1/25/2024 0 Comments Sai satcharitraThe sage Narada, from whom the Kirtan-Paddhati originated, wore nothing on his trunk and head. This is not in consonance with the practice generally followed by all the Haridasa, but this is the best and the purest method. He was always bare from the waist upwards A pair of chiplis were in his hands and a garland hung around his neck. From that time on, Dasganu never wore these things while performing the Kirtan. Do away with all that before Me, why wear them on the body?” Dasganu immediately took them off and placed them at Baba’s Feet. Then Baba said, “Why do you want all this paraphernalia− coat, uparani and pheta. Baba asked him, “Well, bridegroom! Where are you going dressed so handsomely?” “To perform a Kirtan”, came the reply. Dressed in this fashion for some Kirtan in the Shirdi village, Dasganu once went and bowed before Baba. They wear a head-dress (either a pheta or a turban), a long flowing coat with a shirt inside, an uparane (short dhotar) on the shoulders and the usual long dhotar from below the waist. Traditionally, a Haridas, while performing the Kirtan, wears a gala and full dress. In this Chapter, we shall describe the manner in which Dasganu performed the Kirtan. In that chapter, the festival’s origins, the great difficulty in finding a good Haridas to perform the Kirtan in the early years and how Baba permanently entrusted this function ( Kirtan) to Dasganu, were mentioned. The readers may remember that the Rama-Navami Festival in Shirdi was mentioned in Chapter 6. You can also listen to the free audiobook version of this Chapter on Youtube: Chapter 15
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