Why do "pranprathista" of your yantra and idol?
Pranprathista means energizing. It means to invoke certain energies in any idol or in any yantra or in the medium of your worship. Idol and yantras are the means of worship. They are important upto a stage and after past particular stage one needs no rosary, idol and yantra for worship. Then the worshiper chants the mantra rigorously and after certain stage he/she doesn't chant the mantras, after that its all yoga for the worshiper. Energizing and invoking energies is paramount important for any tantra sadhak. It is the basic of "upasana" means "to be near". If a person places a stone in front of him or her and then worship lord Shiva then it is not going to be fruitful because the mind doesn't associate the stone with lord Shiva. But when you place a stone and energize it as lord Shiva and put some tika and if you offer milk, water etc then it becomes Shivalinga and after certain amount of time, it becomes sacred place. The stone at point did not have any v...