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Family legacy

What is the legacy you want to leave behind?

I think I have written for this prompt already but I felt I need to write something different.

I have been learning the meaning of Narayaneeyam. A wonderful composition on Lord Guruvayoorappan written by Narayana Bhattadiri. As I was listening to Daksha Prajapati story in today’s class I could hear my grandfather telling me the story in my head. I was fortunate to grow up with grandparents and as I learn scriptures now on my own I keep hearing his voice. He had done an amazing job narrating stories from Srimad Bhagavatam ( Narayaneeyam is an abridged version) to me and my brother when we were little. My grandmother was the story teller yet it looks like my grandfather was the narrator of scriptures. I can still hear him chanting the first shloka in Narayaneeyam every day and I think me and my brother memorized it just by hearing it.

What a wonderful legacy he has left behind and I must say that gives me goosebumps.

My grandfather’s dad was a great scholar and had published books. But my grandfather didn’t publish anything but did leave in us a lot of wonderful things for us to follow.

My brother’s friend recently shared with him an online version of my great grandfather’s book. Metaphysics is not something in my reading booklist this summer but I think atleast I should scan and try to understand a little.

https://archive.org/details/rkas.185.truebrahminismin0000mkve

5 responses to “Family legacy”

  1. padmaja ramesh Avatar
    padmaja ramesh

    Excellent 👌 presentation. Chanting of Narayaneeyam brings positivity in everyone’s life. You’re so blessed to have wonderful grandparents. 👏👏👏💐

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Thanks. Was blessed to have great grandparents growing up.

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  2. philosophy through photography Avatar
    philosophy through photography

    Ganga, a gentle, heartfelt piece—like memory wrapped in mantra.
    Grandfather didn’t publish books, but left living stories in little minds. His voice still echoes through verses of Narayaneeyam, first heard on ordinary evenings that turned sacred.
    Great-grandfather wrote metaphysics. Grandfather lived it. Now the legacy flows quietly on—wordless, but unforgettable.
    Thanks for this link, it appears a must read for the community regarding ‘true brahminism in life and law’. I understand that people in general get confused with the term ‘Brahminism.’ Once I read this book, I shall get back, hopefully.
    Philo

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    1. ganga1996 Avatar
      ganga1996

      Thanks so much Philo! We don’t have patience to read it though we have it on our desktop opened up to glance at it. My brother has the physical book and yet he hasn’t touched it. Just as souvenir. So go ahead read and come back. That should give me some motivation to go through it .🙏

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      1. philosophy through photography Avatar
        philosophy through photography

        You are welcome, Ganga.
        I can understand.

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