Secrets hidden in Rukmini Vivaha

            Rukmini’s love letter - perhaps the first documented love letter, yet it is much more than the emancipation of a Princess, there are lessons for every Jivatma to reach the lotus feet of Paramatma. With a mere seven slokas not only does Rukmini communicate her love, her future, an escape plan and her compatibility with Krishna, but also a lot more. Let us dive into this ocean of nectar and fish some pearls that can be used by each and every one of us today. We will first look at the story, then the slokas followed by a deeper analysis where we can learn that Rukmini vivaha can be experienced by every Jivatma.

Storytime:

            Faced with certain death in seven days due to an imprecation, Raja Parikshit is being raised in his consciousness by Bhagawan Sukadev, son of Vedavyasa, through a series of past sports of Paramatma. The tenth canto of Bhagavatam is dedicated to the lilas of Bhagawan Krishna. At one point, Parikshit is urging Suka to tell him in detail about the rakshasavivaha, a method where the kshatriya defeats the king and claims the girl as wife.

            There was a great ruler of Vidarbha (around today’s Nagpur) called Bhishmaka and he had five sons – Rukmi, Rukmartha, Rukmabahu, Rukmakesa, Rukmamali and the youngest one was his daughter - Rukmini, of extraordinary beauty and virtues. Hearing the glorious accounts of Krishna, Rukmini resolved to only marry him and Krishna had reached a similar conclusion based on the reports of Rukmini. All the relatives were happy for this proposal, except Rukmi who wanted to give his sister’s hand to Sisupala, the King of Chedis, a vassal of Jarasandha, the mighty Magadha ruler.

            Rukmini, deeply disturbed¸ sends a trustworthy Brahmana as her messenger to Dwaraka. Krishna invites him with argya (washing feet) and asks some very penetrating questions if he was able to perform his svadharma. Krishna notes that a Brahmana is always contented, dedicated to the service of the entire world and always adhere to svadharma. Being contented with no possessions yet remains joyous and peaceful, such a Brahmana excels even Indra. After inquiring about his welfare, Krishna, requested if he may be informed of the purpose of his visit. Thus Krishna sets an exemplar standard on how to treat athithis.

            The Brahmana conveys the message of Rukmini’s letter. We will see more on this later. Krishna expresses his intense love for Rukmini and confirms the proposed marriage will be in two days with the pre marriage ceremonies to commence the very next evening.

            Krishna sets off with the Brahmana on his chariot commandeered by Daruka, yoked with his favorite horses – Saibya, Sugriva, Meghapushpa and Valahaka. He reaches Vidarbha overnight. Bhishmaka, a literal puppet to Rukmi’s desires led the preparation of Rukmini’s wedding, while Damoghosha did the same for the groom, his son Sisupala. To witness this epic political wedding, all allies of Sisupala, haters of Krishna, with their armies – Salva, Jarasandha, Dantavakra, Vidhuratha and Poundraka were assembled there. Balarama cognizant of the threat and intent of protecting Krishna brought a huge army. 

            Rukmini grew restless with the ticking time, anxious with the lack of sighting Krishna and the absence of her trusted messenger. Shortly the Brahmana appeared and Rukmini, was able to guess the news from his mere gait. Overwhelmed by gratitude, Rukmini prostrates at his feet. 

Bhishmaka at the news of Krishna and Balarama’s arrival assumed they had come to attend the wedding, honored them excellently. But the citizens openly began saying the Rukmini and Krishna are made for each other and are a perfect match.

            According to the customs, Rukmini went in a huge procession to Ambika temple to offer her worship prior to the wedding, where she intensely prayed the divine mother for her wedding with Krishna. She came out in ravishing glory, walking like a swanlike grace, casting glances at all the Kings and Princes assembled, her beauty more as an offering to Sri Hari, yet her eyes intensely searching for the sight of Sri Krishna. Mere sight of her beauty made all the warriors lose their grip on their weapons. Krishna, who was amongst them, took Rukmini on to his chariot, ignoring the contempt of the other rulers. He slowly took off along with Balarama and his army. As the assembled rulers and their army attacked, the Yadava army put a strong resistance even as Rukmini was frightfully watching her beloved covered in arrows. 

