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Even in this world most of the believers in God lament and pray to God when they are in trouble and they forget to worship Him when they are living comfortably. The mentality is the same among the demigods. The level of enjoyment is so high in the heavenly planets that the demigods forget to worship God. They realize their precarious position when the demons attack them and take over the heavenly planets. At that time they run to Lord Vishnu for help. When they offer heartfelt prayers to Lord Vishnu and beg Him, the Lord would finally say a few words of encouragement. A similar situation emerged when Hiranyakashipu overtook heavens. He was on the throne of Indra, the king of heavens. All the demigods including the sage Narada were praising Hiranyakashipu.
One may ask why he was praised. The reason is that when there is low resistance, the enemy calms down. That was the technique they used to pacify Hiranyakashipu. The oppression went on until Lord Narasimha appeared and killed the demon.
The demigods can also be devious sometimes, especially Indra. Whenever someone on earth would engage in staunch austerities the demigods would start to panic. They fear that they might lose their position due to the power of the austerity. In this way they devise plans to disturb the meditation of the aspirant.
The demigods have unbelievable opulence. They have women known as the apsaras who dance and entertain them in different ways. They drink a kind of intoxicant called the soma rasa and in this way they get drunk. But there are also higher demigods who stay away from these. Lord Shiva cannot be considered a demigod. His position is between the marginal and spiritual potency of Krishna. In the Brahma Samhita Lord Shiva is referred to as no different from Krishna, just like milk and yogurt. Krishna is compared to milk from which Lord Shiva, yogurt, came. There is also Lord Brahma. He is known as the great grandfather for he is the first living entity in this universe.
Lord Shiva is very austere. He lives on mount Kailash. He has no house or any such shelter. He has got animal skins as clothes, skulls and bones around his neck and on his chest. He has got serpents wrapped around the neck and ghosts and spirits as followers. The amazing thing is that his wife, goddess Durga, is the personification of material nature and she can provide any type of comfort to her husband. But still, as a pure vaishnava, Lord Shiva lives a simple existence. After all, he is "vaishnavanam yata sambhu". He is the greatest vaishnava. As such he sets the example that real happiness doesn't lie in material enjoyment but in devotional service to Lord Krishna. Lord Shiva uses his time to meditate on his Lord, Sri Krishna.
Victor Epand is an expert consultant for Krishna art, religious gifts from India, and Hare Krishna
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This variation of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is considered to be amongst the most effective version. This version of this revered and most widely chanted ShivaMantra has the Pranav [Om] 14 times in it. The Beej Aksharas are given in the reverse order at the end of this version.
The rest of the procedures to be followed remain the same as given in the other versions of the mantra.
Effective version of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
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DAILY SHRIMAD BHAGWAT KATHA BYPUJYA GURU MAA ROKMANI JIIN OLD RAJENDRA NAGAR, NEW DELHI WWW.SHANIDEV.US
Shrimad Bhagwatam is the most sacred books of the Hindus. It gives a tremendous insight, a profound vision, and an entirely new perspective to the person who hears the narrative. On hearing, a person is never the same. There is a complete metamorphosis, a complete transformation, literally a new birth. Atman (soul) by it's own nature is sovereign - it cannot by nature be bound - whatever bondages felt are sheer illusions of the mind. Shrimad Bhagwatam provides that light which enables Jeeva (human being) to experience the wonderful freedom of liberation.One feels, "Yes, I am free! SHRIMAD BHAGWATAM" expresses this philosophy through the narration of the life stories of 24 incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Amongst these, the tenth volume of the Shrimad Bhagwatam narrates in infinite detail, the story of Lord Krishna. Since all 24 incarnations are of Lord Vishnu, it is a vitally important scripture for the Vaishnavas.
Written by Sage Ved Vyasa the Bhagwatam leaves no topic untouched - social, political, and economic systems - all these have been covered and commented upon by him. Not just issues relating to self-liberation but even our day-to-day problems have been effectively resolved in Shrimad Bhagwatam. Hence it can be emphatically stated that Shrimad Bhagwatam is an exposition, which explains human life very clearly, it is a direction leading to the ultimate liberation of the soul. It is therefore an important guide for the conduct of human beings in all their affairs.
