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MAHARAANI TARARANI: THE QUEEN OF MARATHAS

Rani Tarabai was the brave daughter-in-law of Chhatrapati Shivaji and one of the greatest medieval Monarchs India ever had.
She was born in 1675 to one of the bravest commander-in-chiefs of Shivaji's Army named Hambir Rao Mohite.

 Tarabai was just 8yrs old when she was married to Shivaji's younger son, Rajaram. Mughals and Marathas were constantly at war with each other. Shivaji was crowned the ruler of the Independent Maratha Swarajya in 1674 which was established by him.
However,the great leader died in 1680&the Maratha Samrajya went into a complete&total chaos.Marathas saw some very tough times ahead. In 1689,when Raigad Fort fell to the Mughal Army of over 15000,Shivaji's first wife Saibai and his elder son Sambhaji were captured&put to death.
Sambhaji's wife and son Shahu were taken prisoners to the Mughal court. During the same battle, Shivaji's second son Rajaram(Tarabai's husband) , who was the heir to the throne now, managed to escape using a disguise. He made his way to the Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu.
Mughal General Zulfikar Khan, however, followed them to Gingee laying siege to the Gingee Fort. From 1690-1698,This was the longest siege by a Mughal Army of any Fort which stands testimony to the military and diplomatic credentials of Rani Tarabai.
During the siege, it was Rani Tarabai calling the shots in her husband's name who was having health issues. Not only did she held the Fort but she also directed the fight against Mughals.
In another blow to the Marathas, Rajaram passed away due to a lung ailment in 1700.
Tarabai was widowed at 25 &she had already seen&handled a complete chaos to the best of her ability. Instead of grieving, she organised a well-planned &vigorous opposition to Aurangzeb.
In her short 7 yr tenure as a Regent,Tarabai directed the Maratha resistance against Mughals.
She was aided in her efforts by the very loyal and able Generals Santaji Ghorpade and Dhanaji Jadhav who have been immortalized in the Maratha Folklore for their Guerrilla Warfare Tactics. The Queen was famous to lead her army and destroy the enemy using Guerrilla Tactics.
She was an indomitable warrior Queen deeply devoted to her Kingdom who not only prevented Maratha confederacy from disintegrating but also played a crucial role in rising it to National power.
Amidst repeated failures in crushing Maratha resistance, Aurangzeb died on 2-Mar-1707.
After the death of Aurangzeb, Mughals faced a power vacuum when they decided to release Shahu, son of Sambhaji(Shivaji's elder son). Their aim was to create a dispute regarding the claim on throne. As the Mughals hoped, Shahu challenged Tarabai and her son's claim on the throne.
Tarabai refused as she sensed a betrayel since Shahu was suddenly released by Mughals without any conditions.Dispute took the form of battle in no time.
Since Shahu had a strong legal claim on the throne,General sent by Tarabai to fight him had a change of heart&he switched sides
Shahu succeeded in his ambitions in 1708 with the help of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath's &new Mughal emperor's resources.
But Tarabai wasn't the one to give up easily&she established a rival court in Kolhapur.Retaliating to this Shahu joined hands with Rajaram's second wife Rajsabai.
Shahu wanted Rajasabai's son Sambhaji II to sit on the Kolhapur Throne. Tarabai and her son Shivaji II were thrown into prison where she spent 16 yrs and her son died.Sambhaji II later turned against Shahu and Shahu reconciled his differences with Tarabai and he released her.
Shahu then placed Tarabai under house arrest in Satara Palace&he used to take her advice&consult her in major administrative, military&diplomatic decisions. When Tarabai was 73yr old,Shahu fell seriously ill&there were no direct descendents of Shivaji left to be appointed as heir
Tarabai then revealed a secret to Shahu at his death bed dat she has a grandson whom she kept away safe fearing his assassination,who is now 22yrs old .So Shahu adopted Tarabai's grandson Ramaraj as his heir&died in 1749.With Tarabai's help the young Prince ascended the throne.
Tarabai died at the age of 86 in https://t.co/ybBpB1A0MT her lifetime she witnessed the rise,fall and revival of the Maratha Empire. Had she not taken the reigns of Maratha Empire in her hands in 1701, the History of India could have been very different.

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प्रसन्न होकर महर्षि कश्यप बोले,"मुझे तुम दोनों से विशेष लगाव है, इसलिए यदि तुम्हारी कोई विशेष इच्छा हो तो मुझे बताओ। मैं उसे अवश्य पूरा करूंगा ।"

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विनता बोली,"स्वामी! मुझे केवल एक पुत्र की मां बनना है जो इतना बलवान हो की कद्रू के हज़ार पुत्रों पर भारी पड़े।"
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महर्षि ने यज्ञ किया,विनता व कद्रू को आशीर्वाद देकर तपस्या करने चले गए। कुछ काल पश्चात कद्रू ने हज़ार अंडों से काले सर्पों को जन्म दिया व विनता ने एक अंडे से तेजस्वी बालक को जन्म दिया जिसका नाम गरूड़ रखा।जैसे जैसे समय बीता गरुड़ बलवान होता गया और कद्रू के पुत्रों पर भारी पड़ने लगा


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🌺1) गणेश जी को तुलसी न चढ़ाएं।

🌺2) देवी पर दुर्वा न चढ़ाएं।

🌺3) शिव लिंग पर केतकी फूल न चढ़ाएं।

🌺4) विष्णु को तिलक में अक्षत न चढ़ाएं।

🌺5) दो शंख एक समान पूजा घर में न रखें।


🌺6)मंदिर में तीन गणेश मूर्ति न रखें।

🌺7)तुलसी पत्र चबाकर न खाएं।

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🌺11)ब्राह्मण को बिना आसन बैठाना नहीं चाहिए।

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Are these "golden tickets" going to lead to their ultimate undoing?

Review crumbs on the board re: 'gold'.


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