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[jivandarshan]

श्रीमन नारायण नारायण हरी हरी(Shri Man Narayan Narayan Hari Hari)

श्रीमन नारायण नारायण ,हरी हरीश्रीमन नारायण नारायण, हरी हरी – 2तेरी लीला सबसे न्यारी न्यारी, हरी हरीतेरी लीला सबसे न्यारी न्यारी ,हरी हरी – 2भजमन नारायण नारायण ,हरी हरी – 2जय जय नारायण नारायण ,हरी हरी – 2श्रीमन नारायण नारायण, हरी हरी – 2हरी ॐ नमो नारायणा ॐ नमो नारायणाहरी ॐ नमो नारायणा ॐ नमो नारायणा – 2लक्ष्मी नारायण नारायण, हरी हरी – 2बोलो नारायण नारायण, हरी हरी – 2भजो नारायण नारायण, हरी हरी – 2जय…

[nidhi-writes]

Her Saffron and Shri Hari

Well, here we are for another poem in which our girl is in love with her Hari so much that she wears saffron paste, awaiting her Hari's arrival to be wiped by his hands alone. No man is worth this Lakshmi's golden body and heart, reserved only for her Swami.

Tell him I will survive, Only if he will stay with me, For one day, Enter me, So as to wipe away, The saffron paste, Adorning my breasts!

Narayan after Andal she smeared herself with a saffron, knokcing on the door be like!!!

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[shut-up-rabert]

This makes me so so soooo fucking angry I can’t be tamed. These people will fall to any level to make my religion look bad. Fucking shameless.

Now that some of my anger is out, lets get into this:

Shree Laxmi wasn’t given to gods, she isn’t a goddamn cattle animal like Kamdhenu, and the demons and gods respected her wishes as a supposed human being to choose either side. She chose devas, not because she was partial against the asuras, but because a) she’s the universal mother, she knows everything that goes on, including which side has bad intentions and which one will use her powers for the good, and b) she chose to be with her eternal Lover/Husband Shree Narayan, and since he was on the deva’s side (aka the good side), she was with them by default.

The fact that literal demons had more respect for her than our secular writer over here, *sigh*

The elixer was given to gods because it was to restore their powers? Like, you know, the ones that were taken away from them? Why the frick would the lord allow Demons to have elixir when he knows they don’t have any good intents? They are literally evil, and protecting against evil is like god’s whole job ffs🤦🏻‍♀️

Literally no one in Mahabharata except Shree Krishna is purely good, get that through your fucking thick skulls. That’s the entire point, you learn what you do from Ramayan and what not to do from Mahabharat. And the Hidamba Mata’s (aka the Danvi whose name you didn’t bother researching, great work 👍🏼) backstory is never discussed in detail, neither is Ghatotkach. For all you know, the pregnancy could have been hidden from him, atleast that’s what their first meeting shows. So if you plan on demonising sex, you proved no motive here.

“Ohh, Ravan never did anything wrong, bas kidnap hi to kiya tha akeli nari ka.” Is such a sad argument tbh, y’all literally see no issue with kidnapping and terrifying a women over your own sister’s lose character? What a shame. “He never touched her.” Social distancing se kidnap kiya tha kya bhenchod? He never touched her sexually you mean, not because he was a saint of a man, but because he was a verified rapist with a blue check. He had raped his own to be niece in law and was cursed by his nephew that raping another woman would lead to his death. He literally threatened to cook Devi Sita and eat her up if she didn’t submit. Another reason he didn’t touch her was because if he had touched her, It would be Jankiayan instead of Ramayan because she would fucking kill him before you all can blink.

“He humiliated her on more than one occasion” is a very sneaky way to say two occasions so that the number can be inflated, eh?

The first occasion: Calling her names so that she will submit herself to agni out of spite and emerge unharmed, which literally everyone condemned, including the loyal brother Lakshman who rebelled against his own brother (for whose wake he would pick up a sword against everyone , mind you) because he dared disrespect a woman like Maa Sita, and even Hanumanji who’s Shri Ram’s biggest, and I mean biggest devotee. Literally no one stood by Sita’s humiliation, and it was later revealed by Shri Ram that the act was staged by the him so that she can have an excuse to perform agni pravesh so that no lecherous person would dare point a finger at her in future. Even the shlokas say he did it so that no one would suspect his wife’s character. And before you say Shri Ram was “saving face”, one of his plus points as mentioned is that he doesn’t lie throughout the entire story, so think again. Y’all really think he spent the entire story worrying for her safety only to insult her in the end?

You think Seeta would have anyone humiliate her once and give them a chance for a second humiliation? Ohhh you dead wrong!

Second occasion: Shree Raghuvar sending Maa Sita to exile, which is a very infamously known interpolation denounced by many. So he only “insulted” her once and that too in a staged act. One of the shlokas he uses to coax his peers after agni pariksha is that a woman like her can never be denounced by him, and like I said, he never lies, sooo…… :P

Shree Ram decietfully killed Bali because Bali was a foe who could not be fought face to face? Do you even Know the story of Bali? Do you know he was such a bad guy he literally took his brother’s wife like she was property? Ugh, I can’t.

