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How long have the Hindus been performing rituals in the Ganges River?
according to vedas frm the carnation of ganga(satyug) on earth hindus performing the rituals in this holy river.
What is the age of Kalyug?
Present time is Kalyug because we are in Influnce of all five cences. When person conquer one out of five than Kalyug change into Satyug or in Jainism 4th era.
When world will end according to Hinduism?
the world is divided into 4 eras : SATYUG, TRETAYUG, DWAPARYUG, KALYUG. Time of each era is half the age of previous era. So Kalyug time is half the period of Dwaparyug. Hence world will end on completion of time of KALYUG. Lord Krishna said that Kalyug will work only for 5000 years which started on death of Lord Krishna whereafter there was heavy rain for 7 days. How many years Kalyug have completed is still unpredictable.
When will the world end according to Hinduism?
the world is divided into 4 eras : SATYUG, TRETAYUG, DWAPARYUG, KALYUG. Time of each era is half the age of previous era. So Kalyug time is half the period of Dwaparyug. Hence world will end on completion of time of KALYUG. Lord Krishna said that Kalyug will work only for 5000 years which started on death of Lord Krishna whereafter there was heavy rain for 7 days. How many years Kalyug have completed is still unpredictable.
What is difference between Sita and ravana age according to ramayan?
This is a question the answer to this may be shocking to those who dont believe in the fact that people of Satyuga and Tretayuga lived for thousands of years and tapasvis like Ravana had extra ordinary life. I will try to answer this question from Ramayana and Puranas sources. Ans: The age difference between Ravana and Sitaji was of around 11 crore years. Proof:- Age of Sita ji= As mentioned in Valmiki Ramayan Aranyakand, Sitaji told Ravana just before her abduction that at the time of beginning of exile she was 18 yrs of age. At the time of abduction 12 yrs 10 months had already passed so she was around 31 yrs of age and when Ravana was slayed and she reunited with Shri Ram, she was 32 yrs of age. Age of Ravana= Ravana performed tapasya for 10,000 yrs. Thereafter he coerced Lanka from his half-brother Kubera and ruled for more than 27 chaturyugis(27 cycles of Satyuga, Tretayuga,Dwaparyuga and Kaliyug). One Chaturyugi is 43,20,000 human years as per Puranas and Ravana was killed during the last phase of Tretayuga of the 28th chaturyugi when the incarnation of Shri Ram took place, ie 4320000 x 27 + 1728000(28th Satyug)+ 1296000(28th Tretayuga) - a few thousand years which is approx. 11 crore years If anybody requires a proof for this I can try to provide here or contact me on 09926621033. I m from India
How did the earth come to exist?
Genesis1:1 - "In the beginning.....". The whole process has cost mankind trillions of dollars and just as much or even more time. Modern science has come to the understanding after exhausted efforts, to tell the world that there was a beginning. They could have read Gen.1:1. The "Big Bang Theory" is told to the world as an answer to satisfy our curiosity as to the start of this universe, let's think about this for a moment; Who or what made the "Big Bang" bang?, and Who or what made space? Let's get back to Gen.1:1.
What is the history of lodhi rajput?