Ordinarily, reading and listening to "SHRIMAD BHAGWAT KATHA IS A 7 DAYS LONG ANUSHTHAN" (a religious commitment), but even an entire lifetime may not be enough to understand it in depth and explain it to others. It is such a wonderful, sublime scripture but King Parikshit had only seven days to live and it is said that by listening to such a 7 days narration of Shrimad Bhagwat Katha, King Parikshit attained liberation! Not by death but by emancipation from ignorance and fear. Thus Shrimad Bhagwatam liberates us from fear, problems, and ignorance. In essence, this is the crux of Shrimad Bhagwatam. Content wise, it comprises three main dialogues or principal conversations - one that of Shukadevji and King Parikshit, second between Sutji and Shaunak and other Rishis at Naimisharanya and the third between Vidurji and Maitreya on the banks of the river Ganga. These three principal conversations convey the voluminous Shrimad Bhagwatam beginning and ending with the dialogue between Sutji and Shaunakji and other Sages.
KRISHNA PRONUNCIATION (HELP.INFO) (SANSKRIT: IN IAST, PRONOUNCED LITERALLY "BLACK, DARK BLUE") IS A HINDU DEITY, ONE OF THE "AVATARS" (OR "INCARNATION") OF LORD VISHNU. ACCORDING TO BHAGAVATA PURANA, LORD KRISHNA IS TERMED AS SVAYAM BHAGAVAN OR THE SUPREME LORD HIMSELF SINCE HE WAS THE PURNA-AVATARA OR FULL INCARNATION OF SUPREME LORD VISHNU OR NARAYANA.
LORD KRISHNA IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AND PORTRAYED AS AN INFANT OR YOUNG BOY PLAYING A FLUTEAS IN THE BHAGAVATA PURANA, OR AS A YOUTHFUL PRINCE GIVING DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE AS IN THE BHAGAVAD GITA. THE STORIES OF KRISHNA APPEAR ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OFHINDU PHILOSOPHICAL AND THEOLOGICAL TRADITIONS. THEY PORTRAY HIM IN VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES: A GOD-CHILD, A PRANKSTER, A MODEL LOVER, A DIVINE HERO AND THE SUPREME BEING. THE PRINCIPAL SCRIPTURES DISCUSSING KRISHNA'S STORY ARE THE MAHABHARATA, THEHARIVAMSA, THE BHAGAVATA PURANA, THE BRAHMA VAIVARTA PURANA AND THE VISHNU PURANA.
WORSHIP OF A DEITY OF KRISHNA, EITHER IN THE FORM OF VASUDEVA, BALA KRISHNA OR GOPALA, CAN BE TRACED TO AS EARLY AS 4TH CENTURY BC. WORSHIP OF KRISHNA AS SVAYAM BHAGAVAN, OR THE SUPREME BEING, KNOWN AS KRISHNAISM, AROSE IN THE MIDDLE AGES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE BHAKTI MOVEMENT. FROM THE 10TH CENTURY AD, KRISHNA BECAME A FAVOURITE SUBJECT IN PERFORMING ARTS AND REGIONAL TRADITIONS OF DEVOTION DEVELOPED FOR FORMS OF KRISHNA SUCH AS JAGANNATHA IN ORISSA, VITHOBA IN MAHARASHTRA AND SHRINATHJIIN RAJASTHAN. SINCE THE 1960S THE WORSHIP OF KRISHNA HAS ALSO SPREAD IN THE WEST, LARGELY DUE TO THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS.
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"Anyone who is familiar with the goal of Yogic" life and the kind of effort it involves for its attainment will realize that it is neither possible nor advisable for anybody who is absorbed in the life of the world and completely under the influence of "Klesas" to plunge all at once into the regular practice of "Yoga". If he is sufficiently interested in the "Yogic" philosophy and wants to enter the path which leads to its goal he should first accustom himself to discipline, should acquire the necessary knowledge of the "Dharma-Sastras" and especially of the "Yoga-Sastras" and should reduce the intensity of his egoism and all the other "Klesas" which are derived from it. The difference between the outlook and the life of the ordinary worldly man and the life which the "Yogi" is required to live is so great that a sudden change from the one to the other is not possible and if attempted may produce a violent reaction in the mind of the aspirant, throwing him back with still greater force into the life of the world. A preparatory period of self-training in which he gradually assimilates the "Yogic" philosophy and its technique and accustoms himself to self-discipline makes the transition from the one life to the other easier and safer. It also incidentally enables the mere student to find out whether he is sufficiently keen to adopt the Yogic life and make a serious attempt to realize the "Yogic" ideal. There are too many cases of enthusiastic aspirants who for no apparent reason cool off, or finding the "Yogic" discipline too irksome, give it up. They are not yet ready for the Yogic life."
