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भारत के बाहर थाईलेंड में आज भी संवैधानिक रूप में राम राज्य है । वहां भगवान राम के छोटे पुत्र कुश के वंशज सम्राट “भूमिबल अतुल्य तेज ” राज्य कर रहे हैं , जिन्हें नौवां राम कहा जाता है ।

-भगवान राम का संक्षिप्त इतिहास-
वाल्मीकि रामायण एक धार्मिक ग्रन्थ होने के साथ एक ऐतिहासिक ग्रन्थ भी है , क्योंकि महर्षि वाल्मीकि राम के समकालीन थे , रामायण के बालकाण्ड के सर्ग ,70 . 71 और 73 में राम और उनके तीनों भाइयों के विवाह का वर्णन है , जिसका सारांश है।

मिथिला के राजा सीरध्वज थे , जिन्हें लोग विदेह भी कहते थे उनकी पत्नी का नाम सुनेत्रा ( सुनयना ) था , जिनकी पुत्री सीता जी थीं , जिनका विवाह राम से हुआ था ।
राजा जनक के कुशध्वज नामके भाई थे । इनकी राजधानी सांकाश्य नगर थी जो इक्षुमती नदी के किनारे थी l इन्होंने अपनी बेटी
उर्मिला लक्षमण से, मांडवी भरत से, और श्रुतिकीति का विवाह शत्रुघ्न से करा दी थी।

केशव दास रचित ” रामचन्द्रिका “-पृष्ठ 354 ( प्रकाशन संवत 1715 ) .के अनुसार, राम और सीता के पुत्र लव और कुश, लक्ष्मण और उर्मिला के पुत्र अंगद और चन्द्रकेतु , भरत और मांडवी के पुत्र पुष्कर और तक्ष, शत्रुघ्न और श्रुतिकीर्ति के पुत्र सुबाहु और शत्रुघात हुए थे ।

भगवान राम के समय ही राज्यों बँटवारा इस प्रकार हुआ था —
पश्चिम में लव को लवपुर (लाहौर ), पूर्व में कुश को कुशावती, तक्ष को तक्षशिला, अंगद को अंगद नगर, चन्द्रकेतु को चंद्रावती। कुश ने अपना राज्य पूर्व की तरफ फैलाया और एक नाग वंशी कन्या से विवाह किया था । थाईलैंड के राजा उसी कुश के वंशज हैंl इस वंश को “चक्री वंश कहा जाता है l चूँकि राम को विष्णु का अवतार माना जाता है , और विष्णु का आयुध चक्र है इसी लिए थाईलेंड के लॉग चक्री वंश के हर राजा को “राम ” की उपाधि देकर नाम के साथ संख्या दे देते हैं l जैसे अभी राम (9 th ) राजा हैं जिनका नाम “भूमिबल अतुल्य तेज ” है।

थाईलैंड की अयोध्या–
लोग थाईलैंड की राजधानी को अंग्रेजी में बैंगकॉक ( Bangkok ) कहते हैं , क्योंकि इसका सरकारी नाम इतना बड़ा है , की इसे विश्व का सबसे बडा नाम माना जाता है , इसका नाम संस्कृत शब्दों से मिल कर बना है, देवनागरी लिपि में पूरा नाम इस प्रकार है –

“क्रुंग देव महानगर अमर रत्न कोसिन्द्र महिन्द्रायुध्या महा तिलक भव नवरत्न रजधानी पुरी रम्य उत्तम राज निवेशन महास्थान अमर विमान अवतार स्थित शक्रदत्तिय विष्णु कर्म प्रसिद्धि ”

थाई भाषा में इस पूरे नाम में कुल 163 अक्षरों का प्रयोग किया गया हैl इस नाम की एक और विशेषता ह । इसे बोला नहीं बल्कि गा कर कहा जाता हैl कुछ लोग आसानी के लिए इसे “महेंद्र अयोध्या ” भी कहते है l अर्थात इंद्र द्वारा निर्मित महान अयोध्या । थाई लैंड के जितने भी राम ( राजा ) हुए हैं सभी इसी अयोध्या में रहते आये हैं ।

असली राम राज्य थाईलैंड में है-
बौद्ध होने के बावजूद थाईलैंड के लोग अपने राजा को राम का वंशज होने से विष्णु का अवतार मानते हैं , इसलिए, थाईलैंड में एक तरह से राम राज्य है । वहां के राजा को भगवान श्रीराम का वंशज माना जाता है, थाईलैंड में संवैधानिक लोकतंत्र की स्थापना 1932 में हुई।

