Re: Darbha/Kusha

From the Bhakti List Archives

• June 24, 1995


>This brings up the following points:
>1. How important are ingredients like Darbha?
>2. What to use as a sustitute if none is available?
>
>Personnally I believe that it's "the thought that counts", and we should not
>allow the non-availability of a particular samagri (darbha, etc) to stop us
>from performing particular functions/duties for the service of God.

What is pratyavayah? Performance of rituals in the wrong manner is said to
be worse than non-performance. Can anyone explain/elaborate?

Thanks
Krish