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One day Goddess Parvati was at home on Mt.Kailash

preparing for a bath. As she didnt want to be disturbed,

she told Nandi, her husband Shivas Bull, to guard the

door and let no one pass. Nandi faithfully took his post,

intending to carry out Parvatis wishes. But, when Shiva

came home and naturally wanted to come inside, Nandi

had to let him pass, being loyal rst to Shiva. Parvati

was angry at this slight, but even more than this, at the

fact that she had no one as loyal to Herself as Nandi

was to Shiva. So, taking the turmeric paste (for bath-

ing) from her body and breathing life into it, she created

Ganesha, declaring him to be her own loyal son.

The next time Parvati wished to bathe, she posted

Ganesha on guard duty at the door. In due course, Shiva

came home, only to nd this strange boy telling him he

couldnt enter his own house! Furious, Shiva ordered

his army to destroy the boy, but they all failed! Such

power did Ganesha possess, being the son of Devi Her-

self!

This surprised Shiva. Seeing that this was no ordi-

nary boy, the usually peaceful Shiva decided he would

have to ght him, and in his divine fury severed Gane-

shas head, killing him instantly. When Parvati learned

of this, she was so enraged and insulted that she decided

to destroy the entire Creation! Lord Brahma, being the

Creator, naturally had his issues with this, and pleaded

that she reconsider her drastic plan. She said she would,

but only if two conditions were met: one, that Ganesha

be brought back to life, and two, that he be forever wor-shipped before all the other gods.

Shiva, having cooled down by this time, and real-

izing his mistake, agreed to Parvatis conditions. He

sent Brahma out with orders to bring back the head of

the rst creature he crosses that is laying with its head

facing North. Brahma soon returned with the head of a

strong and powerful elephant, which Shiva placed onto

Ganeshas body. Breathing new life into him, he de-

clared Ganesha to be his own son as well, and gave him

the status of being foremost among the gods, and leader

of all the ganas (classes of beings), Ganapati.

Meaning of the story of Ganesh

At rst glance, this story just seems like a nice tale

that we might tell our children, or a myth without any

real substance. But, its true mystical meaning is veiled.

It is explained thus:

Parvati is a form of Devi, the Parashakti (Supreme

Energy). In the human body She resides in the Mulad-

hara chakra as the Kundalini shakti. It is said that when

we purify ourselves, ridding ourselves of the impurities

that bind us, then the Lord automatically comes. This

is why Shiva, the Supreme Lord, came unannounced as

Parvati was bathing.

Nandi, Shivas bull, who Parvati rst sent to guard

the door represents the divine temperment. Nandi is so

devoted to Shiva that his every thought is directed to

Him, and he is able to easily recognize the Lord when

He arrives. This shows that the attitude of the spiritual

aspirant is what gains access to Devis (the kundalini

shaktis) abode. One must rst develop this attitude ofthe devotee before hoping to become qualied for the

highest treasure of spiritual attainment, which Devi

alone grants.

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After Nandi permitted Shiva to enter, Parvati took

the turmeric paste from Her own body, and with it cre-

ated Ganesha.. Yellow is the color associated with theMuladhara chakra, where the kundalini resides, and Ga-

nesha is the deity who guards this chakra. Devi need-

ed to create Ganesha, who represents the earthbound

awareness, as a shield to protect the divine secret from

unripe minds. It is when this awareness begins to turn

away from things of the world, and toward the Divine,

as Nandi had, that the great secret is revealed.

Shiva is the Lord and Supreme Teacher. Ganesha here

represents the ego-bound Jiva. When the Lord comes,

the Jiva, surrounded as it is with the murky cloud of

ego, usually doesnt recognize Him, and maybe even

ends up arguing or ghting with Him! Therefore, it is

the duty of the Lord, in the form of the Guru, to cut off

the head of our ego! So powerful is this ego however,

that at rst the Gurus instructions may not work, as

Shivas armies failed to subdue Ganesha. It often re-

quires a tougher approach, but, eventually the compas-

sionate Guru, in His wisdom nds a way.