            Sisupala, crestfallen, that his cousin Krishna snatched his potential bride was consoled by Jarasanadha, a leader of 23 akshouhinis, who had tasted 17 defeats at the hands of Krishna and he counted Krishna’s dwaraka move as his only success. Unable to digest, Rukmi, led a huge akshouhini army and vowed never to return to Kundina, the capital of Vidarbha, without killing Krishna. The vainglorious, boastful Rukmi waged a strong battle only to be badly defeated single handedly by Krishna. Rukmini witnessing the prowess of her husband, begged him to spare her brother’s life. Krishna ties him up and tonsures his head as a sign of humiliation. Meanwhile Balarama comes there to repeatedly console Rukmini and not to worry about her brother’s fate and strongly admonish Krishna for punishing a relative.

            Smarting from his humiliation and defeat, Rukmi built a new palace and ruled from there, without ever setting his foot back in Kundina. Krishna and Rukmini got married in Dwaraka in the most pompous fashion, bringing joy to all the citizens. Merely hearing and reading this Rukmini marriage will bring us tremendous prosperity and joy to our hearts.

Rukmini’s letter:

śrī-rukmiṇy uvāca

śrutvā guṇān bhuvana-sundara śṛṇvatāṁ te nirviśya karṇa-vivarair harato 'ṅga-tāpam

rūpaṁ dṛśāṁ dṛśimatām akhilārtha-lābhaṁ tvayy acyutāviśati cittam apatrapaṁ me [Bh. 10.52.37]

Sri Rukmini said: O Most beautiful one in the world, having heard about the wondrous virtues that can enter the heart through the ears which fulfills its purpose and seeing you fulfills the highest expectations of the sight, I have my mind upon you overcoming my bashfulness, hey Achyuta.

Note Rukmini’s choice of addressing as Achyuta – one who doesn’t lose his inherent nature. What is HIS nature, not to let go his devotees. This way Rukmini ensures that Krishna’s attention to her will be complete.

kā tvā mukunda mahatī kula-śīla-rūpa-vidyā-vayo-draviṇa-dhāmabhir ātma-tulyam

dhīrā patiṁ kulavatī na vṛṇīta kanyā kāle nṛ-siṁha nara-loka-mano-'bhirāmam [Bh. 10.52.38]

O Mukunda (Giver of Moksha)! You belong to extraordinary nobility, outstanding in character, with ravishing form, great knowledge, youth, wealth and influence and can be compared only to yourself.  Oh! Narasimha amongst men, who delights humanity, which noble-born girl of marriageable age would not choose you as her husband?

Rukmini addresses him as Narasimha, an avatara where he expressed extreme anxiety to rush and help HIS devotees. Also by acknowledging his trait of the one who gives Moksha, she assures herself of his prompt action. Also as she praises his extreme qualifications, she beautifully highlights her matching profile.

Tan me bhavān khalu vṛtaḥ patir aṅga jāyām ātmārpitaś ca bhavato ‘tra vibho vidhehi

mā vīra-bhāgam abhimarśatu caidya ārād gomāyu-van mṛga-pater balim ambujākṣa [Bh. 10.52.39]

Hey Lotus eyed one, I have chosen you as my husband and I completely surrender to you. Please accept me as your wife. Don’t’ let the son of Chedi, Sisupala, take me away, who is your property. It will be akin to a jackal stealing a lion’s fare.

Every sloka, Rukmini addresses Krishna endearingly, something that is a right of every bhakta. She is very convincing in her argument that rescuing her is more than Krishna’s duty and a lapse will be seen as a blemish on Krishna. Again only a true Bhakta of the highest order can address the Paramatma in this fashion.

Pūrteṣṭa-datta-niyama-vrata-deva-vipra gurv-arcanādibhir alaṁ bhagavān pareśaḥ

ārādhito yadi gadāgraja etya pāṇiṁ gṛhṇātu me na damaghoṣa-sutādayo ‘nye [Bh. 10.52.40]

If I have acquired any merit through good deeds, sacrifices, charity, ritual observances, penance, worshipping devas, wise people, gurus through worship and other activities, then may Gada(Balarama)’s brother (Krishna) come and take my hand, not son of Damagosha or any other.