- I.K. TAIMNI, "The Science of Yoga: The Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali in Sanskrit with Transliteration in Roman, Translation and Commentary in English" (1961)
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* Klesa (also Klesa, Kilesa, or Klesha) is an Eastern spiritual/philosophical concept refering to the various passions that defile the mind and body.
* Dharma-sastra is a body of Sanskrit texts describing Hindu knowledge about religion, law, ethics, etc.
* Yoga-Sastras or Yoga Sutras is a collection of aphorisms on Yoga" and is considered as the most important text of "Yoga".
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Vimana (Sanskrit: ) is a Sanskrit word with several meanings ranging from temple or palace to mythological flying machines described in Sanskrit epics. It is made of vi- = "apart" and ma-na- = "having been measured". Sanskrit vi-mana literally means "measuring out, traversing" or "having been measured out". It can refer to (ref Monier-Williams):
The palace of an emperor or supreme monarch (especially one with seven stories)
The adytum of a Rama temple, or of any other temple
A temple or shrine of a particular form, see Vimanam (tower)
From that meaning, "a god's palace", Ravana's flying palace Pushpaka in the Ramayana.
From that, a chariot of the gods, any mythical self-moving aerial car (sometimes serving as a seat or throne, sometimes self-moving and carrying its occupant through the air; other descriptions make the Vimana more like a house or palace, and one kind is said to be seven storeys high.
From that, any chariot or vehicle (especially a bier)
In medicine, the science of (right) measure or proportion (e.g. of the right relation between the humours of the body, of medicines and remedies etc.)
In the Vimanavatthu, a small piece of text used as the inspiration for a Buddhist sermon.
In some modern Indian languages, vimana or viman means "aircraft", for example in the town name Vimanapura (a suburb of Bangalore).
Vedas
The predecessors of the flying vimanas of the Sanskrit epics are the flying chariots employed by various gods in the Vedas: the Sun (see Sun chariot) and Indra and several other Vedic deities are transported by flying wheeled chariots pulled by animals, usually horses (but the Vedic god Pusan's chariot is pulled by goats, as is that of Norse Thor).
The Rigveda does not mention Vimanas, but verses RV 1.164.47-48 have been taken as evidence for the idea of "mechanical birds":
47. k'a niy^ana h'araya supar^a / ap'o v'asana d'ivam 'ut patanti
t'a ^avavtran s'adanad t'asy^ad / 'id ght'ena pthiv^i vy `udyate
48. dv^ada'sa pradh'aya's cakr'am 'eka / tr^ii n'abhyani k'a u t'ac ciketa
t'asmin sak'a tri'sat^a n'a 'sak'avo / 'rpit^a a'ir n'a calacal^asa
"Dark the descent: the birds are golden-coloured; up to the heaven they fly robed in the waters.
Again descend they from the seat of Order, and all the earth is moistened with their fatness."
"Twelve are the fellies, and the wheel is single; three are the naves. What man hath understood it?
Therein are set together spokes three hundred and sixty, which in nowise can be loosened." ("trans." Griffith)
In Swami Dayananda Saraswati's "translation", these verses become:
"jumping into space speedily with a craft using fire and water... containing twelve stamghas (pillars), one wheel, three machines, 300 pivots, and 60 instruments." Ramayana
Rama being welcomed back to Ayodhya, also shown him flying in the Pushpaka Vimana, which here is depicted as a boatIn the Ramayana, the pushpaka ("flowery") vimana of Ravana is described as follows:
"The Pushpaka chariot that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the powerful Ravana; that aerial and excellent chariot going everywhere at will... that chariot resembling a bright cloud in the sky... and the King [Rama] got in, and the excellent chariot at the command of the Raghira, rose up into the higher atmosphere.'"
It is the first flying vimana mentioned in Hindu mythology (as distinct from the gods' flying horse-drawn chariots).
Pushpaka was originally made by Vishwakarma for Kubera, the God of wealth, but was later stolen, along with Lanka, by his half-brother, the demon king Ravana.