Devi threatened to destroy the whole Creation af-ter learning of Ganeshas demise. This indicates that

when the ego thus dies, the liberated Jiva loses interest

in its temporary physical vehicle, the body, and begins

to merge into the Supreme. The physical world is here

represented by Devi. This impermanent and changeable

creation is a form of Devi, to which this body belongs;

the unchanging Absolute is Shiva, to which belongs

the Soul. When the ego dies, the external world, which

depends on the ego for its existence, disappears along

with it. It is said that if we want to know the secrets of

this world, which is a manifestation of Devi, then wemust rst receive the blessings of Ganesha.

Shiva restoring life to Ganesha, and replacing his

head with an elephants, means that before we can leave

the body, the Lord rst replaces our small ego with a

big, or universal ego. This doesnt mean that we

become more egoistic. On the contrary, we no longer

identify with the limited individual self, but rather with

the large universal Self. In this way, our life is renewed,

becoming one that can truly benet Creation. It is how-

ever only a functional ego, like the one Krishna and

Buddha kept. It is like a thin string tying the liberated

Consciousness to our world, solely for our benet.

Ganesha is given dominion over the Ganas, which

is a general term denoting all classes of beings, rang-

ing from insects, animals and humans to the subtle and

celestial beings. These various beings all contribute

to the government of the Creation; everything from

natural forces like storms and earthquakes, to the el-

emental qualities like re and water, to functioning ofthe bodys organs and processes. If we dont honor the

Ganas, then our every action is a form of thievery, as it

is unsanctioned. Therefore, instead of propitiating each

Gana in order to receive their blessings, we bow to their

Lord, Sri Ganesha. By receiving His grace, we receive

the grace of all. He removes any potential obstacles and

enables our endeavors to succeed.

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For the suffering man, tired with the constant striv-

ing for sensual gratication, pricked by thearrows of

desire, the only source of peace is to immerse himself

in the ocean of stories narratingthe spiritual adventures

of Lord Krishna. Indeed the Shrimad Bhagavatam says:

True speech is only the one that sings the glory of

Krishna. Only those hands can be called hands which

arise in the service of God. Only that mind is worthy of

its name which contemplates on Him who abides in the

hearts of all creatures. Only those ears are ears which

listen to the sacred stories of Krishna. The head justies

its name only when it bows before both the moving and

the unmoving forms of the Lord. Only those can be tru-

ly called eyes which see God everywhere. (X.80.3-4)

One such story is that of Sudama, a friend of Lord

Krishna. The Sanskrit word for friend is sakha which

holds a deeper meaning. It is composed of two words sa

and kha. Sa means together and kha means renown,

suggesting a pair of friends who are renowned togeth-

er; for example Rama-Lakshmana, Krishna- Arjuna,

Krishna-Balarama and also Krishna-Sudama. Sudama

was a wise Brahmin who not only had a deep theoreti-

cal knowledge of the Vedas but also lived according to

Vedic principles.

Though he was a householder he made do with

whatever came his way and never made any efforts

to acquire anything. He never asked anybody for any-

thing. He would eat whatever anyone gave him and go

hungry if no food came his way. Very often he would

have to go hungry for long stretches of time. Conse-

quently, he became so thin that his veins started show-

ing up prominently. He never had anything decent to

wear and dressed in rags. He was a true avadhuta. His

wife, extremely devoted to her husband, lived in the

same condition.

