Raamaayan Baal Kaand - Kaartikeya Swaami
SANT TULSIDAAS RAAMAAYAN
KAARTIKEYA SWAAMI
BAAL KAAND
Pg. 138, Chowpaee # 1
On the Raakshasa, Taaraka:
तेहि सब लोक लोकपति जीते
Tayhi saba Loka Lokapati jeetay
Translation
Taaraka had conquered all the spheres as well as their Guardians.
Pg. 138, Doha # 94
On Swaami Kaartikeya:
शंभु शुक्र संभूत सुत, इहि जीतै रण सोइ
Shambhu Shukra sambhoota Suta, Ayhi jeetai rana So-ee
Translation
That Son who Shambhu Bhagwaan sires, will destroy the Raakshasa(Taaraka) in battle.
Interpretation
One prescribed way of conceptualizing the Infinite (God) is to comprehend that He manifests Himself into Finite Forms (the Deities). By focusing on these Deities, we acquire a better understanding of the Supreme.
On 28th November, 2022, the birth anniversary of Swaami Kaartikeya will be observed. He is the God of Warfare but the War of Mental Attrition that is continually fought within us is His most significant battlefield. These are the six enemies (diseases) of the mind to which we can succumb. However, the blessings of Swaami Kaartikeya can help us to conquer these foes.
The six diseases are:
· Kaam – lust
· Krodha – anger
· Lobha – greed
· Matsara – envy
· Mada – haught
· Moha – ignorance
Of these six diseases, moha has been declared as the worst (reference Uttara Kaand of Raamaayan). Swaami Kaartikeya should be worshipped daily because these diseases continually threaten us on a daily basis.
The wellknown Gaayatri Mantra for Swaami (below) can be recited as part of one’s daily prayer, starting on Mon. 28th November, 2022, either between 4:01 p.m. and 4:31 p.m. or between 5:40 p.m. and 5:57 p.m. (For later dates you can contact us at svvtt@hotmail.com )
Om Tat-purushaaya vidmahay
Mahaa Senaaya dheemahi
Tan-no Shanmukha prachodayaat
© Sanatan Vidwad Vidyalaya Hindu School of Theology
Prepared by Pandit Vishnu Narine