Guru Drona didn’t accept Eklavya not because he was “Tribal”, but because he had promised his loyalty to the Bharatvansh Clan. Had even Shree Krishna gone to him asking for training, he would have refused. Eklavya’s tribal background was never discussed in this context.

(Also sidenote to my followers but isn’t it funny how despite Eklavya having to lose his thumb Guru Drona’s boon to Arjun wasn’t fulfilled because he still couldn’t surpass Bhagwaan Ramchandra as the greatest bowman? Khaya piya kuchh nahi, paap sar chadhaya barah aana XD)

I mean, God really out to set a limit to hypocrisy now because the more I see these people the more I disagree with Modiji ki Hypocrisy ki seema hai. Agar hai bhi to ye namune kaise long jump krke laanhg rhe h unhe, oof.

[desi-girll]

ॐ Man Mandir Mein Saje Bihari ... Manmohan Teri Chhavi Ati Pyaaree ॐ

vrindaavan mein raas rachaye, murali ki dhoon pe sab ko nachaye, Krishn Krishn.. woh hain Krishn Krishn..

Krishn hai vaanshi.. toh Radha taan matwari.. Krishn hai shristha toh Radha shristi hai saari Krishn bina..Radha ka hona kaha...sambhav hai Krishn yadi, parmanand, toh..Radha utsav hai sada se

Shri Krishn Govind Hare Murari He Nath Narayan Vasudeva Shri Krishn Govind Hare Murari He Nath Narayan Vasudeva

yada yada hi dharmasya glaanirbhavati bhaarat... abhyutthaanam adharmasya tadaatmaanam srijaamyaham... paritranaay saadhunaam vinaashaay cha dushkritaam... dharm sansthaapanaarthaay sambhavaami yuge yuge

janmadin er onek onek subheccha madhav 💙🧡 amader sokol ke tumi asirbad koro ebong egiye cholar sokti diyo. ei prithibi theke sob onnaye jeno muche jay sei ashirbaad diyo. subho Janmashtami! Radhe Radhe! 🙏🏻

[themorguepoet]

I find it hypocritical when hindu boys say "jai shree ram" and follow tate- all in the same day. Bro wtf are you high on?

Like I don't even get this glorification of him among the Indian youth. His concepts of masculinity and femininity are half baked. Western concepts don't apply to us either. Are you lacking neurons or are you just intellectually lazy? "He tells us to go gym" yeah bro- no one was fit in India until Tate baba said so yeah? *haryanvis having hanuman ji as the fitness-eight pack-strength icon while absolutely killing in the wrestling area* *Kohli apparently couldn't inspire Indian men for fitness as good as Tate did* Lame loser justifications to follow a narcissist.

Indian concept of masculinity and femininity does not require a western lens no thank you. We have Gauri-Shankar, Lakshmi-Narayan, Sita-Ram etc that guide our societal roles here. Everything that Tate baba says is a sign of a "High value man" happens to have feminine symbolism in your culture you ignorant child. Knowledge, Wealth and Power. high value men things right? Sorry to break it to you. Here in India, Knowledge is Ma Saraswati, Wealth & Prosperity is Ma Lakshmi and Power is Literally Adi Shakti Ma Parvati.

Let me clarify more for you. First of all, there is no complete masculine man or feminine woman. Everyone has varying rates of masculinity and femininity within them. What do these terms even mean. Well in easy words, the way masculine traits could be described from indic lens cpuld be with the imagery of a mountain; strong, reliable, changes are slow almost unseen, protective (hailing to how himalayas protect us from the blizzards) while feminine imagery could be that of a river- always moving, unstoppable in its path, destructive rage but also equally nurturing, unpredictable, frequent change, adaptable etc.

These are some traits that can be associated with the terms. Now if your neurons haven't picked up yet, these traits aren't exclusive for a male or a female respectively. Men can have the qualities of adaptability, can be nurturing too. Women can be rigid, strong and reliable. These traits can be found in any gender. So for the "women ☕️" meme fans you also have feminine traits within you- to suppress emotions is actually a feminine trait much more than it is "masculine"- Shri Rama cried his heart out when he lost Ma Sita. Bhagwaan Shiva carried devi satis burnt body in his arms for many many eons, screaming in distress. Krishna adorned himself with vaijyanti flower garlands, peacock feathers while simultaneously holding sudarshan which is capable of destroying the three worlds at his command. I don't understand how Tate Baba's words appear enlightening to you when it is so contradictory to your culture which you claim to be the flag bearer of? Sit down. You know nothing Jon snow.

Without Shakti, even Shiva ji is powerless. However without bhagwaan Shiva- shakti still holds her powers but without any direction. Divine masculine becomes the channel for the divine Feminine. Without devi lakshmi, even Vaikuntha remains in gloom. The world is born, run and destroyed by the feminine traits.