भगवान राम के वंशजों की यह स्थिति है कि उन्हें निजी अथवा सार्वजनिक तौर पर कभी भी विवाद या आलोचना के घेरे में नहीं लाया जा सकता है वे पूजनीय हैं। थाई शाही परिवार के सदस्यों के सम्मुख थाई जनता उनके सम्मानार्थ सीधे खड़ी नहीं हो सकती है बल्कि उन्हें झुक कर खडे़ होना पड़ता है. उनकी तीन पुत्रियों में से एक हिन्दू धर्म की मर्मज्ञ मानी जाती हैं।

थाईलैंड का राष्ट्रीय ग्रन्थ रामायण है
यद्यपि थाईलैंड में थेरावाद बौद्ध के लोग बहुसंख्यक हैं , फिर भी वहां का राष्ट्रीय ग्रन्थ रामायण है । जिसे थाई भाषा में ” राम-कियेन ” कहते हैं । जिसका अर्थ राम-कीर्ति होता है , जो वाल्मीकि रामायण पर आधारित है l इस ग्रन्थ की मूल प्रति सन 1767 में नष्ट हो गयी थी , जिससे चक्री राजा प्रथम राम (1736–1809), ने अपनी स्मरण शक्ति से फिर से लिख लिया था l थाईलैंड में रामायण को राष्ट्रिय ग्रन्थ घोषित करना इसलिए संभव हुआ ,क्योंकि वहां भारत की तरह दोगले हिन्दू नहीं है ,जो नाम के हिन्दू हैं , लेकिन उनके असली बाप का नाम उनकी माँ भी नहीं बता सकती , हिन्दुओं के दुश्मन यही लोग है l

थाई लैंड में राम कियेन पर आधारित नाटक और कठपुतलियों का प्रदर्शन देखना धार्मिक कार्य माना जाता है । राम कियेन के मुख्य पात्रों के नाम इस प्रकार हैं-

राम (राम), 2 लक (लक्ष्मण), 3 पाली (बाली), 4 सुक्रीप (सुग्रीव), 5 ओन्कोट (अंगद), 6 खोम्पून ( जाम्बवन्त ) ,7 बिपेक ( विभीषण ), 8 तोतस कन ( दशकण्ठ ) रावण, 9 सदायु ( जटायु ), 10 सुपन मच्छा ( शूर्पणखा ) 11मारित ( मारीच ),12इन्द्रचित ( इंद्रजीत )मेघनाद , 13 फ्र पाई( वायुदेव ), इत्यादि । थाई राम कियेन में हनुमान की पुत्री और विभीषण की पत्नी का नाम भी है, जो यहाँ के लोग नहीं जानते l

थाईलैंड का राष्ट्रीय चिन्ह गरुड़
गरुड़ एक बड़े आकार का पक्षी है , जो लगभग लुप्त हो गया है l अंगरेजी में इसे ब्राह्मणी पक्षी (The brahminy kite ) कहा जाता है , इसका वैज्ञानिक नाम “Haliastur indus ” है । फ्रैंच पक्षी विशेषज्ञ मथुरिन जैक्स ब्रिसन ने इसे सन 1760 में पहली बार देखा था, और इसका नाम Falco indus रख दिया था, इसने दक्षिण भारत के पाण्डिचेरी शहर के पहाड़ों में गरुड़ देखा था । इस से सिद्ध होता है कि गरुड़ काल्पनिक पक्षी नहीं है । इसीलिए भारतीय पौराणिक ग्रंथों में गरुड़ को विष्णु का वाहन माना गया है । चूँकि राम विष्णु के अवतार हैं , और थाईलैंड के राजा राम के वंशज है , और बौद्ध होने पर भी हिन्दू धर्म पर अटूट आस्था रखते हैं , इसलिए उन्होंने ” गरुड़ ” को राष्ट्रीय चिन्ह घोषित किया है । यहां तक कि थाई संसद के सामने गरुड़ बना हुआ है।

