Teja’s Snake Wedding Ring Blessed by Amma!
Posted by: Tejaswini
on Jul 16, 2011 
In my blog article, “Happy Yogini in Warm ShivaRatri Field”, I shared how I found a silver snake ring that I knew I would wear until my gold snake ring arrived… I had ordered a gold cobra snake ring to wear on my wedding finger, as a reminder that I, Teja Shankara, intend to be married to Lord Shiva Shankara!
When I got to Amma’s ashram in June, I showed my new wedding ring to a friend, and he said, “Ahhh… Mrs. Shankara!” Then I ran into another friend from Mt. Shasta, and we joked that my husband was off meditating in the Himalayas, and as we parted, she said, “You married well!”
Then, the day after Kate and I experienced our very long hugs with Amma (“Amma filled me with a sense of Okayness!”), I went up to Amma for my most amazing darshan ever! As I advanced up the darshan line, I decided to show Amma my snake ring. After making that decision, I became very nervous: I was shaking and feeling like I might throw up… But I thought about my intention to be married to Lord Shiva first (no matter what is happening with earthguy lilas), and somehow I mustered up the courage… So when it was my turn, I told Gita, Amma’s attendant, that I wanted to show Amma my ring… Amma hugged me first, and as she started to say “My daughter, my daughter, my daughter” into my ear, I spontaneously began saying “Om Namah Shivaya” quite loudly into her chest, and as I did that, she switched to saying “Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma” into my ear… and then, as I came out of the hug, I showed her my ring, and she smiled so Big – a huge sparkling-like-diamonds-shimmering smile – and she kissed the gold cobra snake ring on my wedding ring finger!
After that darshan, I did danda pranam (full-body prostration on the floor), and cried with Infinite Gratitude! I felt so in love with everyone and everything, and I knew that everything is allright in all the worlds.
May all beings experience Infinite Gratitude and Love!
Om Namah Shivaya ~ I bow to my Beloved Husband, Shiva Shankara, who is Pure Consciousness and Bliss!
Om Shanti (Peace),
Yogini Tejaswini
Photos of Teja’s wedding ring and of Teja Sun-Blessed in Amma’s Field taken by Teja Shankara.
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what's so...strange? is that i've been wanting a snake ring, too! one with green eyes to match mine! i'm glad you have yours, and i'll hopefully have mine soon. That's so neat that you are also getting a snake ring... green eyes, that sounds so beautiful... don't know if you could tell on the photo here, but my snake has purple amethyst eyes... i chose that because it's the stone of spirituality... really focused much more strongly on my spiritual path now... more than ever! Hope all is better and better with you..
Love & Light to you and your family,
Teja
