Types Of Ramayana In Telugu

[Kerby Reynolds]

Theprimary objective of this series is to highlight lesser known saints of Hinduism and India. A secondary objective is to emphasize that it is incumbent upon Hindus to learn about, highlight and actively celebrate all of our saints and philosophers.

We will realize, contrary to Marxist and missionary scholarship, nay propaganda, that our saints came from all socio-economic backgrounds, that spiritual knowledge, piety and sainthood were never the sole preserve of a small section of society. Our heroine today is a shining example of this.

Not much more is known about the simple life of Atukuri Molla. She is said to have lived the rest of her simple life in the presence of her family deity Lord Shiva in the temple town of Srisailam, singing her Ramayana serving as a source of inspiration to the people of nearby villages. She merged with her Lord in 1530 at the ripe old age of 90.

Mollamamba (mother Molla) Was also a scholar of Sanskrit and her Ramayana is an abridged translation of Valmiki. She is humble and credits the grace of Sri Kantha Malleshwara, her family deity, for her knowledge of poetry. She says at the beginning of her work that: I am unaware of the treasury of literature, the grammar, the vocabulary and the rules. But I have learnt the art of poetry only through the grace of Srikantha Malleswara, the deity of Gopavaram.

It is not necessary that such knowledge existed in every family but it certainly should disprove the commonly held notion that there was no education outside of the upper castes. Vijayanagara must have been a golden period not just for telugu literature but for all Hindu culture.

She opens her Ramayana with an invocation to Lord Shiva, breaking the convention of the time, which was to open epic poems with praise of the king who patronized the poet. This clearly shows that she had no royal patronage.

On this day, because Diwali is a time for dana (charitable giving) and seva (selfless service), Hindus traditionally perform a deep cleaning of their homes and surroundings, as cleanliness is believed to invoke the presence and blessings of Goddess Lakshmi who, as mentioned earlier, is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity. Many will also make rangoli or kolum (colored patterns of flowers, powder, rice, or sand made on the floor), which are also said to invite auspiciousness. Observers thus begin Diwali by cultivating a spirit of generosity, doing things like giving money to charities, feeding the hungry, and endeavoring to help those in need.

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), also known as the Hare Krishna movement, was founded in 1966 by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, a highly respected Vaishnava (devotion to the god Vishnu and his incarnations avatars) scholar and monk. At the age of 70, Swami Prabhupada traveled from India to New York City to bring the Bhakti tradition, or Krishna Consciousness, to the west. In the 11 years before his passing in 1977, Srila Prabhupada translated, with elaborate commentaries, 60 volumes of Vaishnava literature; established more than 100 temples on six continents; and initiated 5,000 disciples. Today, his writings are studied in universities around the globe and are translated into nearly 100 languages. To date, ISKCON has over 400 temples, dozens of rural communities and eco-sustainable projects, and nearly 100 vegetarian restaurants world-wide with 56 of them in the US.

As sound vibration can affect the most subtle element of creation, it is interpreted in Hindu scriptures that spiritual sound vibrations can affect the atman (soul) in a particularly potent way. Such spiritual sound vibrations are said to have the ability to awaken our original spiritual consciousness and help us remember that we are beyond the ambivalence of life, and actually originate from the Divine. As such, the main goal of many types of Hindu musical expression is to help stir us out of our spiritual slumber by evoking feelings of love and connection that help us to better perceive the presence of the Divine within all. Some of the more popular examples of musical expressions within Hinduism include shlokas (verse, or poem), mantras (sacred syllables repeated in prayer), kirtans (congregational singing of mantras), and bhajans (devotional songs). You can find musical spiritual expressions through the US in temples, Mandirs, and community centers.

Many Hindus hold reverence for the cow as a representation of mother earth, fertility, and Hindu values of selfless service, strength, dignity, and non-harming. Though not all Hindus are vegetarian, for this reason many traditionally abstain from eating beef. This is often linked with the concept of ahimsa (non-violence), which can be applied to diet choices and our interactions with the environment, and potentially determine our next birth, according to the doctrine of karma. This is part of the reason that some Hindus may choose a vegetarian lifestyle as an expression of ahimsa as well as explains the growing number of cow protection projects that are led by individuals who have felt compelled to put their Hindu values into practice. The US is home to several cow protection projects and sanctuaries

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