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A Case Study ofKrishna and Sudama

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Whenever anyone gave them a little rice, she would

cook and serve it to him at times going hungry her-

self. This was how they lived. A time came when they

had to go without food for several days. His wife, not

anxious for her own personal self but extremely con-

cerned about her husband, requested him in a sweet

voice, even though her own body was trembling with

weakness: "Lord, I have heard that Krishna, the hus-

band of Goddess Lakshmi, is your friend. Please go toHim for help. He is the only refuge of saints. When He

will come to know that you are a householder but still

struggling for a few grains, He will denitely give you

sufcient money to make your ends meet. He is living

in nearby Dwarka only. He is so generous that He gives

away even Himself to devotees who remember His lo-

tus feet. Will not He, who is the father of the whole

world, confer worldly necessities on His devotees,

which are negligible compared to the spiritual boons

He blesses them with (and hence easily given)?" Su-

dama was disinclined to go to Krishna for any material

gain. He was convinced that the Lord was omniscient,



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all-powerful and supremely compassionate. "My condi-

tion is not hidden from Him," though Sudama. "He must

be feeling that this is the proper condition for me, so weshould be pleased with what pleases Him. We have no

need to make any direct efforts." However, along those

thoughts it also occurred to him: "I dont have to ask

for, nor take anything from Him, but if I go to Dwarka I

will have the good fortune of seeing the Lord. What big-

ger gain can there be?" He said to his wife: "O blessed

lady! Since you wish me to do so I will go. However get

something for me to present to Lord Krishna. It is not

proper to go empty handed." His wife was happy to hear

this, but from where was she going to get something

for her husband to take as a present? She went to four

houses and brought back from each a stful of pounded

rice akes. They were respectively red, white, small

and big. Four stfuls of four kinds of rice. However,

there was no option. She tied them in a tattered piece

of cloth and gave the bundle to her husband. The great

Brahmin Sudama set out to Dwarka with the gift in his

hands. His only thought on the way was: How will I

receive the darshan of Lord Krishna?" When Sudama

reached Dwarka, he was amazed to see the grandeur

and luxury of the city. Krishnas palace was protected

by three layers of garrisons. However there was no re-

striction on saints and Brahmins who had free access to

Krishnas residence, which was surrounded by palaces

belonging to his sixteen thousand wives. While entering

Krishnas inner chambers, Sudama felt supreme bliss

(Brahmananda) as if he was merging his individual soul

into the Supreme Soul. At that moment Lord Krishnawas seated on the bed of His wife Rukmini, who was

none other than Goddess Lakshmi. As soon as Krishna

caught sight of Sudama He put Rukmini aside, jumped

off the bed and came running towards His friend.

He caught Sudama warmly, embraced him and said:

"Friend! Im meeting you after ages! Where were you

all these days?" Lord Krishna, who is the reservoir of

all the pleasure in the world, Himself experienced great

pleasure on embracing His friend! Then Lord Krishnawashed Sudamas hands and feet with His tears. Shri

Krishna is a staunch devotee of Brahmins, who are of-

ten referred to as gods of the earth (bhu-devata). Indeed

luxuries and wealth are appreciable only when used in

the service of the poor and the learned. Actually, both

the poor and the learned are forms of the Lord only, butthe learned person has the ability to create thousands of

other learned persons; therefore, service to the learned

is of special importance. Hence, we too should seek

out learned Brahmins and facilitate the protection of

Dharma in whatever way we can.

Krishna then arranged for Sudamas bath and

wrapped His own pitambara (yellow cloth) around his

shoulders. He gave the Brahmin a new sacred thread,

applied sandal paste on his forehead, and served a de-licious meal. Then the Lord made Sudama sit on His

own bed and worshipped him. The goddess of fortune

Rukmini herself personally began to fan him. The oth-

er women of the palace wondered why Krishna was

so eagerly serving this poor Brahmin who was nei-

ther neat nor clean nor dressed properly; but with the

grace of Krishna they immediately understood that the

Brahmin was not an ordinary being and must have per-

formed great pious austerities which had earned him

the special affection of Lord Krishna. Later on at night,

Sudama and Krishna held each others hands and be-

gan to talk about their early life at their gurus ash-

ram where they had lived and studied together. They

sang praises of their common venerable guru who had

imparted both knowledge and wisdom to them. They

felt supremely blessed on having shared those precious

and enriching moments together at that hermitage of

learning. Thus they passed away the night in reminis-

cences. Next morning, when it was time for Sudama

to leave, Shri Krishna thought to Himself: "I must re-

spect the detachment of My Brahmin friend. He is an

ascetic who desires nothing. He has never worshipped

Me with a desire for material benet. Nonetheless, his

wife hopes to get relief from their extreme poverty and

it is my duty to look after those who are the depen-

dent of those who depend upon Me." With this in mind

Krishna asked his friend: "Brahmin Devata, have you

brought any gift for Me?" Sudama felt acutely embar-rassed. He tried to hide the small bundle of four kinds