The Masculine is the anchor, the Feminine is the power. Without Shiv ji, Ma Kali's rage would be unrestrained, directionless- he roots her but he neither commands nor controls her. Her capability is not reliant on anyone but herself- only the effects of her shakti can be and are supposed to be managed by her counterpart.

Shri Rama couldn't command Ma Sita into staying back at Ayodhya, he couldn't control her from going back to Prithvi Ma when she felt disrespected by her own subjects and made a decision for herself. He did not try to restrain her independent expressions. Meanwhile Ma Sita remained with Shri Ram throughout. In his exile he had no wealth, no power (army power is what I mean). But the lack of neither made him "low value man"- and Ma Sita did not care.

I am frustrated and tired. I will end it here because if you didn't get it this far- sorry buddy you are a little too far gone, I can only pray that Ma Saraswati knock some sense into you.

For the love of Krishna, do not enforce the idea of marriage being a contract? or a give and take idea? Like I bring the money you bring the pretty? Please don't get brainwashed by the western idea of what marriage is. Marriage in India is sacred. At the time of wedding the couple are no less than Lakshami-Narayan themselves as per the customs. So come out of this non sense. And go to gym. Our dieties, our lore heroes, our legends don't carry their abs and diamond-hard biceps with ten different weapons just for you to go and take fitness lessons from a rando on Internet.

[hum-suffer]

Since adipurush made everyone talk about Ramayan; here's a rant of my own.

WHY do we scorn Vibhishan? Ghar ka bhedi, step brother, traitor, what haven't we called the man who found dharma and hence Narayan Avtaar Shri Ram? The man listened when no one else did, he realised what and who was right, if he already hadn't. Vibhishan's tale is what happens in Kaliyug, a person on the wrong path by association and ignorance corrects his path by finding God. Why is he scorned for choosing a side that is morally correct? And even if you want to say he's half asur or whatever and he has no morals, or maybe you say that he only grew a moral compass when he was about to die, but what of it? If you were fighting a war that you did not cause and you knew was unjust, why would you fight for the losing side? Being logical may or may not be selfish but it is completely understandable. Vibhishan was a man that helped win the war marginally. He helped kill his brother, his anguish is unparalleled, but remembering a man of honour and righteousness as a traitor, aren't we doing injustice to a man that was a fellow devotee? That went against his dharm as a brother to obey is dharm as a being?

[blessed1neha]

According to the scriptures, how was the universe created?

It is described in Shivmahapuran that before the beginning of creation the earth was submerged in water. Then a Shivling shaped bubble appeared in the water. Lord Vishnu appeared from that bubble. Lord Brahma appeared from the navel of Lord Vishnu. When the universe was being created by Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Then Lord Shiva appeared to Brahma in the form of Ardhanarishwar. After seeing Ardhanarishwar form, Brahma ji started the creation of the universe.

One day Lord Shiva said to Shri Vishnu, "Narayan let's see. What kind of universe has Lord Brahma created?" Lord Shiva and Vishnu both came on earth. Then Shiva and Vishnu saw that eunuchs are roaming all over the earth. Shiva said, what kind of creation did Brahma create?I had shown my Ardhanarishwar form to Brahma ji so that after seeing this form, Brahma ji could create half man and half woman. Brahma ji has created eunuchs by mixing both male and female.Seeing this, Lord Vishnu started laughing out loud. Lord Shiva said to Vishnu, “O Narayan, you are laughing at the creation created by Brahma. i curse you. You will also become eunuch on earth once.After this both Lord Shiva and Vishnu went to their respective abodes. Lord Shiva again manifested his Ardhanarishwar form in two forms and appeared to Brahma. And again asked to start the creation.This time Brahma ji revealed Manu and Satrupa and asked them to take the creation forward. Brahma ji created a very beautiful creation.It is described in Shivmahapuran that before the beginning of creation the earth was submerged in water. Then a Shivling shaped bubble appeared in the water. Lord Vishnu appeared from that bubble. Lord Brahma appeared from the navel of Lord Vishnu. When the universe was being created by Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Then Lord Shiva appeared to Brahma in the form of Ardhanarishwar. After seeing Ardhanarishwar form, Brahma ji started the creation of the universe.

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[bhaktibharat]

🐚 पद्मनाभ द्वादशी - Padmanabha Dwadashi

❀ पापांकुशा एकादशी के अलगे दिन द्वादशी तिथि को पद्मनाभ द्वादशी व्रत आता है।

❀ पद्मनाभ द्वादशी को भगवान विष्णु के अनंत पद्मनाभ स्वरूप की पूजा करने का विधान है।

❀ इस दिन भगवान श्री हरि जागृतावस्था प्राप्त करने हेतु अंगडाई लेते है तथा पद्मासीन ब्रह्या जी ओंकार (ॐ) ध्वति उच्चारित करते हैं।

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🔱 श्रीमन नारायण नारायण हरी हरी - Shri Man Narayan Narayan Hari Hari

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[princeofthoughts]

Brahma, The Prajapati

Brahma is an interesting diety. He is old; (both in iconographically and historically). Brahma is majorly a god who emerges with this very name - "Brahma"; in the Puranas. Older texts; such as the Vedas talk about the "Prajapati". Prajapati many believe is a Vedic name for Brahma but in fact; it was a title. This title- Prajapati, meaning  'Lord of People'; was associated not only with Brahma; but his many sons- Bhrigu, Pulatsya, Pulaha, Kratu, Atri, Marichi, etc. Simplistically speaking Prajapati meant the Populator or great ancestor. This idea carried on with the deity Brahma; as he was christened "Jagatpita" (World Father).

