The Power Within

If you observe the image of Lord Shiva, you will find that number 3 is associated with him. He has three eyes (Trinetra). His weapon is a trident (Trishul), a three-forked weapon. Three-pronged Bilva leaf is offered to him. The numbers of the braid of his hair are three. He is the third one of the Tridev (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva). Three horizontal lines of the ashes can be seen on his forehead. Three times Pradakshina (circumambulation) is done around lord Shiva`s temple. The famous mantra of Lord Shiva is " OM NAMAH SHIVAYA" which contains three words. What is the connection of the occurrence of the number 3 with lord Shiva?  What are the messages being tried to convey about lord Shiva to us? Lord Shiva is an eternal god of Hinduism. For him, no birth, no death. He is without beginning and without end. Even the Mahapralaya, the Great Dissolution cannot affect him. That is what bound by time and space certainly comes to an end. But he is beyond time and spa...

A male is never a complete male and he will never be. A male is at least 50 percent female. But a female is always a complete female and she will be.  Starting from the cell creation in the body to the external bodily built-up, the male carries more female in him than male. But female, starting from the one cell to the birth to the puberty to the old age, they remain a complete female only. It is merely not a theory, but we have logically and scientifically proven facts. In Hindu mythology- Krishna is considered a complete incarnation of lord Vishnu. In folklore, it is said that Lord Krishna did not have nipples on his chest. He was the complete man on the earth. Hanuman is also said that he did not have nipples, and hence he was never influenced by women. He is an epitome of the celibate. Arjun had only one nipple on his chest, and he was always doubtful and confused, but had a direct access to the Lord to seek his advice.  Were they called complete or near to com...

  Lord Ganesha is considered a god of wisdom and prosperity. He is worshipped first before the inception of any auspicious work in Hinduism. Everyone like to have wisdom and prosperity, hence everyone love to have the blessings of elephant headed lord Ganesha. But all the images of Lord Ganesha are not considered auspicious to keep at home. The image or idol in which his trunk is inclined his right is not considered auspicious to keep at home. It is advised to keep outside or keep in certain temples. The image or idol in which his trunk is inclined left is considered auspicious and advised to keep at home and worship. Why is the same god treated differently due to his different posture? What is the logic behind it? As per the legends, Ganesha was created by his mother Parvati without the involvement of lord Shiva. She is known as Anapurna as well. His head was chopped off by Lord Shiva. Later, he was resurrected by lord Shiva by replacing his head with an elephant...

    For how many days the Mahabharata war was fought? The instant answer will come - 18 days. Not only this, there are 18 chapters in the epic Mahabharata.  A beautiful scripture that came out of the Mahabharata is Bhagawat Geeta which will keep guiding the humanity to a righteous path contains 18 chapters.  The total number of armies who fought this epic war were 18. 11 armies from Kauravas and 7 from Pandava`s side. Only 18 warriors were survived after this unprecedented war. Post-war, Pandavas ruled over Hastinapur for 36 years, which is the double of 18. Bhishma was invincible until 9 days of the war. On 10th days, he was duped and defeated which changed the direction of the war. The scribe of the Mahabharata was lord Ganesha. This epic was narrated by Ved Vyas (Krishan Daipayana) and was written by Lord Ganesha. Lord Ganesha is associated with the number 9. This is symbolized by the shape of his trunk which looks like number 9. What is the secret of th...

महाभारत युद्ध में जान और माल का भारी नुकसान हुआ । इसे विश्व का सबसे बड़ा और पहला विश्व युद्ध माना जाता है। इस युद्ध में विश्व के अनेक क्षेत्र के योद्धा शामिल हुए थे। परंतु इस युद्ध से सबसे कीमती और मानवता को मार्गदर्शन हेतू  एक ग्रन्थ प्राप्त हुआ, वह है भगवत गीता । यह विश्व में सबसे ज्यादा पढ़े जाने वाला ग्रन्थ भी है । भगवत गीता किसी विशेष धर्म के लिए नहीं, बल्कि सम्पूर्ण मानवता के लिए है। इसमें १८ अध्याय और ७०० श्लोक है ।   इसे आत्मा का विज्ञान कहा जाना ज्यादा उचित होगा।    अर्जुन ही ऐसे पहले व्यक्ति नहीं है, जिसे गीता का साक्षात् ज्ञान प्राप्त हुआ था । भगवत  गीता का ज्ञान सृष्टि के उत्पति के समय से है । सबसे पहले इसका साक्षात् ज्ञान सूर्यदेव विवस्वान हो हुआ था। उन्होंने इसे अपने पूत्र मनू को दिया, मनू ने अपने पूत्र ईक्षवु को दिया, इस तरह से यह ज्ञान चलता रहा । लेकिन धीरे- धीरे यह ज्ञान विलुप्त हो गया। इस ज्ञान को पुनः मूल रूप में प्रस्तुत करने के लिए श्री कृष्णा ने अर्जून का चयन किया ।  गीता का ज्ञान महाभारत युध्द के पहले दिन पांडवो और कौरवो...

Ramesh used to ride a bicycle for 10 km to his office. Due to various responsibilities, he did not manage to buy a motorbike. Sometimes, he used to go by crowded bus, running and catching buses, walking from one bus stop to another. Doing so daily was painful for him.  He used to think that the life of others who have all the luxuries would be like a heaven, they would always be happy; there would not be any problem in their life. But he did not know that life of any person is contextual, not textual. One may be happy with the same luxury and income and others may not. As a general mentality of a human, he always wanted to have more and more, he wanted to have a motorbike so that he can comfortably reach the office. He worked hard and managed to buy a bike. He enjoyed his bike for a couple of years. Even the bike appeared uncomfortable for him, and then he planned to buy a car, and after some savings and with the help of a bank loan, he managed to buy a car. Gradually, he...

तुम किसको ढूढ़ रहो हो, अनावश्यक किधर भटक रहो हो? ठहर जाओ । जिसे तुम ढूढ़ने जा रहे हो, वह वहां है हि नहीं, तो मिलेगा कैसे, फिर तुम कहोगे कि मैंने इतना सारा यत्न किया, फिर भी मैंने उसे नहीं पाया। जीवन व्यर्थ हो गया। व्यर्थ की भाग-दौड़ हो गई। हर तरफ, हर प्रयत्न में, मुझे निराशा ही निराशा हाथ लगी।     तुम समझ रहो कि तुम चल रहे हो, आगे बढ़ रहे हो, लोग तुमसे पीछे छूटते जा रहे है । मंजिल को तुम जल्द ही पा  लोगे, नहीं, यह तुम्हारा भ्रम है। तुम्हारी अंततः मंजिल चलने से नहीं, बल्कि अपने-आप में ठहर जाने से प्राप्त होगी।  तुम सुख की प्राप्ति के लिए, न जाने कहा-कहा जाते हो, क्या-क्या करते हो। तुम्हे कुछ क्षण के लिए भ्रम होता है कि तुम सुख की प्राप्ति कर रहे हो, लेकिन तुम्हे यह आभास नहीं होता कि इस क्षणिक सुख की पटल पर तुम शाश्वत दुःख की विजारोपण कर रहे हो ।  ईश्वर की प्राप्ति के लिए तुम तीर्थ  जाते हो, धन खर्च करते हो, समय खर्च करते हो, लेकिन ईश्वर मिलने की बात तो दूर, तुम्हे तो वहां  ईश्वर का एहसास भी नहीं होता। गलत विधि अपना रहे हो...