Friends in this lesson i will give information you about a living goddess kumari living in kathmandu the capital of nepal.I will give you complete information about the introduction of the living goddess kumari and how the living goddess was created. The word kumari is a nepali word.When we talk about the word kumari that word refers to an unmarried or virgin girl.Every year a kumari or virgin girl is selected in kathmandu the capital of nepal.After the previously selected kumari menstruates a girl who was not minstruated is selected again but that girl must be above the age of eight.In nepal unmarried virgin or kumari girl is worshipped as a living goddess only in the kathmandu district. The word kumari in the nepali language comes from the sanskrit language.It is understood that its means a virgin girl or a girl who has not menstruated.The living goddess kumari lives in the kumari house as a virgin goddess who looks at everyone’s hands and gives vision to everyone in the same form.For centuries the living goddess kumari has been worshipped as a taleju bhawani.Therefore since the mall period the major three cities of nepal have had their own kumaris.The three major cities of nepal the kathmandu, bhaktapur and lalitpur select their own living goddess kumaris.The most famous of these living goddesses is the royal living goddess kumari of kathmandu and she lives in the kumari house of basantapur.The maintain the purity of the living goddess kumari the feet of the living goddess kumari should not be allowed to touch the ground.Therefore the feet on the living goddes kumari are placed on a plate or on any object and the feet are not allowed to touch the ground.This article contains some interesting articles a out the only living goddess kumari in the world.The sakya and bajracharya families of kathmandu,bhaktapur and lalitpur usually select their daughters at the age of eight as kumaris.The daughter who has reached the age of eight must not have menstruated.
Similarly it is said that the kumari can apply for the living goddess kumari only if she accepts the buddhism.The living goddess kumari is considered as taleju bhawani and is also known as durga goddess.The famely of buddhist devotees talking the form of a hindu goddess is also a shining example of religious tolerance. The tradition of choosing a living goddess kumari is a practice that is considered very rare all over the world.A living goddess kumari should not touch the ground with her feet during tenure. Therefore when going somewhere or when a living goddess kumari has to go somewhere someone has to carry her. When a living goddess kumari sits in the kumari house and tries to touch the ground then some object is placed on the floor.After that the living goddess kumari is kept in the kumari house but is allowed to walk alone.The living goddess kumari of kathmandu is taken out of the kumari house only on the day of the indrajatra festival.Except on the day indrajatra the living goddess kumari has to live a secret life in the kumari house without any outside contact.The unique living goddess kumari tradition was first started by king jaya prakash malla.Taleju bhawani had told jaya prakash mall in a dream the night after he became king for the second time that if you want your reign to last more than twelve years you should choose a virgin girl from the shakya or bajracharya families as a living goddess and worship the living goddess daily only then will your reign last for more then twelve years.Then as taleju bhawani has said he selected a living goddess and built a kumari house to the south of the basantpur palace and kept the living goddess.Thus as taleju bhawani had told him in his dream king jaya prakash malla began to worship the living goddess kumari whom she had kept in kunari house daily.After that king jaya prakash malla wordhipped the living goddess kumari daily and it is said that the second reign of king jaya praksha malla lasted from 1760 to 1768.
What was the required to become a living goddess kumari or virgin girl and under what circumstances could one become a living goddess?The living goddess kimari is allowed to contact only her close friends and relatives.Except during the indrajatra festival the living goddess kumari must reside in the kumari house near basantapur palace square in kathmandu. After a girl who has not menstruated is selected asa living goddess various decoration are required.We know that the living goddess has three eyes on her forehead.It is believed that one eye in the the middle of the three eyes indicates destruction.The dress of the living goddess kumari should always be red color.Red color is considered a symbol of power.The living goddess immediately takes over the body of another virgin girl after her menstruation begins.Therefore a new living goddess must be selected immediately after the previously appointed living goddess begins her menstruation. Devotees believed that the living goddess kumari will give up her body as a virgin after her menstruation.Also the living goddess says that she feels powerless when she sees the blood flowing from her body.After the blood flows from her body her virginity is lost and then she gives up her position as a living goddess’s virgin. After that the selection process of the new living goddess kumari begins after the former virgin steps down.Many procedures have to be completed to select a new living goddess kumari such as the virgin girl should not have any injuries on her body.Also the virgin girl should be spotless from birth or not be quarrelsome. She should have thirty-two characteristics or be considered excellent by everyone.In the srlection of the living goddess kumari the virgin girls should not show any fear until they complete all the procedures or during all the tests.Finally after completing all these procedures only those who fearlessly step over the heads of buffaloes and goats sacrificed to goddess durga without being sacred are selected as the new kumari or virgin.