सुवर्णभूमि हवाई अड्डा
हम इसे हिन्दुओं की कमजोरी समझें या दुर्भाग्य , क्योंकि हिन्दू बहुल देश होने पर भी देश के कई शहरों के नाम मुस्लिम हमलावरों या बादशाहों के नामों पर हैं l यहाँ ताकि राजधानी दिल्ली के मुख्य मार्गों के नाम तक मुग़ल शाशकों के नाम पार हैं l जैसे हुमायूँ रोड , अकबर रोड , औरंगजेब रोड इत्यादि , इसके विपरीत थाईलैंड की राजधानी के हवाई अड्डे का नाम सुवर्ण भूमि है। यह आकार के मुताबिक दुनिया का दूसरे नंबर का एयर पोर्ट है । इसका क्षेत्रफल 563,000 स्क्वेअर मीटर है। इसके स्वागत हाल के अंदर समुद्र मंथन का दृश्य बना हुआ है। पौराणिक कथा के अनुसार देवोँ और ससुरों ने अमृत निकालने के लिए समुद्र का मंथन किया था l इसके लिए रस्सी के लिए वासुकि नाग, मथानी के लिए मेरु पर्वत का प्रयोग किया था l नाग के फन की तरफ असुर और पुंछ की तरफ देवता थेl मथानी को स्थिर रखने के लिए कच्छप के रूप में विष्णु थेl जो भी व्यक्ति इस ऐयर पोर्ट के हॉल जाता है वह यह दृश्य देख कर मन्त्र मुग्ध हो जाता है।

इस लेख का उदेश्य लोगों को यह बताना है कि असली सेकुलरज्म क्या होता है, यह थाईलैंड से सीखो। अपने धर्म की उपेक्षा करके और दुश्मनों की चाटुकारी करके सेकुलर बनने से तो मर जाना ही श्रेष्ठ है। और जिन लोगों को खुद के राम भक्त होने पर गर्व है ! विचार करें !

साभार : संजय द्विवेदी

या पृथ्वी सच में शेषनाग पर टिकी हुई है ? क्या है इसका वैज्ञानिक रहस्य ?

क्या पृथ्वी सच में शेषनाग पर टिकी हुई है ? क्या है इसका वैज्ञानिक रहस्य ?


क्या पृथ्वी सच में शेषनाग पर टिकी हुई है ? चंद्रमा, आंतरिक्ष-स्टेशनो और सेट्लाइट से लिये गये पृथ्वी के फोटो में तो कोई भी शेषनाग (सर्प) दिखाई नहीं देते है फिर पुराणों और ग्रंथों में ऐसा क्यों कहा गया है कि पृथ्वी शेषनाग पर टिकी हुई है ?


इस विषय में श्रीरामचरित्रमानस, यथार्थ-गीता और भागवत-पुराण तीनों में बात की गयी है । यथार्थ-गीता के 10 अध्याय के 29 वे श्लोक के अनुसार, भागवत-पुराण में यह बताया गया है कि ‘पृथ्वी सरसों की दाने की तरह शेषनाग-नामक सर्प के ऊपर टिकी हुई है’ ।


इसी विषय में श्रीरामचरित्रमानस के बालकांड-दोहा-72 के दूसरे चौपाई में आया है कि :- …
तपबल संभु करहिं संघारा । तपबल सेषु धरइ महिभारा ॥ भावार्थ:- शेषजी तप के बल से ही पृथ्वी का भार धारण करते हैं॥2॥…….. ….. .


इस विषय का वैज्ञानिक तर्क निम्न प्रकार से है । हमारी पृथ्वी, 8 ग्रहों और सूर्य सहित सौरमंडल में स्थित है । यह सौरमंडल, अनेकों तारों सहित आकाशगंगा नामक मंदाकिनी में स्थित है । इस आकाशगंगा नामक मदाकिनी का आकार सर्पिलाकार (सर्प+अकार) है । शेषनाग वास्तव में तों एक सर्प ही तो है । हम सभी इस मंदाकिनी के शिकारी भुजा अर्थात मुख (ओरायन-सिग्रस) के पास स्थित है ।


हमारे सत्य-सनातन-धर्म के ॠषि-मुनी, आज के वैज्ञानिकों से अधिक ज्ञाता और योग्य थे । वे अपनी शक्ति से इस पृथ्वी लोक को छोड़कर अन्य लोकों में (एलियन-लोक) में विचरण करने में सक्षम थे । वे इस मंदाकिनी से बाहर जाकर, अकाशगंगा और पृथ्वी के स्थिति और अकार को स्पस्ट रुप में देखने में पुर्णतः सक्षम थे । वह यह भी देख सकते थे कि सर्प के अकार रुपी मंदाकिनी में, पृथ्वी सरसों के दाने की भाँति प्रतीत हो रही है ।


