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Beginning the 2019 Jivana Ritau

Today monks and devotees gathered in Kadavul Temple for an early morning homa followed by a short talk from Paramacharya Sadasivanathaswami. Next the whole group paraded out to the flagpole to raise the rust-colored flag heralding the season.

From the Saiva Dharma Shastras:

112 Introduction
Beginning with Hindu New Year in mid-April, three seasons of the year divide our activities into three great needs of humankind the learning of scripture in the first season, Nartana Ritau; the living of culture in the second season, Jivana Ritau; and the meditating on Siva in the third season, Moksha Ritau. Thus we are constantly reminded that our life is Sivas life and our path to Him is through study, sadhana and realization. In ritau one, we teach the philosophy; in ritau two, we teach the culture; and in ritau three, we teach meditation.

117 The Second Season: Jivana Ritau
During Jivana Ritau, the rainy season, from mid-August to mid-December, Living with Siva: Hinduisms Contemporary Culture is the primary text. The keyword of this season is work. The colors are rust, copper-maroon and all shades of red rust for earthy preservation, copper-maroon for fulfillment and red for physical energy. The Aadheenams 60-foot flag pole flies the rust-colored dhvaja, symbolizing environmental care. Copper-maroon and all shades of red adorn our smaller flags. This is the season of honoring and showing appreciation for those in the vanaprastha ashrama, life's elder advisor stage


One Response to “Beginning the 2019 Jivana Ritau”

  1. Prabhakur says:

    Aum namah Shivaya!

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