Importance of lighting lamps and Prayers chanted while lighting a lamp; shloka explained in English

Lighting a lamp is one of the most sacred traditions in India. Poor or rich, everyone follows this tradition everyday and especially during festivals and special occasions. We look at 2 of the more popular shlokas chanted while lighting the lamp, with their meanings. We also explore why this is such an important tradition and the scientific reason behind it. We need to understnd that science as we know it, is of western origin and it cannot yet explain a lot of the science given in our ancient sanskrit texts. Indian science was very advanced hundreds of years prior to the rise of western science. And everything my parent's generation laughed at, is being discovered once again only in our generation, while a lot more is still an enigma to us. So, I am giving you the science as it has been handed down to us. For eg: Old texts tell us that qualities like prosperity are nothing but forms of energy, and that they can be attracted through the use of the 5 elements. See the video to understand a litlle more on this topic. The contents of this video are available in text format in my blog page: https://vedikheritageblog.wordpress.c... Further information on types of oil and wicks and their benefits are given in this video : Why do we light a Deepa    • Why do we light a Deepa ? Understand the s...   Learn 3 shlokas to be chanted while lighting a Deepa in this video :    • Deepa Chants: Learn 3 Easy Shlokas to chan...   Here are some more videos you may like: Poornamadah- Shlokas Close to the Heart Series: video# 1    • Poornamadah: Shanti Mantram with meaning i...   Symbolism #2: Names of Lord Ganaesha 1- Meaning of Vishvaadhaara    • Rare name of Sri Ganesh -Vishvadhara: Symb...   Devi Stuti: Prayer for Goddess Durga; Shloka for success and marital issues.    • Sarva Mangala Mangalye -Powerful sanskrit ...   You can also contribute a video chanting a shloka close to your heart. I will include it in my next video of the series with an explaination of the meaning and the benefits of the prayer. Vedikheritage is also available on Spotify, apple and Google podcasts. Spotify: https://anchor.fm/vedikheritage