The Power Within

It was believed that women were the responsible of giving birth of male or female children. The medical science has discovered that, female is not responsible for the sex determination of fetus, but male is the solely responsible for that. The sages of yore had this knowledge even thousands year ago. This science has been embedded in Aitareya Upnishad (2:1) – In the self only one bears the self. By shedding it into a female, he gives birth to it.   It is a clearly indication that the male semen decides the sex of the fetus.   It is wrong to blame soil for the crops, the crops depends on the seed we put into the soil. According to one medical research- fetus can hear and recognize the voice in the womb. The same has been experimented with some particular music with the fetus in the womb. And the same music got played after the birth of the fetus. Fetus reacted on the particular music which he had heard in the womb. Many people had scorned about the mythological idea of hea...

  Kali is shown as fearsome, ferocity, bloodthirsty, aggressive and dark. She is often depicted naked which symbolizes her being beyond the covering of Maya (illusion), since she is pure (nirguna) being-consciousness-bliss and far above Prakriti. She is shown as very dark as she is Brahman in its supreme manifest state. She will continue to exist even when the universe ends. It is therefore believed that the concepts of color, light, good, bad do not apply to her — she is the pure, un-manifested energy, the Adi-shakti. Kali is the Goddess of Time and Change. Shiva is Kala (Time, Death), thus, his consort is Kali. Kali is dark and Shiva is as white as camphor, “Karpur Gauram”. Kali is Prakriti and Shiva is Purush. Kali is inextricably linked with Shiva. The unleashed form of Kali often becomes wild and uncontrollable, and only Shiva is able to tame her just as only Kali can tame Shiva. Without Prakriti, Purusa is quite inactive. There is a colloquial saying that "Shiva with...

There are five causes for the accomplishment of all action. The place of action (body), the performer (soul), the various senses, the many different kinds of endeavor, and ultimately the Supersoul. Whatever right of wrong action a human performs by body, mind or speech is caused by these five factors. Three factors which motivate action are knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower; the senses, the work and the doer are the three constituents of action. God does not create activities, nor does he induce people to act, nor does he create the fruits of action. All these are enacted by the modes of material nature. It is you, who develop your desire for some object, it is solely depend on you what kind of desire you develop; good or bad. According to your desire, you develop your knowledge, and according to your knowledge, you indulge in action. The life runs on “law of karma”, the cause and effect; more sophistically, we can say the law of action and reaction.   For any ...

Unhappy with his current conditions, Dvij started incriminating to the environment, kin and kith, and all his surroundings. Even he attributed gods for his conditions; he used to say- “why god has made me like this”. Many people are having more wealth, standard and better life than me. He had a sleazy habit to compare himself with others, and focusing more on what other had, and he was bereft of. He never focused on what he did already possess; rather he was more focused on what he was lacking.   In exasperation, he started severe penance to God to have everything he always wanted in his life to be happy. Happy with his penance, God asked him to seek a boon. He asked to the Lord that he should have more wealth, health, standard of life than his neighbors. It is so.... He got whatever he asked from the lord. For few days, he remained happy. He changed his residence to a posh area. He found there that his new neighbor was wealthier and a famous person. Ov...

Lord Shiva, the ascetic was not ready to enter into the household life. He was happy with His meditation in solitude. It was dangerous to convince Him to get ready for wedding. Kaamdev, the god of desire, put his diligent effort to put the desire in Him for the marriage.   Lord Shiva never tolerate if someone try to perturb his meditation. The same audacity had been done by Kaamdev, hence in ferocity, He incinerated Kaamdev into ashes. A demon named Taraksura, had a boon, not be killed by anyone except the son of Shiva. Tarakasura`s atrocity had created the havoc and imbalance in the three worlds. To kill Tarakasura, there was no any option rather than getting marriage of Shiva with Parvati to procreate their progenies. With the effort of gods and the stringent penance of Parvati, Shiva got ready to get married with Parvati. Hence Shiva became from ascetic to householder, from Shiva to Shankar. Kartikeyan took birth as a son of Shiva and Parvati. He had unrivaled vigor, brawn a...

एक ऋषि अपने शिष्यों को एक-एक घड़ा देकर बोले- इस घड़ा को लेकर एक पहाड़ की शिखर पर पहुचना है, जो शिखर पर पहुचेंगा, उसको उसके दक्षता के अनुरूप पुरस्कृत किया जायेंगा। सभी शिष्य अपनी-अपनी घड़ा लेकर शिखर की तरफ मुखातिर हो गए। पहाड़ की चढाई थी, और शिखर का रास्ता दूभर था। सभी शिष्य यह ध्यान रखने में लगे कि, कही घड़ा टूट न जाए। ज्यो-ज्यो घड़े के बारे में विचार करते, उतना ही चलना और घड़ा संभालना मुश्किल होता। एक ऐसा वक़्त आया जब  सारे शिष्य घड़े पर केन्द्रित हो गए और वास्तविक कार्य और मंजिल फीका पड़ने लगा। एक दुसरे से आगे निकलना है, अब यह होड़ लग गयी। शिखर की दिशा चाहे जो भी हो, सामने वाला मुझसे आगे नहीं निकलना चाहिए बस! चाहे वह किसी भी दशा और दिशा में जा रहा हो। जो भी दुसरे से आगे निकलता वह अहंकार से भर जाता। फिर दूसरा उसके पीछे, उसको परास्त करने में अपनी पूरी शक्ति लगाता। इस तरह सारे शिष्यों की मनोदशा एक-दूसरे को पछाड़ने की हो गयी, और वास्तविक मंजिल भूल गए। उनका अहंकार का घड़ा भारी होता गया, और वे अपने मंजिल से दूर होते गए। इसी दौरान एक शिष्य को ठोकर लगी, वह गिर गया और उसक...