She introduces Balarama into the equation to show she is related to the entire family already. More importantly, she catalogs her piety through all the actions she has done to qualify for Krishna’ grace.

śvo bhāvini tvam ajitodvahane vidarbhān guptaḥ sametya pṛtanā-patibhiḥ parītaḥ

nirmathya caidya-magadhendra-balaṁ prasahya māṁ rākṣasena vidhinodvaha vīrya-śulkām [Bh. 10.52.41]

O unconquerable one, tomorrow the marriage ceremonies are about to commence. Arrive in Vidarbha unseen, with your forces and leaders. Crush the forces of Sisupala and Jarasandha, marry me in rakshasa format, the bridal payment being paid as your valor.

Having calculated Krishna’s assumed state of mind; she now gives a bold plan. This is a wonderful illustration of Rukmini’s ability to communicate.

antaḥ-purāntara-carīm anihatya bandhūn tvām udvahe katham iti pravadāmy upāyam

pūrve-dyur asti mahatī kula-deva-yātrā yasyāṁ bahir nava-vadhūr girijām upeyāt  [Bh. 10.52.41]

In case you are wondering, “How can I carry you from the women’s quarters without killing relatives?”, I will outline a way: On the day before the marriage there will be a grand procession to our kula devata. The new bride goes out of the city (fortified) to worship at Girija (Ambika) temple.

Rukmini proves herself to be a master planner and one wants least casualties on her family side. She convinces that the plan is foolproof as it will be predominantly womenfolk with limited army and the visiting royal dignitaries.

yasyāṅghri-paṅkaja-rajaḥ-snapanaṁ mahānto vāñchanty umā-patir ivātma-tamo-'pahatyai

yarhy ambujākṣa na labheya bhavat-prasādaṁ jahyām asūn vrata-kṛśān śata-janmabhiḥ syāt [Bh. 10.52.42]

O lotus-eyed one, great ones like Umapati(Siva) hanker to bathe in the dust of your lotus feet to destroy their SELF ignorance.  If I cannot get your grace (mercy), I shall simply give up my vital force by doing extreme penance. If it takes even hundreds of janmas, I will continue my penance till I obtain you as husband.

Rukmini highlights that her resolve is unshakeable and she lovingly, yet firmly informs Krishna that he must act somehow to grant her desire. Bringing Siva into the picture reveals that she is very much aware of the divine nature of Krishna.

Dharmascope:

 

Let us analyze the story with our Dharmascope - sharp buddhi, uncontaminated by desires, overwhelming with Sattva and wisdom.

Rukmini represents the Jivatma. Having merely listened to Krishna-Paramatma, it develops a strong yearning and pining. Satsanga of people who are associated with Paramatma can only give the first inputs, which is the reason why we cherish Gurus and Acharyas in our culture. The easiest knowledge of the SELF comes by listening to Satsanga. Having developed a keen interest, the Jivatma looks within and finds the same high values in itself and Paramatma. This realization is a key milestone. It understands it is of the same substance and not separate from it. Many Acharyas have referred the five brothers of Rukmini as the five senses.  But a deeper understanding shows Rukmi, the eldest brother as Ahamkara, the I-principle. His character also represents vainglory. 

When Jivatma wants to merge itself with Paramatma, the primary blockage comes from the ego. When Samsara threatens in the form of Sisupala, the Jivatma has no option but to seek refuge with the Paramatma. Rukmini sent a trusted Brahmana. Many SriVaishnava acharyas have equated the Brahmana with a Guru, who can do purushakara, high level of effort to bring the Jivatma and Paramatma together. But continuing with our insight, the Brahmana refers the elevated manas. Mind is the one vehicle which can look either inward or outward. Krishna refers to this in Bhagavad Gita 6.5.

