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Pauranik Conception of Time ————- Puranas offer rich material on time, ranging from its smallest unit to unimaginably long periods. 1. Smallest unit is called ‘truti’, which is ti...
दिशाओं के नाम कैसे पड़े, यह महाभारत में बताया गया है - १. पूर्व, इसलिए क्योंकि यहीं सबसे पूर्व - - सूर्य और चन्द्रमा का उदय होता है - धर्म प्रतिष्ठित हुआ - देवता प्रतिष्ठित हुए...
Chirkārī - Boy Who Delayed ———— Parashuram ji cut his mother’s head off when asked by his father. Chirkārī did not. Chirkārī’s story explores roles of father & mother in our live...
Uttar Gīta ————- This was given by Bhagwan ShriKrishna to Arjun because Arjun had forgotten original ShrimadbhagwadGīta given in Kurukshetra. [But not before Arjun gets an earful...
Jackal Gīta ————— #Mahabharata includes a simple short Gīta told by, yes, a jackal. This Gīta is very relevant to career, success & money chimeras of our times. It talks about v...
When Yudhishthira asked Bhīshma whether - A #Kshatriya, #Vaishya or #Shudra can ever become a #Brahmin ? Bhīshma then narrated the story of Matanga which occurs in #Mahabharata....
How many times did Karna run away or turn away from battle? I counted at least a dozen instances. Here’s a snapshot thread. 1. When trying to capture King Drupad for Dronachary...
कर्ण कितनी बार युद्ध का मैदान छोड़कर भागा? #महाभारत के अनुसार कम से कम १२ बार। आइये देखें कब और कैसे। १. जब द्रोणाचार्य के शिष्य राजा द्रुपद को दक्षिणा के रूप में पकड़ने गये, त...
What would happen if there was no rule of #law? #Mahabharata’s vivid description shows that King had a pivotal role in maintaining the society. This conception of King’s steward...
#Christian #missionaries & #Western scholars argue that- #Hindu scriptures denigrate #Shudra by saying they were issued from feet of Virāt Purusha. (e.g. Shrimadbhagwat 2.5.37)...
Patrick Olivelle’s strange comment that #Hindus did not have •large• #temples before 500 AD runs contrary to his own translation of Chanakya’s Arthashastra (which Olivelle himself...
On the occasion of #RamMandir pratishtha, Patrick Olivelle argues that large #temples did not emerge in India till 5th century AD. If so, how is it that #Chanakya’s #Arthashastra...