What do you imply by good morning?
According to some, the time from 2.30 a.m. to the sunrise and
according to some, the period of two hours before the sunrise
constitute BRAHMAMUHURTA. As the name suggests this time is the
best time for conceiving, understanding, experiencing or merging
with BRAHMA, the eternal truth, the eternal purity and the eternal
bliss. This is the time of liberation from the shackles of every
kind. This is not a matter of belief; for those who have
experienced the joy of getting up fresh from the bed at this time!
There is a Sanskrit shloka [verse], which depicts the
sub-classification of this enchanting period. == == It means: 55
GHATIKA after the sunrise of previous day the USHAH KAALA the time
of USHAA begins. After 57 GHATIKA, the time of ARUNODAYA and After
58 GHATIKA the time of PRAATAH begins. The remaining time till
sunrise is called the time of SURYODAYA. [The day is constituted of
60 GHATIKA. GHATIKA is approximately equivalent to 24 minutes.]
With the grace of mother earth this fortune is granted to us to
walk on her body through out the day. So there is a tradition to be
grateful to her before we start our day by praying the mother
earth. This wisdom helps us unite with the forces of which we are
extension and get empowered by these forces. It makes us humble and
environment-friendly as well! The prayer is as follows: The meaning
is: Oh goddess earth, who is clad in the beautiful attire of oceans
and the mountains are whose bosoms and who is the wife of Lord
Vishnu, I offer my grateful salutations to you and ask for
forgiveness as I put my feet on you [touch you with my feet]. This
prayer orients us appropriately in such a way that it opens up our
hearts to the glorious bounties of earth and her love towards us.
It starts nourishing us as well as gives us the perspective of
loving our mother earth, which is so much essential for awakening
our responsibilities towards her. Then we pray At the tips of the
hand there stays Laxmi the goddess of prosperity At the middle
stays the goddess of knowledge Sarasvati At the root of the hands
stays Lord Govinda i.e. Lord Vishnu Hence we watch our hands with
reverence! This is such a wonderful prayer! It helps us to reveal
and establish the connections between the deities, which are the
sources of our power. It helps us explore the potentials of
prosperity, profundity and fulfillment in our life and thereby
helps us develop respect for ourselves. Such respect as you know is
essential for taking due care of our body while simultaneously
directing it to do things in life which would help us in gaining
holistic health. There is one more and simple prayer in SHUKLA
YAJURVEDA. It is as follows. I pray that my arms and my all organs
be strong and my soul and my heart be the healers.
