Hindu Mythology believes that the entire world, that was created by
Lord Bramha, the Creator. Lord Bramha first created 16 Sons from var
ious
parts of his own body. Shree Chitraguptjee, his 17th creation, is
believed to be the creation from Lord Bramha's belly. Thus, Shree
Chitraguptjee is the divine incarnation in human form. Called Kayastha
since he is the only one created in entirety [Kaya] from the Lord
Bramha's body.
The Duty of Chitragupt Ji Maharaj
Hindu
Dharam is based on a multiple phase life cycle involving re-birth. It is
believed that those who do not attain a balance between their
good-deeds and misdoing, have to attain re-birth in any living form , to
complete the life cycle.
The primary duty awarded to Shree
Chitraguptjee is to create log of the lives of all living beings, judge
their lives based on good-deeds and misdoing, and decide, upon ones
death, whether they will attain Nirvana, ie, the completion of their
life cycle & redemption from all worldly troubles or, receive
punishment for their misdoing in another life form.
Eight Sons of Chitragupta Ji Maharaj
Gorh, Mathur, Bhatnagar, Saxena, Asthana, Srivastava, Ambastha, Karn
Puja Items
Sandalwood Paste, Til, Camphour/Kapoor, Paan, Sugar, Paper, Pen, Ink,
Ganga Water, Unbroken Rice, Cotton, Honey, Yellow Mustard, Plate Made Of
Leaves, Puja Platform, Dhoop, Youghart, Sweets, Puja Cloths, Milk,
Seasonal friuts, Panchpatra, Gulal (Color powder), Brass Katora, Tulsi
leaves, Roli, keasar, Betul nut, Match box, Frankincense and Deep.
Puja Process
First clean the Puja room and then Bath Chitragupt Ji's idol or photo
first with water, then with panchamitra/or rose water, followed by water
once more. Now put Deepak (Lamp) of ghee in front of the Chitragupt Ji.
Make a Panchamitra with 5 ingredients of milk, curd, ghee (clarified
butter), sugar & Honey. Place Few mithais, snacks & fruits as a
prashad. Make Guraadi (Gur + Adi = Molasses + Ginger). Make offerings of
flowers, Abir (red colour), Sindoor (vermillion) and Haldi (turmeric).
Light the Agarbatti (incense sticks) and lamps filled with Ghee. Read
the holy book of Chitragupta puja. After the completion of Katha,
perform aarti. Now take plain new paper & make swastik with
roli-ghee, then write the name of five god & goddess with a new pen.
Then write a "MANTRA (Given Below)" & write your Name, Address
(permanent & present), Date (hindi date) your income &
expenditure. Then fold the the paper & put before Chitragupt Ji.
Chitragupt Puja and Dawat Puja
Chitragupt Puja is performed by Kayastha Parivar that believes in world
peace, justice, knowledge and literacy, the four primary virtues
depicted by the form of Shree Chitraguptjee. The puja is also known as
Dawat (Inkpot) Puja, in which the books and pen are worshipped,
symbolizing the importance of study in the life of a Kayastha. During
the Chitragupt Puja, earning members of the also give account of their
earning, writing to Chitragupt Maharaj the additional amount of money
that is required to run the household, next year
.