for dispelling the darkness or ignorance of a man and leads him on to light and knowledge.

Hindus use lights at every instance in daily life especially while submitting prayers to God. The light indicates the absence of darkness, and grief and just about any negativity.
Brahma Rahasya of Agastya Maharshi says that the vibration from a lamp protects vastu in all the three dimensions, doubles the strength and grants peace and prosperity.

Desi Ghee: As per puranas, ghee diya is the most auspicious light that cleans the chakras like manipura and Nadis. Lighting a lamp with the cow ghee destroy poverty and improves the financial condition of the worshipper and improves the health of his close relatives.

Pancha Deepam Oil: Lighting the diya with the Pancha deep oil or panchadeepam oil nullifies all evil and invites wealth and prosperity to your home. The Pancha deepam oil is the combination of 5 oils in the purest proportions and percentage to help in enhancing the sanctity of your worship.

Each oil must be mixed in prescribed proportions and only then will it be called a Panch deepa,Lighting the lamp with Pancha deepam oil ushers in happiness, health, wealth, success to your home.

An ideal Pancha deepam oil carries sesame oil or coconut oil (35%), cow ghee (20%), mahua oil (20%), castor oil (15%) and neem oil (10%). This is the correct ratio of oil to be used for making this oil. This is next to cows' ghee in its significance and efficacy.

Certain oil manufacturers add rice bran as an ingredient in the oil. In reality, rice bran oil is highly inauspicious when it comes to using it for lighting a Diya. Panchadeepa Oil lamp keeps the home protected from all evil, sicknesses and bad toughts.

It ensures prosperity and all forms of wealth. The granaries in the house are full and the home is brimming with joy and laughter. Children will be healthy and obedient.

Sesame oil: Sesame oil or gingelly oil or til oil, removes doshas and dispels evil energies. It is highly effective in resolving longstanding issues and can bestow unlimited good fortune. In case you are into Bhairava Sadhana, or worship of Bhairava, it is best that you use sesame oil.

This is not as expensive as Pancha deepam and hence can be considered an affordable buy. Regularly using this oil in the diya dispels obstacles and evil influrences. It is an easy upay to please Saturn especially during Shani mahardasha, or sade sati and dhaiya etc.

Mustard oil: Mustard oil is most pocket friendly and most effective in removing Saturn doshas and in warding off diseases. Standard cold pressed mustard oil can be the best bargain for you. Otherwise, you can get purest mustard oil in oil mills.

Coconut oil: Coconut oil in your diya, pleases Lord Ganesha. Coconut oil is also available in its purest form.
Other Oils; Neem, Mahua, Castor, Jasmine oil to name a few, can be used alone or in combination with other oils.

Castor oil: Castor oil diyas ensure fame, happiness and gives you a devotional mind set. Neem diyas bring prosperity to the house. Strictly avoid using sunflower oil while lighting lamp. It is said that groundnut oil lamp puts the owner of the house in neck deep debt. The family will always be short of money.

The oils to be strictly avoided for using to light a Diya are groundnut oil, sunflower oil, palm oil, vegetable oils, rice bran oil, synthetic oils, cottonseed oil and so on.

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