Dear all Please read it before drawing any conclusionThe word Lodham first originates in Rigveda (The oldest literature of Sanatan/ Hindu dharma), then the word again shows its presence in Manusmriti and in Parashuram sahitya. In all the slokas depicted, the word Lodham is used for Shoorveer / warrior/ brave. All the slokas shows at that time there were only one type Kshatriya on the earth, which was Lodham.When Parashuram killed The Chakravarti King Sahastrabahoo (A Lodham) the then left over leaders of Kshatriyas (Lodham) went to The Lord Mahesh. The Lord Mahesh saved them from Parashuram and ordered all the Khastriyas (Lodham) to choose farming instead of Kshatra (weapons). As The Lord Mahesh saved the Lodhams from the atrocities of Parashuram the then he is also worshiped as The Lodheswar Mahadev.The present day the length and breadth of Lodhies (Lodham) can be seen extended from Pakistan (west) to West-Bengal in east , Nepal in north, Karnataka and Goa in South India.They have 23 Rajgharanas (Thikans) in Indian subcontinent starting from the westTeenkotla, in the Sialkot District of present-day PakistanLodra in the Multan District of present-day PakistanLudrava, Jaisalmair Rajasthan, India.Amarpatan (National Highway No.7, 50 Km away from Maihar) MP, India.Ramgarh, Mandla MP, India.Gahora, Chitrakut MP, India.Kerbana, Bateagarh, Damoh,MP, India.Hindoriya (Hata, Damoh) MP, India.Madanpur Mahroni, (Lalitpur) UP, India.Mankhedi Seoni MP are just few of them.A deep research is in progress, please contact if you have any information about 'The history of Lodhi Rajputs', but it should be authentic.Please do share this information to your friends and relatives.Contact:Kunwar Yogendra Singh Lodhiyogendralodhi@rediffmail.comAlso,Lodhi rajputs r very diversified group of rajputs/Kshatriyas. Lodhi rajputs r the follower of Lord Lodheswar who is one of the Hindu god. They are known as Lodham(Sanskrit word) in satyug or before that which means soorveer/Worrier.Lodhi r authentic & great rajputs from mainly Indian Subcontinents like Pakistan,India,Nepal & Bangladesh.In India,at northan regions we r Jamindar Rajputs ,at central region we r the kings/Rulers so called Thakurs & at south region we r the Kshatriya worrier.We have great kings like Ramgarh ki Maharani Avanti Bai Lodhi,King Jati,Samrat Dahir,Talwar ka dhani Iswar Singh Lodhi & Maharaj Vikramaditya Singh etc.They have subcastes/surnames as:Lodhi,Lodha,Lodh,Mahalodh,Singh,Rajput,Thakur,Verma,Janghel,Bharti,Choudhary,Patel,Chandel,Baghel,Saulanki,Banchor,Upwansi,Lowansi,Lilhare,Jaria,Narwariya,Patariya,Pratihar,Gailani,Biranwar,Wasewar,Rajawat,Khangrot,Juksenia,Saulakhe,Mahur,Maura,Damhe,Nagpure,Rangire,Kumeriya,Padoliya,Moroliya, Rajor & Mahule etcBy:Er. Laxman Singh Lodhi,Durg,Chhattisgarh(India)for more detail-yahoogroup-lodhirajputwww.lodhirajput.orglaxmankumarlodhi@gmail.comalso,Lodhi is a Hindu Rajput community spread mainly in northern India.The community belongs to the Kshatriya class and is considered a strong warrior group. They were rulers and key members of various princely states in British India.Lodhi, Lodha, Lodh, are the different last names of Lodhi RajputsRani Avantibai lodhi(died March 20, 1858) was the wife of Vikramaditya Singh, the ruler of the Indian state of Ramgarh. When he died, leaving his wife with no heir, the British placed Ramgarh under their administration. Avantibai vowed to fight the British to regain her land and her throne. She raised an army of four thousand and personally led it against the British in 1857. When, after a few months' struggle, she saw that her defeat was imminent, she killed herself with her own sword.The word "LODHI "(LODHI RAJPUT) has been drived from word lodha---and lodha has been drived from---word Yodha means warriors.some of the lodhi rajput migrated to uttrakahnd during the war with mugals from different parts of India with other comunities.they settled down in dev bhumi,and later on called gharwali. some of them are known as bhad (in gharwahali) means Yodha/warriors.for example RIKHOLA LODHI (last bhad of gharwal who gave his life for gharwal)Lodhi rajput maha sabha dehradunuttrakhand
What is pitri paksh Indian culture?
