Tulsi Devi

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Sri SadGurubyo Namaha,...Jai Gurudeva Datta..

Dear Datta family members,

I think there is subbtle meaning in that Sri Ganapathi likes Red flowers and

Shivbhagvaan yellow flowers etc etc etc etc ....i think there is a correlation

to spirituality. Because our ancient rishis were not joking. Take for example

the abishekam of mr. Agastya in Ganga river. That was an highly spiritual event.

So the same holds for Puja with flowers and (Tulsi) leaves. Now perhaps there is

something genetically or otherwise why tulsi is not offered in relation to the

Lord of Ganas(Obstacles)......my best guess would be in that direction.

The story goes that Tulsi Devi and Ganeshji had a quarrel ...this is mentioned

in the last sections of the Brahmavaivarta Purana. There is a subbtle meaning

why Ganeshji likes red flowers... now there should be some subbtle explanation

for the tulsi leaves ...if there isnt then the Quarrel between Tulsi Devi and

Ganeshji has to be considerd an historic event. There is also subbtle meaning to

abhishekam with milk...milk contains all the essential materials we humans need.

But i dont want to make a fuzz about this..i just find it interessting..

Sri Guru Datta, Win

 

 

Pradyumna Upadrashta <oneinfinitezero wrote:

My point is this: just because someone said one should not use tulasi leaves

doesn't mean it has some significant subtle meaning. Sometimes a statement is

nothing more than a statement. Often traditions start up because people create

some story or other and then continue such practices. The use of any leaf

doesn't have anything to do with spirituality. The point is that you are

offering. The leaf makes no difference. If I told you today that one should do

puja while holding one's nose, then it doesn't mean that there is subtle meaning

-- sometimes a statement is just a statement, and people take it for more than

its worth. Ask yourself, why should Ganapathy care what leaf I use, so long as I

offer out of love? Afterall, it was ganapathy who created all the leaves and

flowers in the world -- so why would he distinguish his own creation. His very

form contains everything within -- there is nothing that he is not -- so how can

he say "I like this" or "I don't like this" -- everything is ganapathy alone.

 

jgd.

 

pradyumna

 

 

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