सौरमंडल के आकार औऱ मन्दाकिनी के आकार के संदर्भ में विज्ञान में आया है कि यदि सौरमण्डल को एक रुपया का सिक्का मान लिया जाय तो मन्दाकिनी का क्षेत्रफ़ल सम्पूर्ण भारत का 1.5 गुना होगा । इस अनुपात को शास्त्र भी मानता है ।


अकाशगंगा और पृथ्वी के इस अदभुत संरचना को असानी से समझाने के लिये, हमारे महर्षियों ने सर्प-माडल (शेषनाग-माडल) का नाम दे दिया था जैसे कि परमाणु-संरचना को समझाने के लिये जेजे टामसन ने तरबूज-माडल का नाम दे दिया था ।

Does the earth really rest on Sheshnag? What is its scientific secret?


Does the earth really rest on Sheshnag? No Sheshnag (serpent) is visible in the photos of the Earth taken from the Moon, Inner-stations and Satellites, then why is it said in the Puranas and texts that the Earth rests on Sheshnag?


This subject has been talked about in all three of Shri Ramcharitmanas, Reality-Gita and Bhagwat-Purana. According to the 29th verse of Chapter 10 of the Reality-Gita, it has been told in the Bhagavata-Purana that ‘the earth rests like a grain of mustard on a serpent named Sheshnag’.


In this subject it has come in the second chapter of Balkand-Doha-72 of Shri Ramcharitmanas that :- …
Tapabal sambhu karhin sanghara. Tapbal Seshu Dharai Mahibhara. Meaning:- Sheshji bears the weight of the earth only by the power of tenacity.


The scientific reasoning for this topic is as follows. Our Earth is located in the Solar System including 8 planets and the Sun. This solar system, with many stars, is located in a galaxy called a galaxy. The shape of this galaxy named Madakini is spiral (snake + shape). Sheshnag is actually a snake. All of us are situated near the hunter arm of this galaxy, that is, the mouth (Orion-Sigus).


The sages of our Satya-Sanatan-Dharma were more knowledgeable and capable than today's scientists. With his power, he was able to leave this earth and roam in other worlds (alien-lokas). He was able to go out of this galaxy and see clearly the position and size of the galaxy and the earth. He could also see that in the snake-shaped Mandakini, the earth looked like a mustard seed.


In the context of the size of the solar system and the size of the Mandakini, it has come in science that if the solar system is considered to be a one rupee coin, then the area of ​​the Mandakini will be 1.5 times that of the whole of India. Shastra also accepts this ratio.


To explain this amazing structure of galaxy and earth easily, our sages gave the name of snake-model (Sheshnag-model) like JJ Thomson gave the name of watermelon-model to explain atomic structure. .

Vedic scriptures and culture.


Revealed Vedic scriptures is original knowledge of this world but at present many Indians by believing in Aryan invasion theory, false western theories like Darwin evolution theory which Darwin himself could not prove and still remains challenged, are giving discredit to Vedic Sages. After independence atleast Indians should start believing in their culture & civilization then what western scientists say.

Perhaps Indians are ignorant about Puranic Manvantar history which calculates cyclical time as per 4 Yugas, Mahayugas, Manvantar & Kalpa and which disapproves evolution of humans from Apes which is a western Adamic-Abrahamic concept.

Infact advanced Aryan culture originated from the start of Bramha’s day during स्वयंभुव मनु or मन्वंतर in Northern India known as the land of ब्रम्हावर्त were the Vedic literatures were revealed to the Vedic Sages as is mentioned in Puranic history which are real history and not mythology.

The present 7th विवस्वान मन्वंतर started 120 million years ago and we are living now in 28 महायुग 5110 कलियुग year.

Vedic Aryans were never naked. Man was naked is western concept due to Out of Africa theory or Adamic history popular in West Asia in the dominant religion of Christianity and Islam. Sanatan Vedic Dharma God revealed Vedas to Aryans and God himself descended in various Avatars to protect Dharma from miscreants in various Yugas. So God cannot be created by humans. 

Manu is progenitor of mankind which is संस्कृत word from which english word Man or civilized human or मनुष्य or मानव having evovled mind originated in India known as Caucasoid or Aryan race in India while the Black race people originated in Africa and Mongols originated in East Asia.

