Guest guest Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Namaste Shankaree: I was reciting the 1000 names of MahaKali last night when I noticed something about how she is being described. I noticed that she is being described as being everything even foul, dirty or revolting things. She is literally all things including Maya itself. I personally believe some of the rituals are for people. People need cleanliness. It makes them feel better. People fuss over this thing or that thing. They call this dirty and that clean, but Mother IS everything. She is everywhere. Can there ever be anything dirty? Peace, Shankari Pranam. I have a question.:-) ) This has been in my mind since I was a kid. We pray to Kali ma and I was always taught that cleaniness and ritual purity was a absolute must. More than for a calmer form of the Goddess. Even as a kid, I always had inappropriate ( as the adults say) questions. ;-)) Kali ma lives, dances and generally has a ball in the cremation grounds. I would think that that would be the most polluting place. So, why is She really particular about purity and ritual cleaniness? With Love Shankaree , Shankaree Ramatas <shankaree wrote: > > Pranam. I have a question.:-)) This has been in my mind since I was a kid. We pray to Kali ma and I was always taught that cleaniness and ritual purity was a absolute must. More than for a calmer form of the Goddess. Even as a kid, I always had inappropriate ( as the adults say) questions. ;-)) > Kali ma lives, dances and generally has a ball in the cremation grounds. I would think that that would be the most polluting place. So, why is She really particular about purity and ritual cleaniness? > With Love > Shankaree > > > Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, > Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, > Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, > Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, > Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; > Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, > Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. " > > From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Dear Friend, Namaskaram. I would like to share my understanding to your question with respect to Kali Maa and related ritual cleanliness and purity. We see and picture a burial ground or place of cremation in the normal sense as we see in our life. With a body or at times two or three bodies in waiting, cremated ones in which some bones have been left out and relatives waiting to collect the ashes and the typical scene you see. Unfortunately many pictoral depictions of Kali Maa are also on the same angle and descriptions by words or articles also project the same. But if we go through the explanations given in our vedas and the interpretations of the same by Adhi Sankaracharya, we will know that the whole concept has been misunderstood. First and foremost thing is that the cremation ground that we see in our lives is for the naked eyes of humans and for our purpose. But the cremation ground or Rudhra Bhoomi that is associated with Kali Maa does not have bodies waiting or burning out there. It is a DHYANA BHOOMI AND A RUDHRA STHALAM. Devi meditates there and celebrates her victory out there in the form of Aanandha Thandavam, because its the place where the PANCHABHOOTHAM culminates. Namely, FIRE, WATER, EARTH, WIND AND THE SKY OR AAGAYAM OR AAKASH. For a second relate this to the cremation ground that we see in our day to day life and you will understand the relationship and its meaning. So Devi Maa is actually in a very very pure place that has all the elements of nature out there and is a culmination of energy and force and hence the pooja or rituals associated with the Rudhra form of Devi has to be be dealt with utmost care. So friends do not associate the cremation ground that we see to the one that has been described for Devi Kali. The same concept holds good for the Yathasthanam of Lord Shiva who is said to be Adhipathi of Rudhra Bhoomi or cremation ground. God bless all. Regards, Hariee Shankari Kali <shankari_kali wrote: Namaste Shankaree: I was reciting the 1000 names of MahaKali last night when I noticed something about how she is being described. I noticed that she is being described as being everything even foul, dirty or revolting things. She is literally all things including Maya itself. I personally believe some of the rituals are for people. People need cleanliness. It makes them feel better. People fuss over this thing or that thing. They call this dirty and that clean, but Mother IS everything. She is everywhere. Can there ever be anything dirty? Peace, Shankari Pranam. I have a question.:-) ) This has been in my mind since I was a kid. We pray to Kali ma and I was always taught that cleaniness and ritual purity was a absolute must. More than for a calmer form of the Goddess. Even as a kid, I always had inappropriate ( as the adults say) questions. ;-)) Kali ma lives, dances and generally has a ball in the cremation grounds. I would think that that would be the most polluting place. So, why is She really particular about purity and ritual cleaniness? With Love Shankaree , Shankaree Ramatas <shankaree wrote: > > Pranam. I have a question.:-)) This has been in my mind since I was a kid. We pray to Kali ma and I was always taught that cleaniness and ritual purity was a absolute must. More than for a calmer form of the Goddess. Even as a kid, I always had inappropriate ( as the adults say) questions. ;-)) > Kali ma lives, dances and generally has a ball in the cremation grounds. I would think that that would be the most polluting place. So, why is She really particular about purity and ritual cleaniness? > With Love > Shankaree > > > Let my every word be a prayer to Thee, > Every movement of my hands a ritual gesture to Thee, > Every step I take a circumambulation of Thy image, > Every morsel I eat a rite of sacrifice to Thee, > Every time I lay down a prostration at Thy feet; > Every act of personal pleasure and all else that I do, > Let it all be a form of worshiping Thee. " > > From Verse 27 of Shri Aadi Shankara's Saundaryalahari > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Dear Members.... Reciting kali japa on a new moon day and on deepavali days are very powerful. but if u invoke kali ...u need to give her a naivedyam that is a fine food like fruits and milk sweets if ur a vegetarian in east india like W Bengal and Gauwati ....some temple even sacrifice goat and in Kalighat that is old sampridayam...for years it is there ....as it was their ritual... but in dakshneswar temple on Hoogly river our great saint Ramakrishna ji has offered nice sweet rice every day to Kalima with fullof love , affection and devotion , see her every day she ate like a child. he enjoyed it seeing this ....with ecstasy. it happens even today..... but u cannot see him physically ..but feel it when u enter his room where he lived by the side of temple..... hence pl pray kali ma with food u can offer..she is the most early boon giving God pl enjoy this bliss of our great souls...... atjags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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