of rice akes because it screamed aloud the entire his-

tory of his poverty. How could he open it and offer such



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stuff to the Supreme Lord? Bhagawan Krishna abides in

every heart and knows what goes on there. He snatched

the little bundle, dug into it and put a stful of the riceinto His mouth. He was about to eat more when Ruk-

mini Ji caught His hand saying: "Wont you let us also

have this Brahmins Prasad? By accepting one stful

you have already given him all possible wealth in this

world. If you eat a second stful we will all have to

go to his house to serve him." This indicates that when

food is offered to Lord Krishna with love and devotion,

He is pleased with it and accepts it even though it may

entail an effort on His own part. In the process goddess

Lakshmi becomes so obliged that she has to go person-

ally to the devotees home to take care of him and his

circumstances.

Despite all this, Shri Krishna sent Sudama off emp-

ty handed. During the journey home Sudama began to

think joyously: "How much respect Lord Krishna has

for Brahmins. He embraced a sinful and poor person

like myself and allowed me to touch His heart the

same heart which is the abode of Lakshmi. Not onlythat, he made me sleep on the very bed that goddess

Lakshmi sleeps on. He pressed my feet with His own

hands to serve me! I thank Krishna for not giving me

any wealth. This he did for my own benet. He knows

that when a man gets material wealth he becomes in-

toxicated and forgets the real wealth which is devotiontowards God." Sudama walked on towards his village,

blissfully engrossed in such thoughts. However when

he reached near, nowhere could he see the poor village

he had left behind. Instead he saw a fabulous city with

big houses and opulent palaces. He thought that he had

lost his way and mistakenly drifted back towards Dwar-

ka. He was trying to sort out his thoughts when he saw

his dutiful wife, beautifully dressed, coming out to wel-

come him. She was laden with ornaments from head to

toe and was accompanied by a band of musicians.

Sudama understood that it was the lila of his beloved

Krishna and thought out aloud: "Just as the clouds

shower rain while we sleep, and depart silently, so also

my dear Krishna does not allow anyone to see that it

is He who gives." This actually the proper method for

doing dana. The more secret it is kept the stronger will

be its effect upon the inner self of the donor. Sudama

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The history of Science has always acknowledged the

great contributions of the Indian civilization to the ad-

vancement of Science and Research around the world.

Today, our Nation is slowing down in Scientic Re-

search and very little is being done to encourage young

minds to take up Scientic Research and to aim to be-

come Scientists who will contribute to the Scientic

temper of the Nation.World over, the Scientic community is engaged in

research to enhance / fulll the ever increasing materi-

alistic needs of the world. A radical change is necessary

for the Research community to concentrate their efforts

in the upliftment of the needy in the world. For this

change to come about, the children need to understand

the contributions of our ancestors in the eld of Science

and Scientic Research and ideas.

Over the years, a conscious effort is being made by

right-wing activists to over emphasize the Science re-lated incidents mentioned in the Hindu scriptures. This

has been criticized and often rejected by the scientic

community on the premise of not encouraging some

radical thoughts.

Even a casual study of the Hindu scriptures will be

surprising to Science students for the similarity of the

facts mentioned in the various slokas and stories which

are quite relevant to the recent discoveries being made

in Science. So, were our ancestors more advanced than

us or were there Rishis who could see the future and tell

their generations of the mysteries that lie ahead. Our

Puranic or traditional stories are often treated as ction

and sometimes as simple literature. But the similarities

are too evident to be discarded.

