Re: Narendra Modi- What He Represents
Originally Posted by
Anirudh
I think culturally and etymologically, these are loaned words. Also they don't represent Sanaatana Dharma or Bhaarath. Earlier we shrug them, better it will be for the growth of Sanaatana Dharma and Bhaarath.
Namaste Anirudh,
This is far from true. "Hindu" comes from "Indu" which stands for Soma PavmAna (Soma juice).
RV 8.48.3 (Devata: Soma, Rsi: Kanva)
अपा॑म । सोम॑म् । अ॒मृताः॑ । अ॒भू॒म॒ । अग॑न्म । ज्योतिः॑ । अवि॑दाम । दे॒वान् । किम् । नू॒नम् । अ॒स्मान् । कृ॒ण॒व॒त् । अरा॑ति । किम् । ऊँ॒ इति॑ । धू॒र्तिः । अ॒मृ॒त॒ । मर्त्य॑स्य ॥
apāma | somam | amṛtāḥ | abhūma | aganma | jyotiḥ | avidāma | devān | kim | nūnam | asmān | kṛṇavat | arāti | kim | oṃ iti | dhūrtiḥ | amṛta | martyasya
meaning:
Gods exclaimed : "we have drunk Soma (Indu), we have become Immortal, of Light. Now what tricks mortal enemies can play on us (the Immortals)?"
This rica from the Veda is very definitive of our ideals. So, whether you use Hindu or Indu, Hindustan or India, doesnt matter.
Actually I hate to call it Sanatana Dharma, which is out of ignorance. Hindu/ Indu is good enough for me, and I see no reason why it shoudnt be good enough for everyone else who knows the importance of the word.
pranam.
P.S.: let us not let our mortal enemies play tricks on us by making us ashamed of the word "Hindu" (Indu) itself. that too out of ignorance!
Things to remember:
1. Life = yajña
2. Depth of Āstika knowledge is directly proportional
to the richness of Sanskrit it is written in
3. Āstika = Bhārata ("east") / Ārya ("west")
4. Varṇa = tripartite division of Vedic polity
5. r = c. x²
where,
r = realisation
constant c = intelligence
variable x = bhakti
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