Guest guest Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Last night on the Webcam Swamiji reminded us that the celebration of Spring Navaratri is coming on March 26th, and that Shree Maa will begin her seasonal re-dressing of all of the deities standing on the Cosmic Altar in the Devi Mandir. While I was assisting Shree Maa to prepare the first murthi in the center of the group of deities, Mahalaxshmi, she was reminding us that the deities are actually the " Divine " with this story. In the 1700's there was a Bengali poet named Kamalakanta. He was a great devotee of the Goddess Kali. One day a Maharaja came to him, and looking at the clay murthi in front of them, asked Kamalakanta: " Is that really the Divine Mother " ? Kamalakanta answered him assuredly, " yes it is " ! The Maharaja then said, " if it is, then you show me some proof " ! Kamalakanta told him: " it I do something to prove to you that she is actually the Divine Mother, then something will happen and I will have to accept the consequences of my action " . So Kamalakanta then took a thorn from the bilva tree and poked it into the foot of the Divine Mother statue, and blood came gushing out. Kamalakanta's wife nearby was so affected to see this, that she died instantly. Maa is teaching that in our worship, with all of our devotion and faith, we are establishing a real relationship with the Divine murthi or symbol of the Deity we are worshipping. In our sincere and concentrated efforts of puja, the Divine Energy of God/or Goddess becomes manifest. Like Kamalakanta, the estatic poet, priest, and Kali devotee of Bengal, let us proceed towards this upcoming Navaratri with deep sincerity and full faith in the performance of our daily devotional practices, and ask Mother to be born in our homes and hearts. Kamala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Namaste Kamala Maa This post has come right into my heart. I recently placed a murthi of Saraswati on my harpsichord, and I wake her up in the morning, and say goodnight in the evening. While I am practicing, I sometimes look right at her and she appears so real to me, like she is looking right back at me! Sometimes I think I am going crazy. Your story helps me to understand yet another way that Saraswati/Shree Maa is with me ...in my home, in my heart. Jai Maa! love ambika , " kamalaji_india " <kamalaji_india wrote: > > Last night on the Webcam Swamiji reminded us that the celebration of Spring Navaratri is coming on March 26th, and that Shree Maa will begin her seasonal re-dressing of all of the deities standing on the Cosmic Altar in the Devi Mandir. While I was assisting Shree Maa to prepare the first murthi in the center of the group of deities, Mahalaxshmi, she was reminding us that the deities are actually the " Divine " with this story. In the 1700's there was a Bengali poet named Kamalakanta. He was a great devotee of the Goddess Kali. One day a Maharaja came to him, and looking at the clay murthi in front of them, asked Kamalakanta: " Is that really the Divine Mother " ? Kamalakanta answered him assuredly, " yes it is " ! The Maharaja then said, " if it is, then you show me some proof " ! Kamalakanta told him: " it I do something to prove to you that she is actually the Divine Mother, then something will happen and I will have to accept the consequences of my action " . > So Kamalakanta then took a thorn from the bilva tree and poked it into the foot of the Divine Mother statue, and blood came gushing out. Kamalakanta's wife nearby was so affected to see this, that she died instantly. > Maa is teaching that in our worship, with all of our devotion and faith, we are establishing a real relationship with the Divine murthi or symbol of the Deity we are worshipping. In our sincere and concentrated efforts of puja, the Divine Energy of God/or Goddess becomes manifest. Like Kamalakanta, the estatic poet, priest, and Kali devotee of Bengal, let us proceed towards this upcoming Navaratri with deep sincerity and full faith in the performance of our daily devotional practices, and ask Mother to be born in our homes and hearts. > Kamala > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Dear Kamala, Thank you so much for the Kamalakanta Story. It is so true that the idols or pictures in our puja become a manifestation of the Divine. I love to sit and talk to the Pictures of the Divine mother in my puja and I feel that they are alive and full of Shakti. Regards, Lalita. On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 kamalaji_india wrote : > Last night on the Webcam Swamiji reminded us that the celebration of Spring Navaratri is coming on March 26th, and that Shree Maa will begin her seasonal re-dressing of all of the deities standing on the Cosmic Altar in the Devi Mandir. While I was assisting Shree Maa to prepare the first murthi in the center of the group of deities, Mahalaxshmi, she was reminding us that the deities are actually the " Divine " with this story. In the 1700's there was a Bengali poet named Kamalakanta. He was a great devotee of the Goddess Kali. One day a Maharaja came to him, and looking at the clay murthi in front of them, asked Kamalakanta: " Is that really the Divine Mother " ? Kamalakanta answered him assuredly, " yes it is " ! The Maharaja then said, " if it is, then you show me some proof " ! Kamalakanta told him: " it I do something to prove to you that she is actually the Divine Mother, then something will happen and I will have to accept the consequences of my action " . > So Kamalakanta then took a thorn from the bilva tree and poked it into the foot of the Divine Mother statue, and blood came gushing out. Kamalakanta's wife nearby was so affected to see this, that she died instantly. > Maa is teaching that in our worship, with all of our devotion and faith, we are establishing a real relationship with the Divine murthi or symbol of the Deity we are worshipping. In our sincere and concentrated efforts of puja, the Divine Energy of God/or Goddess becomes manifest. Like Kamalakanta, the estatic poet, priest, and Kali devotee of Bengal, let us proceed towards this upcoming Navaratri with deep sincerity and full faith in the performance of our daily devotional practices, and ask Mother to be born in our homes and hearts. >Kamala > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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