tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post116666635998929382..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: Amarnath - A life to rememberKavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1168674650620693372007-01-13T13:20:00.000+05:302007-01-13T13:20:00.000+05:30That was Rakhi - not Praveen Babi.That was Rakhi - not Praveen Babi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06047966759848871621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1167188704693221452006-12-27T08:35:00.000+05:302006-12-27T08:35:00.000+05:30Anilji, after seeing in my mind’s eye existence of...Anilji, after seeing in my mind’s eye existence of many models that depict analogy between non-living objects and animal behaviours even, at least now I, relatively perhaps, have lesser doubts about the ancient Hindus/ Christians to having reached the ‘perfect being’ at some point of time in the ‘past’ - like one doesn’t doubt today the possibility of human being landing on Moon as it was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1167126644007187232006-12-26T15:20:00.000+05:302006-12-26T15:20:00.000+05:30This believable acquisition of triple functions by...This believable acquisition of triple functions by Earth that is Shiva, like three-in-one ice cream (fire in its core or heart; air, as well as water, both, under and over the apparent hard outer shell of rocks and soft inner shell of molten magma, perhaps also analogously represented by coconut/ egg, thus universe also called as ‘Brahmand’ or “Creator’s egg”!) came to be represented symbolicallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1167105564520260112006-12-26T09:29:00.000+05:302006-12-26T09:29:00.000+05:30It is perhaps thus that ‘Yogiraj Krishna’ as an al...It is perhaps thus that ‘Yogiraj Krishna’ as an all rounder or ‘Siddha’ suggested ‘surrender in Him’ in Gita - or in simple words - “leave everything to Him,” to Arjuna the ‘specialist’ in limited field of Archery only’ “who saw only the eye of the bird, and not the whole bird”… <BR/><BR/>And, thus the advice perhaps applies to all ‘specialist’ at all times to come – to accept it if one has FAITHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1167014652706008672006-12-25T08:14:00.000+05:302006-12-25T08:14:00.000+05:30It is well known that if one fearlessly approaches...It is well known that if one fearlessly approaches a dog, or even a tiger, the animal doesn’t normally harm one – but, there are exceptions to all ‘scientific laws’ even! A physically weak human being even might fight at times even a relatively stronger person/ animal when her life is endangered, although eventually it might not succeed due believably to ‘bad luck’, or maybe as a part of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166972166487151982006-12-24T20:26:00.000+05:302006-12-24T20:26:00.000+05:30If it wasn’t for ‘time’, one could at anytime perh...If it wasn’t for ‘time’, one could at anytime perhaps have seen how the mythological stories, sometimes, even directly point towards our dear immortal Earth as Shiva the Gangadhara (who holds the much revered River Ganga) or Chandrashekhara (as He believably drinks ‘somrus’, i.e., receives life-giving rays from Moon ‘located on His forehead’) or Neelakantha (blue throated because of holding of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166964660897307332006-12-24T18:21:00.000+05:302006-12-24T18:21:00.000+05:30Anilji, It was interesting to find as a result of ...Anilji, It was interesting to find as a result of ‘reading between the lines’ Hindu mythological stories when I found that Rama, in Tretayuga, apparently represents Sun as ‘fire’ the apparent source of direct or indirect energy on earth... It could evaporate all the water on earth, which was represented by Lakshamana as per many hints in the story, such as, even when he spent more time with Sita,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166949581835609082006-12-24T14:09:00.000+05:302006-12-24T14:09:00.000+05:30Anilji, because of the background that I have cite...Anilji, because of the background that I have cited, when I first read it in ’84, I found Gita a wonderful compilation by some wise journalists in the ‘past’, unlike their clan in the ‘present’ – thanks perhaps to time, which believably is moving from Satyuga the age of 100% human efficiency to Kaliyuga the present era, considered by the ‘wise’ ancients, much in advance, as the age of the lowest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166938966941834002006-12-24T11:12:00.000+05:302006-12-24T11:12:00.000+05:30Yes, Anilji, I am aware that I might appear a litt...Yes, Anilji, I am aware that I