One other Vedic title was Virinchi; translated by western Sanskrit scholars as "the creator"; although it is closer to "the maker". Many other qualitative names are also mentioned in the Brahma Purana and the Skand Purana-  Vaigasi (the speaker), Vedanath (master of Vedas), Swayambhu (self-born), Padmabhu (lotus born), Chatur Mukh (Four Mouthed) and Hiranyagarbhaya (one who is of the golden womb). All these titles feature in the different Gayatri Mantras for Brahma.

Brahma’s form comprises of four head (complete awareness of the outside; but not of the inside). He carries a Veda, Kamandala, Chamhs, and the Lotus in his four hands.

Veda symbolizes knowledge; Brahma is the god of knowledge. Lotus is the representative of the "Maya" (material existence)- Brahma is the maker of all Maya. The Kamandal (Sacrificial water pot) and Chamhs (Ritual Spoon) symbolize him as the god of Yagya.

Now let us discuss Yagya. Yagya means to barter. It is an ancient Indian concept; that belives that the entire world is an exchange. You reading this right now- it is an exchange of knowledge. Respiration is an exchange, Excretion is an exchange. Death is an exchange, Birth is an exchange. Commerce is an exchange, reading, writing, speaking, eating, breathing, learning and teaching is all an act of exchange. This school of thought would later become integral in the Mim-Asa school of Sanatan Philosophy. The pinnacle of this exchange philosophy was the ritual of Yagna. In this ritual, a desirous person (Yajman) would offer items and sacrifices to a deity (Dev) and the deity would grant him what he (rarely she) desired. This was the Greatest act of exchange – the exchange between the worshipper and the worshipped, the seeker and the sought-after, the giver and the taker. ( The modern Havan is a mini-yagna)

Brahma is the only deity associated with this practice- He is both the god of Yagna Philosophy and the so-named Yagna ritual.

The common misconception is that Brahma is the creator of the Universe in the Sanatan Hindu Mythology. He is not. The Sanatan philosophy believes that the universe is just that- Sanatan. It is uncreated and undestroyed. The actual difference is; sometimes its observed; other times there is no one to do so. When Narayan sleeps, the universe exists- but no one sees it. Similarly, when Shiv is Mahayogi- his eyes are closed- the universe is non-existent from his perspective; but when the Devi coaxes him to open his eyes; he becomes Shankar, and the world then exists and he experiences it. The idea that Brahma is the creator is a western British construct; as they never bothered to look into the deeper metaphysics of Sanatan philosophy. Brahma is not the creator, but the populator.

For example, let us say there is an isolated house where no one lives. That house is as good as non-existing. Now one day a man comes and starts living there; he marries, establishes a family and so his descendants occupy the house. It is now with this, that the house has truly begun to exist. So the world (Sristi) always existed, but it was empty; so as good as non-existent. But then came Brahma (There are two origin stories- one, he begat from Narayan's Navel. Two, he came out of a self-created golden egg or Hiranyagarbha). When Brahma came; he had many sons, daughters, grandsons, grand-daughters, and so on. So Brahma did not create the world, but it was he who first occupied and experienced it. All creatures that experience Maya (Human, Rakshasa, Yaksha, Sur, Asur, Naga, Garuda, Reech, Kinnar, etc.) are his descendants. Therefore Brahma; not the creator directly- but the first observer or occupant and Populator of an empty world.

Another Aspect is the worship of Brahma; or the lack thereof. There are many stories to explain this in the Puranas. But the basic template goes like this:- 'Brahma uses his imagination to create something. He does something inappropriate with it; like replace his wife or tries to chase his daughter. Then a divine being (Shiv, Savitri, Saraswati, Gayatri, Manu, Bhrigu, Devi-Shatrupa) curses him to not be worshipped; as a punishment.'

To understand this concept of Brahma being un-worshipped; one must contrast him to both Narayan and Sadashiv. Narayan and Sadashiv are two beings who represent two different paths to the ultimate truth; (one can also argue that there is one path- of Harihara; an amalgamation of both Hari/Narayan and Hara/Rudra).

Brahma; is the maker of the material existence. It is he who begets the form- form of wealth, learning, trees, planets, food, sexuality, etc; through the process of Yagna (Exchange). He creates the material form; Maya and in exchange, he tries to control it. He tries to enslave and subdue this Maya,this tangible form. He wants to amuse himself and pride himself on the fact that it is he- Only He; who created the material world of Maya, through yagna; where he creates and the creation serves him as a slave.

