Princes of Orissa (1870)

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क्या आप जानते हैं कि क्या है, पितृ पक्ष में कौवे को खाना देने के पीछे का वैज्ञानिक कारण!

श्राद्ध पक्ष में कौओं का बड़ा ही महत्व है। कहते है कौआ यम का प्रतीक है, यदि आपके हाथों दिया गया भोजन ग्रहण कर ले, तो ऐसा माना जाता है कि पितरों की कृपा आपके ऊपर है और वे आपसे ख़ुश है।

कुछ लोग कहते हैं की व्यक्ति मरकर सबसे पहले कौवे के रूप में जन्म लेता है और उसे खाना खिलाने से वह भोजन पितरों को मिलता है

शायद हम सबने अपने घर के किसी बड़े बुज़ुर्ग, किसी पंडित या ज्योतिषाचार्य से ये सुना होगा। वे अनगिनत किस्से सुनाएंगे, कहेंगे बड़े बुज़ुर्ग कह गए इसीलिए ऐसा करना

शायद ही हमें कोई इसके पीछे का वैज्ञानिक कारण बता सके।

हमारे ऋषि मुनि और पौराणिक काल में रहने वाले लोग मुर्ख नहीं थे! कभी सोचियेगा कौवों को पितृ पक्ष में खिलाई खीर हमारे पूर्वजों तक कैसे पहुंचेगी?

हमारे ऋषि मुनि विद्वान थे, वे जो बात करते या कहते थे उसके पीछे कोई न कोई वैज्ञानिक कारण छुपा होता था।

एक बहुत रोचक तथ्य है पितृ पक्ष, भादो( भाद्रपद) प्रकृति और काक के बीच।

एक बात जो कह सकते कि हम सब ने स्वतः उग आये पीपल या बरगद का पेड़/ पौधा किसी न किसी दीवार, पुरानी

इमारत, पर्वत या अट्टालिकाओं पर ज़रूर देखा होगा। देखा है न?

ज़रा सोचिये पीपल या बरगद की बीज कैसे पहुंचे होंगे वहाँ तक? इनके बीज इतने हल्के भी नहीं होते के हवा उन्हें उड़ाके ले जा सके।

अष्ट सिद्धि नव निधि के दाता ।
अस वर दीन्ह जानकी माता ।।

“अष्ट सिद्धि” कौन सी हैं वो अष्‍ट सिद्धियां जिनके दाता महाबली हनुमान बताए गए हैं!

तुलसीदास जी द्वारा लिखी गई हनुमान चालीसा के इस दोहे को आपने न जाने कितनी बार सुना और दोहराया होगा

#JaiShaniDev #JaiShreeRam 🙏🏻🚩

तुलसीदास जी बताते हैं कि हनुमान जी आठ सिद्धियों से संपन्न हैं.

श्रीहनुमान रुद्र के ग्यारहवें अवतार हैं. वे कई गुणों, सिद्धियों और अपार बल के स्वामी हैं. इस चौपाई के अनुसार यह ‘अष्टसिद्धि’ माता सीता के आशीर्वाद से श्रीहनुमान जी को अपने भक्तों तक पहुंचाने को भी मिली है

इन शक्तियों के प्रभाव से ही हनुमानजी ने लंका को ऐसा उजाड़ा कि महाबली रावण न केवल दंग रह गया बल्कि उसका घमंड भी चूर हो गया.

ये हैं वे आठ सिद्धियां और उनसे होने वाले चमत्कारों का वर्णन

(1) अणिमा (2) महिमा (3) गरिमा (4) लघिमा (5) प्राप्‍ति (6) प्राकाम्‍य (7) ईशित्‍व (8) वशित्‍व ।

1- अणिमा 

महाबली हनुमान जी द्वारा प्रदान की जाने वाली ये सिद्धि बड़ी ही चमत्‍कारिक है। इस सिद्धि के पूर्ण हो जाने पर इंसान कभी भी अति सूक्ष्‍म रूप धारण कर सकता है। इस सिद्धि का उपयोग स्‍वयं महाकपि ने भी किया था। हनुमान जी ने इस सिद्धि का प्रयोग करते हुए ही

राक्षस राज रावण की लंका में प्रवेश किया था और सीता माता का पता लगाया था । यही नहीं सुरसा नामक राक्षसी के मुंह में बजरंगबली ने इसी सिद्धि के माध्‍यम से बाहर निकल आये थे

