《道教新春文化。歲末年首。南北斗星君。察巡天下。2026》
南北星斗巡天下。
造冊記錄奏玉駕。
一心顯誠千惡滅。
三叩九敬萬福降。
【玉皇大天尊】與「臘月廿五日」巡視天下後，到了「大年除夕」的「前一天」，便是【南北斗星君】下凡錄簿之時，這也是一年最後的「天神巡視」，而這一次的【南北斗星君】下凡錄簿，便會影響來年【上元天官】攷校天下時的「承負」了。
Annual Inspection of Lord Nan Bei
Dou before New Lunar Year
With the
completion of the Inspection conducted by Heavenly Supreme Emperor Yu Huang (玉皇大天尊), it’s the turn for Star Lord Nan Bei Dou (南北斗星君) to conduct their Annual Inspection for the Year.
Upon
completion of this Annual Inspection, Individual’s Conduct will be recorded and
the Records will be used to Grade the Blessing for the Individual for the Old Year (為新年察巡天下以定福禍).
This Year,
the Inspection falls on 28th Day of Lunar 12 Month (臘月廿八日),
which is 15 Feb.
For more
detailed info on how to prepare for this Day, please refer to the following;
In Taoist
Culture, 1 Day before the Lunar New Year’s Eve, is considered as the Inspection
Day of Lord Nan Bei Dou (南北斗星君).
On this
Day, Taoists will visit Temples or Set-up Altar at Home to usher in Lord Nan
Bei Dou in-order to request for the Necessary Blessing for the Lunar New Year.
So what
is the Main Purpose of this Inspection?
On the
25th Day of Lunar 12 Month, Heavenly Supreme Emperor Yu Huang (玉皇大天尊) had made his Inspection on the Mortal World to check
on the on-going activities that Mortals are involved in and during this
Inspection, Heavenly Supreme Emperor Yu Huang will definitely be there to check
on the Good & Evil Doings of Mortals. And so, after this Inspection, Heavenly
Supreme Emperor Yu Huang will need a Follow-up Inspection by the Associated
Officers to do the Recording and so, before a New Lunar Year arrives, Lord Nan
Bei Dou will be appointed to do the Inspection in-order for them to do the
necessary Recording on the Credits, Merits, Sins & Debts of Mortals and
from there, the equality-blessing will be bestowed upon the Mortal accordingly.
After
the necessary Recordings are being made and being reported to Heavenly Supreme
Emperor Yu Huang, on the 15th Day of Lunar 1 Month (農曆正月十五日),
Heavenly Lord of Heavenly Realm aka Tian Guan Da Di (天官大帝)
will be there to perform the Inspection and Distributing of Fortune &
Prosperity to the Mortals (賜福人間) who have gained the
necessary Blessing according to their Accumulated Credits & Merits.
Before
that, On the Eve of Lunar New Year (大年除夕), Fu Lu Shou (福祿壽) – the Three Prosperity Stars
will be there to distribute the necessary Blessing to the Mortals for the Lunar
New Year. Due to this piece of Info is not being widely share among the Taoists
& Chinese, a lot of People tend to mistaken that on the Eve of Lunar New
Year is a Day to usher in the Deity of Wealth (財神),
which is Wrong and this is just a Commercial Trick that Modern People had
planned.
So what
to do on this Day?
For Lord
Nan Bei Dou’s Inspection Day, usually some simple Honouring being done will do.
Main
Purpose of this Honouring is to Sincerely & Faithfully making
Self-reflection & Reprimanding of One’s Wrong Doing for the past 1 Year and
hoping by doing so, Lord Nan Bei Dou will be there to provide the necessary
Guidance for Oneself and Oneself will be able to be Blessed by the Heaven for
the next 12 Months.
Besides
that, this is also to remind Oneself that from this Day onwards, Oneself shall
be more Kind, Compassionate and Caring towards the others and also, Oneself
must be responsible in ALL Physical & Verbal actions that Oneself has made.
So what
to Prepare for the Honouring?
For the
Offerings, Oneself can prepare the following:
1 – 3 cups of Chinese Tea or Water (三杯清茶/水)
2 – 5 Longevity Buns (五個壽桃包)
3 – 1 packet of Longevity Noodles (一份長壽面)
4 – 1 Huat Kueh (一個發糕)
5 – 1 Nian Gao (一個年糕)
6 – 1 set of Red Candles (一對紅燭)
7 – 3 Long Incenses (三支長壽香)
Once all
the Offerings are Ready, just proceed to any nearby Temples to do the
Honouring.
So what
to Say during the Honouring?
Before
Oneself make any form of Requests, remember to make 3 Sincere Bow and then
Kneel down.
Upon
Kneeling down, report Oneself’s Name, DOB, Residing Address, Today’s Date and
the Request that Oneself making. After the Requesting, make 3 Bows and then
stand up.
Remember,
do not make any form of Un-realistic Requesting, especially to Lord Nan Bei
Dou, San Guan Da Di (三官大帝), etc.
南北斗星君在上。
Nan Bei
Dou Xing Jun Zai Shang
道門弟子XXX。
Dao Men
Di Zi XXX
生於X年X月X日X時。
Sheng Yu
X Nian X Yue X Ri X Shi
凡居XXXXXXX。
Fan Ju
XXXXXXX
今臘月廿九日。
Jin La
Yue Nian Jiu Ri
欣逢南北斗星君巡查天下。
Xi Feng
Nan Bei Dou Xing Jun Xun Cha Tian Xia
道門弟子XXX與此祈求XXXXXXXX。
Dao Men
Di Zi XXX Yu Ci Qi Qiu XXXXXXXX
在此獻上三拜敬禮。
Zai Ci
Xian Shang San Bai Jing Li
以答謝南北斗星君庇佑之恩。
Yi Da
Xie Nan Bei Dou Xing Jun Bi You Zhi En (三拜 Three Bows)
After
the Honouring, what to do with the Offerings?
Do
remember to bring back the Offerings, if Oneself got Altar at Home, place them
on the Altar, if not, the Offerings can be shared among the Family Members.
Last of
ALL, wishes ALL of You having a Nice Communication with Lord Nan Bei Dou before
Lunar New Year arrives.