We know Krishna gave Moksha to even killers like Putana and Kamsa. Anything that is sent towards Paramatma is highly welcomed and appreciated, not to speak of an intensely yearning Rukmini’s messenger. But after honoring, comes a series of questions. He is looking if there is absolute contentment in the Brahmana. Basically, if the Jiva is not content, it is bound to get mired in Samsara, but if it has transcended all desires, only then the intense yearning for Paramatma is complete – mumukshutva. 

Bhagavatam gives us a clear clue to this analysis in the form of Krishna’s strong statement.

viprān sva-lābha-santuṣṭān sādhūn bhūta-suhṛttamān nirahaṅkāriṇaḥ śāntān namasye śirasāsakṛt [Bhagavatam 10.52.33]

            Krishna declares that he repeatedly bows his head to those wise men, who are ever contented, devoted to their svadharma, saintly, friendly to all beings, good hearted, devoid of ego and peaceful. Why is Krishna going at pains to give the synopsis of the 12^th chapter of Bhagavad Gita to a mere messenger? (Read more about Whom does God love – Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3?)

       Rukmini in the letter begins with not mere praise and love for Krishna, but more importantly outlines her qualifications, reasons why she is fit to be saved. Unlike cults that exist where mere acceptance of some fake idea of God as a qualification for eternal passport to heaven, Sanatana Dharma clearly states it is based purely on merit. Rukmini ends the message that she has no option if Krishna did not heed to her prayers, as she will renounce her life, yet continue her mission to be united with ONLY Krishna in the next lives, thereby declaring that the sole desire is to merge with Paramatma.

          Once the Jivatma’s message is delivered with a refined mind, Paramatma also reveals HIS ever intense love. One must realize that Bhagwan’s love for us is infinitely more intense than our love for HIM.  Jivatma’s genuine needs are met by Paramatma’s immediate actions, there is no space and time delay, we saw this in Prahlada’s episode. The armies of the allied Kings are like the numerous desires, vasanas. They try their mighty best but have no capacity to resist in front of an intensely yearning Jivatma that is reveling in the presence of Paramatma. But the Ahamkara, Rukmi doesn’t care for the glory and power of Paramatma, it resists till it exists. The Jivatma feels sorry for this caged relative, yet knows its relationship with it is over as it pines to be with only Jivatma. One may see this as mannerisms even in highly evolved sages.

            As Krishna took Rukmini to Dwaraka, our intense yearning will lead us to Moksha. May we work towards acquiring those qualities Rukmini represented that made her dear to Krishna, may we purify our mind fit enough to make it a good messenger. We know if the surrender from our end is complete like Rukmini, Paramatma comes our rescue, fulfill our mission in our lives. May we keep our minds at the lotus feet of Sri Hari.

Om Tat Sat    

Secularism - a potent Hinduphobic tool

            Secularism is an idea to keep the government and religion separate. This was to prevent either few religious ideas dominating the governance or abusing it against others. It originated in Europe as few dominant catholic entities like Vatican controlled the states. To enable the other denominations to be safely practiced the idea of secularism was invented. Also with the advent of science, a lot of Church’s absurd ideas got exposed with time. Decoupling also gave a better environment to address the needs of science in a neutral way. Secularism ensured that the state will not have its own religion as official. Contrast this with the Islamic countries, where polity exists as an extension of religion. Many Christian dominated countries like Germany claim to be secular while masking their deep religious roots and influence. Though governance and constitution of United States give lots of religious freedom, with the current demographics, a non-Abrahamic idea is hardly going to be the point of discussion.

            In India, Secularism as sanctioned by the Constitution has been hijacked to serve not only selfish interests, but also target it against the Hindu majority. Counter to the spirit of the Constitution and weird ways we find it wrecking the real spirit, secularism has morphed into sickularism in India. Henceforth, we will use the term Sickularism for its current Indian morphology and study a few layers of its existence.

