Why in 'aukshan' (on Hindu Birthdays), the platter with lit lamp waved in a circle

A. The spiritual meaning of ‘Aukshan’: ‘Aukshan’, the ritual of waving lit lamp means, welcoming of the Divine frequencies brought on the earth with the help of the lit lamp, and surrendering to those frequencies at the same moment.

B. The Importance of the ritual of waving a lit lamp (aukshan) on the day of a person's Hindu birthday

• Development of an armour: While waving the lit lamp around the embodied soul the frequencies projected and imbibed by the soul, create an active armour around the body of the embodied soul.

• Assists in blessing of the Deity: The spiritual emotion thus awakened, brings about the activation of the Divine frequencies, and the embodied soul is blessed by the Deity. When the ritual is being performed on the embodied soul, the prayer made for one’s spiritual progress with a complete attitude of surrender, helps the jīva in availing the Deities blessings to the maximum. –A Scholar ( Through the medium of Mrs. Anjali Gadgil, 27.1.2005, 12.29 pm)

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• 1. Articles required for the ritual of waving lit lamp and their arrangement
• 2. Method of waving a lit lamp
• 3. The science behind the actions during ‘Aukshan’
  • 3.1 Why is it that akshatās should be placed on the vermillion applied on the forehead of the individual?
  • 3.2 Why is it that while doing Aukshan waving is done by the ring and beetlenut taken in hand?
  • 3.3 Why is the ring after waving around the face, touched to the platter (used for the ritual)?
  • 3.4 What is the science underlying using an ornament instead of a coin in the ritual of waving lit lamp?
  • 3.5 Various methods of the ritual of waving lit lamp
  • 3.6 Why are the unbroken rice grains (Akshatas) kept below the lit lamp platter when it is put down after the ritual is over?
  • 3.7 Why is the lit lamp platter moved only once while performing the ritual for Saints?
• 4. Reason behind the various methods of the ritual of moving lit lamp and the effect on the embodied soul
• 5. A spiritual experience of the ritual of waving lit lamp