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Day: April 18, 2014

  • Modi Gujarat Riots Facts Lies Documents

     

    In the Gujarat Riots Muslims were killed and Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.

     

    Despite the Supreme Court giving a clean chit to Modi stating that there are no grounds to say that Narendra Modi was involved in the riots, stories

    abound on Gujarat Riot.

     

    Gujarat Riots and Modi.
    Narendra Mod and Gujarat Riots

     

    Let’s see how valid are these spins.

     

    1.Spin-1.2000 Muslims were killed.

     

    Fact-254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed

     

     

    Government’s Reply in the Rajya Sabha.

     

    The Central government on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed in the post Godhra riots in Gujarat.

    Minister of State for Home Affairs Sriprakash Jaiswal said a total of 223 people were reported missing, 2,548 sustained injuries during the riots in 2002.

    He said the government paid Rs 1.5 lakh to the next of kin of each person killed and Rs 5,000, Rs 15,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 50,000 for the injured.

    The amount for the injured was based on the extent of injury, the minister added.(rediffnews)-check Rajya Sabha records link.

    2.Only Muslims were butchered -Lie.

    Fact.

    While Muslims were killed without provocation in Naroda Patiya,Gulbarg Society, Naroda Gram, Sadarpura, Ode and other places,Hindus were killed

    unprovoked in Himmatnagar, Danilimda, and Sindhi Market and other areas of Ahmedabad,.

    (http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/20020415/states.html)

    3.Entire Gujarat was burning.

    Fact-

    Out of the state’s 18,600 villages, 240 municipal towns, and 25 district headquarters, only 60 places saw riots.

    If one includes the two big cities of Ahmedabad and Vadodara, by the wildest stretch of imagination, only 2 % of the state can be assumed to have been

    burning. Only 40 out of the state’s 18,600 villages saw riots.

    4.Police was indifferent and not deployed in full strength.

    Fact-

    “Ahmedabad has a police force of 6,000, including 1,500 armed personnel. In addition, the entire state has just four companies (530 jawans) of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) of which only one company could be spared for Ahmedabad. Considering that the mobs that simultaneously surfaced at nearly half a dozen places numbered from 2,000 to 10,000, the forces proved woefully inadequate. At one point on February 28 there were at least 25,000 people targeting the Muslim localities in Ahmedabad alone.”

     

    See link: http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20020318/cover.shtml

     

    Even in its infamous article misquoting Narendra Modi as having said “Every action has equal and opposite reaction” (Which Narendra Modi never did),The Times of India reported, “The sparse police presence looked like a drop in the ocean of violence.”

     

    This despite the deployment of the entire police force. The Hindu also reported the next day that on 28 February “Mob fury reached its crescendo” and “The situation seemed to slip out of hand” and “Police were outnumbered by the rioters“. Same was the report of The Telegraph, The Tribune.

     

    5.Only Muslims were affected.

     

    Reality.

     As early as 5 March 2002, out of the 98 relief/ refugee camps set up in the state, 85 were for the Muslims and 13 were for the Hindus. As on 17 March 2002, as per the report of a newspaper as anti-BJP as The Times of India, more than 10,000 Hindus were rendered homeless in Ahmedabad alone.

    As on 25 April 2002, out of the 1 lakh 40 thousand refugees, some 1 lakh were Muslims and 40 thousand were Hindus.

    None other than Times Now channel admitted in 2009 quoting from Agencies that 40,000 Hindus were also rendered homeless in the Gujarat riots, i.e. Muslims threw out as many as 40,000 Hindus in Gujarat even after Godhra, just like they did in Kashmir where lakhs of Hindus left the valley

     

    6.Sangh Parivar organized the Riots.

    Truth.

     

    ed and the Rapid Action Force and the CRPF jawans could not control the violence. The Hindu also reported the next day that the situation seemed to slip out of control. Ahmedabad Police received 3,500 calls instead of the normal 200. It was beyond the means of the Sangh Parivar- or anybody to organise mobs on such a large-scale in Ahmedabad within 24 hours.

