Amma’s Message
Viṣu arrives carrying the message of joy, beauty and prosperity. With the viṣukkaṇi—the ritual of viewing the beauty of Kṛṣṇa and the abundance of Nature first thing in the morning—we joyfully celebrate the advent of a prosperous new year on Viṣu Day.
While Oṇam is a harvest festival, Viṣu is a sowing festival. Mother Earth receives those seeds and yields them back a hundred or thousandfold. In creating that prosperity, humanity’s modest role lies in planting the seeds. Similarly, Viṣu also serves as an invitation to plant the seeds of virtuous culture and moral values in the younger generation. If we put in this effort, God will bless us with a hundred or thousandfold result.
It is said that the viṣukkaṇi is a representation of the universe in miniature. It has everything: the diverse abundance of Nature, material wealth, spiritual achievement, different character traits, and various spiritual paths… All integrated in it symbolically. Spiritual paths will be different, according to the different characters of the people.
We must live in harmony with Nature, honouring the Earth, its mountains, rivers and all living beings with inclusivity, reverence and protection. This is the eminent, all-encompassing culture our ancestors bequeathed us. Viṣu is a call to reclaim that great tradition.
On this Viṣu Day, may we dedicate ourselves to displaying compassion towards all living beings and restoring the Earth’s beauty adorned with lush plants and trees. May the grace of the divine bless us with the wisdom to discern rightly and to exert the right effort towards this.
