INTRODUCTION :
Shravan is a holy person who was mentioned in Ramayana. Shravan was lived along with his parents, and he was a young boy, and his parents lived a saintly life by devoting their entire attention on god. Since they were blind and also have become old, they wanted their son to take them to holy pilgrimages. Since they were poor, the kind hearted Shravan, who was a dutiful son, carried his parents by placing them in a basket, and he carried the basket in his shoulder while on their pilgrimage.
Once, the then-Prince of Ayodhya, Dasharatha was hunting in a forest, which is located in the present day Uttar Pradesh, and he accidentally hits Shravan through his arrow, thinking him to be an animal. On his death bed, Shravan requested Dasharatha to tell the incidents. Dasaratha went to his parents and told them about the incident, and they were very much shocked about the death of their dear and lovely son, and they cursed dasharatha also to suffer the same pain which they had faced. And due to that, King Dasharatha was very much worried and collapsed and finally died, when his beloved son Rama had exiled from Ayodhya and went to the forest.
At Mukhed in Maharashtra, there is a Temple dedicated to the great Shravana. Even now, lot of people in the nearby areas are visiting the holy shrine and worshiping him, and getting their wishes fulfilled.
IMPORTANCE
The pious boy shravan, was a very kind hearted person, who took care of his aged parents in a proper manner, and also who carried them in his shoulders for taking them to the holy temples. In this present day life, we cannot imagine such a kind of boy, who was considered as a divine human, and his character was similar to that of Bhakt Prahalada, who was also worshiped and gave more respect to his father, even when his father “Hiranyakasipu” disliked him for his “Narayana bhakti” and punished him several times.
Let us worship the great Shravan and be blessed.
“JAI SHRAVAN”
‘JAI BHAKT PRAHALAD”
“JAI SREERAM”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
