Srimad Devi Bhagavat

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I had an answer to this but I would be kicked off.

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karisprowl

Thursday, January 16, 2003 4:33 PM

Re: Srimad Devi Bhagavat

 

 

Is that why there used to be a custom of drinking champagne from a

lady's shoe? <g>

 

 

, thunderheals@a...

wrote:

> Srimaddevibhagavat 11th Skand Chapter III verse 33

>

> One who washes the feet of Rudraksa wearer and drinks that water is

never

> affected by any sins and goes to Sivaloka

>

> This seems to me to be a fairly revolting and unhealthy practice

and is one

> am definitely never doing and yet it shows up in the Holy Book for

some

> reason

>

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> Actually, this is worth pondering... (now hear me out on this) :-)

>

> I had been taught by two different lineages that the feet of holy

beings,

> siddhas, realized masters, etc emanate a tremendous amount of

Shakti. If I am

> not mistaken, I belive Rudra Center India sells Guru Padukas, which

represent

> the shoes of one's Guru.

>

> So what this scripture excerpt says to me is quite extraordinary.

> It says to me that one who wears rudraksha has that same intense

energy flow

> coming from the feet !

> That is truly amazing! When exactly that happens is any one's guess

and no

> thank you am not interested in getting dirty tennis shoes from any

one here

> to drink from :-0

>

> The Eternal Wisdom that is the basis of the Vedas is just

that..eternal. It

> does not change from one yuga to a next.

> Interpretation of this wisdom does change. One can read 3 different

> commentaries of a scripture and get 3 slightly different versions.

>

> The Wisdom is there in the writings and if pondered, relevence to

present age

> or one's personal situation will reveal itself.

> OM Namah Shivaya

> Kanti

>

>

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