2- महिमा

इस सिद्धि को साध लेने वाला मनुष्‍य अपने शरीर को कई गुना विशाल बना सकता है।

Classification of 5 classes of warriors according to the Puranas and Itihas ( Epic History) and Few of them according to their excellence

Rathi: A warrior capable of attacking 5,000 warriors simultaneously.
(Somadatta, Shakuni, Shishupala, Vrishasena)

Atirathi: A warrior capable of contending with 12 Rathi class warriors or 60,000 warriors simultaneously

( Shalya, Kripacharya, Yuyutsu, Drishtadyumna, Ghatotkacha, Angada, Duryodhana , Jayadhradha, Dusassana, Vikarna, Yudhishtir, Bhima, Nakula, Sahadeva)

Maharathi : A warrior capable of fighting 12 Atirathi class warriors or 720,000 warriors simultaneously

(Parshurama, Bhagwan Rama, Kumbhakarna, Lakshmana, Ravana, Arjuna,Lava & Kusha, Hanuman, Sugriva, Jambavan, Vali, Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, Abhimanyu, Bhagwan Krishna,

Balrama, Bhagwan Narasimha)

Atimaharathi : A warrior capable of fighting 12 Maharathi warriors simultaneously. (Indrajeet)

Mahamaharathi : A warrior capable of fighting 24 Atimaharathi’s simultaneously.

(Shri Brahma ,Vishnu, Shiva, Maa Durga, Ganesha & kartikeya )

Red Fort in Delhi was originally built by Raja Anangpal Tomar in 1060 AD and not by Shahjahan

History was modified by Mughal rulers in India and everyone was made to believe that Shahjahan had built this palace during his tenure between 1639 to 1648 AD

by employing Ustad Ahmad Lahauri as chief architect

But what they did was only few modifications and the original fort existed even before Mughals entered India.

A stone tablet inside Red Fort by modern archaeologists proclaims that Shahjahan (who ruled from 1628 to 1658 AD)

built this fort from 1639 to 1648 AD

But one can see the photo given below for proof of who originally built the Red Fort in Delhi

A painting of Shahjahan’s time is preserved in the Bodleian LibraryOxford. It depicts Shajahan receiving the Persian ambassador inside the fort in

‘1628’ the very year of Shahjahan’s accession

This means the fort existed much before Shahjahan.

In Red Fort’s Khas Mahal, alias the King’s main apartment, one can find the royal emblem of its builder King Anangpal.

It has of a pair of swords laid hilt to hilt curving upwards,

the sacred Hindu pot (kalash) above the hilts, a lotus bud and a pair of scales of justice balanced over it. Dotted around are representations of the sun from whom Indian ruling dynasties claimed descent

At the sword points are two small conches considered

RUDRAKSH🙏🏻🔱

The Rig Veda states -
“Rukha Dravyati Iti Rudra.”

‘Rukha’means ‘misery’and ‘Dravyati’ means to ‘eradicate.’
Rudra is the one who eradicates misery.

In other words, Rudra transforms tears of sorrow into tears of bliss which is represented by the Rudraksha.

In the Svetasvatara Upanishad, the supreme consciousness (Brahman) is identified with Rudra.

He is not just the destroyer, but the Supreme Being himself. ‘Rud’ means “to cry” and ‘Ra’ is the ‘light,’ the divine consciousness, pervading the whole cosmos.

and aksh (अक्ष) means 'teardrops'
When any being experiences divinity, the floodgates of the eyes open, leading to tears of joy. Rudra is that consciousness that brings tears of love, bliss, and gratitude.

As per the legend, this was found to be true even in the case of the “Ishwar”,himself.

This leads us to the origin of Rudraksha, which means “the tears of Rudra”,

According to Sanskrit dictionaries "Rudraksha" is a Sanskrit compound word consisting of Rudra (Sanskrit: रुद्र) and aksh (Sanskrit: अक्ष). Rudra is one of Shiva's Vedic names and aksh (Sanskrit: अक्ष) as An Eye

accordingly,Rudraksha may be interpreted as meaning "eye of Rudra".