     

     

    However, the VHP could have easily organised riots in many of the 10,000 villages inGujarat where it had units, either on February 28, or days after that.

    On February 27 occurred the Godhra massacre. That same day the RSS gave a statement saying- “RSS condemns the killings and calls for restraint”. The Hindu also reported in its report on Feb 28 that the “RSS appealed to the people to exercise restraint”.

    The then RSS Joint General Secretary Madan Das Devi said-“Now is the test of the patience of the Hindu society…These killings are a ploy of the terrorists to create riots…”. This was reported in weekly Organiser, the weekly mouthpiece of the RSS, in its issue dated 10 March 2002, which covered events till 27 February.  In the 10 March 2002 issue itself, two RSS leaders- Madan Das Devi and Mohan Bhagwat gave statement’s asking the Hindu society to maintain peace. The Telegraph reported on 28thFebruary 2002-

    “The RSS rallied behind the Prime Minister, pleading for restraint. Joint general secretary Madan Das Devi said: “The tolerance of the Hindu society is a litmus test. Instead of taking the law into their hands, people should cooperate with the state government in dealing with the serious situation.”

    For more facts with Documentation refer the Links.

     

    Citations.

     

    Gujarat Riots.

     

    Rajya Sabha Records

     

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  • Principles Of Parenting In The Vedas Hinduism

     

    Hinduism takes parenting as it takes everything about Life or Death.

     

    It does not accord  Parenting any special place or does it ignore it.

     

    It treats as a routine affair of Life and treats is such.

    Sikshavalli, Taittriya Upanishad Rules behaviour for Children
    Principles Of Life,Taittiriya Upanishad

     

    Conceiving and giving Birth to a Child and bringing it up is taken so naturally as it treats the highest thoughts of Philosophy .

     

    It considers all these as a Natural process and one need not be overly concerned about this  as such.

     

    The Vedas offer basic Guide lines.

     

    1.Dharmachara, Righteous Conduct.

     

    Behavior should be according to the Dharma, Moral Principle.

     

    Parents are expected to behave he way they expect their children to behave towards them or others when they become adults.

     

    Parents are prohibited from using vulgar language or the use of harsh words in front of their children.

     

     

    2.Dharma Svagriha.

     

    Worship at Home.

     

    Parents should set an examples of following the Anushtaanas laid down for them in the Shastras.

     

    They must perform Sandyavandan thrice a Day.

     

    Perform other duties like Aupaasanam and other nithya karmas-read my posts on Rituals of Hindus, Samskaaras.

     

    Give the pride of place for the family Deity.

     

    Worship the Gods at fixed time daily at Home.

     

    Vedas do not speak about. building a Temple, much less visiting Temples.

     

    3.Dharma Sambhashana.

     

    Talking about Righteousness , Moral Books, Purans, Itihaas and of course the Vedas.

     

    Parents are expected to read and teach children these sacred texts.

     

    ““Children should grow in the awareness of the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God. If no provision is made for this atmosphere and this teaching, we are denying them their due.”-Atharva Veda

     

    The scripture also cautions parents that if children learn to worship money and material things, they will grow up admiring cruelty and deceit, rather than love and compassion.

     

    4.Dharma Svadhyaya, Self Study

     

    Self study is given priority.

     

    Children are to be sent to Gurkula, Home of The Teaher, at the age of Five, after having performed Upanayana, for a minimum twelve years.

     

    At the Gurukul,which would be their Home for the next twelve years, the children are taught, apart from the Vedas , the other Sciences like Maths,

    Physics,Biology, Warfare and the like.

     

    After completing the Gurukul vasa the individual is  expected to engage himself in Self Study.

     

    This is not time bound.

     

    One is expected to learn throughout his Life.

     

    5. Dharma Sangha. Follow a Preceptor.

     

    One is expected to follow a Preceptor.

     

    The Spiritual Guru is to be chosen carefully.

     

    If one’s desire is strong enough, the Guru shall seek him.

     

    The Taittriyopanishad  contains elaborate instructions to the Student.

