Guest guest Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Dear Kulbir bhai, This gesture is often made in a temple when one presents himself before the deity. The gesture in the temple is normally touching the ears and then folding the hands in sublimation. The gesture of touching the ears is also noticed when some shishya mentions the name of his Guru. You would notice it in musical concerts very often when the singer would make a reference to his Guru. Basically the gesture means ' agar mujh se koi galti huyee ho to muaf karen' it also means ' main apne guru ka naam le raha hun, agar unki shaan mein koi gustakhi ho jaye to muafi chahooga' - [the gesture means that I should be forgiven if I have made any mistake, it also means that I am going to mention the name of my Guru and would pray to be forgiven if I say any thing that might not be upto his reputation.] In the temple the same gesture is followed by folding of the hands, which means Lord forgive me for anything wrong I had done, here and now I surrender to you with my folded hands. Remember we reach the court of the Lord Deity without a warrant, police or handcuffs. Through this gesture we present ourselves willingly in the highest court of this world seeking forgiveness with folded hands [ handcuffed] Regards Varun , " kulbirbains " <kulbirbains wrote: > > Dear Varun ji, > > it is customary in murshad shagird tradition that > whenever a shagird visits the place of his murshad; even while > remebering him, he lowers his head and touches his ears. some other > communities also practise this gesture when visiting religious places. > what could be the exact significance of this gesture. > > > kulbirbains > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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