am on a fast!!
Today the Eighth day of the Second month of the Two Thousand and Sixth year after death of Christ, am fasting. well, the occasion, Bhishma Ekadasi. Read on to know more about the occasion...
Observance of Bhishma Ekadasi is a special event at the shrine of Annavaram in Andhraparadesh. It was on this day Bhishma, the grand old man of Kauravas, attained Moksha in the Kurukshetra war. A day prior to it he initiated Yudhishtira to the most effective "Mantra" called "Vishnu Sahasra Naama." It is about the chanting of Lord Vishnu's thousand names. No less a person than Adi Shankara, the leading exponent of Advaita philosophy, wrote a commentary to "Vishnu Sahasra Naama" as he did on other scriptures. That is the reason why the "Satyanarayana Vratam" which is specially linked to Vishnu Sahasra Naama, is performed on Bhishma Ekadasi day. At the Annavaram shrine this Vratam is performed with great eclat and sanctity. Pilgrims in their thousands throng this shrine on Bhishma Ekadasi and participate in the Vratam.
I have been initiated into fasting for the day by my father. Was the first time I ever ventured into fasting for anything whatsoever. But a certain friend's determination to take up extreme dedication and discipline set me thinking...
This might not be in anyway religious or otherwise. Its simply to have a faith in something or someone who is more powerful than you. There He is, time and again reminding you of his presence and power. I simply had this urge to surrender to the supreme force in my own little way and have a faith...
"Karmanyevaadhikaraste
Maa phaleshu kadachana"
Observance of Bhishma Ekadasi is a special event at the shrine of Annavaram in Andhraparadesh. It was on this day Bhishma, the grand old man of Kauravas, attained Moksha in the Kurukshetra war. A day prior to it he initiated Yudhishtira to the most effective "Mantra" called "Vishnu Sahasra Naama." It is about the chanting of Lord Vishnu's thousand names. No less a person than Adi Shankara, the leading exponent of Advaita philosophy, wrote a commentary to "Vishnu Sahasra Naama" as he did on other scriptures. That is the reason why the "Satyanarayana Vratam" which is specially linked to Vishnu Sahasra Naama, is performed on Bhishma Ekadasi day. At the Annavaram shrine this Vratam is performed with great eclat and sanctity. Pilgrims in their thousands throng this shrine on Bhishma Ekadasi and participate in the Vratam.
I have been initiated into fasting for the day by my father. Was the first time I ever ventured into fasting for anything whatsoever. But a certain friend's determination to take up extreme dedication and discipline set me thinking...
This might not be in anyway religious or otherwise. Its simply to have a faith in something or someone who is more powerful than you. There He is, time and again reminding you of his presence and power. I simply had this urge to surrender to the supreme force in my own little way and have a faith...
"Karmanyevaadhikaraste
Maa phaleshu kadachana"
1 Comments:
Good goin girl... I know how it feels to be sacrificing something for a higher noble cause. My respect for u has increased after reading this post. Seriously.
Btw nice piece of info about Bhishma Ekadasi. :)
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