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Ashadha Shukla 2 Vik. Samvat 2079, Yugabda 5124 : 1 July, 2022:SM 4007 (For Private Circulation only)


1. FESTIVALS: NAGA PANCHAMI

2. WRONG TO TERM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AS UNSCIENTIFIC: DR. MOHAN BHAGWAT

3. YOGA DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING: SUNIL AMBEKAR

4. ANCIENT BHARATIYA PRACTICE ‘YOGA’ NOW GLOBAL FESTIVAL : PM MODI

5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA: ITBP HIMVEERS PRACTICE YOGA AT HIGH ALTITUDES IN HIMALAYAS

6. YOGA EXPO IN MYSURU

7. INTERNATION DAY OF YOGA ACROSS THE WORLD

8. SAN DIEGO VIBHAG PRATHMIK SANGH SHIKSHA VARG 2022

9.HINDU SANGHATAN DIVAS CELEBRATED - DALLAS WEST VIBHAG

10. HINDU SAMRAJYA DIVAS CELEBRATED IN THAILAND

11. SEWA HELPS CLEAN FLOODED HOMES IN LISMORE AREA

12. THE DHARMA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2022

13. BAPS SWAMINARAYAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE INAUGRATED

14. LAW, JUSTICE AND RAMAYAN: JANKI SHARMA ON BECOMING US MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGE

15. THERE CAN’T BE DOUBLE STANDARDS ON RELIGIOPHOBIA: BHARAT AT UN

16. BHARAT GRANTS HINDUS, SIKHS IN AFGHANISTAN EMERGENCY E-VISAS

17. THE STORY OF SARASWATI PUJA WON AN EMMY AWARD

18. 4,000-YEAR-OLD COPPER WEAPONS FOUND IN UTTAR PRADESH’S MAINPURI

19. PUNEITES EXPERIENCE THRILLING HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONARIES – ‘SWATANTRYACHA KRANTIYADNA’ 20. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN & FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Article: CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ: CREATOR OF HINDU SAMRAJYA


1. FESTIVALS: NAGA PANCHAMI: Naga Panchami is a day of traditional worship of Nagas or snakes observed by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists throughout Bharat, Nepal and other countries where they live. According to the Hindu calendar, it falls on Shravan Shukla 5 (August 2 this year). As part of the festivities, a Naga or serpent deity made of silver, stone, wood or a painting of snakes is given a reverential bath with milk and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family.

In South Bharat, snake is identified with Subramanya and also with Shiva and Vishnu. In Karnataka, the preparation for the festival starts on the day of Bhimana Amavasya, five days prior to the festival day of Panchami. In eastern and north eastern States of Bharat such as West Bengal, Orissa and Assam, the snake goddess is worshipped as Manasa Devi.
In Nagpur, Maharashtra, Nagoba Temple is famous for Naga Panchami Puja. -GoTop

2. WRONG TO TERM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AS UNSCIENTIFIC: DR. MOHAN BHAGWAT:On July 20, speaking at the annual 'Convocation-cum-Scientific Convention' jointly organised by National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India), New Delhi and Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, RSS Sarsanghachalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat laid importance on organic and ancient methods of farming and said it would be wrong to reject such knowledge as unscientific without examining them.
He added that modern science had side effects, but ancient knowledge and methods did not and focus must be on flexibility in research and use of local knowledge. Dr. Bhagwat also said there was need for public partnerships for sustainability and that scientific information should be made available in the local languages. Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala who also attended the event spoke on how to become self-dependent through cooperative sector as well as on various methods to save the soil. -GoTop

3. YOGA DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING: SUNIL AMBEKAR: On June 21, the 8th International Day of Yoga was organized by Kreeda Bharati Manipur at Manipur Trade cum Permanent Exhibition Centre, Lamboi Khongnangkhong, Imphal. The programme was attended by more than 630 delegates from different parts of Manipur.
Y. Khemchand Singh, Minister of Department of Municipal Administration, Housing & Urban Development (MAHUD), Manipur, was the chief guest. He spoke on the importance of yoga and well-being and encouraged the delegates to make yoga a part of life and not just an event.
Main speaker on the occasion - RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar - recalled the Bharatiya tradition of sharing and helping by citing the example of Yoga. He emphasized that even though Yoga germinated from Bharat, the benefits of Yoga is being shared by the world. He added that Yoga Day is not only a global event but a global movement for health and well-being. -GoTop