Transmigration of the soul through 8,400,000 different forms

If you think you’re in this world for the first time and that God gives you just one lifetime ‘away’ from Him, I’ve got some very bad news for you… Take courage, keep on reading and know your sad destiny…soul
 
What is the ‘regular’ destiny of each and every individual soul who left God? The destiny is – Transmigration of the soul through 8,400,000 different forms (species) through countless time and space continuums. And that’s not all. We probably have more than one such cycle behind us! There is even more: we don’t remember anything from those cycles; barely one can remember something from his/her past lives, but none us can ever remember all our past lives. That is impossible for ‘ordinary’ soul who is in the cycle of transmigration. This is the subject of special mercy of God, and such mercy can’t get one who don’t give a damn about God, who is Person, not some impersonal energy or concept in our head.
 
So one may think about this fact in the following way: “I’ve passed through millions and millions of life-forms before I was given a chance to obtain human body again and I still don’t know nor understand WHY I’m in this world, HOW I got here, and WHERE will I go after my body drops dead… And I still do what I always did, still chasing rainbows and happiness in this world, from these people, from this or that… I pass my days just like everybody does….”
 
Sincerely, I don’t understand how can one go to sleep without finding out the answers to those basic existential questions posed above? How can one go to sleep without knowing the Truth, the Absolute Truth, that which is eternal and all-pervading?
Moreover, if in this human body one is given the extremely rare chance to get to know the Lord through Vedas and/or from those who personally know Him…. -> how can one throw one more life again? That’s scary… way too scary.
 

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“Having gone through all the miserable, hellish conditions and having passed in a regular order through the lowest forms of animal life prior to human birth, and having thus been purged of his sins, one is reborn again as a human being on this earth.” Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.30.34 

“In this universe there are limitless living entities in 8,400,000 species, and all are wandering within this universe.” Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 19.138

PURPORT

This is a challenge to so-called scientists and philosophers who presume that there are living entities on this planet only. So-called scientists are going to the moon, and they say that there is no life there. This does not tally with Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu‘s version. He says that everywhere within the universe there are unlimited numbers of living entities in 8,400,000 different forms. In the Bhagavad-gita (2.24) we find that the living entities are sarvagata, which means that they can go anywhere. This indicates that there are living entities everywhere. They exist on land, in water, in air, in fire and in ether. Thus there are living entities in all types of material elements. Since the entire material universe is composed of five elements — earth, water, fire, air and ether — why should there be living entities on one planet and not others? Such a foolish version can never be accepted by Vedic students.

From the Vedic literatures we understand that there are living entities on each and every planet, regardless of whether the planet is composed of earth, water, fire or air. These living entities may not have the same forms that are found on this planet earth, but they have different forms composed of different elements. Even on this earth we can see that the forms of land animals are different from the forms of aquatics. According to the circumstance, living conditions differ, but undoubtedly there are living entities everywhere. Why should we deny the existence of living entities on this or that planet? Those who have claimed to have gone to the moon have not gone there, or else with their imperfect vision they cannot actually perceive the particular type of living entities there.

The living entities are described as ananta, or unlimited; nonetheless, they are said to belong to 8,400,000 species. As stated in the Vishnu Purana:

jala-ja nava-lakshani sthavara laksha-vimsati
krimayo rudra-sankhyakah pakshinam dasa-lakshanam
trimsal-lakshani pasavah catur-lakshani manushah
 

There are 900,000 species living in the water. There are also 2,000,000 nonmoving living entities (sthavara), such as trees and plants. There are also 1,100,000 species of insects and reptiles, and there are 1,000,000 species of birds. As far as quadrupeds are concerned, there are 3,000,000 varieties, andthere are 400,000 human species.” Some of these species may exist on one planet and not on another, but in any case within all the planets of the universe — and even in the sun — there are living entities. This is the verdict of the Vedic literatures. As theBhagavad-gita (2.20) confirms:

na jayate mriyate va kadacin
nayam bhutva bhavita va na bhuyah
ajo nityah sasvato ‘yam purano
na hanyate hanyamane sarire
 

“For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain.”

