Shayan

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(This is period when shriji goes to sleep)


Bhavna : After taking dinner prabhu gives darshan to Vrajvaasis and goes to sleep. There are two bhaavs as to where prabhu sleeps. According to one (Nandalaya bhaav) prabhu goes to sleep beside his mother Shri Yashodaji. The other (Nikunj bhaav) describes prabhu as going to nikunj (garden) of gopikas the sleeping there.

Sewa-Kram : This is the last sewa-kram for the day. First enter the sewa room after taking permission, do achman-mukhvastra. Offer supari powder (betelnut powder) or churi (mixture of cardamon, olive etc.) as mouth freshener.Take away the shayan bhog. Refill the jhariji and place it directly on the shayyaji. Prepare shaiyyaji for the night. Now prepare to take shriji to bed. First wash your hands thoroughly. Now apply attar (scent) to your hands apply it with soft hands on shriji. Now with the same hands apply the attar on the shayyaji. Take shriji into your hands and with utmost care place him on the shayyaji and make him sleep. Cover the whole shayyaji with a sheet or rug. Note : Don't  be very hasty in putting shriji to bed, do the whole process slowly and with utmost care. Moreover always cover the whole shayyaji, never keep it half open believing that shriji will feel hot, this is not permissable in sewa. Now softly dust the gadiji on the sinhaasan, place the vastra of shriji in a proper manner and leave the sewa room after doing dandvat.


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Preparing shaiyyaji : To prepare the shaiyyaji for the night we have to place certain things around it, these things come of use to shriji during the night. Keep jhariji, bhog bantaji (lunch box), supari or churi bantaji, malaji and trishti (bowl for spitting paan) near shaiyyaji. In summer also keep pankha (fan) and kunja (small pitcher made of clay). See that there is no dirt on the shaiyyaji. Also see to it that the white cotton covers (The gadiji and pillows on shayyaji are covered throughout the year with soft white cotton cloth covers) of the pillows and gadiji are not dirty (for detailed info go to shhaiya sewa page). Open the shaiyyaji first and apply attar before taking shriji to bed.


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