Pitri Paksh is the remembrance of departed ancestor souls by paying respect through prayers, fasting, performance of special rituals, chanting, fasting and austerity. Offering of water and flowers are common. The origin of the observance is wide and varying because of the diversity of the religion, the many languages, dialects and beliefs. For example, in some cultures, there is great celebration to honor birth, but a solemn atmosphere is created at the time of death. In other cultures, the opposite prevails. The reasons are quite philosophical as well as logical. The important thing is to practice your belief with great faith, love and reverence. During this period, people generally do not start new projects, buildings or start investments. Marriages, engagements, pujas or occasions of merriment are generally postponed until a sufficiently long period has elapsed, usually a year, of their dear departed ones. Most of this is handed down and has become custom and tradition. Many are not aware of its significance and continue to keep observance out of respect as well as out of tradition, based and supported by uncertainty and superstition. It is a case of being better safe than sorry. Another aspect of Pitri Paksh is the remembrance of not only ancestor souls, but also elevated souls that left a legacy of remembrances resulting from selfless service. They include deities, gurus, yogis, religious leaders, administrative leaders, literary and other artistic souls who have made significant contributions to the Creator and the creation. From time immemorial, we have been praying and paying homage to deity and goddess souls. Many religious leaders such as Krishna, Rama, Abraham, Buddha, Christ, Sankaracharya and Mohammed have left the jewels of their thoughts, the vibrations which still induces "spiritual goosepimples" to their followers, devotees and admirers. Of the Shaktis, Saraswati, Lakshmi, Durga and Kali are worshipped with great reverence. Their remembrance are similar to that of Pitri (ancestor) souls. The important thing in observance of Pitri is love, respect and good wishes for those souls. Whatever the method, be it prayers, pujas, satsangs, meditation, fasting, offering flowers and water, it should be done with immense love and not blind duty. We should remember them for what they have done to make this place a better place to live, or the benefits derived from their role. We must remember them for what they have done and not what they could have done. Many have made selfless sacrifices with body mind and wealth (tan, man, dan). In remembrance, we must offer positive vibrations to their souls wherever they may be. It does not matter if they have been reincarnated many times over, these good vibrations reach these souls who may be in need of spiritual upliftment and sustenance. While a fortnight has been set aside to remember the departed souls, the remembrance of deity souls are no different, as we give thanks as well as ask for their guidance, blessing and charity. These deity souls are no longer in their original forms, but it is the faith that brings benefit to the devotee. If you have faith in your intellect, faith in society, faith in the creation and faith in the Creator, this faith will make impossible things possible. This faith is your own innate powers that resides in your subconscious or sanskars. People who do not understand unusual happenings call them miracles. In science, what cannot be explained scientifically are called miracles. In spirituality, it is simply faith, will power and determination. We must understand that science came from silence, the essence of meditation. It is your own faith and will power that create miracles. For this reason, the lesson to be learnt from Pitri Paksh is not to have ill-feelings for anyone be it friend or foe, the dead or the living. This is because it is quite possible for an ancestor soul to be reincarnated as your son, daughter or close relations in real life. If you continue to have ill feelings for those souls, those ill-feelings are redirected to your own kin without your knowledge causing immense difficulties and obstacles for them. We often wonder why we have so much difficulties in life and little do we know it is our own doings. The law of karma is never asleep, for you are your own judge and jury. Sometimes we blame the departed souls for placing a curse or causing difficulties because we failed to observe customs and traditions related to Pitri Paksh. This belief has been strengthened by the saying that " the sins of the parents fall on the children". We create unnecessary fears about that which we do not understand causing superstitious feelings. We are sometimes mortally afraid of departed souls. The natural habitat of the soul is one of peace, tranquillity, serenity and silence. By sending good thoughts and vibrations, the spirituality and stage of these souls are enhanced. A soul must enter a body to perform actions. You have the power to ward off evil spirits. But if you demonstrate fear, it is your own fear that will induce stress and you will be subjected to diseases and difficulties. Today we have so much fear for the "unseen" and for "darkness", but I have to remind you that in today's world, we have to be more wary of the "living" than the "dead". What is visible to our eyes is the creation, and that which cannot be seen is the Creator. We can dialogue with the Creator through the divine intellect or the spiritual eye. The animosity in society is caused by the vices of anger, greed, arrogance, lust and attachment. These are the real evil spirits that exist in us and are known as Rawan or maya. A Deity or Guru can guide you by spiritual wisdom, but the onus remains with the individual to make effort to become pure and elevated. Each soul has to settle his own karmas. There is no need to fear ancestor souls or any pitri souls for that matter. Your protection is your faith and purity in thoughts, words actions and relationships. If you have positive feelings and send good wishes and love as a matter of respect and appreciation for pitri souls, there