Whenever I heard the song "Guruvayoor amabala nadayil oru divasam njaan pogum, gopura vaadil turakkum, nyaan gopa kumarane kaanum" sung so soulfully by K.J.Yesudas I used to internally shed tears wondering how bad our society can be.
Religion is only a way to God however one sees it. It is always left to the discretion of the person professing a religion to choose the path he decides to traverse in his quest to reach God. And we will all agree that the final power or God is ONE SUPREME. There is a shloka in Sanskrit which goes thus. "Akashath Pathitam Thoyam Yada Gathati Sagaram, Sarvadeva Namaskaram Keshavam Pratigachati" which means that whatever comes from the sky(meaning rain) goes towards the Sea. In the samw way, obeisance to any God, goes towards Keshava(meaning the Ultimate and not necessarily Vishnu). Such being the case why do we still go on discriminating on the basis of caste, class, religion. It disgusts me no end.
Imagine a person like Yesudas who has sung such wonderful devotional songs with the utmost bhakti denied entry into a temple based on his religion. This is laughable and shows the nadir that our society actually is in still.
Hence, it was with great joy that I read a news item in the Times of India that Yesudas might finally sing one of the innumerable songs he has sung in His praise in front of Him.And the news item says RSS too has not protested against this which is welcome. Only thingI am worried about is how the Devaswom authorities would treat this. Hope they too welcome this change and encourage this. I only hope that this happens and this starts a revolution of its kind opening the doors of our religious places to all who might want to find solace there.
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7 comments:
truly said ma'am. very true. hope this happens. should be a kind of revolution in our society
Religion (religious fanaticism?) is the root of all evil.
Must read: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
Dont know what makes Yesudas an outcaste among most Hindus. Be it in accepting him as one of the class among the current and previous generation of musicians or in accepting his broad view of religion with no borders.
I still not sure how in south Karnataka and Kerala temples, the tradition of letting the men inside only if they remove shirt and banians, started it all. Was it to make sure the upper class gets the privilege of some kind?
So obviously chicken eating, non Hindu, non brahmin Yesudas is not allowed in Guruvayoor. Just my understanding.
I appreciated your article on this.
If that happens, I shall be very happy. Yesudas has almost spoken with God in most of his songs. Even today, if I want peace I listen to his songs. No body could have sung better. He is the king of melodies. Let everyone feel shame of their own decisions in the past. Kindly keep us updated about the happenings. I am happy for good things happening.
Balaji,
It is more a question of getting political mileage rather than bringing about a change. Those who oppose as well as those who are for this do all this with a view to gain mileage in the elections, be it the assembly or the local bodies.
The latest in this regard-
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?
id=NEWEN20070013082
YESUDAS IS NEITHER A HINDU NOR A CHRISTIAN. IN AMERICA HE IS A CHRISTIAN AND WHEN THE PLANE LANDS IN INDIA HE BECOME A HINDU. HE WILL GO TO CHRUCH IN AMERICA AND TEMPLE IN INDIA. NOT BECAUSE OF FAITH BUT BECAUSE OF MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. ONE THING HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND HIMSELF THAT ALL PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION LIKES HIS SONG, BUT THAT HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND
YESUDAS IS NEITHER A HINDU NOR A CHRISTIAN. IN AMERICA HE IS A CHRISTIAN AND WHEN THE PLANE LANDS IN INDIA HE BECOME A HINDU. HE WILL GO TO CHRUCH IN AMERICA AND TEMPLE IN INDIA. NOT BECAUSE OF FAITH BUT BECAUSE OF MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. ONE THING HE SHOULD UNDERSTAND HIMSELF THAT ALL PEOPLE IRRESPECTIVE OF RELIGION LIKES HIS SONG, BUT THAT HE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND
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