Mahabharata
One example in the Mahabharata is that the Asura Maya had a Vimana measuring twelve cubits in circumference, with four strong wheels. Apart from 'blazing missiles', the poem records the use of other deadly weapons. 'Indra's Dart' (Indravajra) operated via a circular 'reflector'. When switched on, it produced a 'shaft of light' which, when focused on any target, immediately 'consumed it with its power'.
In one exchange, the hero, Lord Krishna, is pursuing his enemy, Salva, in the sky, when Salva's Vimana, the Saubha, is made invisible in some way. Undeterred, Lord Krishna immediately fires off a special weapon: "I quickly laid on an arrow, which killed by seeking out sound".
The Mahabharata compliments "the all-knowing Yavanas" (sarvajnaa yavanaa, the Greeks), as the creators of the vimanas: The Yavanas, O king, are all-knowing; the Suras are particularly so (sarvajna yavana rajan shuraz caiva vishesatah).
Jaina literature
Vimana-vasin ('dweller in vimana') is a class of deities who served the tirthakara Maha-vira. These Vaimanika deities dwell in the Urdhva Loka heavens.
According to the Kalpa Sutra of Bhadra-bahu, the 24th tirthakara Maha-vira himself emerged out of the great vimana Pupa-uttara ; whereas the 22nd tirthakara Aria-nemi emerged out of the great vimana Aparijita. The tirthakara-s Abhinandana (4th) and Sumati-natha (5th) both traveled through the sky in the "Jayanta-vimana", namely the great vimana Sarva-artha-siddhi, which was owned by the Jayanta deities; whereas the tirthakara Dharma-natha (15th) traveled through the sky in the "Vijaya-vimana".
A vimana may be seen in a dream, such as the nalini-gulma.
Vimanas and the Vaimanika Shastra
The Vaimanika Shastra is an early 20th century Sanskrit text on aeronautics, claimed to be obtained by mental channeling, about construction of vimanas, the "chariots of the Gods".
The existence of the text was revealed in 1952 by G. R. Josyer, according to whom it is due to one Pandit Subbaraya Shastry, who dictated it in 1918-1923. A Hindi translation was published in 1959, the Sanskrit text with an English translation in 1973. It has 3000 shlokas in 8 chapters and was attributed by Shastry to Maharishi Bharadvaja, which makes it of purportedly "ancient" origin, and hence it has a certain notability in ancient astronaut theories.
A study by aeronautical and mechanical engineering at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1974 concluded that the aircrafts described in the text were "poor concoctions" and that the author showed complete lack of understanding of aeronautics.
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Ramayana is a epic in Hindu mythology. It contains accounts of various powerful characters and the
object they owned which reminds us of the advanced technology which they possessed. Because people who made note of these accounts didn't understand these technologies and always presented these things in
the form of magical objects and powers.
One such character in Ramayana is the Demon king Ravana who had magical powers and objects which were really powerful and of advanced technology. He was the king of Lanka and is depicted as a negative
character who kidnapped Rama's wife Sita. One of many objects that he possessed was the Pushpaka Viman(Chariot) which is mentioned when Ravana kidnaps Sita and takes here in the Flying Chariot.
In the Ramayana, the pushpaka ("flowery") vimana of Ravana is described as follows:
"The Pushpaka chariot that resembles the Sun and belongs to my brother was brought by the powerful Ravana; that aerial and excellent chariot going everywhere at will... that chariot resembling a bright cloud in the sky... and the King [Rama] got in, and the excellent chariot at the command of the Raghira, rose up into the higher atmosphere.'"
It is the first flying vimana mentioned in Hindu mythology (as distinct from the gods' flying horse-drawn chariots).
Pushpaka was originally made by Vishwakarma for Brahma the Hindu god of creation, later Brahma gifted it to Kubera, the God of wealth, but was later stolen, along with Lanka, by his half-brother, the demon king Ravana.
Then the miracle-air-chariot of Ravana which is miraculously designed to appear and disappear at the wish of its master, yoked with miraculous mules, and built with its golden wheels and parts, appeared afore Ravana braying noisily. Then he whose voice is strident that Ravana lifted her up by her waist and got Vaidehi up on the air-chariot intimidating her with bitter words.
Most of the Images of the chariot has been represented as a ordinary chariot with bird wings, but again
as said earlier the people who depicted this didn't understand much of the technology and represented
the things in the form which they understood.