            Constantly being shamed by the media, pressures of modernism and consumerism, the Indian masses have been told that the current society ills are the burden of the past. Being a Hindu majority by demography, these players have sought to ignore the millennium of terrible invaders, colonizers, plunderers. Fault lines exist in every society. Western Indology’s myopic distorted prism has been bought lock, stock, and barrel by Indian educators, mythologists, sepoys, politicians and even worse Indian original thinkers, who now think with a twist. With a broad brush they have reduced all the problems of the society into Manu Smriti and Vedas. Not even one Vedic Sloka exists to support the current idea of casteism, but it doesn’t hamper the liars. Not even one critic has looked into the ill-portrayed Manu Smriti which has so many timeless treasures. Worser yet, they have taken such ridiculous, absurd arguments and applied it to the vast treasure trove of Dharmic scriptures. With the power of translation latitude, these twisted scholars have cast a deep net thanks to the absolute lack of counter narrative.

            What no pseudo historian or self appointed twisted Indologist is not ready to venture is the almost uniform standard of living in the Saravasti Valley civilization, without a trace of war or weapon or the wondrous travel accounts of foreigners for millennia from diverse cultures who showcase the amazing peace and prosperity of the Indic civilized areas. They are extremely silent about the lack of ideas like oppression, rebellion or mass unrest in our literature citing a lame idea that victors dictated the literature. Lack of intellectual honesty of scholars has been a perfect base which politicians and Breaking India forces have leveraged to the hilt.

At home: The focus on Dharma, the real quintessence of our civilization, has been slowly, yet systematically under assault.  Nowhere is this worst affected than our home. This is the place our Indian society has been afflicted the most and this is the only hope for us to recover. We have discarded shastras, dharma and time tested practices that brought peace and prosperity to chase the simple currency. We have totally misunderstood Sri and fell for the effects of Maya. If we were rooted in Sri, it implies that we will be rooted in Dharma, as the one who wears Sri – Srinivas will also be there. We have let go of the eternal Sanatana Dharma and settled for trinkets of Maya. This truth can be applied for other Indian Darshana terminology as well.

            Even a hundred years ago, reading Ramayana, Mahabharata and other scriptures have been part of the daily Indian life. The constant erosion of values has led to its inversion as we noted in an earlier article. Mahatma Gandhi has written that watching Harischandra drama drove the message of Speaking Truth – Satyam vada, deep in his heart, which provided the base for his Ahimsa movement. Today’s child wonders not only who Harischandra is, but more astonishingly why go through so many hoops to maintain Satya. The inability of the today’s society to see that Universe runs itself on Satya is at the crux of this bad example.

            The rich diversity in our deep thinking, without dharma, gives rise to deep corruption – not just in society, but also perverted ideas. Neither parents nor grandparents seem to have any connection to shastras. Even the knowledge of itihasas is from the perverted TV versions, mostly peddled by non practitioners, who deliberately twist it or reduce it to a level of junk soap. 

What can we do? 

Commit to learning the real meaning of our itihasas, shastras by reading originals with authentic traditional translations. Refrain from half baked non-practitioner's spurious interpretations.

Set time for regular Sadhana, however little.

Be an example for the kids to follow, lead them by personal example.

Understand your own temperment and follow an appropriate path.

Educate yourselves that Sanatana Dharma is way superior to Secularism or my way is only correct and rest are Satan - Abrahamic mindset. Realize Ekam Sat Vipraha Bahuda vadanti is a deep realization of the Universal Truth, not an adamant, illogical insistence of myopic peddling of one idea.

Once we understand the values, we automatically start living a life by a higher dictum, which elevates not just our mind, but also refines our buddhi. This creates a positive influence which ripples around to counter the abundance of tamas around.

At School: This front is severely weakened by the destruction of the entire traditional ecosystem.  Worse yet, the numerous Abrahamic influenced schools that dominate the market, besides strongly hinduphobic ideas circulated over incorrect facts and a syllabus and school system kept favorable for conversion are at the core of this rapidly degenerating front. 

What can we do?

• Parents must take serious interest in what kids are reading, Influence the ministries involved in setting up right syllabus.
• Supplement children’s school reading with more of information about the roots.
• Do not use your ignorance or lack of knowledge as an excuse.
• Have conversations with your children about our civilizational past, present and future.
• Make your regular reading of scriptures an example for the children to emulate.
• Learn Sanskrit, Tamil and other mother tongue (but read ancient texts)
• Promote Hinduism and not secularism. When schools curb only Hinduism expression, do not ignore this violation.
• Commit to learning the real meaning of our itihasas, shastras by reading originals with authentic traditional translations. Refrain from half baked non-practitioner's spurious interpretations.