might appear a little bit incomprehensible because I naturally express my thoughts - like everyone else in my own way, often repeatedly to make myself clearer - with the background knowledge in different subjects I have apparently acquired in search of the ‘essence’ of the ‘Truth’, i.e., the ‘satva’ of the ‘satya’ over two decades… I therefore had told Felix, who isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166932524700515922006-12-24T09:25:00.000+05:302006-12-24T09:25:00.000+05:30As we have earlier also seen, Earth was considerd,...As we have earlier also seen, Earth was considerd, by apparently the more advanced ancient ‘Hindu’ Astronomers, as the central figure of the universe. And, planet Saturn of innumerable rings, was perhaps symbolically earlier represented by the figure of ‘Sudershanchakradhari four-handed Vishnu’ (to represent the four Cardinal directions) just as Shiva the Nataraja or Earth also was depicted four Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166929980249698802006-12-24T08:43:00.000+05:302006-12-24T08:43:00.000+05:30Joshi uncle,Though it is a little difficult for my...Joshi uncle,Though it is a little difficult for my comprehension I do read the immense knowledge that you pass on to all of us.What interested me most in this blog was krishna's mention as the agent of Death.The current state of affairs in the world are a clear pointer that we are approaching the "Night' of Brahma......Dr.Anil Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751770622662718050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166923072430187972006-12-24T06:47:00.000+05:302006-12-24T06:47:00.000+05:30Now, it is perhaps not possible to determine exact...Now, it is perhaps not possible to determine exactly the age of earth or Solar system. Therefore, perhaps we would need to look for the signs of approaching night by inference, as the presence of ‘Krishna’ or Black Hole is presently inferred from star(s) in its vicinity disappearing into it... <BR/><BR/>In the past, when man was apparently much more closer to ‘Nature’, even a blind man could tellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166886612555863792006-12-23T20:40:00.000+05:302006-12-23T20:40:00.000+05:30However, the ancient Hindu Yogis or ‘scientists’ h...However, the ancient Hindu Yogis or ‘scientists’ have indicated a Mahayuga to consist of a set of four Yugas, i.e., Satyuga of four times the duration of Kaliyuga, followed by Trtayuga of three times that of Kaliyuga, followed by Dwaperyuga of a duration two times that of Kaliyuga and finally Kaliyuga of a duration equal to 0.432 million human years. This makes a Mahayuga’s duration equal to 4.32Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166866520862419662006-12-23T15:05:00.000+05:302006-12-23T15:05:00.000+05:30Kavitha, Of course, although I have made it sound ...Kavitha, Of course, although I have made it sound so simple, it has taken me also more than two decades of study from different angles to arrive at what I believe is the essence of the Hindu Philosophy!<BR/><BR/>And, ultimately, for what purpose?<BR/>It perhaps doesn't serve the Creator's purpose for which it has taken all the trouble to create innumerable forms and for eternity! It alone would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166852912006640732006-12-23T11:18:00.000+05:302006-12-23T11:18:00.000+05:30Yes, Kavitha, I had noticed it was not Praveen Bab...Yes, Kavitha, I had noticed it was not Praveen Babi (and also not Bhabhi, meaning sister-in-law!) but Rakhee Gulzar. However, as I am interested in the essence, I didn't point it out!<BR/><BR/>The ‘wise’ ancients realized human beings to be the various images of the same ‘wisest’ Formless Creator, or Bhootnath the Lord of the Past or Ghosts, who apparently resides within each form also - in ‘Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166843927629763922006-12-23T08:48:00.000+05:302006-12-23T08:48:00.000+05:30:D :D Hi Anilji,I was waiting for someone to corre...:D :D Hi Anilji,<BR/><BR/>I was waiting for someone to correct me on that! 100 visitors and none said it! I was surprised. Joshi Uncle of course saw the good side - the average Indian mind and the reverence with which they approach worship.