Burning bamboo / Kulbir Bhai

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Dear Kulbir Bhai,

 

It is a tradition in Indian homes, specially Hindu homes, that bamboo

is never used as a fuel wood in the kitchen. There could be two

reasons for it.

 

One, that the tikti, the platform on which a dead body is carried for

cremation, is made of bamboo. Therefore burning bamboo would amount

to re-enacting the cremation scene in the kitchen. In other words

some thing that is burned at the time of cremation should not be

burned ina flourishing household. It is considered bad omen.

 

Secondly, talking about the Lal Kitab perspective, Bamboo is mercury,

fire is Mars. The two put together form malefic saturn [ rahu

swabhav]. Now no house holder would like to have malefic saturn in

the kitchen which in the Indian psyche represents 'Barqat'

prosperity. That is why in some temples the Aggarbatti burning is

prohibited. The aggarbatti stick is made of bamboo.

 

Would love to hear a different explanation from other experts.

 

With great affection,

 

Varun Trivedi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, " kulbirbains "

<kulbirbainz wrote:

>

> Varun ji,

>

> what is the reson that bamboo sticks are prohhibited to be

> burned except upon a pyre. i couldn't find a sound logic for it.

>

> kindly help.

>

> kulbir

>

>

>

, " varun_trvd "

> <varun_trvd@> wrote:

> >

> > Respected Mini ji,

> >

> > [ 1 ] No, they should not keep a bamboo plant in the house.

> > [ 2 ] Turtles are the karak object of Saturn+moon. Keeping turtles

> at

> > home will depend on how Saturn, moon and Ketu are placed in the

> > kundali. Since we do not discuss kundali in this group you may

> have to

> > seek further advice from some other group.

> >

> > Regards,

> >

> > Varun Trivedi

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > , " minixx20 "

> > <minnialharthy@> wrote:

> > >

> > > helo sir,

> > > how about if in a household husband has exalted mercury where as

> the

> > > members have debilitated mercury,should they still keep the

> bamboo in

> > > the north??how about turtle in water??

> > > thanks

> > > mini

> > >

> >

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