There are many evidences found supporting the various events described in Ramayana, so if this legend
is true then defiantly this account described above makes us believe into the advanced technologies Ancient people had.
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Many Hindu's will be celebrating Maha Shivaratri tonight as reported on by the BBC:
"Mahashivratri (also known as Shivaratri) is a Hindu festival dedicated to Shiva, who destroys the universe, one of the deities of the Hindu Trinity.
Night and day
While most Hindu festivals are celebrated during the day, Mahashivratri is celebrated during the night and day that come just before the new moon.
Each new moon is dedicated to Shiva, but Mahashivratri is especially important because it is the night when he danced the 'Tandav', his cosmic dance.
It also celebrates the wedding of Shiva and Sati, the mother divine. Night represents evil, injustice, ignorance, sin, violence, and misfortune.
Tradition says that Shiva, like his symbol the new moon, appeared in order to save the world from darkness and ignorance, before the world entered complete darkness."...(Cont.)...
Here is more information on Mahashivratri
CELEBRATE SHIVARATRI 2010 ON 12TH FEBRUARY
MAHA SHIVARATRI - WIKIPEDIA
ABOUT MAHA SHIVARATRI
12TH FEB: MAHA SHIVARATRI 2010
and on Lord Shiva
SHIVA - WIKIPEDIA,
LORD SHIVA
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Concept of Avatars: [Sources : MailerIndia dot com]. The following article is an continuation from the previous article on VISHNU DASHAVTARAS AND CHARLES DARWIN THEORY - PART II. Do, Read it, in case if the readers have missed it.
In the Puranic mythologies of ancient India, the legend of the Avatar is considered one of the most important myths of the Vedic culture. It is particularly associated with the God Vishnu, one of the principle deities of the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma, the creator and Shiva, the destroyer. Vishnu is the preservation aspect of the trinity and represents that all-pervading power which maintains the universe and the cosmic order.
He is considered to be the embodiment of goodness and mercy and periodically intervenes in terrestrial evolution by descending to earth in a human incarnation as the Avatar. The primary role of the Avatar is to re-establish stability and order on the earth and to introduce a new evolutionary impulse which will uplift mankind into a greater and more unified consciousness.
Because their periodic manifestation is determined by an inherent association with the Time Spirit, they take birth at particular points in the cosmic cycle which correspond to the earth's passage through the zodiacal ages.
In the Bagavad Gita, one of India's most sacred scriptures the 8th Avatar Krishna reveals himself to his disciple, Arjuna and discloses something of this cosmic process,
"Whenever the world decline :in virtue and righteousness; and vice and injustice mount the throne, then cometh I, the Lord and revisit my world in visible form, and mingleth as a man with men, and by my influence and teachings do I destroy the evil and injustice and reestablish virtue and righteousness. Many times have I thus appeared, and many times hereafter shall I come again?"
"YADA YADA HI DHARMASYAGLANIR BHAVATI BHARATAABHYUTTHANAM ADHARMASYATADATMANAM SRJAMY AHAM
TRANSLATION
Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion-at that time I descend Myself.
PARITRANAYA SADHUNAMVINASAYA CA DUSKRTAMDHARMA-SAMSTHAPANARTHAYASAMBHAVAMI YUGE YUGE
TRANSLATION
To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I myself appear millennium after millennium.
The above quotes from the Bagavad Gita bear testimony to this fact.
The legend of the Avatar like all myths is prophetic. It is not a mere Allegory but an archetypal story describing the incarnations of living and conscious evolutionary forces. These mythic beings take birth on the earth at precise moments in order to help man and show him the way from his ordinary mortal state to an enlightened consciousness.
The first one is called the matsya avatar or the incarnation in the form of a fish. In this form, Vishnu saved the world from floods and brought back the sacred scriptures, the Vedas which had been stolen by a demon. As kurma avatar or as the incarnation in the form of a tortoise, Lord Vishnu is said to have supported the mountain mandara which was being used to churn the ocean. Mythology says the churning of the ocean was undertaken to obtain the life giving elixir for the devas or the gods.
Mandara, the mountain could not stand in the waters, it seemed to be sinking. To prevent this from happening, the tortoise lent its back for mandara to stand on. The third avatar was in the form of a boar.
