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    Re: The Mahabharatha

    Quote Originally Posted by jignyAsu View Post
    Namaste Hindu!

    Many Vaishnavas understand that the Vishnu Sahasranama (1000 Names of Vishnu) taught by Bhishma to Yudhistra is the cream of the Mahabharata.

    The 1000 names of Vishnu chanted regularly with reverence will definetely burn away all our karmas and protect us from the effects of Kali. They will keep us happy here and hereafter. It is easy to chant and it is tastier than the tastiest food.

    One note on "is all that is needed". Isn't Bhagavad Gita also part of the Mahabharata? And the Gita gives high priority to cultivate knowledge(jnAnA); karma yoga; and Bhakti. Mahabharata itself illustrates dharma.

    So whether one says Vedic wisdom is also needed or says that chanting alone will produce all the wisdom you need, it is certain that chanting His Names will never go in vain!
    Thanks jignyasu. I probably need many more years to understand gita. Anyway, my fascination at the moment is with Mahabharatha as an interesting tale. I guess that's not too bad either.

    Thanks again.

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    History, as we study today is based on the few discoveries made till date. But the earth is much much older than this.

    Every other day there is a new discovery by which the history changes. Till 1900 AD India's history started at 1500 BC. Discovering Mohenjodaro & harappa, the history of India was pushed back to 5000BC. With recent discovery at gulf of Cambay the history of India is at least 13000 BC and beyond.

    So it is our limitations of discovering the facts and that does not limit the history itself.

    DNA have proved that human have migrated to India 120000 years back. That those are lots many years !!!

    Puranas talk about avatars which depicts the evolution of life in the earth. So scientific and matching. See all around the world. Best scientists have no clue about the abilities of ancient people.

    So let us not undermine our scriptures and our puranas. They have there places and I am more of the opinion that those are part of our history. To what level they are exagerated, only future will say when we will achieve the level of science they had !!!!
    Love and best wishes:hug:

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    Fantastic Kallol! Very wonderful perspective, and so full of truth.

    The world of the ancients is much older than imagined, so old what we called imaginations are turning out to be a deeper remembrence of what was, that imagination itself is just another form of a deeper perception.

    I really appreciated your insights on history.

    Om Namah Sivaya

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    Re: The Mahabharatha

    I think the Bharata described in the scriptural pages and the Bharata we see today are two different things. For starters, Puranas give the length of Bharata - from Himalaya to the sea - to be about 72,000 miles. That's eight times the diameter of the Earth.

    Secondly, entities like Vindhya, Himalaya (mountains), Parashurama, Veda-vyasa etc. are described to be active, apparent on Earth even during the Kali-yuga and they are said to interact with certain people now and then. But as far as we are concerned, we are not able to see these personalities at all. But great sages like Shankaracharya, etc. - whose reputation is as pure as the Ganga - attest to having met these personalities. Forget Shankara - he came thousands of years ago. Tulsidasa, Surdas, Tukaram, etc. indirectly imply the existence of such a supernatural Bharata-varsha unequivocally. But even these sages are of an ancient time.

    Today, we have saints like Kripaluji Maharaj and Rambhadracharya. In their lectures, they recount the history of Puranas and present them as 100% fact - and with such conviction that it is impossible for any religiously-inclined believer not to accept their views. These are authorities we are talking about; authorities of Sanatana Dharma. What they say IS true.

    Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, even though seemingly ignorant of Vedic knowledge, was adamant about the historicity of the Puranas like Bhagavatam, etc. And who can doubt the attestation of such a soul? He proclaimed of having witnessed Sri Mahadeva whispering Taaraka mantra in the ears of corpses in Kaashi. This is a statement of the Puranas.

    So, yes, the Bharata-varsha of the Puranas is a very real place. But it also happens that what we see isn't the be all and end all of everything. There are higher planes of existence which substantially advanced yogis and mystics can see.

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