We have observed that Laxmi, Saraswati and Ganesha are depicted together. One may be curious about the relationship among them. According to one mythological legend, Laxmi, Saraswati and Ganesha are the offspring of goddess Durga. That is why they are together. If it is so, then why Kartikeyan is not along with them? Kartikeyan is also son of goddess Durga. One legend says that Ganesha has two wives, Riddhi and Siddhi, and two sons Shubh and Labh. Hence, Ganesha is always shown with Riddhi and Siddhi in the form of Laxmi and Saraswati. One may wonder- why they are not with their sons in the depiction to make a complete family snap? One another legend suggests that Laxmi is consort of Vishnu and Saraswati is consort of Brahma, and Ganesh is the son of Shiva and Parvati. Still we did not find the logic for them to be depicted together. One more legend says that Laxmi stays near the feet of Vishnu and Saraswati on his tongue. And many consider that both are the consort of Vishnu. It i...

Indra, the king of gods, lives in his abode Amravati with all luxuriant. He has Chintamani (stone), Kalpvriksh (tree) and Kaamdhenu cow (wish fulfilling cow). In Amravati, whatever one wishes can get instantaneously without putting any effort with the help of above-mentioned facilities. Is it amazing to have all the luxuries of the universe without any toil? Just Imagine or desire something and in the next moment, it would be in front of you. The elegant nymphs dance with the music of Gandharvas, the best musician, to entertain him. The Sura or Madira(the divine wine) is served to him with the hands of gorgeous damsels. The ambrosia of immortality (Amrut) helps in maintaining the gods of Amravati their virility and ever-young look. Due to the Amrut, the name of Indra`s abode is Amravati.  His wife is Sachi (a form of Laxmi). He mounts on Airavat, a seven trunked elephant, which is the symbol of splendor. He is stuffed with divine weapons, the symbol of power. ...

पंडित संतराम एक पूजा-पाठ करने वाले व्यक्ति थे। शास्त्रों के ज्ञाता थे। राम नाम की माला जपने में तो उनका कोई मुकाबला न था। आस-पड़ोस के लोग उनको गुरूजी या महात्मा कहकर सम्मान देते थे। वे दान देने की महिमा सबको बताते थे। आत्मा-परमात्मा की ज्ञान बाटते थे। रोज़ की भांति, वे एक दिन माला जपने में मग्न थे, उसी वक़्त एक कोढ़ी भिखारी उनके दरवाजे पर भिक्षा मांगने पहुँच गया, और जोर से बोला, "दे दे दाता के नाम पे दे दे कुछ , ईश्वर सबकी भला करेंगा।" पंडित संतराम को इस तरह चिल्लाना बिल्कुल रास  नहीं आया। पंडितजी बाहर  आ गए और   बरस पड़े उस बेचारे भिखारी पर ," तुम्हें अक्ल नहीं है, भगवान के भजन-प्रार्थना में विध्न डालते हो, इसीलिए ईश्वर ने तुम्हे इस तरह भिखारी और नीच जाति का बनाया है।"  भिखारी बोला,  " पंडितजी क्षमा चाहता हूँ, मगर क्या आप यह बता सकते हैं, कि किस प्रमाणिक शास्त्रों में जाति या वर्ग का विभाजन लिखा है, या ईश्वर ने...

Published in Dainik Awantika, 12 Nov. 2012. दिवाली  या दीपावली यानि "दीपो की माला" का पर्व पाँच दिनों तक मनाया जाता है। यह पर्व फसल कटने  के समय आती है। इसकी शुरुवात "धन तेरस" से होती है। धन तेरस धनवन्तरी को समर्पित किया जाता है। यह मान्यता है कि इसी दिन धनवंतरी  समुन्द्र मंथन के दौरान अमृत का घड़ा लेकर प्रकट हुए थे। यह कृष्ण पक्ष के तेरहवे दिन पड़ता है, इसलिए इसे धन तेरस कहते है। इस दिन लोग बर्तन या पात्र खरीदना शुभ मानते है। पात्र   खरीदना इस ओर  इशारा करता है कि,  फसल की  कटाई  होने वाली है, और लक्ष्मी आने वाली है। लक्ष्मी और अन्न को  संचित करने के लिए पात्र  की आवश्यकता होती है। दूसरा  दिन नरक चतुर्दशी के  रूप में मनाया जाता है। इसी दिन नरकासुर नमक असुर का वद्ध श्री कृष्ण और उनकी पत्नी  सत्यभामा द्वारा किया गया था। इस दिन पत्नी अपने पति को तेल से मालिश कर स्नान कराती है। यह असुर संहार करने के बाद थकावट दूर करने का उपाय और असुरो पर विजय प्राप्त ...

           According to one legend, At the Kailas Mountain, Lord Shiva was happy with his family; wife Parvati and two sons, Ganesha and Karitkeya (Murugan or Lord Subramanya). One day, Narad Muni reached to Kailas Mountain, the abode of lord Shiva.   He had a sweet mango in his hand. He asked to lord Shiva to bestow this mango to your beloved son. Lord Shiva became befuddled and said, “son is son, where is the matter of good or better son”. But the provision was to choose only one son between Ganesha and Kartikeya. The only one approach was left to have some competition between Ganesha and Kartikeya to get the deserved one. Ganesha is known for his wit and wisdom, and Kartikeya is for his swiftness and physical power. The competition was held between Ganesha and his brother Kartikeya as to who could be the first one to circumambulate the whole world three times. Ganesha with his pot-bellied body and mouse as his vehicle could never hope to...