will be benefit to those souls, benefits to yourself and to the instruments who assist in the conduct of prayers or pitri pujas. The continuing commentary on this observance will be based on the trace of the Eternal World Drama. It is believed that the world drama is cyclical and identical and repeats itself every 5000 years. This cycle is called a "kalpa". The cycle has four equal ages of 1250 years each. They are the Golden(Satyug), Silver(Treta), Copper(Dwapar) and Iron(Kali). A short period at the end of the iron age is called the auspicious confluence age referred in the Gita as "purushottam sangam yuga". All souls have a particular role to play in this pre-destined drama. A soul can take up to a maximum of 84 births in a cycle or kalpa. A soul can have as many as 8 births in the golden age with an average life span of 150 years. In the silver age, a soul can have up to 12 births with an average life span or 100 years. In the copper and iron ages, souls can have a maximum of 21 and 42 births respectively with average life spans relative to the arithmetic of the number of births and the length of an age. There is one birth in the confluence age bringing the maximum of 84 births. It is important to note that not all souls can take the maximum number or births, as this is determined at the time and period they take the first birth in the cycle. This naturally introduces the philosophy of reincarnation, the belief and process of life after death. The human being is the embodiment of two distinct entities, namely the human body and the soul. When the baby is delivered from the mother, we call this event as birth. When the soul leaves this body, and this could be at any untimely age, we call this death. The body after death can no longer perform any action and begins the decaying process. The body which is a composition of the five elements of air, water, fire, earth and ether is separated out into its individual components, or as the saying goes "from dust to dust and ashes to ashes". The soul in the meantime enters or is preparing to enter another body. The soul carries with it a recording of all its actions from the last as well as all its previous births. The soul however does not carry its memory from birth to birth. The faculties of the soul are the mind, the intellect and the subconscious (sanskars). The mind is thought processing faculty, whereas the intellect discriminates and makes decisions based on thoughts. The sanskars is where all actions of past lives are recorded. Although the past is recorded, this is not easily accessible as the soul does not carry the memory from birth to birth. Some are able to recall some of the past by intense meditation although scientists claim that they can access the past by hypnotic regression. The soul can only perform actions when it is in a body. The soul uses the sense organs of the body to perform actions. The soul cannot act without a body. The actions performed is judged and graded by the spiritual law of action and reaction. This law is known as the law of karma. This is a spiritual law that dispenses divine justice, and believe it or not, you are judge and jury of your own actions. You are the architect of your own destiny. You have to settle your own karmic accounts. You have to have mercy on your own self. Your next birth is based on your karmic accounts. Human souls remain as human souls, for there is no interchange with other lower living species. The quality of life may differ, but rebirth is in the human form. In the golden age, souls exercise the highest level of purity, whereas in the iron age, souls become degraded and dehumanized and experience the most gross form of impurity. In the golden and silver ages, there are no untimely deaths. People understand that the soul is immortal and imperishable and death is a transition and change of a different costume. People in this era are not afraid of death. It is believed the concept of death do not exist as it exists in the copper and iron ages. People are very pure and they get visions when it becomes necessary to move on to another expression on the journey of immortality. In the copper and iron ages, people are bodyconscious, in that they believe that the body owns the soul. From birth they begin to fear death and every passing day induces more pain, stress and diseases of incurable dimensions. People virtually die many times before their biological deaths. There is immense sadness and fear to die because of attachment to dear ones and fear of losing materials possessions. People will rather hoard their material wealth than enjoy or share it. There were so many desires created to get it, and then there is so much fear of losing it. This cycle is vicious. In conclusion, people should not worry if they have not fulfilled all their earthly expectations to their close relatives or society. They should practice the art of being detached, but loving to their close relations. They should practice the remembrance of God at all times and more so in their mature years of life. This practice will assist you in the remembrance of God when you are leaving your body. It is said that your inheritance in your next birth depends on the intensity of this remembrance of God in your last thoughts. We have the practice of remembering all the earthly treasures and the future of relatives in our twilight years and at the time of leaving the body. This brings tremendous pains and sorrows on the soul. You have to remember that you came alone in this world and you have to leave alone. When a soul is preparing to leave the body, it needs silence, prayers and good wishes. If we create an atmosphere of sorrow and grief, then the soul experiences great difficulty in leaving the body. This may seem unloving and cruel not to cry or express grief, but prayers or chanting mantras in silence is better for the soul. Pitri Paksh therefore, should be a time of reflection not only for ancestor souls, but your own preparation for future births. This eternal world drama is fixed and destined. Researched by Sahil Rabbipal E-mail: rabbipal.sahil@gmail.com
