JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA
JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR
Dear Readers,
Radhekrishna! We started a new question in our previous post on 6th October, “Why do we worship the Kalasha” We will continue with the same in this post.
Reiterating what we mentioned in the previous post, the Kalasha consists of:
- A brass, mud or copper pot
- Mango leaves
- Coconut
- A thread
Let us know what each of the above stands for.
Before the creation came into being, Lord Vishnu in was reclining on His snake-bed in the milky ocean. From His navel emerged a lotus from which appeared Lord Brahma, the creator, who thereafter created this world.
The water in the kalasha symbolizes the primordial water from which the entire creation emerged. It is the giver of life to all and has the potential of creating innumerable names and forms, the inert objects and the sentient beings and all that is auspicious in the world from the energy behind the universe. The leaves and coconut represent creation.
The thread represents the love that "binds" all in creation. The kalasha is therefore considered auspicious and worshipped. The waters from all the holy rivers, the knowledge of all the Vedas and the blessings of all the deities are invoked in the kalasha and its water is thereafter used for all the rituals, including the abhisheka.
We will continue with the topic in our next post.
Section II: Information about Indian herbs
In this post, let us know about a plant named ‘Genda’ also known as Marigold in English and Tagetes Erecta in Latin.
- It is a flowering plant; its yellow flowers are used mostly for making garlands
- It is a very good diuretic
- It is an antidote against wasp stings
- It is a cure against inflammations
- Juice of marigold flower helps to cure eczema and ringworm
- Lukewarm juice of its leaves cures earache
- Decoction of its leaves allays toothache
That concludes our topic for the fortnight. Till the next post, keep chanting the Radhekrishna namam and enjoy divine bliss.
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