Welcome to
MARS FASTING
DATE
Every first Tuesday after the new moon.
For at least 2 consecutive years.
If you miss a fast, start again.
MATERIAL
Red lentils – Seeds from Mars.
Organic honey blessed by you.
INSTRUCTIONS
START
At dawn on Tuesday.
You begin your fast by taking a moment to set your intention.
FAST
Stay throughout the day on Tuesday with only liquids, as light as possible; If it’s your first fast you can start with green juice extract, and progress to lighter liquids like coconut water, coffee or tea.
RED LENTIL TREATMENT
At sunset in your time zone.
Take a moment for the treatment with the lentils.
The treatment consists of eating red lentils while reading or listening to the story of Mars.
This treatment has psychological and physical significance.
Red lentils will absorb emotions and energy blockages in the intestine, the story has a purifying meaning for the subconscious mind, even the superficial mind does not understand it.
* If this is the first time you are fasting, you can start with the lentil treatment twice a day, at noon and at night.
CONCLUDE
On Wednesday one hour after dawn.
In your private and connection moment; end your fast with a teaspoon of blessed honey on an empty stomach.
Respectfully with your body, start eating solid foods.
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RED LENTILS PREPARATION
Cook only the lentils as a medium thick soup,
add only seasonings.
Avoid garlic and onion or other solid ingredients or seasonings.
Once the soup is prepared, offer a portion to the altar.
Lenteja roja (Daal)
SUNDER KAND
Mantra Chanting or Listening recommended.
THE LEGEND THAT DEPICTS THE INLFUENCE OF MANGAL~MARS.
(Read when eating the red lentils)
An old woman used to observe fast on every Tuesday and chanted Mangal Mantras to appease the Lord Mangal. Her son was named Mangaliya. Lord Mangal desired to test the piety of this old woman. He arrived at her home in the disguise of a Brahmin.
He asked her “I am hungry and I shall prepare my own food but you must plaster the ground with cow-dung.”
The woman then explained to him that since it was a Tuesday; she does not plaster cow-dung on that day. Instead she offered to sprinkle water so the Brahmin could prepare his food. The Brahmin insisted on only cooking on a cow-dung plastered surface.
The woman refused and said that she could do anything else except cow-dung plaster. The Brahmin said, “Let your son lie upside down, I shall cook on his back.”
After some thought, the woman agreed to this bound by her Dharma and called her son. The disguised Brahmin lit the furnace on his back and cooked his food.
After cooking, the Brahmin asked the woman to call her son so that he could take the auspicious food. The woman, in grief, told him to not make such cruel jokes and since after cooking on his back, he would not have survived.
The Brahmin explained and insisted that she call the son. When the woman called, the son came running.
The Brahmin said, “Old woman, your fast is successful. With kindness, your mind is also full of devotion and faith. May you be ever happy.”
The deity (Mangal) in disguise disappeared.
This story explains the benefits of Mangal worship and chanting.