 

In politics:  As we have swerved far away from dharma, the natural replacement is selfishness, driven by ego-centric ideas. As politicians, battle for the slice of the votebank opinion, Indian parties have mostly chosen the policy of splitting and dicing the society and keep them as pitted against one another. Instead of unifying the society for greater benefit and fight on issues, the basal strategy to keep the waters deliberately muddled enables them to fish in these waters. For decades, many parties have deliberately kept a minority appeasement to exploit the silent Hindu majority.

To make it worse, they use the deliberately distorted ideas of caste to deepen the chasms in the society. During the independence struggle, many reform efforts to cleanse the degraded varnashrama ideas included reviving the respect for the downtrodden as Harijan. But the perverse selfish interested politician of today has taken the message in the wrong direction by terming them as SC/ST and alienating them even further as Dalit. This enables not only extreme political exploitation as votebanks, but also lays a strong foundation for their conversion. With the rotten idea of caste based reservation, instead of socio-economic individual needs, the dirty Indian politician has wedged deeply to exploit the selfishness of the voter base.

            Today’s desperate dimwitted selfish politician is so arrogant that they cultivate support of fringe elements that openly sloganeer and support breaking India. At no point in human history has more stupidity be so crassly displayed.

            We have so many leftist/religion based communal organizations openly endorsing violence. Selfish parties, for their electoral arithmetic, are desperate to include extreme radical fringes. What is worse is the new mass phenomenon of selling votes for food or alcohol or petty trinkets. This has brought Indian democracy to its knees.

            The cancer has gone real worse with certain parties ready to break states for a chance to rule, even ready to break sections of Hindu society and declare them as a separate religious entity, despite no philosophical basis. The sole idea of certain political entities is to break Indian society not just to smaller, fragmented votebanks but also to enable their conversion to some bigoted Abrahamic idea. If challenged, the average Hindu gets openly tagged as communal or intolerant, while the same shady outfits encourage barbaric practices of Islam’s Triple Talaq or Nikah Mutah to pander to the radical ideologies’ votebank options.

What can we do?

• Understanding the importance of raja dharma is vital for the prosperity of the society and also for secularism to exist.
• Ensure the sanctity of democracy by properly choosing candidates and parties that respect it.
• Do not vote for the glamor or clout but on the actions and manifesto of the individual.
• When polity is bent on cashing the divisiveness instead of unifying the society, reject it mercilessly. When polity is reducing your vote to trade for cheap freebies or selfish or narrow minded ideas, reject it strongly.
• Embrace an all inclusive idea based on compassion. If polarization occurs for a narrow vision, reject it strongly, but if it happens because of standing up for a right cause, ignore the other side.

 

Influencers: Today we have mythologists like Devdutt Pattanaik who manufacture misinterpretations on the fly as scholarly insights with a mass consumption. We have Western Indologists like Sheldon Pollock who is funded by donors like Narayana Murthy to peddle twisted one sided ideas as the only correct scholarship. We have people like Wendy Doniger who brings defunct Freudism with extreme ferocity to find cheap place to influence. We have strongly hinduphobic, lie peddling characters like Audrey Truschke who use India as a market to profit by injecting lies from pedestal.

Not to be outdone, several left oriented historians, the gatekeeper cabal that prevent alternative or even real narratives to get published, dominate the Indian history narrative. The Irfan Habibs, Romila Thapars of the cabal not only continuously peddle one sided idea, but also have the strong media and powerful backing to shame any challenge to their lies and paint it as communal.

            For instance, many historians themselves know that Ashoka, though portrayed as a benevolent person after Kalinga war, was in fact more despotic than made to believe. Deliberately they mask this idea which is incongruent with the Srilankan Mahavamsa account to present a peace apostle. Historians instead of settling inaccuracies surrounding the timeline of Buddha or Adishankara which are crucial to the traditional accounts, merely peddle an unsubstantiated repeated claim to make it sound real.

