ShashtiPoorti

 

Shashtipoorti

(the concept)


This ceremony was of huge significance in the ancient days🙏


Over centuries, the symbolism has underwent changes at its very basics🤣.... ( we can't help it! We toe the line available! )
Certain basics are still followed ( like, invitation is by children ..... 👍 a few ignorant, try to invite by themselves 😜)




Buzurgi, बुजुर्गी, elderliness (not related to age)
Used to be the primary criteria. ( the couple, heading towards vaanaprastha, forest-dwelling.... choose to continue the togetherness, voluntarily, and therefore that "maangalya" ritual.)
Children try to request " don't go to forest....stay back to guidebus".... but couple like to "merge" into nature. So kids request " well then....bless us in a big way, to last our lifetime and then leave🙏"

So kids seek blessings of "hero & heroine" of the day.
( strictly speaking, 500 yrs ago....i have no bijness in it, bekos, I am supposed to have gone to forest in 2013 ( eleven years ago!😜)...


Even the "vaadhyar" has modified the syllabus to suit "popular demand" 😰🙏🙏🙏


( exception;: a rare few decide to stay back, to be available to guide children.... they are honored with "saptathi, shataabhishekam, and lastly kanakabhishekam)

(the elderly person who sent me the invite for his 60^th, at this stage, expressed gratitude for my foregoing message. So I continued a ‘little more’

[03-05-2024 16:07] PSN: Yes Sir!


Very important for next generation. ( age is not the criteria... criteria was elderliness/buzurgi/muthirmai.... age was "decided upon" as a most suitable muhoorat .....due to planetary influence, inducing Karmic_design to manifest at mid_age .... 60th year, name of birth year repeats. Mid-age, because, life cycle was 120 yrs.... dasha of planets, 120th year, garbhaShista dasha balance repeats 🤣.... The life-style designed was so efficient, that ususally age coincided with ripening of wisdom! )

Each birthday, "nature" gives us opportunity to review our प्रारब्ध कर्म ( it shines better! You will 'notice' small kids get fever etc on nakshatra birthdays😜 )


Fascinating science🙏



I don't have courage to elaborate ( even this much) to everybody around.... very few patronise our "sanatana dharma " related traditions.

Thank you🙏, for your patience!

That was good enough for a blog, I felt.

psn 4^th May, 2024