The earth tormented by a demon named Hiranyaksha had sunk into the waters. Lord Vishnu slew the demon and assuming the form of a boar brought up the earth on its horn once again in the varaha avatar. In the Narasimha avatar, the Lord appears as half man-half lion.
This is the first time the man figure is introduced in the story of the descent of the lord Vishnu. Narasimha comes to slay yet another demon called Hiranyakahsyapu who was causing havoc in the world. As vamana, Lord Vishnu appears in the form of a dwarf. A dwarf that gradually grows in size to cover the entire universe. Story goes that he asks a boon of a king and the king had exhausted all his riches. The dwarf asks for but three steps and as each step grows larger than the other, the dwarf, in his form as Vishnu brings the end of the king Bali who aspired to be the king of heavens. As the sixth avatar, Lord Vishnu comes as Parasurama. Here there is lot of debate on whether Parasurama is really an incarnation or not.
Parasurama was the son of sage Jamadagni. The more important incarnation is the one to follow: as Rama. The story of Rama has caught many people's fancy and across the entire world, you can see its impact. The eighth incarnation where he appeared as Krishna. The eighth incarnation is that of Krishna. Krishna symbolizes many aspects of life and as a composite figure represents the past, present and the future. He forms the motif for dance, drama, and many other forms of art. Both Krishna and Rama have been so deeply adored by the people that they have acquired kaleidoscopic dimensions over time. As Rama, Vishnu took the form of a mortal. As Krishna, he was still divine in some aspects.
The ninth incarnation is again under great debate. Some say it is Buddha and others say before the Krishna avatar came that of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. The tenth incarnation is yet to take place and here Lord Vishnu is believed will come riding on a white horse and save the world once again from deluge. DASA AVATAR VS EVOLUTION THEORY
The forms taken by the lord in the ten incarnations bear a strange similarity to The Darwin's theory of evolution.
DARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION:From the invertebrates came the fishes. From the fishes the Amphibians and from the Amphibians the Reptiles. The Reptiles in turn gave rise to two separate classes the Aves (or the birds) and the Mammals. And of course in mammals the final step in evolution (atleast as of now!) was Man.
This theory was based on the principle of the survival of the fittest. So by those Amphibians had greater chances of survival than the Fishes, Reptiles had greater chances over the Amphibians and finally Man had the best chances of survival among all the beings.
In fact in the study of the manifestations of Lord Vishnu, better known as the Dasha- Avatars, we find that the theory of evolution has been explained in a very subtle manner. They are
01. The first entry was made as The Fish (Macha-avatara). The life in water, as an amphibian, the earliest known life on the earth, from where the progress was chronicled.
02. Then came a life sustaining not only in water but progressed to some extent on land. The Lord took shape of a Terrapin (tortoise). (Koorma-avatara).
03. Amphibian became semi-amphibian, and then an animal in swamp or slush. Lord became a Boar (Varaha).
04. The animal progressed to half-human in the shape of Half lion + half-human (Nara-Simha)
05. Evolution, the path of progress took the half human to full human shape. The next avatar was that of a Dwarf (Vamana).
06. It is but natural that Dwarf will progress to a full human, but with a wavering mind, uncontrollable, and acting without reasons. Yes he came as Parasurama, a man without control.
07. Slowly the man became perfect. He was Rama. Always giving importance to the penance than the pleasure ever respecting the guru and the elders and remaining dutiful to others wherever he was.
08. And then the perfect human form emerged with cleverness and ability to think and win. A person of intelligence, taking decisions to suit the situation. He was Krishna. Ready to fight. Ready to mediate, and ready to love and ready to be loved.
09. Tranquility, submission, passion for peace is the next step from achieving everything. He was Buddha.
10. The cycle has to end, so that it can start again. Kalki, they say will come to destroy the world. So that evolution can take place again.
Thus Darwin didn't propound anything new, but we presume that he studied our scriptures deeply, and came out with his theory. He had to win the laurels, because his name is such. Daar in Sanskrit (also in Arabic) means Doorway. So standing at the doorway to win, he won.
OBSERVATIONS:Vishnu is usually associated with right action and dignity. Since he is the preserver, it is his role to protect and sustain all that is good in the world. This is no easy task, so Vishnu reappears in different incarnations at different times throughout the history of the world to restore order.
