THE NARMADA PARIKRAMA
Narmada in ‘Rivers of India’
ONCE SHIVA,THE CREATOR, DESTROYER OF WORLDS WAS IN AN ASCETIC TRANCE SO STRENUOUS THAT RIVULETS OF PERSPIRATION BEGAN FLOWING DOWN FROM HIS BODY DOWN THE HILLS. THE STREAM TOOK THE FORM OF A WOMAN--THE MOST DANGEROUS OF HER KIND: A BEAUTIFUL VIRGIN INNOCENTLY TEMPTING EVEN ASCETICS TO PURSUE HER, INFLAMING THEIR LUST
The Narmada Story
BY APPEARING AT ONE MOMENT AS A LIGHTLY DANCING GIRL, AT ANOTHER AS A ROMANTIC DREAMER, AT YET ANOTHER AS A SEDUCTRESS LOOSE-LIMBED WITH THE LASSITUDE OF DESIRE. HER INVENTIVE VARIATIONS SO AMUSED SHIVA THAT HE NAMED HER NARMADA, THE DELIGHTFUL ONE, BLESSING HER WITH THE WORDS "YOU SHALL BE FOREVER HOLY, FOREVER INEXHAUSTIBLE.“
The Narmada Story
SHE FLOWS FROM AMARKANTAK TO THE ARABIAN SEA, COVERING A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1400 KM THROUGH HILLY TRACKS, DENSE JUNGLES, FLAT PLAINS TO MEET THE ARABIAN SEA IN GUJARAT.
The Narmada Parikrama
THROUGH THEIR ENDURANCE, THE PILGRIMS HOPE TO GENERATE THE HEAT, THE TAPAS, THAT LINKS MEN TO THE ENERGY OF THE UNIVERSE, AS NARMADA IS BELIEVED TO BE A LINK FROM MAN TO SHIVA.
The Narmada Parikrama
SHIVA SYMBOLIZES DECAY. THE UNDYING FORCE OF IMPERMANENCE AND CHANGE. GOOD VS EVIL TOLERANCE AND COMPASSION THE FORCE OF DESTRUCTION NECESSARY FOR ALL NEW CREATION AND CHANGING OF FORMS
The Narmada Parikrama
HEAD SHAVED ARYA MAUN (PURE SILENCE) WHITE CLOTHING NO SOAP: BATHE IN RIVER MINIMAL MONEY NO LYING NO STEALING NO INTOXICANTS NO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
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STARTING OCTOBER 2ND 2009 ON GANDHIJI’S B’DAYFROM HIS ASHRAM IN AHMADABAD GUJARAT
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YOU CAN JOIN US ANYTIME FROM: DECEMBER 15TH 2009 – JANUARY 15TH 2010 LET SAMIRD@GMAIL Schedule
Narmada Walk
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YOU HAD TO GIVE IT TO HIM: HE HAD A PLAN. AND IT STARTED TO MAKE SENSE, IN A TYLER
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