4. ANCIENT BHARATIYA PRACTICE ‘YOGA’ NOW GLOBAL FESTIVAL : PM MODI: On July 21, Pradhan Mantri Shri Narendra Modi participated in the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Karnataka’s Mysuru. He was joined by tens of thousands of people, including Ministers who performed asanas and breathing exercises to mark the Yoga Day. Speaking before the yoga demonstration, PM Modi said that yoga has become a global festival as there is a widespread acceptance of the ancient Bharatiya practice. “Yoga today is not just a part of life, but is becoming the way of life”, he added. He also said that the physical fitness regime was forming a basis for cooperation among countries and that it can become a problem-solver. He added that Yoga brings peace for us and the peace from yoga is not only for individuals but for our society, nation, the world and the universe. Stating that things start with self-awareness and proceed to awareness of the world, PM Modi said that when we become aware of ourselves and our world, we begin to spot the things that need to be changed both in ourselves and in the world.
Among others, the event was attended by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Mysuru royal scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Rajmata Pramoda Devi.
Rashtrapati Shri Ram Nath Kovind tweeted that yoga is Bharat’s gift to humanity and it is a holistic approach to health, well-being and a balanced mind, body and soul. He also asked everyone to make yoga a part of their daily life and experience its benefits. Keeping the overarching theme of the 75 years of Bharat’s independence the Ministry for Ayush also identified 75 locations where Union Ministers participated in the Yoga Day celebration. -GoTop

5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA: ITBP HIMVEERS PRACTICE YOGA AT HIGH ALTITUDES IN HIMALAYAS: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has been promoting yoga at different high-altitude Himalayan ranges on Bharat-China borders including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh over the years.
On the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga, the ITBP personnel practised yoga in Ladakh at 17,000 feet, in Himachal Pradesh at 16,500 feet, in Uttarakhand at an altitude of 14,500 feet and in snow conditions in Sikkim at 17,000 feet. 33 Battalion ITBP performed yoga in front of the Brahmaputra River at Lachit Ghat, Guwahati. The Himveers also practiced yoga at the eastern tip of the nation, ATS, Lohitpur in Arunachal Pradesh. -GoTop

6. YOGA EXPO IN MYSURU: A unique two-day expo on yoga was organised by the Ministry of Ayush at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in Mysuru as part of the 8th International Day of Yoga. The exhibition had two elements – digital and static. The first-ever “Digital Yoga Exhibition” attracted the visitors’ attention by promoting Yoga with the help of the latest technologies, including augmented reality (AR) that challenged visitors to practice Yoga postures correctly.
Their postures were detected using Kinect technology. ‘Get Healthy with Yoga’ was also one of the main attractions of the digital exhibition. The tool used sensors to calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI) of people and suggested them different asanas based on the category they fell in. Following overwhelming response from visitors, the two-day exhibition which was scheduled to conclude on June 22 was extended till June 26. -GoTop

