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Dear all,

>>Sarpabali puja. Could anybody please throw some light on what is this puja 
>>and why is it being performed?<<

"WHY" is the crux of the question here. I am sure there are many vratams and 
pujas connected with Sarpam in our scriptures. For a Sivaishnava, all these are 
unnecessary. If you are really bitten by a snake, do use all resources to get 
to the right remedy. If it is happening in the dream, think of some nice 
shlokams before going to bed (many are in Mukunda maala) or VishNu sahasranamam 
or take the name of Lord.

 We may not have disrespect for sarpabali and such vratams, but does not mean 
we have to adopt them whatsoever.  Naanaachaaram is one form of anaachaaram, 
actually worse than anaachaaram. This means you had time, but you wasted it on 
wrong priorities. You could have recited Vishnu Sahasranamam or done 
Bhagavadgita paaraayaNam, etc. This is like putting  a lot of effort and 
accomplishing a project  in the work place which the company doesn't care. Most 
people get a low rating or even get sacked down the road for wasting time and 
resources on something which was clearly not needed in the first place.
It is really annoying to see how readily we drift. Just because the Lord is 
forgiving, does not mean we need to avail them so readily by doing all sorts of 
anaachaarams. All those unpresecribed aachaarams only bind us. How does it 
matter whether a prison is made of gold, iron or some moldy and stinky 
material? I would say a prison made of gold is the worst, as it provides little 
incentive to get out! 

dAsan

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar





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