Guest guest Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Sairam, Happy Baba's day to you. May the grace of Baba shine upon one and all and guide us away from temptation and deliver us from evil. Often when we engage in doing some service or task for Baba we seem to make an unconscious show of our effort. May be we inform about our intentions to people around us, or make an elaborate show of our devotion to the people. Some dress up like Baba, change their way of living emulating Baba. This unfortunately does not show devotion but seems to Mock Baba. Well Baba advised against this kind of show. Simplicity is the best policy. Here is Baba's message to us this week. Naradiya Kirtan-Paddhati Generally our Haridasas, while performing the Kirtan, wear a gala and full dress. They put on a head-dress, either a pheta or a turban, a long flowing coat with a shirt inside, an uparane (short dhotar) on the shoulders and the usual long dhotar from the waist below. Dressed in this fashion for some Kirtan in the Shirdi village, Dasganu once went to bow to Baba. Baba asked him - "Well, bridegroom! where are you going dressed so beautifully like this?" 'For performing a Kirtan' was the reply. Then Baba said - "Why do you want all this paraphemalia-coat, uparani and pheta etc, doff all that before Me, why wear them on the body?" Dasganu immediately took them off and placed them at the Baba's Feet. From that time Dasganu never wore these things while performing the Kirtan. He was always bare from waist upwards, a pair of `chiplis' was in his hand and a garland round his neck. This is not in consonance with the practice generally followed by all the Hardidasa, but this is the best and the purest method. The sage Narada, from whom the Kirtan-Paddhati originated, wore nothing on his trunk and head. He carried a 'veena' in his hand, and wandered from place to place everywhere singing the glory of the Lord. " Chapter 15 SSSS. BABA bless us and guide us always. Humble pranams Sairam Anitha Kandukuri http://www.angelfire.com/sd/SaidarbarCanberra Find out how here Use Messenger in your Hotmail inbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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