Narayan and Sadashiv are both form-less. The images you see of Vishnu and Shiv are just representations. Vishnu is a tangible form of the intangible truth called Narayan and similarly, Shiv or Shankar, is a tangible form of the intangible truth called Sadashiv or Rudra. Brahma is un-enlightened; he is so obsessed by the Maya that he is trapped in his illusion (Brahm). Rudra, on the other hand, sees Maya as a source of suffering and desire (Much like Buddha). This formless truth called Sadashiv completely over-rules creation, he shuns it and seeks to find peace within. However, this Maya; or creation is an unimaginably powerful feminine force. It is Devi, the adi-param-shakti- the raw representation of all power- it is knowledge (Sharda), it is wealth (Shri), it is power (Shakti). She is Durga, The warrior-mother. She is Mahakali, the devourer of time. She is Tara, the occult mistress. She is Shodashi- the beautiful and it is she who is Dhumavati-the ugly. Devi is all form; she is the form of all creation and all creation is but a form of her. She is all the forms that humans see, She is Shatrupa.

Brahma chases this form. He chases this Devi, without understanding that it is his creation; something he made; Devi is his daughter. Rudra shuns it and despises it. However, he is ultimately forced to see this form. Even Shiv has to bow to the power of the feminine divine. When this male divine (Rudra), who sought peace within; combines with the female divine (Devi), that is the world outside- we get the "Ardhnareshwar", The true divine- it is both male and female, formed and form-less, east and west. It is all dualities of nature coming together into one singularity. But Brahma is not able to understand this and never seeks unity with the world- he does not want to merge into the Devi; he desires only to control it.

Narayan and Brahma are also an interesting comparison. First of all,  Narayan, unlike Sadashiv is open to Maya; not only that- he loves Maya. Maya, the material world is his consort. Unlike Shiv, who had to be forced by the Devi to open his eyes and embrace the creation; Narayan embraces, the creation and goes one step further. He marries creation itself and becomes "Mayapati", Lord of the Material World-Illusion. He participates in the world. He takes indulges in the acts of the Devi and is hence "Bhogapati", Lord of Indulgences. But unlike Brahma, who is just immersed in indulgence and seeks to control Devi (the source of all indulgence); Narayan uses indulgences to find greater meaning. He uses the Devi, not as a subordinate; but rather seeks to use her help; to find the ultimate truth. So Narayan becomes "Mokshapati", Lord of the Ultimate Truth, and Devi for him is a tool to help find this Moksha/Ultimate truth.

So, to recap; Shiv finds the ultimate moksha within him; shunning the outside world, Narayan finds moksha through the help of the outside world, that is the Devi- and Devi is herself an embodiment of the ultimate truth. Brahma, on the other hand, seeks out the outside world, like Narayan, and unlike Sadashiv; but is absorbed in his ambition to control it and subdue it.

Now let’s look at some history. During the Vedic Era, the yagna philosophy of exchange and the yagna ritual was extremely prevalent and popular. From education to politics, marriages, and death- everything was associated to the Yagna ritual and the connected philosophy. Due to this- Brahma and his Vedic form Prajapati were very popular and crucial. Prajapati was a part of nearly all large Yagna Rituals and was also supposed to be the god of the yagna ritual.

As the Upanishadic Era came about; the practice of Yagna rituals plummeted. Puja, Yog, and Bhakti became much more popular. Yagna was criticized, for being were large, ritualized, dogmatic, and extremely pompous. The ritual of yagna was abandoned in favor of yog and bhakti; and the philosophy of Yagna (world running on exchange); was heavily criticized by the new philosophies like- Vedanta, Sankhya, Nyaya, and Yoga. These new philosophical schools were much more appealing to the masses and yagna rituals and philosophy faded into a few small communities and their rituals.

With the collapse of Yagna hegemony over Philosophy and Worship; Brahma, the god of yagna, came to be viewed as an outdated god; whose worship and worshippers were out of touch to modern realities. Brahma and Yagna Practice were integrated; and so as yagna fell in popularity- Brahma's historical worship reduced and by the time of the Bhakti Movement; there was only one standing bastion of Brahma worship, that stands to this date- The Pushkar Temple of Lord Brahma. It is the world's only proper and historical Brahma Temple in the world today.

I would end this article, by saying that I enjoyed writing it and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Therefore:-

OM CHATURMUKHAYA VIDMAHE

HAMSA-RUDHAYA DHIMAHI

TANNO BRAHMA PRACHODAYAT

(O Great Four-Faced One, We Invoke Thee.

We Meditate Upon Your Form As The Rider Of Your Sacred Swan.      

O Great Brahma Propel Us Towards Bliss.)

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Yuga Dharma of Yuga Purusha ((Horses for courses!) (my essay for 'Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies') 

Ramayan and Mahabharata have Vishnu playing the central role of Yug-Purush – man-of-the-hour who decides the fate of the world, formulates history and decides the course of the future.

Yet, Vishnu-avatar in Ramayan is very different to the Vishnu-avatar in the Mahabharata.  Both itihases (histories) record how ‘god-incarnate’ behaves in a totally diametrically opposed manner.  One has to wonder why!