     

     

    Taittiirya Upanishad Text Translation pdf

     

    Taittiriya Upanishad Lectures

     

     

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  • Vedic Gods 330 Million Or 33 List

     

     

     

    Lord Shiva of the Trinity of Hinduism
    Lord Shiva
    Gods In Hinduism
    Vedic Gods

     

    The period when the Four Vedas were in very active usage,about 5000 years back,there was a highly developed system of Philosophical thought.

     

    For the date of the Vedas and their Philosophy. please check my posts under

     

    Hinduism,History,Indian Philosophy.Astrophysics.

     

    Broadly speaking the worship was in the following categories.

     

    1.Para Brahman The Reality without Attributes.

     

    2.Personal Gods.Goddesses with attributes.

     

    These personal Goddesses were worshiped under different ways, the style of description on the Gods.

     

    a) Polytheism.

    Worshiping Many Gods.

    b) Henotheism, where one God is praised to the exclusion of everything else.

    c)Monotheism, worship of One God, or Nature in the form of a God.

    I am not going into the Para Brahman, The Reality aspect as it is not within the scope of this essay.

    I am posting a list of Gods and goddesses worshiped during the Vedic period.

    Of this lot, Purusha, the Cosmic Male, Narayana, the Cosmic Prospector,Vishnu, Cosmic Sustainer,Sri, Of Wealth and Durga, of valour occur in the worship as Para Brahman , Saguna, with Attribute.

    in common language they are of a Higher order, though technically this description is incorrect.

     

    The List of Vedic Hindu Gods and Goddesses

     

    Adityas.
    Mitra, the patron god of oaths and of friendship,
    Varuṇa, the patron god of water and the oceans,
    Śakra, also called Indra, the king of gods, and the god of rains
    Dakṣa,
    Aṃśa,
    Aryaman,
    Bhaga, god of wealth
    Vivasvat, also called Ravi or Savitṛ,
    Tvāṣṭṛ, the smith among the gods,
    Pūṣan, patron god of travellers and herdsmen, god of roads,

    ,
    Dhātṛ, god of health and magic, also called Dhūti,
    Yama, god of Dharma (moral ethics), of death and of justice.
    Vasus,
    Assistants of Indra and of Vishnu,
    Agni the “Fire” god, also called Anala or “living”,
    Vāyu the “Wind”, the air god, also called Anila (“wind”)
    Dyauṣ the “Sky” god, also called Dyeus and Prabhāsa or the “shining dawn”
    Pṛthivī the “Earth” god, also called Dharā or “support”
    Sūrya the “Sun” god, also called Pratyūsha, (“break of dawn”, but often used to mean simply “light”), the Saura sectary worshipped Sūrya as their chief deity.
    Soma the “Moon” god, also called Chandra
    Aha (“pervading”) or Āpa (‘water’ or ether), also called Antarikṣa the “Atmosphere” or “Space” god,
    Dhruva (“motionless”) the Polestar, also called Nakṣatra the god of the “Stars”,
    Rudras
    They are the 11 personifications of god Rudra and have various names.
    Ashvins
    The Ashvins (also called the Nāsatyas) were twin gods. Nasatya is also the name of one twin, while the other is called Dasra.

     

     

     

    There is a general perception among other religions that Hindus believe in 330 million Devas and Devis so Hinduism is essentially a pluralistic religion based on Dharma. This is a wrong perception because the 330 million figure refers to “Deities” which are the manifestations of One Supreme Being-Ishwar of Parambrahamn.

     

    In the Vedas, Thirty-three Deities are listed.

     

    Another view contends that 330 million is a figure symbolizing infinity, indicating infinite forms of God.

     

    Shatpatha Brahmana states,
    “Yasya Trayastrinshad Devaa Ange Sarve Samaahitaa, Skamma Tam Bruhi Katamah Swideva Sah”. ~(Atharva Veda 10-7-13)
    With God’s influence, these thirty-three (supporting devta) sustain the world.”

     

    Yajnavalkya  says that there are three hundred and three and three thousand and three gods. When the question is repeated?