It is said that Vishnu will appear in this universe 10 different times, in 10 different incarnations, or "das avatar." The first incarnation was a fish, then a tortoise, then a boar. The fourth was a 1/2 man- 1/2 lion creature, the fifth was a dwarf, and the sixth was an axe-wielding man. The seventh was the dutiful king Rama, while the eighth was the clever and likable hero Krishna. Hindus believe the ninth incarnation of Vishnu was even more progressed than Krishna, the enlightened man, Lord Buddha himself, and now the final incarnation of Vishnu will be Kalki. From fish to amphibian to land animal...from land animal to part man to simple man, and so on to the enlightened being...! What's remarkable is that Vishnu's 10 incarnations follow Darwin's theory of evolution, but were written thousands of years before Darwin, or the Scientific Process for that matter, were even born!
1. THE EVOLUTION THEORY.
The Theory of Evolution was originally introduced by the early thinkers and it was further emphasized by Darwin when he first produced his book called the "Origin of Species" in 1859. Later on some more people added their theories to the evolution theory of mankind.
GENERAL CONCEPT OF THE EVOLUTION THEORY.
It tells that about three and a half billion years ago some microorganisms like bacteria originated and took the shape of amoeba (microscopic unicellular protozoa), and from that all the plants, trees, worms and animals were evolved. Mammals, birds, fish and reptiles were all evolved from aquatic worms about 600 million years ago.
The theorists use certain terms to express their process of evolution, like: natural selection, adaptation, recombination (of genes), genetic drift and mutation.
ACCORDING TO THIS THEORY: Fish or aquatic animals, when exposed to the grounds, developed a need to breathe properly, so they developed a lung-like structure and became frogs (an amphibian). These frogs kept on jumping all the time and disturbing the atmosphere, so the nature pushed them down and they became reptiles like lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Tired of their slow motion they then evolved into running dinosaurs, from a miniature size to a real monstrous size. Feeling great they stamped the grounds of Asia, Europe and America when an unknown natural calamity happened and all the big dinosaurs died around 65 million years ago. They lived between 250 to 65 million years ago.
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Now coming to the technical aspects of this theory, you should know that the very basis of the theory is that from the invertebrates came the fishes. From the fishes the Amphibians and from the Amphibians the Reptiles. The Reptiles in turn gave rise to two separate classes the Aves (or the birds) and the Mammals. And of course in mammals the final step in evolution (atleast as of now!) was Man.
This theory was based on the principle of the survival of the fittest. So by those Amphibians had greater chances of survival than the Fishes, Reptiles had greater chances over the Amphibians and finally Man had the best chances of survival among all the beings.
Now that we have illustrated the features of the Dasa Avatars and Darwin's theory of evolution. Let us look at the similarities.
For the lord to be able to establish dharma over the evil forces, he has to himself assume a formidable form. These incarnations are supposed to occur one after the other and according to Hinduism the tenth or Kalki avatar is yet to be born.
Given this we see that when the first avatar, that of the fish, was taken, the fishes were themselves the most powerful being on the Earth. This suggests that the Earth was probably filled completely with water at some time of its creation. Then the forms of the tortoise and the boar seem to validate Darwin's theory. The half man half lion can be considered an intermediate step in the evolution suggesting the need for the human brain.
At this point a clear conclusion is drawn that Man is the most powerful of all creations and so never does god take another animal form.
The evolution of man himself is depicted in discrete steps. The first man was short, and then he evolved into something like the Stone Age man and then reached perfection in Sri Rama. As the saying goes, "everything that rises has to fall back to the Earth" and so does Man too.
The degradation of Man starts with Balarama and continues through Sri Krishna. At this point we complete the past. The line of thought still holds sense as man has indeed degraded and righteousness is a virtue that carries little meaning in the present world.
However we could derive solace from the fact that we are in the beginning of the Kali Yuga (Period between the Buddha and Kalki) and total degradation of values is an attribute of the distant future.
Hinduism predicts that when complete degradation occurs, god will take the final avatar and destroy the Earth. And sure enough he has to take the form of the ultimate destructor to succeed in his goals.
2. NEWTON'S LAW, THE VEDIC CONCEPT OF THE LAW OF KARMA.
Newton. In 1687 Newton discovered 'gravity' which was simple to understand. He formulated the physical laws and detailed his theory known as the Newtonian physics which is still being used in general classical physics and is good enough to determine the gravitational and astronomical situations of our planetary system and our galaxy.
