Did Gopalakrishnan fully read, understand and then post? Narayansamy his chamcha may not like it sir. All we say , there it is reflected. KR
On Thu, 22 Feb 2024 at 03:42, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > Brahmin and sacred thread, sacred thread-forward > > By Chauhan Babu Nath, 19h > > Dear friends, > > I read the above item in Quora digest to me today. I felt very interesting > and thought of sharing with you. > > Gopalakrishnan 22-2-2024 > > > > Recently I had gone to Hanuman ji's temple where I saw a Brahmin who had > brought a sacred thread for Hanuman ji. Coincidentally, I was standing > right behind him in the queue. I heard him telling the priest that he > wanted to wear the sacred thread he had spun (made by himself) to Hanuman > ji. The priest took the sacred thread but did not wear it. > > When the Brahmin requested again, the priest said that this is the > adornment of Hanuman ji, for this permission will have to be taken from > the big priest (Mahant), you wait for some time, he will come soon. > > I was listening carefully to what those people were saying, out of > curiosity I also started waiting for Mahant ji's arrival. > > After some time, when Mahant ji came, the priest told about the request of > that Brahmin, then Mahant ji looked at the Brahmin and said that see, > Hanuman ji is already wearing the sacred thread and is it a flower garland > or not? May be worn many times. If you wish, offer this sacred thread to > Hanumanji and take it as Prasad. > > On this, the Brahmin said very politely that I see that God has already > worn the sacred thread, but last night there was a lunar eclipse and as > per the Vedic rules, every person wearing a sacred thread has to change the > old sacred thread to a new sacred thread after the eclipse. Just thinking > that this should be done, I had brought this in the morning in the service > of Hanuman ji, this is very dear to the Lord. > > It is also written in Hanuman Chalisa that - "Hath Bajra and Dhwaja > Viraje, Kandhe Mooj Janeu Saje". > > Now Mahant ji said in a thoughtful tone that we do not buy sacred thread > from the market, we make pure sacred thread for Hanuman ji, what is the > purity of your sacred thread. On this, the Brahmin said that first of all, it > is made of raw cotton, its length is 96 chauva (fingers), after putting the > first three threads on the spindle, nine threads are twisted with the help > of the spindle, thus 27 threads. There is a Trisut which is a single > thread and is not broken anywhere, it has a Pravara and Gotra-wise > Pravara bond and at the end it has been made completely pure by tying a > Brahmaganth and colored with turmeric and all this has been done by me > with my own hands, Gayatri. Done while chanting mantra. > > I was shocked by this explanation of the construction of sacred thread by > Brahmin Dev, I bowed to him in my mind, I saw that now Mahant ji started > asking him something in Sanskrit language, I could not understand the > questions and answers of those people but Mahant ji Looking at the Brahmin, it > seemed that he was completely satisfied with the Brahmin's answer. Now he > took him with him and reached Hanuman ji, where after chanting mantras, > with the help of the Mahant and 3 other priests, the Brahmin made Hanuman > ji wear the sacred thread and then took off the old sacred thread. After > doing so, he kept it with himself for immersion in running water. > > I often come to the temple but today's incident left a deep impression on > my mind. I thought that I am also a Brahmin and as per the rules I should > also change the sacred thread. I also came out of the temple following that > Brahmin, stopped him and saluted him. After introducing himself and said > that I also need a pair of pure sacred thread, he expressed his inability > and said that he had brought it only for Hanuman ji. Yes, if you want, > you can come to my house anytime. I make a sacred thread at home and keep > it. People who know me come and take it. I took the address of his house > from him, greeted him and left from there. > > When I reached his house in the evening, I saw that he was talking to a > person sitting on a throne at his door. After getting down from the car, > I approached him. As soon as he saw me, he stood up and asked me to sit. > After greeting, I sat down. During the conversation, it came to light that the > other person was also a Brahmin living nearby and had come to collect the > sacred thread from them. > > Brahmin went inside his house, meanwhile his two daughters, who would have > been 12 years old and 8 years old respectively, one had a pot of water in > her hand and the other had a bowl of jaggery and two glasses, in front of > us were jaggery and water. It was kept, the person sitting near me poured > water in both the glasses, then picked up a piece of jaggery, ate it and > drank the water and moved the bowl of jaggery towards me, but I did not > drink the water. > > In this time, the Brahmin came out of his house and gave a pair of sacred > thread to the person who was already sitting, he took the sacred thread and > went away after giving 21 rupees to the Brahmin. I was still staying > there, I was curious to know more about this Brahmin, while talking to him > I came to know that he is a graduate in Sanskrit, did not get a job and > could not do any business due to lack of capital. I have an old mother, > wife, two daughters and a young son and