7. INTERNATION DAY OF YOGA ACROSS THE WORLD: Australian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who was on a four-day visit to Bharat, performed yoga in Delhi on the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY) and tweeted “"An early morning start with some yoga, ahead of a busy couple of days here in India.”
On June 14, outgoing Bharatiya High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago, Shri Arun Kumar Sahu inaugurated the IDY 2022, with the theme “Yoga for Wellbeing” at the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Cultural Relations in Mount Hope near Port of Spain. The Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-operation, in collaboration with the High Commission of Bharat and local organizations such as International Day of Yoga Committee, Chaguaramas Development Authority and several yoga centers in Trinidad and Tobago organized various events on IDY.
In China, a large number of Chinese yoga enthusiasts in Beijing took part in IDY program at India House at the Bharatiya Embassy at Beijing. 75 yoga schools from across China also joined the celebrations in virtual mode.
In Tanzania, IDY was celebrated in Arusha, Tabora, Lindi, Mwanza and various other cities.
In USA, the Embassy of Bharat celebrated the 8th IDY at the iconic Washington Monument, with the theme “Yoga for Humanity.” Many people including Bharat’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu participated in the Yoga session. Several organizations like Sewa International and HSS also organized yoga events in various cities across USA including Phoenix and Chicago.
In Nepal, addressing a special function organized by the Embassy of Bharat in Nepal in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Deuba said that regular yoga practice instills internal energy and discipline and helps to develop positive qualities including efficiency in work performance, motivation and self-knowledge.
In Malaysia, the virtual celebration of IDY was jointly organised by many organizations including GOPIO Malaysia, Malaysian Tamil School Headmasters Association, Hindu Sevai Sangam etc.
In Israel, more than two hundred yoga practitioners from all over Israel descended at the iconic Park Ha-Tachana in Tel Aviv to celebrate the 8th IDY. Israel has more than 1,100 registered Yoga teachers and probably the highest number of practitioners and Yoga teachers per capita of population.
In UK, Bradford Hindu Council (BHC) brought Hindu organisations from across the Bradford District and surrounding areas together to celebrate IDY at Leuva Patidar Samaj Hall in Lidget Green where 121 people participated.
In Dubai, Friends of India and the Bharatiya Consulate organized an IDY program for women and girls at the World Trade Centre. Shreyasi Singh – international gold medalist in shooting – was the chief guest on the occasion.
In Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, greeted the community members participating in the ‘Yoga Under the Dome’ session organised by Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi and the Bharatiya Embassy with a heartfelt ‘namaste’.
In Saudi Arabia, besides NRIs, expatriates from various nationalities and foreign diplomats participated at the IDY event held at Bharatiya Embassy premises in Riyadh.
Local organisations, yoga and sports organisations and Bharatiya embassies in several other countries across the globe also celebrated IDY with various functions. -GoTop

8. SAN DIEGO VIBHAG PRATHMIK SANGH SHIKSHA VARG 2022: San Diego Vibhag Prathamik Sangh Shiksha Varg (SSV) was conducted during the Memorial Day Weekend of May 26-30 at Camp Morning Star, Big Bear Area, California. There were 109 registrations from all Vibhags of Pacific South-West Sambhag. 46 Shiksharthis, 8 Full-time Shikshaks, 18 Prabandhaks and 38 Balas/Shishus participated in the varg.
The first session started at 6 am with morning prayer and yoga, followed by a Sanghasthan where Danda, Yogchap and Niyuddha were learnt by Shiksharthis. Boudhik Sessions included Boudhik, Samvaad and Charcha. During ghosh sessions, shiksharthis were taught Vamshi, Anak, and Shankh.
113 people participated in the samarop on May 30 in which shiksharthis played Ghosh and demonstrated what they learnt in Samata, Danda and Yogchap. -GoTop

9. HINDU SANGHATAN DIVAS CELEBRATED - DALLAS WEST VIBHAG: On June 12, Dallas West Vibhag celebrated the first ever Hindu Sangathan Diwas Utsav and khel diwas at Liberty Park, SouthLake, Texas. Five shakhas from the vibhag and 151 people including 39 swayamsevaks, 37 sevikas, 43 kishores/yuvas and 31 bal-shishus participated in the event.
SW Sambhag Vyavastha Pramukh Shri Sreekanth Gaddad delivered the boudhik on the occasion. -GoTop

10. HINDU SAMRAJYA DIVAS CELEBRATED IN THAILAND: Two shakhas from the Nonthaburi Province, Thailand participated in the Hindu Samrajya Diwas Celebration by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh HSS Thailand at Makut Ramayasaran Park, Nonthaburi City on June 25. 38 swayamsevaks participated in the event in which yogasanas were done to mark the 8th International Day of Yoga.
On June 26, 82 swayamsevaks attended the Hindu Samrajya Diwas & International Yoga Day celebrated at Indo Thai Chamber of commerce by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Bangkok Mahanagara. -GoTop

11. SEWA HELPS CLEAN FLOODED HOMES IN LISMORE AREA: From late February to early April, Australia’s east coast endured three intense weather systems that led to record rains and flooding. Sewa Australia has been actively helping residents of flood affected towns in and around Lismore. Each fortnight, a team of Sewa volunteers travel overnight in a convoy of cars/mini vans to Woodburn hub to support the needy. The team helps clean up of flood affected homes and distributes free food and other essentials needed by the affected residents.
The 4th convoy of 23 volunteers reached Lismore from Sydney on June 11 to contribute in the flood relief efforts. They carried relief material worth $7,500 with them. This service is a result of collaboration between Friends of India (FOI) and Sewa Australia. -GoTop

