ikShu danDa

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Dear Satish

Parasurama kalpa sutra says " Lalithopasako na iskshu khandam bhakshayet".

ie the upasaka should not eat the sugar cane is cleary saild, it doesnot

define or prohibit in any way eating of sugar or jaggery which are extracted

from the sugarcane.

If it were that this is beacuse that Lalitha holds it in her hands, then we

sholud not touch or use rope( pasa ) . Any elephant caretaker can;t become a

uapasaka since he will use the goad(ankusa)- this is discriminatory since

all are her children and nobody is turned away from her door.

The secret code lies in Lalitha sahasranama which says

"MANORUPEKSHUKODANDA"- the mind is the sugarcane bow. hence meaning of

eating or bitibg the sugar cane means the mind sholud not be pressed into

difficulties or stress be given to it in lalitha uapasana. this is raja

vidya, all comforts in this world sholud be seen as manifestations of

lalitha and her supreme beauty and accepted not the ashtanga yoga which says

of withdrawal from the world and rejecting it ,causing the mind to be

uncomfortable, this is for the persons of this line.

The next sutra of lalithopasaka dharma says"DIVA Na SMARET VARTALIM"- donot

remember VArahi(her commander in chief) during the day. this too has an

inner meaning which i may post in due course

urs in Lalitha

Aum Sri MAtre Namah

K Ramesh

 

 

Satish Raja Arigela <a.satishraja

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Wednesday, July 11, 2001 9:39 PM

ikShu danDa

 

>shriiH

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> It is said that Lalita upAsakAs should not eat

> ikShu danDa (sugar cane). Is it just because

> LalitAmbika bears that in her hand? Can somebody expalin why so.

>

> However it is said that jaggery can be eaten.(not sure about this)

>

> satish.

>

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