In fact when we examine the 24 avatars of Vishnu, each one seems to be very different!  Their ways of establishing Dharma seem to very widely.  For example, Parashuram, Varah and Narsimha are exceptionally fierce where as Rushabh and Nara-Narayan are exceptionally placid.

Why is God not behaving in a consistent manner?   Why are God’s actions not predictable? Why is God not behaving like GOD?

For the purposes of this essay, we will mainly look at Ramavatar and Krushnavatar, discussing other avatars to understand what is means to be a Yug-Purusha and uphold Yug-Dharma.  

Shri Rama of Ramayan is very ‘human’.  In Valmiki Ramayan, Rama rages, cries, despairs and even blames his father’s lust for the miseries visited upon him.  Rama’s resolve to fight Ravana is unswerving, but his despondence during setbacks in his life are endearingly ‘human’.  His rejection of Sita is shockingly melodramatic and his desperate desire to please-everyone-all-the-time is achingly admirable – though frustratingly impossible!  Rama is admired as the son, brother, leader, friend everyone wants.  Yet, his behavior as a husband, father and king leaves us aghast.  

By contrast, Shri Krushna of Mahabharata is rarely despondent.  His relatives are far more troublesome than those of Rama, and yet he rarely gets upsets or admonishes them for their lack of propriety.  He weaves through the quagmire of complex relationships with hundreds of characters in the epic.  He adheres to rules, bends them, breaks them and makes them up as he goes through life.  His focus on establishing a ‘Dharma-Rajya’ in Arya-vart is unwavering and despite setbacks, he marches forward with this singular aim.  Though incredibly complex, Krushna remains the most enigmatic and interesting of all the Vishnu avatars.      

Establishing Dharma is the key to all avatars of Vishu.  But what we have to ask is, What is dharma?   Whose dharma? Which dharma?

Does the Yuga Purusha determine what the Yuga-Dharma should me? Does the Yuga Dharma determine what the Yuga-Purusha should establish as the law of the land?

Rama was the latter – he followed the Yuga-Dharma to the letter. Krushna was the former – he decided what the Yuga-Dharma was and made sure others helped him establish it!

In the SMB Gita, chapter IV, shloak 7, Shri Krushna states, ‘Yada yada he Dharmasya, glanir-bhavati Bharata, abhyuthanama dharmasy, tadatmanum srujamyahum’.  This can be paraphrased as ‘Oh Arjun, whenever Dharma is impacted, I come to its rescue.’  

Dharma’s principles may be eternal, but its application in the here-and-now is fluid.  Each Yuga has its own version of what is the ideal way to practice dharma.  Dharma, as interpreted by rishis, kings and citizens seems to be different.  If we look superficially, with the change of a Yuga, dharma seems to change. God’s own enforcement of Dharma seems to changes.  These enforcements are sometimes violent, sometimes peaceful, sometimes mysterious.  But each and every time, the result is the same.  Dharma and order are re-established.  This can be succinctly described by the English term, ‘horses for courses’.  God does whatever is required to establish Dharma.

Everytime Yuga-Purusha comes, ALL sections of society are forced to confront their excesses, account for it, repent and re-establish social-order by leading a balanced life in accordance with Dharma. *The intellectuals have to climb down from their ivory towers and engage with the wider community. *The ruling class has to restrain itself from excessive use of its powers and let the citizens lead a fulfilled life.   *The entrepreneurs and businessmen have to rein in their relentless pursuit of profit and realise that anything other than a fair-deal is robbery by any other name.   *The working class have to realise the value of their work and relish ‘work’ rather than see it just as a toil of a mindless automaton.  

No one is above Dharma.  As part of the rituals of coronation of ancient Indian kings, after he receives the sword-of-state and the royal crown, the king proclaims, “A-dandyosmi!” (I am now above all reproach / oversight / punishment).  The Raj-Guru gently taps the crown three times and reminds him, “Dharma dandosi, dharma dandosi, dharma dandosi!” (Dharma can still punish you!)  In English courts, we use a similar maxim, written by Dr Thomas Fuller in 1733, “Be you never so high, the law is above you!”  Even the law makers are not above the law!  Recently, in the British Parliament, the government and the Priminister had to be reminded that they are not above the law – ‘Dharma dandosi’ enacted in 2019!

Only when every section of society benefits and progresses, can Dharma (in its widest sense) be truly established.  God does not work for one side or another.  God has no ‘favourites’.  God favours equilibrium.  Hence, to establish Dharma, is to establish balance.  Dharma is impartial.  God is impartial.  When required, God comes as an axe-yielding ParashuRama and when required, he comes as a peaceful preacher – Horses for Courses.  