12. THE DHARMA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2022: The Dharma Internship Program 2022 is being conducted by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh HSS USA in more than 40 centers across the United States with 540 interns registered this year.
In the first two weeks of the program, the Stories Of Transformation project had an orientation joined by 40 interns and 8 mentors. As part of the project interns interviewed many inspiring social workers including Magsaysay award winner 'waterman of Bharat' Rajendra Singh, Dr Balasubramaniam of Swami Vivekananda Youth movement (SVYM) and Padma Awardee Phoolbasan Bai Yadav. Volunteers including those who carried out relief work during the Colorado wildfires and Kentucky Tornadoes were also interviewed for articles to be written by the interns.
Over 510 interns have started their learning modules. Level 1 (freshers) interns reading the Mahabharata engaged with interesting stories of characters such as Bhishma and Drona and discussed how ethical dilemmas shaped each of them. The interns in second level discussed the history of Hindu civilization in their first session. Their second session was a discussion on Hindu scriptures and divinity. They also learnt about the fascinating story of Harvard psychologist Richard Alpert who embraced Hindu Dharma and became Ramdass.
Webinars by Easan Katir - an American Hindu - who spoke on his journey into Sanatana Dharma and by Santhosh Prabhu on the topic of “Practicing Dharma – The Sangh Way” were well attended. Samit Kalra of Hindu American Foundation is scheduled to address the next webinar on the topic of “The Human Rights Situation of Hindus”. -GoTop

13. BAPS SWAMINARAYAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE INAUGRATED: On June 18, the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, USA, was inaugurated in Robbinsville, New Jersey at the site of Swaminarayan Akshardham North America.
Around 115 representatives from more than 50 Hindu Mandirs and organizations, guests, and scholars participated in a ‘Satsang Diksha Homatmak Path’ yagna. His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj joined the ceremony virtually from Ahmedabad, Bharat and inaugurated the institute with the lighting of the inaugural lamp (deep-pragatya) symbolizing the spreading of the light of knowledge throughout the world.
The ‘BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute’ is the first such center of learning and research of Bharatiya languages and Hindu scriptures in the Swaminarayan tradition to open in the United States. -GoTop

14. LAW, JUSTICE AND RAMAYAN: JANKI SHARMA ON BECOMING US MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGE: Bharatiya-American Janki V Sharma was appointed as a full-time magistrate judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Pennington County of South Dakota, USA. Judge Janki Sharma took oath of office on Ramayan. She said that she grew up learning Ramayan in Uttar Pradesh's Muzzaffarnagar and so taking the Judicial Oath on Ramayan was a decision that came quite naturally to her.
Judge Janaki’s father Pandit Vishvamohan Maharaj and her grandfather Brahmarishi Pandit Jagmohan Maharaj were Ramayan reciters. Sharma has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Management from Doane University, a college in Nebraska. She completed her law degree from the University Of Nebraska College Of Law. Judge Sharma has worked at the Pennington County Public Defender’s Office since 2017. She will assist the circuit courts in the disposing of their criminal cases and minor civil actions. -GoTop

15. THERE CAN’T BE DOUBLE STANDARDS ON RELIGIOPHOBIA: BHARAT AT UN: While addressing the UN to mark the first anniversary of the International Day on countering hate speech, Ambassador TS Tirumurti said there cannot be double standards on relegiophobia and combating the issue should not be a selective exercise involving only one or two religions but apply equally to phobias against non-Abrahamic religions.
The Bharatiya envoy said, “Aberrations are dealt with within our legal framework and we do not need selective outrage from outsiders, especially when they are self-serving – even communal in nature, and pursuing a divisive agenda.”
Undelining the importance of education in combating radicalization, violent extremism, and terrorism, Tirumurti called on countries to develop an education system that truly contributes to combating them by promoting the principles of pluralism and democracy. He further added that Bharat has embraced both these principles – democracy and pluralism and all countries should adhere to these principles to ensure that intolerance is addressed within a Constitutional framework. -GoTop

16. BHARAT GRANTS HINDUS, SIKHS IN AFGHANISTAN EMERGENCY E-VISAS: On June 19, the Union Home Ministry granted emergency e-visas to 111 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, hours after terror attack at a gurdwara in Kabul. The e-visas will facilitate the evacuation of Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan, who are facing grave danger given a spate of terror threats there. Officials said considering the security situation, the emergency visas have already been granted in discussion with the intelligence agencies. -GoTop

