Guest guest Posted December 14, 2001 Report Share Posted December 14, 2001 --- "Sameer A. Salgaocar" <ysalgaocar wrote: > Lord Krishna's kula devi is > Bhadrakali and he even had his mundan done here at > Her > temple. What is a mundan? Jai Ma!!! Aravind Blakeley Check out Shopping and Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at or bid at http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2001 Report Share Posted December 14, 2001 14.12 Dear Aravind, Mundan would be the traditional ceremony where the child is initiated into the sacred vedic mantras. After his hair is cut short, a priest or a family member would recite the mantra in his ear and thereafter he would have to wear the sacred thread known as the janeau and he is known as dwija or twice born. Regards, Sameer --- Jami Blakeley <jami108 wrote: > --- "Sameer A. Salgaocar" <ysalgaocar > wrote: > > Lord Krishna's kula devi is > > Bhadrakali and he even had his mundan done here at > > Her > > temple. > > What is a mundan? > > Jai Ma!!! > Aravind Blakeley > > > > Check out Shopping and Auctions for > all of > your unique holiday gifts! Buy at > > or bid at http://auctions. > Check out Shopping and Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at or bid at http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2001 Report Share Posted December 14, 2001 15.12 Dear Aravind, After conferring with my better half, I stand corrected. Mundan has nothing to do with the thread ceremony. It is just the ceremonial offering of the first hair which grows on the child to the deity. Incidentally, Balarama's mundan too was done at this temple. Also, Lord Krishna offered his own horses as a token to Ma Bhadrakali for success in the Mahabharata. Today, the people who visit the temple offer little toy horses as a substitute to the Mother. All this was told to me by the head priest, Mr. Satpal Sharma (M.A., M. Phil.) who is an extremely learned and kind person. I hope this clarifies your doubts. Jai Maa Kali, Sameer Check out Shopping and Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at or bid at http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 What about the ear piercing? Moderator' note: I guess this question from Mr. Kalika Putra is related to the previous discussion on muNDana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 I dont mean to contradict anyone but this has also brought confusion to me. Didnt the lord offer horses made out of gold? because in the maha kalika sindu stotram it's written "the lord vishnu even worships thee for their strength as did he do in before the great war (talking about lord Krishna) offering thee golden horses" This mantra is a great sorce of information related to place and events that have anything to do with the kalika forms or the dasamahavidyas. It is know for it's accuracy due to which I ask this question. Greetings- Send your festive greetings online! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 17.12 Dear Kalika Putra, In all fairness to the head priest Shri Sharma, he mentioned horses which could have been either live horses or horses made of gold. I think we should give hime the benefit of the doubt here. Also, I would be greatly obliged if you could give me the details regarding the source of your information - the mahakalika sindu stotram such as the publisher, author and title. I would like to get a copy of the same and learn from it. Jai Ma Kali, Sameer --- Kalika Putra <dakinic_monk wrote: > > I dont mean to contradict anyone but this has also > brought confusion to me. Didnt the lord offer horses > made out of gold? because in the maha kalika sindu > stotram it's written > > "the lord vishnu even worships thee for their > strength as did he do in before the great war > (talking about lord Krishna) offering thee golden > horses" > > This mantra is a great sorce of information related > to place and events that have anything to do with > the kalika forms or the dasamahavidyas. It is know > for it's accuracy due to which I ask this question. > > > > > Greetings- Send your festive greetings > online! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Check out Shopping and Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at or bid at http://auctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2001 Report Share Posted December 17, 2001 Mundan is ritual tonsuring of the hair. Normally done in temples. Generally, the first Mundan of an individual is done at the shrine of the family deity. Ranganath - Jami Blakeley Saturday, December 15, 2001 5:15 AM Re: Bhadrakali --- "Sameer A. Salgaocar" <ysalgaocar wrote: > Lord Krishna's kula devi is > Bhadrakali and he even had his mundan done here at > Her > temple. What is a mundan? Jai Ma!!! Aravind Blakeley Check out Shopping and Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at or bid at http://auctions. AUM shrImAtre namaH AUM namaH shivAya AUM namaH shivAbhyAm Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) : /messages// Contact : help Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2001 Report Share Posted December 17, 2001 Ear piercing is something different. I have heard this story once and am not sure if it refers to the origin of ear piercing. There was once a king who was captured in the forest. They promised to release him if he would offer them his son, a perfect child, without any blemishes. The king agreed (fearing for his life) and came home to the palace. There he sought advice from his ministers and one of them suggested that the king pierce the young prince's ears so that a wound would exist and hence the prince would not be free from blemishes. The king did so and hence the prince was saved. Was this the origin of the ear piercing? Can other members expound Ranganath - Kalika Putra Sunday, December 16, 2001 10:13 AM Re: Bhadrakali What about the ear piercing? Moderator' note: I guess this question from Mr. Kalika Putra is related to the previous discussion on muNDana. AUM shrImAtre namaH AUM namaH shivAya AUM namaH shivAbhyAm Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) : /messages// Contact : help Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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