Since the living entities are never annihilated, they simply transmigrate from one life form to another. Thus there is an evolution of forms according to the degree of developed consciousness. One experiences different degrees of consciousness in different forms. A dog’s consciousness is different from a man’s. Even within a species we find that a father’s consciousness is different from his son’s and that a child’s consciousness is different from a youth’s. Just as we find different forms, we find different states of consciousness. When we see different states of consciousness, we may take it for granted that the bodies are different. In other words, different types of bodies depend on different states of consciousness. This is also confirmed in theBhagavad-gita (8.6):

yam yam vapi smaran bhavam tyajanty ante kalevaram
tam tam evaiti kaunteya sada tad bhava-bhavitah
 

“One’s consciousness at the time of death determines one’s type of body in the next life.” This is the process of transmigration of the soul. A variety of bodies is already there; we change from one body to another in terms of our consciousness.

 

Purusha Sukta from Rigveda

INTRO

The Purusha Sukta from Rigveda (Sacred Chants) – beautiful hymn in praise of Supreme Cosmic Being, the Supreme Lord, the Lord of Lords. God, the Father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead  is One, all pervading, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent; yet He expands Himself into many, directly or indirectly. His first expansion is Lord Baladeva (as the ‘Son’) from Whom everything is created. The Son’s act of creation is considered His Self-sacrifice (yajna). Purusha means the Original Person, the Supreme Enjoyer; as such, He is the Supreme Enjoyer of all sacrifices and the sacrifice (oblation) Itself. (The term sacrifice means: offering something to God with Love. Anything offered to God with Love is sacrifice. Love and affection is the only valid ingredient of such sacrifice.) He Himself further expands into many, everything is His energy, all universes and ourselves; “For in Him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring’.” [Acts 17,28] “All of you together are Christ’s Body, and each of you is a part of it.” [1 Cor 12,27]

Content:

Purusha is described as a Primeval gigantic Person, from whose Body the world and the varnas (socioeconomic classes) are built. He is described as having a thousand heads and a thousand feet. He emanated Viraj, the female creative principle, from which he is reborn in turn before the world was made out of his parts.

In the sacrifice of Purusha, the Vedic chants were first created. The horses and cows were born, the Brahmins (Learned men) were made from Purusha’s mouth, the Kshatriyas (Men with strength) from his arms, the Vaishyas (Men with business acumen) from his thighs, and the Shudras (Men who Work) from his feet. [1] The Moon was born from his mind, the Sun from his eyes, the heavens from his skull. Indra and Agni emerged from his mouth.

The hymn finds place in various Vedic texts such as the Atharvaveda (19.6), the Samaveda (6.4), the Yajurveda (VS 31.1-6), the Taittiriya Aranyaka (3.12,13), and it is commented upon in the Shatapatha Brahmana, the Taittiriya Brahmana, the Shvetashvatara Upanishad and the Mudgala Upanishad. It is one of the few Rig vedic hymns still current in contemporary Hinduism like, the Gayatri mantra. The Purusha Sukta is also mentioned with explanations and interpretations in the Vajasaneyi Samhita (31.1-6), the Sama veda Samhita (6.4), and the Atharva veda Samhita (19.6). Among Puranic texts, the Sukta has also been elaborated in the Bhagavata Purana (2.5.35 to 2.6.1-29) and in the Mahabharata.

Peace Invocation

Om taccham yoravrini mahe
ghatun yajnaya
ghatun yajnapataye
daivi svastirastu naha
svastir manushebhyaha
urdhvam jigatu bheshajam
sham no astu dvipade
sham chatushpade
Om shantih shantih shantihi

We worship and pray to the Supreme Lord for the welfare of all beings. May all miseries and shortcomings leave us forever so that we may always sing for the Lord during the holy fire ceremonies. May all medicinal herbs grow in potency so that all diseases may be cured. May the gods rain peace on us. May all the two-legged creatures be happy, and may all the four-legged creatures also be happy. May there be peace in the hearts of all beings in all realms.

Om sahasra shirsha purushaha
sahasrakshas sahasrapat
sa bhumim vishvato vritva
atyatishthad dhashangulam

The Purusha (the Supreme Lord) has a thousand heads, a thousand eyes and a thousand feet. He has enveloped this world from all sides and has (even) transcended it by ten angulas or inches.

purusha evedagam sarvam
yadbhutam yaccha bhavyam
utamritatva syeshanaha
yadanne natirohati

All this is verily the Purusha. All that which existed in the past or will come into being in the future (is also the Purusha). Also, he is the Lord of immortality. That which grows profusely by food (is also the Purusha).

etavanasya mahima
ato jyayagamshcha purushaha
padosya vishva bhutani
tripadasya mritam divi

