In
your household you have females (your wife, daughter, sister) who are
proscribed from visiting the shrine of Lord Ayyappa at Sabarimala. Would you
then visit the shrine?
If
you answered yes, which of the following views do you subscribe to?
1.
I will seek the lord’s blessing on behalf
of the whole family. I am a good enough double agent, for the womenfolk and for
the lord too!
2.
I do not care about my family. It is each
for himself or herself.
3.
Yes, I do feel bad that my womenfolk cannot
seek the blessings of the lord directly. But, I will seek their forgiveness and
plead to the good lord to allow them to visit his shrine.
To my small mind no other views on
this issue emerge.
But, tell me why you cannot say this to
yourself – “I will not visit the shrine till my womenfolk are also allowed to
visit. Of course, it is their choice to visit or not. But, they shall not be
barred from visiting it.”
Raghuram
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