Today ends Margshirsha. It was Aai's favourite most month. She had studied the Bhagwad Geeta formally. She knew hence how Lord Shri Krishna describes it as "masanam margashirsha". She knew how the month is considered the most auspicious.
Every year in this month, she followed a particular "vrat" most religiously. It could be reading the Geeta, the Vedas, the Ramayana, for example. Even during the holy Chaturmas, she followed such a ritual. This vrat, though mostly religious, however, used to be more knowledge oriented, too. Thus she completed reading a great many texts.
This Margshirsha, in her memory, every day, I read the entire Geeta. I have read the holy text daily during the twelve day mourning period, and thence on all the mensual anniversary days, as I did for Papa in 1999-2000.
Both of them were believers, but in a humane way. Rituals mattered less for them. Knowledge, however, was focally important. Hence this tribute. Both, as it was but inevitable, given their honest and sincere lives, must be indeed most peaceful and content wherever they would be now. Hence this minor posthumous tribute!
Pratima@ simple were Aai-Papa's genuine lives/their honest ways made us wise!
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