The Kolamba

[Guest guest]

(2) The Kolamba

Baba took Bhiksha and mixed the food in the Kolamba.

He partook of it and gave it as prasad to the devotees. Only the tongue can

taste after its gulped there is no taste.

This small organ is responsible for all happenings. Baba had total

control over His tongue. Whether the food was tasty, good or stale mattered

little to Him By taking Bhiksha from Nandram a Jain Marwadi He taught

equality of vision that caste or creed mattered little. Thus we should treat

food as Bhrama and not hanker after tasty food. Life

may shower bitterness or sweetness. We should accept it with good grace as

prasad given by Baba. Baba took Bhiksha from 5 houses

instead of 7 houses as is followed in the Madhukari

system [Parampara] of Datta

Bhaktas. The 5 houses symbolizes

the 5 Pranas. Which are 1. Prana or the

vital forces that receives everything into the body 2. Aapana excretes what is not required. 3. Samana receives all that is brought by Pranas

and assimilates it. 4. Vyana is the circulatory

system that carries assimilated food to the different parts of the body. 5. Udayana protects and serves as a body-guard to the

individuality and the ego helping it to lift the thoughts to new height of

better understanding.

Baba

lead a life of

Fakiri [poverty]. It was a simple life. His needs

were few. Baba’s attire states that philosophy and His Kafni reflected this. His Kafni

though torn and tattered was clean and ‘snow white’. The Kafni is symbolic of Maya. Maya functions through two

powers known as Avarna [covering] and Viksepa [projecting]. Kashya or

white dress represent the state of having burnt all

desires. If they are smoldering in cinder form, they wear yellow. If they have

reached beyond that, they wear white, a symbol of purity and flawlessness. So

one learns that we are covered and mired in

Maya; which should be torn apart and uncovered.

 

He always carried His Satka [Danda] with Him. The Satka is symbolic of [deha-dand]

or discipline.

The Tumeral

or Kamandulu symbolizes compassion to all living

beings.

Kaupin [Head dress]

symbolizes sacrifice.

 

 

(to

be contd…..)

Source Shri Sai Leela

Magazine