So much is His greatness. However, the Purusha is greater than this. All the beings form only a quarter (part of) Him. The three-quarter part of His, which is eternal, is established in the spiritual domain.

tripadurdhva udaitpurushaha
padosyeha bhavatpunaha
tato vishvajya kramat
sashana ashane abhi

The Purusha with the three-quarters (of His energy) ascended above (the spiritual energy). His one quarter of material energy becomes this creation again (and again). Then He pervades this universe comprising a variety of sentient beings and insentient objects.

tasmad viradajayata
virajo adhi purushah
sa jato atyarichyata
pashchad bhumimatho puraha

From Him (the Adipurusha or original Supreme Being) was born the Virat (or Virat Purusha, the immense universal form). Making this Virat as the substratum (another) purusha (or being, Brahma) (was born). As soon as he was born, he multiplied himself. Later, he created this earth and then, the bodies (of the living beings).

yatpurushena havisha
deva yajnam atanvata
vasanto asyasidajyam
grishma idhmash sharaddhavihi

When the devas (the demigods or beings of light) performed a yajna (or sacrificial ritual), using the Purusha as the havis (sacrificial material) for the yajna (ritual), the Vasanta (spring) became the ajya (ghee), the Grishma (summer) served as idhma (pieces of wood) and the sharad (autumn) filled the place of havis (oblatory material like the purodasha or rice-cake).

saptasyasan paridhayaha
trissapta samidhah kritaha
deva yadjajnam tanvanaha
abadhnan purusham pashum

For this (yajna or spiritual ceremony) there were seven paridhis (fuel pieces serving as borders). And, twenty-one items were made the samit or sacrificial fuel sticks. When the devas were performing this yajna or ceremony, they tied the Purusha (Himself) as the pashu (sacrificial animal).

tam yajnam barhishipraukshan
purusham jatamagrataha
tena deva ayajantaha
sadhya rishayashchaye

The devas, the sadhyas and the rishis performed the sacrifice by using that Purusha as the means of yajna, the Purusha who had been born in the beginning, after sprinkling him with water by the barhis (or sacrificial grass).

tasmad yajnat sarvahutaha
sambhritam vrishadajyam
pashugamstya gashchakre
vayavyan aranyan gramashcaye

From that yajna (or sacrificial ritual) wherein the Cosmic Being was Himself the oblation, was produced the prasajya (or curds mixed with ghee). Birds flying in the air, wild animals of the forest as also the domesticated animals of the villages were also produced.

tasmad yajnat sarvahutaha
richassamani jijignire
chandhagamsi jijignire tasmat
yajus tasmad ajayata

From that yajna (or sacrifice) wherein the Cosmic Being was Himself the oblation, were born the riks (the mantras of the Rig-veda) and the samans (the mantras of the Sama-veda). From that (yajna) the metres (like Gayatri) were born. From that (yajna again) the yujas (the Yajur-veda) was born.

tasmadashva ajayata
ye ke cobhaya dataha
gavo ha jijignire tasmat
tasmad jnata ajavayaha

From that were born the horses, as also animals (like donkeys and mules) which have two rows of teeth. From that were born the cattle. From that (again) were born goats and sheep.

yatpurusham vyadadhuhu
kadhita vyakalpayan
mukham kimasya kau bahu
kavuru padavuchayate

(Now some questions are raised by the sages:) When the gods decided to (mentally) sacrifice the Viratpurusha (and produce further creation), in how many ways did they do it? What became of his face or mouth? What became of his two arms? What became of His two thighs? What were (the products of) the two feet called?

brahmanosya mukhamasit
bahu rajanyah kritaha
uru tadasya yadvaishyaha
padhyagam shudro ajayata

From His face (or the mouth) came the brahmanas. From His two arms came the rajanya (the kshatriyas). From His two thighs came the vaishyas. From His two feet came the shudras.

chandrama manaso jataha
chakshoh suryo ajayata
mukhad indrash chagnishcha
pranadvayur ajayata

From His mind was born the moon. From His two eyes was born the sun. From His mouth were born Indra and Agni. From His breath was born the air.

nabhya asidanta riksham
shirshno dyauh samavartata
padhyam bhumirdishash shrotrat
tada lokagamm akalpayan

From (His) navel was produced the antariksha (the space between the earth and the heavens). Dyuloka (or heaven) came into existence from His head. The bhumi (the earth) evolved out of His feet, and deek (or spacial directions) from His ears. Similarly (the demigods) produced the worlds (too).