No one lives in isolation.  We all live in symbiosis.  When one party tries to rise at the expense of others, crushes the rights of others to benefit itself, they disturb the delicate balance of Dharma.  When that ‘balance’ swings too far to one side, it results in oppression of the ‘powerful’ over the ‘powerless’.  Who is ‘powerful’ verses who is ‘powerless’, changes from one Yuga to another, one place to another.  Everyone has the chance to become ‘powerful’ at one time or another.  Not just China or Russia, even nations as small as Britain and Japan have had the chance to occupy center stage in world history.  What they do with their power determines their legacy.  History will record if they were benevolent or malevolent ;  cruel or kind ; progressive or regressive ; dharmic or adharmic while they ruled.

Just as too much sunshine can wither the crops and too much rain can drown it, even excess of ‘goodness’ can unbalance the universe.  For example, Vishnu comes as Vamana to gently curb the ‘goodness’ of Bali and re-establish the power-balance between good and evil in the universe.  To the casual observer, robbing Bali of his empire and pushing him in the Patala seems like an ‘own-goal’ by God!  Here was an honest Danava, devoted to dharma and dedicated to the welfare of his subjects.  Why remove him from power?  But God wants to make sure everyone has their due and no one is deprived of their fair share.  As stepbrothers, Devas and Danavas are both given fecund kingdoms to enjoy.  Both places are equally good and they both reflect the characteristics of the people who were suppose to occupy them.  But, when Patal tries to dominate Swarga or when Swarga tries to dominate Patal, universe becomes unbalanced.  Through his avatars, God works hard to make sure no one is bullied into submission and everyone has the chance to enjoy their ‘place-in-the-sun’.            

Changes in interpretation, and application, of Dharma are reflected with the symbolic ‘colours’ given to each avatar.  *1 In Sat Yuga, the character of the avatar is described as ‘White’.  In Treta Yuga, the avatar’s character is ascribed the colours Red and Yellow and by end of Dwapar Yuga, the avatar is described as ‘Dark (blue)’.  

The White colour of the avatar symbolically reflects the simple, straight forward ideas and applications of Dharma in Sat / Kruta Yuga.  Matsya, Hansa, Varah etc reflect the straightforward efforts God takes to establish of dharma.  

In Treta Yuga, attributes of Vishnu’s avatars are described by colours Red and Yellow.  At the start of the Treta Yuga, Vishnu has to be aggressive in forcefully applying Yuga Dharma – hence Red.  ParashuRama is the angry version of God’s ‘justice’.   Those who are found wanting, are judged and punished without waiting for lengthy ‘due process’.  However, by the end of Treta Yuga, requirements from the avatar have changed and this is symbolically reflected by the colour ‘Yellow’. The ‘golden Avatar’ of Rama has regal poise.  Rama patiently suffers ‘due process’ to establish Dharma-Rajya at great personal cost.  He waits 14 long, lonely, arduous, years in the forest to sit on the throne and rule as Dharma-Raj.  To the ‘golden avatar’, personal privations were nothing in comparison to ‘peace’ achieved during Rama-Rajya for the entire society.  As a result, till date, Rama-Rajya is synonymous with Dharma-Rajya in South-East Asia.  Hence, from North India to Cambodia, there are several cities with the name ‘Ayodhya’ and countless rulers with the name ‘Rama’.

During the of Rama-avatar, ParashuRama symbolically passes the mantel of Yuga-Purusha to Rama by handing over his bow to Rama.  The Red, angry Avatar of Vishnu, who as a Rishi’s aggrieved son had decimated Kshatriya clans 21 times over, hands over the job of maintaining Dharma to a Golden Kshatriya prince!  It is a dramatic, diametric change.  From Rishi-Putra killing Kshatriyas to forcefully establish dharma, to a Kshtriya killing a Rishi-Putra (Ravan) to reluctantly establish dharma.  From an extrovert, dynamic avatar who imposes his will on the people, to an avatar who is painfully introverted, who tries desperately to establish dharma through consensus.  They both cause a lot of bloodshed, but one relishes the bloodletting, while the other abhors it.  ParashuRama feels that violence is the only way to keep the ruling class in check, while Rama seems to reserve violence as the last option to check unruly rulers (eg Vali and Ravana).

In Dwarpar Yuga, God’s enigmatic application of Dharma has literally become ‘dark’, impenetrable!  By the time of Krushna, cycle of Yuga has marched on. God incarnate has to use multiple approaches to bring peace in society.  Though not exclusively, this does include using a great amount of violence to establish Dharma.  Shri Krushna uses the full range of Sama, Dama, Danda and Bheda to reestablish Yuga Dharma.  By using diplomacy, economic pressure, army and ‘intrigue’, he manipulates the political environment of the era to bring about peace.  Though he never sits on any throne or claims any crown, he is openly acknowledged as the king-maker of the epoch.  

While ParashuRama is an outsider, forcing the rulers to bend to his will, Rama is an insider, coaxing fellow rulers to his will.  Both feel the process changes them.  They start out enthusiastically, but end up bitterly ruing their role in bringing order to the world.  Krushna however works as a catalyst, working tirelessly to ferment change without changing himself.  Even as empires rise and fall around him, Shri Krushna smiles knowingly, always enchanting everyone around him.  God’s singular purpose of coming as an Avatar is to liberate all the souls that come within his / her ambit.  Through wise words and wars, God aims to cut karmic bondage of any and all those who meet them.  