Friends when a virgin girls is chosen as a living goddess then what kind of blessings do some devotees receive when they visit the virgin girl and how the virgin girl lives after giving up her virginity ?If someone cries or laughs while being virgin it is believed that it will be a sad sign for the worshippers or devotees.It is believed that only if the virgin is serious the wishes of the priests or devotees will be fulfilled well.Many people wonder whether a living goddess kumari should get married after her virginity ends and she leaves the kumari house.There is no dispute about it after a living goddess ends her virginity. She can remain single according to her wish and can marry of her own accord. Their horoscopes are different from those of others.Daughters of the sakya and bajracharya families who are buddhists and have become a virgins and are of different zodiac signs find in difficult to form marriage relationships with people of other religions but there are no restrications on their marriage.Therefore it is just a rumor that a virgin should not get married.The tradition of celebrating kumarijatra is also believed to have started from the time of choosing a living goddess kumari and on the occasion of indrajatra festivals.Kumarijatra festival is believed to have started by jaya prakash malla.It is believed that the tradition of celebrating kumarijatra also started with the origin of the living goddess kumari.Kumarijatra festival is also celebrated in kathmandu along with indrajatra festival because two festivals or fairs have been started since the time of choosing a living goddess kumari.In this kumarijatra fair a chariot carrying lord ganesh,lord bhsirav and living goddess kumari is taken around kathmandu city.The custom of worshipping lord ganesh before undertaking any suspicious work has been going on since time immemorial.There is a very interesting legend behind the initiation of the chariot procession of the living goddess kumari.The king jaya prakash malla had built a kumari house to the south of his palace to kept the living goddess kumari.But to obtain the blessings of taleju bhawani the tradition of taking the living goddess kumari out of the kumari house and worshipping her has been going on since then.
There is a legend about the origin of the living goddess kumari in nepal.Various legends are prevalent in nepal about the living goddess kumari.One of them is the origin of the living goddess kumari.It is said that the origin of the living goddess kumari was practiced by a malla king long ago of nepal.The malla king jaya prakash pleased the goddess taleju bhawani of kantipur by worshipping her daily. Therefore according to the wish of the malla king taleju bhawani remembers the malla king jaya prakash as a vision. Therefore taleju bhawani always came to play dice emwith the malla king.It is said that one day when taleju bhawani was playing dice with the king.At that time she was lying on the cot and playing dice with the king.At that time the king’s eyes suddenly fell on the feet of taleju bhawani and the king looked at her feet carefully. After that the king began to like taleju bhawani very much.Taleju bhawani got angry at the king’s look and got up and cursed the king and disappeared there. Then the king regretted his mistake a lot and syarted praying to taleju bhawani day and night and asking for forgiveness.As soon as the king repented taleju hawani syarted appearing in the king’s dreams every night.After the king saw taleju bhawani in his dream he would take taleju bhawani with him to see the palace.Then the king begged for mercy on her but taleju bhawani did not listen to him.Then she said “i will not come to this earth to appear directly to you as a vision” and she refused the king’s request.The king requested again but taleju bhawani was not happy.The king again pleaded that if taleju bhawani does not exist in this place then this place will not survive and this place will be destroyed.So the king was happy again and said the taleju bhawani must reside in this place as a goddess. Hearing this request of the king taleju bhawani told the king that ” you have insulted me a lot so i will not come directly with you but as my blessing for this kingdom you must find a virgin girl”. Regarding the virgin girl she had said that she would be a fearless girl who not menstruated,who should not have any injury or scar on her body,who should have bright eyes,perfect teeth,a shapely body,perfect limbs,good habits etc.Not only that she should be born in a good family and in a special lunar ascendant. You should worship a virgin girl who has not menstruated and i will remain a virgin in your kingdom.You choose a virgin girl and then worship that virgin girl until she gets her period and i will remain a virgin girl in your kingdom.After hearing this from taleju bhawani the king also went out of the palace in search of the virgin.
When king jays prakash malla left the palace to search for a virgin girl.The king had to find a virgin girl as he had told taleju bhawani.In order to maintain his kingdom for many years he had to find a virgin girl and keep her as a goddess in the kunari house.So he was looking for a virgin girl who had not menstruated but had completed a 8 years.A lot of time passed and day when the king was walking on the road with his assistant.At that moment the girl started laughing when they saw the king.Then the king sent his assistant to ask why they were laughing and to come.The assistant asked the girl why did you laugh when you saw the king walking.The girl told the king’s assistant that the king should know that himself why i laughed.The king’s assistant returned and told the king everything the girls had said.After that the ki g and his assistant returned to the palace.After reaching the palace the king started thinking a lot.While thinking a lot the king aldo remembered his dream of the night. Then he thought that this was the same girl whom taleju bhawani had told him about in his dream.Then the king again sent the assistant to the city to inquire.He came to know that the virgin girl was the daughter of the shakya family of kathmandu.Thinking that she must indeed be the virgin girl that taleju bhawani had said the king went to the girl’s house.The king apologized for the mistake he had made with the girl.The girl forgave the king and blessed him by applying a red tika on his forehead.Then the king built a beautiful house for the virgin girl on the south dide of his palace.After a beautiful house was built for the virgin girl the king brought the the virgin girl into the kumari house with great pomp and show.It is believed that in this way the living goddess kumari was born.Good arrangements have been made for the worship and care of the living goddess kumari or virgin in the kumari house.It is said that taleju bhawani came to the king in a dream and gave duch an order so the practice of kumari or virgin started from that day.Friends what do you think about the information about the story of the origin of living goddess kumar ?If there are any shortcomings in this information please comment.
