By Admin 
Does forgetting family deities bring problems in life? Yes, according to Sanatan Dharma and spiritual psychology, the family deity or deity is the root source of energy of your lineage.
When a family is cut off from its roots, their ‘spiritual protective shield’ becomes weak, leading to problems like health, career and domestic troubles without any reason. The solution lies only in reviving our clan traditions and returning to our roots with reverence.
In today’s modern era, we have become so busy with the tall buildings and corporate culture of the metros that we have forgotten the powers that protected our ancestors for centuries.
Like millions of youth living in Bengaluru, the city known as ‘Silicon Valley’ of India, Aditya was also completely cut off from his roots. But life taught him a lesson which changed his entire thinking. This story is not just of one person, but of every Indian who has left behind his cultural heritage.
Bangalore’s glitz and darkness suddenly begins
Aditya (name changed) was working as a solution architect in a well-known IT company in Bangalore. Monthly package worth lakhs, own luxurious 3BHK flat on Sarjapur Road and a happy family. Life was going on a straight line for Aditya. But with the beginning of 2023, a turmoil started in his life which had no logical basis.
It started with small things. First, Aditya’s wife’s health started deteriorating, for which medical science had no concrete answer. Then disputes started happening in the office without any reason. Technical mistakes started happening in the work that Aditya used to do in a jiffy.
Financial crisis and mental unrest took such a toll on the house that Aditya became completely broken. He took help from Vaastu Shastri to psychologists, but the situation kept getting worse. He could not understand why despite everything being right, ‘everything was going wrong’.
The one question that shook
One evening, Aditya met an old family friend who was deeply knowledgeable about religion and spirituality. When Aditya shared his problems during our conversation, the friend asked a very simple but serious question – ‘Aditya, when was the last time you paid obeisance in the temple of your Kuldevi? Do you even know who is the god who protects your clan?’
Aditya was speechless. All he remembered was that in his childhood his father would sometimes mention a ‘mother’, but after his father’s death 25 years ago and in the hustle and bustle of studies and career, all that was left behind.
The friend said in a serious tone, ‘Aditya, just as a mobile does not work without a network, similarly a Hindu family does not remain safe without the ‘protective shield’ of its family deity. When we forget them, the energy of our lineage begins to wane and negative influences overwhelm us.’
Searching for the Totem: A Challenging but Sacred Journey
Aditya resolved to find his roots. But it was not that easy. For years, contact with the village and relatives was lost. He began his search in a systematic manner, which can become a guide for today’s generation:
First Attempt 1: The Lineage Search
Aditya first reached his native village in Uttarakhand. There he came to know that the records of his family might be with the ‘Tirtha Priests’ of Haridwar.
First attempt 2: ‘Bahi-khata’ of Haridwar
When Aditya told the names of his ancestors at Kushavart Ghat in Haridwar, the priest there opened the centuries-old account books (Pothis). The names of their seven generations were recorded there and at the end it was written in golden letters, Kuldevi Maa Rajarajeshwari. Aditya had tears in his eyes, he had found the first clue to his identity.
First Attempt 3: Revival of Ancestral Place
With the help of the village elders, Aditya reached the place where once there used to be a small temple of his family deity. That place was covered with bushes and had become a ruin. Aditya realized his mistake that he had forgotten the power which had blessed his dynasty with prosperity.
Did the rituals and a miracle came to life
Aditya conducted a special puja of ‘Kul Dosh Shanti’ there under the supervision of learned Brahmins. He not only got the temple cleaned and repaired, but also made arrangements for regular puja there. After coming back to Bangalore, he installed the picture of Kuldevi in the temple of his home and started lighting a lamp in her name every day.
Beginning of change: Aditya says, ‘The miracle did not happen overnight, but as soon as I resolved to connect with my roots, the restlessness in my mind started calming down. After a month of puja, the wife’s health improved, which the doctors had not been able to do in the last one year. The projects which had slipped out of my hands in the office, got back unexpectedly.
What to do if you don’t know your family deity?
- Communication with family elders: Often the oldest woman in the family (grandmother, grandmother or aunt) remembers the traditions of the family. Ask them about ‘Atak’ or ‘Gotra’.
- Gotra based online search: Today there are many digital databases where you can get information about your family deity through your Gotra (like Kashyap, Bhardwaj, etc.).
- Threshold lamp: If you don’t find anything, start lighting a ghee lamp in the name of ‘Kuldevta’ every evening at the main threshold of the house and pray in your mind that they show you the path.
- Refuge of village deity: Visit the ‘Village God’ of your native village. It is believed that the village deity becomes a medium in conveying your message to the family deity.
Balance of modernity and tradition
This story of Aditya teaches us that no matter which corner of the world we reach, we cannot achieve complete peace by remaining cut off from our ‘spiritual roots’. Kuldevi or family deities are not just religious symbols, but they are the guardians of our DNA and the subtle energy of our lineage. In today’s busy life, stop for once and think whether your problems are also the call of your roots?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Deities and their effects
Question 1: What to do if we do not know the name of our family deity or family deity?
Answer: If the name is not known even after all efforts, then according to the scriptures, start worshiping by considering Lord Shiva as your family deity and Mother Durga as your family deity. Also, light a lamp every day in the house and take a pledge, ‘O my unknown family deity, I bow to you, please shower your blessings on me and give me darshan.’
Question 2: What are the main symptoms of Kuldevi being angry?
Answer: When the energy of the family is unbalanced, there are some common signs: –
- Constant discord in the family without any concrete reason.
- Obstruction in progeny growth or delay in having children.
- Repeated obstacles in the marriage of marriageable young men and women.
- Lack of blessings in the house and sudden big financial losses.
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