Comments on: How to light a correct ‘Divo’ http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo The definitive blog on Zarathushtrian Mysticism - Ilm-e-Khshnoom Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jashan at Home ? « Parsis, Iranis, Zarathushtis – ALL Under One Roof http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/comment-page-1#comment-11677 Jashan at Home ? « Parsis, Iranis, Zarathushtis – ALL Under One Roof Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:25:11 +0000 http://www.frashogard.com/index.php/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/#comment-11677 [...] evening ritual of fumigating the house with pure Loban vapours. The properly maintained Divo [ read http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo for details] is a poor substitute for the hearth [...] [...] evening ritual of fumigating the house with pure Loban vapours. The properly maintained Divo [ read http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo for details] is a poor substitute for the hearth [...]

]]> By: YASMINE KERSI SANJANA http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/comment-page-1#comment-5 YASMINE KERSI SANJANA Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:30:03 +0000 http://www.frashogard.com/index.php/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/#comment-5 A very informative article. Correct me if I am wrong, but we have been given to understand that lighting a divo in a firetemple is wrong, especially near the Kebla, as it is an insult to the Atash there. It has been explained to us that in olden days, because there were no lights, the practice of lighting divas in a firetemple was practised to enable the people to read from the prayer books. Now it has become a money making business and like you say, they sell divas with more of water and only a thin layer of oil. We do light divas when we go to the firetemple but, at the well or outside of the kebla room. I would appreciate your feedback on this issue. Thank you A very informative article.

Correct me if I am wrong, but we have been given to understand that lighting a divo in a firetemple is wrong, especially near the Kebla, as it is an insult to the Atash there. It has been explained to us that in olden days, because there were no lights, the practice of lighting divas in a firetemple was practised to enable the people to read from the prayer books. Now it has become a money making business and like you say, they sell divas with more of water and only a thin layer of oil.

We do light divas when we go to the firetemple but, at the well or outside of the kebla room.

I would appreciate your feedback on this issue.

Thank you

]]> By: KHUSHROO HOMI DUBASH http://www.frashogard.com/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/comment-page-1#comment-4 KHUSHROO HOMI DUBASH Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:23:48 +0000 http://www.frashogard.com/index.php/how-to-light-a-correct-divo/#comment-4 I fully agree with the article written above where our Almighty lord "AHURA MAZDA"is respected by us in the form of lighting a lamp(Divo). AHURA MAZDA has given us all the requirements of our life,and in return if we have to offer him our respects it should be PURE,RIGHTEOUS,and DEVOTIONAL.Lighting a lamp to the almighty should be only of pure ghee,or castor oil.I have never come across a broken glass by lighting a lamp. It is a privilage for us Zoarastrians to be born in a religion which is so pious that no other religion can offer.I have seen various and several miracles in my life where I am proud to be a Zoroastrian but when I tried to share my views with others,people laughed it out. I have faith on Almighty and a day will come when our religion will flourish once again. ATHA JAMYAD YATHA AFRINAMI. I fully agree with the article written above where our Almighty lord “AHURA MAZDA”is respected by us in the form of lighting a lamp(Divo).

AHURA MAZDA has given us all the requirements of our life,and in return if we have to offer him our respects it should be PURE,RIGHTEOUS,and DEVOTIONAL.Lighting a lamp to the almighty should be only of pure ghee,or castor oil.I have never come across a broken glass by lighting a lamp.

It is a privilage for us Zoarastrians to be born in a religion which is so pious that no other religion can offer.I have seen various and several miracles in my life where I am proud to be a Zoroastrian but when I tried to share my views with others,people laughed it out.
I have faith on Almighty and a day will come when our religion will flourish once again.
ATHA JAMYAD YATHA AFRINAMI.

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