     

    He says, thirty three.

     

    When the question is again repeated he says, six. Finally, after several repetitions he says ONE. (Chapter I, hymn 9, verse 1)

     

    Bruhataranyaka Upanishad.
    The number 33 comes from the number of Vedic gods explained by Yajnavalkya in Brhadaranyaka Upanishad – the eight Vasus, the eleven Rudras, the

     

    twelve Adityas, Indra and Prajapati.
    They are: 8-Vasu, 11-Rudra, and 12-Aaditya, 1-Indra and 1-Prajaapati.
    8. Vasus are: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, Moon, Sun, and Star. They are called Vasus, because they are abode of all that lives, moves or exists. (also mentioned in Mahabharat, 1/66/18)
    11. Rudras: The ten Pranas (Praana, Apaana, Vyaana, Samaana, Udaana, Naag, Kurma, Krikal, Devadutta and Dhananjaya) i.e. nervauric forces which

    live in the human body. The eleventh is the human soul. These are called ‘Rudras’ because when they desert the body, it becomes dead and the

    relations of the deceased, consequently, begin to weep. Rudra means one who makes a person to weep. { also mentioned in Harivansha 13/51-52})
    12. Adityaas —the twelve months of a year called Adityaas, they cause the lapse of the term of existence of each object or being. { also mentioned in

    Mahabharat 1/65/15-16})
    1. Indra which is also known as the (all-pervading) electricity, as it is productive of great force.

     

    Citations.

    Vedic Hindu Gods

     

     Hindu Gods

     

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  • Environment Definition Study In The Vedas Hinduism

    Vedas, the unwritten Scripture of The Hindus, do not stop with dealing the theory of God ,Reality.

     

    Though it calls the day-to-day knowledge as transient and not enough to elevate the Human beings, it does not ridicule the Sciences or the practical Life.

     

    Shanti mantra
    Environment and Vedas Shanthi Mantra

     

    “Unto the Heaven be Peace, Unto the Sky and the Earth be Peace,
    Peace be unto the Water, Unto the Herbs and Trees be Peace,
    Unto all the Gods be Peace, Unto Brahma and unto All be Peace.
    And may We realize that Peace.
    Om Peace Peace Peace”

    It deals with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,Astronomy,Astrophysics,Metallurgy,Nano Technology,Biology,Molecular Biology and the like, it deals

    with Environment studies as a Science.

     

    The Vedas use the term ‘Paryavarana’ to indicate the Environment.

     

    The Atharva Veda uses the terms ‘Vritavrita, Abhivarah,Avritah,Parivrita’

    The Atharva Veda describes /defines Environment thus. ‘Chandamsi’

     

    ‘Wise utilize three elements variously which are varied, visible and
    full of qualities. These are water, air and plants or herbs. They exist in
    the world from the very beginning. They are called as Chandansi
    meaning ‘coverings available everywhere.’

     

    The Environment listed as Five Essentials are,

     

    Earth,Water,Fire,Air and Ether,

     

    These are further classified and based on their qualities and functions.

     

    There are five senses of perception – hearing, touch, sight, taste and smell, and there are the five tanmatras corresponding to the five sense perceptions and five sense-organs.

     

    The tanmatras combine and re-combine in different ways to produce the gross elements – earth, water, fire, air and ether, which make up the gross universe perceived by the senses

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    The senses play their part by coming into contact with the objects, and carry impressions of them to the manas which receives and arranges them into a precept.

     

    The Elements in The Universe are the same as our Body.

     

    They are related to the Universe and are comprehended by these Tanmatras through the sense organs, with the Five Elements of Nature .

     

     

    Nature is maintaining a status of balance between and among these constituents or elements and living creatures as well as these Elements.

     

    Any slight disturbance will result in upsetting Nature,

     

    This natural order of things, is called ‘Rta’, meaning “Natural order of things,Rhythm’.

     

    The Taittriya declares in the Shanthi Mantra, which is to be recited at the conclusion of every worship.