17. THE STORY OF SARASWATI PUJA WON AN EMMY AWARD: The Nepali film ‘Festival of Saraswati Puja’ directed by Jaswant Dev Shrestha has won the prestigious Emmy Award in Hollywood in the genre of ‘Outstanding Achievement in Religion’.
The film won the trophy at an awards ceremony hosted by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Pacific Southwest in Palm Springs, California on June 18.
The film depicts the importance and culture of worship of Saraswati - the mother of knowledge and art. Shrestha said that the award has given him energy and motivation and that he would continue to work and campaign for the preservation of Nepali culture. -GoTop

18. 4,000-YEAR-OLD COPPER WEAPONS FOUND IN UTTAR PRADESH’S MAINPURI: In early June, while leveling his two-bigha field in Mainpuri's Ganeshpur village, a farmer found a large number of copper swords and harpoons beneath the soil. Among what was found were various swords - some that archaeologists are calling "antenna swords and harpoons'" with a hook at the bottom. Experts say that the hoard of 4,000-year-old copper weapons can be traced to the copper age.
"These copper hoards belong to the Chalcolithic period (copper age) and the presence of Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP) is directly associated with this time," said the director of archaeology at ASI, Bhuvan Vikram. "Bronze was a specialty of the Harappan - basically an urban civilization during the copper age - but studies have revealed that such hoard implements were primarily made from copper and not bronze." he added. This discovery has sent ripples of excitement among those who follow the material evidence of Bharat’s rich past.  -GoTop

19. PUNEITES EXPERIENCE THRILLING HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONARIES – ‘SWATANTRYACHA KRANTIYADNA’: On June 18, around 15,000 Puneites experienced the epic drama ‘Swatantryacha Krantiyadna’. It sheds light on the work of the Chaphekar brothers as well as their predecessors and later revolutionaries. The drama was full of thrilling experiences like Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi appearing on the stage riding a white horse, stories of revolutionaries like Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Krantiveer Umaji Naik and Vastad Lahuji Salve, demonstration of stick-fights and fencing, and shooting the tyrannical British officer Rand in his buggi. Apart from this, Povada singing by Shahir Hemant Mavale, kirtan by national kirtankar Charudatta Afale and narration by Rahul Solapurkar were also part of this drama. The audience got to experience about 125 performers, a grand stage, dance and music and live setting of the actual events.
The occasion was the 75th anniversary year of Bharat’s independence and the 125th year of the feat of Chaphekar brothers. School students, citizens, youth and elders attended the grand drama organized by Shikshan Prasarak Mandali and Swatantryacha Amrit Mahotsav Samaroh Samiti, Pune Mahanagar in the SP College Ground. The play presented by Itihas Premi Mandal was written and directed by Mohan Shete.
Before the staging of this drama, the descendants of the family of Chaphekar brothers were felicitated by Prant Sanghachalak of RSS Nanasaheb Jadhav, Pune Mahanagar Sanghachalak Ravindra Vanjarvadkar and S K Jain of Shikshan Prasarak Mandali. -GoTop

20. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Pravas: Saumitra Gokhale, Vishwa Vibhag Sanyojak and Ram Vaidya, Vishwa Vibhag Sah Sanyojak will be travelling to Bharat for VSSV.
Visitors: Yellojirao Mirajkar - USA, Debashish Banerjee - Egypt.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT: All human beings are miserable due to their own faults, and they themselves can be happy by correcting these faults.― Mahavira -GoTop

JAI SHRI RAM
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CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ: CREATOR OF HINDU SAMRAJYA
PANKAJ JAGANNATH JAYSWAL

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's coronation sent a message to the entire Hindu nation that this was the way to victory.
Pankaj Jagannath Jayswal Jun 12, 2022, 09:44 am IST in Analysis
When the entire country was suffering as a result of the Mughal invaders’ exploitation, injustice, physical and mental assault on our mothers and sisters, looting of natural resources, and destroying Hindu religious and cultural sites, during this disastrous period, a slave mindset developed that said: “nothing can be done.”

