Shatari (was: My experience - Please explain!!!)

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Namaste GaneshandLakshmi,

 

Guess what? )))) Many English words are derived from the Sanskrit

and indeed many of the world's languages too.... Kaapu --

think "kap" or "kaap" and we have the English "Cup". Nevertheless,

the "crown" that was put over your head by the Pujari is still a

Blessing.

 

May Many Blessings be Yours,

Om Namah Shivaya

Simone

 

 

, ganeshandlakshmi

<no_reply> wrote:

>

>

> Namaskar(am), All !

>

> In my previous post #8888, I had referred to a cone-shaped silver

cup

> and referred to it as "kaapu" (which by the way was the term used

by a

> friend of mine when I mentioned it to him; now he is not really sure

> that is what it is called).

>

> I am sure many of you are as mystified as I with this so-called

> "kaapu". So since I (wrongly?) referred to this vague 'object', I

> thought I should try to find out more about it. And find out I did,

> quite by accident. It is called Shatari.

>

> Lest I introduce any more confusion, let me quote verbatim from the

> source of this information (www.bhattar.com) :

>

> "

> Shatari and its significance (Crown with Lord's feet imprinted

> on it)

>

> God's feet are very revered and they are alluded to as being

> powerful. Worshiping His feet is considered as auspicious and it

> is said to bring salvation. As it is not practical for everyone

to

> be able to pray at God's feet, Shatari has been conceived where

> His feet are installed (Praanaprathishta). In place of worshiping

> at His feet the devotees have the shatari placed on their head by

> the priest.

> "

>

> This nugget of info was found here:

>

> www.bhattar.com/html/faq.html

>

> That explains it. My apologies. I hope I have made amends to any

> distortion(s) that may have crept in here.

>

> Thank you, Srimati Simone and Lilly, for your kind words of

> encouragement. I am really learning at the Lord's feet !

>

> GaneshAndLakshmi

>

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