     

    Sathyam Vathishyami, Rtam Vatishyaami,

     

    I follow the Truth,

    I follow the Rta, the Natural order of Things.

     

    Thachcham yors vrunee mahe,

     

    Gyaathum yagyaayaa…

     

    May the four legged animals be Happy,

     

    May the two legged (Man)  be Happy!

     

    May water each the roots of the Trees’\

     

    In these hymns we find
    prayers for certain natural elements such as air, water, earth,
    sun, rain, dawn etc. The glorious brightness of the sun, the blaze
    of the sacrificial fire, the sweep of the rain-storm across the skies,
    the recurrence of the dawn, the steady currents of the winds, the
    violence of the tropical storm and other such natural energies,
    fundamental activities or aspects are glorified and personified
    as divinities (Devata). The interaction with nature resulted in
    appreciation and prayer but, indeed, after a good deal of
    observation. Attributes assigned to deities fit in their natural forms
    and activities, as Soma is green, fire is bright, air is fast moving
    and sun is dispenser of darkness. The characteristics of these
    forces described in the verses prove that Vedic seers were masters
    of natural science.
    In Vedic view, this world consists of Agni i.e., fire or heat and
    Soma i.e. water.
    12 Sun (Surya) is the soul of all which is moving
    and also of which is not moving.13 Indra is most powerful god
    who kills Vritra, the symbol of cloud to free waters. Vritra means
    one who covers and is derived from the root vri, to cover. R.R.M.
    Roy opines that the main force of expansion in the Vedic
    cosmology is Indra, and his chief adversary, the main force of
    contraction, is Vritra.
    14 Maruts are Indra’s associates. Vedic seers
    pray boldly to these natural forces and aspects for bestowing
    plenty and prosperity on them. Aditi is praised as Devamata,
    the mother of all natural energies and she symbolizes the Nature.
    A famous geologist S.R.N. Murthy has written on the earth
    sciences in the Vedas. He has somehow a different opinion about
    Vedic gods and hence states, ‘the natural geological aspects have
    been described as Indra, Agni, Vayu, Varun, Usas etc.”

     

    The primary Deity in the Vedas in Agni and it is classified into Thirteen divisions/types.

    Agni is innumerable because of its presence in each and every dhatu paramanu (cell) of the body. But, enumeration of the number of Agnis varies in various classical Ayurvedic texts, as shown below

     

    • Charaka has mentioned about 13 Agnis. Jatharagni – 1, Bhutagni – 5, Dhatvagni – 7 (Ch.Chi.15/38).[13]
    • According to Acharya Sushruta, five types of Agnis are illustrated, viz. Pachakagni, Ranjakagni, Alochakagni, Sadhakagni and Bhrajakagni. However, there is an indirect reference of fiveBhutagnis underlying in the brief description made to the transformation of food stuff. (Sh.Su.21/10.)[14]
    • Vagbhata has described different types Agni, viz. – Bhutagnis – 5,– Dhatvagnis – 7, –Dhoshagni – 3 and– Malagni – 3.
    • Sharangadhara has recognized five pittas only (Pachak, Bhrajak, Ranjak, Alochaka andSadhak) (Sha.Sa.Pu.Kh.-5/32).[15]
    • Bhavamishra has followed Acharya Charaka and Vagbhata (Bh.Pu.Kh.-3/169,180).[16]

     

    Agni has been divided into 13 types according to the function and site of action. These are:

     

    1. Jatharagni – one Agni present in the stomach and duodenum.
    2. Bhutagni – five Agni from five basic elements.
    3. Dhatwagni – seven Agni present, one in each of the seven dhatus.

    Water.

     

    Five Types.

    1.Rain Water.(Divyah)

     

    2.Natural Spring(Sravanti)

     

    3.Wells and Canals(Kantirmah)

     

    4.Lakes (Svayamja)

     

    5.Rivers (Samudraja)

     

    The information is in abundance.

     

    Please read my post ‘The Place of Water in Hinduism’

     

    Citations and some Links for further study.

     

    Environment in the Vedas

     

    Agni ,Fire in Vedas

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