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Post by audhitya on May 27, 2012 10:01:55 GMT 5.5
Source: In the Presence of the Divine Narratives of Experiences with Maha Periyaval Volume 1 Translated by: Sujatha Vijayaraghavan
Every day when Sri Maha Periyaval got up in the early hours of the morning he would chant, “ Sri Hari, Sri Hari !”
A college student noticed this. Periyaval had sacred ash on his forehead, rudraksa around his neck, which were signs of Saivism. But here he was chanting the name of Sri Hari. What is this?
The boy questioned Maha Periyaval himself. A vaidik who was nearby scolded the boy. “You must not question Periyaval in this manner.”
Maha Periyaval spoke with a laugh. “ Don’t scold the boy. Let him voice his doubt. I will answer him.”
The boy repeated his question. Sri Maha Periyaval gave the boy an explanation. “ Creation, preservation and destruction are the three-fold tasks. Visnu is the preserver. From the moment we wake up, till we go to bed we perform a number of tasks. We must pray to Hari, Visnu, to be with us so that all work done during the day is successful and well-done. Bhagavan Krishna is called an ‘ Idayya’, which means the one who does the job in between creation and destruction. In the evening it is our tradition to offer prayers to Paramesvara.”
The boy was very satisfied.
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Post by krsiyer on May 27, 2012 12:56:23 GMT 5.5
Good explanation by Periva, not only to that boy, for us too. thanks for sharing. jaya jaya sankara, hara hara sankara.
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