Maa , Mother : the most precious, potent , pious word across the World

 

          Today is 18 April,2022 - Monday ; Chaitra 28days , Dwitiya  Tithi , Mesha 5 Days 

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         Maa , Mother : the most precious, pious word across the World

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                                                         The utterance of the very word "Maa" - the Mother - makes us feel protected from any danger ; builds up a great wall of added security shield. "Maa" fills the body with lots of love and affection ; trances the mind with pure ,pious, positive thoughts and ecstasies joyfulness  ; imbibes the spirit with complete devotion, peaceful prosperities. 

When we face any danger ,  suddenly n spontaneously  - we utter the word Maa to protect us. And , Lo! the divine hidden power of Mother protect us n our imminent danger situations swept away . You must have experienced such situations in your day to day  life. Isn't it ? So , in the event of any imminent danger situation , the powerful word ''Maa" crop up to our minds instantly and  protect us from the dangerous situations.

Friends !  We have read the puranic stories on the affections n attachments , deep love n likings of Maa Parvati for Ganesh ; the instant vigilant care n nourishment of Maa Yashoda for the little master Krushna ; Maa Sita's love for her twin off springs Luv n Kusha   and so on .

In every faith - Mother has been given the highest regards , the upper most echelon. Mother has been revered, respected ,regarded ,worshipped, praised . In our Hindu faith , we respect the mother as the living Goddess - the divine entity. In Nepal ,''Mata Tirtha Aunshi" , i.e.  Mother Pilgrimage Fortnight has been observed every year on Vaishakh  Amavasya . Buddhist communities observe  ''Ullambana" to pay homage to the mother community. The Quran teaches that children  should give priority to love their Mothers. In Churches , the Christians pray Mother Virgin Mary and so on .

Adi Shankaracharya had has tremendous love n regards to the Mother community . At some instances , a father may be rude ; a  brother may deceive ; a son may betray  - but a Mother can  never ever become bad or evil to her off springs.

We in India too pay respect to the women spiritual masters like Sri Maa,  Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma), Jaya Kishori Devi , Mother Teresa ... 

We celebrate the Mother's Day on every 2nd Sunday of May each year . The American activist  Anna Jarvis has been regarded as the founder of  Mother's Day in USA. At her initiatives , the first official Mother's Day was celebrated on the 10th May ,1908 in Grafton, West Virginia.

Friends ! Mother is the epitome , store house of all the good qualities , virtues created by the Almighty . She represents hard work, labor, toil , patience, compassion, kindness , humbleness , empathetic, sympathetic , loyalty , loving n caring , affection n attachment , a rare sense of belongingness for the off springs, and other family members too.

Words can not completely narrate the many facets of the Mother ; yet in parts n parcels -  we submit herewith the English rendering of a Sanskrit verse - eulogizing the virtues of a Mother .

" A charming face , a heart full of compassion , whose speech is like Amrut ( nectar ) and who always extends a helping hand to the needy...such a motherly person is always the most revered one. "

Yes, Friends! My mother Hemalata Devi succumbed to death on the operation theatre , while treatments were going on to cure her cancer ailments in the MKCG Medical Hospital n College , Berhampur , Ganjam , Odisha on 30 June 1978. That was the most unfortunate day in our family lives. I felt that everything was lost.  I was a living corpse. There were big vacuums all around . The book written by Swami Sivananda - '' The Life after Death " solaced my  soul ; As times passed by - I learnt to live again - remembering the love , care , affection , good teachings of my Mother , when she was alive . 

Now , Friends! Am going to tell you on an immortal MAA SONG ,  I came across on 29 Nov. 2016 - while scrolling You Tube videos . That immortal song was : " Puja hai Tujhko Pujenge Hardum ..." The lyrics was by the famous singer performer Devyani Karve Kothari ; sponsored by late Ratanben Mohanlalji Mehta of Desuri of Puna . And the Singer was Vicky D Parekh ...

 (You can watch the video on https://youtu.be / 6TAdgBvpc9c )

Friends ! I was so greatly impressed by this song on "Mother" that on the very day  of  29th Nov.2016 , I forwarded the video to my thousands of friends , relatives ,colleagues n strangers too. The superb song was well sung with lilting music by the great in born devotional singer Vicky . I would give millions of Stars Likings n Rankings to the composer , singer n the team for presenting us - such an immortal, ever green , unforgettable, meaningful, devotional master piece song on Mother. Everyday , I  start my day , by listening to this song - remembering my Mother and the Divine Mothers too. I feel the very presence of my departed Mother by my side, whenever I murmur  the song in my mind ,listen to or watch the video.

 Friends! I have been immensely impressed n moved by the  Mother Stories , Melodious Devotional Music n Songs... I wish all of us pay respect to our Mothers , our rich Indian culture on Mother Worships , Bhajan Songs that steer our souls , give strengths to us and pacify our minds with soothing, scintillating ,serene musical notes...

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Authored n Compiled by Shri Surendra Nath Pradhan , Retired Manager Extension , OPOLFED , Laxmisagar , Bhubaneswar ,Odisha . Now resides at N6 /163 , Jayadev  Vihar , Bhubaneswar . Permanent Residence : PADMAPUR , Pudamari , Ganjam ,Odisha. Cell No. - 9937633389.