Maa (mother) is the incarnation of God’s affection. A philosopher has very well said that God created mother because he was unable to reach everywhere.
A poet named Botadakar has sung a beautiful poem on the importance of a mother.
Mitha madhu ne mitha mehula re lol,
ethi mithi re mori maat re, janni ni jod sakhi nahi jade re lol.
This means, honey is sweet and so is rain but a mother is sweeter, where would you get anything like a mother’s love?
Prabhu na e prem tani putri re lol,
Jagthi juderi eni jaat re, jannni ni jod sakhi nahi jade re lol
Mother is the idol of God’s love, she is different and unique from anything in this world.
Varse ghadik vyom vaadri re lol,
Pan maadina megh baare maas re, jannni ni jod sakhi nahi jade re lol
The poet continues to say that how do I compare a mother? Does her affection continue to shower like rain from a cloud? No, a cloud will rain for a few days especially during the rainy season, and then clear from the sky. However, a mother’s love has no season, her love is showered all year round.
Furthermore, Savitaben has an age, Maa Poojaben has an age but the word mother has no age, it is filled with motherly love. There is no difference in a mother’s love when she 25 years of age or when she is 75 years old and her child is an adult.
The memory of the love of Maa Yashoda would not let the lord of Dwarka sleep in his palace at night. Shri Krishna would cry in her memory. When Shri Rukminiji would make Shri Krishna’s bed the next morning, she would find the pillow wet and understand that my Lord has not slept all night. Shri Krishna missed the thouing by Maa Yashoda whereas in Dwarka he was only called with respect.
Nobody is an orphan in this world because the master of all is God. However, God has no parents; this is why when God wants a mother’s love, he looks for a mother to be born from in this world. He looks for a Kaushalya or a Yashoda. It is also seen that whenever God has incarnated from a mother he is worshipped and praised with greater esteem than when he has incarnated without a mother. For instance, we see more temple of Shri Ram and Shri Krishna then we do of Varah Bhagavan or Narsimha Bhagavan.
Even God was bound by the love of his divine mother. The importance of Maa is extraordinary such that even God wants to play in her laps as a child and experience her divine love. Maa is the one word poem with such a high esteem and character!
You can now view and enjoy the Navratri Anushthan by Pujya Bhaishri from day 6 of Navratri and also the highlights via the following links:
Navratri Anushtan Day 6 part – 1
Navratri Anushtan Day 6 Part – 2
Navratri Anushthan Day 6 Highlight