also a cow. They take care of > their elderly mother and cows, get a little income from milk and they have > learned making sacred thread from their father and grandfather, this also > helps in their survival. > > Meanwhile, his elder daughter came to take back the tumbler of water but > my glass was still filled with water. She looked at me as if her eyes > were asking me why I did not drink the water, I looked away from there. She > left the glass of water there and went away, perhaps she was hoping that > I would drink the water later. > > By now I had known a lot about this family and I was also feeling pity in > my mind. Well, the Brahmin gave me a pair of sacred thread and wrote a > mantra on paper and said that I must chant this mantra while wearing the > sacred thread. > > After thinking carefully, I extended the 500 rupee currency towards the > Brahmin and started searching for a coin in my pocket and purse. I knew > that 500 rupees was too much for a pair of sacred thread, but I thought > that with this excuse I would be able to help him a little. The Brahmin > folded his hands and said to me, Sir, I do not have the change of Rs. > 500-00. I said, there is no need of change, you can keep the entire > amount, so I told him no, just give me 21 rupees for my hard work, this > is what he said to me. I liked that despite being poor, he is not greedy, > but I had also decided to give only five hundred rupees, so I said that I > don't even have the change, don't hesitate, keep the whole, it will be > useful for you. > > He said, no, I am not hesitating, you keep it back for Rs. 21 when we meet > you again. Please give it. > > This Brahmin brought tears to my eyes. He said that a pair of pure sacred > thread costs Rs. 13-14 and after adding Rs. 7-8 for his hard work, it comes > to Rs. 21. Some people give only twenty rupees saying that there is no coin > available. I also had the same problem, I had Rs 21. There was no retail, I > kept back the 500 rupee note and handed over a 100 rupee note to him and > very politely asked him to keep it. This time he could not avoid my > request and kept 100 rupees and asked me to wait for a minute. He went > inside the house, came out and gave me four pairs of sacred thread and > said, I accepted your request and gave Rs. 100. Now obey me and keep > these four more pairs of sacred thread so that there is no burden on my > mind. > > I mentally saluted his self-respect and also asked him what he would do > with so much sacred thread, he said that on occasions like Makar > Sankranti, Pitru immersion, lunar and solar eclipse, some havan puja at > home, on the occasion of birth of a child in the family, etc. > > There is a ritual of changing the sacred thread, apart from this you can > also give gifts to your relatives and your Brahmin friends so that our > Brahmin culture and tradition gets strengthened and also when you go to the > temple, especially Ganesh ji, Shankar ji and Hanuman ji. Must offer sacred > thread to... > > Hearing his words, he kept those five pairs of sacred thread with him and > stood up and bid farewell to return, then he said that you are our guest, > you have come home for the first time, how can we let you go empty handed, > saying this he left his daughter. When she came out, the Brahmin Dev > gestured to her, then understanding his gesture she quickly went inside and > came out carrying a big stick. Seeing the stick, I could not understand > what kind of farewell was going to happen to me. > > Now Brahmin Dev took the stick from her hand and looked at me and smiled. > In response, I also tried to smile. When he moved forward with the stick, I > stepped back a little. His daughter was following him. I saw that there > were two papaya trees on the other side of the door. With the help of the > stick, he plucked a ripe papaya. His daughter picked up that papaya and > took it inside. She went and washed it with water, wrapped it in a paper > and brought it to me and extended her tiny hands towards me. My eyes > filled with tears seeing her innocent affection. > > I hid my wet eyes from her and started looking in the other direction, > then my eyes fell on the pot and glass of water which were still kept > there. Seeing the closeness of this little girl, I started feeling guilty > for not drinking my water, I immediately picked up a piece of jaggery and > placed it in my mouth and drank the entire glass of water in one breath. > I asked her daughter if she wanted one more glass of water. The little > fairy took the tumbler and filled it with water, then poured that water > into my glass. She started pouring it and a smile appeared on her lips as > if she was thanking me. I was hiding my eyes from her. I picked up the > glass of water and started drinking the nectar with my neck held high, but I > was being suppressed by the guilt. > > Now without saying anything to anyone, I kept the papaya on the second > seat of the car and started for home. > > On reaching home, seeing the papaya in my hand, my wife asked where I > got it from, so I could only tell her that a Brahmin gave it. When I went > to his house, he did not let me come empty handed. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1662156408.3350057.1708594914445%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1662156408.3350057.1708594914445%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqGDGWK1GbrCqOjKegzRmOf_k%3DgaGNzPhDddh3RL7%2BHwA%40mail.gmail.com.