(An extract from Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Soldiering with Dignity)

The man eventually destined to be free India's first Field Marshal was born on 3rd April 1914 at Amritsar. How did a Parsi couple settle for the holy city of the Sikhs? I once asked him and was told that in+

1899, his father recently qualified as a doctor and just married, could make no professional headway in Bombay, and was advised to try his luck at Lahore in the Punjab. With his young wife, he set off by train for Lahore. The long dusty and hot journey took five days and by the+

end of it, his young wife, who had never left the comforts and civilization of Bombay, was in hysterics and cried to go back. Poor Dr Manekshaw did all he could to comfort her, but as the train steamed into Amritsar, with her first sight of the Sikhs the young bride screamed her+

lungs out and refused to go any further. So they left the train at Amritsar, and there they stayed for forty-five years.

The Manekshaws had six children, four boys and two girls, and Sam was the fifth child. Sam had his schooling at Nainital's Sherwood College.+

After completing his schooling, he should have gone to England to pursue higher studies; this was the promise made to him by his father but, fortunately for the Indian Army, Dr Manekshaw felt that this particular son was far too young to be on his own in a foreign country, even+

Post Independence, Army wanted to select the most experienced Indian commander as Army chief. But Nehru without consulting anyone appointed Gen Rob Lockhart, a senior British Army officer as the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army.

Most people were shocked to know that Nehru selected a British Man after fighting for independence for over 200 years! Major Gen A A ‘Jick’ Rudra of the Indian Army was completely upset with the decision.

One day Lockhart met Nehru with a strategic plan and proposed many government directive defence policies for the country. He placed it on the table and explained the point to PM Nehru. After a while Lockhart walked out of the room and met AA Jick Rudra,+

Lockhart looked shell shocked and stunned. When asked what happened he said “The PM took one look at my paper and blew his top. Rubbish! Total rubbish! We don’t need a defence plan. Our policy is ahimsa (non-violence). We foresee no military threats. Scrap the army!”

One year after the incident the Kashmir crisis had increased and Gen Lockhart used to exchange ideas with the Gen Douglas Gracey who was commander in chief of Pakistan Army.There were many infiltrations along the border which Lockhart knew and took no action. But Lt Gen Cariappa+

Rio de Janeiro, 1920. 🇧🇷

São Paulo, 1910. 🇧🇷

“Arpoador”, Rio de Janeiro, 1900. 🇧🇷

“Avenida Paulista”, São Paulo, 1902. 🇧🇷

Recife, 1885. 🇧🇷

As the Qanon prophecies fail and the cult-members struggle to resolve their cognitive dissonance, it's a good time to revisit the history of paranoid, conspiratorial political movements in American history - the "paranoid style" that has dominated since the Revolution.

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After all, the very first skirmishes of the US war of independence were based on a conspiracy theory: that the levy on tea was a prelude to a sellout of the colonists to transnational mercantalist interests. US politics have always been conspiratorial.

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I found @zacharykarabell's @politico history of the Know Nothing party especially useful, as it tells the story of what happens when surging, paranoid, fractious political movements

The American Party was a secret 19th century organization founded on a conspiracy theory: that Irish immigrants were secretly planning a takeover of the US on behalf of the Pope.

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The Panch Kedar Mandirs are amongst the most divine pilgrimage sites for followers of Sanatan Dharm. Apart from being Bhagwan Shiv`s abodes, they bear a strong connection to our history. Let`s explore their origins. #Thread

As per legend, the Panch Kedar Mandir relate directly to the Mahabharat and are an important part of our history. At the time of Mahabharat after the Kurukshetra Yudh, the Pandavs committed the sin of “Gotra Hatya” and “Brahmanahatya” by killing the Kauravs and Guru Droṇacarya.

Wanting to repent, Pandavs handed over the control of their kingdom to their kin and left in search of Bhagwan Shiv to ask for his forgiveness. Initially the Pandavs went to Kashi in search of Bhagwan Shiv but couldn`t find him there.

Bhagwan Shiv was furious at the deceit, death and destruction taking place during the Kurukshetra war. He was indifferent to the Pandavs prayers and took the form of a powerful bull and hid in the Gharwal Himalayas.

As Pandavs did not find Bhagwan Shiv in Kashi, after wandering for a bit they went to Gharwal Himalayas. The second eldest Pandav Bhim spotted a large bull grazing near GuptKashi in Kedar Kantha.