Among many cultural practices handed down to us by our ancestors, there are certain rituals which are to be performed on a daily basis in order to please our Lord Hari. These rituals bestow intangible benefits. We commit a lot of misdeeds through our mind, speech or actions. The ill effects arising out of those misdeeds are all forgiven and vanquished by one such priceless practice – worship of the Sālagrāma.
We consider Lord Hari as being supreme. This does not mean that we do not worship other gods. They are all superior to us, but Lord Hari is supreme amongst them all. That is it. We honor all gods in accordance with their stature.
In today’s world, we see people are impatient and wanting to get early results without even waiting for the required period. They do not wait for the fruit to fully ripen in the tree and pluck raw fruits at an early stage causing damage to the plant/tree that bears the fruit.
In Sanskrit literature too, many enigmatic verses are seen. These are called Chatushloka or Samasya which means riddle.
Beings are bhinnāmsha as they have body made of five elements and thus are called jīvas (beings). They go through the cycle of life and death. The beings act only through God’s blessings. But forms like Matsya etc., do not have any deformities because they are God himself.
These basic tenets of Mayavada are beyond comprehension and do not have any convincing base in the Shastras. But I too do not know the right way, may you attempt to know it. For that knowledge, conciliate God.
In this devotional service, senior and junior seers of Pejavara and Adamaru matha, seers of Krishnapura, Kaniyooru, Subrahmanya, Bheemanakatte and Sode matha participated along with senior and junior seers of paryaya Palimaru matha. Despite being withdrawn from all worldly matters, the seers actively participated through chanting the divine works of Haridasaru in soothing tunes to eclectic beats.
Just like puNya, pApa also can be classified similarly into three types.
We furnish our houses with all necessary comforts. However, there are more amenities in the bodily home created by the Lord. Just as an ever luminescent lamp, we have six sensory organs such as the auditory system. We have organs of action like the mouth that serve as servants. We have excretory organs to flush waste out of our bodies similar to the drainage system in homes. We have systems to carry fresh air throughout the body, like an air-conditioning conduit.
The repercussions of deception of a great sage haunted Karkotaka without exemption. He was caught immobile amidst the flames of a raging fire and was rescued by Nala. If we deceive the wise, no matter how prepotent we are, that sin will haunt us!