Morari Bapu’s Ram Katha in Sri Lanka

Negombo: The sacred message of Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram resonated across Sri Lanka as Pujya Morari Bapu, Ramkatha exponent and spiritual guide, narrated the Ram Katha in Negombo last week, marking the Sri Lankan chapter of the Ram Yatra.

Following the spiritually enriching Katha in Rameshwaram, where Lord Ram is believed to have worshipped Lord Shiva before crossing the ocean, Bapu and his devotees journeyed to Sri Lanka, retracing the footsteps of Lord Ram.

The open-air Katha in Negombo saw a gathering of over 400 devotees joining together in prayer, music, and reflection. Followers, lovingly called Bapu’s flowers, travelled by chartered flights from India to Sri Lanka, representing a modern-day re-enactment of Ram’s crossing to Sri Lanka.

This Sri Lanka Katha forms a significant milestone in Bapu’s ongoing Ram Yatra, a 8,000-kilometre pilgrimage tracing the sacred path of Lord Ram’s exile, journey to Lanka, and return to Ayodhya. The Yatra, which began in Chitrakoot, will culminate with the final Ram Katha in Ayodhya.

Speaking at the Katha, Spiritual leader Morari Bapu said, “A person should stay with themselves, or with a sadhu (guru) or the memory of their guru. Sadhu’s eyes cannot be deceived; they are filled with faith, not corruption. A person who has the discretion of utilising the momentum, grasps perpetuity.”

Organised by Bapu’s follower Madanji Paliwal of Santkripa Sanatana Sansthan, the journey reflects the purity and inclusiveness of Sanatana Dharma. From the arrangements to the discourses and prasad, every aspect of the Yatra remains free of charge, true to Bapu’s lifelong principle that spirituality must never come with a price.

Morari Bapu was born on Mahashivratri in 1946. He has been reciting Ram Kathas for over sixty-five years, beginning his spiritual journey at the age of 14 under a village tree in Gujarat. He was initiated into the Ramcharitamanas by his grandfather and guru, Tribhuvana Das ji. Drawing from Vedic Sanatana Dharma, popularly known as Hindu Sanatana Dharma, Bapu’s narrations emphasise universal peace, truth, love, and compassion. Those attending his kathas belong to all regions, castes and creeds.

Over the decades, Morari Bapu has conducted over 950 Ram Kathas in numerous cities and pilgrimage sites across India and around the world, including Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil, Australia, Israel, and Japan, attracting millions of followers. He recently conducted Kathas at all 12 Jyotirlingas in India and organised events at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and at the University of Cambridge.

As a regular practice, free vegetarian meals are served as prasad for all those who come to the Katha. 

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