How is the use of violence justified for establishing Dharma by Yuga purusha?  How can a dharma-avatar use something so adharmic as violence to establish dharma?  Is everything fair in love, war and establishment of dharma?

God is compassionate.  When God kills, s/he liberates the souls s/he kills.  God removes the karmic bonds of those who die in his presence.  Thus they are freed from the need to be reborn.  Just as fire reduces everything to ash – burning sandalwood and a thorn bush with equal vigour, dying in God’s presence helps sever the good and bad karmas of the soul.  Unfettered by their karmas, souls that die in the presence of God attain moksha.  This reduces the number of souls who ‘burden’ Mother Earth.  This helps achieve the goal of any avatar.  Even Buddha-Avatar’s goal was to release souls from the samsara and lead them to nirvana.    

Taking his cue from Rama and Krushna, both warriors par-excellence, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi renounced violence and defeated the biggest empire the world has ever seen with ‘non-violence’!  Taking account of ground realities, though he invokes the ancient avatars of Vishnu, he used different tactics to establish order and Yuga-Dharma in Kali Yuga.  Taking inspiration from Vishnu, the sustainer of the universe, Gandhiji helped re-establish dharma, bring back balance, humble and empower the ruler and the ruled alike, and establish a level playing field for both.  Man became a Mahatma, creating a new definition of Yuga-Dharma.  

In each Yuga, the subtle application of dharma changes.  Yuga-Avatar establishes Yuga-Dharma and releases the maximum number of souls it can during its ‘karya-kala’ (time while the Avatar is active on Earth) from their karmic bondage.  Shri Rama and Shri Krushna, along with other avatars of Vishnu, have helped re-balance the universe, bring peace and establish Dharma.  How they did this (abhyuthanama dharmasy) was unique to each of them.

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How many Indians know that the Constitution of India was written by hand. No instrument was used to write the whole constitution. Prem Bihari Narayan Rayzada, a resident of Delhi, wrote this huge book, the entire constitution, in italic style with his own hands.

Prem Bihari was a famous calligraphy writer of that time. He was born on 16 December 1901 in the family of a renowned handwriting researcher in Delhi. He lost his parents at a young age. He became a man to his grandfather Ram Prasad Saxena and uncle Chatur Bihari Narayan Saxena. His grandfather Ram Prasad was a calligrapher. He was a scholar of Persian and English. He taught Persian to high-ranking officials of the English government.

Dadu used to teach calligraphy art to Prem Bihari from an early age for beautiful handwriting. After graduating from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, Prem Bihari started practicing calligraphy art learned from his grandfather. Gradually his name began to spread side by side for the beautiful handwriting. When the constitution was ready for printing, the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru summoned Prem Bihari. Nehru wanted to write the constitution in handwritten calligraphy in italic letters instead of in print.

That is why he called Prem Bihari. After Prem Bihari approached him, Nehruji asked him to handwrite the constitution in italic style and asked him what fee he would take.

Prem Bihari told Nehruji “Not a single penny. By the grace of God I have all the things and I am quite happy with my life. ” After saying this, he made a request to Nehruji "I have one reservation - that on every page of constitution I will write my name and on the last page I will write my name along with my grandfather's name." Nehruji accepted his request. He was given a house to write this constitution. Sitting there, Premji wrote the manuscript of the entire constitution.

Before starting writing, Prem Bihari Narayan came to Santiniketan on 29 November 1949 with the then President of India, Shri Rajendra Prasad, at the behest of Nehruji. They discussed with the famous painter Nandalal Basu and decided how and with what part of the leaf Prem Bihari would write, Nandalal Basu would decorate the rest of the blank part of the leaf.

Nandalal Bose and some of his students from Santiniketan filled these gaps with impeccable imagery. Mohenjo-daro seals, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Life of Gautam Buddha, Promotion of Buddhism by Emperor Ashoka, Meeting of Vikramaditya,

Prem Bihari needed 432 pen holders to write the Indian constitution and he used nib number 303. The nibs were brought from England and Czechoslovakia. He wrote the manuscript of the entire constitution for six long months in a room in the Constitution Hall of India. 251 pages of parchment paper had to be used to write the constitution. The weight of the constitution is 3 kg 650 grams. The constitution is 22 inches long and 16 inches wide.

Prem Bihari died on February 17, 1986.

Collected

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Satya Sai Baba

That's right Sai Baba Mr. Satya Sai Baba (Telugu: సత్య సాయిబాబా) (born 23 November 1926; died 24 April 2011), Mr. Satya Sai Baba (born Satya Narayan Raju) was born on 23 November 1926 in the village of Puttaparti in the state of Andhra Pradesh. He has many fans around the world. Devotees consider Baba to be the incarnation of Shri Sirdi Sai Baba. Baba passed away on April 24, 2011. He was born into a common family in Puttaparti village in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on October 20, 1940, at the age of 14. The man who was talking about Shirdi Sai Baba in front of him called him his former body.