The Marital Garland

Mum Lioness lay drowsily remembering the previous meeting of the cubs ...

Little Spotty asked the cubs the overall meaning of the Marital Garland of Letters. After taking Spotty round and round for a bit, Tiru declared that it means that we are married to Bhagavan.

What is "married"? asked little Spotty.
The older cubs were shocked that Spotty did not know what marriage was.
Spotty was almost in tears at the thought of not knowing something that seemed so simple.



Mum Lioness barged in with a plate of Ramana Munches. She asked the older cubs what marriage was.

The cubs looked at each other, each hoping the other would answer. One by one they gulped.
Then one said, in a marriage there's a whole lot of people in shiny clothes.
And lots of good food.
And there's a horse!
And someone rides the horse!
And there's a lot of noise.
And awful lot of noise!

Spotty looked puzzled and asked, i can't still understand why Bhagavan Ramana would be married to us. If it means noise, and shiny clothes....
The cubs looked puzzled.

Mum Lioness gave everyone a Ramana Munch and said that Tiru cub had understood the meaning of the Marital Garland of Letters very well.

"It means that Bhagavan will always be with us, protecting us, looking after us, every moment, forever and ever.", she explained.
"Loving us, too?" asked Spotty.
"Yes"
"In the Heart?", asked Om.
"Yes"


"As you also?" asked Arunacub to Mum Lioness knowing the answer was Yes.