MODERN SHRAWAN KUMAR

SHER AGRAWAL

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[prohindu] Meet Shiv Kumar Kesri, the Shrawan of our times.......His dedication and service to his old mother is awe inspiring....

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Devendra Singh Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:16 PM
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If I am born again,I pray to take birth in a Hindu family. Where else I am going to be exposed to spiritualism in practice like this? This is how the Mother's Day should be practiced every day of the year. A culture where our elders are treated with this kind of devotion needs to be preserved with the best of our abilities.

Devendra




Kesri carries his mother on bamboo baskets hanging from his shoulders



http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/107226/India/meet-shiv-kumar-kesri,-the-shrawan-of-our-times.html

Meet the modern day Shrawan Kumar. Shiv Kumar Kesri, a devoted son, has sought inspiration from the mythical character of Shrawan in the Ramayana to fulfil the longstanding desire of his octogenarian mother in Bihar.

Kesri has resolved to take his mother Bedamia Devi to all the sacred pilgrim centres across the country to fulfil her last wish. Since his mother is infirm and not able to walk in her advancing years, Kesri carries her on his shoulders or, at times, on a bamboo basket, to visit different shrines.
Kesri, a resident of Dhanganwa in the Jehanabad district of Bihar, said he would take his mother to all the famous pilgrim centres located in different parts of the country, including Kedarnath and Vaishnodevi.
A teacher at a private school, Kesri has already undertaken the journey to Baidhyanathdham, one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Hindus, along with his mother. He said he would trek the 105-km journey on foot while keeping his mother on the kanwar - a pilgrim's handmade bamboo carrier that he keeps on. Kesri is the A teacher at a private school, Kesri has already undertaken the journey to Baidhyanathdham, one of the most important pilgrimage sites of the Hindus, along with his mother. He said he would trek the 105km journey on foot while keeping his mother on the kanwar - a pilgrim's handmade bamboo carrier that he keeps on his shoulder to carry things throughout his pilgrimage.
During the ongoing Shravan (Saawan ) month of the Hindu calendar, lakhs of pilgrims carry water of the river Ganga from Sultanganj in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar to Deoghar of Jharkhand to offer it to Lord Shiva at the famous temple there. Kesri started his pilgrimage with his mother on Monday at the beginning of the auspicious period.
Kesri has got a customised kanwar made to carry his mother in a traditional scalelike bamboo basket. While trekking, he carries his mother in front and keeps a large Shiva linga made of stone weighing as much as his mother in the back to balance the kanwar . Kesri said he would take his mother to Varanasi, Puri, Allahabad, Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath and Vaishnodevi in the same way. He said he had no reservations against making use of trains, buses or any other modes of conveyance but he would carry his mother on his shoulders whenever required.
"There are many pilgrim sites where one cannot reach except on foot," he said.
Kesri's devotion to his mother in today's materialistic world earns him appreciation from the people wherever he goes. His gesture towards his mother has already earned him the sobriquet of "Kalyug ka Shrawan Kumar (Shrawan Kumar of today)" from his neighbours and other acquaintances.
But he said he was doing it for no reason other than fulfiling his mother's wishes. His mother has no hesitation in saying that her son is no less than the mythological Shrawan Kumar, a mythical character who had carried his blind parents on his shoulders to Hindu shrines. His name has been synonymous with the virtues of an ideal son in mythology.
Bedamia Devi often turns emotional on seeing her son worshipping her. She says that it is difficult to get a son as devoted as Kesri in today's world.
Kesri is the youngest son of his parents. Since his father's death, he has been looking after his old mother.


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