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MALA

Posted by: " Sudhir-Architect " ar_sudhirkumar

 

Hindu Culture Mala

 

A Mala or a rosary is a symbol of devotion. There are 108 beads in it. A man

takes 21,600 breaths in a day. If we subtract hours of the night then we are

left with 10,800 breaths. According to this the religious teachers said man

should recite God's name 10,800 times a day. But God's name recited once with

faith is equivalent to 100 times. And so on the basis of this argument it was

decided to have 108 beads in a rosary. A religious person can do his/her daily

chores with God's name at every breath. No karma can come in his/her way. A

person who uses his mala with faith can call for God's blessing.

We have received the body of a human being after good action of many lives. It

is a sign of foolishness to waste such a valuable life only in worldly

pleasures. God has made our body. Mind, wisdom, actions, ear, eye, tongue, hand,

leg, etc. are his gifts. The true yagna is to do good work by coordinating

harmoniously all these gifts. The true yagna or devotion is done when man lives

with the intention of welfare of not only human beings but also of animals,

birds, insects, trees, minerals, i.e., the welfare of all. Such man prospers by

receiving God's love and blessings.

 

One puts water and prashad on tulsipatra at the time of making offerings to God

and then he says: " This is not mine, I am offering you what is yours " After that

we take this offering as Prashad. On the same basis this body is not mine but it

is given by God. Tulsipatra should be put on the body to show the intention of

submission to God. Since this is not easy and practical everyday, our religious

teachers made a mala of tulsi beads and recommended that we wear them on our

necks. On waking up in the morning we see this mala and it reminds us: " This

body is not yours, it has been offered to God, and so you should only do that

which pleases God " i.e., do good deeds. So religious teachers inspire people to

do good deeds by making them wear the mala. This is the importance of tulsi

mala.

People have forgotten the true reason for having a mala these days. Today the

mala has become just a symbol of some sects. It will be a great service to

humanity if people, by understanding its wider meaning of the welfare of whole

mankind, can revive the bhakti offered to God through the mala.

Thanks & Regards,

 

Sudhir Srinivasan

B.Arch, Dip.ID, Dip.CAD, Dip.PM,AIIA, IIID, ARIAI

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