Sonam Kapoor Pays Tribute To Late NBA Player Kobe Bryant, Pens The Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap

Sonam Kapoor taking to her Instagram account paid tribute to late NBA player Kobe Bryant. The actress penned one of the Hindu religion prayers, Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap in her Instagram post, and her hubby Anand Ahuja also commented on the same

Amruta Patel

Sun Feb 02 2020, 17:46:50 9327 views
Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant passed away a week ago, with the entire world mourning due to his sudden death. Now taking to her Instagram account, the fashionista of Bollywood, Sonam Kapoor too paid her tribute to the legendary basketball player. Her Instagram post reflects our cultural values.  Sharing a picture of the basketball player with his daughter Gianna who breathed her last, she wrote few lines of the Hindu religion’s one of the prayers, Maha Mrityunjaya Jaap, in devnagiri script.

The post has a picture of the father-daughter duo carrying young Gianna on his shoulder. While she rests her hands on his tonsure, looking away from the lens, possibly engrossed in something. This post of Sonam received a moment from her hubby Anand Ahuja too. His comment read, “Beautiful prayer and tribute @sonamkapoor ... thanks for sharing that.” Her post read, “ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ||”  Check out Sonam Kapoor’s post below. ALSO READ: Vanessa Bryant Shares A Heartrending Image Of Her Late Husband Kobe Bryant And Daughter: 'There Is No #24 Without #2'


This Hindu prayer is meant for mental, physical and emotional health and also helps in immortality and longevity.  

For those who don’t know, their aircraft, Sikorsky S-76B turned into ashes after it crashed in California near Kourtney Kasdashian residence. As per reports in Dailymail.co.uk, the pilot of the NBA player’s aircraft was warned of flying too low due to heavy fog. As per reports, he was flying to Mamba Academy for his daughter's basketball match along with her teammates.  ALSO READ: Kobe Bryant's Death: Pilot Warned For Flying Too Low; Chopper Crashes Near Kourtney Kardashian's House 


After a tribute was paid to the late basketball player at Grammys 2020, it also reported of him being honoured at the upcoming 2020 Oscars. ALSO READ: Kobe Bryant Dies In A Helicopter Crash: Late NBA Legend To Be Honored At The 2020 Oscars


Image Source: Instagram/kobebryant/sonamkapoor

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