Bharat’s economic, scientific, technological, and spiritual development was exploited, and at the time, Hindu leaders and kings lacked unity, instilled slavery in common people, destroyed Sanatan culture, and forced conversion. It was the darkest period for Hindus and Hindutva. Hindus needed a Sanatani to fight enemies with great valour and courage in order to reestablish the ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Hindu Rashtra does not mean that other religious people have no place; rather, it works on the principles of ‘Sanatan Dharma’ to uplift each individual socially, economically, scientifically, and spiritually. Then in the 17th century, a great leader and warrior was born who is still an inspiration to millions on this planet and will remain so… He was CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, who was a child of great mother Jijamata and Shahaji Bhosale. After a long struggle, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was coronated as Hindu king with Hindu rituals and practised on ‘Jyeshth Shukla Trayodashi’. This day has awakened and made the masses aware that restoring ‘Hindu Rashtra’ is not impossible. Jijamata greatly influenced Shivaji Raje, and she taught him Ramayana, Mahabharata, and Gita since childhood, developed to believe in culture and accompanied great saints during his growing period. Dadoji Konddev trained Raje in weapons, especially Danpatta. He began the movement called “Hindavi Swarajya Abhiyan”.
Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation was not just his victory. The fighting Hindu nation has triumphed over its adversaries. A new kind of governance has emerged against one that tries to convert the human itself and harass or kill those who are unwilling to convert religiously from such society destroyers, religion-destroying alien aggressors.
Keeping his philosophy of tolerance, peace, and nonviolence, which he believes to be his own learnings of Sanatan Dharma, how to win over invaders by fighting for everyone’s protection, such a five-hundred-year-old problem of this society was resolved in Raje’s coronation. That is why it is significant. After witnessing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s venture, everyone was convinced that if by finding a solution to this Mughal adversary, Hindu society, Hindu religion, and culture, could once again lead the nation on the path of progress, then there is one such person, and he is Maharaj, and that is why Poet Bhushan came to the south by kicking Aurangzeb’s slavery, taking his Shiv Bawani and singing it in front of Maharaj.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation sent a message to the entire Hindu nation that this was the way to victory. Let’s go over it again. This was the goal of Maharaj’s coronation. This was the goal of all of Maharaj’s ventures. He was not fighting for himself. Maharaj did not use his position of power to gain personal fame and respect. This was not his attitude. He went to see Shri Shail Mallikarjuna on his way back from meeting Qutubshaha in the south. According to the story, after visiting there, he became so engrossed that he prepared to behead his head in front of Pindi in order to offer a lotus head. Because his bodyguard and Amatya were with him at the time, they saved Maharaj that day. Maharaj was not even attached to his life, far from being selfish.
Chhatrasal would have made his Mandalik, who had come to ask for a chance to serve the king if it had been a selfish motive. This was not done by Shivaji Maharaj. He implored, “Is it your destiny to be a servant? Will you serve other kings? You were born into the Kshatriya clan. Create your own kingdom.”
It is not stated that if you establish a kingdom there and join it with my kingdom or become my mandalik, I will assist you. He didn’t say anything. His goal was not to become a small fiefdom, one kingdom, one king more powerful than all other kings.
The few results of the coronation were, that all of Rajasthan’s Rajput kings abandoned their feuds and formed their own party under the leadership of Durgadas Rathod, and within a few years of Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, they created a situation in which all foreign invaders were forced to leave the state.
Maharaj was a direct inspiration for Chhatrasal. The conflict lasted until the death of his father, Champat Rai. Seeing Maharaj’s working style, Chhatrasal went from here and eventually conquered and created an empire of self-righteousness there.
“I will not allow any aggressor to step on this Assam’s land by following the same policy as Maharaj is doing there,” said Chakradhwaj Singh, the king of Assam. Everyone had to return to the Brahmaputra. The Mughals did not enslave Assam. However, Chakradhwaj Singh stated and wrote that we should drive out the Mughals by following Maharaj’s policy. Following this, King Rudra Singh of Koch-Bihar fought, and that battle was also successful.
However, intellectual dishonesty is attempting to vilify Raje Shivaji’s greatness for selfish gain and hatred of Sanatan Dharma. Their agenda is to fabricate stories/narratives that portray the invaders and their supporters favourably and show that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s goal was not to protect Hindu Dharma. However, It’s encouraging to see many researchers have come out with strong evidence to bring the facts to each of us and destroy the false narrative created by intellectually dishonest people. If someone wants to know the truth, they should read Shri Gajanan Mehendale’s books. Salute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great warrior and leader. (Organiser,12 June 2022) -GoTop


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