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Things are rarely literal in Sanatan Dharma — every mantra/shloka can have three meanings—ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika, and ādhyātmika (literal, divine, and spiritual).

The example of a murti (usually but wrongly labelled ‘idol’ in English; it is a Sanskrit non-translatable) is illustrative.

The ādhibhautika mind sees a stone, sometimes sculpted, depicting a deity. The materialistic (āsuric) mind can find it ugly, beautiful or grotesque, depending on one’s perspective. The ādhidaivic mind sees a divine deity in the murti, complete with the capacity to perform miracles, grant boons or blessings, and which can also grant one’s wishes if one does the right transaction. The ādhyātmic mind, on the other hand, sees transcendent qualities and aspects in the murti, uses it as an anchor to meditate on those aspects represented by the metaphor of that deity, and tries to locate them within the self.

Devatās themselves are a metaphor for the points of consciousness in our mind.

So all ādhidaivika interpretations are, therefore, metaphorical per se. The three levels also correspond to what is termed as sthula (gross), sukshma (subtle) and kāraṇa/parā (transcendental). Sanātana Dharma has this three-dimensional view of every aspect of philosophy. It may sometimes add a fourth dimension too, but is almost never two dimensional unless at the lowest physical level.

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Things are rarely literal in Sanatan Dharma — every mantra/shloka can have three meanings—ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika, and ādhyātmika (literal, divine, and spiritual).

The example of a murti (usually but wrongly labelled ‘idol’ in English; it is a Sanskrit non-translatable) is illustrative.

The ādhibhautika mind sees a stone, sometimes sculpted, depicting a deity. The materialistic (āsuric) mind can find it ugly, beautiful or grotesque, depending on one’s perspective. The ādhidaivic mind sees a divine deity in the murti, complete with the capacity to perform miracles, grant boons or blessings, and which can also grant one’s wishes if one does the right transaction. The ādhyātmic mind, on the other hand, sees transcendent qualities and aspects in the murti, uses it as an anchor to meditate on those aspects represented by the metaphor of that deity, and tries to locate them within the self.

Devatās themselves are a metaphor for the points of consciousness in our mind.

So all ādhidaivika interpretations are, therefore, metaphorical per se. The three levels also correspond to what is termed as sthula (gross), sukshma (subtle) and kāraṇa/parā (transcendental). Sanātana Dharma has this three-dimensional view of every aspect of philosophy. It may sometimes add a fourth dimension too, but is almost never two dimensional unless at the lowest physical level.

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You call him Chhatrapati, we call him

CHADTRAPATI

(aka in which @zeherili-ankhein and I come up with another nickname after Orangzeb)

@desigurlie @theramblergal @ahamasmiyodhah @ishaaron-ishaaron-me @krsnaradhika

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Krishna’s Marriage to Jambavanti and Satyabhama Artist: S. Rajam (1919 – 2010) Watercolor painting.

Satyabhama was the daughter of Yadava King Satrajit, the royal treasurer of Dwaraka, who was the owner of the Syamantaka jewel. Satrajit, who secured the jewel from the sun-god Surya and would not part with it even when Krishna, the king of Dwarka, asked for it saying it would be safe with him. Shortly thereafter, Prasena, the brother of Satrajit went out hunting wearing the jewel but was killed by a lion. Jambavan, known for his role in the Ramayana, killed the lion and gave the jewel to his daughter Jambavati. When Prasena did not return, Satrajit falsely accused Krishna of killing Prasena for the sake of the jewel.

Krishna, in order to remove the stain on his reputation, set out with his men in search of the jewel and found it in Jambavan’s cave, with his daughter. Jambavan attacked Krishna thinking him to be an intruder who had come to take away the jewel. They fought each other for 28 days, when Jambavan, whose whole body was terribly weakened from the incisions of Krishna’s sword, finally recognized him as Rama and surrendered to the Lord.

As repentance for his having fought Krishna, Jambavan gave Krishna the jewel and also his daughter Jambavati in marriage. Krishna returned the jewel to Satrajit, who in turn apologized for his false accusation. He promptly offered to give Krishna the jewel and his daughter Satyabhama, in marriage. Krishna accepted them but refused the jewel.

Satyabhama, with Krishna, had 10 sons - Bhanu, Swabhanu, Subhanu, Bhanumaan, Prabhanu, Atibhanu, Pratibhanu, Shribhanu, Bruhadbhanu, and Chandrabhanu. (via Kauai’s Hindu Monastery and Himalayan Academy)

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this sculpture serves as a smack to the faces of those who depict our goddesses (or any goddesses in general) as petite delicate beings. They're powerful forces beyond the human mind and no they're not razor thin. they might actually have a bit of a belly, don't censor their bodies for the benefit of tiny minds and they can eat monsters for breakfast any day. Kali mata ki jai! 💛

A Malayali sculpture of Maa Kali, 1600s

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We are the children of सरस्वती

भारत, our homeland is named after her name, भारती

Our land has been the land of wisdom and knowledge. Be it astronomy, science, and maths or art, cuisine, and medicine.

It seems like our mother has abandoned us when we stopped listening to her voice. We stopped respecting and listening to our elders and their teachings, we lost faith in our traditions and our culture, we let our rituals and routines be influenced and turned into something we can't even recognise. Without our mother, our guide, we stumbled from the path of धर्म. Now we're left vulnerable from the attacks of अधर्म.

And how are we to fight our battle against अधर्म without knowledge? How are we to stand up for what's right when we don't even know the truth? We can't even recognise it even when it's looking right at us.

Our enemies don't just hold g*ns and swords. They have made misinformation, manipulation and manufactured narratives their first choice of weapon. The battlefield is also virtual now.

To fight against them, we need knowledge and strategy and clarity. There's a need to reconnect with our culture and the teachings of our religion.

Ignorance needs to be defeated. And our power must be knowledge.

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happy hanuman jayanti! 💛

visited a temple close to my place, prayed to hanuman ji and got some ice cream after hehe 😁

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crawling back to you

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there was a question asking what time period would you go back ; both me & my bf said somewhere in the 17th century Maharashtra but here’s the conflict

he said in the reign of chhatrapati sambhaji maharaj because “nobody supported him when he needed it the most against mughals”

& i said i would go far back and save his birth mother from dying because if she doesn’t die, nobody leads a campaign against him like his stepmom did.

ik most of yall didnt care but i love the duality of us both for a single person.

I also know @hum-suffer would do a third thing and save shivaji maharaj from dying by sneaking in some medicines

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Guys look at him😭🥹

@sajra-savera @syamakrishna @groovycynicalcheesecake @lalenn @sumiyxx @archpoet77 @magica124 @chaliyaaa

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One of my favourite things that I came across while reading ancient history is when Varahmir straight up countered Budhhist Sutras’ and Dharmshastras’ claims of women being “seductresses capable of straying learned men” by pointing out “bro. Its you. You’re the one whose looking at her the wrong way. You’re the problem here.”

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Hindus and other groups hold a peaceful protest in New York against the ethnic cleansing of Hindu in Bangladesh-

This post is in gratitude for everyone who has been raising their voices and speaking for hindus.

We will always remember this help.

धन्यवाद।

Thankyou.

- From Hindus globally.

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The evolution of Indian cuisine through the ages. Each dish tells a story of its time."

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