vedahametam purusham mahantam
adityavarnam tamasastu pare
sarvani rupani vichitya dhiraha
namani kritva abhivadan yadaste

I know (through intuitive experience) this great Purusha (the Supreme Lord), the wise one, who, having created the various forms and the nomenclatures (for those forms), deals with them by those names, and who is beyond darkness and is brilliant like the sun.”

dhata purastadya mudajahara
shakrah pravidvan pradishashcha tasraha
tamevam vidvan amrita iha bhavati
nanyah pantha ayanaya vidyate

In the ancient days, Prajapati (Brahma) praised Him. Indra who knows all the four quarters also spoke about Him. Anyone who knows Him thus, will become immortal even in this life. For attaining liberation there is no other path (than knowledge of this Purusha, the Supreme Lord).

yajnena yajnam ayajanta devaha
tani dharmani pradhamanyasan
te ha nakam mahimanas sacante
yatra purve sadhyah santi devaha

The (demi)gods worshiped (the Supreme Creator in the form of) yajna through yajna (sacrifical ceremonies). Those very processes became the primary dharmas (laws guiding humanity). Those great ones attain that heaven where the ancient devas (demigods) and sadhyas live.

adbhyas sambhutah prithivyai rasacca
vishvakarmanas samavartatadhi
tasya tvashta vidadhad rupameti
tatpurushasya vishvamajanamagre

The Viratpurusha manifested Himself from out of (the all-pervading) water as also the essence of the element of earth. This Virat-purusha was born out of the greatness of the Parama-purusha, the Creator. The (Paramapurusha, known as) Tvashta engaged Himself in the act of creating (the fourteen planetary systems), (which form of the expanded) figure (of the Viratpurusha). (Thus) the entire creation (related to the Viratpurusha) came into existence in the very beginning of creation.

vedahametam purusham mahantam
adityavarnam tamasah parastat
tamevam vidvan amrita iha bhavati
nanyah pantha vidyate’yanaya

“I have known that great Purusha (Supreme Lord) who is brilliant like the sun and who is beyond all darkness. One who knows Him thus becomes immortal (even) here. There is no other path for liberation than this.”

prajapatishcharati garbhe antaha
ajayamano bahudha vijayate
tasya dhirah parijananti yonim
marichinam padamicchanti vedhasaha

Prajapati (the Supreme Creator) moves inside the cosmic womb. (Though) unborn He takes birth in a variety of ways. The wise ones know His (real nature) as the origin (of the universe). The (secondary) creators desire to attain the positions of Marichi and others.

yo devebhya atapati
yo devanam purohitaha
purvo yo devebhyo jataha
namo ruchaya brahmaye

Obeisances to Him, the self-luminous Brahman, who shines for the (demi)gods, who is the leader of the rituals of the gods and who was born even before the gods.

rucham brahmam janayantaha
deva agre tadabruvan
yastvaivam brahmano vidyat
tasya deva asanvashe

In the beginning of creation, the gods, manifesting the light of Brahman, addressed Brahman thus: “That brahmana who realizes (You) thus, all the gods will come under his control.”

hrishcha te lakshmishcha patnyau
ahoratre parshve
nakshatrani rupam
ashvinau vyattam
ishtam manishana
amun manishana
sarvam manishana
Om shanti shanti shantihi

O Purusha! The goddesses Hri (modesty) and Sri (Lakshmi, wealth) are Your consorts. Day and night are Your lateral limbs. The stars are Your form. The Ashvins are your widely opened (mouth). (O Purusha) fulfill our desire for self-knowledge as also our desire for the enjoyments of this world (like longevity, cows, and horses). Give us all that we need. Om, let there be peace, peace, peace.

Lord Narsimha In China Museum

This ancient Hindu relief, housed at Quanzhou Museum in China, features the image of Lord Narasimha, one of Lord Vishnu’s ten incarnations, destroying the evil Hiranyakashipu.

God Vishnu in Nepal

Ancient statue of Lord Vishvarupa (the universal form of the Divine) as described in the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. Excavated from Changu Narayan Temple, Licchavi, Nepal.
भगवान् नारायण के विश्वरूप का श्रीविग्रह, जिसका निरूपण भगवद् गीता के ११वें अध्याय में किया गया है। यह मूर्ति चांगू नारायण मन्दिर, लिच्छवी, नेपाल से प्राप्त हुई है।

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