Padmanabhan Janakiraman
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Random Thought on Blessings from Elders:
The commonly heard word of blessing from elders is to live long.
Elders bless us with “Ayushmaan bhava” or “Deerghayushmaan bhava” when any Sumangali prostrates before them.
In Shanti parva, (MB chapter 191) we find Bheeshma telling the contexts when one must bless the other with ‘ayushman bhava’
Life of 100 years is also mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana.
When MA Sita meets Hanuman in Ashoka vana,
she expresses how true it is that if one were to live for 100 years
he would certainly see joy:
“ehi jeevantam aanando naram varsha shataat api”
is the famous adage she mentioned
" 'Joy rushes to surviving man even though (it be)
as the end of a hundred years' –
this popular adage appears true and auspicious for me."
says MA Sita.
Living 100 Years in the Present Kaliyuga, May not be a real blessing and Joy.
JUST A THOUGHT.
The commonly heard word of blessing from elders is to live long.
Elders bless us with “Ayushmaan bhava” or “Deerghayushmaan bhava” when any Sumangali prostrates before them.
In Shanti parva, (MB chapter 191) we find Bheeshma telling the contexts when one must bless the other with ‘ayushman bhava’
Life of 100 years is also mentioned in Valmiki Ramayana.
When MA Sita meets Hanuman in Ashoka vana,
she expresses how true it is that if one were to live for 100 years
he would certainly see joy:
“ehi jeevantam aanando naram varsha shataat api”
is the famous adage she mentioned
" 'Joy rushes to surviving man even though (it be)
as the end of a hundred years' –
this popular adage appears true and auspicious for me."
says MA Sita.
Living 100 Years in the Present Kaliyuga, May not be a real blessing and Joy.
JUST A THOUGHT.
