Page 35 - Amrit Varta - Issue Feb. 2023 - English

Vol. 27, No.1, February 2023 MA ANANDAMAYEE AMRIT VARTA 25

Pâdpeetham Smarâmi
Kashi Ashram and Ma Annapurna

Brahmacharini Geeta
(continued from before)
Shree Shree Ma Annapurna Idol
Now we discuss the arrival of Shree Shree Ma Annapurna Idol which also
arrived in the Ashram on Shree Shree Ma’s divine kheyal.
In 1929 (31st October Thursday) Shree Shree Ma alongwith Baba Bholanath,
Didi and a few other devotees departed from Dhaka on the morning of the day
of Kali Puja and reached Uttama Kutir (the house of Shri Yogesh Ghosh of
Paruldiya) in Bikrampur after crossing the Dhaleshwari River. Ma had taken
along with Herself a silver pitcher, a silver plate and a silver glass.
It was the night of Amavasya (new Moon day), the festival of Goddess Kali
and all around people were flocking in groups. Suddenly Ma rushed down from
the gathered crowd and signaled Kamlakant’da to meet in a corner of the room
of the Kali Idol. There Ma said to Kamlakant’da, “Few words are coming out
from This Body’s lips. Inform these to Jyotish. You are being told all this as
Jyotish is not present here.”
“In the Dhaka Ashram, from today onwards, Ann-bhog (cooked rice etc.)
will be offered to Annapurna on a separate plate and placed on the right of
Kali’s Puja pot (ghot). An idol of Devi Annapurna has to be fabricated, seated
on a half-hand high throne, with the right leg kept over the left knee. There will
be a lotus below the left foot, a bowl on the left hand and a ladle in the right hand
as if just about to serve Shiva. This will be the design of the Idol. There will be
an Idol of Shiva standing on the right of Annapurna, with a trishul in the right
hand, a begging bag hanging from the left shoulder, with both palms joined and
stretched towards Annapurna as if begging for food.”
“On the right of Annapurna, hanging slightly above in the air a Kali Idol; in
the air means as a base there would not be Shiva below Her. Only Annapurna’s
Shiva will be present. And a little above Shiva, Annapurna, Kali and below the
parasol of the throne will be a four-armed Vishnu or Narayan. A separate small
Idol of Ganesh will be present adjacent the throne. Inform Jyotish and hand
over these silver pitcher, silver plate, silver glass, four pairs of golden bangles