The Newton's Law of Cause and effect that is to say for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction resembles of our Vedic view of the law of Karma. The word "karma" comes from the Sanskrit verb kri, to do. Although karma means action, it also means the result of action. Whatever acts we have performed and whatever thoughts we have thought have created an impression, both in our minds and in the universe around us. The universe gives back to us what we have given to it: "As ye sow, so shall ye reap". Good actions and thoughts create good effects, bad ones create bad effects.
Mental Imprints:
Whenever we perform any action and whenever we think any thought, an imprint-a kind of subtle groove-is made upon the mind. These imprints or grooves are known as samskaras. Sometimes we are conscious of the imprinting process; just as often we are not. When actions and thoughts are repeated, the grooves become deeper. The combination of "grooves"- samskaras- creates our individual characters and also strongly influences our subsequent thoughts and actions. If we anger easily, for example, we create an angry mind that is predisposed to react with anger rather than with patience or understanding. As water when directed into a narrow canal gains force, so the grooves in the mind create canals of behavior patterns which become extraordinarily difficult to resist or reverse. Changing an ingrained mental habit literally becomes an uphill battle.
If our thoughts are predominantly those of kindness, love, and compassion, our character reflects it, and these very thoughts will be returned to us sooner or later. If we send out thoughts of hatred, anger, or pettiness, those thoughts will also be returned to us. ERQ3FCHKA2WB
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Dr.K.Govindaraju
In his presidential speech of drama book release of "Gandhari" authored by noted drama director and play writer Muthvelalagar of Trichy, Dr.K.Govindaraju mentioned,' Drama is so integral to the tradition that Tamil". Dr.K.Govindaraju appreciated the excellent presentation of the character of "Gandhari" by Muthuvelalagar in his drama script and the speaker summed up as narrated by the dramatist Muthuvelalagar,the key areas of this drama and said,"Gandhari was the daughter of Subala, the king of Gandhara.
Her name has been derived from here and she is one of the important characters of the great Indian epic Mahabharata. Gandhari was married to Dhritarashtra, the eldest prince of the Kuru kingdom. As Dhritarashtra was blind, Gandhari blindfolded herself throughout her married life and did not wish to relish the pleasure of sight, which her husband could never realize.
She was the mother of hundred sons known as the Kauravas and the mother of a daughter Dlushala, the wife of Jayadratha. The Kaurava, predominantly Duryodhana and Dushasana were the villains who were killed at the battle of Kurukshetra in the hands of their cousin brothers the Pandavas. In spite of Duryodhana and Dushasana`s immoral behavior with the Pandavas, Gandhari always told them to follow `dharma` and make peace with the Pandavas.
She was very close to Kunti who treated her as an elder sister. Gandhari only opened her eyes to see Duryodhana exposing his entire body except his loins invincible to any enemy. Other than this, she was an ardent lover and worshipper of Lord Shiva. When she lost all her hundred sons, she cursed Krishna in effect ensuring the destruction of the Yadavas.
Gandhari confronted Krishna and said, "You are the cause of death of my sons. You could have prevented the war but you did not. As a result the Kurus have been almost wiped out. I curse you that you shall die the death of an animal; your clan of Vrishni will perish in an internal strife. The cousins will fight and kill each other.
" The grief seeing all her son's dead had overwhelmed Gandhari. Draupadi's sons dead. She could not find the words to console the women lamenting at the loss of their sons and Krishna happened to come in the battlefield, where Gandhari was sitting with all other woman and trying to console her.Krishna gave his gentlest smile and said, "Mother you have relieved me of a burden.
My clan cannot be destroyed by anyone in the world except by themselves. You have solved my problem. As to my death it is so ordained. I accept your curse by way of your blessings." Now Gandhari anger was abated fully. She became full of love for the Pandavas".Indrajith released the drama book "Gandhari" and appreciated the efforts of Muthvelalagar.
Noted writers Jawahar Arumugam,Sudir,Kappal Krishnamurthy,Kalaimamani Masthan felicitated. Noted Drama Artist Rani Jaya, Arsangaudi Jothi and several others started rehearsal of the Drama.Karmugil Kalai Mandaram proposes to stage this drama at the earliest said Muthvelalagar.-GOVIN
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