Tradition of taking a resolution at the beginning of the puja: Taking water, rice and flowers in the palm, one takes a resolution to perform the puja while meditating on God.

According to legend, King Prithu performed a yagya to obtain a boon from Lord Vishnu. Before the Yagya, he had taken a pledge that his worship was being done only for the welfare of the people. Due to the determination and worship of King Prithu, happiness and peace were established on earth. The earth is called Prithvi after the name of King Prithu.

In Ramayana, Shri Ram performed a yagya to get the blessings of God before killing Ravana. At the beginning of the Yagya, Shri Ram had taken a pledge that this Yagya was being performed to protect the religion. The auspicious results of this Yagya should bring an end to unrighteous people like Ravana.

In Mahabharata, before the war, Arjuna was confused and he told Shri Krishna that he did not want to fight at all. Then Shri Krishna preached Bhagavad Gita to Arjun. After the teachings of Shri Krishna, Arjun had resolved that he would follow the path of religion and fight the war with complete honesty. It was only after this resolution that Arjun fought with full force.

Our determination power increases with this tradition

Taking a resolution at the beginning of the puja increases our resolution power. Because of this tradition, the feeling of fulfilling one's resolutions is awakened in a person's mind. Our resolve becomes stronger to accomplish the goals we have set. Success is definitely achieved in work done with strong determination.