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately Blogger does not allow me to edit comments. <BR/><BR/>I am very excited about video blogs but unfortunately i do not have many of my Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166842778459093522006-12-23T08:29:00.000+05:302006-12-23T08:29:00.000+05:30Kavitha,It is not Parveen babi but Rakhee that is ...Kavitha,It is not Parveen babi but Rakhee that is doing the worship.You have added another dimension to the blog.Looking forward to the live video of the "ekpada shiva" if possible.Dr.Anil Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751770622662718050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166839003962144422006-12-23T07:26:00.000+05:302006-12-23T07:26:00.000+05:30Number seven (7) appears to have a strong impressi...Number seven (7) appears to have a strong impression on human mind as some consider it ‘lucky’. Observation of seven visible colours in white light emanating from our Sun in the rainbow from time immemorial - from red at one extremity to violet at the other – which penetrates the otherwise dark void of the universal space to reach our planet earth, to make vision and life on our colourful and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166795934101113042006-12-22T19:28:00.000+05:302006-12-22T19:28:00.000+05:30In the year 2006, which draws to its end, God’s mi...In the year 2006, which draws to its end, God’s mischievous nature was apparently reflected not only through man-made cartoons/ paintings, but through ‘natural’ Amarnath Shiva Linga too! <BR/><BR/>Generally attributed to global warming it reportedly had withered and the glacier cover of the cave had receded by 100 meters as there had been insufficient snowfall. At the onset of the annual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166773705762813812006-12-22T13:18:00.000+05:302006-12-22T13:18:00.000+05:30The ancients have in different words, in NEWS, i.e...The ancients have in different words, in NEWS, i.e., different locations in different directions, have cryptically communicated the ‘Truth’ of the Formless Creator perhaps because of His mysterious nature. In this connection, I give below two quotes related to Krishna and Christ, in The Gita and The Bible respectively, as they have appeared in the ‘Sacred Space’ in my newspaper today 22/12/06, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166763984454529462006-12-22T10:36:00.000+05:302006-12-22T10:36:00.000+05:30Today one apparently gives more weightage to the a...Today one apparently gives more weightage to the apparent human achievements in the so-called field of Information Technology as if it is happening for the first time. That too within just a last few centuries on earth, which we have come to know as one of the innumerable planets and planetoids etc, i.e., one of the members of the Solar system that is apparently in existence for over 4 billion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166705482031337562006-12-21T18:21:00.000+05:302006-12-21T18:21:00.000+05:30In the present, the life-style of man, i.e., his d...In the present, the life-style of man, i.e., his dependence on the existing environment - the flora and fauna and also the so called non-living matter made available by Earth (Shiva or Bhootnath the lord of ghosts or perhaps past) that came to be called, by the wise ancients as the ‘Panchabhoota’, or the ‘Pancha tatva’, i.e., the ‘five elements’ that have entered the eternal kal-chakra, or time Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166694662504726912006-12-21T15:21:00.000+05:302006-12-21T15:21:00.000+05:30The relatively enormous life-spans of Heavenly Bod...The relatively enormous life-spans of Heavenly Bodies - compared to those of plant life and animal forms on earth - makes man wonder how to similarly get to know ways and means to increase human life-span to enable one to ‘enjoy the material world’ eternally, maybe by some only. For, in the not very distant past, the Pharaohs in Egypt got grand pyramids built for preservation of their dead bodiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166683613353466842006-12-21T12:16:00.000+05:302006-12-21T12:16:00.000+05:30Kavitha, Ram & Lakhan represent Brahma & Shiva, or...Kavitha, Ram & Lakhan represent Brahma & Shiva, or Sun & Earth – the two believable physical aspects of the one and only, Vishnu/ Shiva, the believably formless as well as physical creator - in Tretayuga!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1166675622557706872006-12-21T10:03:00.000+05:302006-12-21T10:03:00.000+05:30Hi Joshi Uncle,I was most enthused by the shot of ...Hi Joshi Uncle,<BR/><BR/>I was most enthused by the shot of Amarnath Shiva Linga than the worship of Parven Bhabhi in Ram Lakhan. <BR/><BR/>I chanced upon this Video which of course in some remote way does connect to the average indian mind that revolves around faith. <BR/><BR/>Am not sure i did a great job of it though i was trying to experiment with videos on blogs. <BR/><BR/>Videos on blogs isKavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.com