            These lies and liars must be challenged and historical facts presented unbiased, which interestingly may be exactly opposite to the currently peddled ideas.

What can we do?

•  Challenge the historical accounts, however dogmatic they are. Have a strong quest for truth.
• Stay away from non practitioner’s accounts of itihasas, shastras or Indian wisdom. Note there are non Indian true Practitioners and many phoney Indian practitioners who peddle twisted ideas.
• Don’t let inferiority complex, hero worship or apathy be the reasons why bad influencers prosper at the cost of harming the society. Challenge them vehemently and scientifically.

Media : Every religious, spiritual, cultural practice of Hindus has been dubbed as Superstitious. These practices started under the colonial rule for both converting easily and retain a strong political grip. Unfortunately, this has worsened after independence. The left leaning media is exemplified in the irony where one media outlet retains its historical name – The Hindu, yet behaves completely Hinduphobic. The media which selectively highlights only select cases of abuses, in many cases twists or amplifies it deliberately or at times masks the most critical parts to maintain a hinduphobic narrative.

Media outlets like NDTV that deploy cheap anchors who are openly hinduphobic accusing them of being superstitious, will not have the guts to challenge how a virgin conceived or was it an affair or if the pedophile founder of a cult really flew on a horse, but will challenge the science in Hinduism.

What can we do?

• To fight this most corrupt entity, one must need strong countering mechanisms. Being not afraid to expose the lies without relying only on emotions is key.
• When entities can be openly hinduphobic, yet carry legacy name of “The Hindu” do not hesitate to challenge.
• More serious counters to wrong information/misinformation via multiple channels is crucial.
• Note that even social media is orchestrated by few behind the scenes. Knowing the truth can be liberating.

Religious institutions:  Today we have institutions like RK Mission and many others pandering to only Hindu majority base, yet infusing stead dose of sickularism. Most of these acharyas and many New Age Gurus like Jaggi Vasudev are keen to infuse their twisted ideas of sickularism only to its Hindu base by making claims that Yoga has nothing Hindu etc. Yet the same gurus shamelessly fail in making even one Abrahamic even accept that there can be more than one pathway to the Ultimate. Why is the desperation to sickularize only the ones who have believed ekam sat viparaha bahuda vadanti for several millennia?

These money making institutions that want to cash in on by trivializing spirituality. Many keen to open business by expanding with their line of clothes, boutiques, books, media and much more. Many of them desperately introduce Abrahamic ideas, lines and messages to a purely Hindu crowd. Many twist even spiritual messages beyond their capacity like Bhagavad Gita and peddle it with a sickular slant.

Apart from these Ravana like fake Gurus who are bent are kidnapping Sita like Spiritual legacy, there is a new breed of openly deceptive cross dressers like fake name Christian swamis who cheat the masses with saffron, even wear many hindu like insignia, purely to cheat and convert. Know these maggots that are devoid of any spirituality.

What can we do?

• Stay away from Gurus or institutions that preach a sick political idea of secularism as their message.
• Do not blindly follow any Guru. Even Swami Vivekananda thoroughly cross examined Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. All Upanishadic teachers were questioned.
• Unless one does personal Sadhana, there is no hope. Foolish crowd imagines that Guru will take over all our karma. That happens only in Abrahamism and they believe that time of the Guru was in the past.
• Expose charlatan gurus and their messages, despite their following.

 

    Any Hindu Guru teaching Father in Heaven or Jesus is inside you waiting to hatch or all religions are same is a through cheat. Usually they take cover as New Age or Mystic, but their aim is to only weaken the spiritual strength of the society for a future conversion. Beware.

REJECT SICKULARSIM that presents to us in various shades and flavors. Unless one is engaged in the quest to know one’s own SELF through enquiry, satsang, scriptures and a strong desire to protect this wondrous ecosystem for posterity, our actions will always be inadequate. SEEK REFUGE in the ONE SUPREME SELF, though we can reach it via different methods, no one can comprehend this Sat-Chit-Ananda.

Om Tat Sat