Hey Frns.....I tried and tried not to write a thread...but Kriya are like fever, I took an active part in various other threads as a way of taking paracetamol, desperately flitted from one forum to another in the vain hpe absence means deliverance ...but Nothing worked..so here I am Monday morning, sleepy eyed with sax fav cuppa beside me and hunched over the KB and trying to do something about this unabated Kriya Fever !!
The scene opens showing the divine face of Shiva exuding a serene Smile ..All the couples have completed the Pooja and also the Pooja hour is over..Pratigya is disappointed and hurt and keeps on looking hopefully towards the street in the vain hope that her Pati Parameshwar may actually turn up...But her vigil goes unrewarded [A case of being so near yet so far ]..Krishna who has remained outside , unseen looks like he has had enough and is all set to leave ..Pratigya's eyes fill with tears [Tears for what ?? that her Husband has become cold or that her pooja is unsuccessful ]
The priest comes to her and consoles her by saying "Don't worry Child !!, Leave everything in the hands of God,Go to ur home Now "...Pratigya nods her head in agreement takes his blessing ..The Priest blesses "Lead a blissful life with ur Hubby " ...Outside Krishna starts his bike and zooms off to his home .
For two days I have been reading various threads devoted to this Pooja wherein I had come across many posters claiming that krishna by staying till the end was there in the pooja spiritually and hence Pratigya's pooja was a success ....I differ in this assessment..Pratigya's pooja was not a success, the pooja remained unfulfilled and was not Successful...irrespective of Krishna's presence outside the Temple...The Pooja actually begins when the couple go and sit in front of the pavitra Agni and the priest chants the Mantra that wards off the evil eyes and seeks the divine blessing of the supreme one..the pooja's success is also marked by the fact, that the couples clothing is tied in gat Bandhan..meaning their piece of clothing is tied , to denote that the bond is unbreakable...None of these Happened ....Pratigya was never called to sit in front of the Havan, neither was Mantra recited on her behalf...If any proof was needed that Her pooja did not culminate successfully..then listen to the priest's wording's...he says "Don't Worry, leave everything to God"...These words are words of Advise and consolation and not the words used when a Pooja is completed successfully.......
Does this mean that the Marriage is on shaky grounds?? does this mean that this Marriage is Null and Void? That this Marriage is meaningless ??..these were the questions staring at me..and while figuring it out...I realized that Yes !! This marriage is Null and Void ,,,But No the bond between Kriya remains Non violate...
what was this marriage based on..the basic premise of this marriage was ????......The Marriage of Kriya happened for all the wrong reasons, from her side the Marriage was based on hatred, revenge,helplessness,anger and from his side it was Passion, stubbornness, Ego and power-play ...could a marriage based on so much negativity be called a Marriage ..could such a marriage based on so much negative emotions actually succeed ??could such a marriage be called a union of souls ....................NO !!! A big NO !!! ..............................
How then to sanctify this Marriage ?? how to convert all this negativity into positives ?? How to make this Marriage a true Union of Souls ??
we have an inkling that this marriage is moving towards the path of God and Happines when Pratigya is bitten by the Snake..Krishna not only removes the venom of the snake but he also destroys the hatred, contempt, coldness and distance hidden inside her ..her frozen heart melts and anger ,loathing evaporates ..and her heart gets completely drenched in love , compassion..in other words Pratigya is re born, she has moved towards light ...but what about Krishna..he is still the same ..or is he ?? The venom that Pratigya took acts on him and the Old Krishna too dies and LOVE brings him back and we have a Krishna who has become thoughtful, sensitive and Mature...so we have Two reborn characters , who have been transformed under the power of love ..then how can the two transformed souls be bound by a marriage of hatred ...That Marriage will be dissolved , has to be dissolved ..and it was dissolved in the temple !!... Now we are left with two souls cleansed of hatred ,irrevocably bound in love moving steadily towards their UNION .... What now begins will be the true Marriage of the Two loving souls ...KRIYA !!!
These are my rather whimsical and foolish thoughts on Kriya ... I have put it down here ...feel kind of peaceful now...đ