“Jai Sri Krishna” , “Jai Mahavir” ,”Jai Mata di” , “Jai SiaRam” are popular salutary greeting used widely across India. Often used in place of “Hi” or “Hello” , they have been around for years.
Most of us do it as part of a tradition handed down to us by our parents. We consider it as a way of showing respect to elder. Yet the initial idea for the same remains unknown to most of us.
Religions acknowledge the divinity present in each human being. God is present in you , in me and every other manifestation of his creation. When you say “Ram Ram” you are actually saying that “ I am Ram , You are Ram.” Greeting someone with “Jai Sri Krishna “ is actually praising the Lord present within her/him. A fact often overlooked. For the same reasons some cultures require you to apologise if you touch another person with you feet. However unless you are aware of its true essence most of these practises are nothing but empty rituals, void of any meaning. You might as well greet someone as “Shahrukh Khan” and win over some brownie points. But if you do accept each person as a image of God, may your devotion to her/him go beyond your first three words!