Often, the repeated mention of ying machines or

vimanas in many stories leaves us wonderstruck at the

great insight they would have had around 2 BC or even

earlier. Arjuna is averred to have own across the Hi-

malayas to a land farther than that called deva-loka.

Further references are also there of wars with men in

kavachas or suits and even of a ying city! The Vaim-aanika Sastra of Maharishi Bharadhwaja gives descrip-

tion of aircrafts that are much more advanced than our

present generation aircrafts.

Building ourScientifc Temper

Some mentions in our scripture of the massive ex-

plosions that kill scores of people may refer to nuclear

type explosions. The Mahabharata war is said to haveexterminated over 1 billion people in a matter of 18

days. Massive light and heat waves are said to have

been created during this war.

Also intriguing is the mention of cloning type in-

cidents in Srimad Bhagavatha and the Mahabharata

as well. A process of Mantha is mentioned where a

baby is created thru a non-sexual process. The birth of

Kauravas is a process yet to be invented where a single

embryo is split into hundred parts and grown outside the

human body. When it was told that Abhimanyu learnt

the technique to enter the chakravyuh while in the

womb of his mother (she slept off and he couldnt learn

how to get out), it was belittled. Today, researchers say

they are on the verge of proving it that it is possible.

The Ram Sethu is a wonder by itself that proves that

there was amazing skill in civil engineering available

during that time. The building of the bridge details the

design of the two architects Nala and Neela. The role

of the vanaras and the minimum time taken to build it

may be debatable.

Organ transplant is something that has found mention

numerous times in our religious texts. The most impor-

tant one being that of Lord Ganesha. But the transplant

of a complete head including the brain is something that



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modern science is yet to experiment upon. You never

can judge what advancements the future holds.

Thousands of years after the Mahabharata was re-cited, we have now perfected live telecast across the

globe. Lord Krishna enabled Sanjaya by giving him

the Divya Drishti to narrate what was happening on

the grounds of Kurukshetra to Dhritarashtra, who was

blind. Sanjaya was able to watch the happenings on

the battle elds as though he was seeing it live on a

television.

Time travel is another concept that has found nu-

merous references in the Hindu scriptures. When King

Raivata Kakudmi went to meet Brahma he found that

108 yugas had passed on his return to Earth. Each yuga

is classied as four million years.

The river Ganga is said to reach the Earth from the

Stars. It may be probably the rst reference of some -

thing coming to the Earth in a material form. Up &

until the 18th century, modern Science was not even

aware of the Meteors or light from the Stars reaching

our Earth. The Hanuman Chalisa even mentions the

distance of the Sun from the Earth using calculations

of that time. It was then said the distance was about

1 Juug = 12000; 1 Sahastra= 1000; 1 Yojan =8 Miles.

Thus 12000 X 1000 X 8 = 96,000,000 miles. Which,

today modern science validates at 140 million kilome-

ters.

So if all this technology did exist, where did it all

go? If a war broke out today and it turns into a nuclear

war, what would be left in todays world as we know it?

Will it end up destroying each and every technological

and civilizational progress mankind has achieved till

date?

It is important for any Nation to keep its scientic

temper alive and to pave the way for its enrichment and

development. While the mention of astonishing scien-

tic proof from scriptures can act as a catalyst to spark

the minds of younger generation, an active role in the

promotion of science and scientic research is needed

from the Government and Society at large on the whole.

NGOs like Vijnana Bharati and Government establish-

ments like Department of Science and Technology have

a great role to play this awareness and research cam-

paign.

