Tuesday, July 3, 2007

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – 3rd July 2007

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY – 3rd July 2007

 

Maha Mantra is precious; so precious that Krishna blesses this Mantra only to people whom he loves the most.

 

-- Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji

1 comment:

  1. Hindu homes and temples in Kerala
    resonated with the recital of the Ramayana, as Karkitakam, the lean
    month of the Malayalam calendar, began on July 16. Mornings and
    evenings, the faithful gather at temples to recite the Adhyatma
    Ramayanam Kilippattu of Thunchath Ezhuthachan, the father figure of
    Malayalam literature. The entire text is read in 32 days. Malayalis
    believe reading the epic gives them spiritual strength to tide over the
    hardships of the lean season, says this article. The term Ramayana
    maasam, or "month of the Ramayana" used to describe Karkitakam, began
    as an informal phrase but printed Hindu calendars have adopted it for
    generations. On the eve of the first day of the month, houses are swept
    clean, disinfected and sanitized. Organic rubbish is gathered into an
    earthen pot and discarded outside the precincts to the accompaniment of
    chanting, an act that symbolizes the banishment of ill fortune. Lamps
    are lit and Sree Bhagavati, the Goddess of good fortune, is worshipped.
    People gather in groups and read aloud cantos from the Ramayana.
    Rituals related to the Ramayana month, which had fallen into decline in
    the last few decades, are now experiencing a revival. In view of
    Karkitakam, the Travancore Devaswom Board has make arrangements for
    Ramayana recitals in major south Kerala temples.
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