Passage 52

Understand the significance of ancient culture

There was an old man who followed his rituals strictly and performed his prayers (Sandhya Vandanam) in the prescribed manner early in the morning and at sunset. He had a grandson who used to sit in the verandah doing his day’s homework, dipping his pen in the inkbottle every time he wrote a few lines. As he was busy with his study, his grandfather came out and sat on a little stool and started chanting the mantras, “Kesavaya Namah, Madhavaya Namah, Govindaya Namah," etc. Taking water from a little vessel, he sipped half a spoonful at a time with each mantra as per the ritual.