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Seva Darshan celebratedDaiva Dasakam centenary

The 100th year of the hymn Daiva Dasakam written by social reformer and spiritual

leader Sree Narayana Guru in 1914 was celebrated by Seva Darshan at various centers

in Kuwait. The poem written in the form of a prayer is more philosophical than spiri-

tual encompassing the concepts which are applicable even now. The function organized

to celebrate the centenary at Abu Halifa and Abbasiya was presided by Sri.Vinodkumar

and Smt.Prabhavathi respectively. Dr.Roopesh delivered the keynote speech highlighting

the teachings of Gurudevan and the signicance of Daiva Dasakam. Ladies and Children

recited the hymn at the function. As part of the yearlong centenary celebration, Seva Dar-

shan will be organizing similar events at yet more venues.

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Bala Darshan, the childrens wing of Seva Darshan celebrated the 68th Indian Independence day at

the Indian Embassy, Kuwait. Witnessing the Flag Hoisting Ceremony which took at the Embassy prem-

ises, children of Bala Darshan paid tribute to those who struggled for the Indian Independence. After the

ag hoisting, Indian Ambassador to Kuwait H.E.Sunil Jain read out the message of Honble President of

India which was followed by a short patriotic cultural function. Bala Darshan and Seva Darshan ofcials

accompanied the children. Dr, Roopesh addressed them and delivered the message for the day. The chil-

dren were excited at the patriotic experience at a country away from the motherland.

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Rakesh was feeling irritated at all the Mahabali

pictures and Onam songs lling his timeline on Face-

book.

What happened dude? What makes you so irritated

on facebook?

Rakesh was surprised to see Arun in his room.

Hey, how come you are here now?

Just like that. Thought of visiting you guys and

wish a very joyful Onam

Come on; now dont start with the same story.

What is with this community? Every time this festival

comes up, everyone goes hyperactive. After all its just

another day. And in this part of the world these celebra-

tion series goes all the way till Christmas.

Whats wrong with you man. Its our traditional

festival and we should be happy that we have a chance

to enjoy it here.

Am not against any tradition, but this cultural for-

mality is too much. Every year, the same story. Pappa

being part of some committee in his association would

have meeting after meeting nalizing the programs and

guests for the occasion; and of course, the competi-

tion to make long speeches. And Mamma, she needs

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fathom the idea of Malayalee expatriates becoming so

sensitive about festivals. At times I wish I was not an

Indian anymore.

But this year, things are different. It is the Holy

month of Ramadan, Rakesh. No one is allowed to eat

and party during this time in public and most of the as-

sociation members are on vacation.

Thats the best thing this year. Thats why Pappa

is at home and Mamma is having enough time for her

TV serials

By the way, where is Anju?

Hey, Its Onam!!!She is enjoying the last days of summer vacation.Gone to her friends place and will be back in a day or

two.

Ok thenSee you laterand a HAPPY ONAM

Rakesh got from his usual movie and play station

schedule. There was nothing new to be done at home.

Everyone seemed quite depressed.

Next day morning Rakesh woke up feeling quitehappy. He couldnt remember what dream he had but

he knew it made him happy. Trying to recollect what he

saw, he realized it was a dream with the whole family

enjoying a good laugh and having fun.

Hey!!! Its Onam.

He snuck up to his sleeping mother and woke her

up.

Mamma, get up. Today is Onam and I want to cel-

ebrate it with sumptuous Onasadya.

His mother was shocked at his sudden interest. But

she realized what his dream was once he explained the

joy he felt. They soon woke up his father and headed off

to buy vegetables and provisions and to pick up Anju

from her friends home. The family got together and

helped each other in cooking. Once that was over, they

all had quick showers. His mother took care to bring out

their festival clothes and have them pressed and ready.

Rakesh and Anju quickly planned and decided to havesome entertainment for the family before lunch.

Happy Onam!!! Hey whats happening here?

Oh! Arun you again! Its a dream come true for me

dear, Come join us. And please dude, take a family pic-

ture of ours in this ambiance

I am sure, thats for your Facebook prole, Rakesh.

You too..

All laughed at Aruns comment. Rakesh felt like he

was replaying his previous night dream. For the rst

time the whole family realized that here lies the joy of

such traditional festivals which brings the feeling of

love and togetherness among the family members.

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